3 July / Yakuza? What's that? / PG-13 / Open

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Character(s): Kanata Sorami, Atticus Finnigan, anyone else that wants to go on an adventure with the yakuza.
Time: 6 pm
Location: Park
(ooc: Anyone can control the yakuza characters!)

Hideaki easily spotted Kanata in the park right away. He had been given a description of her; that she was a bit weird looking and she did indeed seem to keep true to it with her asymmetrical hair, her bright yellow tights, and the navy military jacket (see signature) that seemed too big for her. It’s always the weird artsy types and the perverts that seem to borrow money.

Kanata was roughly pushed around by the man as he grabbed her by the shoulder. “Eh? How may I help you?” Kanata asked confused and a bit in shock by the way she had just been treated. She looked Hideaki up and down. He had a hard looking face with mean eyes. Despite him having a shaved head he had hair everywhere else. From his bushy eyebrows to the rough stubble on his chin to his arms where it was trying to escape from the black blazer he had on.

“Don’t act so damn innocent. You know the money that you owe to the yakazu! You need to give it up!” He yelled at her, his patience already wearing thin. Kanata winced at the yelling and also a bit in revulsion for the bald headed man had started to pick his nose with his pinky as he disdainfully looked down on her. Still she gave him a smile. “The yakuza? Is that some sort of charity organization? I would be glad to give them money if it’s for a good cause!” She opened her purse and started to go through it to give the man some money for his cause.

Hideaki stared down at her a bit wide-eyed. Jesus, is she really this goddamn stupid? He took in a deep breath. “The. Money. You. Fucking. Borrowed. From. Toru. Give. Me. The. Fucking. Money. Now.” When he mentioned the name Toru, something seemed to click for Kanata and a memory surfaced.

She remembered being at the shopping district wishing she had more money to spend when a nice looking man approached her. He was wearing a white suit and a gold chain necklace. He had tattoos that snaked across his arms elaborately. “’Ey doll, you need some money for some shopping?” He grinned down at her. They started talking, he mentioned his name was Toru, and he had been very nice to her. In the end he had given her ¥15000 and with a wink he had walked off. Yep, he had been very nice.

“Ah! You know Toru? He’s a very sweet man!” Kanata tapped her chin thoughtfully. “He just gave me ¥15000 and told me not to worry about it at all!” She smiled cheerfully up at the hairy man in front of her.

That damn Toru, always going for the ladies, Hideaki thought. He flexed his hands as he gave a deep exasperated sigh. She obviously wasn't very smart and tried to explain as nicely as he could. "Yeah and now you need to give back that money because it's not your damn money", he said through gritted teeth. "Oh! Well...let me see what I have in my purse!" Kanata replied and started to go through her purse once more.

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Atticus was bored.

He didn't know how he could be bored. For one, Aozora Academy was absolutely huge. He could take a jog around the track field, explore every corner of the school, intrude on people's conversations, film normal people doing normal people things, get lost in the library, eat at the cafeteria, drink at the cafeteria, throw stuff at the people in the cafeteria, run for his life from the people in the cafeteria he had thrown stuff at, or study.

But none of these options seemed appealing, especially the last one.

So Atticus had found himself out in the town again. He had already visited the shops yesterday, and he doubted that there would be anything new today. There were no interesting movies out, and it was too late to head out of town to the carnival or beach. There really was nothing interesting to do.

What Atticus currently craved the most was adventure. Exploring the school could only be so entertaining. He walked down the sidewalk, both hands stuffed in his sweatshirt's pockets as he glanced around at the nearly deserted street. "I wish adventure could just grow on trees~" he said out loud, "Just pick em off when you want to~"

Just then, he heard a pair of voices from the park next to him. Atticus's interest was piqued immediately, and dove behind a nearby bush so that he could spy on them. The man didn't seem too friendly, but Atticus wasn't one to base his opinions on appearance. The girl seemed pretty happy as well.

Maybe they're friends? Atticus thought brightly, Maybe they're going on an adventure!

Without hearing what they were saying, the blonde boy suddenly jumped out of the bushes and ran to the two, grinning widely. "Count me in, count me in!" he sang as he approached them, "You two are going on an adventure, right? A huge, heroic quest, hmmm?" he asked cheerfully, "Look, it's our heroine!~" he continued, gesturing at the girl, "And our wise, powerful guide! All wise men have bald heads, right?" he said, now gesturing at the man. "Oh, are you getting your supplies ready?" Atticus asked, turning back to the girl who was sifting through her purse.

