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[fooligans]

🧙 WHO: Akira & others
⚔️️ WHAT: Closed threads
🕒 WHEN: Throughout May
🗺️ WHERE: Various locations
⚠️ WARNINGS: N/A, will update if necessary
📝 NOTE: If you'd like a thread with Akira, PM this journal or hit me up at koohii!

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holo, goodbye!

[snaccs]

( admittedly, since moving out of the inn, Maruki hasn't really ventured out of the city. there isn't much cause to do so — all his research can be carried out in the city, as can a lot of his magic practice. but the quest tugged at something in his soul.

it was just a kind plea. no fighting involved, nothing but the pure wish of someone to make their grandmother's last days beautiful. who could say no to it?

so it's been about half a day of walking, and Maruki is beginning to feel the strain, the snacks he packed a decent boost of energy but hardly enough to keep him from needing to stop at a clearing to prepare a proper lunch. )

Hastur!

( his familiar arrives in a swoop of shadows, immediately at attention by his side. it's a little unnerving every time it happens, this immediate obedience, but he doesn't dislike it either. )

Help me with lunch.

( the persona can't exactly blink, but it seems taken aback nevertheless as it finds a small pot deposited in its arms, followed by a jar of pickled vegetables and spices. Maruki places a cloth on one of the taller stones and turns it into a makeshift countertop, placing down a knife and a cutting board, acting for all the world like this is just a lunchtime barbecue and nothing more.

it makes quite the scene for any passers by. )

p5r spoilers

[fooligans]

I'm surprised you didn't bring enough snacks for the trip.

[ It's quite a sight; Akira can't just pass by without stopping for at least a moment. ]

You could start your own cooking show, I'm sure people would watch that.

[ Sounds like something less troublesome than recreating a whole reality to make it suit people's wishes. While he's here for the quest, taking a break after walking most of the day shouldn't hurt. ]

If you need another pair of hands, I can help. Unless you'd rather use tentacles while cooking.

[ Haha... ]

[snaccs]

I did, but snacks aren't a meal replacement.

( nutrition is a key component of good health, both physically and mentally. Maruki looks up from where he's preparing things to offer Akira a smile and then glances over at Hastur, who's regarding the young man warily. )

It's alright, Hastur. You can relax.

( that order seems to do something, and the persona shifts, plodding its way over to a tree and settling down under it. )

Come here. I'm making a hotpot.

( easy and filling, good for a trip like this. )

[fooligans]

[ The familiar's behavior doesn't go unnoticed, so Akira decides to ask about it. ]

Is it wary of all people?

[ Or maybe Hastur can sense people who punched Maruki in the past? Who knows. ]

This brings back memories.

[ He remembers the high school girls talking about Maruki's cooking for a whole week. ]

[snaccs]

( now that Kurusu-kun mentions it... ) He doesn't appear around other people much.

( actually, this might be the first time Hastur has ever been around anyone other than himself.

huh. he really should call on Hastur more. )

The clean up in the park, right? ( that was a good day, his failure at accounting for the wind aside. ) I'm glad everyone enjoyed my food so much.

( this might be a little more experimental as he was trying to pick things that would last in a bag, rather than in a cooler. but he's pretty sure he can manage something good. )

[fooligans]

I was surprised to see that some people got personas as their familiars.

[ Akira holds himself back from saying anything about Maruki's affinity for tentacles. It must fate. ]

You got even more popular among the students that day. So...what can I help you with?

[snaccs]

( he does not have an affinity for tentacles. tentacles have an affinity for him. )

It seems like there's little rhyme or reason behind the familiars chosen.

( why do some people have personas, but not their personas? why don't others? it's the kind of thing he tries not to think about too much because it just leads to a headache and nothing of value. )

Well, how about you get started with chopping the onions?

( and he will work on this cabbage. )