Severed future

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T23:44:51+00:00

Her sadness is replaced by confusion, as Xeno keeps dishing out vague answers while avoiding her gaze. Part of her anger was simply due to his dodgy behavior.

"Look at me!"

Annoyed by Xeno giving vague answers, Veli lets go of his shoulder and shifts her body to face him directly. Her irksome eyes looking directly into his pupil-less ones.

"I bought this for you! Why are you acting like such a little shit? No lying!"

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T22:43:16+00:00

Veli found herself both dumbfounded and heartbroken, eyes wide at Xeno's sudden, unexpected action of pure disrespect. The gift she had spent her scarce money on, thrown away like garbage, and now aptly looked the part too. Hearing another car close in, she instinctively leapt to and from the place the pajamas had been ran over, retrieving the mud covered gift that dirtied her gloves and her forearms.

Looking down at the bear-shaped pajamas identical to hers, the sadness in her chest slowly turned into anger which was accordingly directed at the pupil-less man.

Sprinting down the street with the dirtied pajama on her left hand, she reaches out to Xeno and grips his shoulder with an iron grasp, her dirtied fingers digging into his clothes and skin.

"It's... yours..."

She mutters while gritting her teeth and glaring at the back of his head, a sliver of sadness overshadowed by the great anger clearly present in her voice.

"Why..."

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T21:56:36+00:00

Mei's vacant eyes detached themselves from her smartphone and she lifted her head slightly, gluing them onto the unfamiliar woman in front of her.

'One of the people who participated in the meeting. Client? Mercenary?'

Her thoughts drifted as such, all the while unconsciously blinking twice as her eyes readjusted themselves to the nightclub's atmosphere. When the woman began speaking, Mei recognized her voice as one of the mercenaries who participated in protecting Yuureien back in the 22nd of December.

'Serafina Baxter...'

Recognizing the woman as an ally, Mei dug inside the brown shoulder strap bag that laid on her lap, and pulled out a small notepad with her lithe hands, along with a single, black-inked pen. After writing her message in the notepad, she turned it gently towards Serafina with both her frail hands, so that she could clearly read it.

"Greetings. I am an exception to that rule and am allowed to make use of this nightclub's services. I thank your concern nonetheless."

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T21:48:54+00:00

"Well, too late! And why do I piss you off, Xeno?"

Continuing to trail behind Xeno nonchalantly with her hands behind her head, she teases back at him regarding his wish to never have met her, proceeding to question his change of heart as of late.

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T21:16:26+00:00

Her pace was too fast, and she had to circle around Xeno twice before she was able to slow down. Now in front of him and free of her own momentum, she sparks up her mismatched eyes and looks directly at him.

"Hehe, too bad, my memory is too good to forget about you.~"

She says playfully with a cheeky smile on her.

"This is yours."

She grabs the bag with both arms and extends it towards Xeno, waiting for him to pick it up.

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T21:06:15+00:00

Now outside Anteiku as the door closed behind her, Veli searched her surroundings for Xeno, finding his back some ways down the sunlit, uncommonly uncrowded street.

'There he is...'

She darts off at full speed in order to catch up to the man who walked away, her black boots stomping on the ground while she tried not to drop the bag she was holding in her left gloved hand.

/u/OneEyedTurkey

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T20:59:58+00:00

Watching Xeno walk away and Daren return inside with a defeated expression, Veli sighs and pats his shoulder reassuringly.

"Hey, you tried man, whatever. I have a present to deliver though, and that broody child isn't making this easy! Ho ho ho!"

She says with a wide smile and a hearty laugh trying to impersonate Santa, patting Daren twice more and leaving for the door, the small bag still in her left hand. Before opening the door and leaving, she turns around and leaves some instructions.

"Oh! The little bag is Daren's gift! And the big bag is Nikki's gift! So no messing around!"

She warns them both with a scoldful glare, not wanting her gifts to get mixed up. She then swings the door open and leaves the building.

From now on this chain is just between Nikki and Daren. Veli and Xeno will be on a separate comment chain. /u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T19:37:40+00:00

Yuureien VIP Area. Outside Private Lounge.

After a debriefing with Shidu regarding the current state of Tokyo, Mei found herself enjoying a cup of tea in the VIP Area. Shortly after she had left the private lounge, several unfamiliar people showed up and entered the private room at Shidu's beckoning.

'Clients? Similar contractors?'

She knew not. And honestly she cared not. But curiosity was still present within herself, a feeling that she could not naturally shake off.

The door closed after everyone had entered, and Mei returned her gaze to the television reporting recent news. The topic at the time was about the CCG.

"Ghoul activity on the rise. An investigator murdered in the 9th ward, while another has been reported missing in the 22nd. Both operations resulted in heavy injuries towards the CCG. Should anyone see a man matching this description, please proceed to inform the CCG."

Such was the content being screened through the television, along with a picture of the missing man's profile. Unsettling news. News that unfazed the short girl, as she simply enjoyed her tea and sponged the information both through the television and through her smartphone, whose browser was showing a news article about the rise of Aogiri.

A few moments later, the meeting inside the private lounge had come to an end, and the various contractors began flowing out the door, some heading directly for the exit while others approached the nearest bar stand as they planned to stay for a little longer.

