vatheon | It's not easy having yourself a good time~

Who: Shizuo and VATHEON
Where: The park
When: Mid-day.
Style: Either
Status: Open!

One of Vatheon's perks was that it wasn't necessary to work; almost everything was free. As far as Shizuo was concerned, however, that was also one of the drawbacks. He missed working. Of course, his track history for holding down jobs was poor, up until he finally relented and became a body guard, a position where his strength came in handy. But that was exactly what left him feeling off. Too much strength and energy, with no where to vent it. It made him feel restless - even more so after Izaya had denied him a good chase. Shizuo wouldn't have wished an attack on Vatheon under any circumstances, but he could not deny that having a reason to channel that jittery energy would probably help him relax.

Without that prospect, Shizuo tried to focus on other things, like keeping track of the happenings around Vatheon and keeping an eye out just in case anything strange happened. Which is exactly what he was doing, walking in the park - trying to take his mind off of everything. After a while, he paused his walk in favor of leaning against a tree and having a smoke.

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It's...a little relaxing. For me. I don't know if it's the same for everyone.

[He watches her right back, noting the curiosity.]

Want one?

[Then it occurs to him that she might not know...]

They're pretty bad for you.

[On one hand, it's probably best not to deal with things that could be hazardous to her health. On the other hand . . . ]

One time isn't going to kill me, is it?

[A rhetorical question. Besides, he even said it has a calming effect on him.

Right. His question.]

If you don't mind.

[Shizuo answers even though the question is rhetorical.]

No, I guess not.

[He pulls his his pack out of his pocket, offering her a cigarette from it. He fishes out his lighter as well.]

[She takes the cigarette and fingers it -- it's like a pipe rolled into paper, she figures -- then eyes the lighter and holds the cigarette up for him.]

I admit I've never done anything like this before. What am I supposed to do?

[Shizuo puts the pack back in his pocket, but keeps hold of the lighter.]

I'll light it for you, but you have to put it between your lips and inhale from it or it won't catch.

[He flicks the lighter and holds it out to her.]

[With a nod, she places the cigarette between her lips and lets the end hover over the light. She inhales once, then twice before it catches.

Then her eyes widen, though it's considerably controlled, and she turns her head away to take the cigarette out and cough with a free hand covering her mouth. When she recovers (somewhat), she stares the cigarette down before looking back to Shizuo.]

I feel like I just ate smoke -- which I should have been expecting, in retrospect.

[Shizuo pockets his lighter once the cigarette is lit, and relieves his lips but taking his own into his hand, flicking it.]

I guess it is kind of like that...You get used to it if you do it long enough.

[He shrugs, as though not really sure what else to say.]

Do you like it?

[Shelly straightens and flicks her wrist a few times, blankly eyeing the cigarette.]

I can't say yet. But it certainly is different.

[Shizuo nods.]

Makes sense. You've never done it before. I've been doing it so long that it's just normal to me.

Even though you know that it's not healthy for you?

I'm different.

[A pause, which he uses to take another drag, before exhaling and speaking again.]

Things don't...bother me like they do most people. It's hard to hurt me.

[Okay, so he's not certain that it's that way when it comes to cigarettes, but based on the way he tolerates pain and is unaffected by sedatives, it would make sense.]

[The way he puts it, along with the situation, has her letting out a short laugh at what she perceives to be humorous. Strong guy, are you?]

Well, aren't you tough.

[Shizuo shrugs at that, unaffected by her laughter. He'd take that over fear, easily, and he's not keen on displaying his strength for no reason.]

Yeah. It's not all it's cracked up to be.

[He really isn't trying to brag. It's just fact.]

[Not all it's cracked up to be. What, did he bleed out too many times to even care anymore? That's how she humors herself, though little does she know, the kinds of violence . . . ]

No? You sound used to it. Too used to it.

What's that supposed to mean?

[He genuinely doesn't get what she's hinting at...but there is a little irritation in his tone.]

[Shelly, on the other hand, is as light-hearted as can be, one hand playing with the cigarette by flicking it back and forth.]

Do you get into fights often?

Sometimes.

[We're getting into territory that Shizuo doesn't like. He finishes off his own cigarette before dropping it on the ground and stamping it out with his shoe.]

[Well, that's an interesting way to put it out, she thinks. But with the (apparently not high) frequency of fights, she curiously states,]

You don't strike me as a soldier or a mercenary.

I'm not.

[He looks away.]

I'm a bodyguard.

[Of course, that's only the half of it. He's a bodyguard because he fights, not a fighter because he's a bodyguard. It's the only job he's been able to hold down.]

A bodyguard. [She takes on a sort of impressive tone, taking another look at Shizuo -- his appearance, and how . . . normal he appears, all things considered.] I couldn't have guessed. But that sounds perfect.

Stronger than I look.

[He looks back at her, slightly confused.]

Perfect?

Hm? Ah -- it seems like the perfect job for you. You have that . . . air about you.

Oh. Thanks. I guess.

[Not sure if that's a compliment, but he accepts it.]

What do you do?

[It is, Shizuo. It really is.]

Executive work, mostly. I run the senate where I'm from.

[She taps the side of the cigarette with a finger.]

It's not as grand as it may sound.

[More a headache, though less so as of late.]

[It might not be as grand as it sounds, but Shizuo is still impressed.]

Sounds like a big responsibility, though.

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