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❝ Wooooow~ You must have x-ray vision or something! Tell me your secret. I have to say I haven’t seen a smart one like you in a while! ❞

Suddenly, the male was extremely excited now, he dragged a stitched finger down his white shirt, opening up and showing off every single knife that was tucked within what seemed to be a stitched on pocket, keeping himself safe from accidentally stabbing himself.

❝ My name is Juuzou Suzuya! I wouldn’t ever use these on an innocent life~ Only ghooouls. They are specifically made to get rid of those types of people❞

           [ 石 ] “Metalbending,” the answers with an amused grin; it was always a treat, being able to shock people who were ignorant of that ability, “manipulating anything made of metal, something I came up with—it branches off of earthbending.”

           Toph stretches her fingers back out, returning the weapon back into its proper place in Juuzou’s coat.

❝ Metal bending.. Never heard of it but I think it's pretty neat! I wish that stuff was more prominent here ❞

❝ Cyborg? Hmm.. Not really, nope! Never seen one, only Ghouls, half ghouls and humans.. The occasional movies and t.v. shoes did tell me about Cyborgs though. ❞

Nope, never seen one in person before, and let’s be honest, the idea of seeing anyone robotic or anything of that sort of nature would probably shock Juuzou. How could someone be a robot, or more so over, Robotic. However this person seemed to know things she didn’t, so why not give it a shot.

"Sweet child we ain’t gotta go anywhere but right on my bike." 

Queue her lifting her new friend up and setting her right on the back of her vespa. But that wasn’t all she did. Her friend rode behind her, but she sat up front. Right on the handle bars facing said friend. Vespa driving right on its own, no problem at all.

Either Haruko had one sick AI system, or she was that good of a driver. Either way. They now had time to talk. But of course with them on their way to … where ever the hell they where on their way to. Haru now had plenty of time to get to know her new friend a bit more. So she’d gaze into those Big eyes and confess something on her mind that’s been on her mind for all of her life knowing this person which has been all of maybe five minutes. 

"You’re cute." 

Drama bomb. 

But as quick as she confessed her undying attraction. They where at a stop. And once they made that stop, in came a new friend!

Right out of the sky…

A very tall, very big cyborg, just as Haruko said.

❝ Cute? Hm, thanks... ❞

What a familiar term, sometimes he wasn't even sure if he should accept it as a compliment or not. With how his life had turned with that woman.. His 'mother'.. Cute was always a 'compliment' that made him unsure. Was he suppose to be cute? Was cute good? Was it bad? If he was cute.. What were other guys around his age called? For sure not 'cute'..

It was all because of that day.

Though Juuzou seemed like he was too focused on her driving, or there lack of while watching her. Suddenly the robot, or cyborg--whatever took him off guard.

❝ Hmm~ Interesting, so you like to eat, not to mention live dangerously.. Now I can’t say I break many rules, since I work for the CCG , a group fit for fighting, and killing ghouls. However I did bite someone’s ear off for angering me ❞

With a simple tug of his lip, one would notice him not tugging on his actual lip, but the red string that coated his lips. What a strange guy he was, a very young looking investigator, yet 22 years of age. With red threads plaguing his body. He made his way over to her vehicle and waited.

"I know where you can find some actually …" 

Pump the breaks Haruko not now! There was still more to reap and even more to sew. But those wiggling fingers and that slowly stretching smile couldn’t really help but blow away the secret. She may have just found a way into something nice. 

❝ Cyborg? Hmm.. Not really, nope! Never seen one, only Ghouls, half ghouls and humans.. The occasional movies and t.v. shoes did tell me about Cyborgs though. ❞

Nope, never seen one in person before, and let's be honest, the idea of seeing anyone robotic or anything of that sort of nature would probably shock Juuzou. How could someone be a robot, or more so over, Robotic. However this person seemed to know things she didn't, so why not give it a shot.

❝ Ah! Saiko, what are youuu doing here? Shouldn’t you be at some sort of meeting.?❞

Well, he wasn’t going to lecture her, it was already obvious his voice was extremely playful, as if teasing her for finding her away from her meeting. Juuzou tilted his head, reaching up and gently tugging at a red thread on his lip.

❝ Of course you're dodging meetings. I can always see you doing that. As for a good place.. Why not just your room? Or maybe mine. Since I attended it he won't look there.❞

 ♬-Her reflexes kicked in sending her away from bumping into him and she apologized quickly.”ah sorry suzuya didn’t mean to nearly topple into you,”she scratched her cheek lightly.

❝ Ah! Saiko, what are youuu doing here? Shouldn't you be at some sort of meeting.?❞

Well, he wasn't going to lecture her, it was already obvious his voice was extremely playful, as if teasing her for finding her away from her meeting. Juuzou tilted his head, reaching up and gently tugging at a red thread on his lip.

