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original: shigeru miyata

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who: Shigeru Miyata and you!
what: New powers, flower festival shenanigans, surprise special guest of possessed!shigeru
when: April 2nd and onward
where: Outside the wall, the park, around the city
warnings: Violence, blood, cute weird animals, will update if needed!

Action; The park

[ So for most of the afternoon Shigeru will be out and about drawing things as he is wont to do. Of course for him drawing was a means of therapy in a way. It helped clear his head and ease whatever anxieties or fears he might have. He honestly never thought that his drawings would actually come to life though.

So if you’re in the park one day you might hear a loud ‘yelp’ and see one lone cinnamon roll clutching at his drawing pad as the birds he just drew on his pad spring to life and just peel themselves off the pages. ]

W-What’s going on?! [ Is this another weird malfunction?! Is he going crazy? No he’s not because those birds are awful close and feel awful real as the squawk and nudge at Shigeru’s foot for some food. But unfortunately that pad has some other things in it too. Plants, tentacles, and claws will sprout themselves from the pages as Shigeru drops his pad on the ground and moves away. Oh gosh. Oh god. He doesn’t know what to do?! There’s a resounding growl as the spiky head of something will start to poke out through the pages. ] Oh no! I-I didn’t mean to do that. Go-go back onto your page! I-I didn’t mean to wake you up.

[ He sure is yelling at his drawing pad but the creature will grunt as it finally pulls itself out, along with some less than scary things as well. They are all surrounding Shigeru as he moves away a little, unsure what to do, since he suddenly feels really tired from using up a lot of energy manifesting all of them. ] I-I don’t have anything to give you. I-I don’t think pictures really eat…

[ Please help him he doesn’t know what to do?! But at least after only 5 minutes they’ll disappear, thankfully. ]

Action; Flower festivities

[ So when the festival really kicks off Shigeru will be absolutely ecstatic. Honestly how can he not be given this was the festival where he met Genji in that super embarrassing way?! Honestly he rather just forget that ever happened, so he's definitely not wandering around, looking for which type of flowers to give to Genji. Nope he's definitely not contemplating that as he huffs and crosses his arms over his chest with a clearly puzzled and uncertain expression plastered all over his face. ]

There's so many choices...but Genji can just grow whatever he wants. Maybe flowers isn't the best option? [ He says to himself as he sighs again. Auighsaju! This is so hard!!

He's having a big crisis right now. ]

Maybe something like a-a outfit? [ No. That's dumb. Maybe he should just get Genji a matching ring. Wait, that's not right. Oh my god he just though about getting him a ring unconsciously. Just kill him. He's so bad at this, lord. And while he's having this crisis the new foreign alien stall owner seems pretty exasperated as well, so they'll just shove a whole bunch of those varying flowers into Shigeru's arms and send him on his way. He's been there for like almost an hour so the stall owner doesn't even bother with making Shigeru pay. They just want him gone so other people can buy things?! ]

Ah! W-Wait! I didn't...pay you. [ Hrm. He now has an even bigger crisis and it's these flowers. If you bump into him he might offer you some, unaware of their effects. Which will you choose? Baby Blue Eyes, Chamomile, Rose, Crepe Myrtle, or Valerian? It's your choice! ]

Um. Would you like some f-flowers? I was just given these but I probably don't need them all so...you can have some.

Action; Outside the wall

[ When he can’t draw, which has never been an issue for him, the only other thing that helps him is, well, training. He does it from time to time but hasn’t in a while due to his gate getting worse and today just happens to be a very bad to have chosen to go out and fight monsters. A pack of wild alien dogs was not something he had expected to run into. And unfortunately for them running into Shigeru wasn’t good for them either. At first it looks like Shigeru will need help, as he's covered in wounds and surrounded. But his gate will activate when he's slammed into a rock, hard enough to crack it. He'll straighten then, eyes turning black and his irises purple as his gate erupts behind him.

