Yo, Sho here

Eh? Class? ... Nah I'm not supposed to be there. Feel free to ask me about anything else, though

[shohaizono]

oh btw happy birthday sho :)

(@investigator-luna ,I got back into this just in time for show birthday)

what'd you get me for a present, senpai?

[shohaizono]

Happy birthday sho! Wanna make a cake together? I'll do the majority since your the birthday boy tho no ifs ands or buts about it

You can make the cake if I can make the rest of the meal

[shohaizono]

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYY KING

🔥🔥🔥

Takin Bonnie out for a spin to celebrate

[zoesupreme]

no for real like sit over there and drink your little beverage and stay tf out of the way let me cook

[ofalltheginjoints]

i love you ciabatta i love you brioche i love you focaccia i love you challah i love you sourdough i love you rye i love you multigrain i love you bagel i love you pita i love you pretzel bun i love you baguette i love you english muffin i love you naan

[catboy-beckett]

[vioventures]

i feel like sho has "that's rough, Buddy" energy. i am taking peer reviews

[shohaizono]

Ahh, that must be it.

The brat was right, it's hard to miss with that huge queue stretching across the front of the truck. Whatever, he won't be waiting in line anway.

There's not much actual pushing through involved as most students sensible enough to want to remained unharmed jump out of the way like a startled flock of birds, letting him pass through to the very front.

"Oi, you're that guy the brat's been telling me about," he states matter of factly, not even waiting until Sho's back is no longer turned to him. "You're a cook, huh?" Taiga eyes the menu for a moment before his attention is pulled back towards the truck's interior.

"Teach me."

@blundering-thoughtless-hooligan

Sho turns around with a scowl, already having heard the commotion behind him. He stares at Taiga and the lack of line behind him unamused.

"I'd sure hope I'm a cook or the truck doesn't make sense. Can't really run a business if you scare all my customers away, though." He leans against the counter, trying to get a read on the other. "What's with the interest in cooking and why's it gotta be me to teach you?"

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Meanwhile Taiga remains blissfully unaware of how close he's just gotten to getting kicked out of the kitchen. Well, there's always another chance, and Taiga just so happens to have a very keen eye for faux pas. Blundering thoughtless hooligan and all that.

Turning off the running water he shakes off his hands before unceremoniously wiping them dry on his shirt. It's still white, so how dirty could it possibly be? "Dunno, can't open all the shit he sends me." He's never fucking heard of TikTok and he's not gonna subject himself to that. The only social media he possesses is an Instagram Lulu has forced him to create once just to subsequently block him for leaving quote unquote 'inappropriate comments' under his posts. Well, maybe Taiga wouldn't have to be so inappropriate if Lulu wasn't so fucking pretty.

Despite barely ever having tried his own hands at cooking he's spent a good chunk of time meddling in the kitchen back in Romeo's home, even if it earned him a wooden spoon to the back of the hand or his head more often than not. Point is, he's a visual learner.

His eyes briefly wander back to the knife block in unnerving fascination. "Can do the cutting if you want."

[shohaizono]

"Got enough for us both to make it at the same time. I'm sure you're more than capable with a knife, but that doesn't translate to using one for cooking."

Sho divides the vegetables up between the two of them. He doubts, too, that Taiga on his own would keep blood out of the food. Wasting it.

"Cut them up small, but not so much that they're gonna get destroyed when you're making it," he demonstrates, going just slower than his usual speed. Taiga doesn't need a demonstration of how to use a knife in general, just how to get the sizing right. Sho's sure the other will pick it up quickly from that. Despite the way Taiga acts, Sho knows he's smart.

And with the fascination on the knives, he'll be more than willing to learn a new way to use them.

[askalanmido]

Accidentally deleted the app. Figured out how to put it back just now. Sorry.

[shohaizono]

surprising you figured it out all on your own

[intactics-deactivated20250505]

and you better believe I'm stirring occasionally

[asktowa]

hii since it’s my birthday i decided to treat myself by stealing something from every house! have fun figuring it out!! ^w^

[shohaizono]

.. as long as it's not bonnie

[isamiyuri10]

[shohaizono]

Rumor has it, Sho Haizono is a certified Good Boy(tm)!

Flattery won't get you anywhere, you know

.. but maybe tell that to cap so he'll approve an R&R every now and again.

[ayamekishiwagi]

.....I tried.

.........he asked if I was saying that bc I wanted to ride Bonnie.

Just bc it's true doesn't mean what I was saying about you wasn't! Several things can be true simultaneously!

[shohaizono]

.. You actually said that to him?

And if you want a ride, it's not as great, but I can take you around campus.

