(what a trip today has been. he's met the boss, played for her, had been said that tamamo would endorse him... and what the hell does he even want, really? no fucking clue whatsoever. it's always like this - he'll go for it because he has no other desires, no other fallbacks.
but enough. a quick text to kate should tell her that he's downstairs, acoustic guitar on his back and warm clothing keeping his frail body styled.)
( She's just finishing up getting ready when the text arrives, so he'll have to endure a moment's waiting before the noise of someone hurrying down the stairs fills the apartment halls. )
Hey.
( Casual as anything, and probably making Shin's wrapped up warm chic look a little out of place with her cropped hoodie and jeans combination, hair pulled back into a high ponytail. She steals a glimpse at the guitar on his back before pushing the door to the building open and letting them both out. )
(it's fine if they're mismatched. shin offers her a hand to hold, but if she doesn't take it, he doesn't mind either way as he starts to guide them towards the restaurant. he's excited like a kid on Christmas, it's been years since he had real food from home!!)
She said the Tamamo Clan would sponsor me, so I'm... Thinking on that? Solo doesn't sound so fun!
( No handholding, not yet. Instead, Kate may or may not be biting her cheek to hide the urge to smile at the excitement which bubbles out of him so palpably. )
Why not? Get to do whatever you want.
( Honestly. Whiny. Would that Tamamo would sponsor her ass to do anything other than run plates of tiny food to snooty fuckers. )
But being on my own is not fun at all, Katie! And when you're sponsored, the last thing you do is to get to do whatever you want... I was even shipped to the middle of nowhere once...
(AND NOT BECAUSE OF HIM, MIND HER.
the place they're headed is not that far away, so once he enters, he even hops in place - the smell of the seasoning awakening his brain, and his smile couldn't be bigger.)
( You know how sometimes, there's a whole bunch of important things that should take precedence in your response but that one little thing overrides them all?
Yeah, suffice to say that, as she follows him into the restaurant, the only thing Kate says is; )
... Katie???
( Kat, sure. Katherine if she's in trouble. Katydid if you're her brother looking for a smack. But Katie? )
he knows what he's ordering. rostade rödbetor med rosmarin and lamb fillet, topped with a nice beer. he has no problem pronouncing the names, of course, and if she shows him what she wants, he'll order for her as well.
he's tapping the table in his joy, uncontained excitement leaking through his powers, when one of his songs starts playing as the background music. he laughs to himself, surprised, when there are fickles of images around them. he sees himself, brown hair, bass in hands - his audition. the image is extremely inconsistent, but the voices can be heard clearly. he feels his happiness as if it were yesterday, running excitement and wonder through his veins... and due to his power, his own past feelings echoing through her as well.)
( She debates between a couple of things before eventually going for the vegetarian meatballs. All these places to eat in hell are really messing with her usual diet, but she supposes between the training and her usual exercise, it shouldn't make that much difference.
so she'll follow his lead and grab a beer too.
And it's almost normal for five minutes, except for the fact that Kate swears she's seeing flickers of colour in Shin where there were none before, and—
The fact that the restaurant has half-transformed into something different, now. )
... Aye. ( She's feeling it too. An excitement which bubbles inside her, a high like knowing you're ahead of the competition, comfortably in first place.
Uh. Hm. ) You're doin' that.
( But Kate doesn't seem in any particular hurry to get him to stop, because now she gets to nosy at all the people in this audition with him. )
(it feels just so incredible to see hachi's face. not that he doesn't like his bandmates, but hachi is just so special to him. a mom he has never really had, and his smile is so big watching her mesmerized that it hurts his cheeks as he watches her bliss. things were good back then, weren't them? no takumi. no drama. just friends, together, just pushing one way or another for hachi and nobu, and now all that isn't there. he feels a rush of nostalgia, like that had been a million years ago, and then she speaks.
even a hand tries to reach the blinking image, before he remembers he can't really reach for a memory.)
( Clearly that no longer applies. Kate's hand reaches out when she sees Shin going for the image, gently resting on top of his wrist. She's not sure if this memory reel does anything, but the phrase better safe than sorry seems like it's the wisest course of action here after everything that happened last month. )
...Said y'met th' boss. Were it just for music?
