recolle | i'm too impatient for the event so play something small with me maybe

WHO: Minato/ota
WHERE: Wiffle-Waffle
WHEN: Friday, 8/3, all day
WHAT: a """stake-out""" aka eating waffles and talking because nothing will happen on the 3rd like it usually does. some info-sharing to get people up to date (or alternatively, non-productive wheel spinning with Minato because he knows NOTHING haha)
WARNINGS: none

i.
[ Shit goes down on the 3rd every month --> we don't know what's going to happen aside from something being wrong with Retrospec --> the waffle house used to be where the Retrospec building is and its mailbox is outside --> stake out the waffle house just in case something happens

That's basically the thought process that went into this, but word might not have gotten around that it's happening. If anything, what draws people's attention, if not by word of mouth, is that whoever's on the way to the waffle house early Friday morning may see Minato on his way there too, struggling to push a wheelbarrow up the street.

It's a covered wheelbarrow. There is definitely a blade or three poking through the cover where he'd tried to tie the fabric down so it wouldn't blow off. But don't mind that; help him push. ]

ii.
[ The Wiffle-Waffle is a respectable business which wouldn't appreciate loitering, so head on inside and let's have a waffle party. You're also paying for your own waffles, because Minato isn't made of money. He tries to keep his head down, mostly, finding a far away corner booth to sit at and waving people down with a credit card in one hand, the other hand held by the side of his face as if it does anything to obscure his identity from the workers there who shoot uneasy looks his direction from time to time. ]

Four waffles. Plain. If you can order that for me...

iii. (chronologically after prompt i.... I so clearly edited this in after the fact without reading)
[ He's just stuffing a mini-armory of axes and swords into the mailbox, don't mind him. ]

iv.
[ Time trudges on with nothing happening— a good thing, really. But Minato fiddles with his phone a lot during the time, pulling up a message he'd sent to Zee, checking and rechecking Wednesday's post from Joanne in hopes that it'd corrected himself.

With people here, it's a good a time as any for some info sharing. If anything, it'd be good for people to catch up on what happened last August that'd gotten so many "veterans" riled up, and Minato's one of those who wasn't there and is interested in learning more about it all. ]

So... Summer in Recollé sucks, huh. [ yeah ] ...I was talking to Zee a little, and he mentioned something about old maps, if you know anything about those. I guess it's of the city? Or Retrospec itself. I'm still a bit lost on it all, actually.

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[ "hey my name is minato arisato and this is jackass [immediately cuts off naegi's toe]" ]

H-Hey, wait--!

[ MINATO DON'T FUCKING RUN AWAY FROM THE CRIME SCENE oh my god... naegi just watches as minato runs away and moves out of the country and changes his name to something like makoto yuki. he'll wait here... forever... until help arrives... ]

[ Okay. Okay give him like... a couple minutes, the workers are asking why he wants just napkins, so he has to shake them off by buying a waffle with it before they'll give him any. He'll come back soon with a waffle and a stack of napkins, the first of which he stuffs in Naegi's mouth to muffle any more potential screaming, and the latter he holds at the ready. ]

Alright. Let's get your shoe off and see the damage.

[ why is naegi being treated like this. he did absolutely nothing wrong. he gets a waffle shoved into his mouth like some kind of animal and minato wants to take off his shoe right away. ]

... mmfay.

[ translation: "okay". he decides to keep the waffle in his mouth so he could use both hands to untie his shoelaces to properly get his foot out. once done, he slowly pulls out his toe and oh god, he can already see the blood on his sock he can already see the blood on his sock and there it is, ladies and gentlemen, there is naegi's foot with the big toe missing oh boy there it is there it totally is. naegi looks like he's about to faint ]

[ The first thing Naegi did wrong was to dare be the sort of protag that's compelled to help people out, and not run away from Minato the moment he saw him. It'll probably be better if Naegi fainted so he wouldn't move so much and lose even more blood, so Minato motions for him to sit down, also taking a seat himself and unfolding one of the napkins so it's flat on the ground. ]

You can put that there... [ Um. ] I think we can seal the wound with an egg. The membrane. [ "I saw it on the internet once" but he doesn't say that. ] I'll go get one.

[ damn, naegi should have just been a protag like minato. should have broken all of his social links and put himself first. he should have done that and he might still have his toe. honestly, naegi is pretty close to fainting because looking at his single toeless foot and all that blood is starting to make him really lightheaded. oh boy, everything is weird and he can't think straight. ]

I-- I think we should... call... an ambulance...

[ he's going to pass out soon, minato. don't do your weird internet hacks. let naegi get his toe back ]

[ No, the ambulance EMTs will ask questions, and he can't afford to go back to jail so soon after just getting out. Sorry, Naegi, Minato's fear of Clover is that much greater than his concern for another's safety and well being; he will have to do his best here with what he has.

Luckily for Naegi, Minato's got all his weapons at his disposal. He stands in front of Naegi, and removes his Evoker from the hostler on his belt. ]

Shh. Don't move. I will end your suffering.

[ naegi's going to fucking call up clover after this. he doesn't even know her but he will call her and tell her that minato cut off his toe. also naegi might be close to passing out but when he sees the GUN, he immediately puts up a hand and starts scooting back. he's using up all of his energy at this moment to get the fuck away from this MURDERER ]

W-Wait! I-I can still live! Losing a toe doesn't mean it's the end of my life!

[ Ah- he's running away. That won't do. Minato stoops down and folds up the napkin containing Naegi's toe, then stuff the bloody wad in his pocket. ]

This is hostage. Please don't move.

[ naegi just looks at minato with the saddest puppy dog eyes because he's been kicked. he's been kicked and then got a piece of his body cut off. ]

Minato... why?

[ This is what happens when you don't listen to reason, Naegi. He glares daggers down at Naegi to make sure he doesn't run, but actually he's squinting because he needs to think about which of his Personas has a healing spell, with most of them being combat oriented than not, and also won't freak Naegi out if he saw it.

Parvati, maybe? He'll call out Parvati. ]

Hold the toe to your foot and press hard. [ He tosses the toe back to Naegi. ] Make sure it's on straight.

Also... I'm sorry.

[ He puts the Evoker to his head, and pulls the trigger. ]

[ i'd like to imagine that even while minato is an npc, he'd still come very close to cutting off bits of naegi's fingers and toes. he will still be a horror. ]

[ anyway, naegi does what he says, doing his best to press the toe to his foot in the midst of everything and he just shuts his eyes. whatever you're going to do, minato, just make it quick. he'll see his dead classmates sooner that way ]

i'm too impatient for the event so play something small with me maybe

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