third spark ✖ bad hair day

[hatesviolence]

Characters: Shizuo Heiwajima [Frankenstein's Monster], anyone
Campaign: Break
Format: [ brackets ] preferred, but okay with either!
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Summary: After spending all that time in the ocean, Shizuo is not having a great hair day. His hair is changing into all different kinds of colors and he is not happy.

[Should anyone be around Shizuo's house, which is located in a quieter residential district near one of the larger city parks, they will hear a very loud yell something like—]

AUUUUGGGHHHH!!!

[—followed by a sudden onslaught of an electrical lightning storm. Even those not nearby may notice a strange gathering of storm clouds somewhere in the distance, but then again it is the Index. Random things happen every day...]

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A: Journal Call out

[The writing is very stiff with some letters a little warped with deep blotches of ink at the end, as if the writer was restraining every ounce of his strength to not tear through the paper.]

Anyone ever use the hair products in this place or.......have their hair turned weird colors?

If you haven't—don't.


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B: Storming Through Town

[Well, he could stay home and hope someone is able to find something. But he's not that much of a coward and honestly he wants to find the place that sold him the hair dye he used to begin with to give them a piece of his mind. (Or make them feel like he's about to give them a piece of theirs if he's not careful—) So he will be venturing into town...only to find himself standing at where the shop used to be, a "CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE" sign hanging off its door. It clearly looks as if it had been abandoned for quite some time.

There is a sudden SNAP as his hand reaches out to crush it in one grip, more lightning striking around him as the air becomes completely electrified.]

..............I'm gonna find that lying cheap bastard......!!!!

[If no one has run into him by now, there is a very high chance an encounter will happen as he tears through the streets searching for the shopkeeper that had sold him the hair dye he had been using since arriving into this place. And should anyone have the misfortune of doing so, they will notice that not only is his hair a random color, sometimes changing every other minute, but it's styled in the classic Frankenstein monster stripes.

Anyway this guy looks like he's ready to murder someone and he probably will if left unchecked. Just be careful not to get zapped—there's a very intense electrical discharge coming frmo the enraged man.]

Comments

Signed: Kokichi Oma, Lampwick

[shslliar]

Why don't you try using some of the stuff from the bubbling cauldrons on your hair? I know it makes mine really shiny~!

[Because of the sparkles.

This kid is not taking things seriously.]

[hatesviolence]

[The what.

SHIZUO'S PATIENCE IS ALREADY VERY THIN HERE.]

The hell I'd use something like that??

[shslliar]

You were asking about hair products, riiiiiight?

[hatesviolence]

Bubbling cauldrons ain't hair products.

[shslliar]

No, the hair product is IN the cauldron. It's a DIY home remedy kind of thing.

Ding dong neighbor visit

[chippedsoul]

[It's hard to ignore the swirling storm clouds and a scream like that when he's practically neighbors with Shizuo. He has little concern on whether he'll get hit by lightning, or what awaits him inside Shizuo's home, he just know something is wrong and he should check on him.]

Shizuo? [He pounds at the door to his home several times. This...would actually the first time he's ventured to Shizuo's home. It's not like he never wanted to come over, he just never asked.]

[hatesviolence]

[There's just continuous electric discharge around the house, the air buzzing so loudly and so tense it feels as if it could explode any second. But it's clear after a while that Shizuo isn't opening the door—it's quite possible he didn't even hear it.

Especially when it sounds like a lot of things are popping and crashing inside the house along with more audible if muffled swearing.]

[chippedsoul]

. . . [Was he in the middle of fighting something? Or did something go off? It is a building based off of Frankenstein's story. So there's probably a lab. He starts walking briskly around the home, trying to locate a way to get inside. A voice whispering in the back of his mind.

Fufufu, sounds like a party in there. I'll be right here when the time comes~

He frowns. He can't let that stop him, he needs to make sure Shizuo is all right.] Come on... Shizuo! [As he keeps searching for a way in, he'll call for the man to try and get his attention.]

[hatesviolence]

[Fortunately Disciple will be near the living room window which is where Shizuo currently is. He almost doesn't hear it, but recognizing the voice he stops.]

...Disciple?

[Is he hearing things??]

[chippedsoul]

[He comes to a halt, the storm seems to let up, but only just a little. He spots a figure through the window and starts banging at it.]

Let me inside! [Just smash through the window. We can do that easily!]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[Now, Dojima had been in the process of looking to sign up with local town Guards, but the sudden out cry and strikes of electricity catches his attention pretty quickly.

For the love of-- What the hell, was that Shizuo? Imagines of Kanji Tatsumi racing around after biker gangs fills his minds eye, but knowing Shizuo's strength--]

Damn it--

[Alright, sign up another day. Pulling himself up on Llamrei, Dojima gave a click of his tongue while tapping his heels against her, and the horse knew exactly what to do, quickly turning and following the running Aspect.]

[But, with all that discharge, he couldn't get too close without possibly hurting Llamrei--]

SHIZUO! SLOW DOWN...!

[Here's hoping the other man would listen to him...]

[hatesviolence]

[Nope, can't hear, TOO BUSY HITTING A DANGEROUS ENRAGED STATE TO HUNT DOWN A SCAM ARTIST.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[Damn it, he didn't know enough about the kid to know how to stop him with words--

What was with him, getting this angry?! This was the guy they were depending on to keep Hyde in check? They'd kill one another if they really went toe to toe...!]