❝ Maybe you just haven’t been looking hard enough, and besides, you’re better off not .. They’re in Japan, not quite sure if you’ve ever been there! ❞

Juuzou replied rather bluntly, shrugging his shoulders as he kept his hands at his sides. One hand gripping that case with what seemed like all his might. His eyes watched her tap the ground.. Why was she tapping it in such a way? But more importantly, why did she had bare feet. He wasn’t going to question that, probably because of the fact Juuzou lost interest in that topic.

           Of course Toph picked up on the fact that this individual was armed with a plethora of different metallic-based weapons—though, she could not tell what was in his case. She could sense the material, but it was absolutely, completely different compared to the metal and iron ores that she had manipulated before.

           “You don’t plan on whipping one of those knifes out, do ya? It wouldn’t be a smart idea. Though, I haven’t given ya a reason to do anything.”

❝ Wooooow~ You must have x-ray vision or something! Tell me your secret. I have to say I haven't seen a smart one like you in a while! ❞

Suddenly, the male was extremely excited now, he dragged a stitched finger down his white shirt, opening up and showing off every single knife that was tucked within what seemed to be a stitched on pocket, keeping himself safe from accidentally stabbing himself.

❝ My name is Juuzou Suzuya! I wouldn't ever use these on an innocent life~ Only ghooouls. They are specifically made to get rid of those types of people❞

give me a break,                                 won’t you?…

❝ Now you can see why I , along side many people in the CCG are doing their best to rid the world of them. Because they are completely tainting this world .. Of course, there are some nice Ghouls, even the CCG works with some. They’re called the Quinx squad, though they still hunt Ghouls. ❞

—He was bizarre.

❝ Maybe you just haven't been looking hard enough, and besides, you're better off not .. They're in Japan, not quite sure if you've ever been there! ❞

Juuzou replied rather bluntly, shrugging his shoulders as he kept his hands at his sides. One hand gripping that case with what seemed like all his might. His eyes watched her tap the ground.. Why was she tapping it in such a way? But more importantly, why did she had bare feet. He wasn't going to question that, probably because of the fact Juuzou lost interest in that topic.

❝ Not quite.. Where I come from we have Ghouls, they look like humans but can only eat flesh. It’s how they survive. Vicious creatures , some nice, some evil. The CCG keeps them in check and creates weapons out of their ‘kagunes’ which are Ghoul’s weapons. ❞

They were not restricted to eating their own kind.

❝ Now you can see why I , along side many people in the CCG are doing their best to rid the world of them. Because they are completely tainting this world .. Of course, there are some nice Ghouls, even the CCG works with some. They're called the Quinx squad, though they still hunt Ghouls. ❞

❝ Sorry, this is sort of my thing . I can’t let anyone see it unless you’re a Ghoul who I’m fighting!!~ ❞

❝ To be honest, it's just a weapon, a very large Scythe, it's name is Jason! It was made by the Kagune of a Ghoul ❞

❝ Yet none of those are cooler than Ghouls—well, not specifically ghouls, but the guts that they spill~ Also the beautiful weapons they make too. ❞

—-What in the world was this person on about?

❝ Not quite.. Where I come from we have Ghouls, they look like humans but can only eat flesh. It's how they survive. Vicious creatures , some nice, some evil. The CCG keeps them in check and creates weapons out of their 'kagunes' which are Ghoul's weapons. ❞

❝ Yet none of those are cooler than Ghouls--well, not specifically ghouls, but the guts that they spill~ Also the beautiful weapons they make too. ❞

❝ Oh is that so?~ You want to hang out with someone as dangerous as me? Well sure, let’s give that a shot random stranger ❞

"Yer eyes just scream dangerous, and don’ you underestimate the likes, the wearabouts, or the happenings of me, would you believe me if I told you I have practically taken a cute little place called Mabase by the balls and just kicked them? Threw a police force in the trash aaaand ate three full servings of curry in one day? Bet ya didn’t even think about it.”

one of these things is not like the otherrr~

❝ Hmm~ Interesting, so you like to eat, not to mention live dangerously.. Now I can't say I break many rules, since I work for the CCG , a group fit for fighting, and killing ghouls. However I did bight someone's ear off for angering me ❞

With a simple tug of his lip, one would notice him not tugging on his actual lip, but the red string that coated his lips. What a strange guy he was, a very young looking investigator, yet 22 years of age. With red threads plaguing his body. He made his way over to her vehicle and waited.

❝ Sorry, this is sort of my thing . I can't let anyone see it unless you're a Ghoul who I'm fighting!!~ ❞

I just had to redraw this screencap of my precious child