cute sushi lunches.

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Who: Heiwajima Shizuo and Orihara Izaya; Amalthea; Maya Fey (OPEN)
When: December 20th (daytime)
Where: Wandering around Sector 4
Summary: Shizuo caught the news about a new sushi restaurant and is now on a mission to find it. Plus, getting a lay of the land might be good.
Warnings: Should be pretty tame so long as he doesn't get pissed off.

Comments

fjdakfdj, yay, they get to meet face-to-face. ♥

[goesberserk]

One second, Shizuo had been minding his own business, and the next? He had someone scrabbling their hands against his back, having clearly tripped. The gasp he heard caused him to turn around right in time to catch the girl and steady her.

It was only when he was fully facing her that he realized a few things: first, she was loaded down with a number of bags (no wonder she'd almost fallen over); second, she had a cast; third, he recognized her.

If they hadn't spoken for so long he probably wouldn't have even remembered, but the cast and that image of her in the hospital bed had made a pretty big impression on the man. Once he was sure that she definitely had her balance once more, Shizuo released the girl as carefully as he could and then looked her over once more.

"... It's you," he finally said around his cigarette, once again displaying his amazing conversation skills. It was good to see that she was out of that hospital room, but was it really soon enough for her to be wandering around on her own? Not that he hadn't done the same back when he'd been a kid and in and out of hospitals constantly, but it was different with a girl. Even if it was during the day, he found himself worried.

I'm so excited :D!! ♥

[acemedium]

Before she knew what was happening, she felt someone's hands on her. Her first instinct was to freeze up in terror. (And remember being thrown and choked - he was back, wasn't he? Back to finish her-) But as her senses snapped back to her, she came to two realizations of her own. Namely, whomever it was was only steadying her - and there was also that this person was awfully familiar.

"It's you!" she returned, a voice a little louder and pitch a little higher than his. "...Mr. Shizuo!"

The terror on her face dissolved, became relief, and then embarrassment.

"Ah, S-Sorry! The ground was plotting against me! It waited until my guard was down, and bam! Sneak attack!"

She paused to look at him properly- she'd only seen him on her little NV screen, after all. And to confirm that it really was him - though it had to be. Geez, he was really tall, at least Godot's height, if not bigger. And still the bartender outfit and shades... Oh well, it looked pretty cool. She gave him a little awkward grin.

Saaaame. 8D

[goesberserk]

Good, this was the same girl. It would have been a pain if he'd somehow gotten things mixed up in his head, which was definitely something that had happened before. But she knew his name, so that spoke for itself. Besides, her excitable attitude that he'd seen on his cell phone came through even more in person.

As she explained what had happened in her own way, he couldn't help breaking out into a smile. He figured it was more her injury and all the things she was carrying that had made her lose her footing, but it didn't matter either way.

He glanced around to double-check that she didn't have anyone with her, but it soon became clear that she was on her own. Shizuo frowned, glancing down to everything she was holding.

"Did you need some help with that?" he asked eventually. He knew he might put her in danger just by going with her, but they'd talked for a while the other day and she hadn't ever pushed him over the edge. Maybe it would be all right -- and it wasn't like he could ignore helping her now that she'd run into him. He'd been raised better than that.

He realized he'd been trying to find himself some sushi -- a small taste of home -- but that could wait until he'd made sure she was all right.

:D ... Man he's so weak to little girls

[acemedium]

He didn't say much, did he? But he smiled, so she must have been doing something right. "You better watch out, Mr. Shizuo," she told him in the gravest tone she could muster, "That ground is really sneaky. It's probably waiting for a chance to strike at you, too!"

Her grin went down to a smile at the offer. He barely knew her, and he was offering to help her? "Ah, I'm just doing my Christmas shopping! You don't have to... Although, they are getting pretty heavy..."

She paused. What was he doing out here, anyway? "Are you just exploring, Mr. Shizuo? If you want you can check out the shops with me! I'm not shopping for anything girly, so don't worry."

And he likes people who are straight-forward and don't piss him off. ;;;;

[goesberserk]

While she seemed to be joking around, all he could do was shake his head when she made her warning. "Don't worry," he said with a teasing smirk on his face, "I think I could handle it." She'd given him the perfect opening to say something cool like that, so he hadn't really been able to resist. And so long as they were joking around, why not?

