Under the cover of night was ideal operational time, even if his plans weren’t nearly as sinister as they used to be. He couldn’t lie and say they were squeaky clean, since he was pretty far from it, but at the very least it wasn’t for the money. Just a few intrusive questions, a few coercions, and a lot of newfound information to put together.

That was mostly was he needed, and tonight’s intake would do. All that was required now was the walk back to his living quarters, which would likely be uneventful. He didn’t look like an ideal target, somebody you could easily snatch whatever from. It’s not like had much to take besides a cherry red jumprope, anyway. Well, that, and the item in his grasp.

He’d simply found it on the ground, the cheap kind you can get for 5 bucks at any corner store. It didn’t have much in it, but he didn’t see an owner, and with little identification in it, he wasn’t willing to go through the effort to track down whoever lost it. After all, cash was cash, and a guy with little could always use some more. He’d have to live until he could find a way out of here, after all.

One alley shortcut and a few blocks later, he found something in his path. Small, skinny, he nearly seemed to blend in with the night. He seemed to be poring over the sidewalk and the cracks in the walls with a purpose, on the lookout for something, and Yuu allowed himself a few minutes of watching him go about it before actually moving. For such a large guy, he could be pretty quiet, and only the imposing shadow would have been noticeable as he loomed over the younger. Most definitely not a friendly-looking visage.