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bakerstreet2023-10-02 04:50 pm
cuntryroads) wrote in bakerstreet2023-10-02 04:50 pm
I am vengeance, I am the night market
Welcome to...
The Night Market
Even as the sky gets dark, there's still a lot of lights and life all over this busy street full of people. Vendors and customers from all over come to share and appreciate their creations, taking in this lively atmosphere. Eat, drink, be merry - but watch out for pickpockets and price gouging.
Rules:
1. Comment with your characters. Feel free to specify if they're a vendor/merchant, performer, or someone just here to enjoy the market.
2. Hang out, meet new people, laugh at the bootleg toys, and stuff your faces with good food and drinks.
thank youu!
Regardless, Suguru shows up. Alone. He had been offered company by those closest to him- his family wasn't stupid and they knew meeting with someone like Yuki was dangerous. Since, Geto had been the one to warn them of such skilled sorcerers like her in the past. Even his girls wanted to join, he contemplated it- Yuki was strong, keen, and a relentless fighter: she would be a good role model to the girls. But not yet...
He makes it in time to see the lame attempt of an ape to flirt with the blonde- how pathetic. It's then he descends from the alleyways stairs, humming while approching the humble establishment- making smooth work of pulling out the chair across from her; smiling, pleased to see her, before taking a seat.
Dressed the part, he swoops his robes to the side as he plops back- exhaling-) haaa... you could have given him a chance at least you know? I wouldn't mind. ( Suguru preens, head tilting as he looks at her- that shut-eyed foxy eyed grin front and center as he greets the blonde sorcerer. So they meet again.)
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G- Geez, you came out of nowhere. [ She takes a breath and then, with no other liquid, takes a slower sip of the beer. Then with a hoarse throat noise- ] Maybe on another day I would have, but I'm taken for the night.
[ Still, she's surprised! Pleasantly so all the same. Those robes are quite flashy and his features have matured, pitiful exhaustion now rejuvenated and refreshed. That's what happens when someone finally makes an agonizing choice, the sort they can live with. ]
Anyways, hello again. Are you going to get any food? 'Cause I'm not sharing mine.
[ Hands off the yakitori or you'll lose 'em! ]
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aaaahh, poor guy. I should have arrived late like I was planning to. ( Suguru hums, gazing off to the side towards where the poor lad had stumbled off too disappointed. Suits him, a poor pathetic ape like him shouldn't be intermingling with someone like Yuki anyways. He smiles at the thought before turning to her again.
As cute as always, she'd grown into herself- and she looked stronger. He wasn't expecting anything different- not from someone like her. So focused on her goal, yet so foreign to the straigh-shooting rules of Japans jujutsu society. Someone who was always off the grid tended to slip through the cracks... She was lucky she was so strong. Lucky to still be alive. Other sorcerers he knew didn't have that luxury.) hmmm? haa? you know they say food that goes unshared will give you a stomachache?
( Suguru plays sly and smiles, leaning an elbow on the table as he props his cheek into it- grinning at her before looking off to glance around- he catches a young servers attention and waves her over. The little thing jolts before rushing to him to take his order- nothing complicated, a green tea cold and some tempura as an appetizer.
The girl rushes off with his order, and Geto speaks as he looks around the establishment- eyeing the people at the tables.) ... how is the Jujutsu world treating you, Yuki?
( His smile is genuine, pleased to know and curious- like a friend ready to listen.)
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[ She urged him against Tokyo since... well, Gojo teaches the first years there and Todo is headstrong and with a temper that never really went away since she first saw him beat up a guy twice his size. Gojo may be the "strongest" but he is, with absolutely certainty, the most annoying sorcerer! She rather not Todo pop a blood vessel at his tender age. Utahime's even temper and no nonsense attitude will earn his respect, even if Gakuganji is the type Todo hates.
Oh, though Geto probably has no clue what she means. She pulls out her phone from her back pocket, unlocks and searches... then she sets it down facing him. A photo of Todo standing between a sullen boy and a glowering girl is presented, the tallest of the trio. None of them especially look happy to be there, because Yuki is the one who requested they get together for a photo. ]
See! Mine is in the middle. The other boy is the Kamo clan's heir, and the girl is a cursed tool manipulator. Aren't they cute?
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( He teases her across the table, preening a pleased look her way since he knows that's probably impossible for the blonde woman. She was like a satin ribbon caught in a gust- swooping around Japan, the world with her own will as direction. She was what Gojo always wanted to be, but unlike her, he was too valuable to be allowed to wander too far...
