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jigokulogs2022-04-01 03:04 pm
narbrawl) wrote in jigokulogs2022-04-01 03:04 pm
[open] april catch-all
Who Childe and You!
What April Catch-all
When Throughout April
Where Various
Content Warnings n/a
i. because i like you [closed to shuten clan members]
[Bacon hisses in a pan, fluffy pancakes brown and rise, coffee bubbles away… Childe is the picture of morning industry as he puts together a hearty breakfast. Flour dusts his freckled forearms where his sleeves are rolled up and, as he works, he sips from a glass of orange juice.
Trouble is, this is not his kitchen.
Just the evening before, he had been called to the office of one of the lower ranking families within the Shuten clan. In that smoky room, a highly-strung oni whose name he’s already forgotten had given him an assignment, the name of his partner for the job and the kind of look that only comes in tandem with multiple ulcers and high blood pressure. He’d reassured him that his accomplice would be informed the next afternoon and sent on his way- but that’s not nearly soon enough for Childe. It made perfect sense to deliver the message himself.
Getting in was never going to be an issue; security had clearly been given as much consideration when building these apartment blocks as comfort, space and utility, which is to say none at all. Expecting more from hell seems like wishful thinking. Regardless, it served Childe well in this instance. Whether he slipped in through a slightly open window, casually jimmied a lock or talked a spare key out of a bored maintenance worker, he’s currently inside his partner-to-be’s apartment and making himself at home.
Only when he’s put the finishing touches on breakfast does he attempt to wake the real occupant, assuming the noise hasn’t done so already.
And, obviously, he does this by nudging them with his toe, ringing an empty mug with a spoon and, in a voice far too cheery for this time of day, chirping-]
Rise and shine, comrade! Busy day ahead of us!
[Don’t make him drag you out of bed.]
[ooc: lmk if you had anything specifically in mind for their assignment/job or if you want me to just throw whatever at them!]
ii. every dog has his day [open]
[Technology really is marvelous.
After spending his first weeks hand-washing all of his clothes, Childe had finally learned of something unique to this era in the form of a machine that does all the work for you- and a place full of them. The owner of the laundromat explained- in that jaded way that suggests they’ve had this conversation far too many times lately- how everything worked and- in that despairing way that suggests they’ve also had this conversation far too many times lately- warned him not to break anything.
Childe sits cross-legged on the bench at the centre of the room, flipping idly through a magazine as he waits for his first load to finish up. With most of his clothes currently being washed, he’s left in some of the pieces he’d picked up dirt cheap in his first few days here with very little regard for size- which is why he’s had to roll the cuffs of his jeans right up and his t-shirt gapes where he’s leaning forward. It makes for a strange sight; the way the fabric swamps him is far too boyish for his otherwise broad, long-limbed frame and the scars on display only add to the effect.
Not that he seems to care particularly. With a yawn, Childe leans back onto one hand and holds the magazine out to the only other person waiting with him.]
I’m done with this one, if you want it. [The cover depicts a kasa-okabe in sunglasses in a vibrant, graffiti-covered street during a downpour with the words DRIPPED OUT printed along the top. He still doesn’t entirely understand the pun but that’s fine.] There’s a fascinating article about energy drinks on page twenty.
What April Catch-all
When Throughout April
Where Various
Content Warnings n/a
i. because i like you [closed to shuten clan members]
[Bacon hisses in a pan, fluffy pancakes brown and rise, coffee bubbles away… Childe is the picture of morning industry as he puts together a hearty breakfast. Flour dusts his freckled forearms where his sleeves are rolled up and, as he works, he sips from a glass of orange juice.
Trouble is, this is not his kitchen.
Just the evening before, he had been called to the office of one of the lower ranking families within the Shuten clan. In that smoky room, a highly-strung oni whose name he’s already forgotten had given him an assignment, the name of his partner for the job and the kind of look that only comes in tandem with multiple ulcers and high blood pressure. He’d reassured him that his accomplice would be informed the next afternoon and sent on his way- but that’s not nearly soon enough for Childe. It made perfect sense to deliver the message himself.
Getting in was never going to be an issue; security had clearly been given as much consideration when building these apartment blocks as comfort, space and utility, which is to say none at all. Expecting more from hell seems like wishful thinking. Regardless, it served Childe well in this instance. Whether he slipped in through a slightly open window, casually jimmied a lock or talked a spare key out of a bored maintenance worker, he’s currently inside his partner-to-be’s apartment and making himself at home.
Only when he’s put the finishing touches on breakfast does he attempt to wake the real occupant, assuming the noise hasn’t done so already.
And, obviously, he does this by nudging them with his toe, ringing an empty mug with a spoon and, in a voice far too cheery for this time of day, chirping-]
Rise and shine, comrade! Busy day ahead of us!
[Don’t make him drag you out of bed.]
[ooc: lmk if you had anything specifically in mind for their assignment/job or if you want me to just throw whatever at them!]
ii. every dog has his day [open]
[Technology really is marvelous.
After spending his first weeks hand-washing all of his clothes, Childe had finally learned of something unique to this era in the form of a machine that does all the work for you- and a place full of them. The owner of the laundromat explained- in that jaded way that suggests they’ve had this conversation far too many times lately- how everything worked and- in that despairing way that suggests they’ve also had this conversation far too many times lately- warned him not to break anything.