Shigeru is injured but the wounds don’t last very long, although for anyone who sees him and comes to his aid the terribly nasty gash to his side still hasn’t healed all the way and the cuts and bruises on him are just beginning to recede. More alarming is the state of Shigeru’s gate which is riddled with black, dark, veins and dripping a tar like substance that disintegrates whatever it falls onto. Shigeru looks far worse than he has in a while, but the Shigeru that most know isn’t exactly around right now, indicated by the black smoke and runic characters now etched on both sides of Shigeru’s neck and face, each breath he takes a billow of black smoke escapes him. There’s also a look in his eye, murderous, and clearly unstable as he takes up his stance to parry the creature’s next attack.

The alien like dog creature will launch itself towards him, but Shigeru easily bashes it away with his shield as he lets out an amused laugh, turning and jumping into the air, slashing the creature through its hind legs. It’ll let out a pained, scared, yelp as it tries to fight but those black, inky, tentacles that sprout from Shigeru’s shadow pin the beast down. He’ll grab it by the neck and start slamming its head into the ground in a repeated motion until it falls motionlessly on the ground. Just for good measure he'll stab it through the neck, tilting his head a little as he pull his swords out and just...looks at the blood in a noncommittal way. Hm. That wasn't very fun at all. He’ll straighten with a stoic, emotionless, expression on his face as he lets out another laugh as he covers his eyes with bloodied gloved hands, a soft ‘ah’ escaping him as he turns towards the cowering pack whose leader he just brutally killed. His sword, shield, and gloves now all pristine as he disintegrates whatever blood that was on them. ] Pathetic.

[ Another laugh as he steps forward, sword at the ready. He doesn’t mean anything he’s doing right now. But it was a culmination of a lot of things that caused this. Stress, anger, sadness and heart break. He usually kept it bottled up inside him so it’s no wonder this would be the result. He’s not exactly all there should anyone run into him. Just don’t try to interrupt his fun, otherwise he might turn to you next. ]

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[ Shigeru doesn't dare mention that Genji looks cute when he's blushing. But he sure is thinking it rather easily and he'll look away flustered and unsure as he fiddles with the pen in his gloved hands. He might hunch his shoulders when Genji directs that towards him.

Shigeru shakes his head before writing something and holding it up for Genji to read. ]

That's dangerous. If whoever put us here has enough power to wipe our memories then...we shouldn't try to hurt them. Who knows what else they might be capable of. [ He doesn't want to start anything because of this either. ]

Maybe we should...ask around? [ He's not sure why he typed 'we' but for some reason it just felt...right. ]

[ Genji's brows raise considerably. ]

Whoa, erasing our memories? Really? That's a bold leap. [ He scratches at his chin. ] But if someone wanted to hurt us, they certainly did a shitty job of it. There's nobody even watching this room.

[ Look, despite appearances, he's been trained since he could walk. He knows there's not another soul in this apartment.

But yeah there's no reason they couldn't check things out... there's that weird feeling in his chest again. Genji rubs at it once more. ]

I mean, I guess. I was just gonna ride it out 'til my old man sends for me.

[ Well maybe not that drastic. Memories of the last night perhaps was a better wording of it. Shigeru will nod though at the hurting part. They aren't even being confined or restrained so maybe it was just...some weird memory lapse? ]

I guess if you wanted to. But aren't you curious about how we ended up here? Maybe someone might have answers. We might not even be back home?

[ Though that certainly makes him wonder...as he taps that pen against the notebook he's using before he writes his next question. ]

Where are you from?

[ Genji makes a face, thick brows knit together and lips a thin line as he contemplates that. ]

I mean, I guess. I don't really care though. It's not like I'm gonna be here forever.

[ He's sure he could get Father to let some of the clan make sure this guy gets home alright... he seems real skittish, no fun in messing with someone like that.

Wait... why does he even care what happens to him? He's never thought twice about that kinda shit. That weird feeling keeps fluttering behind his sternum. Genji clears his throat. ]

Hanamura, near Tokyo. What about you?

[ Hanamura? Tokyo? Shigeru will tilt his head at him with a questioning look. ]

I've never heard of those places before. [ Maybe they were cities or places on the main land? ]

I'm from the island of Aphalonia! It's off from the main land so maybe that's why I've never heard of...Hanahmura or Tokeio.

