Freakin' boring!

[capnskullkid]

RYUJI SAKAMOTO, ALIAS: SKULL

bleached blonde high school delinquent with a love for ramen, comics, running, games, kicking butt, and pretty ladies

strong sense of interpersonal rights and wrongs, but breaks rules as needed (or wanted)

will attempt to punch someone in the face if they are spouting unforgivable nonsense (at his discretion)

"FERREAL?!"

probably filled in "C" all the way down most of his final exams

calls it as he sees it

sucks at giving nicknames

always stays hydrated! if you're thirsty, it's already too late!!!

[hanabisays]

"Haaaaa?????, I am NOT the type!" She very much is the type. Though she does lean back against the headboard of the hospital bed with an annoyed grunt. Oh, she's pouting.

She'll ignore the fresh invite. Well, minus her giving him the side glance and a click of her tongue. Though at his warning, she raises an eyebrow. DID he really think she was going to reveal the inside of the bandages? IN FRONT OF HIM? Pfft. He's dumb like Itadori.

"Huh?" She blinks a few times. At first, the thought of Itadori being here worried her. She doesn't know how Itadori and Fushiguro are. They haven't called, she hasn't had the chance to text yet and...well, she didn't get notified of having any visitors. She hopes they're okay. But when this guy mentions green eyes...

Yuuji doesn't have green eyes.

"They're idiots, but I'd kick their asses first before they could do anything like this to me." she pauses and lowers her gaze, "and it isn't like I don't wanna talk about what happened, but....I gotta know that they're all okay."

[capnskullkid]

For someone that's in a hospital bed, bandaged up like a new roll of toilet paper, she sure is spirited. Ryuji winces back as she demands that she is NOT the type and a retort that, uh, YEAH, she's GOTTA BE, dies on his tongue as he rethinks agitating an... injured person. Is she really injured, with that much spunk?

"Huh... Maybe I'm freakin' out over the wrong person then. Maybe I should be askin' the guy on the other side of this." Another loose gesture to her in the hospital bed as he kicks at the ground with his heel, a habitual agitation building in his knee. But... something from the words she says...

"Oh, so there were others with you. Teammates or somethin'?" Yeah, he'd be out of his mind with worry if his buddies were nowhere to be seen and he'd just awoken in a hospital bed, half-blind.

"Well, I'll tell ya then... I've been here all mornin' and ain't seen the ones yer talkin' about. Maybe they made it out alright! Shoot 'em a message. OH, SHIT, you can't see, huh?! Want me to send a message for you?!"

[afluffydoctor]

lucky for ryuji, the man hanging back in the entrance of the church had hardly been listening at all. his thoughts may just have been elsewhere, gaze unfocused as his hands flexed, clenched into fists and unclenched again as though it’s an anxious tic.

being here just feels…

…

weird, and his general disorientation since waking up isn’t helping. he’s only just shaken out of the daze when a young man raises his voice abruptly, jolting as he looks around to locate the source of the voice.

“s—” a confused blink. “sorry?” he stutters out, recoiling back with his hands up. “i didn’t— um. this is embarrassing, but i actually really don’t have any idea what you said… ha. haha.”

“…d-did you need something? everything alright?”

[capnskullkid]

This guy... is either bein' suuuuper nice or he REALLY didn't hear Ryuji hollering to the not-gods that sent them there. He's vaguely reminded of the counselor at school...

"Uh-uh, yeah, everything's super!" Ryuji stuffs his hands back into his pockets and slouches his shoulders back, an unsure blink reassessing the figure in front of him. "Actually... I almost feel like I should ask YOU... are you a'ight?"

He peers past him to try to see if there'd been anything of interest holding the man's attention, but Ryuji doesn't see anything more out of place than usual...

"What'cha thinkin' 'bout, man? Did ya get lost or somethin'?"

[baddestdangerboy]

capnskullkid​:

“You’re the one creepin’ around in all my shots, man! If I wanted to follow you, you woulda never seen me! Not once!” Ryuji’s strangling the air with one hand, clenching his phone tightly in the other.

