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childe | tartaglia | a̶j̶a̶x ([personal profile] narbrawl) wrote in [community profile] 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.
diesuki: (693)

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[personal profile] diesuki 2022-04-02 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you.

[It's just another day in hell, and in the laundromat, alongside a scarred redhead in oversized clothing, is a man wearing only underwear.

... Only underwear? Nay, he is not quite naked, for apart from his hands and feet, every inch of Dazai's too-skinny frame below the neck is bandaged, showing not a single sliver of skin. There's no bloodstains showing through, though: not much of anything to see, in fact, except for very clean bandages, expertly applied.

He's wearing his shoes, too, because clearly that is where one would cross a line of common decency, or lack thereof.]


Is it applicable to humans as well, or only youkai?

[Fishing for information about his conversation partner a bit, but shhh, nobody needs to know.]
littleshield: (17)

i; maybe they can be bodyguard duty or smth, but whatever the case, anything is fine o/

[personal profile] littleshield 2022-04-03 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, things have certainly been interesting ever since his arrival in this accursed place. Unfortunately, that means Felix has had to surround himself with a good deal of others, especially since his employment in the services of his new so-called leader did require that, even if he wasn't very happy about it.

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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[personal profile] apathie 2022-04-03 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Really. [nehan's tone is as try as the desert. he doesn't think energy drinks are fascinating, but he is indeed interested in why people love them so, aside from the excessive amounts of caffeine, as a chemist.]

Is it about a brand new drink with a list of ingredients the length of my arm?

[still, he takes the magazine, and leans his bare back against the wall of machines, unbothered by the warm metal. when your shirts all lack a back panel, you tend to get used to everything else that comes with your choice in fashion. though nehan is only this confident in showing his back since his scars look few and far between rather than something resembling a rough tic-tac-toe game thanks to the omamori tied around his wrist.]
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[personal profile] harimaya 2022-04-03 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
(Okay but Childe where did you get everything you needed for this because Hizen's apartment is sad. It's practically empty. He doesn't even have a place to sleep so Childe probably caught him sleeping in a corner of his tatami room against the wall, holding his sword close while he had sweet dreams or something.

It doesn't take much to wake him up though. As soon as he smells food, he's stirring and wait. What the actual hell? He shouldn't be smelling food? Especially fresh food!! He's up on his feet, and heading to the kitchen.

Hello, Childe, Hizen is pointing his sword right at you from the doorway or something. Wait, he recognizes this guy but he's still not putting his sword down???
)

What the hell are you doing? How'd you get in?!

(It was probably easy. The lock is janky is hell.)
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[personal profile] diesuki 2022-04-03 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[And, in return, if Dazai notices the sizing up at all (and of course he does), he doesn't acknowledge it as such, merely offering a smile as he tilts his head, like he is used to being stared at just because he's so incredibly handsome. (Dazai, plz... You're a trash man.)]

Hmmm, could be more, really. A decent cup of coffee has a higher dose.

[... That is some pretty serious coffee this man drinks... but anyway. Life is about living dangerously, or something. (Or possibly dying dangerously! As long as it's painless.)

Pulling his legs up, Dazai holds his own thighs with his free arm, just so he can dangle his legs a bit in spite of them being too long and the bench being too low. Listen, waiting is boring, even though he's started reading the magazine in the meantime. The more he can do at the same time, the better. And this way he can rest the magazine on his knees too, for more comfortable reading!]


Pretty sure that should work on humans regardless. Though that makes one wonder how many youkai drink coffee, and how they prefer it.

[He's not even fishing for information anymore, just thinking out loud.]
littleshield: (14)

Omg, bless you.

[personal profile] littleshield 2022-04-03 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You—! You can't just go around and breaking into wherever the hell you like!

[ 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. ]
harimaya: (🍙 unadon)

[personal profile] harimaya 2022-04-03 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
(Honestly considering how everyone keeps calling him short and making other comments about his height, he'll take being an elephant at this point.)

What assignment--

(His sword is lowered and he allows it but doesn't let his guard down. He just woke up. He's cranky.)

You can't just walk in where ever ya want! Get out! (... And a beat because he can hear the food cooking in the pan and it smells good and--) But leave the food!

(#priorities)
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[personal profile] silentscout 2022-04-04 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Lalli is not interested in Childe's magazine. It will get barely a glance from him.