Christmas shopping, right. He hadn't really realized that that was what all the bags were about, but... it seemed obvious that Maya had a lot of friends. He wasn't too surprised by that. Most people her age did, didn't they? And she was pretty friendly, at that.

"... You're planning to buy more?" She was definitely going to need help, then. "Ahh, I don't..." He adjusted his glasses awkwardly. "I didn't mean to intrude. I was just looking for something." But if he went with her, he could at least help her carry things. Still, shopping like that might be something personal, so he didn't want to force her to take him along. This sort of thing just got way too complicated.

THAT TOO. Also he's a dork

[acemedium]

She played along. "So I'll leave it to you, then! Just remember... whatever dirty tricks the ground plays on you, you can overcome them!"

Her grin became more subdued - until it was a smile. "Yep! I still have a few more people to buy for. Plus it's been a while since I got to look at stuff! Don't worry though, you don't have to come if you don't want to. But you're totally welcome. I kept passing by such cool stuff."

Not to mention the earful she'd get from... several people, for wandering on her own. If she had someone with her, they wouldn't give her such a hard time, right? ... Actually, when she thought about it, she'd probably even get lectured even worse. Oh well.

"Oh, what are you looking for? Maybe I can help!" She'd done her share of wandering around Siren's Port, of course. Plus she still wanted to be useful to him somehow, especially since he was being so nice to her.

He really is. Meanwhile, Maya is just adorable.

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Well, if she was going to take it that far, then he could do the same. He jabbed a thumb at his chest and grinned. "You can count on me."

Now it seemed they'd gotten caught into an awkward situation where neither one wanted to inconvenience the other. Shizuo held back a sigh, wondering what the best option would be. It would have been easier if she hadn't collided into him in the first place, but at the same time he was glad to have been given the chance to talk to the girl in person.

Maya was quick to try and offer help of her own, though, and Shizuo realized that there might be an easy solution to all this. "I heard there was a new sushi restaurant somewhere." Sector 6, wherever that was. "I was gonna try to find it, but maybe we can go together after you're done shopping."

That way he could help her with carrying all of her presents and she could help him find Sector 6. It seemed like the most fair option, but he didn't know if Maya had that much time to spare, and so he just quietly waited for her answer.

SHE'S A DORK TOO.

[acemedium]

"And I can watch your back! So if it tries to sneak attack... Bam! Maya Chop!"

If possible, she perked up even more at the mention of food. He sure was endearing himself to her very quickly. "I love sushi! And I haven't been out to eat in sooo long... I'll definitely help you find it! I'm an Ace Investigator when it comes to food and restaurants, you know."

She couldn't clasp her hands together as she usually did when she was excited - but she did bow her head briefly before it bobbed back up. That was that.

"Sounds like a plan! And plus, I can get your opinion on some of the gifts."

They can dork it up together. \o/

[goesberserk]

It was hard to imagine the girl performing any sort of violence, especially when she was already injured, but Shizuo knew that she was just playing around. Still, he wasn't going to let her get into trouble, even if that meant walking her home once they were done for the day.

While he wasn't certain that she'd be able to find a restaurant that was brand new, it seemed clear that she had a better idea of how the city was laid out than he did. There was no reason to doubt her, and so he nodded in agreement.

"I don't know if I'll be much help with advice, but..." He glanced down the street, doing his best to ignore the cold weather as he gestured ahead of himself. "Go ahead."

She was going to have to take the lead on this, but Shizuo didn't mind following others around. That was more or less what he did with Tom every day, since Tom was the one who kept track of who they needed to go talk to about unpaid debts. Besides, this way he could start to learn from Maya about where things were.

THEY SO CAN. Also, she's so getting him a Christmas present too after this

[acemedium]

She put down her bags momentarily to shake her arm a little; it was getting kind of sore, after all.

Sushi was exciting. "Do you know what the address is or anything like that?" It seemed like they were going to go to eat after shopping, but food was ultra-important. It would be good to know these things in advance.

"I bet you'll be lots of help!" she beamed. "I'm looking for something to help Nick look cool... And you look pretty cool, so..."

She suddenly trailed off, looking at him with a look of intent scrutiny. There was a pause, and then her face lit up again.

"Zvarri! Once again, the gift has been elegantly revealed to me! See, you're helping already."

