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[harimaya]

Who ⬤ Hizen Tadahiro & you
What ⬤ Catchall for open substories, closed prompts, and custom starters for September and October.
When ⬤ September and October
Where ⬤ Everywhere
Content Warnings ⬤ N/A for now

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[mahoraga]

[ Alright. He's hanging onto the dog, so that would keep him from sinking to the bottom. The white dog starts paddling back to shore with its cargo in tow as Megumi watches them both. Now, he can reassess the situation just now. Hizen's aura seemingly warped out of nowhere, and there's something familiar about that energy.

The dog reaches solid ground and starts to walk out of the water, pulling Hizen out as well. ]

What did you do just now?

[harimaya]

(He is being dragged out of the water like a pup by the scruff, huh... it's a good thing that Hizen isn't particularly heavy or anything, even with the extra water weight absorbed in his clothes.

He crouches down on the ground and coughs, spitting up river water and tryign to catch his breath now that he's back on solid land. He's soaked to the bone and probably looks a lot smaller without the extra fluff that comes from wearing an oversized hoodie and just being dry. He also seems to have lost his shoes at some point so he's just barefoot. In one hand, he's holding onto his sword tightly and please don't mind him as he draws it and starts to shake the water from the sheath. God, it feels like he's wearing wet socks or something.... which is funny because he isn't wearing any.)

I fell.

(Obviously. He looks up at his savior. Ah, so it had been a dog. Megumi's dog.)

... Thanks.

[mahoraga]

[ There's a nod at that, as if to say 'don't worry about it'. Hizen looks to be in a sorry state, drenched to the bone and looking much, much skinnier than usual (twink), and it's unfortunate that Megumi doesn't quite have anything that can help dry him off. The shoes seem to be gone, too, but they might show up later.

He wants to address the matter that peaks his interest, but before that, Megumi can feel something impending. The white dog starts to sniff itself, clearly uncomfortable with the water dripping off its fur. It gives a shake of the head, and Megumi steps back. Every dog owner just knows what's going to come next - ]

-- Watch out.

[ Because that wolf is going to shake all that river water right off it. ]

[harimaya]

(The shoes will never show up. He deserves to suffer for his crimes. It's fine, he's used to wearing sandals so think he might as well not even be wearing shoes. This is fine.)

What--

(There's no time to react. Hizen isn't used to animals. He's so used to them hating him and keeping their distance from him, he completely misses the cue. The next thing he knows, he's getting splashed with more water and he raises his arm to cover himself pitifully.

Well, it's not like he could get any wetter.

He hisses. Like a cat.)

[mahoraga]

[ The white wolf, now more or less dry, looks very satisfied now, sitting its doggy butt down beside Hizen and panting. Megumi feels relieved that Yuuji's close friend is fine, but he's otherwise his usual quiet and low-energy self. ]

Canines do that when they want to get dry. Sorry for him.

[ He says, but he doesn't actually sound very sorry, oops. In the face of the hissing, Megumi only stares, unphased. A part of him finds this kind of fascinating to watch (just a like a cat...) ]

[harimaya]

(Dogs.... he knows nothing about them.

He wipes at his face with the back of his hand and glares. White wolf might look cute with their fur all spikey and everything from shaking but Hizen isn't falling for it. He knows they are a menace.)

... I'll let it go this time.

(Since it saved his life and all.)

If you tell anyone about this, I'll you, y'know...

(Not really. But his pride. He has to say it.)

[mahoraga]

I won't tell Yuuji.

[ Yuuji is their only mutual friend that he knows about, so that's who he's assuming Hizen means. The threat is far from threatening, with Megumi very rarely afraid of others. It's moreso the fact that he wouldn't have told anyone anyway as he's not the kind to gossip.

Anyway. ]

So, about how you got here ... Most people don't fall out of thin air.

[harimaya]

This ain't about him.

(Wow, Megumi.

He tries to ring out his hoodie and dry it off as much as he can but really... it isn't doing much so he's just going to take it off. Underneath, he's just wearing a plain black shirt.)

That's... (Ugh,) Did you see?

[mahoraga]

[ He didn't exactly see it, but, ]

The energy I could sense is similar to mine. Did you gain a new technique?

[harimaya]

(He thinks about the brief moment he'd seen Megumi pull a sword from his shadow. Ah, yes, this would make sense but more importantly,)

You can sense it?

(Something important to note. It isn't a perfect technique.)