K•A•R•M•A

…..well we knew it would happen sooner or later

There wasn’t much to do with the recent events put on hold, the mayor missing and the doves going quiet again. Her roommates all had left for some reason, her friends had thinned out, maybe busy somewhere so she felt a bit lonely and the strolls in the city had increased lately.

People were coming and going in this city, people were coming and going in her life, it was part of the flow.

She thought about buying flowers to lighten up her room, when a figure approached her, apparently lost, and she looked up, startled but at least not running behind the next wall to hide. (She was getting better at the interaction part.)

The boy had red hair and red eyes and seemed casual, yet friendly.

"H-hello! I uh…maybe I can help you?" Duh, he came to her to get help. "I-I mean, where are you headed? I recently also got known to these parts s-so I might be of some help." 

"I'm headed to... Tulip apartment. You know where that is?"

Fortunately, Karma had rather good memory. Who knows what would've happened if he forgot the apartment name. He might've had to sleep on the streets or something. Maybe that was a little dramatic, but still. Why were there SO many apartments? And none of the residents were one of his friends or acquaintances. Of course, maybe he could find someone to talk to occasionally right now.

"Nice to meet you, Mary. I'm Akabane Karma, and yes, I just moved in here."

It was nice to have a rather normal conversation for once. After all, his friends were pretty much a group of oddballs. They were talented in many things, but most of them were not book smart at all. 

"Well, thanks for the welcome. I was craving sweets, so if you can help me, maybe I can treat you to some sweets or whatever for your help. Girls like sweets, don't they?"

The redhead craved some sweets at the moment, so why not rope this girl in too? That way, he would be able to thank her for her help and eat something at the same time. Genius Akabane Karma strikes again!

Job searching in Toshi had proved to be more difficult than it had been back in Magnolia. Odds and ends jobs were easy to find. Ranging from fixing decks to taking care of pesky neighbors, gaining a decent sum of change was only a day’s work. 

It didn’t help that he had a new currency to learn.

So, when he had been minding his own business, to suddenly have a boy scream ‘molester’ was horrifying on it’s own. Yet given that it was directed at him, it was down-right offensive! 

"Look, kid, you can’t just go around callin’ people molester’s when you ain’t got any solid proof." 

Oh come on... This person was obviously some sort of sexual deviant. Adults are weird. Why would they even walk around shirtless? Was his family living in poverty? That wasn't likely. But hey, at least Karma had someone to mess with.

"Proof..? The fact that you're strolling around SHIRTLESS is already proof, isn't it? Also, are you offended that I called you a molester? Would you rather have me call you a 'pervert'?"

Karma didn't know when to shut up. Ever. Thankfully, he has good fighting skills to make up for that. In the event that someone gets fed up with him and attempts to punch this 'brat' to oblivion, he'll be able to defend himself. Contrary to popular opinion, Karma didn't believe in useless violence. Running away was a good tactic as well, and it pissed people off when he ran away from fights, so that was a plus.

It was all fun and games until you were about to get knifed. Shirou raised his hands to the height of his shoulders in surrender and took a cautionary step back.

"Oh come on, obviously, this can't hurt anybody."

To prove what he just said, Karma poked the blade with his fingertip. How could someone feel threatened by a RUBBER knife? How weird. And plus, why would Karma want to mug him?

"I'm not mugging you. I don't need you to beg for your life. The only thing I need is help with moving, since I just arrived at Toshi City."

Stop being so adorable Karma

Never mind please find a happy medium