( That's how she got her first power here. Tenkohime dragging her in for a lecture on how she can kiss people and make their senses sharper. )
It's strange. Intense. Uncomfortable. A million things which make Kate want to snap Shin out of this even before the lingering worry of what if this is some Haniwa shit adds to the reasons to be wary of whatever new power Tenkohime's saw fit to give him. )
Shin. Look at me.
( C'mon, please. ) Did she tell you anything?
( Kate got a pretty clear rundown on what her power could do, so surely Tenkohime actually went into what the fuck this is, right? ) Told you she'd given you something?
(no. it's so hard to look at her, when all he sees is hachi. all he really wanted to see for a month stuck in that jail cell, and he didn't even have the chance to see her before he ended up here. it's where he is going to end up in a bit.)
... I felt different playing for her, but I assumed t'was... Jitters. She said clan is more than willing to sponsor my continued career in music, if I agree to pay royalties... But he should also be careful, now, with that voice of his...
(he's standing up, kate, sorry... he wants hachi, but the memory ends, only voices, and none of them are hachi's. the visions morph, though. a car. his dorm. his bed. yasu. it's guilt and sadness that washes over him, depression, the feeling that every bone in his body is heavier than himself.
fuck. this is his return from prison. the day he ended up here. fuck. fuck.)
She's pretty sure everyone in the restaurant will be staring by now. Wonders if they can even see what's going on, the memories which flicker around them both.
She hopes not. For Shin's sake.
But things are changing, and now there's voices — fragments of them, anyway, like trying to hear someone on a shitty phone connection — and different places. Shin's on his feet and whatever this is isn't stopping and Kate needs to figure out some way of making it do just that.
... Ugh, she hopes this power upgrade works, grabbing his hand and brushing her lips to it, concentrating on dampening his sense of hearing. If it started with whatever music was playing, maybe not hearing it will end it? )
(kate might think hachi might be a lover, with how sad he looks and the complete lack of resemblance between them, the sadness that he's feeling, pushing and pulling him in so many directions. he doesn't even notice his hand being taken, but he does feel the volume of yasu's words diminish, even if they still echo in his brain without the reminder.
he's well aware that the company is in the black. all because of his stupidity. because he couldn't deal with it all. that's exactly why this is hardly a reason to celebrate. he sits, defeated, the images surrounding them fading until the usual chatter of a restaurant fills the air, muffled to shin's ears.
kate might notice that he didn't let go of her hand. he won't say it, but he needs it.)
... You asked what happened. That's a little bit of what happened. I can't-- I can't face them. I don't have the courage to.
( Thank fuck. That seemed to work. The immediate ache of those feelings dissipates, leaving only the echo of it, and Kate collapses back against her chair, but doesn't let go of Shin's hand. )
... I- I see.
( It's been a whirlwind for both of them. These flashes of Shin's past, the good and the bad, still stitching themselves together in Kate's head as the waiter gingerly slips their beers onto the table.
God, that's needed. She's just gonna take a drink first. )
That's what happened before you got here?
( Shit, Shin. You really don't do life by halves, do you? )
(oh, thank everything holy. once the alcohol hits the table, his lips find it immediately, and just like that, it's all gone. he'll need a lot more, so he taps the glass to ask for a refill before the server even leaves their proximity. sorry. at least he has a bit of money to cover their need for alcohol for tonight.)
... Yes.
(he gives her hand a squeeze, exhaling as the alcohol sits on his stomach, poorly so due to how fast he drank it and the fact that there is no food to secure it. great. just dandy.)
I... Had a client back home. Our rival's band vocalist... She's twenty-two, and after some time, she stopped being my client, we had a relationship... Except it's not a good idea, is it? We're both public figures, and she bought me at first. I tried to break it off for her sake, and she wasn't keen on it... And later on, she broke it up herself for the same reason. Reira's heart is fragile, and she's selfish, so... She continued to call, to text, even after I told her not to. With that, and the band, and the whole... Everything, I was just... Not in my greatest place. My pimp looks very much like her, you know.
... We were together, and got raided by the police with drugs. I was sent to prison for a month, and what you've seen is the last I know. It wasn't very mature of me, anyway.
