Track 05: Small Town

[princeofjunes]

ACTION: EVERYWHERE - ALL DAY - EVERYONE

[As Yosuke's settled himself into Mayfield, he finds one question gnawing at the back of his head.

Is this place really that bad?

Sure, there's the dronings and the weird things that happen, but day to day everybody's able to go about their lives - maybe even find things to do that make them happy. They bring bits and pieces from home and make connections with other people. They can even meet people they never would have at home. Does the good the people make in this town outweigh the bad the town tries to bring them down with?

He's curious. Also, it's a great excuse to take a day off and wander around the town, so that's exactly what he does - he sets out and walks, with no destination in mind]

(( OOC NOTE: He's literally just walking around town today, meeting people, talking to people, whatever. In your reply just note where they're meeting; the park, a store, outside someone's house. It doesn't matter where, just give me a heads up. Thanks! <3 ))

Comments

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Only to those that spot me. To everyone else, I was never here.

[princeofjunes]

Is there a reason you can't just knock on the door and see if your friend's there?

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

...Not really.

[princeofjunes]

[Okay. Assuming the guy is just an idiot and not the biggest creep in the world, what the hell could be a valid reason?

He runs through a list in his head, and only comes up with one - but it makes him grin]

Oh, I get it. The girl you like lives here?

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

[Nope, just a creep]

What? Nooo, where'd you get an idea like that?

[princeofjunes]

Well it's either that or you're a creep, and I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here.

[Subtlety!]

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

And you're saying peeking on a girl you like isn't creepy? What the hell is up with your standards?

[Diversion! He slaps Yosuke's shoulder playfully]

[princeofjunes]

[Somewhat diverted!]

Well yeah it's still creepy, but it's a reason that makes sense! C'mon man, I'm trying not to think of you as a burglar or a regular pervert, give me something to work with!

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Then how about this? What if I was a protector from the shadows, watching over them without getting close. It has a nice ring, doesn't it? Though it's not really protecting.

[princeofjunes]

So you're watching over them from the shadows and protecting them, but without the protecting.

Why would you say that? It sounded good until you took out the protecting!

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

...There's no sure way to protect someone from droning.

[princeofjunes]

[And true or not, just like that all of Yosuke's suspicion instantly vanishes]

... no, there isn't.

But making sure they're alright is good in my book. Sorry I jumped on you, man.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I shouldn't have been so obvious in the first place. I must be getting sloppy.

[princeofjunes]

Sloppy? Nah, it was just luck. I saw something out of the corner of my eye, that's all. Don't be hard on yourself.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Heh, so that's all it was.

The name's Tohno Shiki. Who are ya?

[princeofjunes]

I'm Yosuke Hanamura. Nice to meet you.

Have you been in town for long?

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Just a few months. [not counting the timeskip]

How about you?

[princeofjunes]

A little over a month I think - I'm still adjusting.

Especially since they moved me around after a few weeks.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

You moved too? That was soon. How long did it take?

[princeofjunes]

Not very long. On my birthday I woke up in a new house with a brand new zombie wife.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Let me guess, you were considered a kid before then.

[princeofjunes]

I guess? It's weird though. I know other guys who should be eighteen too, but the town still treats them like kids.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's inconsistent but it looks like that's what causes the move sometimes. I know another guy that suddenly moved and became a father too.

[princeofjunes]

At least I know my 'daughter', but it's too weird to treat her like that. She's more like a little sister.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Why bother? There's no punishment for not treating anyone as if they were family.