Day 56: Main Street (Early Afternoon)

[predictator]

[From here]If Villiers was going to join him, Izaya was going to make the most of the time. He'd mentioned an interesting piece of information just a moment ago, so now was as good a time as any to find out more

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Ippo ignored the strange looks he was receiving from the locals. Apparently this place was not used to athletes, which was such a shame. A nice gym would have made his day, but after a few laps around the whole town, there were none to be found. So shadow boxing had to be made public; damned if he was going to slack off in his training because of a few perplexed looks.

The main street light turned red before Ippo could cross safely. It was as good a place as any to take a rest while he waited. The boxer's heavy panting came out in thick clouds, but only his face was chilly. All that running had chased the frigid feeling from his bones. In fact, Ippo wouldn't be surprised if he was steaming.

The light turned and the young man crossed the street in a swift walk and leaned against the nearest store wall to catch his breath. His head was throbbing in time with his heartbeat, which either meant he got punched in the face a few times or he was hungry. Oh, what he would give for a few sucker punches to his face. Instead, he had to settle

[oneman_onekill]

Ah, that had been fun, talking with Badd again, but now Niikura really needed to eat. And by "really needed to eat" he meant "unless they wanted him gnawing on the seats when they drove back, he needed to eat". A muffin and some fruit just didn't cut it--but that was the point, wasn't it?

And between that Twin Pines restaurant and Tasty Burger, well, it was really a no-brainer. So he wandered down Bohr Street and then turned onto Main, licking his lips in anticipation of the burger (Yes, it would only be one burger, but it was still not pink slop) that would soon be his, oh yes

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Ippo didn't see the danger either until it was too late. With the cloudy sky, there was no shadow to alert him of near death! He looked up just in time to see the same panicked face he wore before the man made a fabulous faceplant into the slush-covered sidewalk. That had to hurt.

"Ahh--! Sir!" Picking up the last of his fallen items, Ippo jumped to his feet and began his usual overreactions. "I'm sorry! I am so, so sorry! I didn't mean to trip you! Please forgive me!" He looked like a spastic dipping bird, the kind you find on glasses of water.

"I was just--I mean I ... accidentally dropped something--It won't happen again, sir!" His hand found the back of his head where he scratched his chaotic black hair anxiously.

[oneman_onekill]

--oh good, the bag was still there. Niikura breathed an inward sigh of relief: his burger was safe. He cleared his throat and readjusted his cap, wincing as it brushed over the banda--

Oho. Bandage. That gave him an idea.

Never one to miss an opportunity , he yanked the cap off with a flourish and pointed dramatically at the bandage wrapped around his head. "It better not! I'm already losin' half my brain, no thanks to ya!" Now to milk things to his satisfaction..."Ah, this world is so cruel, ya have no idea. Yesterday I suffered an injury in the line of duty tryin' to protect innocent civilians from gettin' eaten, and today, I guess they just wanna add insult to injury..."

preying on Ippo's naivete THAT'S CHEATING! sorryitssoshort;;

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Ippo could only look up in awe--or perhaps terror--at the stranger's grand speech. It reminded him of Takamura's constant dramatics, although he always proved to be worthy of his boasts. This man seemed to be too, if the bandage was anything to go by! Yeah, it all went together! He was a hero then.

"Oh wow! You... You saved people? That's so cool! So amazing!" Yeah, Ippo had been completely sucked in. His wary expression turned to own of admiration like a excitable little boy. "W-What was trying to eat them?!" Hopefully, it was something a bit bigger than the fat cat that sunk its claws into him last night.

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[oneman_onekill]

Well, it looked like he had him hooked. Now to get the guy to give him something in consolation...the more intense the guilt trip, the better. Niikura didn't know how good this guy was at reading into things, though; best not to be too blatant about what he wanted.

"These horrible monsters that, ya know, might come outta your nightmares or somethin' -- like these totally disgustin' bug-creature-things that just wanna cut your legs out from under ya." He lifted his pant leg and showed off the neat, white bandages there too. They were really only scratches, but with the bandages, they looked so much worse. "It's a miracle these didn't reopen either, now that I think about it..." Dramatic sigh. Shake of the head. "I just can't catch a break from anythin'. Need a pick-me-up or somethin', y'know?"

Of course, if this didn't work, he still just had his burger, but it would be nice to get an added bonus. Just for kicks.

NOO IPPO! STOPIT!

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"A-Ah, nnn..." He agreed as amiably as he could without offending the man. Again, the talk of extraordinary creatures threw him off. What was he to say to that? Did the man truly expect him to agree? Was everyone suspected to be mentally unstable when they come in? He couldn't deny the strange things that had happened last night, but he was a generally paranoid guy to begin with. Add in too much adrenaline and a few creaking doors, Ippo would swear he saw a giant flesh-eating bug instead of a cat

THIS IS JUST LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY

[oneman_onekill]

"I just have no idea--oh, what, really?" Niikura visibly perked up. "Ya would?" Eyes shining with (purposeful) gratitutde, he rushed forward and slung an arm around the guy to give him a hearty pat on the back. "Thanks, man! You have no idea how much I'm in your debt, really...ya really are restorin' my faith in humanity, ya know."

He stopped and looked around, one hand shading his eyes from the glare from the snow. "...mind trekkin' over there?" It was literally only a few meters away, but whatever. "That place - 'Tasty Burger' or whatever. Pretty damn cold out here, don'tcha think? Bein' inside's better for gettin' acquainted!"

Without anymore warning, Niikura grabbed his new "friend" by the arm and began dragging him off toward the burger restaurant. Score!

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