an open thing!

[beguiledcard]

Who: Akira Kurusu (open!)
What: various things! (naps, cooking, annnnd... birthday)
When: March 21st, into early April
Where: various places
Warnings: the usual post-murdergame stuff (will mark appropriately)

end of march

[ It's during the end of the month, there are various places he can be found. When he's on the beach, he will usually either be training or napping on the sand. This is a perfectly nice place to sleep, after all. There are some rare moments, he can be seen sitting there and sipping a soda or munching on a few devil's fruit (unless the person has no clue what one of those are; in which case, they're free to ask).

When he isn't on the beach, he's in the chicken room. Most of the time, he'll be lying on his back somewhere, napping with a chicken (or two... or three......) on him, and possibly with one on his chest? This is a perfectly nice place for sleeping. Or maybe he's sitting against a wall, petting one of them.

Last, but not least, he's possibly either reading or writing (in his diary) on the roof. If someone is quiet enough, they might be able to catch a glimpse of what he's writing (which is possible something regarding Goro, Kurama, Prompto, Izunia, or... any of his currently closest CR, really). ]

beginning of april

[ Then, along comes April...

It's around this time, he will be putting even more effort into improving his cooking skills. So, if anyone comes along and hovers for long enough, they are at risk of being handed a random pastry. It might be... salty where it's supposed to be sweet.

And, in possibly less dangerous territory, he may be shoving a spoonful of curry at them - after warning them that it's pretty spicy, and only in the event they're not (as far as he knows) adverse to spicy things (hi Goro). It's that or beef bowls. Maybe sushi? He's not going to be making too many other things, just yet.

Then, on April 9th, he's treating it as any other day. He sees no pointing announcing what the day is, since... with the weird time difference, he... actually turned a year older already?? Should he consider this a birthday? How old is he, really?

... Anyway, people are welcome to catch him hanging around on the rooftop, lying down and staring up at the sky. It's unlikely many people will be able to get the reason for him staring at the sky out of him, but he won't get annoyed over anyone asking. ]

Comments

April

[newlawtolight]

[Well, here comes this odd woman, staring at the pastry.]

I hope you don't mind if you would let me take a knife? I wish to add something extra to mine. Not to impugn upon your efforts, of course.

[beguiledcard]

[ He's blinking in surprise at the question, but gives a small smile and shakes his head. ]

Not at all. Go for it.

[ After a short pause. ]

By the way, it's nice to meet you. You can call me Akira.

[ There's no point bothering with giving full name at this point. People keep jumping into calling him by his given. ]

[newlawtolight]

Ah, thank you.

[She holds out her hand.]

Letitia. A pleasure.

[And this she takes out a knife and...starts to carve something into the top of the pastry. Hm.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Ah... it's not often that he shakes hands, but he gently takes her to do just that. Letitia, huh? ]

Pretty name.

[ ...

Uhhh... he blinks, watching as she begins to carves away. ]

April

[rhododendronhoney]

[Cori takes a careful bite of the pastry. Her face twists for a moment, and she has to quickly grab herself a drink of water, but she's soon smiling at him again.] Well...I think you overdid the salt somewhat. The texture is good, though! It hasn't been over- or undercooked, and that's hard to get right sometimes.

[beguiledcard]

[ Ah... crap. His lips twitch with the hint of a sheepish smile before he glances at one of the containers. He proooobably shouldn't have let himself get lost in thought, but here they are. ]

Small miracles... [ --in response to him at least getting the rest correct.

And there's a smile as he says that, though it fades into something of a thoughtful look as he glances to the remaining ingredients he'd set out. Then, it's back to her. ]

Care to show me how a pro does it?

[rhododendronhoney]

Of course! [She carefully places the partly-eaten pastry in a spot of prominence so they can look at it, before starting her measurements, going into instructional mode as she does so.] Over-saltiness isn't just a result of adding too much salt-you should make sure it's dissolving properly in the dough as well. If it's clumped up, you might want to grind it a bit before actually adding it.

[beguiledcard]

[ He nods as he listens closely, watching her measure everything out. ]

Got it.

[ He glances around for something to grind the salt with. Hmmm... this should do. He'll begin doing just that as he continues to listen to her explanation. ]

Beach

[stormkingofshepherds]

[Well, several bottle crabs seem to have accepted Belle the Crustle as their new leader, since they're following her around now. And she just so happens to be leading her entourage past Akira, Nathaniel following behind at a distance. Macy is out as well, hovering next to him in order to keep him upright on the sand. Several of the crabs notice Akira as well, and start scampering towards him out of curiosity. Nathaniel calls out.]

Belle! Control your new followers! [As he gets closer, he nods at Akira.] My apologies. They're not quite trained yet, although I suppose they obey Belle more than me.

[beguiledcard]

[ It's definitely with more curiosity than annoyance that he's looking to the creatures. His eyebrows lift as he crouches down a bit to smile softly at the bottle crabs. ]

Belle, huh?

[ For a moment, he's glancing back towards the one he's assuming is, in fact, Belle, then down to the ones studying him. back to the other man. ]

No need to apologize. I like meeting new faces. [ This nerd.