“So, what the hell is it then?! Are ya… try'na…” Ryuji’s words trail off as he considers the other for a long moment. “Oh, I get it. You’re try'na recruit me for somethin’, aren’t'cha? … A'ight, fine, what is it? I’ll hear you out.”

He highly doubts it, judging by how loud he is, but whatever.

“Recruit you…” again, said slowly, his brows rising higher and higher into his hairline. “For what?? What could I possibly want some loudmouth for? I am working, but you ain’t my target.”

[capnskullkid]

"Man, I dunno! YOU'RE the one try'na recruit ME, so why'm I s'posed to know what the hell it's for?!"

It takes a beat for him to realize he's been called a loudmouth, so the belated stomp of annoyance comes after his griping. Ryuji huffs and keeps tapping his foot post-stomp. "You're probably lookin' for someone to do the dirty work, right?! I'm givin' ya a chance, so out with it! What'ya want done with this job of yours that you ain't wanna do yourself?!"

[indomitableblackdragon]

"Payin' it forward huh..."

She could've sworn someone back at the barracks said the same thing but she couldn't for the life of her remember just who it was.

"...That's pretty thoughtful actually." NJ felt she should've adopted the strategy herself with how many people seemed completely down in the dump. But that was a question for later rather than now.

"Wanna share it? I don't think I need the whole thing but hey if I don't the more the merrier for you won't ya agree~~?"

[capnskullkid]

Aw, man, why's she gotta be such a nice person for?! Ryuji crushes the can he's finished in one hand and attempts to chuck it into a nearby recycle bin. It hits the mouth of the bin and bounces out.

Clicking his tongue and uttering a more mild curse, he stalks over to the fallen can and trashes it appropriately before sauntering back with a resounding sigh.

If it's a sign of things to come, he should really just let her know the secrets of the can she's got now...

UGH, but it'd be such a waste!

"I mean, I just had one and all... but, fine." He grins at her, hopefully not giving much away. "You can have the first half, though!"

[moraypower]

Hidden away in that puddle of bright yellow ink was Frye herself, though given how her squid form merged almost perfectly with the thick liquid itself, it was impossible to see her at a first or even a second glance.

Although she was no stranger to shady alleyways like this one, given what her primary job was back at home, heading down this one had admittedly been... rather unplanned.

She would have loved to say that she was out here exploring to try and find some secret way to leave Spirale as a whole, but the hasty, messy trail of yellow ink leading over here honestly proved otherwise all by itself. After all, with the current restrictions on the usage of her squid form, there was little point in putting her ink down unless she was putting on a show, or she had no other options left.

The truth of the matter was that she had gotten a bit too careless while trying to take some small treasures that she had found here for herself. She hadn't thought it was all that big of a deal, simply nabbing a few pieces of wood and scrap metal that had been intended for use in one of the art classes at the museum... but clearly the security guards who had spotted her leaving the building had disagreed.

With the help of her Splatana Wiper, she had made a path for herself and managed a quick getaway, but she was still feeling rather bitter over the whole experience now. And some random guy leaning over her puddle trying to touch it was NOT helping!

Abruptly, the girl popped up in full humanoid form from the ink puddle, grabbing onto his wrist with her free hand to try and spook him, even while yellow ink continued to drip off of her still re-solidifying body for a few seconds. Her squid form had been about to run out of time anyways, so she may as well have some fun with this guy, if he was choosing to poke around back here anyways.

"BOO!"

[capnskullkid]

"HOLY SHIT!"

Ryuji's shriek carried the length of the alleyway as something reached out of the freakin' puddle of paint and snatched at his wrist, a disgraceful leap of alarm forcing him facedown into the pavement. His forehead bashed into the ground painfully and he could feel some of the puddle seeping into his already yellow locks-

Abashed and alarmed, he scrambled up, shook his hand free and ended up stumbling back a few paces before falling backwards onto his ass, his other hand pointing at her in accusation. "Who the fuck are you?! What the eff was that?!"

A slight pause as he reconsiders the size of the puddle and the size of the girl in front of him, ink slowly dripping down his forehead, which only accentuates the wide white in his eyes. "HOW THE HELL DID YA COME OUTTA THAT?!"

