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[twostringsonebow]

WHO: Goro Akechi & You
WHERE: All over the city!
WHEN: All month
WHAT: Prompts!
WARNINGS: N/A right now.

a. enprise - swim with the sharks

[Admittedly... he didn't realize that swimming would go this way, but he's dealt with sharks before.

They were metallic and were befriended through combat by one of the subgroups in his group, but still! He has dealt with them before! And what is life without some risk, um, probably? Probably. Hopefully he won't be nibbled.

And hopefully you won't be either, partner.]

They're generally not as aggressive as the media makes them out to be... so long as blood isn't spilled, it's fine, I think. You'll want to keep below them if you can, though, sharks hunt by using the shadows above them. Oh, and if you get attacked, hit their gills.

[It's a little known fact, but Goro rambles mostly when he's nervous. He's very nervous despite looking utterly calm-- no, accepting of this new situation. Anything for his mother.]

b. tisse - steal someone's coffee

[... Anything for his mother, apparently, because he's trying his best to hawk coffee from others. There's a lack of actual normal people in the area, so it's harder, and that technically means any coffee he steals will be a fellow Retrospec user... um, baristas, please do not judge him.

Now, his best at the moment is just ordering coffee for himself every now and then and otherwise loitering in the various coffeeshops around Recolle, watching the counter to try and steal his next cup.

Catch him in the act or ask him to leave, please. Or help him out. We're all thieves here.]

c. anywhere at all - wildcard

[hit him up for whatever!!! goro's prompt list is here and pretty much anything can be expanded on; he's participating in the fashion show on the 23rd and may hold a small pet show himself but that's to be decided. wanna talk about anything? contact me at sundrymunity]

Comments

a

[reaquila]

So the plan is to swim under them and hit the gills when we're under attack? Okay.

[He nods in acknowledgment! They can do this without becoming shark food.]

We'll be fine. I can summon a few demons to protect us if it ever gets that bad.

[If that makes you feel any better, Goro.]

[twostringsonebow]

[.......... Holy shit, someone new that can summon things..! Nice.]

That sounds wonderful, thank you. I'm afraid I don't know how my own companion might work underwater.

[Facets of his personality or not, do Persona have some sort of physics when it comes to things like that..? Or maybe it's purely connected to him. Hm.]

I think a few minutes should work for the purpose of the task, but maybe we should have a goal? I wonder if there's anything interesting down there, hidden by the sharks.

b

[floret]

[ Jamie's very tired; it's not a great month to be a barista. He knows it's all for a good cause, so he's trying not to be a narc or a killjoy, but, like... there are so many ways this could go wrong?? And it's complicated. When he worked at that one major chain, he didn't care all that much what happened to the bottom line, but now that he's at the Tea Kittle, he's keenly aware of how the cafe is tied to Leon's livelihood (and his own). So he can't just go around replacing drinks for free willy-nilly, can he...? Especially when the customer flow is so far below average, for obvious reasons. (Well, he still hears phantom customers coming in sometimes, expressing their confusion that the place is totally abandoned, and leaving again. They were never able to directly interact with what they must have thought was an unguarded tip jar, as far as he could tell, but he still felt kind of like he should move it behind the counter...)

Anyway.

He's trying to have some perspective about it all, and for the most part he's politely ignoring the antics of the java bandits (as long as they don't seem to be really taking advantage). But Jamie recognizes Goro from that month down in hell, so after they've both been waiting a few minutes for another customer to arrive and order something... ]

You know, I think you could probably just pay for someone else's coffee.
And have it work.

[reaquila]

[Nanashi summons Jeanne D'arc next to them. There's a night in shining armor on standby.]

Jeanne doesn't mind going for a swim. It'll be okay. She's really strong so you can trust her.

[He looks at Goro curiously. ]

We can try looking in the depths for anything of interest, sure.

tisse

[wordcarvings]

[ Koutarou really is just trying to mind his own business. He's got a deadline coming up and he still has to meet his deadlines, missing people or not. He's been working all night and until just recently and he's taken a break to find some coffee and something to eat and he's tired, so he's asleep at the counter.

He might have a tendency to walk into things when he's caught up by sketching but he's still alert enough to people's presences when he's not drawing, even if he's asleep. ]

That's not yours, 's it?

[ It's Koutarou's. He's just not reacted to it being placed by him right away because he's tired.

He blinks tiredly at Goro and rubs his cheek with a paint-stained yukata sleeve. He can feel the wrinkles caused by the fabric from when he leaned against it, ouch. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[His boyfriend is a barista, so it isn't like it feels good... but he's got a task, and a task it is. It's just poor luck that Jamie's the man of the day, Goro glumly looking at the coffee waiting its owner.

If it were someone unaware, he might feel a little better about it, but because it's someone that he might see on the network... That he might see around, just the some three digit number of them all left in the city...]

Do you think so? I'd like it if it were that easy. Stealing isn't exactly my forte.

[twostringsonebow]

[Goro's hand freezes, jerking slightly with the action, and he laughs sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. He didn't expect to be caught someone who looked like he was sleeping so soundly...]

It isn't, is it..? Sorry, I must've jumped the gun.

[Back to waiting, he guesses, for another shot at someone else's... Hopefully he isn't the type of person who cares about others? Or maybe he is, which is why he stopped Goro. Appearances certainly can be deceiving.]

Um, are you an artist?

[twostringsonebow]

[jesus christ. Talk about a lady Robin Hood would fancy, maybe, or at least get along with...]

Jeanne, huh..? It's a pleasure to meet you, madame. And thank you for indulging my curiosity, I appreciate it. We'll split whatever we find appropriately.

