Charles Patricius

[Bloodedge]

Eri said drinks would be on him. Emi said she wanted a bottle or something. Of the three Hoshimi sisters, Rie was the only one who ever reciprocated his free offers, but... that was fine. Hiruko would not fault the younger two for their rejections, nor would it change his attitude toward them. "Sounds like I'm opening the bar. I'll get you all access to the shop as well, while I'm still here. You know the tab~" he said jovially. With that exchange out of the way, his final words of address were for Rie specifically. "Not sure when you were last in Osaka, but there's a shop you'll like just southwest of here. Have a look around," was his final message. Thus concluded a meeting of murderers, torturers and espionage masters... for now.

Meanwhile, Kurusu Akira sat in his hospital bed, no less incapable than he'd been the day before. This afternoon, he'd already received one visitor: the very same lad he didn't want to deal with the previous day. Upon that brown-haired girl's arrival, well... she'd hear another voice long before Akira's. "I'm not your nanny, Kira! Grab it with your teeth, mother ape-ass!" yelled the voice of a tall male with slick, parted, dark blue hair. "Ch-ch-ch-chotto matte kudaSTOP!" Akira shouted back. Chizuru's entry would have her witnessing the sudden halt of a precarious scene. The young man called Kitagawa Yuusuke was atop Akira, a stack of papers held against the injured male's face and a pen being shoved against his cheek. Yuusuke turned his head to see Chizuru, whom he didn't recognize at all. Deadpan was his expression; he wouldn't be explaining himself or his current activity. "... Ohayou gozaimasu."

[Apollymi]

Deals were made, bar tabs were open and the three female assassins were apparently being left to their own devices for a while. The man known as Hiruko was quite an interesting sort, though he only managed with one of three sisters, he never seemed upset nor did he rescind his kindness. It was one of his more likable features to the lass known as Hoshimi Emi. She knew that many wouldn't continue being nice to people who weren't obviously open to their advances, but Hiruko was a steadfast member of the male community of which there were very few in her own opinion. The store mentioned to be appreciated by the eldest of those young women would be approached soon after she changed her clothes into something more appropriate for their 'vacation'. But all that would be left for a while yet.

In the meantime, a hospital visit was becoming rather rowdy as a pair of young men were in a bit of a kerfuffle. The lad that Chizuru had come to visit was still in bed as expected without the use of both his hands and one of his legs, but his 'friend' a dark haired male was rather aggressively yelling some slightly obscene things at him. She walked into the room to witness papers being shoved into a face a man being told to grab a pen with his teeth while he yelled for reprieve and another seemingly shocked by someone else entering the room. She looked stunned for a moment and then a rather casual greeting came her way which made her face shift as she burst into laughter. "Kahahahaha!~" she managed getting herself together a few moments later. "That's too good, and way too funny. You can't go from that energetic to that calm..." she said wiping a tear away from her eye. "I suppose machines aren't the problem today, Kurusu-kun~" she said in a teasing manner. "Ichinose Chizuru, yoroshiku," she managed seemingly happily. At the same time another girl was walking back in with drinks in her hand and headphones around her ears. She had dyed orange hair and big eyes behind thick glasses. She was dressed in an oversized hooded coat, thigh highs and boots with a little skirt beneath. "You know, I sort of expected this scene," she said seemingly find this sort of discourse normal.

[Bloodedge]

Slowly but surely, Yuusuke removed himself from Akira. Of course, he did take a moment to ensure that pen was sufficiently shoved into the other male's mouth. Chizuru received a bow of greeting, despite her reaction to the comical scene she'd just walked into. Yuusuke thought it would only be respectful to acknowledge her properly; she wasn't the one being a dumbass here. Besides that, her introduction let him assume she was the very same girl who typed Akira's texts the previous day. "Kitagawa Yuusuke. You're the girl from yesterday? Thank you for taking care of this idiot," he said, deepening his bow.

Another of their friend group appeared as well. She knew that recent occurrence was entirely normal for them ─ particularly between Yuusuke and Akira. Yuusuke shrugged and scoffed. "I'm not doing his homework for him! It's time for dumbass to man-up, and he can start by working through those useless hands!" he said in a huff. Finally, Akira himself had something to say after spitting out that pen. "Ack! That was way beyond unnecessary. Futan, Ichinon... tasukete," he pleaded.

