2025-09-02: Two Delinquents
- Log: Two Delinquents
- Cast: Ryuji Sakamoto, Ichika Kawase
- Where: Shujin Academy Entrance, Aoyama-Itchome, Tokyo
- OOC Date: September 02, 2025
- IC Date: July 05, 2012
- Summary: Ichika drops by Shujin to find someone--and finds a different person instead. She and Ryuji turn out to have a few things in common.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Another day has ended at Shujin. Students are fleeing their would be imprisonment for either clubs or going home. Among the students heading home is one bleached blonde, slouching as he walks by himself.
Ryuji looks pretty frazzled today. A quiz had not gone his way. None of them ever did. He scowls, making a girl jump when he makes eye contact with her. Was this the legendary delinquent of Shujin High School?! Probably. He does look sorry when he notices the girl freak out. "Aw, man..."
Dressed in the Shujin uniform, he moved with a slight limp, navigating the students who were just hanging about by the gate.
"Man, it oughta be illegal to just drop a test on someone." Ryuji grumbles as he reaches the gate, looking around for a moment. "It just hurts a guy's pride to be sneak attacked like that!" He yells to no one in particular, coughing into his hand as he regards his composure. "I guess I have some make up classes in my future...this suuuuuucks."
He slouches over more as he begins to leave the school gates.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Another day ended, and this time, Ichika's here early. She may have skipped out on the last classes at her own school today to get out to Tokyo, which means she is definitely not in uniform. Instead she's in a midriff-baring sleeveless top, emblazoned with a skull, and some green, fitted cargo pants, along with some black-and-white sneakers. Her bleached-blonde hair is very long. And she's very, very tall--a full 5'11".
She looks to the gates as she waits outside. And from there, she happens to hear Ryuji. With her arms crossed, Ichika's leaning on a streelamp that isn't on yet.
"...Rough luck," she says to him about the make-up classes. She is definitely not a Shujin student.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"Yeah tell me...about..it" Ryuji blinks as he spots the girl. He looks her up and down for a moment. Bleached hair usually meant a certain kind of person in Japan. She was also pretty tall and imposing. Still Ryuji is kind of a simple boy.
So on goes that stupid smile and Sakamoto charm. "Hey there. You lost or something?" He stands up a little straighter as he turns to look at Ichika, still very bent at the knees as he holds his school bag over his shoulder. "You coming to check out the school or something?"
Ryuji slicks back his hair as trying to freshen up from the bad day he's having.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
There it is. Ichika spots that blink of surprise--and the trip might be worth it even if she doesn't run into who she was looking for.
Ichika smiles back. "Nah, not lost," she says of being lost. "But something like that."
She looks over Ryuji again. "I actually go to Kasu High," she explains, since a guy with bleached hair probably won't be scared off by that. "I was skipping out on afternoon classes to come to Tokyo, though I'd drop in while I was here. ...I know a couple people who go to this school. Don't think I'm gonna find the one I was looking for, though..."
"But seeing a bleach-blonde guy complaining about his grades, I figured I'd found someone like me. I thought I'd say hi."
"So, hi."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji nods. "Ok..I feel you. Not lost, just cruising or something. Right on." He grins, finding a place to lean on the wall next to the school.
The name Kasugayama does prompt a slight reaction from him but he tries to play it cool. "Oh. Cool, cool. Yeah I think I know someone from there...Tough place." Meaning tough women. But when has that ever stopped him?
He blinks and a slight blush comes to his face when she mentions finding someone like her. A stupider grin appears on his face. "Well, I don't know about that. I'm sure you're much cooler than a guy like me."
Ryuji looks around for a moment. "So...you want to get a uhh" Think fast Sakamoto. "a drink or something? There's some uh...pretty cool vending machines over there."
Real smooth.
Ryuji thinks back for a moment. "OH and I might know who you're looking for if you tell me. I can help out!"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
A reaction! Ichika wondered; he may look like a delinquent, but he's still at a pretty nice school. "It is," Ichika agrees. Kasugayama is very tough!! "But it's not so bad, if you're OK with tough."
