[8:58 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske was sitting at a table by herself, but the table top was littered with plates of food. She was eating what seemed to be sushi and sashimi, a stake of empty plates already piling up beside her. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:02 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah began to head over toward her, but when she smelled what she had, she quickly changed direction to go get a plate of her own first. Once she gathered up a giant plate of sashimi with a bit of sushi on the side, she hurried over to Ryu. She placed the plate down and pulled out her chair.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Long shower, good meat, I couldn't really help myself."

[9:02 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

@ajjjjjjjj

[11:57 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu's cheek was stuff with food and she swallowed before talking. "No problem. I'm not even half way done with my food, so," she chuckled.

"Fan of sashimi too? What's your favorite?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:22 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Hmm, anything but shellfish or crab and lobster or shrimp honestly. Raw seafood is my favorite. Usually just fish, but squid and octopus is really good too." @ajjjjjjjj

[4:34 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"So, anything that doesn't have a shell to get through to eat. Got it," she chuckled as she ate another plate of sushi. "So, hows the damage?" Ryu asked as she peered over at Hannah. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:41 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah was now covered up in her jacket and thick pants, so the bruising wasn't so easy to see.

"Eh. I heal fast, those bruises will be gone in a day or two." Hannah shrugged. "Not a shark fact, but an ocean fact, cephalopods like squids and octopuses are in the same phylum as bivalves and gastropods, clams and the like and snails and slugs. So, they're actually pretty related. I do just find the shell annoying, they taste fine once I get to the meat. And another fun fact! Squids and octopuses? They're in the phylum mollusca, like I said, and you obviously know about the gastropods and bivalves having shells.. But there is a hard part inside of cephalopods too! It's called a pen or a gladius, or if you're really weird a quill. It's a little solid structure in them that gives them a bit of form. It's cool, isn't it? To know how animals are related even though they look so different?" @ajjjjjjjj

[4:49 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske ate as Hannah talked, not minding the completely long ramble from the other woman. She just nodded along as she stuffed her face full of the cephalopods or whatever the fuck they were. "Mhm. And how tasty they all are," Ryu commented. "What else is cool about the little guys we eat?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:57 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Like- about fish or octopuses or..?" Hannah asked. @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[5:04 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Both," Ryu replied. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:15 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

@Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:23 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Well, 'fish' is waaaaaay too broad of a subject to talk about briefly- I mean, there's the agnatha , those weird little jawless fish like lampreys and hagfish and stuff like that. Then all the rest are gnathostomates, jawed fish. Technically we're all jawed fish, by definition." She made a show of biting down on her next piece of meat. She didn't bother swallowing it before continuing. "Then there's those 'primitive' fishes like sturgeons and paddlefishes and sharks , it just means that they haven't changed a lot in the past few million years. I guess the lampreys and hagfishes count in that category too, but they're pretty lame, so I hesitate to group them in with sharks." @ajjjjjjjj

[7:44 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Again, Ryunoske listened to Hannah ramble on and on. Was anything really settling in Ryu's head? Not really, but she liked hearing the sound of women talking, so it was a win-win. She ate as she listened and at the very end, chuckled. "Lame? How so?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:58 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Well, do you know what lampreys and hagfishes are? Lampreys are just fish parasites with these weird- sucker mouths with weird things in them. And hagfish are like- imagine a worm- but it secretes the most disgusting mucus at all times that's so atrocious no one can even eat them without getting their mouths gunked up and maybe suffocating." @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[10:56 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu hummed. "I bet I could eat it," she said as she finished another plate of food. "What sharks are your favorite?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:57 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Big-eye thresher sharks, obviously. That's the one that saved me, and the one I can turn in to. So it's not much of a competition.... But I like all sharks besides that pretty evenly." Hannah nodded. "And, no, you wouldn't be able to eat it." @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[11:22 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Hmm, can't say I know what that shark looks like, but it must be pretty cool if you like it," she smiled faintly. "Well, there's not much I can't eat, so I'm willing to try anything." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:29 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"If you try to eat a hagfish, your throat will be so full of slime you won't be able to breathe anymore." Hannah said. Then she chuckled a bit. "Unless you're into that kind of thing? Choking on some weird creature's secretions?" @ajjjjjjjj

[7:47 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Trust me babe. I've swallowed and choked on worst things," Ryu replied nonchalantly and smirked over towards Hannah. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:36 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I don't doubt it." Hannah said. "Probably one of the least attractive things you'd ever have in your mouth. They're freakish." @ajjjjjjjj

