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[unevoke]

Who: Shinjiro (unevoke & open
When: misc. days after event 9
Where: PLACES
What: THINGS
Rating/Warning: shouldn't be anything crazy!

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a - mcceres
[By this point, work's become a monotony. It's a way to earn money, and he doesn't bedgrudge it for that purpose, but the forced socialization doesn't suit his tastes and the risk of running into someone he's conversed with - particularly after the events of the previous week - leave him tenser than he usually is.

At least he's an entertaining sight, dressed in his standard uniform of brightly colored apron and hat, sporting one of the flattest looks known to man as he asks:]

What can I get you today?

b - some random thrift store
[Shinji's stay thus far in Cerealia has been unkind to his limited wardrobe. His hat's looking particularly worse for the wear, his pants have small rips in them, and his coat is probably going to disintegrate the moment someone touches it.

Hence, his presence at the local thrift store.

There's not a whole lot on display, most of either not in his size or in atrocious colors and patterns he would never think to wear in public. Like the shirt he pulls out off the rack in sheer disbelief: a lemon yellow, with pink beach balls and blue umbrellas.

Who the hell even thought this was a good idea? And no he's not going to buy it, don't you dare ask.]

c - the cybuddy store
[Out of all the places in Cerealia though, the CYBuddy store is where Shinji's spent the most time of late. His guilt over attempting to sacrifice the things (and in some cases successfully) have led him to return time and again, to offer assistance in the store and give the remaining CYBuddies some proper attention.

It also gives him an excuse not to be social, and to put off thinking about the terrible things he tried to do.

Of course, there's no point in spending time in the CYBuddy store if he's not going to buy anything. There's Mitsuru's CYbuddy to spoil, and since he can't exactly buy gourmet CYBuddy food (does that even exist?) he settles for toys, picking out two and weighing them against each other.

He turns, eyes questioning.]

Hey, you got any idea which of these lasts longer?

[Quality over quantity, yo.]

d - game center
[Shinjiro isn't much for games. Having played only a rare few during his childhood, he'd never developed the fervor for them many of his peers had. That said, the pseudo-game of live action Pac-man he'd played his first day here had been kind of fun. He wanders into the game center one day when it's mostly empty - blame the early hour for that - and spends a good ten minutes just walking down the rows, checking out what there is on offer.

He stops in front of a fighting game and cracks a small smile. Akihiko would probably love this.]

e - choose your own adventure
[ooc: feel free to make your own scenario or pm me for an individualized prompt!]

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[unevoke]

[It takes Shinji a bit longer than anticipated to pack up Minato's order and get it to his table, so maybe it's a good thing he falls asleep. Or maybe it's not, since the first thing Shinji does after setting the tray of food (plus extra burgers) is to lean over and wave his hand in Minato's face.]

Oi. You awake?

[lifelong]

Five minutes. [ He doesn't open his eyes, but he says that crisp and clear. Wait, wait--there's food, he can smell it.

Opening his eyes, he looks at his order. ]

Are you eating, too? [ He at least remembered the amount of burgers he ordered. ]

[unevoke]

[Truly, Shinji's adopted the role of team mom if his duties now include waking up sixteen year olds from impromptu naps so they can get proper amounts of sustenance.

Now that Minato's awake though, the tray's slid across the table.]

Not hungry. The extra ones are for you.

[Because he said he would.]

[lifelong]

Oh... [ Mother hen is watching out for him. Just the thought kind of makes him chuckle (like once every blue moon). He starts unwrapping his first burger. ]

Thanks, senpai. [ He appreciates the nagging sometimes as long as it isn't annoying. ] I didn't know you work here.

[unevoke]

[He'll try and keep the nagging down to a minimum. It probably helps that Minato seems to have a reasonable head on his shoulders, unlike Akihiko.

And since Shinjiro is still mildly concerned that Minato might fall asleep in the middle of his burger, he stays right where he is standing at the edge of the table.]

It's money. And it was better than bein' some shitty club dancer.

[How is offering a job position of burlesque dancer to a 17 year old even legal.]