Ichika smiles again. "Ha. Modest, huh?" she asks. "Well, that's cool."
A drink! Ichika actually finds the stupid grin and the having-to-think-about it charming enough that she says, "Sure. You know anything good in them?" She pushes off the streetlamp where she was leaning and puts her arms down, ready to follow.
"Would you?" Ichika asks. "Don't mention I was looking for her or anything, I don't want it to be weird, but... Normal height, sort of curly orangey-red hair, soft-spoken. Name of Haru? I ran into her somewhere and I thought it'd be nice to tell her something, because of what we talked about before."
"But if you don't know her it's cool. You can still tell me about you. What's your name? I'm Ichika. Ichika Kawase."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji laughs a little. "Well I mean I do ok with tough. Just dunno if I'd measure up to Kasugayama tough, ya know?"
"I mean, me? Yeah I guess so." Ryuji is kinda on uneven ground since this is kinda working out. He keeps his cool as he pushes off from the wall and gestures for her to follow.
"I mean Creature is good if you need a boost after a work out. Sugar crash is kinda brutal though. Refreshment wise, I'd go with Udagawa Water or Dr. Salt NEO? Orange Smash is good too." He turns to look over his shoulder, wondering if this is a trap. This seemed kinda easier than usual. Even his friends of the female persuasion were quick to shoot him down for something a simple as a drink.
"Oh...I actually do know her. Gardens a lot and uh..." You can't mention the Phantom Thieves, Ryuji. "is friends with some of my friends! I didn't know she had friends from Kasugayama."
"Oh me? Ryuji Sakamoto...You want to know about me?" Ryuji is kinda gobsmacked, turning to look at Ichika. "Huh? I mean sure! Let me get you that drink first though."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"That's fair. Kasgayama tough is pretty tough." She answers amiably enough; she assumes there aren't as many fights at a school like Shujin.
Ichika's casual about it; there's no obvious sign that this is a trap. She thinks about it, when he mentions the drinks, and then nods. "I'll go for an Orange Smash, then. I like the fruity stuff."
But Ryuji knows her! Ichika would be pretty surprised if he mentioned the Phantom Thieves, but instead, "Oh, cool. Well, 'friend' might be a strong word; we just met the once. It's why I don't want you mentioning I'm looking for her--I don't want her to think she's got some... delinquent stalker or something."
Ryuji Sakamoto. Ichika laughs at that gobsmacked look, but it's a laugh with more than a laugh at--cheerful. "Sure," she says. "Ryuji Sakamoto... Oh, yeah. You wouldn't be the Ryuji who's friends with Amamiya-san, would you? He mentioned you the other day when I was out here." Ichika follows, catching up when Ryuji looks back at her.
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Ryuji blinks and nods at her not wanting Haru to know. Frankly that girl could handle herself if the things the others say about her are true. Plus those looks she gives him are...well...Ryuji has managed to avoid seeing what they lead to. "You're a delinquent? Didn't know they came as pre---" He chokes on the last word, turning red as he coughs into his hand.
Upon reaching the vending machine, Ryuji pulls his wallet and begins inserting the coins. "One Orange Smash coming up. Like fruity, huh? I guess I'll go with my Creature since today was a long day." He gets her drink and offers it to her.
Upon hearing Ren's name, Ryuji becomes a little less nervous for a moment. "Oh yeah, Amamiya is my bro. Heh, mentioned me huh? Hopefully good things.." Please let them be good things.
He finally gets his Creature, finding a bench to lean on. "You know I ran into a Kasugayama student the other day...Seki was their name I think? you know them?"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika only met her the once! She doesn't know the hidden depths of the girl who has the axe.
She tilts her head at Ryuji when he cuts himself off and looks red, but she didn't quite catch it, so she doesn't want to scare him off by prying into something he didn't want to finish. "I'm from Kasu High," Ichika explains of being a delinquent. "Either you're a delinquent or you have delinquents looking out for you. You can't really avoid it."
