every road will lead us to a memory of

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WHO: Josuke Higashikata and Ken Kaneki
WHERE: The woods where Kaneki trains
WHEN: Saturday, January 7th
WHAT: A friendly match between friends
WARNINGS: TBA


[Josuke and Kaneki have known each other a long time now, especially by imPort standards. They're close, best friends even, and yet have somehow managed to only scrape the surface of what they know about the other. Probably, Josuke knows more about Kaneki than the other way around, for as gentle and kind as he is, Kaneki also comes from a world where he's experienced more than his fair share of problems.

And some of those problems, being of the inescapable variety, have followed him here.

But Josuke has endured a lot, also...and that's a little of what today's about. Showing Kaneki that he's capable. That he's not a friend who needs protecting. Instead, they can have each other's backs, the way friends are supposed to. And what better way to demonstrate that than by giving each other a little taste of their powers? In a friendly sort of way, of course.

It's a little later in the afternoon when Josuke arrives at the spot Kaneki picked. He's forgone his usual attire for a loose fitting tracksuit, but the absence of his characteristic flair doesn't seem to have put a damper on his cheer at all. He's all smiles waiting for his friend to arrive, light on his feet as he rocks back and forth on his toes in anticipation...]

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[ghoulking]

[ one thing Kaneki has a real hard time is accepting that he doesn't have to always protect others and that others are capable. Not that he is being condescending on purpose, he just put in his head and on his back that it's his role to protect everyone, to keep everyone from harm, to be everyone's keeper.

He doesn't think Josuke is weak - he just doesn't think that Josuke has to fight. That's how Kaneki's mind works. In his head, head is the protector, and though in his canon he is the king, it's still a mindset difficult to let go. Just like a lot of things in kaneki's life, of course. Who said being him was easy?

Kaneki isn't, however, all that worried about sparring. His control over his power has become much better than it ever was and he wasn't chosen to be the One Eyed King out of the blue, after all; he can fight Josuke, but while he doesn't think the other is weak, he also knows when he has to hold back and sparring has always been something he holds back and never gives his all since his power keeps getting stronger to the point it goes beyond sparring when used fully. But the idea of fighting an invisible creature sounds pretty exciting, deep down.

He arrives not too long after josuke wearing what he finds nicely comfortable, underneath a long black coat which he is currently taking off ]

Sorry for the wait.

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[When Kaneki makes his appearance, Josuke offers a nod of his head as a greeting.]

It's cool, I haven't been here long.

[Or if he has been, Josuke hasn't really noticed, his thoughts too preoccupied with what to expect during their spar. He knows how dangerous a kagune is, after all. Kaneki has never let him forget that fact. But this arrangement of theirs isn't a no-holds-barred contest. Neither of them will be giving 100% because their lives aren't on the line here...and probably never would be versus each other. In truth, this spar is less like a real fight and more like testing the waters. It's for fun, for getting to know each other and themselves a bit better, and they both know that.]

Can't say I've sparred with a lot of people...

[There was Hisoka and his great grandfather, and one time in an underground arena versus Kaneda, but he doesn't actually like fighting. The times he's stood against an opponent have always been out of necessity: to make sure his skills haven't deteriorated, or to take down a threat. And that's it.]

[ghoulking]

Really? Looking at you, I'd say otherwise.

[ like, Kaneki IS like a warmachine underneath his clothes, but nobody could tell. now Josuke? He is really obviously huge and covered in really big muscles, so it's a bit surprising he doesn't have an usual routine that involves sparring.

He places his coat somewhere safe, followed by the eyepatch he went back to using regularly ]

Don't worry too much about it, though. Think of it as some sort of sport.

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Hey, I didn't say I don't stay active or that I don't find myself in fights, it's just that this sort of planned and friendly fight isn't something I do a lot of.

[Although, maybe that's not entirely true? Dating Hazel is like a never ending spar in and of itself...]

Anyway, I'm not worried.

[As Ken removes his coat and eyepatch, Josuke offers him a confident grin to prove his point. He may not know what to expect, but that's something he's fairly used to. Hisoka had never gone easy on them when they sparred, and none of the Stand users he's fought in his time had pulled punches. It's better, and smarter, to go into these kinds of things expecting to have an ace up the sleeve pulled on you eventually.

Pushing up the sleeves of his sweater and stretching his arms behind his back and then again above his head, Josuke lightly mumbles his Stand's name. There's no indication of where Crazy Diamond stands as it emerges, like a ghost rising out of its user's body, but it's there, slightly to the left and before him approximately two feet.]

You got any ground rules you wanna set up or anything like that, or do you wanna just get to it?