[ OPEN ]

[ghoulking]

WHO: Kaneki + OPEN
WHERE: All over
WHEN: Through June
WHAT: Catch-all and open prompts
WARNINGS: Will be added to the prompt in question


[ CASTILE HOTEL, Maurtia falls : Bar ]
[ Usually when Kaneki visits the Hotel, it's solely to grab what he needs. Not that he thinks it’s a bad place, but he is still waiting for the day when someone will find that basement (or room, or hidden hall, or garage or whatever) full of dead bodies belonging to March’s victims and Kaneki doesn’t want to be there when it happens. However, he doesn’t think it’s that bad to socialize with March and maybe hotel residents; monsters get to know other monsters, and honestly Castile is still one of the places where he doesn’t have to feel judged (not too hard, at least) for what he is.

So before he goes to a room, he stops by the hotel bar to ask for a cup of coffee – black, no sugar, no cream – and decides to stay around just for a bit, to at least see who stays there. It’s good to know your neighbors, after all Kaneki goes to the hotel once a week and rents a room for the day. The residents of the hotel might have noticed that pattern by now, but Kaneki isn’t particularly worried since the hotel owner allows Kaneki this.

Taking a sip of his coffee, Kaneki looks around humming. Some of these people might never leave this place, that’s for sure. ]


[ CASTILE HOTEL, Maurtia falls : Dragging bodies ] cw; cannibalism
[ the actual reason it worries him that March might be found when Kaneki is around is that he actually comes to the Hotel to do something that would probably send him to jail: to get bodies. It’s true there is a bill that allows him to eat and he is allowed to grab a couple of bodies a month from De Chima labs, but kaneki eats way more than that and plus he runs a coffee shop that actually has a private area where he serves blood and human flesh. For that very reason, what the government deems “legal” and “enough” is certainly not enough for a binge eater and for someone who wishes to give cannibals and alike what they need.

So he comes to March’s hotel once a week to grab more. March is a serial killer, so he does have a lot of bodies around and Kaneki always asks for the freshest, though he doesn’t ask anything else. He cannot judge March for killing; he is a human, he can do whatever he wants. Plus, Kaneki’s best friends are serial killers. And in the end, Kaneki’s is using this whole situation too, like a vulture waiting for his piece. Though he still presses his hands together, bows his head and thanks the person who died for the body, honestly he is accessory to murder, no matter how he goes about this and no matter how he tells himself “the person would die anyway” (though it’s true, Kaneki is an hypocrite because he could certainly stop it from happening if he told the police… But he won’t).

Still, he has come to terms that it’s a thing happening and he is involved. He doesn’t know any of the people who have died either and honestly, Kaneki doesn’t really care for them. It’s something he can’t really admit to so easily, but it’s true. Kaneki doesn’t care for these people who were killed by someone else.

In any case, as usual he gets a room, specifically the one with the bodies March has left for him. He eats like a slob, as if he hadn’t eaten in years, and then he cuts the rest up, neatly packs everything and puts it all inside a large bag (almost bigger than kaneki himself) to carry back to his coffee shop. Carrying the bag is easy when you have inhuman strength, though a lot of people stare. To those who are especially good at spotting things nobody would notice, sometimes there are some red stains in Kaneki’s clothes here and there, barely noticeable but definitively there. And if there is someone who has a much keener sense of smell, they’ll notice kaneki and the bag smell like blood.

He might bump into you, actually! The bag is easy to carry but still a bit too big even for the corridors of the hotel. Kaneki looks apologetically at the person he just hit with his bag, quickly pulls it away but bumps into the wall and a picture frame falls ] Ah- Sor- shi- sorry, I’m sorry! [ such a clumsy cannibal ]


[ :RE CAFÉ, Nonah ]
[ ever since Hinami left everything has been… quiet. Though he is okay and has accepted that she left and can deal with that, of course he still misses her terribly. She was the light of his life in this place, and she was the most important person in his life right now. Of course they will see each other again, but Kaneki can’t help but to look at the paper-flower-crowns she has made and feels like crying a bit.

Still, he has a coffee shop to open, and once he has put on display all the cakes he made that morning and has everything set to open, Kaneki places a sign at the window saying “HELP WANTED”. Everyone who was working for him has left, after all, and he can’t run the coffee shop alone if he wants to keep the private area working smoothly.

