Ahem* Author here, its all hand-written, first time writing too (without AI xd...) so bear with me.
Specially since english isn't my first language, so I'll try my best but no promises, ok?
(even more so as I was reviewing what I wrote I repeated in the same paragraph the same starting line: 'As I was pondering'... and it was just the fifth paragraph...)
PS: PLEASE don't take things too seriously, I'm not truly aware of how certain processes are done like suing someone, specially in Japan, so I'll just do it as an AU all that political, tv, medical, jobs, laws, etc. cases that are there, I also don't care that much to be honest. So just treat those as AU, if someone points it out and suggest how to modify the plot accordingly I'll make the change no problem, otherwise if its just complaining... there's the door (leave button) pal.
Semi thought narrator text will be done on the perspective of the POV, and thoughts like resignation, finding things cute, etc. will be displayed in italics, please don't confuse the two as I'm writing context with thoughts since its the perspective of the character at that moment, but not necessarily his thoughts in words if that makes sense to you. (theres an example downstairs, so feel free to read it)
Anyway, tchus!
(I'll try to write bit by bit daily, to keep my inspiration up, I'll upload it then update it until I'm satisfied by the number of words, so please avoid leaving messages in the text, cause I may edit it later.)
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It was already dark, though as my stomach rumbled I had no choice but to start looking for food in the fridge... which was empty of course. Putting on my shoes and a hoodie I started thinking about crabs again...
No, don't ask me why I'm thinking about them, but the stupidity of my own thoughts has been bothering me all the long. I mean, why did they have to have 6 legs? to be the aquatic version of spiders...? really? with arms.
Or claws? but that's just the 'hand' of the arm, right? Yet again, how lazy would mother nature have to be to just create life so similar yet so different from one another...
I was lost in thought when suddenly I was stopped by 2 rich pampered-looking delinquents, who clearly had no good intentions towards me. As I was pondering whether to make a run for it or not they suddenly took a big wad of cash, nearly 5 thousand.. yen!?
"Friend, see this wad of cash?".
"Uh... y-yes?".
I gulped down as that amount probably would be enough to pay for my rent this month and the next one. I sadly got a greedy landlord who on the first case of delay on payment evicts you no questions asked. And even more depressing was my financial situation, since I just got fired from my last job at a Robotics Innovation Lab and no one's hiring me due to my boss framing me on the faulty equipment he bought, making me take the mistake.
I even wanted to fight it in court... yet to my dismay I needed a minimum amount to sue the company and my boss for framing me... which I clearly didn't have, thanks to buying a car... which I'll also lose since I can't afford the last few monthly payments anymore... Sh*t man.
"Well, do me a favor and this will be yours. See those chicks over there?".
It was clearly suspicious, and maybe I should've thought that nothing good would've come out of listening to some delinquents yet greed took over me. I really needed this money.
"Yeah, what about them" I said after I realized he might ask something illegal for the cash, which I would need to decline if so to my and my landlords dismay.
As a smirk appeared in his face he said "Go to the white haired one and tell her: 'I'll be your food, so stop searching outside' ".
... The f*k? Did he want me to make a dirty joke to that girl? though she's pretty I'll give him that, but why doesn't he do it himself? ...Truth to be told if we were friends I may make that joke to mess around with her but to do it to a stranger? And one with a friend with her cellphone out... will she record me as her friend starts calling me pervert? Yet again, that amount of money...
Sigh. I really have to do it, don't I? I really need that money after all.
"Alright, but you have to pay me now".
"Hah!? then what happens if you don't do it?".
"My words pal, I can go there looking for trouble and you can just leave without paying me while I'm distracted. So its either you trust me or you look for somebody else".
Though I could also do that... but I doubt he'll agree to pay me in full.
"... fine, but I'll only pay you half. Once you finish you can come looking for the rest".
"Deal" I said a beat after him.
Which took him of guard as he looked at me bewildered, still expecting me to raise the price. But after a moment he did take half of it and handed it to me.
"Here. Go on, the nights still young. We'll be waiting for the show from here".