[ayamekishiwagi]

I-

....I was trying to convince him you can be trusted with an R&R permit, because you're trustworthy and reliable and...and....

And because you're a good boy

He asked if you'd put me up to it. You wouldn't, though!

You're not like Leo....

[shohaizono]

Who knows, I just might. You do owe me after cheating on me and my food truck sometimes.

How ya gonna pay me back for that?

[shohaizono]

A note is delivered to you by the cats. Inside of the envelope, sealed with red wax and the Sinostra insignia, you find the following:

“Dear Mx. Sho Haizono:

I am reaching out today to inform you that you may be eligible to be part of a class action lawsuit against the Academy. You may look the case filing up by the following:

CASE ID: 0020250217-002

Darkwick Year One Class of 2024/2025 vs. Darkwick Academy, Chancellor Cornelius [REDACTED]; Darkwick General Hospital, Dr. Nicholas [REDACTED] and Anomalous Studies Institute and O5 Council members [REDACTED]

Filed in: Tokyo Anomalous District: Tokyo Bay.

As a first year student, you may have been coerced into submitting to a battery of unethical and experimental anomalous vaccines without your informed consent. To be a party in the Class, please fill out and return the following information in the addressed envelope included with this letter.

Regards,”

Also included in the letter is a form to fill out, as well as an envelope addressed to “Ritsu Shinjo, Paralegal, Sinostra Dormitory, 4th fl., Darkwick Academy, Tokyo, Japan. AATN: Class Action”

“Name:

Year:

House:

Were you subjected to vaccinations for the following:

* Zom-B

* Yojimia

* Laughteritis

* Violet Foot

* Dream warts

* Angry hepatitis

* Undead Tetanus

* Lexol’s Syndrome

* Moon Pox

* Nervousness

Did you receive a letter of informed consent prior to your injections? Y/N.”

Sho raises an eyebrow at the letter. Who even communicates that way anymore...

When he opens it, he scoffs. Of course it's the first year from Sinostra. Well... no harm in responding, right? .. Though he does cringe at needing to write his full name.

"Name: Shohei Haizono

Year: 1

House: Vagastrom

Subjected to all of the listed vaccinations.

No, did not receive a letter of informed consent."

Sho seals his response back in the provided envelope and hands it back to the cat to deliver.

[shohaizono]

Ahh, that must be it.

The brat was right, it's hard to miss with that huge queue stretching across the front of the truck. Whatever, he won't be waiting in line anway.

There's not much actual pushing through involved as most students sensible enough to want to remained unharmed jump out of the way like a startled flock of birds, letting him pass through to the very front.

"Oi, you're that guy the brat's been telling me about," he states matter of factly, not even waiting until Sho's back is no longer turned to him. "You're a cook, huh?" Taiga eyes the menu for a moment before his attention is pulled back towards the truck's interior.

"Teach me."

@blundering-thoughtless-hooligan

Sho turns around with a scowl, already having heard the commotion behind him. He stares at Taiga and the lack of line behind him unamused.

"I'd sure hope I'm a cook or the truck doesn't make sense. Can't really run a business if you scare all my customers away, though." He leans against the counter, trying to get a read on the other. "What's with the interest in cooking and why's it gotta be me to teach you?"

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Taiga holds his gaze for a long moment, unblinking golden eyes fixed at Sho like they're staring right through him. "He said you're good at making authentic stuff from all sorts of different places," he drawls and loosely crosses his arms over his chest as he tips head to the side, bored expression giving way to genuine interest. "You ever tried your hand at italian?"

[shohaizono]

"Don't call the truck Highway to Home for no reason," Sho sighs, turning away to clean up the extra food. No way his customers are gonna come back now. Lucky he was near close, anyway. It won't be too difficult to figure out something to do with the extras without wasting them.

"I've done Italian before, what do you wanna learn to make? More important, what do I get in return?"

He'll play along for now. Whether Taiga can actually handle Sho in the kitchen is up for debate, though.

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Money is hardly an issue, this being something he's more than willing to shell out a large sum for, even if Lulu would have his head over that. It's his own money though so he better keep his pretty little mouth shut about it and let himself be spoiled.

"Tagliatelle from scratch and ragù alla bolognese. The real thing, not that bastardization you get everywhere. You know, like a proper ragù." The tiny lapses into accentless italian probably sound off amidst the rest of his japanese but by now he's used to any possibly confused stares he may get.

"Well, what do you want? Money? I also offer deep leaning services in case you have a body you wanna get rid off." Though he preferres to do only his own cleanup, less of an obvious mess to begin with and all that, but he can make an exception.

