Hayden couldn't help but chuckle as the strange man weakly spoke of windows, family and vengeance. Holding back a bit of his laughter he nodded and rose to his feet as the man picked himself up. "Well at least you can speak, kind of," he said before noticing the mans strange insect like wings sink back into his body and even questioned if he was high or not as the man seemed to gain a bit more muscle on him. "Well, this is an interesting off day," he muttered to himself before digging his hands into his pocket. He shook his head and flashed a grin as the man began to apologize. "I'll admit this was the first time I've seen a bug man kamikaze my favorite place, but honestly I've seen stranger things," he chuckled before noticing the cut on the mans chin. He didn't mention it until the stranger asked if he wanted to get a slice.

"Sure, a slice sounds good right now, but let me get ya something for that nasty cut on your chin," he said before walking in the pizza place with the stranger. He snatched a few napkins and handed them to the stranger with a chuckle. "Don't want any of that on your pizza, blood tends to spoil the taste. Names Hayden by the way, Hayden Isaak," he introduced himself with a smile, though as he handed him the napkins the doors to the kitchen were swung open and a familiar sight appeared before him and everyone in the building. "Must be the special again," he said and shuttered as he saw the ice cream sitting upon the pizza. "Yep," he said and shook his head. This place has great pizza, but some times he questions the sanity of its owner.

@Zelosse

Leaning back and stretching, Koudou sighed as he looked at the stack of paperwork laid out in front of him. Glancing at the clock, he realized that school would have finished a little while back for most, but he’d received a pass to get through the formalities of the last day of classes early in order to get to the Judgment branch office. An emergency was what they had called it, but this time they’d been slow on the call as well.

Returning to the pile of reports in front of him, he continued to write about the incident that had taken place today- the fight that had broken out on the streets between SEED and REPORT. Properly reporting things to ensure the system would be able to function as the entity it was didn’t bother Koudou. Rather, it was the blatant disrespect for the law that had been on display in this case in broad daylight that frustrated him more than anything.

Signing his name at the bottom of the form for the third time in three minutes, he paused his work as he heard the phone on his desk ring. A call to the Judgment branch office? Guessing by how it was coming to this line at this time of day, it was more likely than not a call redirected from Anti-Skill.

Still. He had a duty to uphold, and that was to listen to even the smallest of complaints and help civilians in need. That, is Justice.

Picking up the phone, he was entirely unprepared for the high-pitched squealing of a small child. Wincing slightly at the unexpected shouts, he listened through the excited ramblings of the child until they had finished. A small smile had begun to spread when hearing the story, and his grin widened as it went on to the end.

“Sir, do you have a license to act in the capacity of ‘beating up a bad guy’? Vigilantism, while not the worst of crimes and not actively harmful to society as a whole, is still not properly allowed by national Japanese law,” Koudou begins. “However, as he did make aggressive actions towards you, and you were able to witness him in the act of a crime, you would be covered by Section 213 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to arrest him, as a Citizen’s Arrest.” Standing up from his chair, he begins to gather his belongings along with a few sheafs of paper, and make to head out.

“To stop a criminal on your own at such a young age… clearly, you must be one with a great passion for [Justice]. Would you like to join Judgment, young one?” Every word Koudou utters has a pounding force behind them. He means it, all of it.

“Ah, how rude of me. Could you tell me your name, and where you are right now? I can head over as soon as you tell me.”

@DostHou

"Kamikaze.. you make it sound like that was intentional."

Granted it was kind of intentional, intending to startle Kaede by pulling up and banging on the window, but Adrian had lost control of his momentum on the downward plubge and moth wings simply weren't designedfor aerial maneuverability. They were mostly for just getting from point A to point B. Had he taken the wings of a larger bird itnl might have worked.
The mention of blood brought with it the sensation of pain on his chin, now suddenly very aware of his bleeding face.

Touching his chin with a free hand, Adrian gave a low hiss as he suckedcin his breathe and grimaced.

"Shoulda known id busted my lip." Waving away the napkins, Adrian focused on his power and focused on the desired effect. It only took a few moments for the nasty cut to fade entirely, leaving smooth unblemished skin where the injury had been. "Thank you though."

Adrian only took the napkins afterwards to wipe his face. The cut and bruises he could fix quickly but blood on his chin wouldnt fade. A quick wipe and all was set right again, no trace of the injury present at all as the Shapechanger arrived at the counter.

"Hi. Sorry about the mess," referring to a few droplets of blood on the tiles at the entrance. "Could I get 2 large pizzas, One just pepperoni with extra cheese. The other is a barbeque chicken with green bell peppers and sausage." Turning to Hayden he continued. "What would you like, Hayden-san?"

@Jacky@liferusher

After placing his order, Claudius's eyes flitted about the wretched establishment. The decor, the disgusted looks of the employees, the genuine confidence of the eldritch manager, the girl who had placed the same order as Claudius himself before fleeing, the two who had entered and attempted to order normal pizzas from this profane 'other world'. His gaze stopped for a moment, though, as he saw the aforementioned girl return to the establishment, a boy who looked to be a touch older than her in tow.

His observation sharpened, eyes narrowing slightly. That boisterous glint that had been in his eyes since he entered the pizzeria diminished slightly as he looked behind himself, as though he was trying to dissect each of the siblings' movements. He felt his own expression tighten further, unsaid thoughts running through his mind.

"Brother, why don't you apply somewhere else? You must know that you will not get accepted there, but I'm sure you could make it into a fantastic engineering program, if you applied."

"Gahaha! Don't worry, Takako, this is all according to the Great Plan of a hero!"