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Date: 2022-07-18 05:30 pm (UTC)i'd invite you to my place afterwards, but i have a roommate.
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Date: 2022-07-18 05:36 pm (UTC)( but maybe they don't need to plan to the finest detail )
we can figure shit out tonight
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Date: 2022-07-18 05:38 pm (UTC)deal.
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Date: 2022-07-18 05:47 pm (UTC)But, honestly, as long as theyre both enjoyimg themselves, post-restaurant plans could be as simple as grabbing a drink and sitting by the river. )
cya later then
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Date: 2022-07-20 11:42 am (UTC)but enough. a quick text to kate should tell her that he's downstairs, acoustic guitar on his back and warm clothing keeping his frail body styled.)
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Date: 2022-07-20 12:31 pm (UTC)fills the apartment halls. )
Hey.
( Casual as anything, and probably making Shin's wrapped up warm chic look a little out of place with her cropped hoodie and jeans combination, hair pulled back into a high ponytail. She steals a glimpse at the guitar on his back before pushing the door to the building open and letting them both out. )
Been working?
( She's guessing. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 12:37 pm (UTC)(it's fine if they're mismatched. shin offers her a hand to hold, but if she doesn't take it, he doesn't mind either way as he starts to guide them towards the restaurant. he's excited like a kid on Christmas, it's been years since he had real food from home!!)
She said the Tamamo Clan would sponsor me, so I'm... Thinking on that? Solo doesn't sound so fun!
(A WHINE, BIG ASS BABY.)
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Date: 2022-07-20 12:55 pm (UTC)Why not? Get to do whatever you want.
( Honestly. Whiny. Would that Tamamo would sponsor her ass to do anything other than run plates of tiny food to snooty fuckers. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:01 pm (UTC)(AND NOT BECAUSE OF HIM, MIND HER.
the place they're headed is not that far away, so once he enters, he even hops in place - the smell of the seasoning awakening his brain, and his smile couldn't be bigger.)
Come on, come on!
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:04 pm (UTC)Yeah, suffice to say that, as she follows him into the restaurant, the only thing Kate says is; )
... Katie???
( Kat, sure. Katherine if she's in trouble. Katydid if you're her brother looking for a smack. But Katie? )
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:07 pm (UTC)his index finger touches the tip of her nose, a very gentle boop before he just repeats it.)
Katie. ♥
(and goodbye, food is his priority, he's OUT TO GET THEM A TABLE.)
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:17 pm (UTC)Y'know Kate's a nickname?
( i.e. it doesn't need to be made into another nickname. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:19 pm (UTC)(don't murder the man who gives you free orgasms with the most loving touch, kate. sounds like a waste.)
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Date: 2022-07-20 01:43 pm (UTC)Thank fuck everything has descriptions, though Kate really hopes she doesn't have to try saying any of these names. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 02:05 pm (UTC)he knows what he's ordering. rostade rödbetor med rosmarin and lamb fillet, topped with a nice beer. he has no problem pronouncing the names, of course, and if she shows him what she wants, he'll order for her as well.
he's tapping the table in his joy, uncontained excitement leaking through his powers, when one of his songs starts playing as the background music. he laughs to himself, surprised, when there are fickles of images around them. he sees himself, brown hair, bass in hands - his audition. the image is extremely inconsistent, but the voices can be heard clearly. he feels his happiness as if it were yesterday, running excitement and wonder through his veins... and due to his power, his own past feelings echoing through her as well.)
... Huh? Do you see this?
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Date: 2022-07-20 02:22 pm (UTC)so she'll follow his lead and grab a beer too.
And it's almost normal for five minutes, except for the fact that Kate swears she's seeing flickers of colour in Shin where there were none before, and—
The fact that the restaurant has half-transformed into something different, now. )
... Aye. ( She's feeling it too. An excitement which bubbles inside her, a high like knowing you're ahead of the competition, comfortably in first place.
Uh. Hm. ) You're doin' that.
( But Kate doesn't seem in any particular hurry to get him to stop, because now she gets to nosy at all the people in this audition with him. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 02:27 pm (UTC)even a hand tries to reach the blinking image, before he remembers he can't really reach for a memory.)
Me?! How? I'm just a normal person?
