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[kingwithnocrown]

Who: Izaya and whoever wants to interact
Where: Plaza. Probably near the elevator.
When: Evening about.
Style: Action. Because.
Status: Open

[It's not that unusual to see Izaya looking happy. It's just unusual to see him lugging so much shit with him. Okay, it's not a lot, but by his standard- it's too much.

There's a telescope slung around his shoulder, a blanket under the other arm, and then a basket filled with who knows what, probably heads of dullahans or something, in his spare hand.

He's peering up at the bubble as he makes his way towards the elevator.

When. Oh no. A book that had been crammed into the top of the basket topples out. The tragedy.

But look.

Izaya keeps walking. Wow, his attention must be elsewhere pretty intense. And what is that book anyway? It looks weird. Are those instructions on human sacrifice------!!!

Actually it's just a fairy tale. But who can read kanji anyway? Aw look at the fairies-]

Comments

brb lolling because there IS a "prophet" type, Izaya is totes right

[fonmaster]

[Though Ion had been warned against interacting with Izaya, he hadn't moved out. It's true that the little Fon Master spends less time there during the day now (a lot of his time is occupied with Sola, who had moved out), but he hasn't left. He cares for Izaya and Laharl, even if most everyone else would probably tell him not to. They lived together, so they were family in Ion's mind. It's just that simple.

He's on his way back from visiting when he sees Izaya drop a book and keep on walking. Ion picks it up, trotting to keep up with him.]

You dropped this!

Izaya is always right. HE IS A PROPHET TOO YANNO. Just. Not the good kind.

[kingwithnocrown]

[Luckily for the little guy, Izaya hasn't really noticed. He's been busy as ever getting back to work doing what he does best- and. Well. Who knows what that is, right? So he hasn't been around much either.

Hell, he hadn't even noticed that Sola had moved out. Although that would change soon enough.

Izaya hears Ion trotting after him and slows down to a stop. Oh. He smiles instantly.]

Ion. [You're so sweet. He takes the book from his roommate.]

Thanks. I would have been pretty upset if I had lost that. What are you doing out so late?

[He can spare a minute or two to converse, right?]

We should talk about our sweet jackets

[unshelledbullet]

[This guy just picks up the book and doesn't even look at it, holding it out.]

Here.

Who doesn't want to talk about these fabulous rags. Dat fur

[kingwithnocrown]

[Was someone talking to him? Izaya pauses and glances over his shoulder.

And stops. He stares for a moment because-]

Is that mine? [Oh look, it is. He frowns and walks over to the guy.] Ahhh. Thanks!

[The joy. The sheer excitement. He snatches the book back and grins joyously.]

I feel so irresponsible. Nya. Clumsy.

[indoorscholar]

[It is a bit unusual to see Shinra wandering around outside his apartment at this time of day but there he is, peering at some tendrils of the Lamufao in a corner of the plaza.

At least until he notices a certain informant struggling with a giant pile of crap. He traces Izaya's steps and picks up the book he left on the ground, observing the title on its spine.

Human Sacrifice....

Well, it's not the worst thing he's ever caught Izaya with. Nonetheless, a raised eyebrow meets the informant at the elevator doors.]

Big plans tonight?

[kingwithnocrown]

[Oh hey familiar voice. You warrant a rather genuine smile from Izaya.]

You bet. I plan on watching the end of the world. Front row seat.

[He pats the telescope but then his smile cracks into something a bit wider.]

Actually. Just looking for familiar constellations. Oh. Hey.

[Pointing to the book.]

That's mine. Are you trying to steal from me, Shinra? That's awful of you. [Pouting because how could you do that to such an innocent fellow?]

[a_violent_end]

[Between saying goodbye to Zelda and suffering through some lapses in control, Shizuo has had a rough week. Though it hasn't been all bad - he did meet two people who were interested in helping him learn how to control his strength - it certainly hasn't been among his best.

He has been spending a lot of time out and about - keeping his mind off of his empty apartment by trying to stay busy. After spending his Friday all around Vatheon, Shizuo is finishing off a cigarette and heading home, when he catches sight of Izaya. It's a little weird, randomly - rather than intentionally - running into his boyfriend, especially since Izaya seems to be busy and absorbed in his activity. Shizuo might have let him go about his way without saying anything, since he is so focused, but then Izaya drops the book.

Shizuo discards his cigarette, walks over, and picks the book up. He doesn't bother glancing down at it, not being interested in books in general and also knowing better than to pry in whatever it is Izaya is doing.]

Hey. You're dropping things.

[kingwithnocrown]

[That familiar voice is enough to elicit quite the response from the informant. Twirling about, he all but skips over to Shizuo. It's been a little while so you can only imagine how happy he actually is to see the other man.]

Thanks, Shizu-chan.

[He takes the book from Shizuo and carefully wedges it back into the basket. Yeah. So.

Dropping the basket and blanket carelessly onto the ground, he throws his arms up and around Shizuo's neck and forces them into this rather compact and over-the-top hug that really wasn't necessary since it hadn't been that long since they last saw each other.

But. Izaya also. Feels comfortable enough to finally do this. So he's just going to cling onto a tight hold here.]

