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Who: Neku and OPEN!
What: Neku practices his new privacy-breaking powers in non-crowded areas
When: Wednesday, July 3
Where: Anywhere where there aren't a lot of people- he'll move once a place gets crowded

Neku had gotten this strange looking pin a few days ago, but he hadn't thought too much off it. Pins were 'in' now, right? Maybe one of his friends had gotten it for him and he just didn't remember. That theory had to be thrown out the window when he actually took the time to examine it, however. The appearance itself didn't lead him to think that it might be something a bit more suspicious; it was what happened when he pressed a little too hard on it and suddenly heard voices in his head. Voices that, he eventually realized, were other people's thoughts.

He left the pin very much alone for a few days after, not at all comfortable with this newfound ability. When he actually made himself think about it, however, it was pretty obvious this had something to do with the numbers. Maybe this was like the powers some people were getting... attaching them to a pin seemed pretty weird, but then again what about this wasn't. He'd tried pressing on it again, but it seemed like every time he did there was just this cacophony of sound that he couldn't make out. Neku didn't necessarily want to pry into people's thoughts but maybe this would be something that could help them out. He'd just have to practice.

So here he is, whether it be a park, a back alley, or coffee shop, just wherever there aren't that many people, sitting with his new (and very nice) headphones on his head to act like he's not paying attention, hands in his pockets and one messing with the pin every so often. While he's getting that down, there's not guarantee he can hide the reactions from hearing things he shouldn't...

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"It's a lot more interesting than staying cooped up all day, that's for sure," he snorted softly as he picked the ball up, long-used to Yin's drool.

"I'm into parkour so I usually take a lot of photos on top of buildings, but RAT art is nice. If nobody's around, it's like they have a life of their own. Better than those snake statues, anyway."

Taking Yin's leash off, he threw the ball into a copse of nearby trees, watching her race after it. "You know, shrinking back just makes them think you're playing," he smirked.

Ok, Neku is not going to admit how many cool points Riku is getting right now. "You do parkour? I didn't know of much of that going on here... I've actually seen it more in Tokyo. I've kind of wanted to try it, but I'm probably too used to track running."

Neku looks off after the dog, frowning a little at Riku's smirk. Shut up, ok. "Is there anything dogs don't take as playing?"

"It's not a big group," Riku admitted. "But we get around. You can try signing up, but you'll need to build your body up a bit before you do any stunts." Riku eyed Neku's thin arms. Maybe a lot.

"Food," Riku replied promptly as Yin brought the ball back. He tossed it at Neku. "Try it. Better that she's chewing on that than you, right?"

Oh, he sees that look, Riku. And trust him, he knows. He's not sure he can build up muscle, is the issue. He's kind of always been this scrawny. "Maybe. I'll see if I can."

Neku catches the food, frowning again at Riku's comment. This guy's apparently good at that, but he'll offer Yin the food.

He can't help it, bro, you look like somebody put earphones on a scarecrow. "Why the interest?"

Riku had handed Neku some dog biscuits and Yin could smell them a mile away. She snuffled wetly at Neku's palm and looked up at Riku, tail wagging, and neatly licking the biscuits from Neku's hand, teeth crunching.

[[^also i'm totally imagining this conversation IC and it's freaking hilarious.]]

"In parkour? I've just seen it around Tokyo and asked a couple of the guys I saw doing it about it and it seemed fun." He's just not sure if it's something he could pull off.

Neku doesn't really like the feeling of a dog licking his hand, but... at least it's not slobbering ~~yet~~. He sighs once she's done, awkwardly patting the dog's head.

[[Well, Riku IS half-Japanese and games. He's fandom-savvy. <3 ]]

"It is. There's a reason some people still call it free-running." Riku grinned a bit. Even more than the distraction of a physical activity, he loved the freedom in parkour, a defiance at the convention of movement.

Yin licked the last crumbs from Neku's hand and tilted her head a bit at the petting, ears flicking slightly. "Try scratching behind her ears."

