013 ☀ Phantom Thieves, Magilou

[jokered]

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[bufudyne]

[Wow that sure is weird???

That's not a sound that's supposed to come from Leblanc? Yusuke frowns hard at the door where he was about to enter, sketchbook under one arm... okay let's do this, he wanted quiet sketching BUT HE'LL TAKE THE RISK.

Gangly artist has got this handled, doesn't he just scream intimidation.

IN HE BOLDLY GOES, WHAT EVILDOER LURKS IN HERE HE JUST WANTS TO DRAW AND EAT AND DRINK]

[spinatalltale]

[OH YUSUKE. . . YOU NAIVE, INNOCENT SOUL. THERE IS NO QUIET SKETCHING TO BE HAD HERE TODAY]

[what he finds when he enters the cafe is said strange girl with one foot planted on a booth table. she is currently bent over a strange creature, on whose cheeks she is yanking. ferociously. when she speaks, her voice is eerily similar to Futaba's, though with different intonation and speech patterns]

Bienfuuuuuuu. . .! I don't remember giving you express permission to eat the last bite of my lunch.

[. . . the strange creature can talk]

Biiiiiien, I'm sorry Miss Magilou! I didn't think you were watching me!

Stealing food behind your mistress's back? Unforgivable! Why, I should--

[but then the sound of the door opening gets her attention, and she stops yanking long enough to look up]

[and stare at Yusuke]

[and say--]

Do you mind coming back later? I'm in the middle of punishing my minion right now.

[yeah okay]

[bufudyne]

[what is this

is Futaba in cosplay because it sounds so similar... but like... it's obviously not Futaba, right...

He narrows his eyes like it'll make more sense if he squints.]

Your foot is on the table.

[#priorities

Like what does he focus on first, isn't this fine as a start. He'll build on it from here.]

[spinatalltale]

[bless Yusuke]

Duh, of course it is. It helps the intimidation factor! Don't you know?

[said so matter-of-factly]

[bufudyne]

[all he wanted was to hang out in his fav place]

...Intimidation factor.

[Looks to the... thing... she's pulling on. Points at it. What is that can he sketch it, is it alive, is it a toy, it honestly isn't really an issue at the moment apart from the noises it's making being very loud.]

Do you need to intimidate it?

[IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S HAVING A BAD TIME AS IS]

[jokered]

[it's fine, akira will step in eventually.

even if he's probably not entirely ready to deal with yusuke after. you know, everything? but he walks over from behind the counter where he'd been doing dishes to lightly bop magilou on the head.]

That's enough. [let bienfu rest! and also.] Foot off the table, and Yusuke doesn't have to leave.

[phantom thieves are always welcome in this sacred place!]

[spinatalltale]

[Bienfu's eyes immediately begin to sparkle]

Akira. . . my savior! Always looking out for me in the worst of times-- BIEN!

[whatever praise Bienfu was going to give his rescuer gets interrupted as Magilou smooshes his face together. . . and then graciously, at Akira's command, lets go. the normin pops back onto his feet and shakes his head, before hopping up into the air and disappearing into a weird ball and ring of light]

[. . .]

[also she removes her foot from the table b/c he's good at collaring her, honestly]

Sheesh, you really know how to ruin a girl's fun, you know?

[bufudyne]

[Yusuke nods approvingly. You've fixed it, Akira.

While quickly surmising that this is some kind of friend of Akira's (as well as the thing that? disappears??? what) from the interaction, he relaxes. He'll just slide into a seat like all is well.

all. is. well. he's not curious or puzzled about anything at all!!]

Magilou, is it?

[Though everything was distracting he did catch her name from that tiny thing that was yelling!]

[jokered]

[bye, bienfu.

either way, akira relaxes just a little; at least he can rely on the fact that magilou generally listens to him when it matters.]

Mm, this is Magilou. [which doesn't explain who she is?]

And Magilou, this is Yusuke. [which she should probably already know, but also know what the means because he told her about the phantom thieves already.

she can probably already see that his eccentricities are very real, given how easily he accepts the situation and just sits down?? he's a good weirdo.]