"Who are you?" asked Hideaki, his eyes narrowing at the newcomer.

"What do you mean?" Atticus laughed, "I'm going to go on this adventure too!" He then stood next to the the girl and then introduced loudly, "I'm Atticus! Atticus Finnigan! I won't let you down on this quest, I assure you!" he gave a quick bow and then returned to standing position, a huge goofy grin on his face.

"Look, kid, this is none of your business." Hideaki growled, "Get the fuck out of here."

"Oh, a stubborn baldie! I like you." Atticus replied cheerfully, "Don't be so uptight about it, come on!~ Adventures are better with more people, right?"

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Kanata looked up from her purse as Atticus came bounding out of the bushes near the the two.

"Count me in, count me in!"
"Ohh, are you going to give to the charity too? That's great!" Kanata beamed at Atticus.
"Look, it's our heroine!~ And our wise, powerful guide! All wise men have bald heads, right?"
She began to clap as the blonde started shooting off the beginnings of their interesting story. The boy continued to narrate to what Kanata saw as a now fabulous situation.
"I'm Atticus! Atticus Finnigan! I won't let you down on this quest, I assure you!"
"I'm Kanata Sorami! And if I'm the heroine then you must be the hero of the story! And our quest is to give money to this wonderful man and his organization!" She concluded that this was obviously what was going on and turned back towards Hideaki. "I looked in my purse, but all I found was 40 YEN! I know it isn't much but it will surely help you and be a great start to this quest!" She smiled triumphantly as she held the ¥40 high above her head like it was the holiest thing anyone had ever seen.

A vein was visibly throbbing on top of Hideaki's head as he stared down at the two teens, flabbergasted. His nostrils flared and his teeth gritted he barely got out the words, "Stay put." He walked a few feet away as he took out his cellphone and started to call someone. As he stalked off Kanata turned back towards Atticus.

"So, what do you think awaits us on this adventure?"

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"Charity?" Atticus asked, but then grinned back, "There's a charity too? Of course I'll donate!" He fished out his wallet from his pocket, starting to sift through the bills and loose change he kept in there. "I only have American money with me right now." he frowned, "Do you want that?" He pulled out a $5 bill, waving it around.

"I'm Kanata Sorami! And if I'm the heroine then you must be the hero of the story! And our quest is to give money to this wonderful man and his organization!"

"This is fun!" Atticus laughed, applauding as well, "Well then, Kanata, I am looking forward to working with you! And money to this organization? Sounds great!" he laughed once more and then turned to Hideaki, but the man had already walked off with a cellphone.

"Maybe he's making ~secret plans~" Atticus sang, "And what awaits us in this adventure? Lots of action! Sword fights! Robots who shoot stuff!" he formed his fingers into a handgun, mockingly shooting at the trees and bushes around them, "And there has to be a damsel in distress of course! Aaah this is so exciting! How about you, what do you think?"

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Kanata gave a light "mmm" in response to Atticus about working together. "It'll be nice working with you too! So are you going to be a wizard? There's always a wizard on an adventure! Or maybe you're a warrior?! Ah! No! I got it! You're more of a jester type!" she concluded happily before speaking again. "Hm~ So what should I be? Ooh how about a thug?" She proceeded to make her fingers into guns like the little kids did when they played cops and robbers and pointed them at Atticus. With a slight scowl, that was more cute than deadly, she yelled at him "YO!YO!YO! Gimmie all yo' money, punk!" She poked Atticus in the chest with her fake handgun before dropping her arms to her side and laughing.

"Wooow! Robots! It really will be an adventure!" She couldn't help but rock back and forth on the heels of her feet as the excitement built up inside her. Hideaki came back towards the two teens as he put his cellphone back into his pants pocket.

"We're going to be going for a little ride", he said gruffly as he pushed the two towards the street. Kanata could see that they were heading towards a white car with tinted windows that was sitting right by the sidewalk. He opened the door to the car and they got in. Kanata looked around before noticing Toru and a flash of recognition went past her eyes before re-assuming her "thug" self and pointing her handgun at the man.

"This here a stick-up!"
"Haha what are you playing at Kana-chan~?"
"I'm a thug...?" she replied very innocently. "Haha but I would never steal from Toru or this "yakuza charity organization"! You did help me out, didn't you?"
"That's right! And that's what I'm here to talk to you about!" Toru knocked on the tinted window that separated the driver's seat from the back and the car came to life before starting along the street.