down to the wire

[judgementkazzy]

WHO: Kiryu + other people!
WHERE: all around the city
WHEN: all month long
WHAT: last week to do bingos, time to gun it
WARNINGS: none

I. Hanging out at Towers, Like You Do

[ After his little run-in with Nisha and his stuffed-tiger wrestling adventure a few weeks back, Kiryu was in no real hurry to get back to Towers. Then again, it's a huge enough store that no one bats an eye when he returns. Hopefully. (That is, unless your character happened to catch the whole thing, feel free to bring that up or try to hang out with him.)

Otherwise Kiryu is waiting in line with what appears to be some kind of fancy bamboo bowl. ]

I'm buying this for a friend... It should be on his registry, under "Halloway?"

[ smh ]

II. No One Said It Had to Be Sung Well

[ Does it count if he's singing at a karaoke bar? And he's... probably had a little to drink? Because that's about the only way Kaz will have enough guts to sing in front of a bunch of strangers, but at least he's up here, mic in hand, ready to belt it out. How ridiculously un-Kazlike of him.

The things one does for bingo, man. He points at you, yes you, stranger, and speaks into the mic. ]

You got any requests?

III. Wildcard for something else?

[ Lemme know if I owe you anything or you wanna do something, pm me or hit me up on plurk! ]

Comments

MARI

[judgementkazzy]

[ So Kiryu has to give someone a ride in a wheelbarrow. On the bright side, he's a really buff dude, so that's no problem. The downside is, of course, renting a wheelbarrow was a lot more inconvenient that he thought it'd be? And now he has a wheelbarrow in the park and nothing to do with it.

You can't exactly go up to a stranger and ask them if they want a lift. I mean, you can, but it doesn't usually work out. Right? ]

Excuse me. You look tired. Can I give you a lift?

[ He's... trying...? ]

[shinyidea]

[ you go up to a stranger and ask them if they want a lift if you're a taxi driver, suzuki. sometimes you even move ppls noodle carts around. ]

Ah?

[ she looks from this super buff dude (whoa, scary) to the wheelbarrow. ]

In there?

[judgementkazzy]

[ Ah yes, who is this Kiryu?? Suzuki Taichi is definitely my real name. ]

It's... [ Well, he doesn't know if she's on Retrospec, obviously. ] It's for a dare. I have to give someone a ride on this.

Would you like to try?

[shinyidea]

[ mari laughs. a "dare" ]

Bingo, you mean?

[judgementkazzy]

[ Oh, good, he doesn't have to explain. He nods!! ]

Yeah, exactly. I have to "give someone a lift in a wheelbarrow."

[shinyidea]

Sure! I'll take a ride.

[judgementkazzy]

[ Bless you, stranger girl. ]

Cool. Uh... I dunno that it'll be too comfortable, but get in, I guess?

ii.

[spes_phthisica]

[Meanwhile Soujirou has spent all day pretending to be a pirate because THE THINGS ONE DOES FOR BINGO INDEED. It's kind of why he's here now - that is to say, he thinks he deserves snacks and a soft drink and maybe singing happy songs for his effort. He's still faithfully wearing a paisley scarf on his head and raises a plastic sword in salute as the stranger points at him.

Wait, what's a good pirate-y song?]

Sing "I'm on a boat", landlubber! [Nailed it.]

[judgementkazzy]

[ Ah, yes. Bingo... it makes you do some crazy things. Kiryu would probably be a little confused by the fact that a pirate just gave him a song request, but he's both tipsy and aware that Jim is a fickle dude so you know what? Okay. ]

You got it.

[ He points out at Soujirou and queues up the song. ]

This is for you, pirate guy.

[ DROP THE BASS: AWWW, SHIT! ]

Get your towels ready it's about to go down,
Everybody in the place hit the fucking deck.
But stay on your motherfuckin toes...
We runnin this, let's go!

[ I can't believe this....... ]

[spes_phthisica]

[Okay so now everyone in the bar has identified Soujirou as "Pirate Guy" and maybe that ought to be embarrassing, but you know what? It's been a long day and he's gonna own it.

(Wait, did he remember to ask for no alcohol in his drink?)

The point is, he's going to be this random guy's biggest fan for now. He even manages to borrow a lighter off some other bar goer so that his sword salute can be joined by something more sentimental. Rock on, stranger / idol!

...This is so, so stupid.]

[judgementkazzy]

I'm on a boat!
I'm on a boat!
Everybody look at me cause I'm sailing on a boat!
I'm on a boat!
I'm on a boat!
Take a good hard look at the motherfucking boat!