[spinatalltale]

[. . . honestly, she's about five seconds away from correcting him-- false! it is not just Magilou! it is I, the Magnificent and Malevolent Mistress, Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou!-- but. then he introduces Yusuke as Yusuke, and that gets her to drop the dramatics immediately]

Uho. . . [because she does in fact know what that means. she links her hands behind her back, rocking forward on her toes a bit]

You're a lot bluer than I thought you'd be.

[OKAY. . .]

[bufudyne]

[good observation Magilou he's even wearing his blue button down today]

Hm?

[THINKS ABOUT IT]

Do you not like blue? [yusuke don't] It's said to be a calming colour, and it has generally positive associations. [yusuke stop] You--

[Colour theory kind of aside for the moment. He's scrutinising the choice in COLOURS for her CLOTHES.]

I can't tell at all what colours you'd prefer.

[jokered]

[snort.

magilou totally asked for this and akira's just going to let this happen for a minute because it's funny.]

[spinatalltale]

[Magilou asks for literally everything that happens to her tbh]

. . .

Purple and pink, actually.

[she is literally not wearing any of those colors what the fuck]

[bufudyne]

...?

[BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE MAGILOU LOOK AT YOUR CLOTHES!!]

You should wear those instead? At the very least, they'd match better.

[He's saying this with good intentions and not to be rude. Only way to learn about Yusuke is through experiencing... Yusuke...]

[jokered]

[yusuke's the best, someone has to be the eccentric one.]

She usually does, but I guess the bookskirt makes her stand out too much. Even for Harajuku standards, that would be weird.

[ann has taken him to harajuku enough to know the fashion there can be kind of wild.]

[spinatalltale]

[as though Magilou was not eccentric enough by herself!!]

Hey, don't insult a girl in ways she doesn't quite understand! That's below the belt!

[WHAT'S A HARAJUKU]

[and then, to Yusuke]

And I don't feel like wearing them right now, that's why. I like a little splash of something else sometimes, you know?

[bufudyne]

Bookskirt...?

[what anyway okay moving on]

Next time I advise wearing something with a neutral shade that will balance your splash of colours. I'm certain Akira will be able to advise you as well.

[Apparently satisfied with his advice, he goes digging in his bag...]

[jokered]

I think colors are more your strong suit, Yusuke...

[he feels like he's in the middle of a disaster, because getting these two on the same page feels like a Challenge.

especially since apparently yusuke is done and moving on, as ever.

uh????

he just looks at magilou and shrugs.]

I'm not sure my description of him could do him real justice.

[spinatalltale]

. . .

Eh. I like him.

[yep]

He's weird.

[y e p]

[also? she's totally sliding into the booth across from Yusuke, leaning over the table to peer in his bag]

Sooo. What are you doing?

[bufudyne]

I'm not weird.

[FROWNS

But all's okay since Magilou's interested in what he's doing. He's just taking out a pencil and flipping open his sketchbook, settling it on the portion of table she's not leaning on.]

I only saw it for a few moments before it disappeared, but I intend to capture that-- your-- [what was it] --your minion's image on paper.

[jokered]

[...naturally.]

You want to draw Bienfu?

[rip everyone because bienfu's ego is going to soar from that for sure.]

[spinatalltale]

[it sure is, because as soon as those words leave Yusuke's mouth, a ball of light rises from Magilou's body and turns into Bienfu! HE IS BACK]

[he lands on the table, paws. . . or hands. . . or whatever they are planted firmly on his hips]

Ooooh! I've always wanted to be the focus of of someones masterpiece! Oh, oh, make sure you get my good side! It's on my left.

[with a sigh, Magilou reaches out]

[plants her hand on Bienfu's hat]

[and button mashes]

[bufudyne]

[Oh there is his subject. Being squished.

Yusuke smiles a little, tapping his pencil against the open page of the sketchbook.]

I was reminded somewhat of Morgana [and he continues to be somewhat reminded, glancing from Magilou to Akira] so I think I'll sketch him in on the other side later to compare them.

[jokered]

...They are kind of similarly egotistical when they want to be.

[he says that in the fondest way possible, of course. he loves morgana and his ego. this is fine.]

Take your time... and then we can talk about everything else. [you know. like who magilou is, and bienfu and...

everything? maybe?

but also, to magilou:]

Stop button mashing.

[neyouze]

[ traitor ]