[ Ah, finally. Eric hadn't even paid attention to the part where there had been two. He just needed one. It fit the description he had been given. Good. Now for the final proof.
Pushing himself off against the wall he approached the man, stopping just a few short feet from him. ]
Hey.
Eric - BIRTHDAYS idk is this the one two months or a year and two months before everything?
[So San-chan's birthday is soon and even though he denies preparing anything when San-chan asks (and San-chan has asked), Shouhei is slowly getting ~things~ and enlisting the help of Totsuka-san because Totsuka-san probably likes parties okay.
Anyway, there is a slightly more cheerful (scary, I know) Shouhei going around Homra, and when San-chan's not there he's asking other Homralings if they'd like to help him get San-chan something. Or something. Either asking Eric or someone next to Eric i guess???]
[More or less (less, mostly less) normal, yeah. Still more normal than Eric.
He extends a hand in Eric's direction, not trying to put it on his head or anything.]
We'll wait as long as we have to. We're here to try and help you recover, and to be a new place for you to belong because you want to, rather than have to.
[Speaking of good memories though...]
Do you want to do anything? Since you're awake now.
[ Eric watched as an eve more cheerful Shouhei wandered around the bar doing birthday kind of things. Everyone sort of was helping in some way or other but Eric never caught just whose birthday it was. But as Shouhei came over to ask Fujishima for some help, which he was going to give Eric looked up curiously to Shouhei, finally hearing who the birthday boy was this time. ]
Ah...this time, it's Bandou's birthday?
[ Brthdays always seemed to be such a big deal here it was a little stragne to get used to. ]
[ Eric watches the hand, just wondering where it was going The memory has faded so he was no longer afraid, but still...instincts. ]
...Okay.
[ He still needed to hear that every once in awhile, especially during a hard time like this. He felt like he did belong here, though. The most he's ever been.
Before opening his mouth, a small growl made it's way through the silence. He sheepishly tried to hide his stomach, but still looked up to Totsuka. ]
[Shouhei smiles at Eric, taking a step back and checking to make sure San-chan is still out of the bar.]
Yep! Soon anyway. I'm not sure if anyone's done something for him since I had to move away as a kid so I wanted to make sure that we did something this year.
[It's just kinda there. But hearing that Eric's hungry, he makes a thumbs up and laughs a little.]
Hungry for anything in particular? I'll cook!
[Kusanagi-san lets him cook! Isn't it great? Instead of mountain herbs and vegetables he gets to use the bar's stock of stuff that he's not quite sure the name of still.
Cooking is a hobby that isn't allowed to die. If it did, Homra would have way less food to eat whenever Izumo's busy.]
[ Ok guess he didn't know this person. But that was random to just ask, maybe the kid wanted to join too? ]
Yeah of course I am!
[ He'd probably show off his insignia if it wasn't in the awkwardest of places. Or well, more because he'd have to attempt to re-tuck in his shirt again, and that was harder than it sounded. Dress shirts are annoying okay? ]
[ Right now he didn't feel like choosing anything in particular. Nor did he feel like getting up to the counter bar unless Totsuka asked. He was still weird about the whole memory and he just wanted some quiet. ]
[ Target found. Maybe master will praise him for finding the person they were looking for so fast. An extra meal maybe. Quickly he unsheathed his knife and began to point it to 'Totsuka' ]
Alright then. I'll bring it back here when I'm done, okay?
[Hmmm...what to cook.... Wanders into the kitchen. Soup? Something with rice? What is stocked in the bar that Izumo wouldn't miss too much if he used? Hm....
Ten or so minutes later, he returns with a plate of omurice. It's easy to cook and they have a lot of the ingredients, okay.]
[ Eric sits and waits, relaxing a bit but also thinking. About what Totsuka said as well as about the memory that had decided to plague him this time. Talking about things helps get rid of them...huh?
Eric blinks as he sees a plate of omurice set in front of him. ]
Ah. Th-thanks...
[ As he got his spoon to dig in he paused, tilting his head ]
My mom...used to make this, when I came home from school upset... [ He frowned, only really remembering the hand and the dish. ] Or...maybe my dad...
[ He tilted his head. Why do they always insist on asking questions. ]
Noisy...
[ He just had to knock him out, right? Beware of some strange magic and bring him back. Easy enough as he lunged forward, swiping his knife at the mans face to off balance him. ]
[Tatara decided there's no point in asking which parent if Eric's not sure. It'd only maybe distress Eric even more. But if he remembers eating it after coming home from school upset, that sounds like a comfort food.]
[ Bandou was ready to get his flame thing on, but the sudden lunge caught him off guard and he tried to dodge it. Unfortunately for him, there were some stairs leading into the building next to him that he unconviently tripped over. That, or maybe these looser fitting pants and weird dress shoes were throwing him off balance a bit. ]
[Casually sits next to him and watches everyone else so he isn't just standing there watching Eric eat??? I had no idea what to put in this bracket okay.]
[ He munches for a bit, enjoying the food before slowing down a bit. Finally three quarters of the way through he puts the spoon done, debating something. Before he really finds the answer he decides to just go for it. ]
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