[ etc.... Kiryu sings his heart at through the whole song. Does this count as a ballad? Hopefully it does, given the guy's pirate attire. But for all its ridiculousness, Kiryu seems to be having the time of his life and taking this karaoke thing seriously. I mean, why wouldn't he? Karaoke is serious business. ]

[spes_phthisica]

[You know what, this isn't so bad. It's definitely weird, but hell, Soujirou had his barista write "Captain Whalebone" on his coffee the first thing he did this morning, so he already knew today wasn't going to be normal.

Besides, it's a fun song and that guy is killing it up there! What a champion.

Once he's done, Soujirou waves his sword at him again, grinning.]

Want me to buy you a bottle of whatever is your poison, matey? You've earned it. [Okay okay, he's a terrible pirate impersonator, but no one said he had to be good at it...]

[judgementkazzy]

[ See, everything's more fun when everyone plays along. Kiryu's great at that. He makes his way over to his new pirate friend and nods, sitting down beside Soujirou. ]

Doesn't have to be a bottle, but I'll take some rum, Captain.

[ :) ]

TATSUO

[judgementkazzy]

[ Don't ask Kiryu how much he had to bribe a security guard to let them do this. The answer is a lot. But being in real estate gives you connections, so that's how he pulled all this together. (Plus Kiryu has promised to leave things exactly the way they found them.) It's past closing and Kiryu's inside a recolle-equivalent of H&M, armed with his cellphone and a pair of mannekins.

He invited Tatsuo because he's pretty sure he had this square too. This would be a really weird situation otherwise. ]

This is way creepier than I thought it'd be.

Re: TATSUO

[thisloveisjustice]

[That, and Tatsuo is still in touch with his inner child enough to be game for this at all.]

When you first mentioned this, I thought we were going to do it during business hours and end up having to run from security.

[On the one hand, he's kind of glad no one's around. Less risk to his reputation as a 'cool adult' and he's getting too old to run from mall security. On the other... running from mall security.]

[judgementkazzy]

Yeah, one run in with them is enough for me.

[ Although Nisha wasn't... technically a mall cop. And she only fake-arrested him. But those are just minor details. ]

I figured this would be easier. The mall's pretty weird when it's empty, though.

[thisloveisjustice]

[Tatsuo looks up and down the hallway. It is a tad on the spooky side. Malls are supposed to be full of people and super noisy, so being in one that's all dark and quiet like this is... strange.]

Maybe it's haunted.

[judgementkazzy]

You never know...

[ Spooky. Does Kiryu even believe in ghosts? ]

The fact that we're supposed to be dancing with mannequins isn't going to make this any less creepy.

[thisloveisjustice]

No. No, it's not.

[He's pretty sure he's seen a horror movie like this once.]

Right. Hit the music.

[At least the mannequins arms bent as if to rest on their hands on their waists. It makes them a little easier to hold.]

wildcard.

[erythristic]

[so, that friend of a friend space needs to be filled for one person, and Grell has other things that need to be cleared. fortunately for them both, Majima counts as someone who can be that mutual friend - and she's pleased enough to meet other Retrospec people. all one big group, that is.

but. there is a playground, there is thankfully less little kids around than there usually is. and she has to look at him, holding up her phone, and with an utmost serious expression, go:]

Race me on the swingsets, Mr. Kiryu.

[judgementkazzy]

[ One serious request deserves another. Kiryu never turns down a challenge, no matter how strange it may be, and getting to meet more people through Retrospec, and more of Majima's friends, is a worthy goal in his opinion. ]

You're on.

[ Yes, time for two grown-ass adults to make a mad dash towards the swings at a playground. Another delightful day in Recolle. ]

[erythristic]

[two adults who are sitting on the swings with the utmost intensity. this is going to be legendary, something that someone should be recording for the annals of history. except-]

...What exactly does a swingset race entail?

[she should have looked this up on the internet.]

[judgementkazzy]

[ It's just not a proper Yakuza substory if you can't record it for posterity. ]

Uh... I dunno.

[ Kiryu begins to swing himself idly. He's. A huge dude. He barely fits on the swing he's on, but that isn't going to stop him. ]

Maybe it's a competition over who can swing the highest?

[erythristic]

Or who can reach sufficient height more quickly. In that case...

[has she been on the swings in decades? probably not. is that enough to kill the ingrained reflex to kick her legs to push herself.]

You may be taller, but do you have the determination to pull the victory from me?

[it's a joke and yet it's not. enjoy your show, Jim, because if they didn't say how high to go, she'll just go for it.]

[judgementkazzy]

That, or we jump off and see who lands the farthest.

[ But Grell is clearly already going for fastest height and that means Kiryu's going to try his damnest to catch up to her. He's taller and buff as hell, this could be a close one...!! ]

We'll just have to see.

[ Honestly, they're two adults glaring at each other on the swings, if Jim isn't having fun, at least they are. ]