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[swordfucker]

Who: Guren Ichinose & YOU!!
Where: All around town
When: Anywhere from 8/15-8/31
What: Guren around town! Some open prompts and also this will be a catch all.
Warnings: None really? Prompt D may have more gore mentions depending on how it goes, tho.

A. Siren follow up

[On the day that everyone returns from the island, Guren gets to the docks looking like an even hotter mess than when he'd left. His injuries may be gone, but anyone might catch that he definitely faceplanted on the docks and stayed there for a minute before being convinced away to take a nap somewhere.

Immediately after that, he comes back to make sure everyone's had something to eat and been bandaged, if not healed. He looks a little less filthy, thanks to Dextera's purification, and his wounds are all completely healed! His uniform sure is torn up, though. It seems like he's nonstop even now, going between people, bringing plates of food or just sitting next to anyone who looks deep in thought.

If you don't catch him then, he stays at Dextera's house the night of, and the following day, he's back to wandering around the town or working on his laptop in his own house. Feel free to catch him if you want a follow up thread from the event!]

B. Training montage

[As always, Guren doesn't let up on his training. He can be found close to the forest for things like this, usually as early as 5 in the morning. Stretches, jogging, exercises, things like that. It seems like he's taken to altering some of the peasant clothes to be workout worthy. Sleeveless, loose pants, and so on. When he's not doing that, he has a number of fuda (paper spell tags) that he's shuffling through, taking some sort of inventory of what he has on him. His sword is currently leaning against the base of one of the trees, and though no one else can see her, Mahiru is watching on with a curious gaze.

Don't stare for too long, though, or you'll get roped in. Hiding or not, Guren can sense someone looking his way, and he sighs, stopping whatever he's doing to stare over in that general direction.]

What, you want to join me? Come here. [He'll put you to work!!]

C. Cooking...?

[What's a little more rare is seeing Guren walking around with a bag of what seems to be... vegetables and various foods hanging over his arm. He's stopped at one of the gardens, crouching over one of the food plants and holding it in his hand, brow furrowed like he's trying to figure something out.]

Hey. [Eventually, he bites back some of his pride and turns to whoever he sees next.] What kind of meals have you been making here? Anything good?

D. Anime rooftop prompt

[It's funny, but sometimes Guren seems to appear out of nowhere in the middle of the town, looking worse for the wear. He's definitely wiping blood from his mouth as he leaves from his hidden apothecary this time, but more than that, he's carrying himself a little differently. Shoulders heavier, eyes tired and dark. Testing drugs on yourself isn't a fun time, it turns out, even if your demon heals you.

After that, he heads back towards his house, but it's one of the buildings with a flatter rooftop that he ends up on, instead. He's watching the sunset, leaning back against the wall near the doorway to the roof, looking lost in thought. But he won't chew out anyone if they want to join him.]

(OOC: As always, if you want to plot anything, I'm zeloser and zlos#3826 on discord! Feel free to make up your own prompt if you want something different, or work something out with me if you want.)

Comments

[apocalypticist]

[ Ryo's luck hasn't failed him completely yet, but Guren does make a good point there. He shakes his head. ]

There's always room for improvement.

[swordfucker]

That's the spirit.

[Good!!]

So, would you rather do some extra training, or just try to throw some punches at me to practice?

[apocalypticist]

[ He thinks it over for a few seconds. ]

Let's go with extra training. [ ...Though punching Guren does sound like it'd be good, too. He hasn't forgotten the black eye Guren gave him last month. ]

[swordfucker]

Okay.

[You can try another day, Satan. For now, Guren shifts to make room for Ryo on the ground.]

Try some push ups before we do anything like a pull up. [He doesn't have weights here really, so. Exercises and jogging it is.] You can talk as you go. Have you noticed any changes with yourself lately? Like what we were talking about.

[apocalypticist]

[ He nods, assuming a prone position on the ground and starts doing push ups. It's a good thing he isn't wearing white today because his clothes would get dirty fast. ]

No. I've been feeling a little worn out, but I'm blaming that on being trapped on an island for several days.

[swordfucker]

Has it been getting better since the island?

[That would determine whether or not he can really blame it on it. He thinks it should be getting better! Anyway, he's here to critique Ryo's form and make sure he does full push-ups, yay.]

[apocalypticist]

Of course. I should be back to my usual self in a day or two.

[ He just needs to shake off the residual fatigue. That being said, Ryo manages to do an average number of pushups before he starts getting tired; his performance isn't terrible, but there's definitely room for improvement there. ]

[swordfucker]

Good.

[That's a good update as far as he's concerned, and he goes back to focusing on the push-ups, arms crossing.]

There, when you're tired is the best point to push yourself as far as you can go without hurting yourself.

[apocalypticist]

My arms are starting to feel like jello. [ Muscles feeling weak after a workout is perfectly normal, but it's hardly a pleasant feeling. ]

What should I do next? Sit-ups? Run laps?

[swordfucker]

Pushing past that feeling is how you can start to do more each day with less resistance.

[Rudely, he reaches over to push at Ryo while he's doing his push ups. It's light, but it still might be a fun attempt to see if he'll fall over?]

Laps don't sound like a bad idea.

[apocalypticist]

[ It's just a light push, but the unexpectedness of it nearly causes Ryo to fall over. He shoots Guren an annoyed glare. ]

Don't do that.

[swordfucker]

[A long, considering stare at Ryo who dares to tell him what to do.

And then he does it again. Push.]

I'm testing you, brat.

[apocalypticist]

[

Aaand he falls over. thanks?? ]

Don't be childish, Ichinose.

[swordfucker]

Says the child. Don't tell your elders what to do. It was a punishment.

[apocalypticist]

[ Ryo just. sighs and stands up, his gaze frigid. ]

Telling you not to push me over does not warrant punishment.

[swordfucker]

I'm just testing you. You might have a demon, right?

[He's poking the beast a few times!! A good excuse.]

[apocalypticist]

Perhaps, but don't use it as an excuse to annoy me.

[ ryo is a born killjoy tbh. ]

[swordfucker]

So you can get annoyed, after all?

[He laughs, but he stands up, at least.] Let's do laps.