Childe sits cross-legged on the bench at the centre of the room, flipping idly through a magazine as he waits for his first load to finish up. With most of his clothes currently being washed, he’s left in some of the pieces he’d picked up dirt cheap in his first few days here with very little regard for size- which is why he’s had to roll the cuffs of his jeans right up and his t-shirt gapes where he’s leaning forward. It makes for a strange sight; the way the fabric swamps him is far too boyish for his otherwise broad, long-limbed frame and the scars on display only add to the effect.
Not that he seems to care particularly. With a yawn, Childe leans back onto one hand and holds the magazine out to the only other person waiting with him.]
I’m done with this one, if you want it. [The cover depicts a kasa-okabe in sunglasses in a vibrant, graffiti-covered street during a downpour with the words DRIPPED OUT printed along the top. He still doesn’t entirely understand the pun but that’s fine.] There’s a fascinating article about energy drinks on page twenty.
i; maybe they can be bodyguard duty or smth, but whatever the case, anything is fine o/
Either way, he has decided for once maybe to sleep in, and so did his mind. Up until Childe is waking him up and he's quickly sitting up in surprise.
The grogginess is dissipating, but waking up is still a process. ]
What? ...How did you get in here?
[ Once the shock wears off, he is going to be pretty agitated. ]
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[Felix's- extremely valid- question gets a little laugh in response.]
The front door. [Well, it's not a lie.] Come on, before breakfast gets cold.
[Sure enough, there's coffee of questionable quality courtesy of the conbini down the road and two plates of blini waiting for him on the coffee table. While he might have broken in to make them, there's no denying that they look good; each is perfectly golden and fluffy with butter and two strips of bacon sit alongside the stack. Oh, and the uppermost one is shaped like a whale. You know, totally normal.]
Omg, bless you.
[ Felix gets out of the bed at least, looking like a dragon who has been roused from its slumber. Normally...he'd have thought to have undone his bun even before bed time but he didn't quite care at the time because he figured he could fix it in the morning.
Despite his rough attitude, Felix does care about his appearance. So, when he gets over to the spread Childe has laid out for him, his hands are already fussing with said bun, only to halt at how incredible it looks. The annoyed looking surprise comes back from the war. ]
...Why did you go through so much trouble?
[ He can't really resist, though, coming a little closer to the plates, squinting at the whale. ]
;3;
It's nothing, really. We can hardly work on an empty stomach, after all. [What is it they say before they eat here? Itadakimasu?] Let's talk business afterwards though, hm?
[With that, he makes a start on his own breakfast. The bacon isn't quite as flavoursome as the kind he got back in Snezhnaya but, with the edges perfectly crispy, it makes for a good accompaniment to the pancakes.]
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You're lucky we've already met or you'd be in for it.
[ Felix says, picking up a fork and making sure to point it at Childe as he says this. Though before he does stick the utensil into the whale-shaped piece of food, he does say the following: ]
And you'd better start talking about whatever this business is as promised. Be aware I won't tolerate any more nonsense.
[ Anyway, he's going to go to town on his meal...pleasantly surprised that it's actually rather good. Maybe he can forgive him just a bit for going to the trouble to prepare it, though he's not going to come out and say that either due to how ridiculous this is. ]
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Regardless, it looks like he's won this round.]
Of course, comrade.
[With that, he digs into his own plate. While he can't say he thinks much of the conbini coffee, he's pleased with his own efforts and it isn't long before he's polished the lot off. Not bad at all. Could have done with a little more sugar but-
Ah, right. They actually have work to do.
Leaning back on one hand, he uses the other to fish a file out from the carrier bag he'd brought with him and hold it out. Inside is a report detailing their assignment: guarding a Shuten lieutenant during negotiations with a volatile ally.]
I doubt that they'd even need us there if it weren't for everything that happened during the parade.
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Felix in the meanwhile just simply ends up rolling his eyes when the other says that. But at any rate, he too has finished his meal after going at it like nobody's business. Which makes it clear that not only did he enjoy the beginning of it, but the rest as well.
Besides the coffee, but that wasn't tea, so he wasn't expecting to enjoy much of that.
His eyes flicker up to observe the report closely. ]
Hmph, right. I'm sure it wouldn't have been all that unusual for a Shuten lieutenant to go all by themselves.
[ He begins to take care of his dishes, preparations to go already on his mind. ]
But, it's different now. Who knows where more of those cowards are hiding?
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Having given up on the coffee, he swaps back to the previously abandoned orange juice and settles back, content to watch him at the sink for now.]
Mmm. Or maybe they just wanted some friendly faces to... encourage the deal. [Sure, there's inherently intimidating about a ginger and a pasty pretty boy but he knows first-hand they can both turn on the heat if they need to.] Maybe if we're lucky someone will act up and make things a little more interesting for us.
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Oh really?
[ Felix isn't exactly expecting there to be much, but as long as it isn't something like them being attacked by a horde of goons all equipped with guns, then he won't be adverse to a show down.
They can have some conflict, as a treat. All the same, he wouldn't call himself as enthusiastic as Childe here, as he just scoffs. ]
If we're lucky, whoever's involved will keep their stupid impulses in check unless they want to be cut down where they stand.