It was evening when Ryouga left the house him and his sister share, the door unlocked as usual. He wasn’t exactly sure what time it was, but he didn’t care too much. It was more relaxing to go out at night when it was quiet. Having some time for himself away from the motley crew chasing him around day after day is always welcome.
Despite taking walks at nighttime being a frequent habit of his, he never really had a destination, rather he found more value in the journey itself. Each night is the same, starting with him walking around till he decides on a wall to lean against for a bit before returning home.
Normally no one would be on the streets during this time of night, and he took comfort in that, but this time was different. There were a bunch of teenagers wandering around the city. Even though he countered a good number of them while walking, they didn’t interrupt him and he didn’t do the same, though.. truth to be told, he’s been getting progressively more curious about what they were doing as the minutes went on.
Eventually, he caught the sight of someone else wandering around the city, though he was much more childish looking than the rest, and.. well, the lollipop didn’t really make him look any older, but by that point he’s gotten curious enough to decide to approach someone, so he figured talking to him wouldn’t hurt.
A monotone greeting escaped his lips once he cleared the gap between him and the kid he approached, with his hands buried within his pockets. He didn’t even try to make eye-contact, just wanting to ask his question, receive an answer and leave.
“I’ve been seeing a bunch of guys running around the city all night. Are you one of them?”