Intro Log .//. catch all

[castoredux]

Who; Shinjiro Aragaki and YOU
What; Arrival and encounters around town
Where; The fountain square and ANYWHERE
When; End of April-May
Warnings; Possible mentions of drug use, Shinji's attitude



i. Arrival

The blossoming pain in his chest faded and he took in breaths, his hand clutched there, where it should have been filling with blood, his blood. His eyes opened slowly, almost distrusting in their perception of light. This was wrong. It was the Dark Hour, not...what, noon? He nearly jumped out of his skin when the little man approached him, too confused about his surroundings to do much more than dumbly take the sack offered to him and nod, blinking after the little man as he wandered off. He took a moment to consider his clothes, jaw clenching for a moment when he noted the blood-crusted hole in his coat over his heart.

"So that happened." Whether he was commenting on his current predicament, where he'd come from previously, or something else entirely was anyone's guess. Even he didn't know for sure. Still frowning, annoyed more than confused, he finally takes a look around, finding a bench nearby to rifle through his bag. "What is this shit?"

ii. Making my way downtown

Shinjiro found the markets equal parts annoying and useful. It seemed to him that everyone in town came through the market district, either on the way to work or to get supplies for whatever it was they were working on. It was a good place to overhear gossip, and get a feel for this weird city he'd ended up in. The message board caught his attention this particular day, though, what with the strange degree hung there, warning against some sort of monster prowling around after dark.

Monsters after dark. That sounded familiar. It also sounded like something Mitsuru would most likely want to try dealing with, which meant, "I need a weapon." It was spoken to himself, but not quiet enough not to be overheard.

iii. network :: text

[As useful as the message board was for some things, as the days turn into weeks, it becomes obvious to Shinjiro it's not the way to find a part-time job.

Seeing as there was also no internet to speak of, he supposed this was the thing to do. A way to earn coin while they figured this place out probably hadn't even occurred to Mitsuru, but living on the streets for a while, you get your priorities straight.]

Anybody hiring part-time workers? I'm not picky.

[He's wonderful at introductions, right? Such a people person.]

(OOC: If you want a different scene with Shinjiro, he can be encountered just about anywhere as he's doing his best to get oriented in the city. If you would like a prompt from me, just ping me on discord (vikael#0221) or PM this journal!)

Comments

[castoredux]

"Somethin' bad, huh?" Shinjiro was getting the impression Mono meant something more tangible than a bad day or a bad place. Could he be talking about something like Shadows? "What kind of 'somethin' bad'?" It was clear Mono's world had more than just normal things to worry about.

"Are you the only person where you're from who can do special stuff?"

[monochromatically]

Mono was perhaps a little more careful in answering what ‘Somethin’ bad’ was.A proper description had been known to alarm the adults he told here. “Like the viewer people, they’re pretty dangerous. Especially if you broke their TV.” That made them agitated and panicked, made them pay attention to you. Which meant chasing you and… The boy shook his head. “So it’s really bad luck if I get thrown outta the TV that I break and it’s one of theirs.” Mono wasn’t even really sure how they saw anything, the TV or him considering they didn’t even have faces left.

He shook his head quickly, “Nuh-uh. There’s other people who can do stuff too. The viewers can do a weird thing with their heads… And then there are some other adults who got different kinds of special stuff. And one of them can do what I can do too, and some other stuff. I think he’s the strongest aside from maybe the thing in the television.” So it wasn’t like he was the only one, but he was the only kid he knew with abilities. Six just seemed… Really good at surviving, but she had never displayed an ability to him before.