As usual, there aren’t many people around, and Kaneki can be found near the counter either reading or preparing an order. Feel free to approach and ask for a coffee (it’s the house’s specialty!) or just chat, Kaneki would be really happy to. Or head to the Private Area if you are a familiar face, of course. Kaneki will be there in just a second. ]


[ LIBRARY, De Chima ]
[ Kaneki is decided to learn more about computers and specifically, learn how to hack, after having had so many people doing that for him. It’s something he should have done much sooner, but there is always something else happening. At least, this time around, he is decided to get a teacher (or more than one), get all the books he can find on programming and coding, and read it all in order to figure out at least the basic.

Since he used to study literature, this will be a bit harder for him. He can be found at the library, sitting down and reading a book on coding, surrounded by many other books, and taking notes. And he does look REALLY frustrated. He seems to be writing down something, but as he re-reads what he wrote, he just erases it all after with a frustrated sigh.

Yeah, nobody said it was going to be easy, but this is getting a bit too annoying. ]


[ EXERCISING/KINDA FAINTING, Heropa ]
[ Kaneki has permanent insomnia. He only sleeps for two hours at most, before he is wide awake again, but sometimes he is so tired that he just passes out. Exercise helps him to rest better – though no sleep longer – quite a lot, and he is completely paranoid about being weak, so naturally Kaneki trains every single day, usually during the night since he can’t sleep.

Today, he decided to go for a morning jog, around 5am when almost no one is outside, and eventually when he stops to take a sip of his water and sit down to rest his legs a bit he just… falls asleep (passes out might be the right word).

On a bench.

Like some homeless guy. He is all sweaty, his hair is a mess of white, and both his arms look like something really weird is going on. But at least, the way he breathes and moves a bit, makes it clear he didn't actually faint; he is just sleeping, on the most uncomfortable spot you could find. ]


[ THE HOUSE ; closed to housemates ]
[ After a couple of days, Kaneki has finally accepted that the Porter won’t bring Hinami back so soon, and eventually Ken decides he has to clean up her things and store them away. All the dresses he bought her and she wore, all the hair accessories, and even make up he has gotten her eventually, he gathers it all and quietly puts them in boxes.

The cleaning process actually takes more than a week, since Kaneki is incredibly slow with all of it. He doesn’t want to rush, he wants to see everything, touch everything, and remember everything. He already misses Hinami, though he knows she will be alright; maybe that’s why this isn’t as hard as he thought it would be.

Once the first box is full, Kaneki brings it to the living room. Daryl mentioned the storage room, so he supposes that’s where everything will go, though… well, what exactly does Daryl consider to be a “storage room”, anyway? So there he is, box in hands, in the middle of the living room, looking around and a bit lost. ]


[ Wildcard ]
[ Fell free to make your own prompt or contact me through PM or at vilani. I’m totally okay with new ideas and all sorts of CR! ]

Comments

Closed to Sakuma

[ghoulking]

1. Ada Golden
[ Kaneki didn’t know much about Ada apart from what MK and the others found: nice old woman who ended up with super-speed. And though it’s really awkward, if one thing Kaneki is good at, it’s dealing with old ladies; he never asked for that gift, but his old-ladies fanclub would have a lot to say about this young man. Still when he and Sakuma end up in front of the lady’s house – which is so painfully stereotypical – Kaneki already half expects to have the two of them showered with granny affection.

Suffice to say, the moment Ada opens the door and they explain who they are and that they’d like to ask her some questions, Ada is quick to welcome them into her home and tell them to sit down in the living room, surrounded by porcelain figures and a whole lot of portraits covering the walls - meanwhile, she was just going to the kitchen to grab tea and cookies, even though Kaneki politely refused (she refuses your refusal, Kaneki).

Once alone, Kaneki can’t help but to sigh ] … I have a feeling we will be here a while.

2. John Lee
[ Among the many interviews they’d have to do through the month, they ended up with John, who is a huge imPort fan. They know this because MK has given them a detailed description of John’s computer: covered in hero news, pictures of many different imPorts, even his news blog about how imPorts keep helping the country. Of course he too made himself a hero with his new powers, and that’s probably something that will make this interview easy.

Though John doesn’t seem to have a favorite hero, chances are he will be super excited to talk to Kaneki and Sakuma. And Kaneki sure hopes that will lead somewhere. ] With Fanport on the way, he’s probably going to be over the moon when he sees us. [ he isn’t looking forward to it, to be honest. But Kaneki shakes his head ] Anyway, John is probably home, so let’s get over with it.


3. Gabriella “Dee” Davis
[ Kaneki already knew Gabriella was going to be feisty, but from that to have her trying to throw make up at him while she runs through the store, trying to escape him and Sakuma is something else. He didn’t expect her to make a scene like that when they entered the shop and told her “You shouldn’t steal”, but there she is, flying near the ceiling while she grabs things and throws them at the two imPorts.

