LICKITY SPLIT (EASTER EVENT)

[redreigning]

( ren wakes up on eggshells. not in a poetic, metaphorical sense - like, there are literally colorful shards sticking to his shirt when he sits up. )

Oh, what the hell...

( he picks them off his sleeve, reaches around to swipe them off his back and his bed. immediately, he's blaming ryuji for this, somehow, and reaching for his phone to let him know he shouldn't instigate prank wars he's not prepared to finish, when another egg catches the corner of his eye. it's small and pink and tucked to the corner of the mini-fridge. there's another on the microwave. and another on the end table. ryuji could never be quiet enough to put all these here. who did this. )

Never boring in this place, is it.

( dryly. for once he's not really amused, and it shows in the way he drags himself up to investigate. he starts collecting the eggs one by one, gathering them carefully in the crook of his arm. it's annoying but he has to admit whoever painted them has a good eye, they're bright and speckled and he'd appreciate them more if they hadn't been used to trash his room. there's one egg that gives him pause though, colored differently from the rest, bold reds and blacks that he blinks at before delicately touching with the tip of his finger.

in an instant, the eggs he's collected are tumbling from his hold. a startled gasp cuts halfway out of his throat at the surge of electricity that rips up the length of his arm. he blacks out, just for a moment, and when he comes to, his vision is blurred but working just enough to make out a shape that saunters out of the room. he might just be dizzy, but it looked...awfully familiar. )






[ ooc: ren has been split in two for the remainder of the event! essentially, he's been boiled (heh) down to moe!ren or f#@kboi!ren. if you prefer to interact with moe flavor, please denote with a white heart (♡) in the subject line or black heart (♥) for nasty crimeboy flavor (ew why), otherwise i will choose randomly. also, i was too lazy to write an open setting ┐(‘～`；)┌ so if you could also list the setting you'd like to interact in ( examples: genessia/action, nova/fortuna palace/action, send him a text, etc) in the subject line, i'll personalize a small starter for us with that info (or if you'd like to do the starter BE MY GUEST LMF--). lastly, please note that the (♥) option will draw from "bad ending" ren personality and may refer to heavy spoilers without warning. ren will only barely remember fragments of all this after the event concludes, so go wild. ]

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(♥) nasty crimeboy flavor ftw - gennessia city/action

[draconixaviarix]

[Hana walked within this city for a job, gazing at the businesses and trying to remember what she applied to when she was a lot younger and first arriving in Gennessia. She knew this place so well now, and had abandoned all hope of ever going back to her own Family. All she could do was move on...

The older woman spotted someone coming her way, good someone to play with]

Excuse me, sir, do you have the tiime? [she cooed]

one nasty, awful boy for you

[redgloves]

( for his part, joker was not interested in the businesses, or conversation, or really anything to do with this hellscape when he already had his own city held firmly under his thumb. that's what he was interested in, and how to get back to it, with or without his comrades. he's about to turn to tell that to this whoever that approaches him, but stops short when he catches eyes! with! a woman!! he likes those, actually. this one's a solid 8/10, that's worth some attention. ) The time... ( in one fluid motion, he's dramatically taken her hand in his gloved one. ) For an astounding vision like yourself, I have all the time in the world!

Re: one nasty, awful boy for you

[draconixaviarix]

[Hana blinked. She truly misjudged this guy! So much she chuckled, losing her cool, even blushing]

-And here I thought I'd be the one playing with you. Look at you goo~

[purrs a bit with a smirk, holding his hand back] ..Then again, you aren't truly yourself, huh?

[redgloves]

( flattens his free hand over his chest. this guy. ) Au contraire! I'm the me that matters. ( fuck that wooby part of himself, basically. ) And you are?

♥ Action! Genessia City!

[sincerepurity]

[Already a bit frazzled and somewhat annoyed after leaving a baby Takeru and Yamato at the apartment, Mimi needed to walk to clear her head. It was times like these that she wished she was back home. Even though her friends were there with her, sometimes she missed the weirdness she was USED to as opposed to the weirdness and danger this world tended to cause every so often.

Mimi sighed and wasn't watching where she was going, and ran into someone that looked like the boy from the other day. Was it him? She didn't remember. All she knew was that she lost her footing and was falling backwards.]

Eep!

[redgloves]

( joker catches her of course, because a facet of his incredible repertoire of skills is being in the RIGHT place at the RIGHT time, unlike his faulty counterpart. but he doesn't just catch her, because that's not nearly extra enough, which means he swings her around before dipping her dramatically, the pink ends of her hair nearly brushing the sidewalk. ) Ah, but what has fallen into my arms but a fair-skinned mademoiselle! ( please... ) She is not hurt, is she? Of course not! For the fabled Phantom Thief has come to her rescue.

