Fifth

[akapeanut]

[Considering the whole non-permanence of death thing, not to mention the closets, George isn't too worried about her track record with pets. And after all, she kept her frog for a long time! Like, two years!

It might be that overconfidence that made fate decide to fuck with her, though.]

Hey. Uh, if anybody finds a yellowish-orangeish frog about [She gestures.] this big? That's, uh, mine. So if you can just put him in a box or something, I'll come get him.

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[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

George Lass. [She would shake or something but, well, terrarium.]

So you into frogs or something?

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

You're the one Souji was making the model for? The... waffle house?

[If he remembered correctly. He had never been to a waffle house before. Minato smiled a little.]

It's more like a pet is important, so I want to help find him.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I, um, supervised.

[She glances at Minato, then away. What is it with Souji and his friends? So weirdly helpful.

Not that that's bad, but it's kind of weird.]</small. Well, thanks. He's small, so he's got plenty of places to hide.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato nodded, thinking he understood what she meant, though he hadn't minded or judged her for it. Minato started to walk with her then, looking around and being careful of where he stepped.]

How long have you had him?

/stabs html :|

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

This one...I dunno. Couple weeks after I got here, I guess.

aww, no worries ^-^

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

... You've had more than one here, or do you mean you had one at home?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had one back home. Same color too.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[How interesting. At least having reminders of home was nice.]

Should I ask you in turn if you're into frogs then?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She snorts.]

Not exactly. But he's the only pet I kept for longer than...well, I kept him the longest.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[That phrasing inevitably leads to the following question:]

... How long did you keep him?

[Or manage to keep him? Should he even ask about other pets she might have kept?]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Uh. About two years.

[That makes her sound good, right?]

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato's never really had a pet, save for maybe Koromaru, but does he really count? But two years for someone who is only 17 years old could be construed as long-ish, perhaps.]

That's not bad. You got another one after it?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Well, I still had Frog A before I came here. So I guess Frog B is just a replacement.

[Pause.]

That sounds mean though.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato gently shook his head.]

It's okay, you didn't know you were coming here either.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Then I totally would've grabbed him first.

[Sarcasm.]

Having something from back home is nice, though. I guess the whole waffle house thing made me seem like that kind of sap already anyway, but it's true.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato smiled a little again, understanding that.]

I think it's still okay. Home is where we should be.

[Should, although maybe not necessarily want to be.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

I guess.

[She glances at him, suddenly wondering something.]

So you and Souji...come from the same place?

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Wow, that's a question he didn't expect. But no reason to lie.]

Same country. Different cities. Two years apart.

[... It was better than answering "yes" and leaving it way too vague. It also then answered the question of being from the same world.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Right.

[She'd ask if he has the same powers as Souji, but she'd rather keep a limit on the number of people who know she's a reaper.

So she'll just assume he can.]

I'm American. Seattle.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato smiled a little. He always did like hearing about other worlds, or in this case now, other countries.]

... What's America like?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Boring as fu--

[Was that a ribbit?]

Did you hear that?

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato nodded. He stayed quiet and didn't walk any further until they were sure they heard it again.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[George looks around slowly and-- there! Under that end table thingy!]

Okay, here, take this.

[She hands him the terrarium and starts creeping towards her frog.]

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato did as he was told and held onto the terrarium. She knew more about frogs than he did, so he stayed out of her way, though he did hope that it didn't hop out of sight.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[Aaaaand she springs forward, arms out stretched to grab the frog out from under the table. Unfortunately, he hops away at the last minute and she, startled, slams headfirst into the table.]

Motherfucker.