12 - Mutual Love

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[Izaya's sitting against the Mansion's front doors, and most noticeably he's switched out his trademark jacket for one much less obvious. He doesn't seem too concerned with anything at the moment and he very much takes his time in fishing out his communicator and switching it on.

It's in video for greater chance of seeing your face.]

So.

Anyone know how long it's been since this started?




[OOC: Forward-dated for Tuesday, November 1st ]

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[This event has been going on longer than Minato would like.]

About five days. It started on Friday.

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Means it's probably almost over then, huh? [Which means Izaya needs to step up his game like NOW.]

Good thing someone's keeping track of it~

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Almost. Most likely tomorrow.

... You look well, Orihara-san.

[Which was a good thing. Since, you know, he doesn't know what you really are for this event, Izaya.]

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You're not looking bad either, Arisato. Have you managed to keep out of trouble?

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[Minato nodded. He was fine despite what was going on around the Mansion.]

I have. You too?

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[Well now. Izaya decides that is definitely unacceptable.]

Eh, I got into a fight with Heiwajima Shizuo earlier. I definitely could have done without that.

But that's nothing new.

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[Minato remembered seeing Shizuo and talked to him before, and nodded again. Izaya still looked okay even after a fight, but he thought to ask.]

But you're alone now? Are you all right?

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Yeah, yeah. Shizu-chan's the same as always; dumb and easy to get away from. [Or you know, dead in some room on the first floor. Same thing.]

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[Minato didn't think he should be surprised to hear that or the casual term of address.]

As long as you're both okay. [Wow, little does he know.]

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Hey...I know this sounds pretty awful of me, but do you know of somewhere safer to get to? I'm a little tired of pretending I blend into the shadows.

[As you know, grown adults aren't supposed to ask help, even indirect, from school kids.]

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[Shadows, fff. Aw, Izaya, aren't you "supposedly" only 21 23? 25?? Not that much older than Minato. He doesn't mind helping either.]

Anywhere is safer if you're not by yourself. There should be rooms on the higher floors that are safer than the first couple floors.

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[Though sheer willpower, Izaya can totally stay 21 forever. Yup.]

Higher floors, huh? Yeah, I could make it there eventually.

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[You will be 21 forever to me, bb. And well, "eventually" isn't all that great a time frame.]

I can meet with you and take you there if you'd like.

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Eh...[He looks to be considering.]

If you'd cover my back while I got there, that'd be all sorts of great.

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Okay.

[Minato had his Evoker with him. He thought that it'd be fine as he hadn't run into anyone else that was dangerous. He headed out of his room and down to where Izaya was.]

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[Oh look. Izaya's not actually down there when Minato arrives. Or at least, he's not by the doors anymore.

Are we surprised? Are we suspicious yet?]

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[Surprised, yes. Suspicious, not quite. Yet. Though he probably should be.

With his hands in his pockets like normal, Minato looked around the area and didn't see any sign of Izaya. Where could he have gone in a matter of minutes?]

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[Izaya hadn't moved all that far away, actually. He watched Minato from off to the side by the stairs, trying to gauge if the boy might actually be a threat or not.

He certainly didn't look like one at first glance.

So he decides to make his presence known and tries to hide the contempt in his voice.]

Hey, you got here pretty fast. Really fast.

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[Minato turned when he heard Izaya speak. This was the first time he had seen him in person. He didn't think Izaya was a wolf, and if he was, then Minato had managed to get away from one earlier after being shot at, ugh. He still had bullets in him to cut out.]

I wasn't too far away. Are you all right?