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

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...

[hatesviolence]

The hell are you...??

[ISN'T SHE DOING SOMETHING DANGEROUS?? However his words fall when she continues to talk and...the cart?

There's a loud braying sound above him as he realizes he's still holding up a cart.

Ah.]

Step back, I'm just moving it.

[ricebird]

[She nods, stepping back to a safe distance and, while she's at it, recovering her new clothes and... kind of smashed sweet potato. And now she feels kind of stupid for barging in like that, not trusting him more. Well, she'll trust him now. Nice and easy, dude.]

[hatesviolence]

[Shizuo looks around before finally setting the cart back on the road. Immediately the driver makes the oxen run off through the streets in a panic. No one could blame him. And for all the shouting about blocking the traffic, clearly Shizuo is the one who caused the most trouble.........

But once he's out of the way, everyone quickly resumes, not wanting to stay any longer than they already have.]

[ricebird]

[Phew, okay... NOW Kotori steps forward attentively.]

Are... you okay, Shizuo-san? Is it Hyde again?

[She's VERY glad it's not something like the Monster taking over.]

[hatesviolence]

[He'll have moved a little away so as not to be a bother to the remaining bystanders, but it's clear he's still agitated and would rather be heading off somewhere.]

No, it's not. Some ba—[..................] Asshole sold me bad hair dye. He's already run off so I'm trying to find him so I can kick his ass.

[Asshole is better than bastard, sure. As well as not saying kill him. Way to go, Shizuo, so proud.]

[ricebird]

[..... Now that he mentions it, the bright green looks a little more aqua now.]

A-ah... Now I get it. [She's... also a bit perplexed because THAT'S what he's all bothered about? But she barely stops herself from saying as much.] I'm actually a little relieved. For a second, I thought it was Hyde, or something new in your Essence... I've never seen you this riled up before, Shizuo-san.

[Which, you have to admit, is pretty impressive given it's been almost a year.]

[hatesviolence]

Because I hate people who lie and cheat and then run away. If they're willing to do bad business they should face the consequences.

[ricebird]

[She nods.]

That's true, you have a point. Hm... you're probably not the only one he's done this to. Maybe we can go to the police and see if they know anything. [And, you know, file a proper report and let them handle it.] And then afterwards I can take you to this one apothecary shop I get my contact solution from. I think they might have hair dyes.

[hatesviolence]

You wear contacts?

[Yes, that's the first thing he asks.

But it's not like he missed the other stuff. Her idea is a reasonable one, so he was turning it in his head when she revealed that tidbit.]

[ricebird]

Ah... yeah, I do. You've seen me with glasses before, right?

[Like the night Shizuo knocked on her door with Roxas beaten up by Hyde. Why she feels the need to blush about that, she doesn't know. Maybe it's because she looks nerdy with her glasses, or at least so she thinks. And yes, she REALLY needs either one or everything is one blurry mess.]

[hatesviolence]

[He has to think...

Think...

Thinks................]

Ah. I think I remember. Was a while back so forgot about it.

[ricebird]

[She nods.]

Yeah, my eyesight is pretty bad on its own. [She takes a step away,but still looking at him, expecting him to follow.]

Thankfully I found a shop that sells really good contact solution, which is REALLY good since I thought I'd run out of the solution I bought eventually. [Because you do NOT want contacts to dry out.] If they have hair dyes there, I'm sure they'll work great!

[hatesviolence]

Hm... Guess that would be possible...

[The stormy clouds rumble a bit, but the air is calming and the clouds themselves are fading.]

All right, you can show me the place. But I still have to find that asshole and beat him for this after.

[Take the win, Kotori.]

[ricebird]

[For a split second she's stunned, but then gives him a look mixing confusion and disappointment.]

Even after we give our report to the police?

[Seriously, what is WITH him today? She's never seen him threaten ANYONE but Hyde with violence, and only after Hyde had seriously hurt Roxas. Otherwise, any fighting she's witnessed has been self defense, or to protect someone else.]

[hatesviolence]

......T'ch.

[That's all he "says," a click of his tongue.

HE'S PISSED OKAY, KOTORI. HE'S NOT THE GREAT GUY YOU THINK HE IS loses some heart points]

[ricebird]

[YES YOU ARE, SHIZUO, SHE KNOWS YOU CAN BE, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT PERFECT! It's okay, the CPR probably gave her enough heart points that she can afford the hit.

For now, she just sighs... she's not mad, just a teensy bit disappointed and worried.]

Don't worry, Shizuo-san. We'll do what we can to find who did this, and we'll get your hair fixed too. And afterwards I can take you to lunch somewhere.

[His choice, bill's on her.]

[hatesviolence]

You don't have to go that far.

[With the lunch thing that is. And he won't let her pay!!]

[ricebird]

[She shakes her head with a small smile.]

I know I don't.

[But she wants to, she all but says. He'd do the same for her, right?]

[hatesviolence]

[He still looks a little conflicted, but then he just relents and sighs a bit.]

All right. Do you know where the nearest police station is? ...Do they have one of those...? [He's thinking of the smaller ones usually found in Japan.]

[ricebird]

[A soft nod.]

They don't really have kōban here, but there are a few bigger police stations throughout the city. There's one on the way to the Library, right next to this one cute cafe that has a REALLY nice pastry menu!

[And no one was surprised THIS is how Kotori determines her landmarks.]