But then again...

Maybe there is something else he can offer up as payment.

"You're always making bets with the brat, right?" he asks and there's a mischievous glint in his eyes as he leans in closer with his forearm resting against the front of the truck.

"Wanna get an edge over him?"

[shohaizono]

Sho raises an eyebrow, not at the proper Italian, but at the intensity the other is approaching this with. His evening's free now, and Sho rarely lets an opportunity to get an advantage in a bet go by him.

"Gimme a bit to make sure I've got all the right ingredients," he responds eventually. The dorm kitchen is bigger and usually a bit better for that kind of thing, but the chance of the gen students making a huge deal of things is too high. "It'll be better if we use my kitchen. I assume you've had it before? Makes it easier to make sure it's the authentic shit."

Sho shuts off the lights on the truck, shutting it down for the day before stepping out. "Just so you know, I don't tolerate bullshit in the kitchen."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

It's not like he's counted on having to use more unsavory methods, he's only asking for a relatively small favor for his standards after all, yet he's still surprised by how smoothly this has gone and the other's easy compliance manages to pull his lips into a toothy grin, making the corners of his eyes crinkle with it. "Had it straight from the source. I'll do the taste testing then." It's been over two years now but he's sure he can still recognize the flavor by heart.

"Gyahahaha! Don't worry, I know better than to fuck with someone in their domain." Romeo's nonna and every other female relative of his in charge of the cooking had drilled that into him in record time. Who would have thought a wooden spoon could be the most effective weapon against a yakuza trying to sneak a bite?

Taiga uses the chance to take a closer look at the Vagastrom ghoul now that they are on eye level. Well, not quite eye level, Sho has a few inches over him. Broader shoulders too, he can tell even with the relaxed fit of his uniform. Whether or not the brat has said anything about it before he can't quite recall, probably has but he hasn't been listening, so he decides to just ask. "You fighting in the Pit? You look strong," he points out and sounds genuinely amazed, excited at the prospect of a new ghoul taking the former vice-captain's place alongside Alan as perhaps the only ghouls willing and able to take him on.

[shohaizono]

Sho pulls out his phone, checking for ingredients while Taiga talks. He should have most things in his room already, just needs to stop by the campus store for one thing. Hopefully they'll have pancetta. He glances up again when Taiga mentions the Pit.

"Yeah, I fight. It's boring 'cause it's all normies, but there's not much else to do in this fucking shitty place. An' Mido makes me train a ridiculous amount with him."

Sho starts walking in the direction of the campus store, assuming Taiga'll follow. Hopefully it's just the cats working at the store, easier to get in and out that way.

"Sure you've got the patience for this? Simmer time at minimum is two hours."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Despite lacking the innocence behind it Taiga's face lights up not unlike that of a child excited about a new toy. A terrifying prospect to anyone else, but Sho doesn't look like someone who'd run for cover that easily. "Looking for excitement, eh? I could offer you some. Al's not big on fighting me, says I have no respect for a good fight or whatever," he huffs, stuffing his hands into his pockets as he walks alongside the other ghoul.

"Hm?" Two hours? Could they squeeze a fight in there somewhere?

"I'll live. As you long as you keep me entertained, that is." Boredom makes his trigger finger itch. To him it's almost like a physical thing, a deeply uncomfortable, borderline painful gnawing underneath his skin that won't cease until he does something about it. And if that something turns out to be damage to life and property then that's just a normal weekday for him.

Yet he always keeps a non-violent option up his sleeve, or well, in his pocket.

Taiga pulls out a deck of cards, lazily waving it around where Sho can see it. "Hope you know a game or two. If not I'll teach you," he hums and slips the deck back into his pocket.

[shohaizono]

Sho glances at Taiga, eyebrow raised. Brought a weapon into the Pit, huh? That's one of the big rules likely to get someone thrown out of the rankings.

"Might take you up on that offer for excitement. Not a fan of boredom myself, but I keep it far more within reason than I hear you do. Give Leo fireworks in the summer, guarantee you won't be bored, just keep 'em the hell away from me."

They make it to the campus store and Sho grabs a few vegetables before searching around for the pancetta. The selection of quality ingredients here is painfully limited, but no matter who he bothers, it never seems to change.

"I know a few games. If you make it on your own, I'd recommend extending the simmer time if you can. It's usually closer to three or four hours. Two's minimum."

He walks up to the checkout, letting the cat scan what he'd bought through before paying and grabbing the bags.

As they make their way to the Vagastrom dorms, he realizes there's one question he forgot to ask. "Why d'ya wanna make this anyway?"