Free drink! And for the low, low cost of hanging out with a guy who seems fun. "Yep," Ichika says. Fruity! "Creature, yeah? I don't do a ton of working out, but I've got friends who are into the gym stuff."
"He said you were a great guy who reached out to him when you didn't have to." Ichika hangs out around the bench, too, cracking open the Orange Smash. "Oh, yeah?" Ichika puts it together. "Cool. I do. They're my best friend. ...And my toughest fighter, too."
"Small world, huh?" Pause. "Well, I guess not that small. I did show up at your school twice now."
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"Oh...huh..I guess that would make sense" Ryuji blinks a little since his school is...well he is -the- delinquent so its a different vibe. He casually pops the top of his Creature.
"Oh yeah. I do a ton of working out...used to be on the track team but that kinda...isn't a thing anymore sadly." Ryuji smiles sadly as he takes a sip. "But hey, all that working out is just for me now."
"OH did he?!" He perks up when he hears how good Ren made him look. He was going to have to get them something as pay back. What a good friend. Ryuji mouths 'thank you' at the sky before taking another sip.
"Wait...you're who Seki was mentioning...The Thorn boss or something?" Ryuji blinks and looks her over again, getting a different impression. This chick would wipe the floor with him if he wasn't careful. But she seemed so nice.
The blonde looks conflicted for a moment before shaking his head. He was Skull of the Phantom Thieves. He could take a slap from a baddass delinquent girl, right? Right?!
"Yeah. Small world. Haha..." Ryuji tilts his head and nods at her admission. "I mean you did but I didn't see you so doesn't count in my mind."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"You get used to it. I sure had to."
Glug glug. Delicious Orange. "...Yeah?" Ichika wonders. He seems sad about that one, so she isn't sure she wants to pry. But still, "That's a good attitude. Do it for yourself." Her fitness routine is mostly diets... which she's not inclined to talk to a guy about just yet.
A laugh. "Surprised?" Ichika asks. "I guess with a guy you'd expect him to rag on you a little more..." Ichika is unaware of Ren's gender and feelings about same; she just thinks they're a cool guy.
Thorn Boss! "That's right," Ichika answers, and she can almost feel the difference in the moment. That conflicted look--it might be the end of this nice little interlude. But as it turns out, it isn't. "Thorn Boss. We don't have a ton of territory or anything, but we do OK for each other. At Kasu High, a crew like that should be about looking after the others. Some people disagree... But whatever, I could take them."
"Oh, yeah?" It doesn't count. "Well, that's good. I'm not too proud of that first one. I kept hearing about how there was this big badass guy with a record causing trouble here..." She shakes her head. "It was all bullshit, but I felt like kind of an ass, you know?"
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"Yeah. A lot of my friends do. I guess its nice to hear what they say behind my back." Ryuji smiles to himself, feeling good about somethings. He sits on the edge of the bench, taking another swig as he thinks about somethings.
Ryuji admits he is intimidated by a boss being in his midst. Still, she seemed pretty cool and didn't seem like she wanted to rip him in two yet. "Oh? That's how it should be. I didn't really have a crew like that for a long time. Not since the track team broke up anyway. Good to know you're looking out for folks I mean."
"So that rumor got as far as Kasu? That fucking Kamoshida really pisses me off." Ryuji looks a little pissed thinking about what happened to Ren, clenching the bench and his can of Creature. "Well, that's over. Sorry you had to waste your time looking for someone...wait does Okumura have some sort of rumor?!" His head shoots to look at Ichika. "Cuz if so, I'm gonna have to punch someone's lights out."
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"That makes sense." Ichika nods along. "Nice to know they care, right?"
But Ryuji thinks, and then he answers. "It's tough to run on your own. I tried it, and couldn't last more than a couple of weeks at Kasu High that way. ...But back then I was more..." She thinks about how to phrase it. "Well, I didn't bleach my hair back then." The track team broke up, though. "...But that sounds rough, having one and losing it." A pause. "Right. It's kinda my job as the Boss, you know?"
