Curiosity kills the C // Some Things Never Change

[howfascinating]

Who: Philip and OPEN
Where: Narumi Detective Agency (The Half-Boiled one), Pisces 11-05, and all around Virgo Ward
Summary: He stumbled into a room, he was given a request, and well-
Warnings: Socially Awkward Teen and Pet Stuffs.

[He had stumbled into the room by accident, but considering how his life had worked, he took it in stride when the strange woman requested him to get several items related to cat rearing, thinking that it'd be good to be given the chance to actually stretch his proverbial muscle after a while of wandering in this place.]

[Narumi Detective Agency]
[Perhaps that was why he spent the time in the nostalgic garage of the agency, perusing the whiteboard for his research as he wrote down the results of his search within himself on items that cats enjoy toying with apart from the usual ball of yarn and scratching post. In fact, he might've written too much on the board as the only thing one can discern should they stumble in here while waiting for the detective in charge to talk to you would be that the board is completely full of scribblings and writings.]

...Hm?

[Of course, stumbling in would also mean that you're going to disturb his concentration for a bit.]

((OOC: You are also liable to be interrupted by a half-boiled detective if you happen to choose this prompt!))

[Pisces 11-05]
[If you happened to be living in the same floor as him, please don't mind the smell of catnips and litterboxes alongside all those cats prancing around the hallway looking high as a kite, considering he's just there looking quite fascinated at how the cats act when exposed to the wonders of catnip, all the while writing notes into a notepad as he nodded at the difference between a sober cat and a high one.]


[Virgo Ward]
[And now that he's done all the research needed, it's time to get all the materials needed for the request!

But the amount of shops located here made it hard for him to pick one out of who knows how many, so this would be why he's just stopping you in the middle of your trip:]

Ah, do you know a shop specializing in cat items?

[He's quite blunt in stating this, but well, when isn't he?]

Comments

oh boy

[howfascinating]

[He's had his suspicion when he saw that familiar silhouette walking around, and he's quite surprised to see that it was, in fact true.]

...Ah, I never expected for us to meet again in this place, OOO.

[But considering the other man's tendency to travel, it's not that surprising too, he guesses.]

ouo hello data child

[vacare]

[ well, one cannot simply walk into hinoto-ri... not even the master traveler himself. still, now they're both here! no need to think too hard about it. eiji bobs his head, smiling a little. ]

It's good to see you again, though! Have you caught up with Shoutarou yet? [ pretend there's a -san after that i don't know if i'm too lazy for honorifics yet ]</small.

hello masked hobo of justice

[howfascinating]

Yes, I had the day I arrived here.

[even if it's only through accidentally calling his voicemail while poking his COMP.]

What about you, have you been settling well in this [strange] city?

[vacare]

[ :< good enough!! ]

I've been doing well! [ he kind of wishes he knew what was going on, but eeeeeeehhhhh w/e ] Have you been staying at your agency? I haven't seen you at either apartment... or maybe we just kept missing each other.

[howfascinating]

Well, that would depend on which apartment we're assigned to, isn't it?

[considering he's in Pisces Ward and all.]

[vacare]

[ Eiji scratches the back of his head. ]

Ah... not really. Most days, I don't go back to my room. When I do come back, it's usually to check if, uh, anyone from the restaurant or the Foundation have arrived, so I check both apartments once in a while. [ he mainly wants to make sure that no one messes with hina or chiyoko if they come here. he DOES NOT GIVE A SHIT if anyone messes with ankh but he knows that ankh would shit up an entire rage fit if he took his eye off him, so, uh, that's always a concern. ]

[howfascinating]

Ah, I see. Then it's highly probable that we just missed each other, then.

[Nodding, Philip decided to turn this conversation back to the original topic.]

In any case, I might need your assistance today, if you have the time at least.

[vacare]

[ Eiji nods his head eagerly! ]

Ah, right! You were looking for a pet shop, didn't you say? Something about a cat?

[howfascinating]

Yes, I was looking for items related to it's general healthcare, and someone pointed me to this area to look for shops that sell them.

[nodding.]

[vacare]

Well... Like I said, I don't know of one, but I could probably help you look for one! What do you need to find?

[howfascinating]

...A scratch post, a ball of yarn, cat treats would be some of them, to say the least.

[Yeah he has a lot in his shopping list, really.]

[vacare]

[ ... this is starting to sound more like an expedition than a trip... ]

... Could it be that you just got a cat? I don't think you'd need that much for a cat you have already, unless you just got here.

[howfascinating]

It's related to that in some ways, but it's a request from one of the inhabitants of the... Velvet Room.

[yeah, that's its name, last he checked.]

[vacare]

Velvet room...?

[ ...! ]

Oh! Oh, the door that leads to the train! [ That's right, that's what people called it! He wasn't in there long, and he didn't even remember to look for the people who lived there... but...? ] They give requests?

[howfascinating]

Yes, they do. I just happened to be asked to find these items after we conversed for a while.

[The woman seemed friendly, even if she somehow reminded him of himself back when he was still dazed after Shoutarou's rescue in Begin's Night.]

[vacare]

I wonder... [ ... he, uh, didn't notice any cats on the train, but if there are some, then they really shouldn't waste time! ] Well, let's look for a pet store, then! Have you been looking for long?

[howfascinating]

I just started, to be honest.

[yeeah, he spent the last few days trying to get cats to wander around the complex rather than his room.

catnips, what can you do about it.]

[vacare]

[ philip.... why... are you herding cats......... there's an idiom about that isn't there.............. ]

I think I saw a pet store in the direction I came from... Let's start there. [ :> begins walking! ]

[howfascinating]

[...Want him to search for you? He can probably do that after all this is over.]

...Yes, that sounds like a start indeed.

[He's going to follow him aw yeah!]

[vacare]

[ eiji doesn't even KNOW about that crazy library... he'd never look at philip the same way again. ]

Speaking of the Velvet Room... Did you end up doing that other thing you're supposed to be able to do there? That is, get another Persona... or something like that.

[howfascinating]

Ah, unfortunately no, the girl just gave me this request before gently ushering me out.

[Which was strange, but he's not dwelling on it.]

I suppose they'll offer the services after I complete this one.

[Hm, hm.]

[vacare]

[ That's bizarre... she didn't even ask? Well... maybe they just didn't have much opportunity to leave the train to find the supplies themselves, or something. Must ask next time. ]

Was that what you were there for? The service, I mean. I wonder if that's how you pay for it...

[howfascinating]

I was going to inquire about how to invoke our own Persona, but I suppose that would be a good reason too.

[...Well.]

However it is, I'm pretty sure this is just one of the criteria.

[vacare]

Ah... right! Um, have you read the network posts? The one that our glasses come with, in particular. [ He taps his ear, the one with the nanotechnology. ] The people there are very helpful with things like that.

[howfascinating]

...Ah yes, that could certainly work as well.

[Though he was saving that for the more important questions, to be honest.

Like, what is the speed of a flying swallow etc.]