semi-closed 🔪 made two and not scar

[pitfight]

Who ⬤ Nishitani and various
What ⬤ July gen starters
When ⬤ July
Where ⬤ All over the city, specifically in Shuten and Enma territories
Content Warnings ⬤ Make sure to look at Nishitani's CW and opt out post!

if you would like to tag into this/want a starter, hmu at bussy!

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[kaientai]

[ ... of course. even if he gives nishitani what he has, nishitani is still going to antagonise him because he didn't play along. or maybe that was always the plan because ryouma is sure no one expected him to have the whole thing today. ]

This is your money, so take it or leave it. Nothing I do or say is gonna satisfy ya and you're trying t' get a rise outta me and it's not gonna happen, but ya think you're gonna prove somethin' makin' a show of it anyway, right?

[pitfight]

This could've been all nice. I came here with good will in my heart, but Ryouma-chan... keep that attitude with us, and we're going to be eating you alive. [ Nishitani flips open the envelope, counts out the money. ]

And you're at least 50k short!

[kaientai]

Uh-huh. Figured you'd say somethin' like that. Never gave me a number to begin with, meanin' it was always gonna be short.

[ so now he waits. bracing himself? whatever it takes to get it over with. ]

I agreed to what I'm s'posed t' pay ya, not to play games.

[pitfight]

[ Nishitani looks up at Ryouma from the money, his face a neutral disdain, before he snaps out and grabs Ryouma by the throat, pinning him back. He squeezes, just a little. ] Lesson number one, kid. Stop fucking giving lip. You're just making everything worse for yourself, and everyone you love.

[kaientai]

Yeah? Y' know ya keep callin' me "kid" like I haven't been around a few times. Think you're the first person t' ever gimme that piece of advice?

[ he grits his teeth, straining the words out because even like this he's a difficult man to silence. ]

I'm fine and ya ain't gonna touch who I love. I don't really like begrudgin' a guy for doin' his job, so I'd like t' think you're smarter'n that...

[ if anyone tried to drag izō into this directly, ryouma feels like they probably deserve whatever they get. ]

[pitfight]

Next month I want 10k. All you've got here is barely a quarter of that. Figure it out, and make sure it's ready for me. Got it? [ Nishitani isn't winning this fight, but he marks down Ryouma's petulance for later. He'll send some kids over in the middle of the night to mark up Ryouma's apartment and shatter his landlord's windows. That'll keep the idiot busy for a while. ]

[kaientai]

Good of ya t' finally give me a real number...

[ considering how short of that amount ryouma was this time, it's not a good number for him. he's nothing if not determined!! ]

Fine. I said I wasn't objectin' t' payin'.

[pitfight]

We'll see about that come August, big boy. I'll see you then.

Oh, and clean up the place, would you? It's a fucking sty. [ Taking his money, folding it into the inside pocket of his suit, Nishitani leaves as quickly as he came, crunching over glass as he goes. Have fun, Ryouma. ]