None of them will hurt Kaneki but he didn’t want to make a scene ] Gabriella, please-

I’m Dee!!! And you will regret crossing me!!

[ fine, he won’t call her Gabriela, but he is pretty sure the only person who will regret all of this will be her. But Kaneki really doesn’t want to go overboard, since “Dee” is still pretty much a kid, in his eyes ]

Closed to Brendan

[ghoulking]

[ Kaneki promises and Kaneki delivers.

Some time ago, Kaneki said he was willing to teach Brendan self defense, since it's usually needed in this place - even though most newcomers don't actually believe that until something bad happens - and the other did seem to be very interested in this and that's always a good sign. He taught fighting and self defense back home as well, so this wouldn't be something incredibly new and it could be fun, Kaneki likes to teach what he knows. Hopefully Brendan can keep up.

Since it'd be the first lesson, Kaneki opts for a gym and asked the owners if they had some side area where they wouldn't be bothered. They will be given a room where they teach yoga classes, so it'll be covered with balls and mats and candles and plants. Kaneki is not going to argue since they are getting the room for free, but still-

when Brendan arrives, he will see Kaneki looking disapprovingly at the balls and plants because they can't have these things here, they'll just trip and fall and there will be dirt everywhere. This is going great already. ]

[pale_blue_arrow]

[Brendan wasn't thrilled with the idea of taking self-defense, but this place has proven itself to be the kind of joint where that sort of knowledge is vital. After a lifetime of sort of improvising his way through fights, he knows he isn't the ideal student, so he's banking on a genuine effort being enough to get him through this without frustrating Kaneki too much.

He does raise an eyebrow at the balls and plants, but he doesn't comment on it. There's really nothing he can say given he feels its' a stroke of luck to getting lessons for free to begin with. He won't push his luck by noting the hippie nature of the place, especially when he doesn't have any better ideas for where to go. He just squares his shoulders and asks, casually,] Should I take my glasses off for this? I can't see great without 'em but in most fights, they get broken, so I know they're not exactly the best idea for combat.

[ghoulking]

[ it's a good thing Kaneki is incredibly patience. So it'll be fine.

when he hears Brendan, kaneki quickly turns and can't help but to offer him an apologetic smile. ] This was the best I could get. This or in the middle of the woods and I don't think that would be a good first approach. [ he is joking, really.

Kaneki touches his own chin before he decides to grab the plants and just put them near the door. Hopefully they won't be in the way. ]

So- any experience with defending yourself, fighting- anything?

nonah

[oceanthief]

[this is a pretty momentous day for Lapis Lazuli, although she herself doesn't realize it. after over a year of working at the zoo, her fellow employees have finally built up enough trust in her to send her on a coffee run.

...alright, well, not exactly.

the truth of the matter is that there had been an emergency at the aquarium requiring most hands on deck - but also turning their morning coffee into a vital necessity if they were going to get through this was some modicum of sanity intact. it's a terrible idea, but they'd really had no choice.

but so far she seems to be doing pretty well! she's located a nearby shop with the telltale sign 'cafe' and even remembered to retract her wings into her gem before entering the establishment. the bell rings cheerfully as she swings the door open, a stark contrast to the almost solemn expression on her face.

she pads her way up to the counter, pausing only for a moment to get on her tiptoes. at four and a half feet, she's grown used to (if not any less exasperated over) counters at places like these being just slightly too tall for her. she leans an elbow on the counter to keep herself balanced, just in case some strong gust of wind blows through and upsets her delicate situation here.

it's only then that Lapis realizes she recognizes the man behind the counter. there's no change in her expression, but her posture does seem to relax a little bit; this ought to make things a lot easier. her free hand uncurls to drop a wad of cash onto the counter between them - from the crumpled way it sits and refuses to straighten out, it's clear that she's been carrying it the exact way she was handed this money the entire time.]

I'm buying coffee.

[she's buying coffee, but from the tone of voice you'd think that Lapis was looking to initiate a nuclear arms deal.]

[ghoulking]

[ Lapis might have a serious face 99% of the time, but Kaneki offers her a big smile when he sees her. it's the first time she has been to the café, and it's always good to have acquaintances visiting, even if it's Lapis who absolutely fails to see any appeal in most things. Kaneki has grown used to that side of her, and he won't argue with her on that; it's not his place, and he is far too much of a mess to try that. ]

Coffee, uh. Are you sure? [ it's just a small joke, mostly related to how Lapis looked so serious and certain of it ] I didn't know you liked it.

