shuttermouse | IC contact; empatheias

[Well, the mental ping he's going to throw her way doesn't come in terribly late, but it's still well after sundown when it does; Tsukiyama sounds about as casual as ever, the usual vague positivity streaming easily through the crystal.]

I don't suppose you're busy tonight.

[ Chie's not really doing anything at the moment, and her response comes quickly. ]

Hey, Tsukiyama-kun. What's up?

[ ... ]

Oh, and by the way, you'll probably want to avoid my place for a few days. I've been experimenting with developing photographs the old-fashioned way.

[ EVERYTHING SMELLS, YOU'D HATE IT. ]

I see... Consider the warning both noted and appreciated.

[HORI...]

Well, should you want to get away from the chemicals, I'm going out tonight; there's some property that I've been interested in seeing.

[...At night, by way of breaking and entering, but shhhh.]

[ you speak her language, tsukiyama. she is always here for breaking and entering. ]

Tell me where the property is and I'll be there.

[You are so goddamn fun - that said, have a mental map to the place. It's one of the larger buildings that used to house apartments, one of the things on the outskirts of town that's fallen into disrepair since Aiada's...everything. Starting to be reclaimed by nature and all.]

Hopefully we'll find something interesting; if not, the roof looks like it'll be a good vantage point.

Okay, I'll be there soon. Maybe we'll find a gang of cats like we did that one time?

[ That said, Chie grabs a quick snack to fuel up before heading over to the property. If she gets there before Tsukiyama, he'll find her picking the lock on the building's front entrance. ]

[...When does she ever not get there well before he does...

Once Tsukiyama has fulfilled his god-given social obligation to be fashionably late, however, he seems about as pleased as he usually does to be here - that is to say that he's seeming pretty excited, the energy level in the area ramping up quite a bit as to announce his presence well before he actually says anything.]

Already at work, I see - I'm glad.

[hori hori hori we're going to break into a building it's been a while]

Ah, au fait - thanks for coming out on such short notice, I've been restless.

[ ...god you're such a golden retriever, Tsukiyama.

She doesn't acknowledge him immediately, being focused on her current task; she's using a pair of bobby pins, one bent into the shape of a tension wrench which she uses to apply pressure while she scrubs the other one back and forth inside the keyhole.

It takes her a little longer than anticipated, but sure enough, the door is now successfully open. C'mon, we're going inside. ]

Any particular reason, or is it just general restlessness?

Generally so, I'd imagine, now that all the excitement from Theasthai has calmed down.

[He really, really liked Theasthai.]

Nothing bad, at any rate; I'd know if it were something influenced by the world itself at this point, anyway, I've been through it enough times by now.

Theasthai was fun. I liked the food there, and those hanging gardens were absolutely beautiful. Did you visit them?

I did, eventually. I imagine you got some nice pictures of the place...?

[He'd be more surprised if she didn't, honestly.]

Oh, definitely. I stole a bunch of the flowers, too. [ They were so pretty she couldn't resist taking more than the one she needed for the scavenger hunt. ]

I ran into Uryuu-san there. We had an amusing conversation about sparkling vampires.

[...did...did you guys discuss twilight...]

Ahhh, I'm not surprised! His conversational topics tend to be a little...interesting.

[...]

Are you fond of Uryuu-san, then?

[ ...maybe... ]

Oh, yeah. He thinks you're cute so his taste is questionable, but he's fun to hang out with. I like him a lot.

[yaaaaaaaaaaaay not-sister approves of his boyfriend c: ]

C'est bien - I'm glad to hear that he has your approval, then! We met shortly after I arrived here; we've been...close ever since.

[...why is this actually a little awkward good lord]

We've been dating for a while now, actually - six months or so, I believe it is.

...

[ She cocks her head and gives him a long, dubious look. ]

...Seriously? You went and got yourself a boyfriend?

[ahahaha um]

I suppose! Although the way it happened was more along the lines of he went and got himself a boyfriend, and that boyfriend happened to be me. While two other people were trying to get themselves the same boyfriend. It was almost like high school all over again!

[THE FLOWER FESTIVAL WAS A VERY BIZARRE AND INTERESTING TIME. THREE GUYS CONFESSED? IT WAS A SHITSHOW.]

[ how can so many people have terrible taste? we just don't know. ]

I suppose I should say congratulations, then. It's just a little weird, since future you is lusting after Kaneki-kun.

[Mystery for the ages, clearly- wait what.]

"Lusting after"...? Really?

[Whyyyyy.]

He was here before, actually, he left a few months after I arrived; I can certainly say that I wasn't lusting after him, that seems a bit strong...

You somehow convinced him to wear a skintight backless battlesuit you designed. I don't think you did that for any reason other than "this would look really hot on him".

...If you've seen his outfits otherwise, can you really blame me for wanting to put him in something at least slightly more attractive?

[...Tsukiyama, no.]

You don't have to put people in bondage gear to make them more attractive, Tsukiyama-kun.

Most people, no.

[ANYWAY...]

Well, at least you don't have to worry so much about that sort of thing for the time being - I'm not planning on putting Uryuu-san in anything of the sort.

Oh, good. He's cute, but he'd probably give people nightmares if he walked around in anything like that.

[ She pauses. ]

...So does he know you eat people?

[Ah...]

...He does, yes. There are two people here that know about that, and he's one of them.

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