Pocket Change [Laylah/Eiji]

Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:33 am

Neighborhood Brat

Dusk was finally setting throughout the streets of the City of Light. To and fro went the citizens, spending their time doing relatively nothing of importance. Really, most people in the world were doing just that. Biding their time, day by day, doing whatever it was that they found interesting. Eiji felt that he was different, his fingers gently pulling at the fringe of his shirt. Crouched, the boy stood outside a non-descript building on a non-descript street. The City was full of life, why was it that he felt so out of place?

Trying his best to look past what felt like a sense loneliness ever since Natasha had kept herself hidden away in the hospital, Eiji sighed and started to unpeel a chocolate that emerged from his pocket. The day had been filled with the usual work at the department store he had recently be hired to, his first paycheck finally coming in that day. Putting aside a majority of it, Eiji spent the day making sure he'd refill the house with the necessities for the trio of a family he had joined. Despite that, the lack of his two family members, for the sake of phrasing, weighed heavy on him. Going from what felt like being alone to finding a family of his own was nice, the jarring silence of the street reminding him of his current situation.

"Woosh"

Eiji popped the chocolate into his mouth and mimicked the gentle wind that traced the fringe of his hair. The cool night was reminding him that it was just about time to get on home. With what little he had done in the day, his first real day off felt like yet another peg leaving him on the wrong side of the situation at hand. Oh well, he thought. Without giving it much more though, the boy stood up and stretched, his body convulsing abnormally as he stepped away from the store.

"Guess I'll call it for the day."

Rubbing at his nose, Eiji turned about-face and started along the sidewalk. Despite the time of day, the City seemed to have quite a few people walking out at night. Must be a safe place, best to keep to himself. Don't know what he might fight himself in at a time like this.

That'd be for the best, he thought.

Ain't No Place For A Rat

Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:36 pm

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LAYLAH | JEWEL OF THE DESERT

The night was the best time for crime. A dangerous game of theft and illegal activities. Night was great for bringing out the worst in people when they thought they could get away with it. Laylah enjoyed the way the darkness did that to people, one just had to distinguish the wolves from the sheep. There was a sheep right now.

Laylah cocked her head as she approached without any strong pressure, she was the type of person that existed amongst the crowd rather than stood out. A slight bump into the little boy that went to stand and bump into him with a sheepish smile to draw his attention to her features like it'd keep his attention on her pretty visage instead of her deft hands picking the wallet right out of his pocket.

"Sorry about that. I'm such a klutz."

Now she'd be on her merry way with her prize.

ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH | END POST

Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:45 pm

Neighborhood Brat

Eiji couldn't help but want to be on his own for the rest of the night. The City was filled with kind and helpful people, unfortunately it also meant that it was easy to take advantage of people. If he wasn't careful, he'd be one of the targets people sought. Anyways, thinking little to nothing of it, the young man continued on his way. Time to call it a night.

Crash.

One step into another, Eiji crashed into a passerby without really giving it much thought. Turning instinctively to apologize, he was met with her own apology and general concern. Huh, nice enough he thought. That's fine, he thought. No reason to make a big deal if it wasn't one for her. Giving it a shrug, he nodded and gave a wave to the random lady.

"No big deal, happens to the best of it. Be safe."

Giving her a stiff smile, Eiji turned and tucked his hands back to his pockets. Paying it no mind, he kept along his path towards the end of the sidewalk before finally realizing the lack of a wallet in his jacket pocket. Like a moth to a flame, Eiji turned back towards where he had come from with a sneer on his face.

Talk about a little rat, Eiji started stomping his way back towards where he had met the lady in hopes of actually catching her round a corner or take a cab. Hopefully she wasn't already gone, that was practically Eiji's entire life. Not just that, Natasha would kill him she found out about him not being careful. Putting his hands to his lips and cupping them into a siren like shape, Eiji yelled in hopes of finding her.

"HEY LADY, WHERE'D YOU GO? THAT'S MY LIFE YOU GOT IN MY HANDS."

Idiot kid, really.

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