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Honestly, that one was on Alan. Should have searched him properly and taken everything from him before letting him enter the Pit. One would think Alan of all people would know what a proper fight looked like. "Pinky promise I'll go in unarmed even," he offers with a grin as he teasingly extends his pinky finger for a second at him, "Special offer just for you."

Now it's Taiga's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Leo?" The name sort of rings a bell but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Then suddenly it clicked. "Oooh, that's the brat, right? Gyahahaha, keep for getting his name." With how content he seemed with the nickname Taiga had given him he really doesn't see much need to memorize his name.

"Mh, Lulu's nonna used to cook that stuff for six hours." And chase all of them out of the kitchen while it simmered. And if she herself wasn't in the kitchen to guard the stove her rat dog would take on the responsibility. Good thing it liked Taiga.

Taiga tugs the bags out of Sho's hands to take over carrying them, some sort of reflex almost Romeo instilled in him.

"Sinostra's on probation. And we can't celebrated Christmas like we did back in Italy anyway but now we can't even go out to eat somewhere. Winter's a shit time anyway but Lulu also gets homesick so I thought might as well give it a shot."

[shohaizono]

He's not sure what compels him to loop his pinky around Taiga's, but he does nonetheless. An all out fight would be interesting, despite the fact that Mido would probably break them up.

Sho raises an eyebrow when the bags are pulled out of his hands. He's used to being the one to carry them all the time. Not that he's complaining, though.

"Even if you could go out, curfew's ridiculous early. Fucking bullshit rules take all the fun out of anything."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

"Tell me about it," he groans in sympathy, "Probation doesn't even make that much of a difference apart from, you know, no off-campus missions. I swear it's easier to sneak out than just get a fucking R&R approved." Which he obviously doesn't know from experience, who do you take him form, some sort of delinquent? It's not like he's ever stolen other students' phones and used their permits to fuck off of campus.

"Lulu managed to get us on an off-campus mission though. Even had an overnight stay." And he would feel infinitely prouder of that accomplishment if it didn't come with the bitter aftertaste of Hyde's cologne. If that fucker doesn't take his grimy paws off of Lulu soon he'll have to get creative. Unfortunately his creativity often involves a certain chair in his room.

"Heard you guys went to prison with kitty-cat," he says, voice full of mirth. That sounded like a fun trip.

[shohaizono]

Sho raises an eyebrow. "Off campus mission while on probation? How'd he manage that?"

He doesn't comment on sneaking out. He wouldn't do it himself, but he's not a snitch. And he doesn't even need to be. He's sure the Institute already knows about it. There are way too many random fucking agents dispersed everywhere to do anything in secret. Especially as a Ghoul.

Sho's expression turns irritated for a second before going back to his normal lazy one. "Fun's one word for it," he scoffs, "Fucking mess is another way to say it."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

And just like that any semblance of joy slips right off his face as a mixture of disdain and disgust takes over instead. "Perks of being a cock-sucking teacher's pet, I guess," he grumbles under his breath, blowing a strand of hair that isn't even bothering him out if his face just for show. Taiga doesn't even give a shit who Lulu fucks around with, more power to him as long as he's having fun. It's just that one particular dick he doesn't want him riding. But whatever, it's not like he gets to have a say in the matter anyway. Doesn't mean he wouldn't shove his gun down the guy's throat given the chance.

Taiga gives a clipped laugh at the brief flicker of irritation flashing across Sho's face. "Little brat went on a bit of a power trip, eh?"

[shohaizono]

Ahh, that makes sense. Sho can guess who that's about. It's entirely unsurprising that his fucking brother would be involved, and he can't blame Taiga for the reaction. He feels much the same about Hyde. He'd give any kind of warning about getting involved with that guy, but the Sinostra ghouls aren't his problem.

"Asshole enjoyed seein' us in handcuffs, that's for sure." Sho scoffs. And Leo had refused to at any point admit the mission was getting out of hand beyond what the four of them could deal with on their own. "I didn't even do much the whole time besides just standard labor. An' there was no respect for basic fucking hygiene. Only fifteen minutes for a shower and just a bar of soap? What a fucking joke."

Sho leads Taiga through the garage, past all the gawking gen students, and to his room. He'd worry about future visits from the Sinostra captain, if not for everything he'd heard about his shit memory. "Should be room in the fridge for everything we got."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

"Yeah, sounds like the little sadist," he snickers, "can imagine the look on his face if it's anything like when he had me strapped into my chair." That look of child-like glee morphing into the kind of cruel grin he's only ever seen in Tokyo's underworld. Maybe that's why they got along so well.

