awashlogs | JUNE A-CATCHI-ALL ok i'll stop

[ The planning out stages had been... unusual, to say the least, a message from Ryo essentially voluntelling someone else to do a very specific quest-- one that Akechi wasn't willing to complete, either. So, weird as it might be, it works. He does wonder, though, what kind of person this Dextera is, if he's so easily willing to go along with this.

As previously arranged over messages, Akechi drops by Ryo's house a couple hours later, and knocks on the door twice to announce his arrival. ]

[ The positivity party sure had been... well, something, with all those silly nominations and games and... drinking? Where had they even found alcohol in this place, anyway?

Well, whatever. Even Akechi has to admit he... may have had a little fun. Just a little.

But, fun as they are, parties are also very messy, so Akechi, being the Nice and Helpful Boy he is, decided to stay behind and help Caramia clean up. He didn't do much to help with the actual party planning, so this is the least he can do, really. ]

Well! Where should we begin?

[ Dextera is useful and has a hard time saying no to Ryo, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. After contacting Akechi, he texts Dextera asking him for his assistance with one of the quests (though he doesn't specify which one) and to come to his house in two hours.

He answers the door as soon as he hears the knocking, inclining his head in greeting. ]

Hello, Akechi-san. Come in. [ He'll step aside so Akechi can enter. ] Dextera should be here soon.

[ dextera feels a weird kind of moral obligation to do what ryo asks of him, so it’s not crazy that he would accept ryo’s request for help without questioning much else about it.

he knocks on the door around the time he was told to come, and when it’s answered, he steps in meekly—dipping his head in greeting, when he notices there’s someone else, who isn’t ryo, here at ryo’s home. ]

...?

[ As one might expect from a famous thief, Lupin is generally very quiet. He keeps odd hours, but you'd never know it from living with him; he's careful and cat-footed when it comes to waking up and going to sleep, making sure not to stir Akechi.

Except this morning. This morning, at some point during his usual quiet morning rituals, a loud and very uncharacteristic squawk of dismay will emanate from Lupin's room... Time to investigate, detective boy. ]

[ Oh, finally the mysterious third party makes an appearance, and he it seems like he's sending an inquisitive look towards Akechi. ]

Ah, you must be Dextera-san, correct? [ The usual smile, and a bow of his head in greeting. ] I'm Akechi. Pleased to meet you.

[ He motions towards Ryo. ] Asuka-kun invited me over so we could complete a quest. I hope we'll get along.

[ Well. Good thing Akechi is an early bird (an early crow, if you will) or else his heart would be speeding up and he'd be scrambling out of bed in his old-timey PJs. What an embarrassment.

As it is, though, he's been up and properly dressed for a little while, so he crosses the hallway to investigate the other occupied room in the house-- and he'll soon find that the only one who is not properly dressed is... Lupin. Imagine that. ]

Lupin-san? [ He knocks on the door twice, waits for a response before adding: ] Is everything all right?

[ No. It's not all right. He was just putting on his clothes - normal clothes - and wasn't thinking anything of it. They looked normal in his closet. They looked normal in his hands. But as soon as he caught a glimpse of what he looked like in the mirror, well. ]

-- Uh -- yes! [ he's not actually hurt or anything, so... yes? He calls through the door, sounding strained. ] There's something wrong with my clothes!

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Your... clothes?

[ Well. That's a strange reason to be sounding so alarmed-- and he really did think Lupin was more cool and composed than that, though maybe his looks must be more important to a gentleman thief than Akechi had believed. ]

May I come in? Whatever it is, I'm sure we could figure it out...!

[ It was kind of nice actually feeling tired around the time normal people should feel tired. The party had been a hit, and this nocturnal idiot finally found himself ready to call it for tonight. Unfortunately for him, he had work to do now. Planning parties and following up with the cleaning was the worst thing. Never again, honestly...

But, hey, at least he's going to get a helping hand! When Akechi asked where to begin, Caramia gestured his hands up to the whole of the area with a chuckle. ] Here. [ Cue the "you just gestured to all of me" joke. ]

No, just kidding. Probably the food, right? I mean, animals aren't really an issue for us, but we wouldn't want to give them a reason to start coming here.