"Mm-hm," Ichika says. "I heard about Kamoshida... and I thought, a school that managed to get some justice for something like that happening... It didn't deserve people making trouble. But turns out I was operating on bad info. The real 'trouble' is a bunch of shitty rumors."
Okumura? "Haven't heard any rumors about someone by that name," she says, because mysteriously Haru didn't want to tell her her last name.
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"Yeah it does." Ryuji nods, looking over with a smile. "Usually they say things like 'Ryuji, focus!' or 'Ryuji, stop flirting with that girl' even though I never do anything disrespectful! Like a guy has to shoot their shot, ya know?" He takes a swig of his drink to punctuate his rant. "Still, I'd kick anyone's ass if they messed with 'em. Teacher, student, Prime Minister of the freakin' country. Doesn't matter. I got their back for as long as they'll have me."
"Yeah it is...but I made it work here. For awhile at least. Then Amamiya showed up and things got good." He leaves it there since he isn't allowed to talk about the Phantom Thieves.
"Oh right...I guess you wouldn't know that name. Sorry. But yeah Kamoshida got his, just wish it was sooner. A lot of stuff would be different then." Ryuji's eyes go to his leg, scowling a little. "But not completely for the better I guess."
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Ichika laughs. "Is that how it is?" she asks. "Well, as long as you're not being weird about it, I support you." A raise of her can as if to toast the idea. "My life'd be a lot more boring if guys never made the effort."
But if they messed with Ryuji's friends, he'd do something about it. Ichika looks a little more distant for a moment. "That's how I'd like to be," she says. "But sometimes you bite back the wrong person, and it doesn't matter how right you are."
She looks back to Ryuji. "Cool," she says. "The right crew makes a lot of things better." She doesn't ask; she just assumes it's normal good things.
"Yeah, sounds like he really deserved it." She glances down, when he looks to his leg. She did catch him limping earlier.
"I think a lot about what 'could've been'. But I try to focus on what I've got, instead. I dunno if I'd trade."
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Ryuji laughs. "I try not to be? Whats wrong with calling someone a babe? I wish someone would call me a babe!" He toasts her can with a grin. "Isn't it? Like I get not wanting to deal with creeps but I thought being creepy took more effort. Like making prolonged eye contact and breathing heavily."
Ryuji catches her reaction and nods. "Don't I know that...But it's not like I can stop myself when someone is in trouble. Sometimes I just stop thinking and do something I deal with later. Kinda how I got into the messes I've been in." He sighs, leaning back on the bench as he relaxes some.
"Yeah they do. Sometimes it can be a pain but it's a good one." Ryuji sips his drink and makes a serious expression before continuing. "Yeah, that bastard can go to hell. Glad he had his change of heart. Hope he's still crying after the pain he caused."
Ryuji tilts his head as he looks at her. He really did not expect a badass from Kasugayama to be this...approachable. He finally grins. "Hey, you don't need to look down. Tell you what, someone messes with you, I'll kick their ass too."
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"Hmmm." Ichika considers that wish. But she laughs back. "Yeah, like--everybody knows the creeps. Heavy breathing, stares, not taking 'no' for an answer. I msotly dress for me, but I like to hear it's landing now and then."
"I can get that," Ichika says. "Maybe it's better to be a little stupid and actually help, than to be smart and let someone get hurt. That's what I was thinking when I came here that day."
True about a pain. "Yeah. That's crazy, though. A 'change of heart'. You don't usually get justice like that. ...People who do those things don't change easy."
Ryuji looks back at her, and Ichika catches his grin--and puts on a small smile. "Yeah?" she confirms. "You might be biting off more than you can chew there. ...But it's sweet of you to say so. I have kind of a thing about protecting, or doing the protecting..."