Nnn! Shizu-chan looks so handsome tonight. What are you up to anyway? Taking a luxurious stroll through the city at such a late hour?

[He's actually not prying. He's just sort of making light conversation. While...Hanging off of Shizuo. Whatever. Shizuo can support the weight.]

[redeyed_devilx]

[ Remember the cat he picked up? Well he's a lot bigger this time around and looks completely different, but don't mind it too much. He's just not cute to look at anymore.

He remembers that human boy of course. It was a wonderful to be lugged all the way to a strangers house and treated like a pet for a while. He wouldn't like to be treated like one again but if he changed forms it might just happen. Still, the vampire king just noticed the fallen book.

He wondered what kind of book it was. The human did provide him with useful information. He could at least return the favour by giving back the fallen book....well maybe. He looked at it for a moment before he picks it up. Lucky that during hsi time the language wasn't really well known...he couldn't read it.

Well that's a first. ]

Hey...kid.

[kingwithnocrown]

[When Izaya turns around........He doesn't recognize him. Obviously. But he wouldn't say that the king wasn't cute to look at anymore.

He blinks a few times regardless because he honestly doesn't know when the last time he was called a kid.]

Hn, I'm not that young. But thanks.

[He'll take it as a compliment and offer something of a grin- that's when he notices his book.]

Oh-

[Approaching the king now, an easy smile on his face because he's just in that kind of mood. He takes the book from him and instantly bows slightly.]

Thank you. I'm surprised I dropped something. That's pretty uncharacteristic of me. How embarrassing.

[His eyes flick to the man and he looks him over briefly. He has a sensation of nostalgia that he can't quite place.]

...Have we met before?

[sobbing]

[ Wow Yukki is going to be a hipster and not notice the book that just fell! He's a lot more interested in the things that Izaya is carrying around in his arms.

Because really, a telescope is way better than a book, right?

Yukki stares, unintentionally of course, at the large item which hung against his shoulder; eyes clearly interested at the content. For when there was a telescope, there were also stars involved, and boy did he love looking at some stars! ]

Um...? [ Only slightly hesitant at first, but there was nothing that was going to stop him from finding out-!! ] That's a lot of stuff you have there. Are you planning to watch to the stars? [ Can you hear the excitement in his voice? ]

[kingwithnocrown]

[Those God damn filthy hipsters.....and their music.....

Oh wait. That's okay because Izaya probably didn't actually give much of a damn about that book anyway. Screw the past! Live in the future.

Of star gazing.]

Hm? [Teenage boy? Unfamiliar face? Izaya stops completely and stares at him for a prolonged moment. He doesn't recognize you.]

Oh, this? [The telescope?] No, I was going to build a boat with it.

[Can you hear the sarcasm in his voice?

No but seriously. WICKED ENTHUSIASTIC SMILE. And maybe even a chuckle that could be considered friendly.]

No, no, I'm kidding. Yeah! I'm popping up onto the island to get a look around at the galaxy we're stuck in. I'm not great with constellations or anything but I figured I could try it out, right? I've been meaning to pick up a new hobby lately anyway....

[But he has sensed your interest, kid.] - Have you done much star gazing?

[booyaka_boom]

*So maybe Selphie is a little too distracted by the books. Are those even words? Probably. But she's looking at all the pretty pictures. It's very lovely.

Oh! Yeah! Izaya! She looks up and snaps the book shut, running to catch up with him*

He-ey! Izaayyyaaa! You dropped your fairy boook!~

[kingwithnocrown]

[Peter Pan is pretty lovely.

But what's more lovely is their friendship awyeahhhh]

Selphie! [The joy. He smiles.] Oh!! Thank you, Selphie. Nya that would've been so depressing to lose. I got that on Christmas.

[Along with a picture but the details are totally unnecessary. He takes it from her with a cheerful smile and asks:]

Have you ever read this book? Oh, uh, it's Peter Pan. In case you can't read kanji.

I am ALWAYS late for the party.

[xtsundereprince]

[ And guess who's finally caught sight of him?

He'd been around, this one. Keeping to his business, keeping mum, going through his pudding cups and instant noodles as he mulled it all over and finally calling it quits to go wandering about town. He also refuses to move out. Why? When asked, he'd just say something about liking the fact he had a bed and a prince wasn't supposed to sleep outdoors.

But maybe old habits had him wandering about during nights like this when the apartment was too quiet.

So... have what seems to be the wrapper from around a meat bun squeezed into a ball hitting the back of your head, Izaya. ]

HEY!

It makes you super fashionable though

[kingwithnocrown]

[OH I DON'T KNOW MY BFF LAHARL?

Yeah. Izaya was sort of wondering what was with the sudden possibility of losing his roommates. Oh wait, no he wasn't. When you make one of them jump from a building, that's sort of apart of the consequences.

....

He stops. Because did something just hit him? Narrowing his eyes, he snaps his head around to obliterate whoever just- oh. Laharl.

Yeah. Obliterating still. Dropping his things and- running- over. And when he gets to Laharl, he comes to a screeching halt and towers over him, a glint in his eyes.]

Laharl, that was pretty rude of you.

