MINATO [AU] || OPEN || What's the hook, the twist--

[fractus_animus]

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[ieyasachu]

[AU Minato, meet AU Ieyasu. He had a bit of a run-in with his short-tempered friend not too long ago and this included a horrible argument over a grilled cheese sandwich and some spilled coffee. For the record, the spilled coffee wasn't even his fault- his friend just had anger management problems.

On his way in, he passed by Minato and spared him a bit of a glance before continuing on.

Now that he's on his way back out, finding the boy still sitting there, he's a bit surprised. The cardboard tray carries two coffee cups - he wasn't quite sure why Mitsunari wanted two, but there they were - and what seemed to be a... Mocha Caramel Frappucino. Oh Starbucks, what couldn't they do. Also a grilled cheese sandwich. Because Starbucks now serves grilled cheese sandwiches too, ayup.

Still though, he's a friendly guy. He can't just keep walking after seeing the same person in the same position in the same afternoon-

So he doesn't. Instead, he pauses and tilts his head curiously, a grin set on his face.]

That must be an awfully interesting

..... He is so cute ffkdfjgn

[fractus_animus]

[ Utterly unfazed. If he were honest, he hated dealing with people, even if he had always believed in the good of people themselves (good he had found in even his own group), that didn't guarantee he needed to like socializing unnecessarily.

And he really didn't.

Especially not with people he doesn't know who aren't related to why he's here at all; paranoia was an irritating, but useful state of being for them. ]

... Not really.

[ Old news is old, he's hardly surprised, perhaps a little amused. La la la obituaries~ Oh hey that one is one of theirs from the last Dark Hour.

Not that you'd notice, what with the lack of any expression going on here. ]

ieyasu is the cutest that is quite true

[ieyasachu]

[A tilt of his head and now he's just even more curious-]

Ah? Then I wonder why it still has your attention!

[fractus_animus]

[ ... This would be where Jin's temper would have given out. Of course, Minato was the leader for a reason, which was also why he went out alone. He merely blinks here, unclipping a headphone as he turns his mp3 player off. ]

It doesn't. ... I'm finished, anyway.

[ And so he is. He folds the newspaper up, sitting it there on the table the same way he'd gotten it. Neat, orderly. ]

There wasn't anything really interesting.

[ Because he knew all of this already. ]

[ieyasachu]

Huh...!

[Then as if there is absolutely zero chance that this coffee could even possibly go cold, he decides this is the perfect chance for a conversation, don't even be silly.]

Then why don't you tell me about it? I mean, that's the point of being informed, right? Might as well help fulfill it's worth by sharing it with others!

[BONDS FORMED VIA INFORMATION YAY-]

[1/2]

[fractus_animus]

[ ... He doesn't even WHY ARE YOU STILL TALKING TO HIM. ]

[2/2]

[fractus_animus]

[ Annoyed, maybe, but he's not the type to really ever express it. ]

According to the local paper, there's been a rise in cases of people becoming apathetic to the point of not caring about anything. They're calling it "Apathy Syndrome".

[ AKA Shadows are eating people's souls. Again, he knows this, and it is old news. ]

There's also been a series of unsolved murders that the article seems to think are connected.

[ Sharp reporter, here. They'd need to be careful with whoever wrote that article. ]

Re: [2/2]

[ieyasachu]

Apathy Syndrome...

[A thoughtful pause and well what do you know, he's going to move to sit down-]

Oh, I hope you don't mind. May I?

[Though it's really only kind of a preliminary thing. He sits down anyway.]

How saddening... Apathy Syndrome and unsolved murders? Might the officers be apathetic about solving the cases...?

[fractus_animus]

Maybe. Sounds like they can't find any evidence of the culprit. That's really the only thing that connects the murders.

[ If he was bothered or was going to say no, he doesn't. Instead, he simply settles his hands in his pockets. ... Though it confuses him as to why Ieyasu finds it "saddening". What about that is sad? ]

... Why do you think it's sad?

[ieyasachu]

Well, for unresolved murders... don't you think the families and friends of the victims would be upset?

[Those bonds, bro. Those bonds.

Seriously though, he can't help but be a little sad. Settling the coffee tray and the bag containing the sandwich in front of him, he slouches a little. His brows knit together as he seems to be deep in thought. What can he do about it?

He feels like... he should do something about it....]

[fractus_animus]

[ ... Family is a sore spot for him. His had been STOLEN from him by the Kirijo corporation, he was sure, that they had been responsible for that accident. His sister's death. Then they took him while he was still confused and in shock--

... No. He won't think about this. ]

Everyone dies. How is it that surprising? You'll die too, someday. What does it matter how it happens?

[ It's not a subject he sees, like a normal person. None of his team saw it that way. Death was... their only constant. ]

[ieyasachu]

[He can't... understand that. So it's just a genuine tilt of his head there.]

Of course I will... but I want to make the most of that time until then. Even if I fall, I would rather that the influences I had left behind are able to manifest themselves in others and help provide for a better future.

I want the ones who are left behind to be taken care of. Those families and loved ones are probably still quite sad. They deserve some closure at the very least!

[fractus_animus]

[ ... He had done what they'd done to him, huh...? But every one of the people whom they'd been requested to take out (well, the ones he'd accepted, anyway) had deserved their fate for being a horrible example of humanity.

The families weren't his problem. People like the ones they took out shouldn't have been allowed to have a family at all. ]

... We could all die tomorrow. It's really not any different.

[ Who knows? The world could end, or any number of things. ]

You can't guarantee closure even if whoever was behind it was caught, anyway.

[ieyasachu]

Sure it is. If we all die tomorrow... I want to be proud of what I've left behind. Leave my mark on the earth perhaps, and then whatever comes next can learn from that. Our mistakes, our success... they're all important as a whole!

[A bit of a bitter laugh accompanied with a forced smile. He believes in this, he really does. But at the same time... he never wants to think that the world will end. There's still so much left he wants to do.]

There are no guarantees, you're right. But does that mean we shouldn't try in the first place? Haha, are you sure you aren't coming down with a bit of Apathy Syndrome of your own, my friend?

[fractus_animus]

[ ... This guy. Such a positive person. It's a little refreshing, but at the same time, he inevitably knows that this sort of positivity never got you anywhere. People would always be predictably negative.

Still. He is amused at the suggestion. He merely smiles. ]

I'm sure I'm not.

[ After all, that'd require him to stop caring about everything. And he cares a great deal for his friends--his team. ]

[ieyasachu]

[A chuckle.]

Then for that, I am glad. That is one less person to worry about in this town. I should hope that everyone else will find the same strength and you would lend this strength of yours to others!

I'm ashamed I hadn't been paying more attention. Perhaps with the assistance of others, there would be far less to be apathetic about. A drop in the bucket perhaps, but I'm certain that with enough perseverance, it shall one day overflow.

[fuck yeah prose]