[... Provided they find anything, anyway!!! They probably won't. Shells and pretty rocks, but nothing like actual treasure.]

Shall we?

[wordcarvings]

[ Hey, Koutarou may have left the martial arts world behind over a decade ago, but he's never lost his touch.

He regards the boy, still trying to wake up a bit more properly. ]

...I suppose that you must have.

[ He's clearly a Retrospec user though, so he might be trying to fulfill an objective. Should Koutarou have pretended to keep sleeping? ]

I am, yes, and an art teacher.

[ He's fond of his job. He's given up a lot to pursue his dreams, so he's happy he enjoys it as much as he does. ]

[reaquila]

Let's go for it! We'll jump on the count of three?

[Nanashi doesn't look too excited about this. They gotta do it though , so here goes nothing.]

I'll count when you're ready!!!

[Brace yourself, Goro. ]

B

[maskreant]

[ They could just steal this coffee cup together, but like Akira would have that. This is his target, so he wraps his hands around Goro's in hopes to reinstate his dominance and hopefully intimidate him (he knows it won't work). His fingers fill in the gaps between Goro's, enjoying the slight singe against the tips, as he flashes him a sly smile and a half-lidded gaze.

He loves you, but back off. ]

I'm sure this isn't your coffee.

[floret]

Well, one of the other suggestions was buying someone else a drink, right?
So if you bought their coffee, you'd just be doing that one instead.

For that matter, Mr. Carlisle did say they were only suggestions. So I bet if you stole someone else's cocktail, that would accomplish something, too...

B, sort of

[nachetanya]

Mine's tea, by the way.

[ . . . So says Natalia. Who is standing here by the counter with perhaps a good drink option here, but she turns with a smile at the other!! ... She might be here to get a coffee so steal too, though.

Hi Goro. We had an adventure a while ago. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[On the other hand, despite his nervousness, Goro looks thrilled. Danger is great. Love it. Chance of dying? Fuck yeah.]

Please, wait no longer. There's someone I'd like to impress and worry with this stunt.

[twostringsonebow]

Ah, that would be an idea... if I was inclined to breaking more serious laws, like underaged drinking. However, I don't think I would even pass a lookover to get in.

[...]

Though I suppose that would've been a normal person's job, wouldn't it..? No, a Retrospec user must have picked it up, they wouldn't allow that to go unchecked.

[reaquila]

You're gonna try and do some kinda trick? Dude, you must be nuts.

[To do a stunt in this kind of situation is unthinkable..Goro is either just really brave or out of his mind??]

1....2...3...!

[Nanashi jumps into the water with all the sharks. What fun. It seems like the sharks don't care about him. That was a little anticlimactic. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[That would've been preferable, in Goro's opinion, but it's fine. Another target will appear. Or he'll just try distracting this one and take it.]

Ah, how marvellous..! I have a few artist friends, whom I like the works of, and I was wondering the best way to show my support of them.

[.... He has never seen Tsukasa's work and Yusuke is only a friend by incident, um.]

I'd also like to join that creative realm, but I'm afraid I'm rather, ah, lacking. Do you have tips for a hopeless case?

[twostringsonebow]

Nor is it yours, Akira.

[It's burning a bit against his palm, but he's not backing off. Stealing together would be fine. Fun, even, a thrill even if it's just coffee. Akira's hand feels nice against his own, perfectly fit together, but he's only got a polite, pleasant smile for his competition today.]

You won't win this, so in fair warning I'd suggest you'd find a new prize to take.

[twostringsonebow]

[Oh.

Miss Natalia.

Goro's hand retracts slightly, but then he picks it up regardless to hand it over.]

An excellent choice in drink, Miss Natalia. Black, or some other flavor?

[maskreant]

What stops me from winning?

[ Good thing his hand isn’t the one being used as a coffee cozy. He keeps his hand there, squeezing it a bit so that Goro can feel more of the heat. Yield. ]

You?

B

[blondferret]

[Derek is paying for his coffee when he sees this hand taking his coffee out of the corner of his eye.]

OI!

[Derek turns around and grabs the theif by the back of his shirt.]

Get your own coffee brat.

[Normally Derek gets Earl Grey tea in the morning. Getting coffee only means he's in an exceptionally bad mood and he's really tiered, which makes sense because he's been busy moving and helping his brother move into his place. A brother who has only been his brother for two years (adopted) and is a teenager shit full of issues he doesn't know how to deal with. TODAY IS A DAY FOR COFFEE AND OVER HIS DEAD BODY IS SOMEONE GOING TO STEAL IT!]

Set up a stall!

[strawberrypunch]

[Tatsuma's already out, placing oil paintings on unframed canvas up on display. Most of them are fairly small in size, all monochrome for... obvious reasons.

He's not really planning to sell anything. But he would like to help fix the world, even a little.]

Oh-- you selling, too?

[If they're both out here, they may as well help each other!]

[nachetanya]

I found some green, so I went with that.

[ She takes it with a little bit of a wink, turning properly to face him!! ]

[floret]

Who's "they"? I mean, there are a few police officers on the app, I guess, but it doesn't seem like it'd be worth their time... besides, Mr. Carlisle himself all but encouraged it.

I'm not saying you have to do it. It just seems like it could be something else to try, since things are kind of slow in here...

[twostringsonebow]

Now more than ever, Jamie, justice must be upheld. It's essentially a "purge" situation, seeing as we can do as we more or less please with only our morals to guide us, and I intend to do all I can to stay on the right side.

[... says the guy who was gonna steal a coffee.]

So if I may pay for the next customer's coffee, in essence "stealing" it from them, I would be most obliged.