[ He doesn't know how they're written but he's just going off of how they sound. ]

[ Genji gawks a little at that, lower jaw dropping in confusion. ]

Eeeeeeh? What? That's impossible. I don't even know what the hell an 'Aphalonia' is! [ He stumbles over the word, tongue clearly not ever saying it before.

Genji turns around and takes a pencil and bit of scrap paper off the desk a writes on it. He shows Shigeru 'Hanamura' and 'Tokyo' written in Japanese and English, a brow raised. ]

You mean you're not from Japan then? Jeez.

[ Shigeru's cheeks color a little at Genji's words. He'll shake his head at the next question. No. ]

I've never heard of...Japan before. Or those symbols you wrote in. It that your native language?

[ It looks similar to his own but not entirely. ]

[ This is probably some kind of con, isn't it? Like, sure, waking up in some strange place is one thing but acting like he's from an entirely different world?

But something deep inside Genji wants to believe him. That fluttery, warm little twist behind his sternum keeps getting more and more intense. Like his body is desperately trying to remember something.

It's annoying. Genji huffs and stands up. ]

This is too weird. So I'm not going to bother figuring it out.

[ He goes back and sits next to this strange guy on the bed, running a hand through his bed head. There are other ways to get information... and have fun. ]

I guess my next question is, what's your name? I'm Genji.

[ He grins a little and gives him a quick little nudge. ]

[ Shigeru will just curl into himself when Genji takes a seat near him. His face is totally red as he eyes Genji's bare chest. Ah. Genji is totally his type, and he's sitting right next to him. This is bad...so bad. His heart is hammering in his ears too but he's trying to remain calm as he covers his face partially with that notebook.

Genji. Something about the name makes him nostalgic...something is weird as he feels a pressure, warm and fluttery too, behind his sternum as well. ]

Shigeru.

[ He would ask if they ever met before but it's rather obvious that they haven't. Genji is in a completely different class than himself, he'd never spend time to get to know someone as shy and antisocial as himself. So it's strange as to why he is now? ]

It's nice to meet you...

[ Genji doesn't like that he's curling away from him like that. Is he really that scared...? Maybe he shouldn't mess with him. There's no point in intimidating the guy.

But he's awfully cute, all red like that... Genji's heart does a funny little thing in his chest. He feels nostalgic and he doesn't know why.

So he lowers his eyelids a little (on purpose) and his grin turns a little lazy. ]

Shigeru, huh? You sure you're not Japanese?

[ He still had the pencil in had, so he leans over and writes 源氏 on Shigeru's little notepad. ]

That's how you write mine.

[ He just shakes his head vehemently 'no' at that question. Oh my word Shigeru just gives a sharp intake of air when Genji takes his pencil and write his name on that pad. His expression doesn't help as it only flusters Shigeru more. His face is so incredibly red and hot right now as he eyes him again with a shy look.Ah. He's so embarrassed! He doesn't really get the symbols, but they are similar to his own native handwriting. He'll start to write his name then in Aphalonian. It's a mixture of Japanese and Arabic looking writing as he holds it out for Genji to examine.

Then he points to himself with a shy little smile. 'That's Shigeru in Aphalonian' is what he mouths. ]

Your language is...really pretty to read though. [ But it figures such a handsome man would have and speak a language that is pretty to write. ]

[ Oh no... what the fuck? He's so cute? What in the world is going on here? When he points to his writing and mouths out some words Genji's chest feels— weird. All kyun and shit?!

Genji clears his throat, his ears getting red again. A nice contrast with the green hair. ]

I— thanks, I guess. Yours is— nice too.

[ What the fuuuuuck?! He's usually so smooth! He was gonna flirt and maybe see about nabbing a date or a kiss but here he is reacting like a middle schooler. ]

[ Shigeru beams a little his expression still shy though as he watches Genji. Goodness he is really cute when he blushes like that. ]

Do you...want to go walk around? Maybe we'll remember something if we do?

[ Since nothing here is doing the trick, though he is getting a certain feeling of nostalgia from this room. ]

Also I...I wonder who's room this is? One of ours, maybe?

