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Hizumi "every bad breakup song" Mizushiro ([personal profile] bondsofsuffering) wrote in [community profile] destinystrings2013-05-20 03:10 am

Fourth Curse

Who: Hizumi Mizushiro, OPEN
Where: Libra Ward (The 20th); Cancer Ward Arcade (The 24th)
Summary: Hizumi's getting his memories stuck in a blender, and the end result is a coffee-loving devil who's acting a little more... well, devious.
Warnings: None in particular.

MAY 20TH

[A fight has broken out on the streets today, involving a few of the residents. Characters who listen to the shouting might, through the heavy swearing, be able to put two and two together and figure out that it has something to do with Mr. Redshirt scamming Mr. Greenshirt's grandmother out of her money.

It hadn't been all that difficult to set up. Redshirt was far too obvious about his ploys, and his data was readily available if you knew how to go about getting it... A single anonymous tip-off was all it took to get the easily riled Greenshirt to dole out the proper punishment himself.

Eventually, someone calls the cops and the two men are taken in, but a certain boy lingers at the scene, sipping idly at a can of coffee.

Is he... smiling?
]

MAY 24TH

[Hizumi can be found working his shift at the arcade as usual, but he seems... distracted. He frequently puts a hand on his head whenever he doesn't think anyone is looking, and although he can usually get it together enough to greet customers with the usual cheer, there are times when he can't quite hide a wince.]

'I died. But that can't be right. I can't die. Not like that, not like--'

A card for two hours? Sure, I'll ring you up!

'I don't have a wife. And I definitely didn't work on a farm. ...Right?'

There, that should do it. Have fun!

'I became a demon. But I was already born as the devil. So how...?'
otakuro: (Happy)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-09 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe... Sure, you got it!

[Atsuro will glance around to make sure no one is in the vicinity before he edges away from Hizumi's station to peer at what the guy is doing.]

Remember - you have to play on Hard or above! Normal doesn't count; it's way too easy.
otakuro: (Surprise)

1/3

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-10 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
otakuro: (Surprise)

2/3

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-10 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[what]
otakuro: (Surprise)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-10 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT?! No way! Did you just -- how did you -- That's -- ........!!

[Forget watching Hizumi's post Atsuro is now standing right next to the screen and staring at it as if it's bewitched or something.]

What?!
otakuro: (Mr. Corner)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-11 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
B-But... But -- ........How?

[Atsuro continues to garble and splutter incoherently as he trails along behind Hizumi back to the counter.]

...

You have to show me how to do that!!
otakuro: (Mr. Corner)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-15 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
W-Wha -- No one can play that fast! No one who doesn't practice for hours and hours, anyway.

Is your Persona a god of music or something?
otakuro: (Grim)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-16 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Atsuro continues to squint suspiciously at Hizumi for a moment or two.]

It's your world, isn't it? You're all trained from birth to start drumming and you never thought to mention it because it seems completely normal to you.
otakuro: (Surprise)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-16 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew it!

[The forefinger is outstretched in the classic position of 'OBJECTION' or 'THIS PERSON is the murderer!!!']

...

You're not serious, are you?
otakuro: (Embarrassed)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-17 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
...I still say it's impossible. I bet this is one of those hidden camera reality shows or something.

[Totally more plausible than Hizumi being a master taiko drummer.]

OK, give me a few dozen tokens or something. I'm gonna be here awhile.
otakuro: (Happy)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-06-19 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

[Atsuro clamps his hand around the fistful of tokens confidently.]

I'll catch up to you yet, just you watch!

[This is not true at 2 o'clock in the morning, nor will it be true at any time after that. Perhaps this is a good time to pull away from this thread.]