↳               ❛   sorry, did you want to be alone ??   ❜

   sender :   @standbowed   /   source :   prompted   /   status :   closed .

    daylight hits the heart of town at an awkward angle ,   offering a hint that afternoon has started to bleed into evening .   kakyoin tugs at his sleeve to unveil the face of his watch ,   seeking exact digits to quantify the hour of day   &   calculating the quickly - elapsing hours remaining to advance the investigation before night falls .   lavender eyes then raise toward the striking yellow sky ,   noting the hints of violet   &   cerise that slowly creep past the horizon ,   &   he employs the stretch of calm to reflect on his findings so far .   exactly how many people had nijimura keicho struck with the arrow ??   he’d gleaned his motive from okuyasu ,   but even he hadn’t been able to provide a complete number of those implemented in his late brother’s   target practice ,   even if he could name quite a few ,   &   claimed believable ignorance to   just how many   stand users had been created in the escapade .

    how   outrageous   that a teenage boy could acquire such an incredible power   &   exploit it to this degree .   nevertheless ,   kakyoin cannot be   too surprised ;   with all he’s seen   &   been through ,   this is but another bizarre event he’s found himself roped into   ━━━━   except now ,   he’s actively   chosen   the chaos ,   &   with a notable enthusiasm ,   given that stand research is the aspect of his job for which he feels the most passion .   truthfully ,   this is the   least   taxing thing he’s meant to be investigating here .

    the calling of his name extracts him from his thoughts ,   prompting a shift of his head toward the direction of the newly - recognizable voice .   widened with surprise ,   cool - toned amethysts swiftly warm up at the sight of the young girl bounding to catch up with him ,   &   kakyoin comes to a stop to accommodate her ,   smiling wide as they exchange greetings .   they haven’t been acquainted that long ,   but kakyoin is   positively charmed   by hachi   ━━━━   the bubbly ,   puppylike young woman exudes a kind of sweet innocence that he feels compelled to protect ,   &   considering the   monstrous depravity   occupying the shadows of the town she calls home ,   that instinct meets intense reinforcement .   like   hell   he’ll let her name show up on the list of victims . 

     “   huh ??   ”   he voices ,   lashes fluttering in his confusion .   “   now ,   what would make you ask me such a thing ??   did i look really busy ,   or something ??   ”   kakyoin chuckles ,   brushing a curtain of crimson hair over his shoulder .   “   actually ,   hachi - chan ,   you’re just the person i was hoping to see .   how has figuring out your stand been going ??   have you discovered anything new ??   ”