Suguru envied her too once. He smiles slightly at the memories.)
hm? ( He shuts his eyes in a pensive foxy look as a phone is bestowed upon him- a phot of three teens. Young, and awkward looking the three of them. Geto peeks, pushing off his chair a bit, chin still tucked in his palm as he allows his eyes to slide over the picture- his head tilting in curiosity.) so this is the future of Jujutsu? ( There's a smile in his voice, with a keen sadness in his tongue- the longing memories sting, and the thought of these kids dying beside eachother makes him hum. That topic would only sour the mood; so he smiles.) maaa~ this 'kid' of yours must be tough if you're taking him under your wing.... hnnn?
I know of that Kamo boy. He's neat, a little uptight, or so I hear. ( Suguru smiles as he shrugs a shoulder- he side eyes the girl bringing his drink and appetizer. Only relaxing once she skitters away; then he leans back on his chair finally, folding both arms through-and-through his robes sleeves-) ... not the girl though, hnm. but, I've never been too keen towards tool-manipulators, I guess? Heh.
( He lets out a short, sheepishly bitter chuckle; what would he say? They were pretty much lucky humans with a slight skill. Barely graced by the tough of a sorcerer in their blood-line. Plus, Suguru didn't quite fancy the last cursed-tool manipulator he met in youth.)
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[ The Kamo kid was as Geto assumes, very straight laced and proper. He took his admittance into the school seriously, the most of the three, and even addressed her with formalities. She doesn't know how Todo is going to get along with them, mostly because he's never been the sort to have friends. His attention is scantly given to anything that doesn't interest him at first glance. That obsession with the tall idol is pretty cute though.
Yuki pulls back her phone and picks up one of her skewers, carefully turning the pick between her fingers. ]
I heard you have a couple girls under your wing too. Will you tell me about them?
[ Then she takes her bite into the top chunk of meat, happy to chew on it while waiting to see if Geto reciprocates on trading stories. ]
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Even with him it was something hard to believe. ( The tone grows solemn, but his smile never fades as he mentions Gojo, through a thin veil of vagueness; but, Yuki wasn't dumb. So there wasn't much point in covering too much. Geto smiles up at her in the end.)
Your kid looks strong. Impressive~ ( Suguru gives her a sly smile as he pointedly chuckles, taking another sip of his drink. He hums in question when he's address now, Yuki referring to his girls-) ... hmm?
( He stares for a moment, searching for something in her face as a give away; before down casting his eyes. It was rare someone he knew from his past life to ask about them, they mostly ask about what happened prior- it's refreshing. But also, tempting...
Tempting to overshare. But, to go into detail about his family now could put them in danger.)
they're sweet... ( A finger draws circles over the lip of his cup, idly contemplating if this was a 'last supper' interrogation before Yuki decided to take him out for good, or if she was genuinely just curious. The thought amuses him, and he chuckles lightly-) I suppose I've never met a pair so sweet as them- they're small, they eat too much, and they hate sharing their clothing even though they're twins? ( Suguru leans back, shaking his head as he smiles weakly at the idea.) mmm... I don't know why but- ( Turning to look off into the alley, he takes a moment to look the opposite direction of the people around them- into the empty, dark alley and he smiles again.) I never thought I would live long enough to see myself grow up into someone who... would ever take care of something so small- even less two children. ( With a slight tilt of his head he preens at the idea now, turning back to Yuki as he shrugs a shoulder; genuinely pleased as he leans over a bit in his chair to pull out his phone- it's a quick swipe or two on his phone before he's sliding it towards her across the table, just as she had done with him: a photo of two little girls both trying to carry a watermelon far too big for them and smiling into the camera. The beach behind them. One smiling big, missing some of her front teeth while the other offers a more subtle, bashful smile.) I guess in a way, I did "die young." hn, and I got the two of them for it. ( Suguru smiles with shut eyes, his cheek propping on his palm as he lets Yuki look over the photo.)
Nanako, Mimiko... they'll be nine years old soon.
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But dreary thoughts of her suspicious actions are forgotten when he shares details about the girls, a wide smile reaching up her cheeks as she looks at their photo. Small is right, but girls always hit puberty faster than boys. They'll grow fast - all you have to do is blink. ]
You never realize how small a kid is until you're an adult. I used to think I was so big at that age. Smart and mature... it's so silly now to remember it.
[ Kids are sweet. Dumb too, but that's something they all share in common. They just don't realize it until they're twice that age. They grow up fast and even faster when they're exposed to the truth of the world that ordinary humans aren't. That past the veil, the dark monsters under the bed and in the closet are real and will kill you without second thought.
She can tell their personalities just through how they smile too. Todo doesn't really smile unless he gets excited, and almost always in the middle of a battle. After a fond quiet moment, the bustling sound of the crowd still strong on the outside, she hands Geto back the phone. ]
Do you really see it as dying? Youth doesn't last forever. The child we were just grows up, some parts the same and some new.