Hmm. [ A nod. ] I will get started right away.

[ That said, Akechi takes up a burlap sack - there's a sad lack of plastic bags, but these had been washed to the best of their abilities - and starts putting away the easier foods, mostly fruits and berries and whatever was still canned. They'll have to figure out what to do about the rest later, but for now, this is making progress. ]

I must say, Caramia-san really did a fantastic job, especially under the circumstances. Were you used to hosting many parties, back home?

I did! Quite often. We had yearly festivals to plan with the whole town, and then our own individual territories held their own yearly festivals, and we had beauty pageants to plan, and birthday parties, weddings, and branding ceremonies.

[ ... "Branding ceremonies"? Yeah, doesn't look like Caramia was gonna go elaborating on that. ]

Granted, Kyrie usually helped keep things in order, but he's not very fun, so I was at least able to come up with the fun stuff.

[ Caramia busies himself with the empty plates and what not, shoving any food that wouldn't be good after tonight off to the side to dispose of once he could find somewhere to toss it. ]

[ He motions for the two of them to follow him into the kitchen. Ryo's laptop is on the table in case Dextera needs to type something (it's password protected so he has to ask Ryo to log in though) along with a carafe of water and glasses in case anyone gets thirsty. ]

The quest I had in mind is the memory sharing one. Your story will be safe with Akechi-san, so don't worry.

[ dextera nods politely, a little more confident this time, when akechi introduces himself. they haven’t met before, not properly, but dextera has seen him around town here and there—plus, dextera remembers his name from the incident in the forest.

now he has a name for the face, and vice versa. ]

…

[ the memory quest… that sucks! ]

All of us?

[ "From the incident in the forest," oh great. That's how Akechi is gonna be known, as the guy who lost his color because his ~~crush~~ rival was a demon, that is just fine.

At Dextera's question, though, he offers an apologetic smile. ]

All of us will participate, but not all of us will share stories of their own. [ He's speaking mostly for himself here, but to be fair, he's not too sure Ryo would be willing to expose much about his past like that. ] My priority is to figure out how these quests operate, and what exactly our captors want from us. Their instructions are often vague, so in order to figure out whether all involved parties must share or not, I am willing to forsake whatever material goods they might offer us as a potential reward.

[ Yeah, good job, play it like you're the self-sacrificing hero, Akechi, not the poor schmuck who was dragged into pouring his heart out to a complete stranger. ]

But, like Asuka-kun said, I have no personal interest in your secrets, so they will be safe with me. I give you my word.

[ Look at this cute face, Dex. Is this the face of someone who would ever betray you? ]

[ Holy shit, that is, indeed, a whole damn lot of parties-- not that he's exactly surprised, considering the kind of person Caramia is, but just hearing it all sounds... a little overwhelming. Imagine all that socializing. Ugh. ]

It does sound like you were rather busy back home. [ But, hmm. There's something else about this that has captured his attention. ]

Still, you mentioned "territories"... Is that what you were the leader of?

[ That... sounds like a better place to start than "branding ceremonies"..... ]

[ Oh yes, very busy. Which is, perhaps, why he's so full of energy here. It is... a little weird not having things to do all the time. ]

That's right. Mine is called "Oz" territory. Admittedly, it's not very creative, since that's the name of our world, but I like it all the same. Funnily enough, my territory was considered the "red" one, too.

Besides mine, there are 4 other territories. Grimm, Stivali, Adelheid, and Anderson.

[ As if someone named Akechi could ever betray anyone. :) ]

Equal participation isn't necessarily a requirement—I spent most of the Jorogumo quest standing behind a tree while Dextera and Ichinose-san did the fighting but I was still rewarded a potion.

