Exposition
Kanra: [Good evening everyone~!]
Setton: [Evening, Kanra]
Tanaka Taro: [Good evening]
Saika: [Hello]
Kanra: [Hey, have you heard of the latest news going around in Ikebukuro?]
Tanaka Taro: [which one?]
Setton: [The one about Heiwajima Shizuo?]
Kanra: [Oh! So you do know!]
Saika: [?]
Tanaka Taro: [What about Shizuo?]
Kanra: [Oh, so get this! Heiwajima Shizuo has a new companion!]
Kanra: [A brunette that follows him around. From behind, he looks exactly like Orihara Izaya.]
Kanra: [He wears full black and a black fur-trimmed coat too! Except I heard his fur is red.]
Kanra: [I also heard that he's a natural anime boy! Black hair and red eyes and they're supposedly not contacts but that's up for heavy debate, lol.]
Kanra: [There's a rumor going around that Izaya got plastic surgery so people wouldn't recognize him in order to start a sexual relationship with Heiwajima.]
Setton: [I don't think Izaya would do that! He hates Shizuo!]
Tanaka Taro: [Yeah, that's just weird.]
Kanra: [But that person and Izaya do have a lot of similarities. So that's why the rumors started.]
Kanra: [Apparently, that person was seen kissing Heiwajima.]
Setton: [WHO?! IZAYA?!]
Kanra: [GAAAAAH, no no no no no! The red person following Shizuo! Not Izaya! NOT IZAYA!]
Kanra: [but no, Heiwajima and that person kissed!]
Kanra: [ ]
The picture was clicked and opened. Displayed on everyone's devices was a picture of Shizuo and the red-eyed brunette sitting on a bench. The brunette was leaned over. Shizuo had his head turned to face him. They're lips were connected, touching with passion.
Saika: [!]
Tanaka Taro: [No Way! Isn't that a guy!]
Setton: [WAAAAHHH!]
Saika: [Who is this person?!]
Tanaka Taro: [Where did they meet? How did they meet? Are they dating?]
Kanra: [I know nothing. ;)]
Setton: [Liar! Share with the class!]
-Private Message—
-Tanaka Taro: [Izaya-san, that rumor about the plastic surgery isn't true, right? That's not you?]
-Kanra: [of course it's not true, lol.]
Kanra: [I only know a few rumors. That person came up out of no where!]
Setton: [Do anyone even know his name?]
Kanra: [Nope.]
Saika: [Someone had to have asked by now.]
Kanra: [I heard Dotachin tried to ask. And apparently he didn't respond.]
Kanra: [or more of, he can't respond.]
Kanra: [That person, apparently is completely mute.]
"You've made quite the impression on the Dollars." Shizuo said with a small chuckle, showing his phone to his black-haired companion. On the screen was several threads on the Dollar's dashboard, pictures of Shizuo and his companion the main focal point. "Everyone's talking about you."
The brunette pulled a PDA out of his coat pocket and typed a message. [The fuck? Are you famous or something?]
"I'm not famous. I'm just…everyone in Ikebukuro is a bit scared of me. So, when something new happens, everyone talks about it."
[Is it cuz of your strength?]
"Well…my temper doesn't help, heh."
[Hm. Well, whatever. Being feared by everyone isn't the worse thing in the world. At least you don't have to put up with stupid bullshit from other people.]
Shizuo grumbled, looking a little annoyed. The brunette cocked his head to the side in confusion.
"It's nothing." Shizuo chuckled. He patted the male on the head. "We need to meet up with Tom-san soon. Let's get going, Roppi."
The brunette known as Roppi gave Shizuo a thumbs up. The two stood from the bench and went on their way.
Orihara Izaya stared at the two individuals from behind a tree in the park. In particular, the brunette who everyone was mistaking as a gay, Shizuo-tail-coat-chasing version of himself.
'He looks like a stray cat, following Shizu-chan around. He's a little cute.'
Izaya's eyes narrowed at the thought. He turned back around and placed his back to the tree, holding his phone up to look at his screen.
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [Are you so interested in this person because you're jealous, Orihara-san?]
Kanra: [Of course not. I couldn't care if he's close to Shizu-chan. I just want to know who he is or where he came from.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [Well, I did find some things about him.]
Kanra: [And?]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [I found nothing on him.]
Kanra: [Excuse me? You just said you had some things.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: ]That's the point. That person who's been hanging around Shizuo doesn't exist. He doesn't have any birth records, not even in foreign countries. No death records either. Hachimenroppi is not a living or dead person on this Earth.]
Kanra: [He had to have come from somewhere.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [I have an idea of who he is but this is a very farfetched theory.]
Kanra: [You have my attention.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [About 80 years ago, there was a record of a lot of ships going down off the coast of Kyoto. One sailor survived and claimed that his ship was physically attacked by something in the water. It capsized the boat and the engine blew. The entire crew either died from the explosion or died by drowning. This person survived because he was apparently dragged to shore by someone. By a person who could swim despite the chaos.]
Kanra: [If you say mermaid, I may just have to decide to find a different online link.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [The survivor sat down to a sketch artist to describe his savior.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [ ]
Izaya opened the image. The informants eyes narrowed at a detailed sketch of a Japanese person. Said person looked surprisingly like Shizuo's companion.
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [He's aged pretty well, don't you think?]
Izaya didn't answer immediately.
Kanra: [Thank you for your services, Tsukumoya-san. You'll be seeing an addition to your bank account within the next hour.]
Tsukumoya Shinichi: [Pleasure doing business with you, Orihara-san.]
Izaya glanced around the tree. The two were officially gone, having left the area swiftly.
'A mermaid, huh?'