[Apollymi]

Kitagawa Yuusuke was the name of the man who'd been accosting Akira. He seemed to be quite the close friend, and he extracted himself from his abuse of his friend in order to introduce himself and thank Chizuru for taking care of Akira the previous day. Chizuru smiled and held up her hands in surrender. "No, it really wasn't a problem. I was just worried about him that's all. I'm glad he has close friends to check in on him too, Kitagawa-kun," she said seemingly pleased. Chizuru was still Japanese and didn't want to overstep, but she was also already interested in Akira so she would happily make friends with his friends, except for his ex-girlfriend.

What was more the other girl who showed up heard out what he had to say and shook her head. "I don't mean do his homework, but you could write down what he says. It's not that much help while he can't use his hands," said the girl with drinks in her hands. "Oh, right, I am Futaba Sakura," she added to Chizuru. "Oh right, I know you... you live down the hall from me," Chizuru mentioned. "Ichinose Chizuru," she added giving a nod. Afterwards it would be Akira finally talking, this time asking for help from the two girls as his male friend was obviously a bit abusive. "Oh? I don't know... it seems like you have a lot of help~" Chizuru teased just a bit. "Still, I could help a bit, I brought stuff to watch but if you need to finish your homework first, I am willing to help out with that..." Chizuru claimed. She'd set her bag down and move a bit closer, enough for Sakura to have a look at her whole body and give Yuusuke a wiggling set of eyebrows as she saw the girl's form and outfit choice. As a girl that whole look screamed 'look at me.'

[Bloodedge]

Chizuru was just worried about Akira. One person who couldn't agree with that being enough of a reason, was Yuusuke. It seemed his aggressions were exclusively let out when the other male was a topic of conversation. Now was, once again, such a moment. "You don't need to worry about him. If he gets himself killed being stupid, he'll be doing everyone a favor!" Yuusuke insisted. One thing he refused to tolerate was Akira's dumb decisions.

On the other hand, their apparent mutual female friend thought it was a good idea to handle Akira's writing for him. "If I have to write it, it's not him doing it, is it?! See, Kira?! You're infecting these girls with your weakness!" he yelled while reaching out to grab Akira's head and force it into a bow. "Apologize for being a stupid!" Yuusuke demanded. Akira thought he would be exchanging words with Chizuru after her arrival. Instead, he was forced into an impromptu apology to both Chizuru and Sakura. "Gah! I'm sorry I was born!" was what he said while Yuusuke slapped the back of his head furiously. Yuusuke scoffed yet again, repeatedly striking the other lad. "Got Ichinose here offering to do your stupid work because you want to get your stupid ass hit by a stupid truck because of that stupid bitch! Stupid, stupid stupid!" he said as if reciting a mantra of some sort. "Aa, itai! Tasukete kudasai!"

[Apollymi]

While Yuusuke continued to berate and bludgeon his friend, Sakura stood still with drinks in her hand apparently watching all of this as if it was a perfectly normal way to go about a day. "Don't worry too much about this by the way. This is how they love each other..." she mentioned to Chizuru who could only shrug. "Must be some tough love~" she joked. This love seemed a bit tough, but who was she to get between friends? Some people needed stern hands to get through the tougher times in life, perhaps if he'd called this one instead of walking off, he'd not have found himself locked in an epic battle with Truck-chan?

Akira was being told to apologize for being stupid and instead he apologized for being born. Chizuru looked at the lad with wide eyes. He was being pummeled by his friend for no being able to write and such wasn't really conducive to helping. It seemed that Sakura agreed as she spoke again. "Look, I have hands full of drinks and I can't hold them forever so, if you could put this on hold for a while, that'd be great," she stated. "Yeah, you look like you're working up quite the thirst there. And while I agree completely with your stance on that girl... take a breather. I play a nurse from time to time, my bedside manner is top-notch~" Chizuru joked along. She joined the lad next to his bed, having set her bag down she was willing to let Yuusuke off the hook to get drinks while she looked over his homework pages. "I can definitely write these up for you... and it's no big deal to me or anything so no one has to be upset, yeah?" she offered happily. Besides, they sooner they were done with this, the quicker she could set him up to watch one of her favorite new shows.

[Bloodedge]

According to Sakura, this violent behavior was how the two male friends loved each other. Akira had something to say about that. "I don't love this! Tasukete!" he shouted again. There were many cries for help, and no help immediately on the way. Maybe Akira would be put out of his misery by this abuse? One could hope; it would be better than dealing with Yuusuke much longer.