[ but that's beyond the point. The actual question, which he figures it might be quite tricky is: ] Er- do you know what kind of coffee do you want, too?

[oceanthief]

[she considers his question before even contemplating answering the other comments, as it seems to be of the utmost importance. the aquarium staff had wisely refrained from putting in any specific requests in an attempt to keep from overloading her; unfortunately this meant that she was left to her own devices when to came to drawing a conclusion, leading to -]

In cups, probably.

[that seemed like the most efficient way for her to carry them back, even if she decided to store them in her gem until returning to the zoo. Lapis nods once to herself, satisfied with this answer, before continuing on.]

It's not for me. The people from the zoo asked me to get some.

[and she'd obliged, because it's not like she was really doing anything else. coffee, fish...a feeding run was basically a feeding run.]

Nonah; cafe

[dejerate]

[Yuu is vaguely aware of the 'private area'. Krul and Mika come here for a reason besides the company, he figures. It's just that Yuu himself hasn't really had need for it. Yet. He may, in the future, when he isn't content enough, when he can no longer physically rely on the blood Mika and Krul provide for him. When he needs to have human blood. Perhaps then.

It's rough. When people leave in getting Ported home. Yuu was lucky enough to get Mika back, even without his memories of having been here before. Still, it's easy enough to take the Porter to get himself to Nonah, to see what he could do to help support Kaneki anyway.]

Hey, Kaneki?

[Yuu asks as he lets himself in. The door is open, the lights on so he assumes the other must be here to have opened up and all.]

[ghoulking]

[ As usual, it's quiet and most people inside the coffee shop are leaving.

Kaneki is tidying up the place, too, with all the books in his hands and quietly putting them on the shelves where they are meant to go. Most would not notice the coffee shop isn't tidy since it's always covered in trinkets, but Kaneki insists in keeping that whole confusion in a specific way, apparently (because yes, there are reasons why he has his café displayed the way it is).

When the ghoul spots Yuu, he smiles at the other ]

Hello, welcome. [ even though Hinami has left, kaneki doesn't look that depressed. ]

[dejerate]

Hey. It looked like you were open, or opening and getting ready at least.

[It doesn't look too busy, once he does step inside at least. Enough that, at this time of day at least, Kaneki seems to be handling things alright on his own. Yuu makes his way to the ghoul, quicker than he might previously have been capable of doing. He's still adjusting in some ways, to the new speed and strength he has now. But this isn't about him. It's about checking up on the other, as a friend.]

You seem to be managing okay so far at least? I guess it gets busier later on.

Nonah; cafe

[allforyuu]

[Not far after Yuichiro enters the cafe, Mika arrives too. He looks a little more uncomfortable than usual, gaze flickering as if he's searching.]

[ghoulking]

[ kaneki is used to that gaze, or even a small glare though it doesn't bother him in the least. he replies with a big smile as he sees Mika coming in ]

Mikaela-san, welcome.

[allforyuu]

[Considering that Mika's very used to false smiles, his weak glare is as honest as he can be with him. He crosses his arms over his chest defensively, glancing into the cafe.]

Did Yuu-chan stop by here today?

[dirtyredneck]

[Daryl had intended to help Kaneki with the packing. But realized soon after starting that the man intended to take a lot more time with it than Daryl had. Not that Daryl wasn't going to be careful with it all, just that he was going to get it packed up fast the way he was used to needing to.

When Kaneki finally brought a box downstairs, Daryl nodded towards the basement.]

Room down there. No one's using it yet.

[Just a room full of bunkbeds because Daryl wanted the space in case his people needed to crash. For now, it would do as storage.]

Got some more boxes ready up there?

[ghoulking]

[ Sorry, Daryl, Kaneki has issues. A lot of them. Packing Hinami's stuff turned out to be one of the many, even though he is sort of dealing well with the whole thing.

At least one box is ready. ]

Oh- i thought it was meant to be another room, so- [ so he didn't think it'd be the storage room. ]

Er- I've two more upstairs.

[dirtyredneck]

It is, but right now it's space that ain't being used.

[So he shrugged again and made to move past the kid and to the stairs. He glanced at the box and it didn't look big enough, but well, maybe...]

Her family shrine in there? Or you ain't packed it up yet?

