jigokulogs | ( closed ) 005

(It wasn't just Hizen; June had been terrible for everyone and like many people, he'd needed time to recover from it all. Staying with Norimune, keeping low, resurfacing briefly to announce something for the city, and going back into hiding until he felt like he could return to normal had been his pattern. He'd ignored most contact with others, deciding to keep to himself and take things at his own pace.

After weeks, he'd felt like he was ready to try and return to normal. He leaves Norimune, returns to his place in Shuten territory, and resumes his usual habits of doing odd jobs and getting into fights for money. He stops to take a break, grabbing an onigiri and some tea from a konbini. He doesn't even notice that someone is nearby...)

(He'd told Yuuji to watch his back and implied he'd be paying a visit when the teen least expected it. Like a true assassin, he'd make sure to arrive when he least expected it...

But when he decides to scout his apartment, Hizen knocks on the balcony window instead of the door like a normal person,)

Oi. (And he isn't very polite about it either,) I - ta - do - ri.

(Let him in.)

(Stupid rain messing up his stupid clothes and now he has to go do stupid shopping for stupid things he doesn't even like to shop for ugh.

The rain had ruined a huge portion of Hizen's wardrobe and he now has to use his new raise to update it again. The fact that it's summer and hot and miserable just makes clothes shopping even more annoying right now. If he could have it his own way, he would just go to another second hand shop and buy more second hand clothes but... after months of hearing everyone talk about their clothes and how important it is to look nice, he's venturing out of his comfort zone and trying to find something nicer.

He can be found in one of the department stores in Sutoku territory. The employees greet him with high pitched voices and circle around him, asking him if he needs any help like they've been trained to do. )

No.

(Yes. He needs help. He needs so much help. But like hell he's going to ask for it. He feels so stupid. This should be easy. Everyone makes it sound so easy. But the truth is... he has never had to really shop for his own clothes. He's never had to think about things like style or fashion. He has absolutely no idea what he's doing. Are these prices even worth it? He doesn't know anything.

He pokes at a rack in the athletics wear section. Why would he spend over 2,000 yen on a hoodie when he can get a perfectly (used) fine (worn) one from the recycle shop for a fourth of the price... )

2,000...

(Is this normal? (It is.))

[ Megumi could already sense an unfamiliar presence, locking on to Hizen's spiritual energy. It doesn't feel like a malicious one, but the fact that there is a presence randomly at the balcony is suspicious enough. He's not really sure how best to respond to the situation.

But he does have a feather duster and he WILL use it to smack any potential thieves. They do not have a lot of money and he does not want to part with any of it.

The mention of Yuuji's name, at least, does clue him in on the situation. ]

May I help you? [ Hizen will run into a tall boy who is armed with a cleaning tool. ]

(And Hizen will just look at him. He's very unimpressed with what he sees but--)

Tch. (He sucks on his teeth,) He has friends...

(Of course he does. Annoying. This is why you always case out a place before doing any hits. Never know if someone might actually have a family, friends, or annoying little dog to complicate things,)

Where's Itadori?

[ Should he let this person in? They look highly suspicious, but he also can't sense any malicious intent. They might just be a very strange person .... There's no shortage of those here. ]

He's at work right now. He'll probably be back in half an hour. Are you ... here to visit him?

[?????????? ]

(Ah, so he isn't here. He figured considering how he can't seem to sense any obnoxious energy around.

He's quiet for a moment. He's thinking about something and then decides to just let himself in,)

Nah.

(He isn't here to see Yuuji. Not anymore. The plan has changed.)

[ He is extremely confused about this situation right now. While he should be chasing this person out, Megumi somehow gets the feeling they are friends with Yuuji. Yuuji sometimes goes away and comes back with bizarre friends so it checks out. ]

Okay? Did you want something else then? [ WHY IS HE COMING IN .... Yet, Megumi steps aside, letting him in for now. ]

He didn't say he had friends stayin' with him.

(Not answering the question. Let's see... where can he sit and make himself at home. He at least took his shoes off like a good guest before actually coming in? He's also checking the place out. How do teens live these days...)

... Just you?

(Stops to look Megumi up and down. He's definitely sizing him up. Getting a read on him.)