Sakura had complaints to offer. Yes, she was carrying drinks, but Yuusuke was doing some very important teaching! "I haven't even put him on life alert yet! Gimme a second!" Yuusuke insisted. Luckily for Akira, Chizuru was a savior of sorts. She made her approach and offered her assistance, prompting Yuusuke to move away from the other lad, still fuming. He did, however, take note of Sakura's expression when Chizuru moved deeper into the room. Yuusuke didn't really get the point, but he got the intention. Chizuru couldn't have actually known Akira for very long, so... what was she so concerned for? Maybe this was a prime rebound opportunity. "Hai. I can use my thumbs, but it's hard to keep holding onto a pen long enough to write. Arigatou gozaimasu," said Akira. Just then, Yuusuke had something... very blunt to say after seeing the state Chizuru appeared in, and of course Sakura's gesture. "... Are you two gonna fuck?" he asked, causing Akira to enter a fit of coughing after choking on his own saliva.

[Apollymi]

More laughter would end up coming from Chizuru. If nothing else, the rapport between Akira and Yuusuke was something worth witnessing. Was their relationship violent? Yes, but it was also still friendly by Chizuru's own approximation. She wouldn't be the one to immediately save him, it seemed Sakura would be starting the process something it seemed like she was quite familiar with doing. "I mean that's still extreme, Yuu," Sakura mentioned. Of course, she knew that those two were always going to interact the way they did. Still, it was much to Chizuru's credit that she managed to step in and actually do some saving. That girl was brave by Sakura's approximation, maybe a bit forward, given her own attire but there was no problem with that so long as it wasn't the falsehood that someone like Mami implemented.

Interestingly enough, it seemed that saving Akira was more or less a matter of putting distance between him and his friend, which Chizuru did with a bit of humor as she tended to do. Still, she offered to help the lad with his work and would be taking the papers into her hands to begin writing up what he wanted to say. He explained exactly why he couldn't do this particular work and she understood. "Hai hai, it really isn't a problem. I've said it already~" Chizuru mentioned happily. Of course, the lad known as Yuusuke had a very abrupt question to ask after having a look at her outfit, and how would Chizuru answer his question? Well as she always would, with a joke which may or may not have been the exact truth. All while she was initially aiming to rub the lad's back to help him get over his choking fit."That's the plan. It's a work in progress." she said seemingly seriously. "Of course, I wasn't going for submissive and breedable," she said with dramatic pause while looking to Sakura to give a wink playfully of course. "More like... if you're throwing I'm catching. Hope I didn't miss the mark~" Chizuru joked. of course, she was totally serious about pursuing her interests in Akira she was just willing to give him a chance to get over the issues he was likely still having. "Bwahahaha!~" Sakura immediately covered a giant smile and stifled her own laughter with a covered fist. This girl was actually funny.

[Bloodedge]

Finally, Akira could get some help actually completing his coursework while hospitalized. Yuusuke was never going to be properly useful in that regard, and it didn't even matter if Akira was injured; he'd have found some excuse to turn it into an angry lecture instead. Chizuru, on the other hand, had some sympathy. Ah, but she had something else: a strange ability to proverbially bounce off Yuusuke's ridiculous antics. The blue-haired male asked if they were going to be sexually involved with one another. Akira's reaction was clear, but Chiziru's was... another joke that wasn't much of a joke at all. "More work than it's worth, probably," Yuusuke muttered flippantly.

With that, Yuusuke stepped closer to the bed. He leaned forward, taking in the expression on Chizuru's face. She didn't seem like another Mami. According to her, she intended to go for the 'submissive and breedable' look, but instead sought to make her availability clear. By Yuusuke's approximation, she'd done more than enough in that regard. He may have even called it closer to submissive and breedable than what she aimed for. "Hmm. Bussy," he observed nonchalantly. Quickly did a thumbs-up gesture accompany the most serious expression sent Chizuru's way. "Make him have to stay hospitalized for an extra month. Ganbareyo!" he said before turning around, grabbing two cans from Sakura. He opened one for himself, and threw the other at Akira's face. "Gah!" Akira exclaimed yet again. "Urusai, boke! Next time I see Ichinose, she better be walking like you, or I'll make sure you never walk again!" And with that, Yuusuke fully intended to gulp down an entire soft drink in one bout. "We should get going before Kira pisses me off with more stupid," he said to Sakura.