On his scraped hands and knees, he crawls back over to gawk at the puddle, and then gape up at her, gesturing wildly from the paint to the person, almost rendered speechless.

Almost.

"DO IT AGAIN. There's no way. Do it again?" It's almost as if the shock is wearing off and the awe forces his voice down into a weak croak.

[hopeled-archive]

if there's anything that Ritsuka allows herself to hold a certain amount of pride over, it's her cafe. what was first a quiet wish turned into reality and before she knew it, it had become something of a staple in her life. one of the few things that never loses that sense of normality. here, at the cafe, she wasn't humanity's last master or a third-rate mage. she was just the owner, working with her friends, as if nothing was wrong at all.

if she had never joined Chaldea.....Ritsuka believes her life would have been like this. what an odd thing that is.

finding people hesitating outside the cafe wasn't uncommon but neither was it abundant. judging from the stranger's body language and just how lost in thought they were, she guesses that the cafe reminded them of something important. and though she doesn't want to interrupt them, that side of her that always wants to help wins over without any fight at all.

she offers a smile, listening to what was obviously an excuse but Ritsuka doesn't point that out. instead, she plays along. " They do, actually! The owner makes it-- curry is a specialty of hers."

[capnskullkid]

He hadn't expected an affirmative. Ryuji jabs his thumb over his shoulder again, gawking at her with an open mouth. "No way... forreal?! The owner makes it! And it's her specialty?!"

Huh, maybe this can be something of a home away from home! A grin automatically stretches across his face as he loops his hands behind his head to blink up at the building again. "I didn't actually think that was a thing outside of Boss doin' it... If it's a specialty, it must be pretty damn good!"

He turns to her again, mulling something over- "You a regular here then or somethin'? What's the owner like? By any chance, does she got a cranky kinda look, but is actually kinda, like, y'know, hospitable and shit? Oh, and is she pretty popular with the guys, always on dates and stuff?" Because if she is... maybe she's just the Boss of this place! Hah, ol' Sojiro would get a kick outta that, findin' out his alternate self is just like him, Ryuji's sure of it!

[hopeled-archive]

she heard the yell before anything else and, taking that as a warning, stood a good distance away from where she landed. hers was....considerably more graceful and Ritsuka can't stop the laughter from escaping her, the sound echoing louder than she initially assumed it would. which may or may not scare Ryuji but a girl has to make her own entertainment every now and again, right?

" Maybe you're just a lousy slider, ever consider that?"

another softer laugh follows before she extends a hand out to help her companion up before taking out her own phone to make use of the flashlight. it was dark and cold but eerily quiet as well. not even the drip of water or rocks falling and hitting the floor could be heard. " That entrance was made by someone but this cave looks natural. I'm not seeing any tool marks or sign of human activity."

which meant well in their search for this rumored Grim Reaper

her steps are careful as she strides forward, flashlight slowly roaming back and forth before it falls to the ground. " I'm not seeing any footprints either. So either our friend flies....or someone is cleaning up their prints behind them."

[capnskullkid]

"Man, what're you defendin' a shitty slide maker for," Ryuji grunts as he clasps her hand to hoist himself up and scrubs a wrist across his face, mildly embarrassed.

He shines the light over the walls to see if there's anything lurking on or around them, but the eerie silence is indication enough that there's nothing waiting for them there. "That sounds like a pretty lousy job, too. Just tailin' a guy all day to make sure there's no footprints?" Ryuji shines the light on her, raising a brow quizzically before he picks up on the meaning. "Ohhh. What, you think someone's try'na throw us off the trail then?! Those punks! I'll kick their asses!"

He starts stomping forward towards the only way into the cavern, and then stops short, motions for Ritsuka to go first. He falls back a bit and starts kicking at the footprints they are leaving behind. "Well, two can play at that game!"

All of two minutes of this, and the sound of shifting rock echoes over the sound of his shoe scuffing at the rocky ground. Ryuji looks to Ritsuka with wide eyes. "What wuzzat?!"

