"naaaah nah nah, what kinda man would i be if i bitched out so quick?" said a man with next to zero memory of volunteering himself, in the first place. there'd been some alcohol and other things involved, and maybe he'd been a little more enthusiastic than he should have been to have some weird shit tossed at him til his skull melted out his ears, but whatever! this counted as being 'helpful', right? and that meant... that meant tengfei would praise him for making himself useful, eventually, right?? sounded like a win/win situation, to him! [break][break] straightening himself up all prim and proper in the chair he'd claimed, junji folded his hands in his lap and eyed the table like it was s treat, rather than a parade of things that could potentially knock his whole entire brain offline. "that one, huh? say it again and sound like you're sure, first." was huffed through a laugh, flashing her a wide 'if i die, i die' smile. "so like... you just spray it at me and off i go, right? 's it gonna hurt?" he asked, way too goddamn late for the situation at hand.
was he being ignored? he... he was totally being ignored! rude little shit, junji would absolutely get him back for that some other time. [break][break] glancing back and forth between their guest and down towards the lower decks, junji's face screwed up like he'd been force fed a lemon peel. throwing his lady a stiff two-fingered salute, he decided to behave and do his job, keeping her in his range of sight even as he wandered over to bother some other group hanging around on deck. he wasn't much use in the actual 'business' part of this kind of business, anyways. might as well stay out of the way of whatever his lady and stranger- right, no, kizua- had to hash out amongst themselves. [break][break] ooc: (currently in standby/bodyguard mode! feel free 2 post around me if you get to it b4 me! <3)
of course it was him, who else would it be? always getting stuck with 'stand here and wait' stuff, eurgh. but, at least that meant he got to bother- [break][break]
"nichiiiiii!" all sing-song and drawn out in a way junji knew he just hated, having already been making 'hurry up' gestures with both arms the moment he could see him properly. "boss is out, so- yeah! she's around." 'boss is out' might as well have translated to 'i'm here to do my job and be a fucking nuisance', and they both knew it. newface wouldn't know that, though, so maybe he should behave a little... [break][break]
"easy time getting here?" was a bright greeting, with junji moving himself out of nichi's way while still peering past him to give kizua a once over. no visible issues, check. no fun? probably also check, but junji would live.
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「 proficiencies 」
taijutsu (rookie)
strike first, ask questions later. or... is it the other way around? being gifted with a mouth that never stops running means having to put some real practice into dealing with the fallout of said mouth. while he's by no means an expert in the area, an erratic patchwork style mashed together with just general obnoxiousness has served him well enough to keep his face from being rearranged- how lucky, right? close encounters and quick in-and-outs are his preferred method of dealing with issues he can't talk himself out of, making him quick to resort to bare fists before anything else.
onojutsu (rookie)
picking hand axes over a sword or shuriken was initially a purely aesthetic choice after being 'properly' absorbed into the vajrakilaya, but the weight of one in his hand has started to become something he's more than comfortable with. currently self taught, he's only recently putting real effort into 'bettering' himself in the area, but already has a clear bias for that nice 'unbalanced' swing. swords keep him too far away and throwing things feels clumsy in his hands, but an axe? something he can get in close with and put his whole weight behind? fucking perfect.
stealth (rookie)
maybe he'd be a little sneakier if his temper wasn't running on a hair trigger, huh? his job asks more for nice, straightforward intimidation rather than sneaking around, and he's grateful as hell for that. instead of focusing on keeping himself out of sight, his efforts are usually put more into picking out when other people are trying to hide. not saying he's doing super great with that yet either, but he's definitely picking it up a little better than he'd expected to.
kekkai ninjutsu (rookie)
something he picked up pretty recently for 'work purposes', and surely not just to be a total asshole for the fun of it. right? maybe, but the 'why's are never as important as the results, anyways. junji doesn't have any real interest in defending himself, but something more along the lines of locking other people down and blocking off escape routes. is he as mobile in the process of it as he'd like to be? hell no he's not, but that's what practice is for.
chakra draining (rookie)
also something picked up for work purposes- having no real drive before becoming part of the gang really had him lacking in skills and practice, let's be super honest about it. as things are, it's still a little difficult for him to manage properly and takes more effort than he's usually willing to put out. that's not saying it doesn't definitely have it's uses, but until he can manage it without putting so much strain on himself, it's almost always a last resort and nothing else. something to use when the other person is already running on fumes, so he's not also completely wiped out in the process.
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「 summary 」
zero ambition, zero direction- if it wasn't fun, why would he ever bother? [break][break] to be fair, being a prostitute's child isn't an automatic write off for failure. anyone who says otherwise was already useless all on their own, and the terms of their birth had absolutely nothing to do with it. he knew that- he knows that- and yes, he's well aware that he's the only one to blame for the stupid things he did in his youth. junji was simply a brat, not some poor unfortunate little stray. he had a home, with the friend his mother had trusted him to. he wasn't lacking in important things or bullied or any other bottom-tier bullshit you hear about, through drinks and uninhibited sob stories. no, he just had- has- a rotten attitude and a mouth that runs faster than his brain does. [break][break] 'delinquent' would have been far too strong a term, so yes, brat does just fine. picking fights with kids smaller than himself, sneaking money out of other people's pockets- petty grievances galore, and zero remorse for any of it. why should he feel bad if nothing bad happens? and even when he got older and the fights got a little more serious- he could still have fun with it, even if he was getting his ass handed to him. he came out of it alive! who cared about some stitches and bruises, anyways! [break][break] unfortunately, the vajrakilaya has no interest in stopping as 'some stitches and bruises'. sometimes opening your mouth can dig you a hole a little deeper than you expected it to be- and sometimes that hole can be a grave. [break][break] it took being an absolute idiot until his twentieth year of life for him to go dipping his hands into the wrong pocketbook- and be threatened with losing way more than just that hand. he didn't even get to keep it, what sort of shit was that? but the agreement was a little lopsided, there wasn't much to argue with and he wasn't stupid enough to go running his mouth again- "blood or sweat, how are you making up for this?" five years later and hey! what a fucking miracle some severe 'attitude adjustments' can do. his debt? technically repaid, but he's still there, having been slapped into shape well enough to make himself useful. besides, it's fun! maybe it's not a good one, but he has a purpose as long as he's with the vajrakilaya. someone to answer to, someone who praises him for jobs well done and who has no problem making it known when he's fucked up. again, maybe not a good purpose, but a purpose. even being a dog isn't so bad, sometimes.
[attr="class","ping-face"]tokyo revengers[break]junji kusakabe looks like hanma shuji.
