#inducos

  Breaking and entering was illegal kids. In all fairness though, Roma had a good reason. A really good reason. She was bored. She thought about it as she climbed the fire escape. Taking care of Souta had been taking up almost all of her time in this city. It was hard being a new mom, especially a single one. 

However, despite Souta just being a boring lump of depression most of the time, sometimes he regained a little bit of functionality and wandered off. Apparently he thought he was quite clever too hiding his trail. Souta was much smarter and more cunning than her, she would admit to that in a moment, however she had him beat in one aspect. She had been playing this game far longer than he had, and she never played with her own sense of fatalism inhibiting her like Souta did.

Which is why she had followed him enough to determine where he was always going to. A small dwelling that was easy enough for Roma to break into, she did not even have to break anything for once. When she made it inside she saw a boy with familiar black and white hair curled up on the couch like a sleeping child.

Ah. 

The other Kaneki.

The smelly one.

The one she hated. 

he’s sitting in haise’s small excuse for a kitchen, eyeing the refrigerator reproachfully from behind his shades, and maybe it’s the fact that john is here, or maybe it’s his new lease on life, but dave is feeling optimistic. let’s change that.

familiarity. 

     no, not the familiarity of recognizing a face. his scent, it is awfully identical to her’s. she seems... puzzled. curious. disturbed. her grip on the arm’s rest tightens as her inner chords of sanity are pulled and slapped against her skin. it stings. and then, it hits her. kaneki ken.

     how long have they been staring at each other by now? she grimaces, tearing her gaze away from him shakily opening the book she has in hands. they could just not deal with this, both of them, and rize was giving him the option to just avoid her. how odd.

“I… came from a rather cutthroat environment. Not that I ever minded it— the people there were my family. Or, are. I haven’t been able to find them yet, though. I suppose between cases all I can really do is look for them. Even if they aren’t here, there’s no point in anything anymore if I don’t have them. So I’ll keep looking everyday, no matter what. A good father does whatever he can for his children until the very end.” 

Noted!

   Grin wide and tail waving gently on the side of the bed, Tao reaches a paw out and starts tapping the poor soul. Well, less tapping, more like rough patting. “HEY!! WAKE UP!!!” What a rude awakening! “Your roommate, Taokaka, is finally home!” She announces cheerfully. “And mew are gonna be the one to spend time with Tao today! Meow!” Consider this Tao’s way of trying to get to know others better. She’s been out and about so much that she’s never seen this person until now. What better time than now to introduce herself? ...And proverbially kidnap them.

   “C’mon! Wake up, Sleepy! Tao’s Waiting!!”

WHAT SIGHTS YOU SEE WHEN you’ve no need for rest! His wandering in the late hours has decreased a tad since his recent employment, but even she does not require round-the-clock service from him, so that leaves quite the excess of time. Sleep, though unnecessary, is nice every so often, but there’s only so much enjoyment to be derived in doing nothing when there’s an entire island to memorize. No one pays much attention to him so late in the night anyhow.

Such is how you tend to discover the underbelly of humanity, whether searched for or not. There’s a fair amount of blood spattered about, as if the act at hand was perhaps unplanned -- but not unintended. That much was evident by the young man still wiping the remains of whoever had had the misfortune of becoming the day’s meal. It is a sight Sebastian suspects he’s not meant to see, though that matters little to him.

<<My, you’ve made quite the mess.>>