Just as quickly as it had appeared, though, that momentary firmness of expression faded. That brash glint reentered his eyes, that self-assured smirk plastered itself back across his face, that gait straightened itself once again. Hopefully the pair of siblings had not noticed his observation. Claudius Caligula Westerson reasserted himself; his sidekicks were no doubt watching, after all.

...In theory, every existence possesses a "grudge".

A child's grudge to be stronger, a fetus's grudge to be born, a friend's grudge to shoulder the pain of another. In order to be a sapient being without a single grudge, you must be an impossible being. You must be something that has glimpsed what mankind calls "Enlightenment", something that has seen the truth of the world and escaped its laws as a result.

And yet...how did it go?

The name is unfamiliar, the feelings are unfamiliar, but the words, the words can still be felt. Like looking through a pane of misted glass, like a song without a melody, like a declaration for the end of an era.

For after all, a grudge does not have to be hatred, it simply has to be will. It is a part of the soul given form as the tether between the soul and the mind. It is a wish, a prayer that extends outwards to infinity despite knowing that nothing besides its speaker will answer it.

Two existences stood in opposition, two bounded selves in their own conceptual worlds. Between the two beings, possessions changed, one's became another's. A distortion of meaning, a fundamental change in nature.

Currency to coffee. Coffee to currency.

-And just as quickly as it had begun, it had ended. A cataclysm that lasted for an instant from the outside and an eternity from the inside. The two existences terminated their tether, and one let out a laugh that sealed the very heavens. Head bending backwards in an angle that was obtuse but behaved as though it was acute, he roared for the end of innocence.

"Gahaha! Excellent! Even in a profanity such as this, there may be a salvation found! And the one who locates it, the one who discovers that very path towards an ephemeral dream, can be none other than the hero himself!"

Screaming nonsensical things, the self-proclaimed protagonist proceeded to down his coffee in a single go, likely scalding his mouth in the process.

Oh, huh, it actually tasted good.

Go figure.

With Adrian safely returned from the ground he finished his conversation with the dark haired tall man as they both headed inside. Kaede didn't know he spoke to other people just like that. She observed the two for a while longer as Adrian treated the man to some pizza. While the man treated Adrian to some napkins to wipe of his blood... Relationship goals.

Kaede had continued her napkin origami as she resumed to patiently wait for her order. It wasn't till long befor+e her gaze pointed over towards the cashier. He had broken his pen it seemed, not only that but the entire crew had frozen in place. Not literally of course. The palor turned quite as intense heat and coldness escaped from the kitchen. Kaede was astoundingly gazing at the door as they all waited for that one moment that the door slammed open against the cashier. He had a good combo while he was airborn and landed quite literally on the table next to her. She blinked two times to check if this was still reality but let a dumbfound eeehh, out in surprise to what was happening.

She panickingly stood over the cashier as she tried to see if he even was alive. Kaede tried to help him a little before resuming to watch the madness unfold.

The so called chef of this place had left the kitchen to put their first customers pizza on display. Kaede thought the girl chef made a pretty good show out of it. It made Kaede somewhat excited for her own pizza now. Her eyes softly traced the chef walking towards the table with the pizza as she put it on display. The silver top left the tray with a resembling cling as the food was put out before the customer. Kaede her eyes twinkled for a moment as her tummy began to rumble.

Her tummy suddenly cut off as the twinkle in her eyes just turned into a simple grim expression. Ararara? What were those balls on top... Were they ordered on the pizza? Kaede confusingly sat down on her seat once more thinking about her decision to eat here. Oh well she didn't order that right? Just a simple margarita. What could go wrong with that! She was getting excited again for her food.

To kill the time her coffee had arrived just like the coffee had arrived at her hero. From looking at her hero it appeared you had to pour the coffee down in one gulp. It didn't look all too colorfull to do such thing but perhaps it was already cold enough to drink then. Determingly she grasped the side of the cup and set it against her lips before attemting to pour it down into her mouth. Furiously her eyes opened as she put the cup back down while spitting the coffee back out into the cup again. Luckily for her it was only a small sip tasting thar the coffee was firely hot and way too bitter. She still had a long way to go to become as cool as her hero. Kaede fanned her tongue for more then just a minute in deep pain before pouring huge amounts of sugar into the cup. Perhaps she shouldn't take any more coffee next time...

With arched eyebrows Henry silently watched in awe as the strangers wound seemingly healed on its own. He kept his questions to himself, but within his head several questions flew left and right. What ability had he used? Is this Esper ability known to others and if so why hadn’t he heard of it before? As he took the napkins Henry offered and wiped away the blood on his face Henry seemed to snap out of his state of shock. As his new acquaintance made his way to the front desk he followed close behind with his right hand buried in his pocket and his bag slung over his shoulder. His stomach gave a small growl of hunger as Adrian began to make his orders and wiped away any drool from his mouth as it was finally his turn to order.

“Yeah, let me get a large with red peppers, hot sauce and pepperoni. Extra cheese and hot sauce,” he quickly finished his spicey order, the thought of taking a bite from his soon to be cooked pizza. After finishing his order he looked to Adrian and jabbed a thumb towards his apparent sister. “Wanna go grab a seat?” he asked with a grin, though his eyes gave a quick glance to the strange man who had been yelling weird things earlier before downing his coffee in one go. He was a bit of an odd one, but for some reason Henry felt as if he had seen his face before, he just couldn’t put his finger on it. He quickly shrugged it off as his hunger pulled him away and looked back to Adrian before walking towards their table.

@Zelosse@liferusher@Moonlit Sonata