Open: August Catch All

[perfectdistance]

Who ⬤ Nero and various
What ⬤ Open starters
When ⬤ August
Where ⬤ Various
Content Warnings ⬤ Currently none


I. Restaurant hunting | Edges of Tamamo territory

[Or maybe more accurately, he's looking at several of the buildings in the area. He's not quite ready to buy or rent property and start a shop, but it's good to know what's around the Tamamo area. He's avoiding places that are extremely expensive and spending more time around the corners of the district, bordering between the other faction areas.

He has a notebook out and writing up notes about the areas, even if it's not about specific buildings.]


II. Mr. Libido | Tamamo

[Sometimes you end up with leadership positions you weren't really looking for! Here he is with his one star and one star responsibilities and he's staring down this man dancing in front of a restaurant.]

If you ain't gonna leave, I'll make you.

[Which is a weird threat from somebody who's wielding a butter knife, a fork and a spoon. The threat remains.]

III. Who says no to free food?

A | Your apartment

[Has Nero said he was going to cook for you?

If he said he was going to cook for you, he's shown up at your door with a grocery bag of ingredients and the intent to cook. You wouldn't turn him away would you? ]

You're not busy, right?

B | Tamamo Apartments
[If he hasn't specifically told you he was going to cook for you, he's still living in the starter Tamamo apartments for now. Figuring he has to do something for his fellow Tamamos, he's left his door open and is inviting people in to grab a meal in the morning. There's a full spread of warm scrambled eggs, freshly baked bread, sausage and bacon and several pitchers of juices. There are also some bowls of fresh fruit, if you'd rather have that. 

No milk, no matter where you look.]

You should eat somethin' in the morning.

Comments

[sweetsong]

So you're nice?

[ it's now too late for you, nero. even if you proved to be the worst out of everyone, he wouldn't believe it for a second. ]

It's okay. I won't tell anyone if you are.

[ robin raises a finger up to his lips and giggles.

someone who wants to get by quietly... he respects it even if he can't do it himself. ]

[perfectdistance]

Don't go puttin' words in people's mouths.

[He's not a good person or a good wizard.]

[sweetsong]

[ robin snickers again, but he understands. as optimistic as he wants to be... ]

There are a lot meaner youkai here, I'm sure.

[ as the smile on his face dims, it's replaced by something thoughtful. ]

But us Tamamo have it pretty good! Our lady is very good at sweeping away those who get in the way... and they don't normally come back. So consider yourself lucky!

[perfectdistance]

[After what he's done to people he cares about, he really can't accept anybody saying that about him.

He looks curiously at Robin when he talks again. Was there trouble he missed? Was somebody in the clan a big troublemaker for her?]

... Somethin' happen before I got here?

[sweetsong]

Mhm, yeah. I guess a few months ago, there was an assassination... but it was all some kind of ploy to bait out one of the other clan's enemies.

[ robin folds his arms across his chest, hands resting on his elbows. ]

And then the cursed rain. That was awful.

[ he laughs nervously, pursing his lips. ]

Whoever's hell this is, it's certainly not as mean as it could be, but I guess... it still is hell.

[perfectdistance]

[And in a few days there will be a big public kidnapping. He'll think back on this conversation when he watches all of that go down.]

Hell's gotta be unpleasant most of the time. 's weird I don't feel tortured every wakin' moment, but we're here on contract. Might be a little different for us.

[He doesn't think he's dead, for example. Even if this is supposed to be where dead souls go.]

Did that assassination thing get resolved?

[sweetsong]

Um..... in a way, it did.

[ robin's face scrunches up. the memories that the assault did on so many innocent lost souls and youkai are still fresh in his mind, and robin makes no attempt to hide his gripping of his once-banged up elbow. ]

The Sutoku took care of it. Whether that same group will return or not... I don't know. I don't like to think about it too much, you know?

[ and he tries to smile. ]

I'm just glad none of my friends got really hurt!

[perfectdistance]

[His gaze settles on Robin's arm and then back up to his face. He supposes some people are more affected by death than others. Nero's a little bit too old and too jaded to be seriously upset when somebody dies in front of him. Centuries do dull those feelings, especially when it comes to complete strangers.]

Glad your friends were safe at the end.

[He can empathize with that bit, at least.]

[sweetsong]

Yeah... me too.

[ what a strange man nero is. slightly unsettling but overall, robin can't really put a finger on him. he's completely different than shylock. or maybe they're very similar, but the way they approach and think things through...?

robin nods. ]

And then a little time after that, Mister Shylock opened his bar. The one I worked at... the patrons were pretty rude. So, I asked if he needed help. Now I'm there!

[ a beat, then: ]

Can I have your name, too? I'm sorry, I haven't been able to catch up on who's new or not as of late.

[perfectdistance]

[ He doesn't think he's unsettling, he's just a guy. Thank you. ]

I'm Nero, and you're?

[ Sometimes you really let people into your actual apartment without knowing their name. ]

[sweetsong]

[ 'just a guy' is a pretty rare thing around these parts. in a way, that sort of makes nero stick out! ]

Robin Laffite! It's nice to meet you, Mister Nero!

[ he neatly stacks his dishes and utensils. ]

I bet you could open your own restaurant if you wanted! You could probably become really popular!

[perfectdistance]

You too, Robin.

[He's not very good at being formal. Especially not when he's just in his own space.]

That's the goal.

[sweetsong]

Amazing! I'm sure Lady Tenkohime will appreciate what you do here. There's always a place for someone who can cook like you!

[ robin beams brightly at nero. ]

Besides, fast food gets pretty tiring after a while... it's not particularly healthy either.

[perfectdistance]

You really should be eatin' better than fast food. That's not a problem for you now, right?

[sweetsong]

Ehehe. Well, at fiiiiirst... it was kind of fun? They were the same kinds of foods, just from hell!

[ and then robin's giggles turn sheepish. ]

Turns out fast food is it's own kind of hell. I still like french fries, though!

[perfectdistance]

[Eeeh, it sounds like he's improved his diet, so Nero won't go nagging at him the way he complains at Bradley.]

They're not bad if it's just once in a while.

[sweetsong]

... you mean I shouldn't eat them every day?

[ robin blinks a few times. ]

And I love cake. Candy. Oh, I love brownies with tons of ice cream on them...! Karaage is really good too.

[perfectdistance]

You should be making an effort to eat some veggies, havin' a well rounded diet is good for you.

Karaage's good though.

[sweetsong]

I guess I could try... I just don't know if it'll change anything.

Not being human comes with a few perks!

[perfectdistance]

Does one of them include not having to worry about a balanced meal?

[sweetsong]

Yep! It's because I don't need food... I can still taste it, but it's not what I need to survive!

[perfectdistance]

What do you need?

[Is it blood again.]

[sweetsong]

Well...

[ robin hems and haws for a moment before giggling. ]

... it's blood, but! But I promise, I don't need it very often! Just once in a while. I've only been a vampire for a month before arriving to hell, so.

[ and then he shrugs. ]

If I use my powers too much, I probably will need more. So I haven't been abusing them!

[perfectdistance]

It's fine. I've run into like... Three people who drink blood so far.

[ Doesn't bother him any. ]

Probably more of ya out there.

[sweetsong]

Yeah? Who else does that other than me...?

[ he probably knows them. if he doesn't, maybe he should meet them. ]