"But I'm starting to be OK with someone else wanting to do it too, now and then."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji still laughing. "Oh then, respectfully, you look smokin' hot" He clicks his tongue and snap point. He grins cheesily before dropping his hands. "Nah, you look good. Definitely not what I was expectin'"
"Yeah. Sometimes stupid is the way to go. Thinkin' just makes you back down in certain circumstances. Still good friends will hold you back from doing something real stupid. Or they'll try to anyway." Ryuji takes a swig and swishes it in his mouth thoughtfully. "No. They don't...Funny thing those change of hearts are...Been going around I hear." Ryuji can't help but smile a little confidently.
"Eh, I'll be fine. Nothing takes down, Ryuji Sakamoto." He puffs up his chest some.
"Eh, I'll back off only if you say to. Not a second before." He snap points again.
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Ichika grins back. "Yeah? Thanks." Ryuji may be surprised; rather than slapping him, Ichika seems pleased at the compliment. "I thought I was pretty on point with my makeup today." A beat, "You expected a man-hater badass, right? I can be pretty tough, but I don't usually need to put on the gruff act outside school. If I can be a little softer I don't mind doing it. Somebody needs a beating, though..." And then things can change, goes the unspoken trail off.
"Yeah," she answers, "It's good you've got friends who'll do that for you. I'm usually the one holding back instead of the one being held, but... Sometimes, I go crazy, too."
Those changes of heart... "That's what I hear, too. It almost sounds too good to be true. ...I dunno how I feel about it, but I want to feel good about it. More justice is good, right?"
Ichika smiles a little more sincerely at that last one. "If that's the offer," Ichika says, "You got a deal. But I'll step in if somebody's bugging you, too."
"...Call me Ichika," she suggests. "If I can call you Ryuji-san."
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"I don't know about man-hating but I expected you to be much taller" Ryuji grins, nudging her slightly. "Maybe like a robot like Mazinger Z. That would be super cool." He listens to her explain the make up and nods. "I mean its cool you can do both. I don't know if I got any more looks besides..." He gestures down at himself. "I'm told I got good cheek bones or something though..."
Ryuji holds his tongue, wanting to defending the Change of Heart so bad. He just takes a long drink to shut himself up, finishing up. "Yeah. I get that. Pretty weird but hey it's worked out so far..."
"Hell yeah. It's a deal then!" He salutes, jumping up from his seat. "Ichika..." He smiles, blushing slightly. "Gotcha. Ryuji is fine with me."
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Ichika laughs outright at that. "Oh, yeah. I'm pretty tiny." Sadly she doesn't know Mazinger much, so she can't make a joke about that, but, "Thanks." She considers. "You do," she says of his cheekbones. "You could probably pull off a few looks. It's just a matter of learning what works for you. Guys' clothes have a lot of cool stuff going for them."
Ichika has mixed feelings, but she is sincere that she'd rather feel good about it. There's just too much she doesn't know. "Yeah."
But Ryuji salutes and jumps up. That blush is cute. "Cool," Ichika says.
"I'm gonna get going--I don't think I'm gonna find Haru-san today. But..."
"You want my number? I'd like to talk again sometime."
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Ryuji smirks, tilting his head. "Maybe a little tiny but I didn't notice."
"Yeah, if I see her, I'll---wait nevermind. I'll say hi and nothing else." Ryuji smiles, giving her a wink as he slouches against the bench. "See my memory isn't that bad."
What floors him is when she asks to give him her number. His eyes widen and nods almost too affirmatively. Upon realizing this, he stiffen some and tries to act cool. "Oh, yeah, that would be cool..." He casually offers a very shakey phone for her to put her number in. Don't screw this up.
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"Perfect," Ichika answers. That's what she wanted! And he did remember. That's a mark in his favor.
Ryuji is a little eager... but Ichika doesn't mind a little eagerness, either. She doesn't point out that he's not being as cool as he wants to be. Instead she says, "Great." She taps in her number, and marks it 'Ichika' for him. "Just in case you forgot my name."
She smiles. "See you around, Ryuji-san." She lifts the can, and tosses the remains into the trash can nearby.
She doesn't particularly hurry on her way off towards the station.