Halloweenifying things makes this so much funner than it should be as alt s2 perspective. Adams family theme all the way! Knowing who goes where can be a chore sometimes
Amon or Shinohara and Juuzou? Who will come across Centipede and Hide first? Amon knows whqt is happening while Juuzou and Shinohara still think Hide is human
Centipede knows Hide better than anyone. If you dont see dirty dishes at the kitchen table for captive considering lunch time, something's amiss Saiko.
Manga only wiki curiosity got the best of me again when looking up Shinohara wiki for ideas leading me to Oneshot making me wonder if it links to the Anteiku raid
😲😥Shinohara...you have Juuzou to tend to! Leave Neki alone! Where is Hide during the CCG seemingly proving Ken was a ghoul!? Hide has known the feeble boy all his life so dont go getting nosy
Pretending this as cycle 2 Shinohara with Kaneki is awkward given how Shinohara is around Juuzou
Saiko was in to much bliss not having to do a thing when she noticed Ginshi wasnt talking their ears off.
"Where's Ginshi?" wonders Saiko looking around.
"Parents." says Ken.
"Parents?" wonders Saiko.
"Yeah, my so called adopted parents caught sight of us and now Ginshi is tending to the pinkette and her lover." says Centipede.
"Is the scent getting stronger? Are we already there?" wonders Saiko.
"We're there. The house looks like any other normal household though. Aside from Hide and Kanou's scents meshing together." says Centipede setting Saiko down.
"Is Hide's scent leading away from the house?" wonders Saiko.
"No signs of exiting which means he's held captive. Foodies are mostly bedridden or tied to the bed yet the scent isnt leading to the bedroom, kitchen or livingroom." says Centipede.
"How can you know if you havent opened the door?" wonders Saiko.
Centipede annoyedly yanked the door off its hinges before the scents went outside, or should I say mostly Kanou's.
"Kanou lives alone yet no scent indicating Hide stormed off in anger." says Centipede dripping in fury.
"That's answer enough." says Saiko.
Saiko watched Centipede toss the unhinged door across the street into the lawn near the mail box.
"Look closely Saiko bluette. IF HIDE WAS STILL HUMAN, THERE WOULD BE DIRTY DISHES EVERYWHERE! Yet there are none proving Hide has eaten. Kanou, yes. Hide, suspiciously isnt." says Centipede dragging his tentacles inside.
"Is it vandalism if the ghoul breaks apart your house to get his buddy back?" ponders Saiko before following the slinking Centipede into the house.
"You expect the front side of the house to be lopped off? Tempting but that is cause for alarm, rescue mission or not." says Centipede.
Looking around, Hide's not in the kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom leaving creepy attic or dusty with rats basement.
"If you had to turn a room into a mad scientist room, the attic would be to crowded with stuff. Basements can be turned into living areas but not if you are enveloped in pitch darkness. Someone with the mind of the pinkette would keep captives in the basement." says Centipede.
"Or Kanou has noone here wasting our time." says Saiko.
"That's how you get fooled. You have to look at every room to be sure there is noone around." says Centipede.
"And what of locked doors?" wonders Saiko.
"Break it down to check the room in question." says Centipede.
"People turn basements and attics into living spaces though Im not sure who all would." says Saiko.
"Would you rather look by yourself or stay with your mentor?" wonders Centipede whipping his tentacles against the walls.
"Is there a way to use rinkaku stealthily?" wonders Saiko watching the photos on the verge of falling off.
"You can morph your rinkaku, right? Turn it into a key that goes to the basement door." says Centipede curiously.
"A key? Really?" wonders Saiko unamused.
"Stealth means looking like you broke in yet nothing looks amiss." says Centipede.
"Aside from the cracking walls." says Saiko.
Centipede frowned deeply.
"A key to the basement? If it will keep the peace, I'll do it." says Saiko huffing.
You might be thinking 'Where is Juuzou during the hunt for Hide?'. Well, I doubt anyone does after the xmas party. Ginshi is stuck chatting with the nicer Yukiteru while a peeved Yuno cant control her anger. Saiko and Centipede are looking like burglars when the only plausible hiding places are attic or basement if the bedroom closet is empty.
After some convincing, Juuzou talked Shinohara into visiting the school where he knew Ken and Hide would be.
Kami University...
Shinohara got out of the car to knock on the door to ask about the white haired ghoul Hide was taking to the school. Juuzou stepped out of the vehicle looking at how big the college was. After 3 knocks, Shinohara and Juuzou looked up hearing talk of how the estranged ghoul and Hide treated eachother during school with the angered brunette and peeved purple haired male being the loudest.
'YOU MAY HAVE SPOTTED THE BOYS FIRST BUT YOU ARENT OFFICIALLY OBLIGATED TO BE FRIENDS WITH THE FATASS AND FEEDER!'
'HIDE WAS GONNA BE OUR GATEWAY TO MORE GHOUL INFO UNTIL HOLIDAY BREAK! LOOKING THE WAY HE DOES, KEN IS A HINDERANCE TO THIS SCHOOL AND EVERYONE IN IT!'
'HE IS STUCK ON THE ROOF NOW THAT HE CANT BE PART OF CLASSES! IT MAY BE A GREAT THING TO DITCH SCHOOL BECAUSE OF EAGER TO KNOW GHOUL FROM HUMAN CULTIST CLUB MEMBERS LIKE YOU!'
"What are you planning to do once we find Ken and Hide?" wonders Juuzou looking at a frowning Shinohara.
"First, treat the boys to a meal. We can only know human from ghoul through that. And you already drilled into me the fact that one eye isnt your average ghoul." says Shinohara.
"That's gonna be expensive once Hide actually comes to work like normal ghoul haters." says Juuzou.
"A simple meal won't be that catastrophic if the boys keep their food down." says Shinohara looking at Juuzou.
"I'm sure Ken and Hide enjoy being on the roof during lunch yet Ken has been on the roof all day according to the schoolmates, never once attending classes." says Juuzou quizzically.
"Something wrong Juuzou? The school seems to have misplaced the ghoul and Hide." says Shinohara looking at Juuzou.
"Hey, Hide keeps a close eye on Ken 24/7 so what would cause an idea like ditching school out of nowhere?" wonders Juuzou.
"You heard the male. Everything seemed peachy until holiday break. Hide doesn't have many worker friends to dial up. So whatever happened during break, the boys don't feel school is necessary." says Shinohara.
"That doesn't sound right. Ken said he took his twin's place. Maybe its everyone here that forced Ken away but that doesn't explain Hide. Hide would spot us if he was here." says Juuzou.
"Now there's a twin that looks like the kid that should've died when a child? There's only so many workers Hide can turn to when it comes to these oddities." says Shinohara.
"Amon placed Hide with Ken, so he would turn to Amon for help yet Arima sent him away before we could follow. This is the only other place they could be and if not, something must've happened." says Juuzou.
"Like what? The ghoul finally caved and ate Hide?" wonders Shinohara.
"Tempting but no evidence. Hide wouldn't go anywhere without Ken, that's more of a Ken thing so who or what derailed plans after the party?" wonders Juuzou.