OH LAWD.

[sincerepurity]

Fabled- wha-?

[She couldn't help but blush slightly out of both embarrassment and charm, but she felt incredibly awkward in this position.

Were she a single girl, she would have fallen hard, and not on the ground.

She's not, however, and she polietly nudges his shoulders.]

Thank you for catching me Mister Phantom Thief, but um... Could you put me down?

[Phantom thieves... Ryuji mentioned something about them in passing when they first met. Maybe he's from his world?]

ryuji come get your woman and best friend

[redgloves]

Nay! ( that's a no. ) The beautiful maiden is firmly stuck within her savior's arms, until she presses upon him - a kiss! ( and that's harassment. )

I'm crying omg hahaha

[sincerepurity]

[It most certainly is!]

Mmmph!

[She pushed herself off away from him, and slapped this masked Casanova across the face.]

How dare you! Who do you think you are, picking up cute girls and kissing them?! That's rude and I'll- I'll tell my boyfriend!

[redgloves]

( it's a firm slap but he. doesn't really seem affected by it. his cheek is bright red when he straightens himself but he's still very determined. ) Je vois! ( he takes her hand before throwing his arm out dramatically towards??? her boyfriend, somewhere out there, presumably. ) I must duel another for the maiden's heart...

[sincerepurity]

[Not a pleasant experience, Joker.

She's just giving a confused and annoyed look.]

You what-? Ryuji's at the arcade at work probably- why are- just who are you?!

[redgloves]

I am thou, thou art I, the one who performs all sacrilegious acts for the sake of his own justice! ( that in no way answers her question. also, this iteration of himself only recognizes his fellow thieves, so the name isn't ringing a bell either, which becomes clear when he uh: ) Ryuji! So the name of the villain has been revealed...I will show the lady how he pales in comparison to a master thief. To the arcade, then, for the right to her sweet lips! ( stop him. )

[sincerepurity]

Hold it right there, buster!

[And now she has her hands on her hips.]

You are NOT about to try to fight to kiss me?

[She blushed slightly.]

Well I mean it IS flattering and everything- I mean no!

[Back to the cute angry face.]

I am standing right here, and I can make my own decisions on who I want to give my "sweet lips" to, thank you very much.

[redgloves]

So she admits they are indeed sweet, but denies her knight in black armor the privilege of fighting to feel them against his own...she may prefer to punish him. ( why doesn't he sound too put off by that? 🙄 ) However! ( he twirls on her again, this guy! the lapels of his coat fanning out behind him as he he covers her hand in his with his second one. ) This is a world of deals, mon cherie, and so I will insist on an different exchange. A thief must never leave empty-handed. ( what else could he want!! )

[draconixaviarix]

[So much respect! This was a proper way to bow to a dragon-but this was no time to stroke her own ego. Hana smiled, and lifted the other's chin up gently to look back up]

I am merely Hana. And who is this dashing man in front of me?

-And why is someone such as him in the streets?

[redgloves]

( they are both fans of stroking their own egos, how nice. )

Merely Hana is not a befitting name at all. Radiant Hana! Dazzling Hana! These suit you far better.

( he touches her chin right back, full smirk. )

Crois moi, the illustrious Joker is not swayed into foolishness by women whose names begin merely. See yourself through the eyes I see you through, Mademoiselle Hana.

( he spins around to face the city, throwing his hand out dramatically like he owns the place. )

As for why I am here, I'm looking for a way back to my domain. Though if I happen to stumble across a palace or two on my way, perhaps you may witness the skill of the Master Thief!

( thieves don't..typically announce their thieving, but go off i guess. )

[sincerepurity]

Never leave empty- excuse you! I am a perfectly capable fair maiden, who per perfectly happy with her boyfriend, and I don't know if I will be willing to give you any sort of exchange.

[She puts her hands on her hips, and huffs, but OH NO SHE'S STILL BLUSHING BECAUSE LOL ATTENTION.]

♡ if only bc she'd probably freak out at the latter XD in genessia city!

[bestfriendroute]

[This was the absolute best thing for Sayori to wake up to. Eggs! Eggs, everywhere! And armed with a new backpack from the store, she was adamant about picking up every. single. one. Luckily for her, all the ones she found were chocolate, and she had little idea about what had been affecting the other people in Genessia City that day. However, she was definitely in the mood to find some more people to gather eggs with her. Even if they were strangers, she thought it better than trying to avoid them, despite her own mental health.

Of course, she's still bad at looking at where she's going, and in beelining for an egg she spots near a crosswalk, she winds up bumping into someone by accident!]