[He raises a hand to Laharl's face. Aw look, it's so cute and romantic- but then he flicks Laharl hard in the nose.]

You're living with me. Shouldn't you learn some manners?

[demonicbookworm]

<sub>[Ruca is about to go back home, an oversized sword can be seen strapped to his back. He spent an hour or so in the park, practicing sword-fighting. Why? This place is peaceful and all for now, but what if one day something bad happened and Ruca wouldn't be even able to protect himself?

He doesn't want to think of something like that.

While heading back, he spotted Izaya and seeing as he dropped the book, Ruca quickly approached him, calling:]</sub>

Mr. Orihara, your book!

[kingwithnocrown]

[Oh hey Ruca, you adorable little thing, it's been a while and Izaya's face brightens up at the sound of your voice.]

Nya, Ruca! [You're such a considerate little guy. He snatches his book and that's when he notices-]

My, is that a sword!

[Dude, you barely look like you can hold a book, let alone a huge sword. Izaya's kind of impressed.]

[replicatedcourage]

[It was getting dark when Sola and Ion had parted ways. It was good to know they were still friends; the young Hylian had been terrified that Ion would hate him for breaking his promise but things had turned out alright and Sola was just starting to feel genuinely happy again, going out to dinner with his friend being a huge step up and even agreeing to maybe meet some of Ion's friends.

He'd even started humming on his way back to the apartment but froze when he saw Izaya across the plaza making his merry way towards the elevator. His first instinct is to call out to him, say hello, see how things are, but he'd been warned several times now away from the informant with varying degrees of enmity. He refused to believe that Izaya was a bad person - he'd jumped too, after all - but troubled and bad influence had been said on more than one occasion.

So instead of calling out, Sola hastily hides behind the coral, peeking around it to at least see how Izaya is doing. He can do that much, right?

Only he's really not all that stealthy for someone made of shadows and magic...]

[kingwithnocrown]

[And Izaya happens to be one of the most observant guys around the block. So he notices. Pretty quickly actually. He stops instantly and slowly glances over his shoulder. He doesn't suspect that it's Sola. Not yet anyway. But he can feel that presence of another.

He puts down everything he's carrying one by one and sticks his hand into his pocket, fingers curling around his knife.

Just in case.]

It's pretty rude to sneak up on people, you know! Or watch them from afar. If you want to say hi, just say hi. I'm not mean.

[His voice is careful and light. After all, by now, he's come to realize that there's quite a few innocent creatures passing through Vatheon and not all of them mean danger. Just in case though...

That's when his eyes catch the coral. And-]

Sola....Is that you?

[last_lombax]

[Ratchet had been out on one of his usual insomnia walks when he spotted Izaya. He watched the human walk by with all of those things and had to wonder what activities Izaya had been up to. He was about to go on his own way when the book was dropped. The Lombax hoverbooted over to it and swiped it off the ground.]

Hey Izaya! You dropped something!

[kingwithnocrown]

[Oh hello cute little creature. It's been a while. Izaya looks pretty surprised though to see him.]

Oh look. I did. [Too bad he doesn't reach for it. No. Instead, he reaches out and instantly pinches one of the lombax's ears.] You always look so cute! Nya. Maybe I should have let you move in. I could have had something around the place to pet.

[Sorry. But uh. He's petting you. Again. This is going to just be a common occurrence with their relationship. Hope you like it.]

Because they have the best CR and I'm fashionably late

[sandvich_good]

[Izaya isn't the only one going up to the island today, a few yards behind him, trudges the Heavy, carrying...a fishing rod? Whatever. He stops in his tracks when he sees the book, before looking around to see who it belonged to. Noticing Izaya, he assumed it was his, picked up the book, and walked a bit faster to catch up with him.]

I assume this is yours, da?

Fuck yeah they do

[kingwithnocrown]

[How did he not even notice this guy what the fuck.

But you know, he's in his own world of wherever. So when the man is suddenly towering near him, Izaya comes to an instant halt and looks up, a curious look on his face.]

Ehhhh?

[Oh. The book. His eyes light up at once and he smiles.]

Oh! Heavy, thank you. [And taking the book back from him.] I would have been- ne? Are you going fishing?

HI I AM LATE but i couldn't resist

[nos_servabit]

Izaya.

[And there's a very familiar face nearby picking up the book that had fallen out. Jacob smiles slightly as he walks to keep up with Izaya as to hand the book over to him.]

You dropped your book. You're a fan of fairy tales?

KSKFHJKDG LOVE LOVE LOVE YES

[kingwithnocrown]

[Oh so you know, Izaya's like, half in love with Jacob so obviously he's just going to turn at once with some awesome smile on his face because Jacob.

That and the last time they were together, it was a pretty serious ordeal and he can't help but feel a little lucky to have the guy.

Only a little.]

Jacob.

[Warm smile and oh look, you're getting crushed by Izaya in a tight and probably uncomfortable hug because he's still kind of holding everything.]

It's been a while! [Okay pulling back I guess because ...personal space. And. He takes his book back.]

Of course. I'm a fan of reading in general but I'm particularly fond of fairy tales. They're always very interesting. Do you know about Peter Pan?