action. 6/9 (nice x2)

[ehero]

NO DUELING HERE :/

[ It's been a little over a week since Judai first arrived in this city and oh boy, he's not doing so well. Asides from, you know, getting shot, he's been homeless this entire time. Of course, it's not that big of a deal since he was homeless back home as well, but this heatwave is killing him. He only has a single pair of spare clothes but the shirt is a long-sleeve and the jacket is too hot in this weather. So, he's been practically wearing the same t-shirt and pants for this entire time... ]

I - SHOULD HAVE PACKED MORE CLOTHES :/

[ When you don't have any money, you gotta do what you gotta do. That involves being at the park and washing your clothes in the pond. He doesn't have any soap, but this is better than nothing. He also doesn't have a spare pair of pants so he's just kneeled down in his boxers as he does the best he can to rinse out the sweat in his shirt and jeans. The jeans still have the bullet hole and bloodstain because how is he supposed to properly get it out when he doesn't have anything, huh??? yeah answer that ]

II - HEY, HIS EYES ARE UP HERE :/

[ Once he finishes washing his clothes, he goes ahead and starts to clean himself as well. He's not dumb enough to strip out of his underwear and step into the pond, however, because duh, you shouldn't do that. No, he summons one of his duel monsters and cleans up in his boxers instead. Again, he doesn't have soap or shampoo, but rinsing off in cold water is pretty refreshing. He stands in the field of grass, away from others because he shouldn't get in the way of anyone. He just wants to shower(?) in peace. ]

III - SOMEONE BETTER GIVE HIM BAIL MONEY :/

[ After hanging up his clothes on a tree branch to dry, Judai decides to take a nap on the bench underneath it. He has nothing else to do so might as well get some shut-eye. Still stripped to his underwear, he places an opened book over his face to get the sun out of his eyes and goes to sleep. Wake him up when someone calls the cops for indecent exposure, zzzzzz. ]

WILDCARD :/

( ooc: wildcard, bitches. hmu at northpaws or ichihara#6064 on discord! )

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Idk whenever he's in his boxers

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya is just riding his bike when he passes by Judai apparently deciding the public park is the place to wash... everything?

A reasonable person would just keep on biking and not get mixed up in that. But Yuya comes to a stop.] What are you doing?

[It's obvious what he's doing.]

[ehero]

[ Judai has just finished washing out his pants when Yuya decides to drop on by. Immediately, he has a grin on his face. ]

Hey, Yuya! I'm just washing my clothes. It's hot so they got drenched in sweat pretty quickly.

[ He stands up and takes his blood-stained jeans, looking at them for a brief moment to make sure that they're okay (they're not) before he starts to wring them. ]

[hippocarnival]

Should you really be washing them here?! [This isn't what the 'public' in 'public park' refers to.] There's a laundry place, that's a lot better than a fountain for your clothes.

[ehero]

[ then why is it called public huh????????? gotcha ]

But you have to pay to use the laundry machines.

[hippocarnival]

[You... need a job, Judai.] That doesn't mean the fountain is free.

[ehero]

[ hire him then ]

It's in a public park, though.

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya stares blankly at Judai.]

Just because it's public doesn't mean you can just... do anything in it.

[ehero]

But I don't have any other ways to wash my clothes...

[ Using Bubbleman takes too long. ]

[hippocarnival]

What are you going to if someone reports you?

[Not Yuya, because he's not a snitch... but someone.]

[ehero]

I... guess you can bail me out?

[ And would you look at that, there's a police officer walking around. Will he spot them? Hmmmmm ]

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya sputters.] Why am I going to bail you out for something you did?! Put your clothes on!

[ehero]

But they're still wet...

[ He's older than Yuya but he's like a child. ]

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya doesn't look even a little impressed by that excuse. He's just going to judge.]

[ehero]

[ :( ]

Aw, c'mon, I thought we were friends.

[hippocarnival]

You--huh, what? [Wait what was that again.]

[ehero]

What?

[ huh what is yuya going ??? about ]

[hippocarnival]

You think we're friends? [Why does that work feel so foreign on his tongue. He's struck, knuckles white as he grips the handlebars as he stares at Judai in awe...]

... Wait, we hardly know each other!

[ehero]

So? Because we're friends, we'll start to know more about each other.

[ Here's the protag ~friendship~ speech. ]

We gotta all start somewhere, right?

[hippocarnival]

Is that how it works? [When the first thing Judai asks of him is to bail him out of jail...] Isn't starting out being an acquaintance?

[ehero]

[ look...................................................... ]

We know each other's names and we're getting along, right? Then we're already friends.

[ Honestly, it doesn't take much for Judai to consider someone as his friend. ]

[hippocarnival]

... Isn't that a low bar? [But Yuya laughs, a little disbelieving and because it's kind of sweet. Naive, but sweet.]

Okay, but I still can't bail you out of jail if you get any more naked. You should really put your clothes on.

[ehero]

Doesn't matter! We're still friends!

[ With a satisfied grin, Judai complies but only because he got Yuya to agree(?) that they're ~friends~, though it's... really gross wearing wet jeans like ew... it sticks to him and they're really heavy. As a result, it's kind of hard to get into them and that's more than enough for that officer to march up. Yeah, he's been walking towards them the entire time and he's finally here with his baton. What the hell do you think you're doing!! ]

[hippocarnival]

[It sounds a little desperate but hey, Yuya's never had real friends so maybe it's doing something right.

He jumps when he hears the officer yelling. He gives Judai a sidelong look before waving his hand.] It's okay, we're leaving now!

[ehero]

[ Oh no, another cop who is coming to shoot his other leg... his pants are now going to have matching blood stains on both sides. ]

W-Whoa! Yeah, hold on, I'll be dressed real soon!

[ But that's easier said than done when he's struggling to put on the pants and the shirt is still in the water, and this cop isn't very patient. He points the baton at Judai, telling him to stay right there because he's under arrest for indecent exposure! And then he swings the weapon at Yuya, also pointing at him very accusatory. Are you an accessory to the crime!! There is no such thing when it comes to indecent exposure but he's a cop, not a lawyer, ok. ]

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya's eyes cross as he stares ar the baton. Looks over at Judai. Looks up at the cop.] It would be indecent if he was completely naked, right? But he's still covered. And he's going to put on his clothes and we're going to leave, so we won't be any trouble sir.