[ Why is this person just treating this place like their home, and assessing Megumi in the process? He really has no idea what's going on right now. However, from the way the conversation has gone so far, he's fairly convinced that this person is Yuuji's friend, so he's going to treat a guess accordingly. Megumi heads over to the kitchenette, boiling water for tea. ]

Cain-san lives here too. He hasn't returned either. [ People in Enma work long hours! ]

You must be one of ... Yuuji's friends? [ He's still getting used to being on first name basis with Yuuji, which explains the pause. ]

The blind guy? Huh.

(Hello, familiar name. Noted. Hm. )

I guess? (He shrugs,) Don't really do friends but he's a pain in the ass.

(And would insist they're friends or something which... Hizen does not like to think about? He's too tsundere for this.)

[ It sounds like ... they are friends. Honestly, he has no idea. He's just going to make the tea and choose not to think too hard about what's going on here. He still doesn't even know why Hizen is here when he apparently does not want to see Yuuji. ]

Yeah? Did he do something in particular? [ Not gonna defend Yuuji in this, sorry. He is a huge pain in the ass. ]

He was talking shit.

(Which explains nothing but Hizen is not going to say he's here because Yuuji said he isn't cute anymore which is such a layered thing to say to Hizen. Like, he thought he was cute? Die. Now he's not? Fucking perish, Yuuji Itadori. There was no way to win and Hizen is here to get revenge.)

So I'm gonna make him pay.

[ Usually, when someone is swearing revenge against his friend, it would be a greater cause for concern. Somehow, he feels absolutely no threat from the smaller man. The electric kettle lights up and Megumi starts pouring the boiling water into the cups. ]

Wouldn't you need to meet him to have your revenge?

You'll see.

(He's confident. Hey, he just met you and this is crazy but trust him on this.)

So who are you?

[ He is deathly curious about this now, please show him. Megumi returns to the table and sets a cup of tea in front of Hizen, sitting down on the couch. ]

Fushiguro Megumi. Your name?

(Take notes from a real bully, Megumi.

Anyway Hizen looks him over again. Oh, he's heard this name before. It was brief but he's heard it. Didn't Yuuji ditch Hizen to go drinking with this guy? He sees. So Megumi is a delinquent.

(He's erased that entire network post from his memory. It never happened.) )

Huh.

(Just "huh." He's onto you, Megumi.)

Hizen Tadahiro.

[ He does recognise that name, and he is going to get to that, but first ... That flat look of recognition and judgement does not escape him. ]

Hizen-san ... Is there a reason you're staring at me like that?

[ What slander has Yuuji put forth? ]

(Oh, so he caught it. Not that Hizen was really trying to hide it. He's never hidden the fact he's judging the hell out of people before. Why would he stop now?)

... Nothing. Itadori mentioned you before.

(Ominous.)

[ Very ominous. ]

...And?

[ Is Hizen going to elaborate. ]

(SIPS SOME TEA...)

How was the beach?

Edited 2022-07-05 13:28 (UTC)

[ Why the cageyness? That does NOT go unnoticed, and it only makes him more curious now. What rumour is his friend spreading about him? But Megumi doesn't press on. He can interrogate Yuuji about this later. There's a sigh. ]

Too noisy, and one of my good shirts got ruined. [ He also went through a small self-acceptance arc at the beach for some reason but he will not get into that. ]

I don't really see the appeal.

(He's just sussing out some information and...

... he looks up from over his cup. Hm. Yes, he understands and this kind of makes him think that maybe Yuuji's plans didn't go exactly like he'd wanted to after they parted ways.)

The beach is fine. (Setting his cup down,) The people are the problem.

... Got a bunch of shirts if you want 'em though.

(Please. He got so much free shit.)

[ - and that someone happened to the enma who finally got promoted and has enough money to quit his part-time gig with a restaurant/bar in the shuten turf. did he expect the ex-boss to pay him for the few days he worked in the month? no, but hey— he got a free takeaway dinner for two, and it's just as good as getting paid! if only ...

he now stands before his dear friend; the mild annoyance in his tone and that frown are unlike yuuji. it seems someone is still bitter about that incident. it didn't help that hizen didn't care enough to explain himself the entire time. ]

So ... Megumi told me a little assassin dropped me a visit the other day.

[ 'little'. that's right, he said it. ]

(He freezes and turns around to look. Man, this was sooner than he expected.

... Did he just call him little.)

Stuck around for a bit but had to leave. (He says like he didn't plan to leave exactly when Yuuji arrived.) Didn't tell me you had friends staying with you.

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