[A location shoot at a hot spring deep in the mountains: now there's a fresh and exciting idea! Granted, it's winter, so the air will be rather cold, and the location is secluded enough that there surely won't be many local shops and eateries to explore. But traveling is always exciting, and he loves a good hot springs trip!
... which makes him remember someone he hasn't seen in a while.
He'd talked about visiting an onsen together with Elan-kun. A vague, wishful plan with no date attached. A plan that hasn't been finalized or revisited since; although they exchanged contact information before parting ways outside the hotel, they haven't been messaging each other much.
Which is fine, really. Hiyori's only motive had been to have fun, and to help Elan-kun have fun, too. To give him a nice, normal date, followed by a nice, normal first time (though the spaceship bedroom kept that second thing from feeling completely normal). It was meant to be a heart-throbbing encounter that Elan-kun could look back on with fondness, smiling as he recalled his first steps into adulthood. If they met again afterwards, well, that would be lovely. But if they didn't, that's life, and Hiyori has his own busy life to lead. He just hoped that Elan-kun was relishing his freedom; that he'd spread his wings and fly, just like in the song Hiyori shared with him...
Anyway. Once he's en route to the location, he focuses on the upcoming trip and the upcoming job, chatting merrily with the rest of his unit at first, then whining about how bored he is as the ride starts to drag on. As they get close, however, he starts pressing his face up to the windows, admiring the surprisingly nice scenery. Turns out that being high up on a mountain is pretty cool!
The shoot doesn't start until later, so there's time to drop their things off, enjoy a scenic lunch, and explore the area. They start out exploring together, sans Ibara, who's already cooped up inside his laptop. But then, after a little while, Hiyori starts to wander off, ignoring his partner's nagging voice ("Ohii-san, don'tcha think you're wandering too far off~? You've got a habit of getting hopelessly lost.") Hiyori insisted he was fine, he just wanted to see what's around in that direction! Perhaps he'll make another amazing discovery, like when he found that spring!
But it's been about an hour since then. And, sure enough... he's lost!
There aren't any familiar landmarks. It's just endless trees and endless blue sky as far as the eye can see. Which is grand, but it's kind of cold out here and he's not sure how to get back. Plus his phone gets no signal outside the hotel. He tried sending a message, but it just didn't go through! If only there was some hiker around who could give directions, but alas, it's totally quiet.
Except then, he sees someone. Standing at the edge of the mountain, presumably taking in the view. A woman, or... a man with a short ponytail? He thinks it might be the second one, not that it matters. Actually, there's something sort of familiar-looking about the back of their head...
With his hands thrust deep into his pocket for warmth, he walks on over, approaching from behind.]
Excuse me ♪ I was wondering if you knew where we are right now! Or rather, where the nearest hotel might be.
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... which makes him remember someone he hasn't seen in a while.
He'd talked about visiting an onsen together with Elan-kun. A vague, wishful plan with no date attached. A plan that hasn't been finalized or revisited since; although they exchanged contact information before parting ways outside the hotel, they haven't been messaging each other much.
Which is fine, really. Hiyori's only motive had been to have fun, and to help Elan-kun have fun, too. To give him a nice, normal date, followed by a nice, normal first time (though the spaceship bedroom kept that second thing from feeling completely normal). It was meant to be a heart-throbbing encounter that Elan-kun could look back on with fondness, smiling as he recalled his first steps into adulthood. If they met again afterwards, well, that would be lovely. But if they didn't, that's life, and Hiyori has his own busy life to lead. He just hoped that Elan-kun was relishing his freedom; that he'd spread his wings and fly, just like in the song Hiyori shared with him...
Anyway. Once he's en route to the location, he focuses on the upcoming trip and the upcoming job, chatting merrily with the rest of his unit at first, then whining about how bored he is as the ride starts to drag on. As they get close, however, he starts pressing his face up to the windows, admiring the surprisingly nice scenery. Turns out that being high up on a mountain is pretty cool!
The shoot doesn't start until later, so there's time to drop their things off, enjoy a scenic lunch, and explore the area. They start out exploring together, sans Ibara, who's already cooped up inside his laptop. But then, after a little while, Hiyori starts to wander off, ignoring his partner's nagging voice ("Ohii-san, don'tcha think you're wandering too far off~? You've got a habit of getting hopelessly lost.") Hiyori insisted he was fine, he just wanted to see what's around in that direction! Perhaps he'll make another amazing discovery, like when he found that spring!
But it's been about an hour since then. And, sure enough... he's lost!
There aren't any familiar landmarks. It's just endless trees and endless blue sky as far as the eye can see. Which is grand, but it's kind of cold out here and he's not sure how to get back. Plus his phone gets no signal outside the hotel. He tried sending a message, but it just didn't go through! If only there was some hiker around who could give directions, but alas, it's totally quiet.
Except then, he sees someone. Standing at the edge of the mountain, presumably taking in the view. A woman, or... a man with a short ponytail? He thinks it might be the second one, not that it matters. Actually, there's something sort of familiar-looking about the back of their head...
With his hands thrust deep into his pocket for warmth, he walks on over, approaching from behind.]
Excuse me ♪ I was wondering if you knew where we are right now! Or rather, where the nearest hotel might be.