[ Of course, memory sharing and venturing into the woods to hunt a dangerous creature are two very different things. It's possible that he was given a reward for putting himself in potential danger, even if he didn't participate in the actual fighting. ]

Dextera and I will be sharing our memories, then. [ Most of his past is easily found on the internet - it kind of comes with a celebrity famous enough to have his own Wikipedia page - so it's not something he'd go out of his way to hide, really. ]

[ well, akechi does look pretty unassuming, and dextera is extremely good at ignoring any uneasy feelings about the people he’s around as long as he’s told it’s no big deal. he nods, slowly, at akechi’s reassurance, and quietly accepts ryo’s command of the situation as well.

there are two memories he would consider, by far, the worst in his life, and he would rather not share either of them… but for ryo, he’ll do it. this is friendship, right? ]

… [ he exhales, and offers his gratitude to akechi. ] Thank you. I trust you.

[ what a dumbass ]

[ Oh, Dextera shouldn't worry at all, Akechi really does mean it when he says he doesn't have any particular interest in the guy-- so far. But knowledge is power, and if there ever comes a time when all this information he's about to learn comes in handy, if there's any way it can give him an edge, then he will use it as he sees fit.

But, that's all hypothetical. For now, Akechi only offers a nod and a smile, ever affable and trustworthy. ]

Thank you for your trust, Dextera-san. [ You idiot. ] I will not let you down.

[ He turns to address Ryo now: ] Well. Shall we proceed?

[ ... Oz? Well. This is suddenly reminding him of something, a conversation he had with Kyrie during his "birthday" party-- something about being a scarecrow? And if Caramia is supposed to be a lion...

Huh. He's gonna have to figure this out later. ]

I believe red really does suit you. [ Fiercely warm, like fire itself. If Akechi isn't careful, he might end up burned. ]

Did the other territories have assigned colors, as well?

Grazie. I think so, too.

[ It is a color associated with bravery, and that's really the only reason Caramia loves it so. That, and it had it's part to play in the sunset, which... had all very pretty colors. He wishes he could see it here. ]

Mhm. Let's see. Grimm is green, Anderson is pink, Stivali is fuchsia, and Adelheid is yellow. We technically have a blue and purple, too, but they don't belong to any branching famiglia. [ He doesn't pause, or even watch Akechi, simply talking about his town so casually as he continues to clean. ] There's a bunch of mischievous outsiders that hang out in the lawless slums or around the surrounding forest, and we call themselves the "Wolf Gang". They're pests at best, but they've made their own mark to be represented with blue. And then, purple... for Oscar-Wilde's territory.

[ We don't talk about Oscar Wilde. But hey, Akechi might! If he's accustomed to really dark Irish poets. ]

Oh, and... Robin, of course! But he kind of does his own thing, being the town's doctor and all.

[ he's cool and composed when it matters. usually. which is not right now, as it turns out. ]

-- Sure? I mean - yes, come in! I need to check something.

[ even if he's about to be fairly embarrassed. When Akechi opens the door, he will find one master thief, naked from the waist up. Wow, great abs. Waist down? He's wearing these, which slightly diminish the effect of his great abs. In his hands, he's holding his freshly-washed collared shirt in front of him in utter bewilderment, although there's no clear reason why, and his hat, jacket and tie are tossed rather carelessly on the bed behind him. (Which isn't made. He's lazy.) ]

Quick, put this on! [ thrusting his shirt at Akechi. ]

[ Wow, that sounds like they've got an entire fucking rainbow in these towns-- and that "famiglia" thing popped up again. His suspicions are getting stronger and stronger... ]

In that case, I imagine Robin-san had easy access across all territories? It sounds like some of those, at least, would not be very welcoming to outsiders otherwise.

[ Ryo nods, moving to sit down at the table. ] Dextera, do you want to start? You can use my laptop for writing, if you'd like.

[ With that said, he proceeds to start up the laptop and open the Microsoft Word ripoff for him. ]

JUNE A-CATCHI-ALL ok i'll stop

memory sharing: Ryo & Dextera

memory sharing: Caramia

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you know what it is

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ofc I do c:

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that icon looks so passive aggressive

he looks trustworthy

absolutely, you should always trust him

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he is a very trustworthy individual