ninth hit; action

[inadvertently]

Does anyone have any hair dye? [ a certain someone's roots are showing like crazy. ] I think I could use a haircut too. [ somewhere off screen and further back, JD the dog gives a wheezy bark. Shizuo turns away for a second. ] You probably could too, huh?

Anyway. The name's Heiwajima Shizuo. If you've got any let me know.

[ and throughout the day, the fortissimo of ikebukuro can be seen running a few quick errands. laundry, grocery shopping, even the occasional pause at the fountain to shoot it a dirty look.

that evening, he can be found in the bar with his sad, sorry looking mutt trotting at his heels. don't be surprised if the animal sits at your table and watches you in hopes that you've got some scraps to give him. ]

Comments

[Voice]

[curiousgenius.livejournal.com]

Pretty sure I can help you with both things. Which hair dye tone do you use normally?

[The Beauty Salon isn't ready to officially go, yet. But she can take care of one person if they are in need of it.]

[Voice]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

Tone? [ ... uh. ]

[Voice]

[curiousgenius.livejournal.com]

Yeah, do you have one in particular? You know, it's not the same thing a flame red hair color than a henna red hair color. If you want the dye to be the same as the one you always use I'll need to know the tone.

[For example.]

[Voice]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

I just bleach it blonde.

[Action]

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

[ Aerith blinks when she looks around, looking to see if she can catch one of the bartenders...and instead finding that there's a dog watching her. Kind of cute, if just for how earnest he looks about it. After a moment, she says: ]

Ohhh, no. I know how this works. If I give you something, you'll learn to ask for more!

Well, if you're not going away... that's right, come on over.

[ She gestures for the dog to come closer so she can pet him, while keeping her eye out for its possible owner. ]

[Action]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

[ JD isn't about to refuse any affection, since Shizuo's too busy cleaning and doing general bartendy things. so he trots closer and wags his dusty tail.

eventually. shizuo notices his shadow is missing. ]

Re: [Action]

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

[ How long did that take, Shizuo? XD Aerith might have invited JD into her lap, except. He's a little messy 8|;; she likes keeping her clothes clean. So by this time she's moved instead to crouching by him on the floor, her milkshake finished. ]

You know, I bet you'd look nice with a tiiiny little trim...

[ Oh. Guy looking around, toward the floor... that's who the dog was with before, wasn't it? Aerith gives a small wave, calling: ] Looking for something? Or someone?

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo's pleased to have finally located a bar in Luceti. He takes a seat at one of the tables and just soaks in the atmosphere. It's only a few minutes later that he notices that he has company. ]

What's a dog doin' here..?

[ Glancing around the room, he tries to see if maybe the dog slipped off his leash. ]

[Action]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

[ You're lucky this time. Shizuo's caught on to what his dog's been doing. Right about when the sad little mutt puts his paws on the side of the seat and starts wagging his tail. ]

Cut that out.

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ While he's not much of an animal person, Firo can't help but smile at the little dog. He regrets not ordering anything yet and he holds his empty hands out to the dog to show he has nothing to share.

When he hears Shizuo speak, he looks up, smiling. ]

Is he yours?

[generalflirt]

[ . . . ]

Ah-ah. Heiwajima-san, I've got some.

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's right. I guess I should have just asked you first.

[generalflirt]

Exactly. I can help you out.

[voice]

[paintsthewalls.livejournal.com]

Hair....hair dye?

[NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE SUBJECT OF CUTTING, YET.]

[voice]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Something wrong with that?

sorry so fail lately; notifs dying seriously killed my RP drive.

[paintsthewalls.livejournal.com]

Why would you want to change your hair color? [The subject makes her nervous; Gothel has warned her of what happens when her hair turns color: the magic is gone. That one short brown strand is the shameful evidence.]

[Voice]

[ledbythewind]

[There's the sound of a muffled coughing fit over the journal before he answers, though his voice is cheerful enough when he speaks.]

While I can't claim to have any knowledge of hair dye, I could certainly try my hand at the latter.

[LET HIM PLAY WITH YOUR HAIR OH PLEASE OH PLEASE HE WILL MAKE IT PRETTY. Except for the part where you might not like his idea of "pretty," but that's a minor detail.]

[Voice]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

[ ... ]

I think I'll just cut it myself.

[Voice]

[ledbythewind]

Have you ever done it before?

[voice] I SAID I WAS GONNA. ...LATE.

[companyf.livejournal.com]

If you find any, do me a favour and fill me in. I'll need some of that soon, too.

[voice]

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

Must be some around here. [ he highly doubts that everyone's hair color is natural. ]

[voice]

[companyf.livejournal.com]

Mm, probably. But my roots are starting to show...

[Fidget, fidget. Uuugh, she does not want to wander around looking like her sister.]

Oh, but I didn't introduce myself! I'm Rui, Rui Yamase.

action! and also super late... hope you don't mind

[thestormishere]

Zack's not here, is he?

[ Lightning aims a soft frown at Shizuo as she approaches the bar counter, apparently annoyed that she managed to lose track of the former-SOLDIER somehow. Her own dog shadows her in-- although he happens to be a big healthy shepherd pup, rather than that ratty little thing that lives at the bar now.

Good thing Baldr's not snooty, though- he sniffs the air, looking for the buddy he got to know while all the dog owners were off fighting a war for a while. ]

action!

[moezuo.livejournal.com]

[ JD's quick to trot out from behind the bar and meet his old buddy. Shizuo pauses at the question, letting the cleaning rag rest on the bartop. ]

Just stepped out.

action!

[thestormishere]

[ Daaaammiiiit! Without Zack there, really the only thing that keeps the woman from leaving in a flourish of attitude and miniskirt... is the appearance of the other dog and then Baldr's subsequent excited reaction. Honestly, she'd just kind of forgotten the mutt existed in the first place.

Her lips press together slightly as she studies him, while her pup continues trying to impress with a wagging tail and panting grin. ]

... Hm. Looking a little better now, I guess.