[Rui Matsui]

Showa Day!!!

Rui was always excited to celebrate holidays, particularly those that brought more knickknacks and charms to the streets. More stuff for her to get her grubby little hands on! Not only that, but there were more people to bother, which also meant bigger crowds that made pick pocketing just easier. The way she looked at it, Golden Week, festivals, Showa Day and all that, it was really holidays for celebrating people like her. All the criminals and villains of Japan as they secretly partook in the celebrations, stealing and lying their way through the festival grounds, and the rest of society was none the wiser.

Having gotten a seat at an outdoors restaurant, Rui had a perfect view of the street and road that ran past the establishment. It wasn't that busy here, but that was for the better considering she was about to meet and talk with none other than her bomb bestie Retsu! How would they be able to hear each other if they were eating by a crowded street? That's why she got the big brain idea to meet here instead! Sitting in her chair, her feet were barely unable to touch the ground as she kicked them back and forth, eyes wide and curious as she scanned the surrounding area, waiting to spot her friend.

Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

Showa Day. 

It'd never been a day Retsu liked. Far too big of a crowd on the street, too many people getting all up in her face to hawk their wares and too much noise. It all combined to give her a headache. The kind that required sitting down and having a good drink to get rid of but wouldn't you know, crowds tended to make seating a premium and drinks take forever to get to you. 

At least it was the start of a week long holiday. It'd been a while since that had affected her directly but it at least meant public transport had different peak hours, something that did directly affect her. Normally in a good way, today less so as she'd been invited to go drinking during said peak hours. She wouldn't complain though, not to Rui. For all that the imp was terrifying as hells she was terrifying on her side. Not that Retsu would admit either of those things out loud.

And hey, she'd somehow found a pretty good place to sit down at too. That was practically a miracle given how many people were out today. Nodding at Rui she sank into her seat with a groan while flagging a waiter. She supposed this was only a very small miracle compared to all the other ones she'd seen the horned horror perform.

"Gods, we've both gone through some shite dese days ain't we?"

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[Rui Matsui]

''We have, haven't we?'' She grinned then, her smile getting wider. ''I still remember how I found you, fighting off all those guys, that was a great night!'' She laughed about it like she was recalling a pleasant holiday memory or a particularly funny joke she had been told in the past. ''You were like, seconds from dying probably, and then you stood back up and then-'' She imitated the sounds of grenades going off as she threw invisible grenades all around.

''Burger!'' Rui shouted at the waiter as he showed up, banging her fists on the table a couple of times. It wasn't a request, no she demanded a burger. No drink, just burger. Because of her body and quirk, Rui could pretty much eat the most unhealthy food imaginable without any repercussions. A fact she took full advantage of.

Once Retsu had also gotten her order in and the waiter left them alone she continued. ''Now that you mention it, it's been a lot of stuff, but not enough! I'm out here working hard to extort people and do villainy things- but not enough people know about Mummy! What about you, bestie? Do people run in fear when they hear your name?'' She had to be honest, she wasn't really one to follow the news so all she heard about other villains was pretty much word of mouth and aside from the stuff they did together it wasn't like Rui knew everything that was going on in Retsu's life.

''I guess I fought a fire hero.'' She perked back up. ''That means I'll be famous!''

Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

“Ah wouldna say seconds from dyin’,” Retsu lied, “Ah had some more in me. Ain’t that easy ta kill.”

Gruffly ordering a beer and some snacks she let out a snort at the memory. It wasn’t even that long ago yet so much had changed since then. Some for the better, some -as the horned menace she’d become a repeat customer of knew- for the worse.

“Kent say ah’ve mentioned mah name often, dun’ need ta.” She added with an ominous grin. “Action’s louder than words an’ all that. People tend to flee all over one way or ta other.”

Retsu chuckled. Babel had been exhausting but it sure had been rewarding as well. She was pretty sure she’d made enough money during it to buy herself a fancy new house if she wanted to. Or at the very least a swimming pool depending on how much Hans skimmed off the top. If it was too much the pool could even be used to drown him too.