[ Oh my god. Wait. No. He hadn't meant to insinuate anything with that?! Hifujsh! He's so embarrassed when he gives his own writing a mortified look. Sometimes he hates when he just writes down what he's thinking. ]

I meant that it's just...really nostalgic being in this room. But I can't really figure out why...

[ He manages to fight off the... flutteriness that wants to take hold in his rib cage for the moment. Genji clears his throat, although it sounds a little hoarse now. ]

I uh. I guess? Whatever.

[ He takes that moment to not be gawking right at Shigeru and look around the room. Something about it does seem familiar... he can't quite place it. It seems like a room that would be in one of he wings of Shimada castle. ]

It looks like a room an uncle of mine would have. Ugh, maybe this is my family trying to 'test' me or some other boring shit like that.

[ Oh no. He made things awkward didn't he?! Shigeru flusters as he fumbles with the pencil before writing something. ]

Your family would really do something like this?

[ He tilts his head with a curious glance back at Genji. ]

I think if it was them they'd tell us by now, right? I don't think they would just leave us like this...

[ And what the heck could they possibly test by doing something like this?! ]

[ If Shigeru could stop being so cute, that'd be great. Genji can't handle all this... this.

He snorts. ]

They love to try to keep me in line. Pisses me off. I don't know how many times I tell 'em I want nothing to do with their traditions.

[ He sighs and crosses his arms. ]

Yeah, I would probably be getting a lecture by now if it was. So, I guess there's no reason to stay in here sitting around.

[ So he gets up and goes over to rummage through the nearby closet. He's gotta have a shirt on, at least. He finds a low neck black tank top and slips it on.

There's something that looks like a nice little button up so he tosses it to Shigeru. ]

Here.

[ He's not trying to be?! But he guesses it's his overall lack of social and being around a hot strange skills that's messing him up.

Shigeru nods silently as he just...stares at Genji's back noticing the tattoo there before he jumps at the shirt thrown at him and looks abruptly away. Ah.

He'll fumble with the shirt in gloved hands, not exactly looking quite so ready to put it on. Still he looks so flustered when he stares to unbutton the shirt he has on. He's really so...embarrassed and he's not sure why. He's gotten undressed in front of people before but for some reason doing so with Genji was so very different. ]

Your family is really strict then? Do you have any siblings?

[ Said hot stranger goes to sit back down in the chair, grumbling a bit. ]

Like, ridiculous levels of strict. And yeah, an older brother. The 'perfect' kid. I was just a back up in case he didn't work out.

[ It's very... bitter. And it's obvious that's what this young version of Genji thinks he is. He doesn't yet know all the things Hanzo has had to go through. ]

You got a pain in the ass older brother too?

[ He can sit where ever he wants, honestly. Shigeru is not going to complain. But he does look a bit dour when Genji says all of that. ]

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to...bring up bad memories.

[ Is what he scribbles quickly on his pad to show Genji. He'll shake his head at the question though. ]

No. I'm an only child.

[ Genji makes a face at him, a slightly bewildered one. ]

What? What do you have to apologize for? Never say you're sorry when you didn't do anything wrong. It makes people think they can walk all over you.

[ ...why did he say that? His chest feels all funny again. God, he might need to get away from this guy for a bit to get his blood pressure down. ]

Eeeh, really. I'm jealous. [ He scratches at his ear and stands up again. ] Alright, so what d'you want to do? I'm already getting cabin fever from this little room here.

[ Shigeru's shoulder's hunch slightly but he does nod sheepishly. He's about to write 'sorry' again but he'll just refrain. He wasn't expecting Genji to say that but he is definitely right. It does make him an easy target to walk over and he'll have to remember that for the future. ]

Maybe we should try to find a library? It might have all the information we need on this place...

[ Shigeru still needs to get dressed and he'll do so in a hurried manner as he takes his shirt off and puts on the one given to him. He does pause when he looks down at it because he doesn't know if it's clean or if anyone has worn it...and he might idly scratch at his hands when he thinks on it. But, ah, he needs to not do that he needs to stay focused on getting information about this place. ]

[ He makes another face again, this time more amused than anything. ]

A library? Are you some kind of nerd or something?

