Rakutsu was glad he found a topic she had no problem discussing, but found himself having another problem. How was he going to contribute to the conversation? He didn’t share her same enthusiasm for foreign lands, even if it’s Japan. It was his home, yes, but he didn’t see any reason to go crazy about it, like his cousin does for America.<br/><br/>The cultures were different, yes, but not so much the day to day. One would still need to deal with the inconveniences of people, overpriced store goods, politics, other’s incompetence, and bad tv. At least, that’s what he thinks. His trips to Japan with his grandfather didn’t hold much excitement other than his training. Japanese martial arts were still on top of the world. Even if saying so is hypocritical of everything he just thought.<br/><br/>”Look alive.” He pointed to the clock and threw her his mom’s car keys. ”Got to go. You know which side of the road to drive on, right?” He questioned as he gathered his school bag and waited for her by the door. ”You don’t like Japan?”<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Rakutsu was silent as his classmate remembered that terrible day. He wasn’t directly affected by the horrible event, but that didn’t mean people around him got off easy. ”Can’t believe they can’t do a better job of cleaning that shit up.” The teen didn’t try to hide his scowl and disgust at the gross negligence of damage control.<br/><br/>It reminded him of the twin towers incident from years ago. Both were not of the same scale, but still great tragedies. Ones people will never forget.<br/><br/>”Are you sure looking into other realities is the right place to look? I heard what you said about where Omega come from, but it’s still a risk. Could start a war across dimensions for all we know.” He seemed a little critical of the idea, but not against it. ”Sorry. Please don’t misunderstand. I’m all for this idea, but I’ve always been cautious. I’ve always been interested in the idea of other worlds and thought about the possible scenarios. Like if the nazis won the war or if America wasn’t found. I also think about the smaller ones, like the Hindenburg never crashing.  I just want to ask would we present a project of this scale to the fair?”<br/><br/><hr/><br/>”I wouldn’t mind staying for a bit longer.” He answered after a moment to think about the proposal. A part of him wanted to go home to clean up and cook dinner, but the other would like a few to recharge.<br/><br/>”I don’t actually know much about it’s multiplier. I can give it a try, but what other games do you have? Any fighters? Mortal Kombat?” He started to lean closer to the girl, grilling her about her game library. Seems she hit something to grab his attention.<br/><br/>Devil may cry was a good game in his opinion, but not for multiplier. ”Any fighter is good to play with others if you don’t have any other ideas.” Says the guy who doesn’t play games with anyone but himself.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Rakutsu yawned a little, which was suppressed by the cheap mask he was wearing. He didn’t a lot today and it still wasn’t over for him. Just another hour or two and he will be good to crash in bed. In the meantime, he stumbled onto something interesting. A collaboration between the Yakuza and another gang? A deal? Looks like he will need to figure it out himself. First thing on the list was to take out the one at the crane. His elevated position can make it hard for him to sneak around and take out the others.<br/><br/>Sneaking by the patrol, he tried to listen to what they have to say, but only for a few moments. He didn’t need to get caught listening to them. While making his way up to the one on the crane, he would stop to listen if he was on the phone before taking him out with a quick jab to the back of the head.<br/><br/>He began to carry him to the roof of the nearby warehouse, next to the currently occupied one. Standing over the knocked out man, he tried to go through the phone for relative information.<br/><br/>Perception (Listening to conversation) 25 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=153179)<br/><br/>Stealth 24 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=153180)<br/><br/>Close Combat 25 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=153181)<br/><br/><br/><br/>