Taiga can't really empathize with Sho's shower dilemma. Sounds perfectly fine to him. But that's coming from someone who has to be dragged into the bathroom and dumped into the tub or shower like a dog that rolled around in a puddle of mud. So bad point of reference.

The Vagastrom students get spared no more than a sidelong glance that has most of them averting their gazes at a speed that should have snapped their necks with how fast they turned their heads away. The Sinostra captain coming to Vagastrom usually means nothing but trouble but then again no one's ever seen him there outside of the Pit so people are unsure what to make of that change of scenery.

Taiga toes open the fridge and starts packing away all the stuff he knows they don't immediately need, dropping the rest of the groceries on the counter before taking a moment to take in the rooms interior, followed by an appreciative whistle. "Nice room you got there. Reminds me of my place before Lulu came along and remodeled."

[shohaizono]

"... yeah he's had me in that kinda position before. Can't say it's not a fun time, though." Just not in the fucking prison, and not when they're on a mission. Not to mention getting shoved off to the sidelines for so long gets annoying.

Sho shrugs at the compliment. "Room's nothin' special. Only really upgraded the kitchen area."

He throws his blazer onto his couch, tie following it, before tying an apron around his waist and rolling his sleeves up to wash his hands. He searches through his cupboards for a spare apron and tosses it to Taiga. Next is grabbing a few knives, cutting boards, and a pan.

"Should be around here..." Sho mutters to himself, opening the cupboards above the fridge, looking through the cookbooks up there. He makes a pleased noise, finding what he's looking for and pulling it out, flipping through the pages before stopping at one, Authentic Bolognese. "Recipes from online are fine and all, but I prefer actual cookbooks. Wash up and we can start."

[blundering-thoughtless-hooligan]

Taiga catches the apron thrown at him with surprisingly little fumbling considering he's just staring off at somewhere in the room instead of paying attention to Sho. Tying the thing around his waist he quickly busies himself inspecting the selection of kitchen knives while Sho leafs through the book, picking one of them up and tossing it into the air before catching it again by the handle. Nice weight, proper japanese folded steel, probably not crazy expensive but obviously still high quality. The handle looks well-loved but the blade seems as sharp as ever. He can appreciate the dedication, he too keeps his blades nice and sharpened, for entirely different reasons.

Taiga gives Sho a sidelong glance as he puts the knife back down, then chancing a look down at his hands, seemingly inspecting them for something. The dried blood under one of his fingernails receives a thorough cleaning with his tongue when his eyes flick back to Sho for a brief second and he thinks better of it and pulls his finger out of his mouth again. With a sigh he begins the arduous task of pulling all of his rings off his fingers as well as his bracelet and slipping them all into his pockets before actually doing as he's told and washing his hands for perhaps the first time in...a while.

"People do the dumbest shit online. Who the hell breads pasta and then fries it? Thought Lulu was gonna have an aneurysm when the brat showed him." Not to say that he didn't still laugh at seeing him flip his shit over it in true angry italian fashion. He just thinks it's a waste of pasta.

[shohaizono]

Sho just waits, deadpan expression, as Taiga decides to make the right choice. He watches, arms crossed, to make sure Taiga washes his hands properly.

Ah. That video.

"That one's not even half as bad as some of the shit Leo sends me," Sho responds with a grimace. It's a hobby of Leo's to send the clear rage bait food videos to Sho, and despite knowing it's bait, Sho always gets drawn in. Few things get him as worked up as blatant food waste, and those...

Sho clicks his tongue, turning to the food in front of them. "Ya know how to do anything at all, or do I have to teach you the basics, too?"

[shohaizono]

27 - Do you like your house colors?

23 - How much would someone have to pay you to convince you to eat at the Mystery Diner?

22 - Are you afraid of anyone purely because of their stigma?

I don't really mind the house colors too much. At least our dorm uniform isn't a work jumpsuit.

... And you couldn't pay me to eat there with the way they're cooking right now. The anomalies are trying to learn how to cook, but their stuff is seriously bad.

Nah. Cap's is impressive, but he doesn't actually wanna hurt anyone with it, and that's the only one I'd really be remotely afraid of.

[shohaizono]

Rumor has it, Sho Haizono is a certified Good Boy(tm)!

Flattery won't get you anywhere, you know

.. but maybe tell that to cap so he'll approve an R&R every now and again.

[ayamekishiwagi]

.....I tried.

.........he asked if I was saying that bc I wanted to ride Bonnie.

Just bc it's true doesn't mean what I was saying about you wasn't! Several things can be true simultaneously!

[shohaizono]

.. You actually said that to him?

And if you want a ride, it's not as great, but I can take you around campus.