A-Aah! I'm sorry! Are you okay?!

SAYORI IS KIND, THE ONLY ONE WHO ASKED FOR THIS GUY LMAO

[redreigning]

( ren was, decidedly, not the one at fault here, considering the fact that he was just standing around trying to decide which direction he should try next to find his other and dutifully avoiding any further contact with a tiny shelled menace. but despite this, an apology is the first thing that gets knocked out of his mouth when he's struck from behind. their SORRIES overlap and ren waves hers away with his hands. ) Just a mild concussion, haha. ( THAT'S NOT FUNNY?? he glances at her before flicking his gaze down again - quickly. ) Here... ( ren starts picking up the few that tumbled out of her hands, only hesitating for a moment before he realizes these are different from the ones that were in his room and should be theoretically safe to touch. hopefully. he passes them back to her with a tiny smile, which slips when something else catches his eye. ) Ah, your bow's a little... ( lopsided. from that extremely violent crash. let him fix that for you. )

[redgloves]

( he chuckles at the fact that she, also, refers to herself as a fair maiden. ) Not even.... ( he swats the tails of his coat back. he's down on one knee. TAKING HER HAND. ) Your name? ( oh. )

[draconixaviarix]

[Hana placed her hands on her cheeks, she had never swooned this much..and now thrilled-!]

Master Thief, hm? [she did want to have some fun while she was in this town] Mind if I witness you in action? I wish I could give you an answer on how to escape, though.

[raising a brow, her face suddenly morphed to look like the exact mask he was wearing, beaming] I can certainly assist at the very least~

[bestfriendroute]

[She straightens up after the crash, an embarrassed look glued to her face even after both had apologized. She was definitely the one to blame for this, and she knew it, but at least he didn't seem too upset about it.]

I-I hope it's not that bad... [Even a mild concussion was still a concussion! But she's distracted by the eggs being handed back to her, and even more so when her bow is mentioned and suddenly straightened. She didn't protest at all, but the fact he paid attention to her bow at all, combined with letting someone touch it, caused her to blush a little.] Thank you... I-I didn't notice. [Of course you didn't, Sayori, it's on the top of your head--]

Um, sorry again about that... I've been doing a lot of egg hunting today. [She slips the eggs in her hands into her backpack.

A few more seconds of silence pass before she suddenly speaks up again.]

Oh! Um, I'm new here, I should probably introduce myself, huh? My name's Sayori. I just got here a couple of days ago.

[redreigning]

( it's not your fault sayori, i don't know why this idiot is joking about concussions anyway 0/10. ) Sayori. ( he makes a fist and lightly taps it against his head, laughing softly. ) Seems to be working just fine. ( his...brain, he means. the joke is done ren, please. ) I'm Ren and I, also, haven't been here for very long. People coming and going seems to be a pattern here, though... ( he leans over to pick up one more egg, holding it between his thumb and forefinger while pinching one eye shut. ) Anyway, I'd be careful about touching these, Sayori-chan.

[redgloves]

( listen closely and you can hear britney spears womanizer playing in the distance. to be honest, he's mostly just showing off, there's no real time to look for palaces to raid or hearts to steal (but plenty of time to run around wooing random women, apparently) if he wants to find the way back to his world. however! the shift of her face so a mask mirroring his own appears takes his full attention, so much so that there is actually a moment where he's caught in unusually blatant surprise before suddenly beaming back at her. ) Incroyable! ( TOUCHES THE ENDS OF HER MASK WITH HIS FINGERS ) Yet one more splendorous facet to this heavenly being - pure magie! If her heart is strong, then perhaps she too may join the ranks of the Phantom Thieves alongside me. ( congrats hana, you're a phantom thief now i guess ) After all, she wears the mask so very well~ Ah! ( he touches his chin, studying her through the eyeholes of his own mask ) But she requires un nom de code... ( not a thief without a code name. )

[draconixaviarix]

[The mask was a shadow'd illusion, but it felt real. The joys of the power of Darkness!]

Hehe~ Wherever you need me. [Instead of her dress, it turned into more of a suit] Regardless, I want to observe the fun you have..and learn, Master.

[Hana smiled, looking forward to THIEVING. GG HANA]

comes in a month late with starbucks

[bestfriendroute]

Yeah.. I've heard that. [Him tapping his head with his fist does cause her to smile a little, at least.] It's nice to meet you, Ren-kun.

[She looks at him, and then the egg, and then him again.] Huh? What do you mean? [She hadn't really been paying attention to the feed during all of this, but she could vaguely remember hearing some people being really upset about these eggs for some reason...] Is something wrong with them?