[[\o/]]

Neku hadn't actually heard that term thrown around much, but... it made sense. He's certainly not one for convention, at least.

This is still pretty weird, but he does end up scratching behind the dog's ear. At least one of them is enjoying this.

Yin yawned, showing yellowed but healthy canines, and jumping up to lick Neku's face playfully before deciding to sniff around Riku again, sitting at his feet.

"Good girl," he murmured, slipping the leash back on her. "Still alive over there?"

Oh god he hadn't been expecting that. Neku jumps a little when the dog jumps on him, managing to recover enough to pet it a little before she finally leaves him alone. No, his ears aren't red, you're making that up. "I'm fine."

"Sure? You kinda look like someone boiled your ears," Riku grinned.

"Not used to getting kissed by a girl?" A girl dog, at any rate.

You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Unfortunately, Neku knowing that is not helping the color of his face. "What does that have to do with anything? It's a dog." (For the record, the answer is a resounding 'no'.)

Oh Neku, whatever tipped you off? Must be that smirk. "She's a girl dog," Riku grinned back. "And she just kissed you."

Yea, that helps. Neku's not even sure he should reply to this, just kind of sighing. At least the redness is starting to go away now. A little. "That doesn't count and you know it."

Which brings up an intriguing point. "What else is getting you all hot and bothered, then?"

"Nothing." He was totally not embarrassed by the fact a dog jumping on him freaked him out a little. Nope.

"Had to be something."

...You're not going to let it go, are you. "Wasn't expecting her to jump."

As if he'd ever give up. "...You really are afraid, huh. Trauma?"

"No." He's not afraid of dogs, damnit. At least not on any conscious level. "I've really just... never been around them." Big dogs are actually kind of intimidating to people who've never been around them. Or who have and have been jumped on too many times.

"Keep any pets at all?" Riku could concede. But he liked Yin's warmth. The solid reassurance of her furry side pressed into his back when sometimes the flat seemed so much larger than it had any right to be.

"No, never." He had wanted a cat at some point, but his parents had said no for a variety of reasons and eventually got him to stop asking. "How long have you had, uh, her?"

"A few months. We found her in this park, pretty much," Riku admitted. Yin was remarkably well behaved, all things considered. Someone had trained her well. Before pretty much abandoning her, anyway.

"Really?" As far as dogs go, she's not nearly as aggressive or wild as he would expect from a rescue ~~Neku also knows nothing about rescues~~, so he's a little surprised. "Did you train her, or was she already like this?"

"She was already pretty much like this. Even knew better than to get our clothes dirty since it was raining. She just went for the bacon." Riku skritched behind her ears, to much tail-wagging approval. Why anyone would go through all that trouble just to abandon her... "We looked for a few weeks, but nobody was looking."

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Aww. Is it because you're a neku, Neku? XD

no. shut up. >>

Here kitty kitty~

shut up shut uuuuup. >B|!!!

Now now, stop that, tsunkitties get /fujoshi/

too late.

Hm. Yes. Well. It's a Joshua Effect

Trust me, I know. ...That came out wrong.

Or righter than you know. ;)

B| you suck.

Well he got that tongue stud for a reason...

dfghjkl (ok i officially ship it curse you)

GIRLDOG/NEKU FOREVAAAAAAH <333

B|!!!

YOU GAVE HER FOOD. YIN LOVE YOU LONGTIME. or until the next meal.

CLEARLY THAT IS HOW IT WORKS and also exactly what I meant. yes.

IT DOES WITH DOGS. <3 Aw Neku, Riku just has this mancrush effect on boys, dun worry.

he does not have a mancrush what are you talking about. B| /tsuns

NO ONES HAIR IS PERFECTLY SPIKED LIKE GASTO-- er Riku.

oh riku. so pretty and manly all at once.

It's why he suffers. Karmic balance.

he's so pretty he has to be tortured?

...He's so pretty it's fun to torture him. But mostly life is hard when you' have to atone

XD

<3

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