<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Date Toshiro<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Being a responsible and wise mentor.<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br/><hr/>Sighing deeply at the clear lack of culture and sophistication in Kevin's upbringing as the scientist briefly considered a baby blue jacket with bright golden trim, he replied to this first point with all the exasperation of a professor regarding a troublesome pupil, “Country clubs rarely have colors this fantastic, and if they do they're usually reserved for a brief pop of color or have them cruelly confined to some ugly tartan or flannel monstrosity.” Walking his fingers along the shoulders of the various jackets, Toshiro quickly sprung his hand into a leap over the clearly love stricken melancholic and introspective frame of his shopping companion before dramatically landing his index on middle finger on a navy jacket with the same shade as one of the ties he'd picked out, punctuating the action with the unabashed onomatopoeia, “Bam!”<br/><br/>Remembering the main purpose of his bringing Kevin along in the first place, Toshiro tilted his head in thought as he danced the jacket over to a body length mirror to better get a look at it while addressing Kevin's point about Kyless' still present danger, “I'm glad you're not losing sight of that, she's very good at making you forget just how dangerous she can be.” Holding a sleeve out towards Kevin while extending a finger to make his point he added with a dramatic flair, “Always hope that she's better that what we know about her, but at the same time never let what she does now erase it from your head!” He didn't feel the need to add that this same mantra was one he had to practice nightly.<br/><br/>Toshiro couldn't help but stop from testing out the tensile limits of the jacket through the expression of his most extravagant dance poses  as he contemplated Kevin's final points regarding the obvious danger Mallory would be entering into as well as the inevitable feeling of impotence that came with at some point having to not be in a position where one could keep her safe at all times. Turning back towards Kevin with his best attempt the clearly rarely attempted warm reassuring smile, Toshiro reflected on the words of the more socially graceful individuals in his life before attempting to mimic their wisdom, “You being scared about what Mal's doing? That's never going to go away. That's just how it is when you care about someone.”<br/><br/>With only a few strides across the shop lacking his previous theatricality, Toshiro placed a hand on Kevin's shoulder before continuing, a slight shakiness felt both in his tenor and through his touch, “That worry? The danger? That's something you can't stop from coming, no matter how hard you try. You can work as hard as you can to keep it from being as bad as it could be, but at the end of the day it's always going to be there. So you gotta ask yourself, if I can't stop the danger, what can I do for the person I love?” Toshiro's smiled widened at the thought of how uncomfortable the sentiment must make Kevin before continuing, “You be there for them when you can, you make their guaranteed moments as bright as they can be, because we never know when...” Kevin could feel Toshiro's hand suddenly tighten before pulling from his shoulder.<br/><br/>Toshiro stepped towards a corner of the shop lacking in reflective surfaces, and Kevin could hear a series of deep breath's coming from the taller man, the once cherished jacket now somewhat tracing against the floor of the shop as his arm loosely dangled downwards. Then as suddenly as this out of character solemn moment started, Toshiro spun back around with the same wide grin and unbridled encouragement and teasing in his voice with more than enough volume for everyone in the shop to hear, “What I'm saying is you really need to get over yourself and tell her that you're head over heels in love with her, because there's no way she doesn't feel the same and I'm sure it'd eventually make her day to hear it. Not immediately though, I'm betting she'll shoot out steam like a tea pot when she first hears it. Looking at you get all flustered just from hearing it, I'm betting she won't be alone.”<br/><br/>The scientist felt little need to correct Kevin on the fact that the magnitude of risk facing both Mallory and the rest of the group would be far greater than any of them could have imagined. After all, there was no changing what they were going into, and Kevin was better off focusing his attention on how to reconcile his relationship with Mallory rather than what was to come.