<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, 11:30AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City Streets, Department Store<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Lily, Nerissa, Albion, Ryusei | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong><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/>As soon as Nerissa released her grip from his neck, Toshiro raised his phone again to write up another text, this time to Ryusei.<em>”Is Kyless with you? You shouldn't be alone with her.”</em>A few moments later a follow up text flared up on the hybrid's phone reading,<em>“Is she ok? How's her nose?”</em>While he was deeply troubled that his plan to have Mallory monitor Kyless' situation had so quickly fallen apart, potentially losing the demon's trust in the best case scenario, and allowing her to escape entirely in the worst; he knew he might only make the situation worse by acting one way or another until he heard back from Ryusei. In the mean time, he had to be content with ending his chain of messages with a,<em>”Make sure you offer her something to eat, because she might not ask for anything and she hasn't eaten today.”</em>followed by a string of five dango emojis.<br/><br/>As he was working on finding the perfect GIF to accentuate his message, Lily was quickly becoming Toshiro's favorite person with her correct assessments both in that shades near black were outstanding ways to make Albion's features pop, and that a short skirt was definitely the way to go. It was absolutely a poor decision if the goal was to pass Albion off as a female, but it was certainly the way to go if one wanted to appreciate his legs. “I let Ryusei know we're looking for him, if you see any trace of Kyless, you let me know, and don't worry, I won't forget that I owe you a figure.”<br/><br/>Looking up over his screen to the jumping figure of the excited Nerissa who was now asking about his dating life, Toshiro thought for a moment before replying somewhat nonchalantly, “Yeah I've been on dates since joining. Nothing big came out of it, but it's fun having someone to eat with or talk to when I visit the gardens.” While these occasions had often ended up going further than that, Toshiro found that aspect a less interesting topic of conversation as he could get the same satisfaction or more at a brothel. Looking down at his exposed arms and legs, Toshiro sighed before nodding in agreement with her comment regarding his pale, easily sunburned skin, replying with a mixture of bashful sincerity, “Thanks Nerissa, it sounds like it'll be... fun.” While the presence of both Nerissa and Albion at the water park had the potential to create an immensely trying experience for SOPHE's head researcher, he couldn't deny that he was greatly looking forward to his utterly unromantic date.<br/><br/>Toshiro's somewhat cheery expression darkened significantly at Nerissa's putting forward the idea of a shock collar for the sake of restraining Kyless' abilities. Starting down at her as she warmly embraced him and spoke of Albion's potential ensemble, Toshiro could only remain intensely silent to avoid saying what immediately came to mind. The researcher's body felt somewhat rigid beneath his unfashionable attire as if freezing up against her touch, and when he finally spoke his voice dripped with disdainful venom that Nerissa had only heard once before as he curtly stated, “A shock or spiked collar. Like for dogs.” It was likely Toshiro's exceedingly limited reaction was largely informed by the ever present courtesy he felt he owed Nerissa, because if anyone else had suggested what she had, they would have been shouted down under an unstoppable deluge of vulgarities and insults for what the researcher felt to be dehumanizing savagery. Instead Toshiro merely stepped backwards out of Nerissa's arms with somewhat narrowed eyes and a largely passive expression in stark contrast with the bubbly friendly faces on his shirt.<br/><br/>Turning slowly towards Albion and Lily, Toshiro nodded his head before saying with a hint of his usual friendliness returning, “I have a few things I need to take care of before the mission, so I'm gonna head back to HQ. If you see Mal before I do, tell her I'm willing to overlook the huge feeling of disappointment I have towards her abandoning Kyless because of the happy occasion, but she only gets to use that out once.” As he spoke he took a few short steps towards a nearby rack of magazines before filling his arms with every copy they had of a thicker book called,<em>'Horns.'</em>Not finding this to be a behavior in need of explanation, he gave one last nod of acknowledgment towards the remaining three before making his way to the nearest cashier to purchase his last mission expenditures of the day.