ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅᴇᴠɪʟ, ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ʜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟ.

[chemex]

Who: Akira Kurusu, Goro Akechi, Nikolai Gogol, and anyone interested in some shenanigans!
Where: A handful of locations around Aldrip
What: Akira and Goro have decided to do some people-watching to determine the identity of Gogol's farce to fake his death.
Warnings: There's a closed prompt that's gonna result in half a centimeter from death, but otherwise the only real warnings are that Goro and Gogol are involved in this log. ...probably a lot of innuendo and stupid teenager bullshittery, also.



[Picture this; it's a normal Wednesday in Aldrip, the weather is reasonable, you're going about your daily life. There's been some craziness lately, hasn't there? Some clown stole some organs, some people got messed up getting those organs back, and then some more people got messed up killing the clown. Yikes!]

[What you may not realize, is during the Killing of the Clown™️, some more things were stolen. Goro took it upon himself to steal Gogol's cloak and tablet, and... Well. As it turned out, Gogol's death was merely temporary, try as he might to convince others he was gone for good. He'd like his things back, but he's currently under the guise of an unassuming Salaryman...,]

[Cut back to this perfectly pleasant, normal Wednesday! Goro Akechi has opted to attempt to sniff out Gogol's trickery, once and for all. With the help of his partner (in crime and everything else), they have stationed themselves in separate areas of the city, connected by a seemlingly innocuous phone call, enjoying the weather and doing some good old-fashioned detective work by way of people watching. What could possibly go wrong?]

//ooc; please do not reply to this main post! comments will go up shortly for both goro and akira, as well as a third closed prompt. pick who you'd like to interact with, or hassle them both! reply to their comments for any and all sort of shenanigans, centering on your character's basic daily life in aldrip. :>

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[chemex]

[Akira nods, tilting his head and frowning at Minato's lingering concern. Pulling a hand from where he'd slipped them into his pockets, he splays it, palm-outward, at Minato for a moment so he sees the motion, and then reaches up to pat his shoulder.]

Have you eaten recently? I've been itching to try some recipes.

[memori3s]

[ He stays put, accepting the hand set on his shoulder. Or, perhaps he's too tired to do anything about it.

Minato glances down and breaks eye contact with Akira. ]

No, I... haven't been very hungry lately.

[ Which he realizes is a little alarming coming from him. So he quickly follows up with: ]

I'd like to see your recipes sometime though.

[ It's difficult to think about food when his entire brain real estate is being consumed with tracking down a single person. And it's then that it occurs to Minato that, perhaps, Akira can fill him in on one thing. ]

...Akira, how long does it take for a person to come back after they die here?

[chemex]

[Akira manages a fond, crooked smile, and reaches his hand up to ball it into a fist and gently bop Minato on the head with it.]

I'll feed you later, yeah? You gotta eat if you're gonna find your friend.

[The question throws him, and he recoils his hand, leaning just slightly back from him. He frowns, expression pinched and severe for a moment before he shakes his head, loosening his features.] I don't-- I haven't asked. Forever, but also not as long as it seems like, I think.

[memori3s]

[ The little bop does crack the tiniest of smiles out of Minato. He responds with a silent nod because, yeah, Akira's got a point. ...maybe he'll go do that in a bit, after he's finished up his search of Game Parade.

But upon seeing Akira's serious expression, Minato wonders if he shouldn't have asked that question. It makes him feel even more grateful that the other teen gives him a real reply. ]

Oh. ...I guess so.

[ It's his turn to shake his head. The smile's gone now, replaced with a forlorn look. ]

...sorry, I -- Forget I asked...

[ What was he thinking, just cold open asking someone what happens when someone here dies. On the other hand, it's relevant information in case the person he's looking for did happen to die, and that's why he can't find any trace of him. ]

[chemex]

[He hums softly in lieu of words and sets his hand back on Minato's shoulder, squeezing a moment.] Don't worry about it. I-- [He glances out to the street, and Goro says something over the wire. Reclaiming his hand, he manages to make tapping it back on look like he's just fiddling with his hair.] I'll catch you later, yeah? Eat something.

[memori3s]

[ And given how frequently Akira fiddles with his hair, Minato assumes Akira's doing just that. ]

...mm, okay.

[ He takes a deep breath as he grounds himself. He might not have much of an appetite, but if Akira's the one encouraging him to try and eat something, Minato will do just that. He can't bring himself to do it for his own sake, but if it's for Akira, he can manage that much.

Koromaru jumps to his feet and barks, reassuring Akira that he'll make sure Minato grabs a bite. ]

...yeah, let's... let's go do that then, Koromaru.

[ Minato offers Akira one last nod, a tacit farewell before taking his leave. He'll head straight for the commercial district for a bite to eat, just as he said he would. ]