[lifelong]

[ Akihiko is in need of a harness to keep him tamed. Perhaps that is a reasonable Christmas gift. He was about to take a bite until he heard that. A bit wide-eyed, he's trying to imagine Shinji as a club dancer. Wait-- ]

... Club dancer? [ There are many questions he would like to ask yet at the same time, he would like to ask none... ]

[unevoke]

[If Minato wants any further explanation out of Shinji, he isn't going to get it. He'd taken one look at the job and promptly noped out, scrolling to the two other (way more reasonable) options.

Why is Minato even asking anyway. Cue a long stare and the incredulous question of:]

Don't tell me you wanna be a club dancer?

[lifelong]

No... But they pick out jobs that suit the person, right? [ He looks at Shinjiro for quite a long time as he repeats the question to himself.

He doesn't mind the look at all, so he assumes there's nothing wrong with returning the favor. After a second, he takes another bite from the burger, but doesn't pull his gaze away from hobo. ]

[unevoke]

[Is that.....seriously how they do things here, he'd never bothered to think about it and now that he's started thinking about it he really wants to stop.

Congrats though, on making your senpai blush.]

What? No way! I'm the last person anyone would wanna see dance on a stage.

[lifelong]

[ Oh... He has never seen this side of Shinjiro before. His eyebrows quirk up for once--one of the rare expressions he adorns once in a blue moon.

This is the guy that headbutts gangsters, but then again he's also soft with girls and Koromaru. He would like to chuckle, but he's sure he would be killed.

He would like to live this time. ]

That's not what I heard... [ He looks off to the side and takes another bite from his burger. ]

[unevoke]

[.....Ah. Commence self-destruct sequence in 3.....2......1.........

Actually no, commence a whole hell of a lot of flustering and pointed questions.]

Who the hell said you that? Was it Aki?

[He'll kill him. From across time and space.]

[lifelong]

I promised not to tell. [ And with that, he stops talking completely and instead indulges in these extra hamburgers.

He'll take note of this for future use, of course. ]

[unevoke]

[He'll get the answer out of you somehow, Minato!!! x( Maybe not today, but one day for sure.

There's an annoyed grunt at the lack of acceptable answer, but the eating reminds him of why Minato had stopped by in the first place and he grudgingly gives the other boy room and time to eat.]

Need anything else?

[lifelong]

That's it. [ Mission accomplished. It is only a trip to a fast food restaurant to him, but Shinjiro in an apron is always a great bonus. Taking a sip from his straw, he tries to remember if there was anything else he wanted to ask his hobo upperclassmen.

That doesn't go to school. ]

Are you free any day this month?

[unevoke]

[Look, school is for pansies and people who actually have the possibility of a future in front of them. Read: not him. That said, he basically treats watching over everyone else in SEES like mandatory every day homework.]

Any day. I can take off.

[He'll make time for you, cute kouhai.]

[lifelong]

[ Just cause you're dead doesn't mean you don't have a future in roleplay land. Look at them right now? Wow, he's hoping that he's one of the few competent members that doesn't make Shinjiro pull his hair. Unfortunately, he probably isn't at least half of the time. ]

Did you want to go to the movies? [ Sad dog movies with horrible robot staff on the side. ]

[unevoke]

[Minato's better than Junpei. That's something at least. (Of course, most people are better than Junpei, so it's really not saying much.) Shinjiro gives the request a moment's thought before nodding once in agreement. Seems harmless enough.]

Sure. You got a movie picked out already?

[Is he going to need to hide tissues in his coat pocket?]

[lifelong]

Not yet, but we can pick when the day comes. [ He likes to wing a lot of things, but it isn't anything too important. It's just a movie, right? Personally, he thinks anything is enjoyable as long as the other person likes the movie. ]

Sounds good?

[unevoke]

[So seeing your senpai cry manly tears is enjoyable....gotcha. But Shinji nods in agreement.]

Yeah. I'll be there. Anything else?

[lifelong]

Nothing else from me. [ Just being able to feel is enjoyable, senpai!! The bond between men can only be created through tears and hardships. He'll eat these last burgers quickly. ]

See you around, Aragaki-senpai.

[ You will hear from him soon-ish no i'm kidding more like later-ish. ]