“A fire hero, eh? Come ta think of it ah dun’ think ah’ve ever fought one of dem caped freaks.” She said with an uncharacteristically thoughtful hum before leaning in conspiratorially. “Been on ta news recently tho so who ken say, ah might beat’cha on that.”

Come to think of it, that might not be a good thing. Ah well, she was sure it wouldn’t come back to bite her. Nope, that thought could fuck right off. She was out drinking and unwinding, thinking about that shit could wait.

“Wonder if ah’ll get assassins sent after me again. Dere was this one time some white-haired prick just showed up on a skateboard and started messin’ with me. Ah won of course,” She lied again, “But the fooker got away. Need ta track that rat down someday.”

Retsu ignored the way their waiter twitched as he set down her beer. He'd only caught her last sentence so for all he knew she was talking about a literal rat. 

"Come ta think of it, on the topic of white-haired people, d'ya got any cousins or something? Met this chick with big fook off claws and wings in the forest nah long after that. Think she 'ad horns too." The more she thought about it the less sure she was. So instead of thinking on it further she took a swig of her beer. "Need ta do that sometime soon, trees're surprisingly fun ta blow up."

Tossing one of the snacks into her mouth she looked out into the city, easily able to imagine each of its inhabitants as part of the forest. Money might not grow on trees but fortunately for Retsu that didn't extend to metaphorical trees. There was an entire city for the taking and she'd either get what she wanted or die trying.

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[Rui Matsui]

''But you were bleeding everywhere, like wow! Humans have so much blood in them sometimes!'' What she said next made Rui furrow her brow. ''Nuh-uh, maybe your actions because you throw bombs, but I can shout really loud, way louder than actions. I think there's a conspiracy against me.'' She crossed her arms. ''They think if my villain name became widely known people would be too scared to go to work and vote me in as Prime Minister.'' She grumbled as if that was a bad thing.

''Yeah, yeah! He blew up like fireworks! Yagyo was there too!'' She made a dramatic gesture with her arms to emphasize just how big the explosion was. Definitely exaggerating in the process. ''Yeah? On like, the smallest news channel maybe.'' She pouted when Retsu teased her about having been on the news before her. She had super cool things planned! She was going to like, stab people and stuff! Until this city couldn't ignore her anymore. ''An assassin on a skateboard?'' Rui asked, more confused than amused. ''Got it. If I see a white-haired skateboarder I'll stab 'em.''

''Oh!'' She perked up at the mention of the forest demon. ''You met Queen Bestie! We're not related, but she showed me how she hunts humans.'' Sometime later the waiter came back, handing them both their things, Retsu first, then as he handed her the burger he gingerly asked. ''And this one is for... Rui Matsui?'' Something others might find suspicious if they were in Rui's situation and was quick to not only give away their identity, but had been arrested more times than there were days in the spring season. ''Yeah that's me.'' She grinned eagerly. The waiter disappeared as he headed to the back and soon she was scarfing down her burger. ''What's so fun about blowing up trees?''

From the back of the establishment, a silent signal was sent out to a certain location.

Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

Retsu snorted. "Keep talkin' lahk dat and ah won't getcha a referral to dat small news channel." Ripping into a chicken skewer with her teeth she raised her thumb at Rui's statement she'd handle the assassin, completely confident the horned menace could handle it, totally, really. Then again if what she said was true and she blew up a Pro then who could say. Retsu sure wasn't gonna show any hint that she was impressed on her face, the blonde would be smug for days if she did.

"Queen? Ah thought she went by Lylyth 'r something?" Could that have been her real name then? Common sense would say that when Retsu introduced herself by Bakuretsu the other person would use a cognomen too but who could say, the forest dweller didn't seem like she kept up with trends. Either that or she mistook Bakuretsu for being her actual name but surely despite how similar it was no one would ever make a mistake like that. When Rui asked her what's fun about blowing up trees she leaned forward conspiratorially.

"They go everywhere," Retsu laughed. "Ya know, ah actually met Facade naht ta long after meeting you come ta think of it. Fooker sent shit to mah phone ta contact me, the prick. Come ta think of it 'e had some fancy drones. Dey could make fookin' holograms and shit." 