[9:04 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Ehhh.. I've had my lows. Sometimes a girl has to have something new to keep things interesting," Ryu hummed. "What can you tell me bout that.. big-eye thresher you were talking about? You said that's the kind of shark you are? What's it look like?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:16 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Oh! I brought some pictures! I figured you'd ask." Hannah pulled out the bag she brought with and took out a few photographs. "This one's a big eye thresher, pretty awesome, right?" @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

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[9:52 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu bent over the table to get a closer look of the photo. "Awh, how adorable. You're even cute as a shark," Ryu chuckled. "How big can it be?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:58 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"They usually get around thirteen feet long, but the biggest one spotted was sixteen." Hannah dug out another picture. "But a loooooot of their length is their tail." @ajjjjjjjj

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[6:55 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske hummed, chewing on some more food before talking. "I see. They're big boys," she chuckled a bit. "What's it like when you turn into one? Do you still retain human intelligence?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:04 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Yeah, and I think Bonaparte got some of my smarts too. I can't talk but I can still think pretty clearly." Hannah said. "I haven't really gotten to test it out for long periods of time before, just a few minutes here and there." @ajjjjjjjj

[7:13 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Hm. Interesting. Why haven't you tried for longer times? Is there no saltwater where you're from or something?" Ryu asked. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:19 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. Yeah, that's basically exactly it. My state is tooooootally landlocked. My old house had a big saltwater pool me and Bonaparte could use but after my dad got arrested we had to move to an even shittier house." @ajjjjjjjj

[8:06 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

It made sense to Ryu why Hannah really wanted to get out of her hometown now. Guess it was like torture for a sea creature to lack its water. "Yeah, I can see how that sucks ass. Is your plan of escape to get into a school out of town?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:10 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"That was my plan. My family had a decent amount of money before, and with the scholarships I got, I was planning on going.. Then after my dad was arrested, my grades dropped and I lost all my scholarships. And also my family became broke because he made most of the money." Hannah grumbled. "So I haven't been able to afford it and I've been stuck in my town's shitty community college. My mom doesn't care to help me, she doesn't want me moving back to California. So I'm working part time at a stupid grocery store and still going in to debt with no savings." @ajjjjjjjj

[8:25 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske listened to Hannah's woes once again, finding it quite humorous that Hannah was so willing to talk to people about her issues. Then again, Hannah didn't hide the fact she wanted to kill Roy, so Ryu supposed this was more like Hannah complaining than actual woes.

"Hm. Ever want a sugar daddy to help you with all that?" Ryu suddenly asked. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:29 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah paused, just silently staring at Ryu.

"How is that any different then what you were offering before that I already shot down." @ajjjjjjjj

[8:31 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Because this way, you just have to talk to me every once in a while and you get money," Ryu shrugged, continuing to eat. "I like hearing you talk." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:32 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I don't believe 'hearing me talk' is all you'd ask for." @ajjjjjjjj

[8:32 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"And why's that?" Ryu asked back with a small smile. "That's what we're doing right now." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:17 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Guys like you always want more than that. Maybe not right away, but eventually they will." Hannah crossed her arms over her chest. "And I don't want to be too reliant on someone who isn't my own family in case they change their minds." @ajjjjjjjj

[9:43 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu chuckled. "Well, it sounds like your own family can't really help with your money situation at the moment... And do you really think I'd be looking for something from you when we already had that conversation earlier?" She asked back.

"A guy can just wanna be friends with a gal. Maybe that guy just so happens to be giving his friend some money on the side." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:54 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I don't see why you would do that without gaining anything else. Even if you seem nice now." Hannah huffed. "Where do you even get all this money from to be offering it to random women?" @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[10:12 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Drugs/

"I told you. I like hearing you talk," she repeated with a shrug. "And my family produces and distributes drugs. Meth, Cocaine, Marijuana. Anything with nicotine in it," Ryu explained between bites of food. "We're pretty popular in every circle of life." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:21 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

That made some things make more sense.

