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I Stay Away; [Kiku]
Topic Started: Apr 1 2018, 11:39 PM (90 Views)
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(Happens directly after From the Pinnacle to the Pit)

Just like the piiiedpiper
Led rats throooough the streets...


'Shut the hell up,' Joe growled as he wandered the streets. His Shadow trotted beside him with a massive grin on his face.

THAT is what I'm talking about! We gave her the fucking third degree and she STILL was calling after us! 'You're a better man than this!' Did you hear that shit?

Of course Joe had heard it. It took every ounce of will he had left to not turn right back around. "Quit being such a coward?" Did she think this was fucking easy?

The Shadow spun around and kept pace with Joe as it walked backwards. Fuck what these people think. They're always gonna complain about you. So let's go wild! Let me take over again! I'll make sure everyone knows what the fuck is up.

Joe glared at his Shadow. 'If you do not shut up, I'm heading straight for the ruins and leaving you there to rot like that Rokuru shadow.'

The Shadow's face instantly turned into a scowl. You know, this'd all be over A LOT quicker if you just admitted to yourself who you really are. The Shadow disappeared after that, leaving Joe alone in the middle of Uptown Nagashima.

Joe sighed and continued wandering. He was pretty lucky, in a way. Most of his bridges were burning long before this shadow thing reared its head. And with the Makoto's more or less behind him, he could probably count on one hand the number of people he had to alienate before he could figure out what the hell was wrong with him. Hell, he could easily just move away at this point. Wasn't like there was much left for him here anyway.
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[uncomfortable whimpering]
Kiku weighed recent developments.

Kaoru was talking to her again, sort of. She had gotten her bat back from the ruins, and she had Chieko teaching her how to actually play baseball right. Summer break wasn't far off - she could head back home and see Father, even if only for a few weeks. So all of that was good.

But worries of Kitano still weighed through everything else. She hadn't been in class for... was it a week now? And... Kiku didn't want to admit it, but that was probably Ryuunosuke's fault, wasn't it? On top of everything else, was he okay? Their last conversation had gone well, all things considered, but... she still felt like she couldn't read him very well. Maybe it hadn't actually gone well at all.

She paused in the middle of the sidewalk, let out an exasperated sigh, and resumed her route, both hands holding a plastic grocery bag down by her waist. Just a short walk back to the dorms and she could start dinner.
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It wasn't long before Joe spotted Kiku walking down the street. He stopped immediately and spun on his heels, hiding his face. He wasn't about to let his Shadow cuss out two friends in one day. He just had to hope Kiku didn't notice the six foot tall man covered in tattoos and piercings who also happened to be one of the only other people on the road right now. Easy, considering this was Japan.

But as Joe stood there, he didn't hear his Shadow at all. No jeering or laughing or anything. Apparently Joe had managed to calm the creature down, at least momentarily. Well, if Joe wanted to talk to Kiku without interference, this was the time. She probably deserved to know what was going on anyway...

Joe sighed heavily and turned around. Yeah, this was happening, whether he wanted to or not. With a reluctant step, he crossed the street, waving at Kiku. 'Hey, Aoki,' he called. 'Got a minute to talk?'
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[uncomfortable whimpering]
Kiku paused at the street corner, glancing over when she heard her name. "Oh, K-Kaburagi-san?" She took a hand off the bag to wave back with a smile.

She stayed in place at the street corner, speaking again when Joe got closer. "W-Was th-there something you needed t-to ask?"
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