[Apollymi]

More work than it was worth? Chizuru didn't believe that, "Iia, some things are worth working at~" she chimed. Her own desires in this case weren't to be denied. Still, bouncing off the words of others was something she was very good at. It seemed that her own oddities were quite acceptable if the laughter of Sakura and the subsequent appraisal of Yuusuke were to be taken at face value. Moreover, Yuusuke, gave a slang term which let her know what her outfit gave the impression of... "A little strong but that's totally me~" she said giving back that thumbs up. It seemed she'd gained some form of approval which was good for making sure she didn't have a bad time with her pursuit. It was always good to have friends on your side when you were trying to get in with someone.

Beyond this, it seemed that there were words of encouragement. She should make sure he stayed hospitalized. She gave a playful salute accompanied by a terse face, "Aye, sir!~" she joked almost continuously. Whether she succeeded on keeping the boy in the hospital or not wasn't important, she'd be putting in a good effort to make sure he fully understood the kind of offer she was placing on the table. While she did this, Sakura was finally relieved of her burden and once she only had her can in a hand she opened it and began to sip. "You might be a bit much but it's definitely honestly funny. I haven't laughed like that in ages~" she mentioned as Yuusuke threw a soda at Akira. It was like that man intended to harm his friend into becoming a new person. Even so, Chizuru would be helping him with that can by moving it until it settled while Yuusuke finished his in a single go. Chizuru didn't miss the advice he gave his friend either... maybe he was surrounded by people who knew the kind of person his previous girlfriend was, and he truly was a bit too smitten to get the message. Well, that'd be worth thinking about with her new approach. As for Sakura and Yuusuke potentially leaving, "Yes, that's probably for the best, besides he's in good hands," Sakura was fairly certain about that. She had a pretty good ability to read people. "Hope you two have a good day if you're leaving. See ya' around~" Chizuru offered the pair who'd leave whenever Yuusuke decided to, and with that her attention would return properly to Akira whom she'd be helping with his homework.

[Bloodedge]

Without much additional fuss, Yuusuke was content to take his leave of the hospital. Chizuru had a plan, and he wouldn't be getting in the way of anything that kept Akira from that toxic, manipulative slut bucket who landed him in this situation. "Alright, Bussy lady and Boke boy. Ja," he said. Once Yuusuke and Sakura were on their way, Akira released the deepest sigh of relief. He didn't even have it in him to blush over the conversation that just happened right in front of him; it was all too ridiculous to process. "This is why... I didn't want to have him bring my stuff."

Whatever the case, everything had been done already. Akira could finally relax without being assaulted by his own friend. Since Chizuru was here now, he could even take the time to enjoy some anime per her recommendations. He had a bit of schoolwork to do as well, but there was no real rush. "Arigatou, Ichinon. I don't really need to do that work right now or anything. I won't even be back to school for a week or two, probably. What DVDs did you bring to start with?" he wondered, trying his best to sit up just a bit. In doing so, his eyes wandered slightly. What was the point of bringing something for warmth if she was also going to be wearing shorts that revealed so much... creamy, succulent... skin? "Ahem. And... I told you it gets cold here. You should have probably brought something warmer."

[Apollymi]

Yuusuke and Sakura were two very interesting people. The male of that pairing seemed to be of a similar mentality to Chizuru herself, though he expressed it in a very different way. Still, he seemed content to leave the girl to begin her work and she would bid them farewell. "Ja ne~" she said happily. Still there was Akira who seemed to think his friends aggressive approach was a reason to avoid him. "Iia, he's good natured. A bit pushy but everyone needs a good pushy friend..." she said happily. "Or at least that's what I tell myself as the pushy friend~" she said jokingly.

They were moving on in conversation though, as Akira thanked her for her help but claimed he didn't need to do any homework too quickly. She nodded her own understanding knowing that he wasn't going back to school really soon, but she'd still make herself available to help him if he needed. As for what DVDs she brought there was an easy answer. "Well, I brought along Campfire Cooking and Smartphone, on the off-chance that you started one but didn't find it interesting enough~" she claimed happily. She went over to her bag and pulled out a set of DVDs and her snuggie seemingly pleased. It would seem that Akira was busy eyeing her which was right on target with what she desired for their interaction and she moved around the room, going for the tv to set up the DVD. "I brought a snuggie. No worries... besides, I was gonna climb into bed with you. I'm sure you'll keep me warm~" she teased the boy relentlessly as she set up the show dimmed the lights and grabbed her snuggie. She put his papers away for him and brought the remote for the tv over as well. All was well and she grabbed snacks for them as well as his drink and a straw to make it easier for him. "So, Campfire Cooking, snacks? I chose things that didn't require a lot of hand stuff, pocky and stuff~" she said seemingly pleased with this set up for an early 'date' between them.