Is she really? So cuuuute. ;A;

[goesberserk]

The moment that he watched her set the bags down, Shizuo reached to pick them up himself. With his strength they were practically as light as a feather, so he didn't see why he shouldn't be the one to hold them now.

When asked for an address his face blanked for a moment, and eventually he had to shake his head apologetically. "I only know it's in Sector 6." Which he was still clueless about. But if Maya knew, then maybe they'd have a chance of finding it.

He had no idea who Nick was either, but he did take a shining to being referred to as cool. His outfit was from his brother and the hair color had been Tom's idea; the glasses were really the only thing he could take credit for. He was about to say as much, but then--

Somehow, he was helping. He blinked at the girl from behind his glasses. "How did I help?" He must have given her an idea, but it hadn't been in an conscious way, that was for sure.

YES. He gets a funky stressball for carrying her bags around and going places with her

[acemedium]

"Ah..." Well, it's not like she had any objections to him taking them off her hands, but... "Thanks."

At the mention of the sector, Maya paused in consideration. She didn't seem discouraged at all, quite the opposite. "Well, I know where that is, so we'll just have to investigate the whole Sector 'till we find it!"

She tapped under her own eyes with her free hand to signify what she meant - incidentally, it was the glasses. "The glasses! I mean, Nick looks silly dorky and just about the most uncool guy ever, but I bet if he had a pair even he could look cool! Somewhat, anyway."

Having that said, she started off towards the shops.

LMAO watch him break it. ;A; AND SORRY FOR LATE. Holidays are a timesuck.

[goesberserk]

Shizuo didn't even know how big a "sector" was, but he imagined they were like wards or districts in Japan. The question was which one, but there were at least six in this city -- probably more, since he honestly didn't know where the buildings ended. Siren's Port was a lot like Tokyo in that sense, but it hardly counted as a replacement and he still wasn't going to give up on getting home.

But at least not all the people here were so bad.

He glanced over at Maya as she explained about the glasses. So that was his "coolest" trait in her opinion? He pushed them up a bit further on his face and straightened them, somewhat awkwardly.

"I guess you could try. I don't know if they'll have a pair like this around, though." Still, they could look... and the girl was already wandering off, so Shizuo had no choice but to follow, bags held in either hand.

YES. And don't worry about it, stuff is always a-happening! :D

[acemedium]

"It's okay, Mr. Shizuo. You have to have a look to pull off glasses like that, you know?" She responded thoughtfully, glancing back at him. "They work really well for you, but I think Nick is too much of a dork. He'll need some kind of special glasses designed to disguise how hopelessly uncool he is."

The thoughtful look remained as she slowed to a stop all of a sudden. Possibly she'd noticed he was feeling awkward and was trying to smooth things over in her own way. Possibly she wanted to tease him. Either way, she was suddenly looking serious.

"Ah.. I almost forgot! Mr. Shizuo... If you're going to shop with me... There's something very important you have to agree to!

She gestured for him to lean a little closer, as if she was about to impart some secret knowledge.

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Maya seemed to be pretty intent on the idea that this Nick guy was the definition of uncool. Shizuo didn't really know what fit cool or uncool himself, but he knew the lines in martial arts movies that he thought sounded cool and he went from there. He'd had people remark on his appearance before, though he had reasons behind the things he wore and the way he presented himself; it had to do with image, but not in the way that most would imagine.

People needed to know who he was. They needed to be able to recognize him so if they saw him walk past they would know to not say a thing unless they knew how to not piss him off.

Maya seemed to be doing pretty well herself, so far. Then again, Shizuo was fond of straight-forward people, and that she definitely was.

He almost bumped into her when she stopped so suddenly, though, and was taken aback when she sprung something new on him. He eyed her for a few seconds before shrugging and bending down slightly to lean in close as well. "Yeah?"

[acemedium]

"Trust me. If you saw him... you'd know what I meant."

All her teasing was born of affection, but it was probably hard to tell considering how much she did poke fun at Phoenix.

Either way, when he leaned down, she was completely serious. And then, in a dramatic stage whisper: "This is top secret, okay?"

She held her index finger up to accentuate her point. "Who knows what an evil villain would do with my Christmas gift list? Who knows what would happen if this was leaked to the public? This is confidential!"

Her expression was so serious, it looked almost ridiculous.

"I'm entrusting you, okay? You can't let any of my secrets slip away! It's super ultra-important!"