In any case, he soon straightens up, hands sliding into his pockets. Honestly... some part of him is surprised Goro doesn't have several bottle crabs as pets. ]

Part of a growing family?

[ His tone is 100% serious and free of any judgment. When you're friends with a guy who would have a large family of lobsters living with him if he could....... ]

[stormkingofshepherds]

[Belle waves at Akira as well, looking quite pleased to meet a new friend.] ...Belle does as well, so I suppose you'll get along.

[He glances over at the various crabs.] Perhaps. I'm not sure I'd be able to take all of them in, but it does seem a shame to leave some behind. [Belle is already letting one of them crawl onto her while they're waiting.]

[beguiledcard]

[ He tilts his head, twisting a strand of his bangs. ]

Maybe I could take some in, as well? [ . . . ] ... After I make sure Goro and Kurama would be okay with it.

April

[scarsolderthanyou]

[Stone is rather often hanging around the kitchen. He's found it's a really easy way to get a wide variety of food, being around the place where people cook it. Also, he has an iron stomach and can eat just about anything, so he's pretty safe to test things out on.

Thus, he's loitering right outside when the latest batch of pastries comes out of the oven, having followed his nose right to it just in time. He accepts the morsel and sniffs curiously.]

And what are these?

[Enjoy having the all-gray old man inspect your food, Akira.]

[beguiledcard]

An attempt at a simple muffin recipe.

[ "An attempt" because he fully accepts that he's probably far from mastering these things from scratch. The inspection of it is met with absolute zero displeasure; he welcomes any and all forms of critique.

Fortunately, with this particular batch, it isn't a matter of salt replacing the sugar... buuuuut a bit of a chewiness going on with the inside. ]

[scarsolderthanyou]

Smells okay.

[He takes a bite, chews, and examines the inside while he chews.]

Think you might need to cook them more, though. There's uncooked stuff in the middle.

[He turns it to show Akira.]

[beguiledcard]

[ SWEATDROP... ]

Guess I had the temperature setting wrong. [ a nod ] Thanks for testing it out. I owe you a proper muffin now.

end of march, rooftop

[riderofcharlemagne]

[Astolfo, being the way he is, approaches Akira in a way that's far from quiet. He bounds up to him, leaning forward over his shoulder.]

Akira-! What're you up to here?

[beguiledcard]

[ Yep, he definitely hears Astolfo before he gets remotely close. So, he has time to casually finish with his save file close the diary.

He's not bothered by him leaning over his shoulder (it helps he knew he was coming), and he's even giving a small wave in greeting as he shifts his head so he can look at him properly. ]

Hey. [ and just casually gesturing to the book in his lap now ] I was writing something.

[ As he twirls the pen between his fingers, he holds the book up just a little. ]

I got into the habit when I was on probation, then picked it back up while I was stuck in the mall with Goro and Kurama.

[riderofcharlemagne]

Keeping track of your exploits is a good habit to get into! You'll never know how important they'll become one day!

[He settles down beside him, for the sake of Akira's comfort.]

You were on probation? [He doesn't sound so much judgmental, moreso curious, with the idea of Akira being a vigilante of sorts and all.] Come to think of it, how do you guys all know each other?

Roof

[founderinglight]

[Akira probably noticed Izunia when he came up - snoozing in his chair in the sunlight, not at all unlike a particularly gangly cat. It's about an hour later that he wakes up and stretches, giving Akira a sleepy blink and a wave before pulling a half-finished cup of coffee out of his Armiger.

Look, just. Let him wake up properly before you greet him.]

[beguiledcard]

[ The problem with sitting near a snoozing person is... well, it's sort of similar to the effects of being stuck in a room of sleepy or especially bored people. A game of Tag: Yawning Edition usually begins - before you know it, everyone is struggling to stay awake.

... So, put simply, he dozes off at some point, just barely waking up in time to see Izunia stirring. He manages to give a wave of his own... but, unfortunately, he only has soda stored in his inventory right now. Better than nothing, he supposes. At least it has caffeine.

Don't worry, he's going to be taking several sips of this Creature before he says anything. ]

[founderinglight]

[This effect, no doubt, fuels many of Izunia's own interactions. Down to nearly the dregs, he manages - ]

Good morning.

[ - completely ignoring the fact that it is, in fact, late afternoon.]

April

[shiritai]

[ Oh, food! And food in Akira's vicinity has proven itself to be enjoyable so Violet doesn't hesitate to take a bite once it's in her hands.

She chews.

Keeps chewing.

... Chews a little longer, while making a bit of a face. It's only a slight crease of her brows, but it's still a bit of a change from her usual lineface.

Then she finally swallows. ]

... How is it supposed to taste?

[ That's not promising, is it? ]

[beguiledcard]

[ AHAHA................. ]

Honestly? This is my first time making this, and it's not something I've ever tried before.

[ AKA: "your guess is as good as mine." ]

Apparently... sweet?

[shiritai]

I see.

[ She meets his gaze readily. ]

It's exceedingly bitter. The bread is oversalted to the point of drowning out any sweetness.

[ No mercy whatsoever... ]