ஐ 3rd Serenade ஐ Voice and Action [Antoinette] Backdated to the 28th

[princelycharm]

[Voice]

Hello everyone~!!!! It has been a while.

I hope that everyone's settled once more. I also hope there weren't that many casualties on our part and wishing for Dog's speedy recovery. Stay safe~!!!

[Written]

[To the crew of Antoinette]:
Everyone, we have a meeting later. Please meet me in front of the Wardroom!

We have much to discuss. [Plus, he needs to show everyone the new Kotatsu.]

[Private: Kaoru, Hikaru, Karen and Kyouya. Dated: January 30]
February is so close! We have a meeting in the Wardroom tonight. After Haruhi has slept! Make sure no one tells Haruhi about it!

Comments

[haruhi_fujioka]

Sorry - that's what we call all girls who visit the club. [It's a habit that has rubbed off.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Phew.] Oh, you don't need to apologize. --But if I'm going to be working, it probably doesn't make sense to call me that.

[haruhi_fujioka]

As a host? [She stares.] You'll have to look like a boy.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Ah, no, no, we went over this before. I'll be a hostess. And possibly a maid.

Wait, does that mean...

1/3

[haruhi_fujioka]

[How...]

2/3

[haruhi_fujioka]

[...is that fair?

Not that she cares about genders, but she has been having to hide her gender for awhile now and Karen can just...]

3/3

[haruhi_fujioka]

[Oh never mind. She's probably grumpy from lack of sleep or salty sea air. It is going to be a pain continuing to hide her chest - not that it's hard with baggy clothes - and keeping her hair short - though Kaoru offered to help her with that.]

You'll be a wonderful hostess.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen isn't entirely certain what happened just now.]

Is something wrong...?

[haruhi_fujioka]

[No, no no, just hating the crazy thought patterns of rich people again.]

I guess I'm a little tired.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Haha. Yes. Rich people. There definitely aren't any of those in this conversation.]

There's been a lot going on lately, hasn't there?

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She doesn't blame Karen and she isn't entirely sure she wants to be a hostess. She's just wondering how much awkwardness she could have avoided by being a hostess in the first place.

Then again, she does like the girls that visit the club. They're sweet.

Issues, bro. Issues.]

I get a little sea sick sometimes. That's probably pretty common on a boat.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Obviously she should make things even more awkward and complicated by switching roles on a regular basis!]

Hm. There are some preventative measures that can help with seasickness. Drugs, special wristbands... Eating ginger in any form is thought to help, too.

[haruhi_fujioka]

[Once you go male, you can't go female and then back to male.

Or can you?]

I've heard about ginger. [She crosses her arms over her stomach.] But...wristbands?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[There's only one way to find out! Does that sound like innuendo to anyone else?]

Apparently they work on a principle similar to acupuncture. They put pressure on a certain point on your wrist.

[haruhi_fujioka]

[We're skating the line, yes yes.]

I didn't know nausea came from my wrists. [She holds them above her head.]

[princelycharm]

[Please don't mind the president/captain/host club king and your father slowly inching away upon hearing this conversation.]

Lol omg.

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She spots him and narrows her eyes.]

…what?

hahaha yes XD

[princelycharm]

[Those eyes. He doesn't know which set would scare him more, Kyouya's morning eyes, or Haruhi's cold eyes.

He takes a few more steps back.]

Ah.. I'm glad you are talking to Karen.. and meeting her...

[haruhi_fujioka]

I met her when I first arrived - just not in person. [And that's no reason for him to be so twitchy, right?] Is there something else?

[princelycharm]

Ah, there's nothing.

Oh look we have to start the meeting...

[It will be so hard to explain to his darling daughter that Karen will be a maid/hostess... and Haruhi will remain a host.]

[haruhi_fujioka]

Really? [She isn't buying that.] You're deflecting.

[Which isn't surprising. She heaves a big sigh and closes her eyes.]

[princelycharm]

[That makes him panic a bit but he simply sighs in response.]

We'll be talking about reinstating the host club here. This has to be dealt with in private, but before the actual opening of the club, let's talk about your designations.

[haruhi_fujioka]

Meaning you want to talk about me being a host or a hostess. [She keeps her voice low - for his sake maybe. She doesn't want him panicking.] I didn't know that was a choice.

[princelycharm]

[Tamaki sighs.]

And it wasn't. Thus it was always the HOST club. But do you honestly think Karen would look like a host? There's a reason why a maid cafe was also suggested.

[haruhi_fujioka]

[So she just looks enough like a boy that it was never an issue.

Why does that hurt when he says it?]

She is much prettier. [And that doesn't matter. She can hide behind her indifference.] I understand.