Heropa

[devoutish]

[It's pretty great to be able to use the Porters whenever he wants again - though of course, now that he's no longer traveling with a registered imPort all the time, he does have to wait in the security lines. Still, he makes his way to Heropa this morning, not for any reason other than to make the trip. He heads for the park for a bit of a walk first, because it's still early enough in the day that it isn't unpleasantly hot. He's strolling along, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, when he spots Kaneki.

At first, he just stands there for a few moments, peering at him - what the hell is up with his arms? Then he gives his leg a light kick, because that's definitely the best way to wake somebody up.]

[ghoulking]

[ when kaneki feels the kick, his eyes snap open right away and he looks like he was expecting a deadly opponent attacking him. Because he actually was - kaneki's PTSD is really bad and things like that leave him eye-wided, panting slightly, and looking like an animal almost ready to attack.

But he is quick to stop himself too, when he spots the familiar face, and then sighs relieved. Suffice to say, he is not going back to sleep any time soon but- ]

You shouldn't do that- [ he could have hurt Alfie ]

Wha... what time is it? [ he passed out, didn't he? He is starting to realize that ]

and then I missed this tag until two days before I have to leave I'M SORRY

[devoutish]

[He checks his pocketwatch.]

Quarter after nine. You haven't been here all night, have you? Did you go out drinking? Naughty boy.

[He seriously doubts that's actually what happened, but hey, he has to tease. He reaches down and offers Kaneki his hand, if he wants to take it to pull himself up.]

[itstheirworld]

[He is there, standing in the middle of the living, looking confused, indeed. Enid is sitting where he may see her at first reading the latest issue of comic and can't help but look up at him there. She is currently unaware of Hinami's return home.]

You look like you are moving out. [It's a statement but an open ended question if he deems it to be.]

[ghoulking]

Hm? [ he looks back at enid, blinking for a second ]

No- I'm just trying to find the storage room to put these boxes. Daryl said there was one.

[itstheirworld]

[It's cute look in a way. It's not often or ever that she sees him around the house looking mildly confused.

The answer he is looking for is one she doesn't know either though. She slides her comic down on the table, stands up, and shrugs her shoulders.]

Maybe the basement.

late, but here it is! all happening in heropa park.

[drizzle]

[5am should be the moment that most people are still asleep. It should be the time for only specific jobs to be active -- like police officers, firefighters, and the paperboy. In Nike's case, she was just getting out of work from the tv station as the midnight and early morning weather girl, and sometimes she enjoyed strolling through the park before heading on over to Yuu's apartment to help him get ready for school or go straight to the porter to get back to De Chima to help Opal out instead.

Sometimes she would have a cup of coffee and plain bagel in hand. Today, however, she decided to buy coffee from the cafe at the other side of the park before heading on home because she was exhausted. Unfortunately, though, instead of heading straight home, she'll notice the white-hair individual sleeping on a bench, with their odd hands, claws, or whatever they were. It was enough to have Nike staring from a distance. She knew this guy, didn't she?

It wasn't too difficult to match his face with someone after thinking about it. Not when his hair was so white and beautiful -- she'll never forget someone with such a unique hair color.]

...are you even alive?

[That will be the first question given after a light poke on his cheek will be given as she kneeled by the bench.]

Hey? Are you okay? Don't tell me an old lady kicked you out of their house or something and you became homeless?

[More poking and prodding will be given.]

Come on, wake up. I promise I'm not a fangirl. You can stop playing dead now.

[She knew he was alive. If he didn't wake up soon, she may just attempt the old blocking the nostrils and mouth trick with her stinky hands.]

<3

[ghoulking]

[ touching kaneki when he is in the middle of sort of being passed out isn't a good thing thing to do; he is highly paranoid and never quite relaxed, even when sleeping. So when he feels the prodding, his eyes snap open and he almost reaches for Nike's arm - which could have hurt her. But at least he is quick to realize who this is and doesn't touch her at all, hand stopping midway. ]

You shouldn't do that , Nike. [ because it could have gone bad. Kaneki moves a bit away from her hands, rubbing his own eyes next so he will be properly awake ]

... did I fall sleep? [ he didn't mean to, he was just resting his eyes for a second ]

[drizzle]

[As much as she wanted to argue the notion of touching someone unconscious may be a terrible idea, because in hindsight he wasn't wrong, but instead will focus on his next question. He really did look tired regardless of his earlier reflexes in having regain his consciousness (and reflexes) rather quickly.]

I hope so. I found you lying on this very bench with your eyes closed. You had me a little worried...

[Getting out a handkerchief from inside her breast pocket, she'll hand it over to him.]

Here. You may want to clean up yourself a bit. You're still kinda sweaty. What were you doing before?