It's not easy having yourself a good time~

[a_violent_end]

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.

Comments

[a_violent_end]

"So try," Shizuo said simply, tossing away the remaining filter of his cigarette. "Worst that can happen is that you won't make it. And then you'll know."

[demonicbookworm]

"I-I'll do my best."

But as soon as he said that, he realized he had nothing else to say. And that was the worst thing that could happen, right?

"Um... I..." What could he say? What shouldn't he say? Maybe he should introduce himself? Yes, after all not introducing yourself would be rude. "...My name is Ruca."

[a_violent_end]

Shizuo nodded once and said, "I'm Shizuo. Good to meet you." Because that was just polite, and even though Shizuo could be a little rough at times, he did have manners.

[demonicbookworm]

"Mr... Shizuo." he repeated, then smiled a little. "It's nice to meet you."

[a_violent_end]

"You can just call me Shizuo." He was on a first-name basis with most of the people he had met at Vatheon, and given the multitude of cultures and people, it didn't seem necessary to tack on labels and honorifics. Mister was unnecessary.

[demonicbookworm]

"Oh, okay... Shizuo." he replied, nodding.

Back home there was a lot of people much older than him, who Ruca still called by their first name with no honorifics, but here... he just didn't want to seem rude to anyone.