Where's Your Beauty?

Sho was starting to get used to noticing the variations in the different versions of the Reapers in Shibuya. He’d always had a knack for sensing the presence of others and quantifying it, but after seeing so many variations of the same people, he’d been able to refine his senses to the UG even more. If it weren’t for that, he’d never have realized that the pink hooded girl across the street was one he hadn’t met before.

Her presence might not have been the most noticeable one in Shibuya, at first glance she really didn’t seem like anything worth Sho’s time, but the last version of her he had met seemed to have a lot of information about . Sho could always make time for information.

“Well if you round UP then it’s 4, not 3. And the value of x is Undefined, your equation’s missing a digit.”

“It’s just like, kind of his thing.” Laziness was Kariya’s very well known MO. He could probably run rings around everybody else if he cared. But he didn’t. Being an Officer sounded like it was tons of busy work and lame work so she totally got that.

“I like, have a couple tricks up my sleeve.” Also Kariya. Kariya was the best partner ever, flat out.

She would have mentioned her deck by the end of her week - it had been a fairly solid one - but there was the very welcome interruption to the conversation. Food! And the miso ramen placed in front of her was the one of her choice - extra spring onion, a whole egg worth of egg, and plenty of veggies.

Food time first, then she’d explain that she wasn’t just tiny and adorable. Very few Noise had much resistance to being smacked around with floating cars and vending machines. Mm, ramen. Delicious, delicious ramen. This was totally the best idea for what to do today. 

“Believe me, I understand not working, it’s the rest of his equation that makes zero sense to me. Honestly, I don’t know how he keeps his numbers up enough to stay in the UG.”

Darn, just when the conversation was getting interesting. If a tiny thing like Coco could make it through the Game, she might have some good strategies to add to his equation. But as soon as their bowls were in front of them, it was obvious that conversation was shelved. Oh well, he’d get to it later.

In the meantime was his own meal, the “usual” he had ordered. Tonkotsu was always his go to in any ramen shop, but Sho’s special added about 5 extra slabs of ham. One would assume that there were other toppings and noodles underneath the mountain of meat, but they weren’t visible at first glance. A discerning eye might notice the red tinge to the meat, with an even redder broth underneath, courtesy of the chili powder infused in the dish.

         “ h-huh? ” she probably should be scared, not that Usagi was ever particularly known for her self preservation instincts – she at least understood the concept of stranger danger, but he has her baffled, befuddled & confused. “ heck-to-pascal ? who’s pascal ? he’s not Japanese that’s for sure. ” apparently deciding immediately he isn’t talking to her with that weird, math lecture, mouth. so he must need help !! “ if you’re looking for your friend you should probably ask the mall security for help, Mister. ”

“Joshua hit ya’r head tha’ fuck’n hard or someth’n?!” He snapped back, teeth bared in returned at the growl. God, it honestly just two cats trying to one up each other, fur bristling on either side in annoyance. “Son o’a bitch, ain’t ya?!”

Raekai yelled, kicking part of the ‘ masterpiece ‘ and sent a barrel falling down into the streets with repetitive bangs as it tumbled against the side of the sculpture.

“I’s a pile o’ garbage ya damn fool! It’s like put’n copyrigh’ infrigmen’ ona pile of dir’! This ain’ worth anyth’n bu’ tha’ time ya spen’ on i’! yer obviously not the Sho I know ‘cuz  [if] ya were him, [then] the barrel woul’a been welded!” The blood cat stuck his tongue out mockingly, pulling the bottom eyelid of his downwards (surprisingly his face paint didn’t smudge in the slightest.)

“Ya’re jus’ a lame operat’n sys’em, ou’dated an’ slow!”

“If he did, it was after he factored up your mouth. I think you’re subtracting a few letters there.” And people complain about how Sho talks. At least he uses full words.

Sho lurched as the barrel suddenly tumbled down his tower, sudden fear that the whole thing was about to tumble over. He breathed a sigh of relief as the structure settled. The curve of Sho’s anger has reached its peak now.

“Is your IQ imaginary?! I don’t know what iteration of me you’ve met, but welding subtracts the whole point! My art is as tangentially stable and exponentially dangerous as me!”

He grabbed the annoying tom cat by his collar and pushed him closer to the edge of the platform the two shared. A wicked grin spread across his face and a glint of bloodthirsty ferocity sparked in his eyes.

It’s not taking her alot of thought to realize why her shop didn’t want to let this man in. She wanted him to leave, to stop talking, or at least to do something besides talking in what math language of his.

Her eyes widened when he saw what he was about to do, but she wasn’t able to stop it in time.”Hey!” She yelled, just before he slammed to the door. In reaction to the offense, the store hardened - a purple shimmer went from one side of the store to the other, and then an invisible force pushed the offender away. “Oh now you’ve done it.” She sighed, rubbing at her green hair.

“Hey, Hey it’s okay–” She talks to her store as if it’s some kind of domestic pet, putting her hand on the door. She has half a mind to call the police on this asshole. Trying to break into her store? When it doesn’t want him inside? Who did he think he was anyways?

He only saw it for a moment before collapsing on the ground from the recoil, but he definitely saw it. The wave of some kind of energy he hadn’t seen before. Something that could even keep a Reaper out. He started to chuckle as he pushed himself back up. By the time he was back on his feet, it was a full blown howl of laughter.

“No factoring way, you’re actually not just some zero! I’m zetta curious now.” He grinned as he observed the shopkeeper trying to soothe the mysterious shop. This was definitely a new variable. And if there was one thing Sho loved, it was finding something new.

WOULD LIKE TO ROLEPLAY

Joker and Morgana together from Persona 5

Atsuro from Devil Survivor

Ziggy from Battle Chef Brigade

My Hunters from Monster Hunter

Link from Skyward Sword

Link from Hyrule Warriors

Protag/Yu Narukami from Persona 4

Teddie from Persona 4 (Can you tell I like persona?)

That’s all I can think of atm, I’m sure I’ll have more soon

HAVE ROLEPLAYED / MIGHT BRING BACK:

Pit from Kid Icarus Uprising

Squigly from Skull Girls

Sissel from Ghost Trick (Probably won’t bring this one back)

CURRENTLY WRITING:

Sho Minamimoto (This blog that you’re looking at right now)

Kusuo Saiki @distressedpsychic (Please let me use him more, I love writing for him!)

Tenya Iida @myheroiida (Still WIP but I want to RP with Morty’s Izuku!)