[Bloodedge]

Akira's relaxation was not a guarantee. He'd no longer be at the receiving end of abuse now that Yuusuke wasn't in the vicinity, but he would instead be accosted by Chizuru and his own perversions. She even admitted to being the pushy friend of her own group; wonderful. What he needed right now was definitely another person to be pushy; didn't everyone? According to Chizuru herself... yes. "Yare yare," Akira sighed.

Regarding the shows Chizuru brought for his watching pleasure, she listed two things they'd previously discussed. Akira was fine with seeing either of those, at least conceptually. The one called Campfire Cooking was such a strange concept, he could be nothing but interested in seeing how it went. Of course, he'd first have to deal with seeing the result of short shorts on Chizuru's body as she inserted the first DVD. She claimed to have a 'snuggie', but she could have accomplished warmth by merely wearing real pants. Ah, but that was not her intention. Her intention was to get a rise out of the lad, and apparently... to share his hospital bed? "Well sure, but you still could have... wait, you what?" It seemed Akira let himself be distracted enough from the view to lose track of Chizuru's words for a moment. By the time he registered them, however, she was already settling in to prepare snacks and the like. Lights were dimmed and all, so Akira supposed there was no avoiding Chizuru actually sliding into his bed. "I uh... Yeah, sure. I guess it would be kind of weird to watch a show with lots of food in it without having something to eat. Hospital food is terrible too, so... double win?" he said in an effort to keep his own mood jovial.

[Apollymi]

Was Akira at Chizuru's mercy and the mercy of his own body? Yes. Was that a problem? No. As far as Chizuru was concerned this was the best possible outcome. She wasn't abusive as a pushy friend and instead simply wanted her friends to make good choices. She was here to have fun, specifically with the guy she'd been waiting on the chance to hang out with. Sure the overall circumstances weren't ideal, but they could make the best of them. Whatever the case, it was obvious that Akira was at least seeing her, which boded well for her plans over all, but perhaps he was proving to not be capable of balancing multiple thoughts at the same time, as he soon made it obvious that he hadn't initially processed her desire to slip into his hospital bed. "Oh? Gotta be quicker than that, Kurusu-kun~" Chizuru teased.

If the lad had any intention of keeping the girl out of his bed, he would have had to have been much firmer about it. Given her own thoughts on the matter, she thought it was simply the most optimal way to kick her plan off properly. She could show herself off a bit, be nurturing and get to re-watch one of her current favorite series. There was no losing. And what was more, a jovial mood seemed to be what Akira was after as well. "Definitely a double win. Hospital food is crazy bad... " she confirmed. Of course, knowing that he didn't like the food, perhaps she'd add to her list of things to do, bringing him a bento. Or maybe even the show they were about to watch would give her some ideas about what he might like to eat. Pocky, his drink, some chips and a few kinds of candy. She then slipped into her snuggie and approached the left side of the lad's bed with a remote in hands. "Okay, we are about to have the best time! This show is awesome!~" she said genuinely excited to be watching this particular anime again. Once everything was within arms reach she'd slide her body into his bed gently next to him aiming to avoid any discomfort given his own less than functional limbs and once she was sure they were both settled, she'd open a few snacks and begin the show.

[Bloodedge]

True enough, Akira was a bit slow on the uptake when it came to halting Chizuru's advances. On the other hand, it wasn't like he was opposed to them either. It seemed wholly inappropriate, but at the same time... Akira was called a pervert for many reasons. "Ehe, yeah... next time," he said almost bashfully. Well, there was nothing to complain about currently besides his entire life situation. Chizuru had even more going for her currently than the usual 'girl next door' look she sported; Akira was taking it all in while he figured she wasn't looking. Once that time passed, an agreement about the terror of hospital food was made. "Bad doesn't even do it justice. I thought the green jello was a meme from the Paleozoic era, but it's real!" he complained. If nothing else, Akira could do with a bit of banter.

Regardless of the terrible food they'd been feeding him this past 24 hours, Akira could at least imagine something properly tasty... besides Chizuru's legs; that one would be shoved deep into his mind. Chips would be a good idea, though. He retained just enough ability to move for a reach toward one chip bag. Even with that ability, however, there wasn't enough strength in either of his arms to open the thing. "Ano..." the lad muttered while Chizuru settled next to him. Strangely, there was no bother. He expected her entry to involve a painful adjustment or two, but she was surprisingly light and light of movement. "Could you? Also, how much do you weigh? I mean... I didn't even feel you crawl in. . ."