big dumb nerds I MEAN VALENTINES DAY SHIPPY POST

[saltsplash]

♥Fluff generator
♥Mini Scenario generator
♥Wildcard
((If you have no ideas and no preferences just slap down a top level and tell me who to tag you with and I'll grab it!))

source

Comments

[lusito]

[ahahaHAHAHAHA THIS IS FINE--]

Indeed! It'd be rather boring otherwise, frankly.

Of course, I'd also like to be friends with you too, if you'd allow me the honor of being one. It's not often that I get to converse with another esper, after all.

[shigeo]

Oh... really? ["Don't act so surprised by that, Mob," Reigen chastises through a mouthful of ramen.] Ah, sorry... I'll do my best.

[lusito]

[At that, Joshua actually honest to god reaches across the table and pokes Mob in the forehead and despite the whole "being dead" thing, somehow it feels real enough rather than his hand just completely going through the other boy.]

Oh no, none of this "I'll do my best" talk--just being a friend in general is more than enough for me, Shigeo-san.

[shigeo]

I'm... bad at reading the mood... so I know I can be a little awkward. [Reigen elbows him. "That's the point of you hanging out with friends, is learning how to get better at that."] Ah... right, Reigen-sho...

[lusito]

[Joshua laughs as he discreetly steals a pen from off the ramen shop counter nearby with his own telekinesis so that he can write down his number for Shigeo to take.]

Perhaps sometime when we both don't have to work, I'll show you around the shopping districts here in Shibuya a little more--you look like you'd be a Le Grand type, or perhaps Dragon Couture.

[Or rather, Shigeo would look great in the clothes from those stores, to be more exact.]

[shigeo]

Oh... uhm. I'll try to save up... ["If he's inviting you on a date, he should be the one to treat you," Reigen flippantly adds, getting palpable confusion from Shigeo himself.]

[lusito]

[Hee Hee]

Of course. Otherwise I wouldn't be a very good date if I was planning on making you pay for an outing I invited you on, right?

[... I mean that is totally a thing he would do, but A. Reigen is literally sitting right there, and B. He would probably be in for a lecture from Hanekoma, if he isn't already, about exploiting someone like that.]

[shigeo]

I'm surprised... I've never had a boy ask me on a date. [Reigen looks surprised. "A girl has?"] Oh, uhm... on a dare, yes. [JUST... a sympathetic pat on the shoulder from Reigen. "Well, if you try it with this kid, remember you can exorcise him if he tries anything funny."]

[lusito]

[LMAO good luck with trying to exorcise us, that may prove to be harder than you'd expect...]

Really? I'm surprised--and frankly, disappointed in humanity as a whole for missing out on the benefits of dating a nice boy like you.

[shigeo]

Psychic powers don't make a man appealing.

[lusito]

Did I say it had anything to with being psychic? If someone can't like you with or even without psychic powers, then they probably had bad taste to begin with.

[shigeo]

[He shouldn't turn down friendliness, and after a lifetime without any companionship at all...] ...I'll come. What day would you like to go?

[lusito]

[Excellent!]

How does this weekend sound? Saturday or Sunday works best for me.

[shigeo]

Saturday is fine... I'll talk to my parents. [Someone wants to go on a date with him.]

[lusito]

Good! I'm looking forward to it.

[There's a pause as his phone on the table suddenly vibrates--incoming text message from Hanekoma, Sanae--but Joshua doesn't even open the phone to see what it says, instead raising a slight eyebrow at the device.]

Though, I get the feeling that someone might not be happy if I step outside the city again so soon like I did today. Would it be alright if I meet you at the train station this time?

[shigeo]

That's fine... I'm sorry we caused you trouble. [Reigen pats Shigeo on the back, cueing him to stand up out of the booth. "Give him your phone number, Mob."] Oh... alright.

[lusito]

[He is absolutely putting your name in his contacts as "Shige-chan" because look, you didn't say we couldn't do that when you said not to call you that out loud.]

Oh, not at all! Not only were you both a tremendous help to me today, but I've got a fun date this weekend to anticipate now too~

[shigeo]

Mm... well, I need to go home, now. My parents will worry.

[And he has homework to completely fail at doing.

That said, he will keep his promise to show up at the train station on their agreed time! Unfortunately Shigeo isn't a very interesting person to text, even if he is diligent about keeping promises. Reigen gave him a long talk and a lot of warnings, but Shigeo isn't really that worried... he steps off the platform in the city, looking around for Joshua.

Today, he's just wearing his green dog hoodie.]

[lusito]

[When the two consultants leave, the moment before the train completely leaves Shibuya's station, Reigen will suddenly receive a text from "H. S.", that simply says "I'm aware you told Joshua that you weren't going to charge him, but please accept this on our behalf regardless", and checking his bank account will find that a rather generous payment for the ghost-busting you did today has been sent in.

As for Joshua himself, Shigeo will find that by comparison, Joshua does like texting, though his texts don't seem to indicate that he's expecting for Shigeo to reply to them all. If anything, the only ones that have a clear indication of waiting for a response are the ones just asking how the other's day is going and responding accordingly should Shigeo decide to text back, until the day of the date.

When Shigeo first steps off the train, he won't see Joshua at first, no matter how hard he looks. That is, until...]

Ah, there you are. I didn't keep you waiting too long, did I?

[When Mob looks for the source, Joshua is now standing literally right next to him, as if he just materialised there without warning. Joshua is still wearing the same outfit from their first meeting, but given his status here, maybe that's to be expected?]

[shigeo]

Ah. [Shigeo looks a little surprised, but doesn't react too much - he's not worried that Joshua will hurt him. He does turn a little pink remembering that he's here because he got asked on a date, though...] No, it's okay.

[lusito]

[Joshua smiles as he turns his attention toward the shopping district outside the station here.]

There's a few places I thought might be worth looking at, but if you see something that's of interest to you, please don't hesitate to show me. Anything that you want to see or do while you're here is fine with me.

[shigeo]

[He nods... so he just has to look at stuff that might be interesting? That seems simple enough. He's not exactly sure what else to do on a "date", especially since he's... well. Never really tried to date.] I'll follow you.

[lusito]

Excellent. Let's take this street, then.

[One of the very first things that Shigeo might notice is that, judging from the sheer amount of clothing stores, the city of Shibuya cares a lot about fashion and the latest trends. Even Joshua himself, despite wearing the exact same clothes as before, seems rather interested in some of these outfits. He's holding a red blazer up by himself to compare at one point, before he then he holds it up next to Shigeo to compare.]

Hmm... yes, this color definitely looks better on you than me. What do you think?

[shigeo]

Oh, uhm... I don't know. [He looks between the blazer and down at his own chest, warily.] I don't really know fashion... the red seems really bright, though. [But he doesn't sound like he has any real conviction behind that...]

[lusito]

[Joshua hums a little at that in consideration before he seems to nod in agreement after looking at it a little more, putting it back on the rack and trading it for a black jacket with a dark red trim to compare with instead.]

So what kind of colors do you like then, Shigeo-kun?