(3/2, about 9pm) send help

[doublesmall]

Chuuya Nakahara shared a photo. 3/2 near Recollé

((just pretend there's no ladder or feet here ok, also a much emptier and less pretty room.)) okay so listen I hate posting this here but this is getting real fucked up has anyone else had issues with weird things happening, including but not limited to being STUCK TO THE GODDAMN CEILING because if anyone knows how to make this stop, believe me, I am all ears

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[arahoushi]

Usually? No. Unless it's an old movie or something and it's special effects.

[But this...isn't special effects. It's not like Chuuya "weighs nothing" or anything like that, but he's not that heavy and especially floating like he is he's easy enough to manage. ...But that floating thing is kind of a problem.]

Here.

[He lets go of one hand so he can reach up and get his arm over Chuuya's waist, pulling him down a little more strongly.]

[doublesmall]

Hey--!

[His grip on Toshi's other hand tightens when he lets go, and Chuuya is just about to demand to know what he's doing when suddenly there's an arm around his waist.

that shuts him up.

It still doesn't exactly feel stable, though, and he's reflexively reaching out to grab on to Toshi to stabilize himself a bit.]

Shit, warn a guy first before you let go like that!

[arahoushi]

Haha, sorry!

[Now that he's pretty sure Chuuya won't float away again and now that Chuuya's holding on, Toshi lets go of Chuuya's other hand and just. Pulls him right on down.]

There! At least you're not stuck to the ceiling anymore, right, boss?

[And fortunately, whatever's affecting Chuuya doesn't seem to be doing anything to Toshi....]

[doublesmall]

[Chuuya latches right on, arms wrapped around him so he doesn't float right the fuck back up and smack into the ceiling-- and then he realizes what he's doing.

It's not inappropriate to cling to an employee in this situation, right? Right. And while his face is a bit pink, that's probably just the blood rushing to his head now that he's actually upside down, at least relative to his own current gravity; his little ponytail is still hanging up towards the roof, even.]

... yeah, but I don't think this is fixing anything. Try setting me down, maybe that'll do it.

[arahoushi]

[His ponytail is still hanging up towards the roof, which is not the weirdest thing about this situation, but probably the funniest.

Toshi's got his doubts about setting Chuuya down and whether or not that will actually fix things, but hey, what the boss wants, the boss gets, so he nods and carefully lowers (raises?) Chuuya to the floor.]

...If I let go, you're not gonna go flying to the ceiling, are you?

[Because that would not...be ideal....]

[doublesmall]

Definitely would. Don't let go, just-- let me see if this helps, okay?

[He sets his feet on the floor as firmly as possible, shuts his eyes and tries to focus very hard on not being upside down. If he's doing this-- if it's like that weird dream memory he had-- then maybe that'll do something.

All that happens at first is his face getting redder the longer he stays here, though.]

[arahoushi]

[Yeah, Toshi's not sure how much of the Chuuya-not-floating is because he's actually not floating or just because Toshi's still holding on. ...Also that red face is a little concerning.]

...I'm not sure this is working, boss. You're starting to look kinda....

[...Chuuya's face color is clashing with his hair color is what he's starting to look like]

[doublesmall]

Shut up, you're distracting me! Give me another minute-

[He continues to focus, teeth grit, still hanging on to Toshi for stability. Either this works, or he has to just stay up there until it stops...]

C'mon, c'mon, cut it out already...

[-and then just as suddenly as it happened the first time, gravity reverses itself, and Chuuya goes slack in his grip as he lets himself sink to the ground, his color slowly returning to normal.]

[arahoushi]

Whoops!

[Guess it was a good thing Toshi was holding on, huh. He tightens his own grip and puts one hand flat on Chuuya's back to make sure Chuuya doesn't go flailing to the ground, and takes a good look at him (ok maybe he's still not entirely convinced wires weren't involved here somehow.]

You okay, boss?

[doublesmall]

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, just- just let me go, okay?

[Chuuya wriggles in his grip until he makes it all the way to the ground, then just sort of- sprawls out there on his stomach, spread out flat on the ground and clinging to the carpet.

he doesn't kiss it, but it's a very near thing.]

Fuck, I thought I might be stuck up there all night...

[arahoushi]

[At least Toshi has the sense to not laugh at Chuuya almost kissing the carpet.]

Maybe you should strap yourself into bed tonight.

[Okay but when he says that is he joking or being serious?]

[doublesmall]

Little hard to do that to yourself. What, are you volunteering?

[as soon as he's said it, he realizes how that sounds-- thank god he's already facedown so Toshi can't see his expression.]

I mean- shit, forget that--

[arahoushi]

[Toshi throws his head back and laughs.]

Nah, you don't want that anyway, I'm no good with ropes. But be careful, alright? Maybe put some extra padding on the floor, just in case.

[Okay, is he being deliberately obtuse here?]

[doublesmall]

[well

there's that, he supposes]

...I mean, the bed pretty much counts, right? I'd be over it if I got stuck to the ceiling in my sleep, so I'd just fall onto it.

[...of course, it's not the comfiest bed, but.]

[arahoushi]

Unless you sleepwalk.

[Now he's rubbing his chin thoughtfully, looking at Chuuya on the floor.]

Maybe just a rope around your ankle or something, just in case. [Wait-- HAH.] Though I guess you probably don't want to be a human balloon!

[doublesmall]

No, I fucking don't!

[That gets him up at least, pushing himself to his feet before he shoves past Toshi.]

This isn't a laughing matter, you know.

[and he needs a fucking drink after this, excuse him while he goes to pour one in his shitty kitchen.]

[arahoushi]

[Oops.]

Sorry, boss.

[Toshi's just going to trail after Chuuya. Like a giant, orange dog.]

I'm just thinking about what if that happens again. Like, what if that happens while you're outside?

[Morbid. But worth thinking about.]

[doublesmall]

Yeah, someone else brought that up.

[Chuuya fills a wineglass for himself and hops up onto the counter to perch there, gesturing to the fridge.]

There's some other stuff in there if you want, by the way. ['other stuff' being some beer or something that Chuuya won't drink himself; beyond that, it is a very sparse fridge. the milk's out of date.] But- I can't just lock myself in here in case it does happen again, right? I'm gonna have to figure out some way to deal with that possibility.

oops i lost this one

[arahoushi]

[Toshi glances at the fridge and makes a mental note to bring some real food to the bar later, something he conveniently "made too much of" because wow, that fridge is sad looking.]

I guess you're gonna have to...I dunno. Figure out what turned it on and try doing it again until you can switch it on and off like a light?