Childe, on the other hand, is regarded with some curiosity. Frowning, Lalli grabs for the magazine not to take it, but to try and tug Childe a little closer so he can inspect him more closely. It's right on the borderline of 'invading personal space' and will last a few seconds if successful.
]
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[personal profile] apathie 2022-04-04 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[nehan is silent for a moment, noting how the human is practically sizing him up (no practically about it, really), before extending his arm. he's letting the man inspect it for himself, though with how short nehan is, six inches above five feet, his reach isn't that long.

he does have decent musculature on his arm though, that the sleeve of his bespoke shirt strains a little. his build is that of a man who is fit not out of vanity, but out of necessity.]


They're an acquired taste, one which I haven't developed yet-- which I'm glad for. I'd rather take a tonic to be stimulated.
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[personal profile] littleshield 2022-04-04 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The other male still looks irritable, and opens his mouth, about to say something scathing...but then his stomach commits the ultimate betrayal, making a little rumble. He closes his mouth, but only for a moment. ]

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. ]
silentscout: (41)

I am sorry for him

[personal profile] silentscout 2022-04-04 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's Childe's voice that makes the difference it seems, because hearing it a second time is what makes Lalli look a little sullen.]

...no.

[This is not the redhead he had been...well, not hoping to see, exactly, but. It's not the redhead he knows. Childe is a different redhead. The fantasy!Russia fooled him for a moment because the redhead he's looking for-ish is from Scandinavia.

He lets go of the magazine though, so that Childe may be free.
]

Icelandic? Or Norwegian?
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[personal profile] silentscout 2022-04-04 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's...something there. Not quite recognition, but something. It's accompanied by a frown though, this one a bit more thoughtful than the one before.]

It feels like that should sound familiar, but it doesn't.

[Maybe it's some Old World country that was lost to time? Lalli knows that there used to be more to the world than Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, so maybe that's a former-neighbor of Scandinavia. There's a whole lot of land out to the east and south, after all, and that globe he saw that one time made the world look even bigger than he had expected.]

Neither. I'm Finnish.

[And actually, since I just checked and characters here can speak their original languages, Lalli will switch over to Finnish for a moment.]

Can you understand what I'm saying right now?
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[personal profile] harimaya 2022-04-04 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I just woke up!

(Did something come out this morning? Last night? Bro, he was out drinking; he wasn't listening to anyone last night. He couldn't even tell you who he was with.

Ah but... there's the food. He looks down at the plates? What is it? Pancakes...? He's had them a few times at the citadel. It's some western dish that Mitsutada made sometimes. Not often, though... so being able to eat it is something like a treat.

Ugh, he didn't mean to stare and he looks back at Childe.
)

So what's with this? (Breakfast? He doesn't get it. What's it for? Is there a catch? Please, Childe, he has trust issues.) ... I'm not paying you back for this.

(HE DOESN'T OWE ANYONE FOR ANYTHING HE DIDN'T ASK FOR.)
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[personal profile] silentscout 2022-04-04 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Me, googling language familiarity to see if Lalli would actually understand Russian. Hilariously, if Childe were speaking actual Russian, Lalli might stand a chance of it. Finnish and Russian aren't close language-wise, but Russian and Swedish are, and Lalli has a limited understanding of Swedish. But Swedish -> Russian -> Snezhnayan is too much of a gap for any actual understanding to happen. At best what Lalli gets is "the accents sound familiar but what the fuck are those words". Frustrated, Lalli switches back to Japanese, since everyone here knows that.]

It sounds kind of like Swedish, but I can't understand the words.

[That is probably the closest he's come to anyone here though, which is Something.

Also for comparison he'll switch to Swedish and say a few things which are not grammatically correct because his Swedish skills are very limited, but it's the same idea: the words mean nothing but the sounds/accents are just barely almost familiar.
]
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[personal profile] apathie 2022-04-05 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. [there's only one tonic on nehan's brain, and that's the herbal kind. well, there's also the soft drink kind, but those tend to have aftertastes that he doesn't appreciate.

taking back his arm, he draws a line down the list of ingredients-- there is indeed one, and it's extensive-- before shaking his head. his expression is one of pure disdain]


Not even a bit of ginseng in this. What's the point?

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