[clubdionysius]

"mhm," She will leave out the fact that she only found out today. She knows Silver will have a lot to say when she walks through those doors. Part of her actually doesn't even want to go JUST for that reason. She'd see just how worried she had made him feel and she'd feel bad.

No. This is the right thing to do. She thinks to herself. At least seeing him will let her know that he's okay and vice versa. Maybe she'll feel even better.

"Ryuji." She repeats with a nod. "I'll call you Ryuji." Her voice is drowned out by the sound of the next train. "I live in the F........ibonnaccci ward." That's a hard one to say.

[capnskullkid]

"Hey, good job! I know jus' the one ya mean!" Ryuji ruffles her hair with a bright smile and blinks over at the approaching train.

The Fibonacci Ward... the one with the fancy name and wonkier layout. He's ended up there once or twice when he'd first refused to use the navigation, so he's sure he can get them there intentionally! Sure enough, this seems to be the train for it, so he ushers her along with a gentle pat and a jerk of his chin. "All aboard, l'il miss! So, how old are ya, anyway? You ain't had any trouble with anyone, right?"

[capnskullkid]

sorry for the sudden inactivity! got sick, almost recovered now, so I'ma hit those replies while I have the energy burst!

[hanabisays]

It's quiet, almost too quiet, but she laughs a breathy laugh. His reactions are amusing, but God, she's so tired. So worried, so annoyed AND this guy is just here. She doesn't know if she should be grateful that some stranger is helping her keep distracted in some weird way, or if she should just be completely annoyed and throw something at him to get him out of the room.

"and I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened." She points in his direction, "you look the type who'd get in trouble." Never mind Kugisaki. She's an angel. She never gets in trouble. Her hand flops back onto the bed and she sighs.

"....

Do you ALWAYS ask a million questions?" But the words don't hold any bite. Instead she raises that same hand to place it over the right side of her bandaged face. Mmm, she can feel the wetness already. The nurses will probably have to come in and change the bandages soon to replace it with new and clean ones. Hope he's not scared of blood.

"Were you under a rock or somethin'?" Or did he arrive somewhere in the middle of it all? Much like so many others? Man, she actually doesn't want to talk about this after all.

"Oi, Don't you know it's rude to ask questions like this to a girl?" She won't answer his last question, because she's not even sure if her eye is completely gone. She hasn't checked.

"God, you're just like Itadori." She whispers under her breath. "Hey, did you see anyone else here by chance? There's two. One's got black hair---looks like a sea urchin and the other's got pink hair? He looks dumb." What a wonderful description to her team.

[capnskullkid]

"Hey, what's that s'posed ta mean?!" Ryuji stomps a foot like he hasn't heard it a million times before and bares his teeth at her- and then gestures to his bandage-less face with a finger. "I may look the type, but you obviously are the type! ..." Although, he coulda done with some action. She probably woulda come out with less injuries if he'd have been there! Him or any of the Phantoms! Which is why... he ultimately adds, "Fresh invite."

She ain't being entirely forthcoming with information and the lack of answers has Ryuji grinding the heel of his foot impatiently and snapping back, "Say whaaat? It's not like I asked what your three sizes are or nothin'! Just wanna know what's up with the mummy look. There's gotta be some kinda trouble if ya don't wanna talk about it." His tapping ceases only when he realizes she's starting to mess with her bandages. "Hey, hey, hey, quit touchin' those, they're there for a reason!" And the reminder that, despite the sparks in her tone, she's someone that's been injured, Ryuji's scowling softens just a bit- -just for his lip to jut out, stumped. What kinda people are these, a sea urchin? A dumb guy with pink hair? "Huh, now that you mention it, I did see some dumb pink-haired guy skulking about. But it wasn't here. Green eyes, like an envy monster, right? As for a sea urchin..." He scratches his head with a sigh. "You musta hit your head real hard to be imaginin' up things like that... Oh, shit. Are those the guys that did this to you?! What kinda assholes-"

[baddestdangerboy]

capnskullkid​:

“YOU’RE gonna swallow a mosquito!” Ryuji claws at his hair in a heated moment of frustration- and then takes a breath and shows him the screen on his phone.