".. I don't think I want to get involved with all that unless I wanna go to prison too." Hannah said. "I dunno if it's different in Japan, but in America they'll get you for that pretty harshly." @ajjjjjjjj

[4:00 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu couldn't help but snicker. "Being a sugar baby to a yakuza member isn't illegal. Killing someone who you don't like definitely is," she said with a small smirk, referencing Hannah's disdian for Roy. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:03 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"What-? Oh- Roy." Hannah huffed. "Well, I don't think they'll let me kill him, they'll stop me before that happens I bet. I also think that there's not going to be any legal recourse for anything that happens here. It's pretty shady as is." @ajjjjjjjj

[4:06 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu chuckled and finished the last bit of her food. "My point still stands. The most you'll be is a friend of mine, nothing illegal there. Plus... if you know anything about the yakuza, you know the police want to keep on our good side." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:08 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah didn't know shit about the yakuza.

"I guess if you.. really want to send me money.. I wouldn't say no. But how do I make it not look suspicious? Going from zero to.. however much you wanna give me is gonna seem pretty weird on my taxes." @ajjjjjjjj

[7:03 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Do you know how taxes work, babe?" Ryu laughed. "Just cause you get a lot of money at once, doesn't mean they're taxable. Plus.. I tend to work with hard cash." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:45 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"You expect me to pay my way in to college with cash? I don't know if that's even an option." @ajjjjjjjj

[7:47 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Do banks in America not allow you to deposit cash? Maybe not so much at once, but perhaps just a little over time. Think smarter, babe," Ryu snickered. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:51 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. My mom is watching my bank account." Hannah huffed. "She'll get on my case if my finances are even a little out of whack. She'll notice if I start having excess money- I'll... I'd have to be really careful about it." @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[7:55 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu hummed as she looked over Hannah. "Do you really care about what your mother has to say about it? The money you're getting isn't illegal, you are free to do as you please, and if you have the money, you don't have to stay with her. As it is, it seems like your mother only drags you down. Isn't that one of the reasons why you want to get away?" Ryu shrugged. "If anything, I can open an account for you. Your mother doesn't have to know." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:59 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I.. Suppose I could open another account. My mom is just friends with like- everyone in town.. So she knows the people who work at the bank. And they'd probably gossip that I was trying something.. But if I can get out fast enough, I guess there's nothing she can really do." Hannah hummed. "I just really don't want to leave things off on a bad foot with my mom. My dad hasn't been around to see us hate each other, and when he's served his time.. I don't want him coming back to so much hostility. It wasn't like this before." @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[10:02 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske shrugged once more and rested her chin into her hand. "If you're planning to leave, there's not much you can do. Perhaps leaving will give your mother the space to realize you were unhappy with her and the current situation, and thus, making her change her ways... but sometimes, people simply change. Their circumstances are too difficult, and you lose what you had with them. I think you're worrying too much about other people. You're never going to be happy if you're this concerned on making sure your mom is happy about you leaving." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:19 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I never thought I'd be listening to advice from sugar-daddy yakuza drug lords.." Hannah mumbled and leaned back in her seat, mulling over her options here. Maybe she.. was thinking way too much about this. Clearly her mom didn't care how she made her feel, why shouldn't she be able to do the same..? "I'll.. think about it. I don't want to rush in to anything." @ajjjjjjjj

[10:39 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryu chuckled softly. "I don't know what it's like to have a mother, but I understand having a parent that can be detrimental to your own well-being," she hummed. "Take the time you need to think over it, yeah. Your first time away from home is an important stepping stone in finding yourself." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:41 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Well, this is really my first time being out of the house that wasn't a vacation, and this sure is.. A learning experience." Hannah said. "I only really came because I figured Roy would be here too, and that was right. I hadn't even considered it as being a break from Iowa." @ajjjjjjjj

[10:44 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"What do you plan to do after you get your 'revenge' against Roy? Just go out to school.. move away from home?" Ryunoske asked. "The world is very different from a town that has nothing in it." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:53 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Once Roy is out of the way, I'll feel a lot better, I know that for sure." Hannah said. "When I get to school I want to study marine biology and focus on some shark programs. I just really want to work with sharks. I don't even really care how as long as it's not hunting them or something." @ajjjjjjjj

[3:41 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

Ryunoske hummed. "I see. Well, hopefully it all works out for you then," he said with a small smile and stood up from his seat. "Whenever you're ready to accept my offer, come and find me. I should be around. You'll be able to smell me out, right?" Ryu asked with a small smile. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:42 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Yeah, I think I could find you from across a football field." Hannah chuckled once. She still had most of her plate left, since she had spent most of her time yapping and less eating. @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[3:46 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

"Cool. See ya later then, babe," Ryu said with a wink, before making her leave. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline