jigokucho | EMBER 3.1 - A Social App for Lost Souls! [Sept. Substory OVERFLOW]

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Do you think so?

[Now his eyes flicker again at the contact between his foot and the other's, but its more subtle, like a butterfly flapping its wings in a dark cage. It's not...bad, perhaps. Still grating, but not irritating, like a sharp breeze moving over skin.]

[If he knew of his idea of redemption, he would laugh. There will be no such thing. The dice has rolled. The choice has been made. They will stand on separate sides.]

Oh, speaking of which-!

[The waiter approaches, placing down his dishes. A light luncheon sandwich for Heizou, with ham and cheese, and a small savory pie for Moriarty. He smiles.]

Enjoy.

[He's excited for one main reason - what Moriarty decided to order would say something about him as well. When the plates are set down, Heizou tilts his head a little to observe his own, then looks up at his companion with a chuckle.]

Hehe, it wouldn't be my usual choice, but since you got it for me...

[He will not complain. It's still better than anything he might get down at the police station in Inazuma City. Heizou picks up one half of the sandwich and bites down on a corner, contentedly chewing as he lets his eyes rove around the room for a few moments.]

So, [After he swallows, he speaks up again.] Tell me. What must a person do to be privileged enough to learn the name behind the title?

Ah, well, you are a busy man on the run. A sandwich is light, refreshing, and easy to eat while you're hunting down clues. A working meal for a working detective.

[That's his analysis, anyways. He'll daintily pick up his fork and knife to start to break the crust of the pie. No finger food for him!]

Oh? [His eyes flit upwards to the other's face, smiling.] That curious, are you? Do you think you've earned it?

[Heizou immediately laughs. It's a warm sound, lacking anything that could be construed as mocking.]

If there's one thing to know about me above anything else, it's that I am incurably, insatiably curious. [As a detective it's one of his greatest strengths. As a person... it can often get in the way of forming actual relationships with people, if his reputation hasn't already scared them off. He simply can't help but be the way he is.]

As for earning it... that's really up to you, isn't it? Is it going to take a few more of these delightful lunch dates to get you to warm up to me?

Oh, that comes part and parcel with the job, I think. If you aren't curious, what are you doing, being a detective?

[A little laugh of his own, eyes crinkling a little with amusement, before he manages to pull out a bite of his pie. It looks like it has meat in it. He chews, thoughtful, before tilting his head like a curious little cat, smirking.]

Perhaps. You're tempting me, you know. After all, aren't you used to being stringed along in a mystery to uncover all the clues? I think you'd like that.

[Ah, there it is. The same wry humour that had come across in their initial messages to one another and something that Heizou that thought was strangely missing until now. He has another bite of the sandwich, lingering thoughtfully on the flavour before he swallows it, then grins crookedly.

He lifts the end of his shoe to cheekily rub it against the side of Moriarty's heel.]

Tempting you, am I? [Hehe.]

You just keep making yourself more appealing to me. How can I possibly resist?

[It usually takes time for him to open up like this to such a man, he thinks. He's a stubborn, paranoid sort, especially in the presence of people who can open him up. Moriarty was known for being a figure of the shadows, never wanting to be seen, never wanting to be perceived. It was only Holmes who uncovered the vile man that he was behind the kindly professor, and hunted him down to utter annihilation.]

[But here, why is it...]

[He shakes the feeling off, smirk growing.]

Please, now you're verging on flattery, dear detective. [Light words, along with a long draw of the tip of his shoe along the side.] If you wish to pursue me, then do so. Try your best. Catch me if you can.

If I'm only verging on flattery after making such sparkling comments about you earlier, then clearly I'm going to have to try harder.

[Heizou has always had a way of looking at people that can make them feel as if he's picking them apart. When he was younger he was more easily fooled, more easily taken in by those who seemed to simply want to be his friend, but hard life lessons since then have thrown a wall up in front that weakness that few even realise they're pressing up against.

But his eyes brighten slightly at the responding touch, the playful response under the table as they both calmly enjoy their lunch, and he languidly responds in kind.]

And how can I say no to an offer like that... [His smile then is small, amused.] If you're so eager to have me chase you down, then I'd say the game's afoot.

Clearly you do. I won't agree to a lack of effort on your part. I expect more from you.

[Another bite of pie. He's about to continue, reply with another light comment, but...]

[The last words come, and something...stops. Like a skipped beat of the heart, like someone's reached forward to grasp it, squeeze it. A momentary vision of a deadly waterfall. A glance of a smile. A damnable smile.]

[Why did you...why did you smile when you...]

[His expression becomes a little distant, his dark eyes now focused on a meat pie halfway eaten.]

That's right. [He smiles, but it barely changes his face.] It most certainly is.

[He works his way through the sandwich in his hand in amenable silence for a minute, his gaze calm and placid though anyone with any knowledge of the kind of person that Heizou is would be able to see the cogs turning in his head.

This kind of thing does get his heart racing, that's for sure, but there's something else. Something that has him respectfully withdrawing his continued teasing of the side of the man's foot and reeling in the overt flirtation in his voice.]

I remind you of someone.

[The statement is made without a question. He doesn't expect an answer, though he won't refuse one.]

...

[He lets out a huff at that, short, like a laugh that doesn't quite reach an actual sound. Ah. This really is a detective, alright.]

Do you think so? [An attempt to bury the lede, emotions shoved under corners, under rugs. Secrets in a locked room. Can it be solved?] If you do, if you don't...you are your own person, in the end. A bright light trying its best to illuminate my darkness, yes?

EMBER 3.1 - A Social App for Lost Souls! [Sept. Substory OVERFLOW]

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