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Date: 2022-07-20 02:37 pm (UTC)...Said y'met th' boss. Were it just for music?
( That's how she got her first power here. Tenkohime dragging her in for a lecture on how she can kiss people and make their senses sharper. )
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Date: 2022-07-20 02:53 pm (UTC)(please. please. let him go to hachi. longing, yearning, lacking, all things that come to him, and he doesn't even know she can feel it.)
She wanted me to play to her... The boss, not Hachi...
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Date: 2022-07-20 03:09 pm (UTC)It's strange. Intense. Uncomfortable. A million things which make Kate want to snap Shin out of this even before the lingering worry of what if this is some Haniwa shit adds to the reasons to be wary of whatever new power Tenkohime's saw fit to give him. )
Shin. Look at me.
( C'mon, please. ) Did she tell you anything?
( Kate got a pretty clear rundown on what her power could do, so surely Tenkohime actually went into what the fuck this is, right? ) Told you she'd given you something?
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Date: 2022-07-20 03:33 pm (UTC)... I felt different playing for her, but I assumed t'was... Jitters. She said clan is more than willing to sponsor my continued career in music, if I agree to pay royalties... But he should also be careful, now, with that voice of his...
(he's standing up, kate, sorry... he wants hachi, but the memory ends, only voices, and none of them are hachi's. the visions morph, though. a car. his dorm. his bed. yasu. it's guilt and sadness that washes over him, depression, the feeling that every bone in his body is heavier than himself.
fuck. this is his return from prison. the day he ended up here. fuck. fuck.)
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Date: 2022-07-20 03:47 pm (UTC)She's pretty sure everyone in the restaurant will be staring by now. Wonders if they can even see what's going on, the memories which flicker around them both.
She hopes not. For Shin's sake.
But things are changing, and now there's voices — fragments of them, anyway, like trying to hear someone on a shitty phone connection — and different places. Shin's on his feet and whatever this is isn't stopping and Kate needs to figure out some way of making it do just that.
... Ugh, she hopes this power upgrade works, grabbing his hand and brushing her lips to it, concentrating on dampening his sense of hearing. If it started with whatever music was playing, maybe not hearing it will end it? )
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Date: 2022-07-20 06:48 pm (UTC)(kate might think hachi might be a lover, with how sad he looks and the complete lack of resemblance between them, the sadness that he's feeling, pushing and pulling him in so many directions. he doesn't even notice his hand being taken, but he does feel the volume of yasu's words diminish, even if they still echo in his brain without the reminder.
he's well aware that the company is in the black. all because of his stupidity. because he couldn't deal with it all. that's exactly why this is hardly a reason to celebrate. he sits, defeated, the images surrounding them fading until the usual chatter of a restaurant fills the air, muffled to shin's ears.
kate might notice that he didn't let go of her hand. he won't say it, but he needs it.)
... You asked what happened. That's a little bit of what happened. I can't-- I can't face them. I don't have the courage to.
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Date: 2022-07-20 07:06 pm (UTC)... I- I see.
( It's been a whirlwind for both of them. These flashes of Shin's past, the good and the bad, still stitching themselves together in Kate's head as the waiter gingerly slips their beers onto the table.
God, that's needed. She's just gonna take a drink first. )
That's what happened before you got here?
( Shit, Shin. You really don't do life by halves, do you? )
cw reira......
Date: 2022-07-20 07:17 pm (UTC)... Yes.
(he gives her hand a squeeze, exhaling as the alcohol sits on his stomach, poorly so due to how fast he drank it and the fact that there is no food to secure it. great. just dandy.)
I... Had a client back home. Our rival's band vocalist... She's twenty-two, and after some time, she stopped being my client, we had a relationship... Except it's not a good idea, is it? We're both public figures, and she bought me at first. I tried to break it off for her sake, and she wasn't keen on it... And later on, she broke it up herself for the same reason. Reira's heart is fragile, and she's selfish, so... She continued to call, to text, even after I told her not to. With that, and the band, and the whole... Everything, I was just... Not in my greatest place. My pimp looks very much like her, you know.
... We were together, and got raided by the police with drugs. I was sent to prison for a month, and what you've seen is the last I know. It wasn't very mature of me, anyway.
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