“Look at this! You’re in every single one, pal! What gives, huh?! You followin’ me or somethin’?!” He swipes without looking, probably going way too fast and eventually sweeping past some really goofy selfies.

When he pulls his phone back and looks, his eyes widen and he hastily clears his throat before shoving his phone forcefully in his pocket.

“Whattya want from me, huh? I already told the stupid tree I’m not gonna go back and tag it!” These tree-protecting types are way too annoying!

Badou squints and looks at the phone, at his likeness, his red hair, yep that’s him. 

“No…but are you following me or something? I’m beginning to think you are, and you’re just kicking up a big stink. Last time I checked no tree told me anything. Maybe you should sit down,” he says slowly.

[capnskullkid]

"You're the one creepin' around in all my shots, man! If I wanted to follow you, you woulda never seen me! Not once!" Ryuji's strangling the air with one hand, clenching his phone tightly in the other.

"So, what the hell is it then?! Are ya... try'na..." Ryuji's words trail off as he considers the other for a long moment. "Oh, I get it. You're try'na recruit me for somethin', aren't'cha? ... A'ight, fine, what is it? I'll hear you out."

[hanabisays]

"Than--" And immediately, she regrets having woken up. Her expression turns into a bemused, tired one. She is left staring at him, but she's quick with a comeback when she almost immediately asks, "What the fuck happened to your hair?" When he had asked about her face.

How annoying.

"You're so loud and annoying," she admits without hesitation. "Back off, will you?" Now with cellphone back in her posession, Kugisaki is scrolling down to look for that one name.

"...." She's quiet for a minute and she squints, "m'surprised those pixies didn't do much than make your hair look like your hairline was starting to recede." there it is. Vash.

She relaxes just a bit, for now deciding not to shoot a text. "It was none of those things. It was an alien." She breathes between clenched teeth. Man, her face hurts.

"Why th'hell are you even in here?"

[capnskullkid]

"What? What?! What happened to my hair?!" His hands are running all over and through it for a minute before Ryuji realizes it's a quip. Scowling, he pockets his hands and huffs, the grumble of, "-Well, your face is super messed up," tailing under his breath.

She calls him loud and annoying, which is annoying of her to do, but the tick in Ryuji's jaw is suppressed because - well, shit, he really wants to know what happened to her face!

"I didn't-" A palm is up and groping at his hairline, finding it JUST where it should be, "-actually deal with 'em, but receding hairlines sounds exactly like the kinda bullshit they're capable of, so don't even mess around like that!"

She's done with her phone, which he's only mildly regretting immediately giving back to her right away, and finally says the cause.

"Uhhhh, nevermind me, did you just fuckin' say you fought an alien?!" His stance widens in his disbelief, shoulders hunching over. "Last I heard, there's no invasion goin' on, so where the hell'd you even find one of those?! And-and, well, you're here now, so does that mean ya took it down, too?! What'd it look like? Did it shoot you with laser beams or some shit? FUCK, did it take your eye out?!"

[clubdionysius]

She knows how put in place it could be to see a crying child. People will turn their heads, look at this guy, and start judging based on what they see. She didn't want that. She's really trying and Big Bro Ryuji is doing his best. They may not be the same one, but this one is doing JUST what he always does. Being there for people and helping when they need it. Little Pandora sniffles and wipes the little tear that did unfortunately slip out and she eyes the bar.

"Thank you." She's never seen a protein bar before but it looks yummy!

Pandora looks up at him and she nods, "I...can be your friend....and I'm sure Silver will really like you too. I have a new roommate, Silver and I...So we can meet her together for the first time too."

[capnskullkid]

Phew! That's one crisis averted. Ryuji nods at her enthusiastically, resting both palms on his knees as he stoops over just a bit to get closer to eye level with her. "Yeah, 'course! That'll make ya nice and strong, too!"

Listening to her speak, he's sure - he's met a ton of bratty kids before, but this one's definitely one of the good apples! He's gonna do his best not to let any of his... bad? habits not slip out. Yup, the cursing's gonna have to be at an absolute minimum for this trip.