[ Genji gets a glimpse of him as he's changing and feels... weird... again. The tips of his ears get pink and he clears his throat. Okay, no, this is ridiculous. He's done too many scandalous things with too many people for the slight glimpse of this guy changing to make him feel like his heart was going to burst.

So he stands up and starts rummaging around for money in some drawers. ]

Look, maybe we should split up for a bit. You go to the library, I'll ask around. How does that sound?

[ Ah, well, it's probably for the best. Shigeru knew that a man like Genji wouldn't really stay with him...but it makes his heart drop hearing him say those words anyway.

They came from two separate worlds so it's to be expected. His faltering disappointed look shifts into a shaky smile as he nods silently. He was so good looking too, god, he hoped they'd cross paths again. But Shigeru is glad he can't talk for that reason specifically. ]

That sounds like a good idea. We'll be able to cover more ground that way. [ Even if he looks lackluster in his reply. He'll finish getting dressed and head for the door. ]

It was...really nice to meet you. I'm sorry it was under such weird circumstances. [ And then he'll fiddle with the pad and pencil, his face going hot as he jots something down quickly and holds it up quickly for Genji to read. ]

Thank you for respecting my boundaries too. I...I really appreciate it. [ Ah he's so flustered as he turns away and hurriedly leave. He feels so...empty? Like his heart is aching and he doesn't know why. It's frustrating, like something beneath the surface wants to stay and tell Genji that they should do it together, but it's probably just the fantasy part of his brain wanting be around such a gorgeous man.

But it'll be a day or two before they run into each other again. Shigeru has spent a lot of time in the library but to no avail. Even with all the information on this place exposed he doesn't ever recall arriving here. It's a weird lapse in his memory and he really hates that Genji is part of it too. He just can't...stop thinking about the other man.

He lets out a huff as he sits alone in the park idly drawing the trees and plants, hoping something will come to him but it just all...blank. He'll stare, eyes looking distant, as thinks on the people back home and hopes they're all alright. But he needs to focus on himself right now and trying to figure this whole mess out. It's just the strangest thing and he can't help but be dour as he lets out another deep sigh. ]

[ Genji's chest squeezes in a way that's not pleasant at all. He's about to tell him to follow along just to get that look off his face when he reads the last part...

He's blushing again, ears entirely red as it creeps onto his cheekbones. ]

I uh. I mean, no problem. I didn't do anything special. [ He scratches at the back of his hair and turns around, starting to head for the door. He found something that looks like money in a drawer, so he's gonna go find some booze or some shit and forget about all this. ]

I'll find you later. Be careful.

[ And with that, like the ninja he is, Genji rushes out of the apartment and takes a big gulp of air once he's outside. Another person has never made his heart race like this... what is going on? Maybe he was poisoned?

But as time passes and he runs into people here, things start to come together. And then after hanging out with Cisco and learning what apparently the truth of the matter is... if it's really true that he's here when he's older...

Fuck. Is he in love with Shigeru? Is that what this is?

Genji finds himself drawn to a park when he's alone again, just mildly hungover from the day previous. As he wanders, he sees that familiar bespectacled face and— stumbles a little. So smooth. He stares a moment, smooths down his hair and the front of his shirt and heads over.

He shoves his hands in his pockets and tries to look neutral. ]

Hey. What're you drawin'?

[ Shigeru will blink and look up to see Genji standing. There's an owlish expression on his face, like he can't believe what he's seeing right now, why would he...ever run into him again? He wasn't expecting them to ever meet again especially since Genji seemed to be far more social than himself. He was only in the park because it was quiet and open. He could have his space and not have to worry about people touching him too much.

Still he looks momentarily surprised before he looks down at his pad and shows Genji his drawings. Life like half started pictures of the surrounding area dot his drawing pad. He smiles happily, unable to really control himself, back at the other man. Ah. He just feels so...happy when Genji's around it's really strange but he doesn't mind it. He also can't seem to control himself and there's a soft tinge of red on his cheeks as he writes something. ]

How have you been?

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