[He urged Llamrei on, trying to keep out of the way of the discharge flooding the street, but... At this rate, someone was really going to get hurt--]

[Pulling Excalibur from it's sheath, Dojima held the reins tightly, looking for an opening. It was likely he couldn't actually hurt the guy, but, what about tripping him...?]

Here goes nothing--

[Concentrating, he felt power begin to gather the sword's blade, turning it a glowing, brilliant white. He swiped the sword forward, causing the energy to shoot from the blade, cascading along the ground like a shock wave-- going right at Shizuo's feet!]

--That's new.

[Neat. This must be what Rokurou was talking about, them gaining new powers after they finished a story...]

[hatesviolence]

[Shizuo can tear through pretty much anything, but getting hit by an energy wave at his feet? His rage actually breaks into surprise when he feels it knock into him and sends him falling forward to the ground.

But that surprise is quickly replaced by irritation as he rolls back up, looking back for the source.]

Who the hell—!?

[Someone picking a fight???]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[--Well, it seemed to trip him up enough that the electricity was no longer completely filling the street anymore. Dojima pulled on the reins, letting Llamrei slow to a trot as he got closer to the young man. Excalibur went back into his shealth, and he held his free hand up in a placating position.]

--Sorry, you didn't hear me call out to you, and you were seriously tearing up the place. I didn't know how else to stop you.

[Apologies first. Maybe he wouldn't try to punch him out at the first go if he showed some humility.]

Shizuo, what's going on?

[...And what was up with his hair?]

B

[ricebird]

[Kotori is just walking on her way back from some clothes shopping for the winter months (having a poor peasant girl for an essence means the ones you have tend to go threadbare and useless rather quickly). ... And maybe grabbing a whole roasted sweet potato from one of the vendors on her way. A nice enough pre-lunch snack, especially since the weather's cooling down quickly.

Buuuut then she feels some static in the air. And then flashes of lightning catch her eye. It seems to be coming from someONE, but it's hard to tell who at first. Not only is the electricity bright, but so is the culprit's hair. But then she sees the sunglasses, and the tattered suit...]

Shizuo-san?!

[What's going on? Is Hyde on the loose again?! She's NEVER seen Shizuo this mad before, that's the only thing she can think of that would set him off THIS badly!]

[hatesviolence]

[Hey, Kotori.

Bye, Kotori.

That is basically what happens as Shizuo just storms right past her, apparently not noticing her or hearing her call to him. However, his path is about to be obstructed by some traffic, and that's not good. The gathering storm clouds and loud cracks of lightning only reflect his rapidly rising anger about the situation.]

QUIT HOLDING UP TRAFFIC!!

[With that shout he pushes through and actually lifts up the overstocked wagon that was slowing everyone down Cart, driver, and the oxen pulling it—they all just bellow as they're suspending in the air.]

[ricebird]

[Oh... oh this is bad if Shizuo-san isn't even stopping for her. She picks up her skirts and runs after him as fast as she can! Not nearly as fast as him, especially while holding all this stuff and zig-zagging through the crowd with apologies, but it's a good enough pace that she keeps sight of him. .... And then she sees him lift that whole cart, freezing in her tracks. What... what is going on...?

Her mind races for a split second more... And then her legs begin to move again, still flinching at the flashes of lightning around her but the rest of her not caring, and throws her arms around his torso for a tight, desperate hug.]

SHIZUO-SAN, STOP!!!

[hatesviolence]

[Small blessings, as enraged as he is, even Shizuo wouldn't just fling the cart away. He at least was going to have the courtesy of setting it down somewhere else. But before he can find such a place, he suddenly hears a familiar voice and feels someone run into him?

Or something, it was kind of light.

But it's enough to snap him out a little, especially when he looks down to see who it is.]

Who——— Kotori??

[ricebird]

[Yup, it's Kotori. Cheeks flushed from the cold and the sudden sprint, breathing hard, eyes wide with slowly dissipating panic. Good, he recognizes her... ...... And it's only THEN that the rest of her brain realizes what one small part was worried about... His Essence taking over. After all, that's what Disciple's did...]

Y-yeah, it's me... [.... Aaaand it's only NOW that just running up and grabbing him in the middle of the street might be awkward. Very slowly and carefully, she unwraps her arms from around him.] I... sorry but... the cart...

B

[kawkaw]

[The sound of something being hit by electricity is what catches his attention, and he soon finds himself in the path of someone who is very, very angry.]

I really think you should calm down.

[hatesviolence]

[There's a flash of recognition of a person in his way, and he's forced to stop. However, being disrupted only worsens his mood.]

T'ch, none of your business.

[There's another wave of electricity through the air, enough to make anyone feel a strange tingling sensation. And with a hard glare, he just tries to move past the man.]

[kawkaw]

[He takes a step so he's still in front of the other man.]

Whatever the problem is, it can't be worth accidentally hurting innocent bystanders.

[hatesviolence]

I ain't hurting anyone 'cept the guy I'm gonna beat to death.

[Well. It's true he's not trying to hurt anyone. He just might not realize that he's left a raging storm in his wake.]

[kawkaw]

Is that so? [He gestures around them, where currents of electricity continued to spark in the air.]

That wasn't happening until you came charging through here.