"Oh, that. Lotsa people been sayin' everyone suddenly got moved. Wonder what the he...ck that's about." Close one. "So, it happened to you, too, huh? A'ight, let's go meet your friend and this new roommate of yours. Thanks for bein' my new pal! You can call me Ryuji!" He drops a pat to her head and straightens out, lifting an eyebrow at the sound of the next train coming in.

"Where's your new place at? Should we take the train? If you tell me what it's called, I'll look it up for us!"

[capnskullkid]

Yeah, she's all talk. There's no way she's actually gonna- Ryuji's halfway through rolling his eyes when she whooshes past him and freakin' actually LEAPS into the proverbial hellhole. Scrambling up to the edge, eyes wide, he watches as the top of her head disappears from view, a weak holler of, "Gettin' the jump in doesn't make ya any cooler!" But it does. Damn it, it does. As if he's gonna let her show him up completely, though! Scrubbing his sleeves back as he swaggers some paces back to mimic Ritsuka's running start, he slaps at his face twice, huffs, and then bolts out towards the hole himself, diving in feet-first! "A-aaaaaugh!" It's like... a dirtclod-finished slide and the way down is rough, pelting him at all sides with the flaying his sliding is causing. Eventually, he does HIT the bottom; his ass stings as he bounces and then rolls forward to hit the floor with his chest. "Oof... shit. Whoever built that entrance is a LOUSY fuckin' slide-maker."

Propping himself to his feet, he dusts off at himself haphazardly, wincing as he looks around- it's way too dark, though, and he fumbles for his phone with scraped palms to get the flashlight app going.

"Where the hell did ya go? Hello?!"

[indomitableblackdragon]

The only thing that could counter a pretty good day that NJ found herself was a cool refreshing drink. Anything too fancy might've been pushing it just a little too far but a small pick-me-up sounded like a great way to beat the heat.

Of course when NJ got to the machine she was pleasantly surprised to see one already sitting in the chute. Although she wanted to scoop it right up it felt...strange just to be sitting there. Which lead to the BB looking over to a young looking kid drinking one already.

"Hey there kid did you forget one of these?" She was gonna take it all for herself or hand it off to someone else if it tasted weird but she did have to make sure beforehand.

"Or at least see where they went. You know all that stuff."

[capnskullkid]

Aw, c'mon, ain't she gonna take it? Ryuji takes a slow sip of his drink, leering over at the machine and the person that's staring down the drink waiting patiently for someone to come along... and then he almost spits it all out when she calls out to him.

Once his coughing eases up, he stands up straight and clears his throat. "Oh, uhhhhh..." One hand lifts up, palm out. "Yeah, some guy went and bought it, but he said he's doin' a good deed or some shit and was gonna leave it for the next person who wanted a drink. Payin' it forward, he said. Or somethin'."

Yeah, that sounds good 'nough! He leans back against the railing, jerking his chin at her with a grin. "Lucky, aren't'cha?"

[gatlingfever]

"Y-Yes. I thought it was 307." Marian can't read so it's an understanding situation. It was a good thing, they have met than being chasing for one place or another. Unknown places do makes her lost in many paces.

She'll need to learn more things on her own someday.

"I don't really have any clothes than a weird weapon on my bag." That is how she arrived in this place. No cloth spares, just a measly BB gun. She didn't open his as she tries to swap them back as it was rude to open other people's properties with no permission.

[capnskullkid]

"Oh, uh..." Ryuji blinks at her, blinks at the plaque on the condo behind them and it, in fact, reads "201". He narrows his eyes at her uncertainly, trying to figure out how serious she's being, when she offers up the bag he presumes is actually his.

Peeking inside, he sees the many cups of ramen and heaves a sigh of relief. Close one! Which means... He hands over her bag easily enough, his curiosity piquing at the mention of a weird weapon.

"Thanks! Saved my breakfast, lunch, and dinner! But, uh... ya said 307, right? We still got a little ways to go." He scratches at his cheek, waiting for her to say she's joking. "Let's walk there together, I'm on the way past. Wanna show me this weird weapon?!"