She briefly wondered whether she should bring Rui along whenever they finally got around to doing that collaborative workshop they agreed on before deciding against it. The moment Rui figured out she could use holograms to bother people in several places at the same time Retsu was confident she'd never have a peaceful moment again. A chill went through her. She had to distract her quickly.

"Ya ever been on a boat 'fore that whole thing with the choppers?" Retsu asked absent-mindedly before her face scrunched. "That was actually mah second raid on a ship."

She purposefully didn't elaborate on the first one. Sure, she'd come out on top in the end -or so she'd convinced herself- but it hadn't been a fun one either way.

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[Rui Matsui]

''It's not like I wanted a referral anyway!'' She stuck her tongue out at Retsu, totally trying and failing to play it off as if she wasn't jealous of her perceived success in the villain business. ''Yeah, yeah that's her! Queen Bestie!'' She nodded enthusiastically. Of all the people they had both bumped into, she would never have guessed they both knew the forest hermit. ''No way!'' She slammed her hands on the table, gasping. ''Who's Facade? I wanna see the hologram drones, you have to introduce me!''

''Yeah, of course. But it was my first time raiding one. Last time I snuck on a boat.'' She was starting to finish up her burger by now. ''Your second? When was your first?''

A police car without its siren on pulled up to the parking lot just across from where they were eating. Rui was too busy looking at Retsu to notice, but two officers got out and started walking towards their cafe so they could also get seated for a nice lunch. Up above in the sky, much harder to see from Retsu and Rui's location, another figure was rapidly approaching their position.

Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

Retsu blinked in disbelief, did she truly not...? No, that was a dumb thought. It was Rui, Retsu chided herself, expecting common sense was a mistake.

"He's, ya know... The, ah dunno y'r naming sense," Retsu continued while pulling out her ENKI phone. "Phone bestie or somethin'? Fooker who made dese?"

The moments those words left her mouth she had to stop herself from physically recoiling. She couldn't believe she was being dragged into deciphering Rui's bestieology of all things. Somehow that was still more fun than the next part of the conversation.

"A while back, don' worry 'bout it. Jus' make sure ta bring a chopper if ya go on another, dat seems to be the winning move." Retsu, as it happened, very much was not the one who arrived on a helicopter during her first ship raid. " 'onestly, speed seems to be pretty fookin' important ta stay aloive, lahk, not ta long ago dere was this big fook off rock tha..." She trailed off while looking over Rui's shoulder. Narrowing her eye as she stared at the very familiar vehicle and uniformed pair that got out of it she leaned a bit closer to Rui. "Ruister, 's dere any reason 'n particular dis restaurant ain't packed?"

She hoped she was wrong but by now she doubted it. This place was fairly close to the nearest police station and casting a glance at the 'reserved' signs sitting atop the majority of the empty tables Retsu had a hunch as to which group was having a party here soon. Which reminded her of what she was saying earlier. Staying on the move seemed pretty crucial to staying alive and as they were now the pair were sitting ducks.

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[Rui Matsui]

Rui gasped audibly and looked down at Retsu's ENKI phone. ''You're telling me Phone Bestie invented phones?! I wanna meet him now!'' How cool was it to be the guy that invented phones? He was probably a really big time bad villain which meant if he became Rui's bestie she might become infamous too!

''A chopper? Aren't they like, super expensive unless you steal one?'' She definitely knew next to nothing about what things actually cost, since she either got Lilian or Sho to buy things for her or usually stole them if they were little things, like food or snacks or knives. ''What about the rock?'' She blinked her eyes, ''what happened with the rock?'' She waited eagerly for Retsu to continue her story. ''What do you mean?'' She looked around, confirming what Retsu was saying. Yup. There actually weren't that many customers here, somehow she had completely missed that when getting her table. ''Dunno, maybe they suck.'' She shrugged casually.

''Hey, you two, don't move.'' The two officers began approaching them, just as they did the sky splintered as the sound of thunder rung out above them. Moments later some kind of pro hero landed on the street ahead of them. Grabbing Retsu by the wrist, Rui grinned wildly. ''Let's get outta here! Run, bestie, run!!''

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