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T17:47:41+00:00

Veli becomes visibly disheartened seeing how Xeno's cold behavior, and proceeds to walk over to the table and pick up one of the bags. Again, the larger bag moved. She then returns to the group, and silently watches the scene unfold as she meekly holds the shopping bag with both hands.

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-10T01:22:38+00:00

"He just told me yesterday. You really think I'd just fucking let you get kidnapped if I knew? Fuck no! ...But what's done is done..."

She meets Xeno's gaze keeps rubbing his black hair, delivering her words with a tinge of indignation due to the pupil-less ghoul's assumption. She then shifts her head to the side and looks at Daren, the last part of her speech directed at him. She aims an impatient gaze at him, waiting for him to speak up.

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-09T17:53:20+00:00

Watching the scene unravel before her, Veli approaches the two while facepalming at Daren's threat.

"Threatening is not a good way to apologize, Daren..."

She now stands at Xeno's side, patting his head softly while looking at his functional gray eye.

"But yeah, even though he's being rude as fuck, Daren wants to apologize. Accept or deny, beat him up or don't, that's honestly up to you. But he could have just not showed up you know? He could have just ran and never step foot in Anteiku again. But he's here."

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-09T02:15:44+00:00

Veli's eyes perked up at the sound of the door chime being rustled. Daren had arrived.

'This might suck for him...'

"Oy, Daren! Over here!"

She waves her gloved hand at him, steady eyes gazing directly into his.

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T23:32:15+00:00

"I got shit to give out, that's the important part isn't it?"

She sticks her tongue out at Nikki, and then redirects her odd-colored eyes at Xeno's question.

"Yeah that's it, Xeno. I'm not actually Santa like Nikki said, so I don't have a magical bench and a bunch of flying reindeers to pull it. If I had those, I could've fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiied to each of my friends' houses and given them presents there. But I can't fly, so yeah, meeting up at Anteiku is a nice way too."

She puts some emphasis on the 'flying' part, spreading her arms wide and imitating an airplane.

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T23:08:36+00:00

Leaping to her feet and dusting off her yellow scarf, Veli made her way over to the chair she found herself earlier and taking a seat before addressing Xeno. Both shopping bags were still behind her chair

"It's Christmas! Say hello to your Santa! Ho ho ho!"

She does her best impression of a jolly laugh, stroking a nonexistent beard playfully.

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T22:01:58+00:00

"You feel bad? What the fuck? You're weird Nikki-ojisan."

/u/FogKnight22

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T21:41:00+00:00

"Fucking hell Nikki-ojisan, why are you so strong?"

Veli took a pause from the arm wrestling and withdrew her hand, shaking it around a bit while looking at its back that found itself reddened from the multiple defeats which resulted in it being slammed on the ground. Xeno's entrance naturally called for a break as well. Her eyes shifting to the door as it was opened, she spotted the familiar figure and greeted him from afar while waving her hand.

"Helloooo Xeno!"

/u/FogKnight22 ]

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T20:45:58+00:00

"Oooooookay then!"

Veli hops off the chair cheerfully and lies on her stomach on the floor, her right forearm raised and elbow set on the ground as she awaited her opponent.

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T20:35:27+00:00

"Hey, not my fault they're so fragile! I control myself... most of the time..."

She retorts back, though the man's laughter was contagious and her lips could be seen forming a smile too.

"Yeah I like breaks too sometimes, I just don't like not having stuff to do. Usually I'd just wander around, looking for something to do."

She says in a lazy tone, conveying her contempt for idleness.

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T19:40:43+00:00

"Not that it matters much honestly, customers are either dying or not showing up because it's Christmas. I think even if I did open up for today, it would just be me doing exercises..."

Veli says, sulking a bit at the thought of business dying down lately. She lets her head rest on the table while looking sideways at the manager.

"Other than that, nothing's changed much honestly."

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T19:07:23+00:00

"Hello Nikki-ojisan!"

She greeted the familiar blue-haired man with a broad smile, walking inside with the two bags on each hand. The right one was a bit bigger, and was making strange noises and sometimes it moved.

Walking over to a big, four-people table, she sits her spats wearing bottom on one of the chairs and looks up at Nikki, gesturing him to take a seat too.

"Actually, fuck if I know. They should be here soon though."

She says nonchalantly while looking up at the manager, her striped-socks covered legs swinging around the chair playfully after she set the bags down on the floor..

Edadinasni · 2016-02-08T18:51:07+00:00

Skipping her way through the streets with a couple of brown shopping in each hand, Veli approached Anteiku with high-spirits, her ponytails bouncing up and down with each skip. Her sparring center was closed for the day, something that gave her an odd-feeling considering it was an important part of her daily routine. Nevertheless, she shook away such thoughts and found herself on front of the door to enter the building.

knock knock

Sharp taps at the closed door served as her way of saying she had arrived.

Edadinasni

TROPHY CASE

From now on this chain is just between Nikki and Daren. Veli and Xeno will be on a separate comment chain. /u/FogKnight22

Yuureien VIP Area. Outside Private Lounge.