Disclamer: I do not own Durarara! or any of the alternatives
Roppi woke up the next day with another aching headache. He didn't exactly take care of his second injury that well. Luckily rest and the little treatment he got was enough to help avoid a migraine.
There was a quiet chime that could be heard on his small desk which held his laptop and his phone. Lazily getting out from under his warm futon, he got up and check to see who disturbed his peace. It was an email with a link attached to it. Of course, Izaya.
[You should come join this chatroom I'm in. It's very interesting and I assure you, you'll enjoy it. It's better than going to some coffee shop and having a random conversation about something stupid. Just make an account and send a friend request to Kanra. I'll hook you up with them afterwards. It'll be fun, so very fun!]
What. The. Hell. I'm not desperate for company. I'm not even sure if I want any. His face torted into a form of annoyance again. But the informant did have a few points in the past twenty-four hours. It is true that in a chatroom, no one knows who you really are unless you tell them. That does help his situation a little bit. What the hell, I'll humor you. He got comfortable and visited the website he was given and did what he was told.
You and Kanra are now friends.
Kanra: Good Morning Roppi chan~
Kanra: Did u sleep well? Hows ur head? Did u eat yet?
Virus: … What the hell Izaya.
Virus: Also how did you respond so fast?
Kanra: I multitask.
Kanra: Anyway, whats with the name? Virus? It sounds like you hate this idea
Virus: I do. And like your's any different? Kanra? Why a girl's name?
Kanra: It makes my job easier
Kanra: People tend open up more to girls than guys.
Kanra: That reminds me, only a few people know I'm actually a guy
Kanra: So no spoiling plz.
Virus: Whatever, just don't tell anyone it's me.
Kanra: Fine by me, thats why i recommended it to u
Virus: Do you always type like this?
Kanra: Naw, just in chats, gotta sound convincing
Virus: I'm still not looking forward to this.
Kanra: Youll be fine~
Kanra: Since its still morning, I dont think anyone is on
Kanra: But I might as well add u in anyway
Kanra: You ready?
Roppi stared at the gold and ruby chat bubbles. Am I? He still distrust humans and talking with them. But he can always get out of this mess, right?
Kanra: Roppi chan?
Virus: Quick question. You know these people right?
Kanra: Oh yes, some IRL. They all live in Ikebukuro
Virus: IRL?
Kanra: Ugh get with the times! I cant keep explaining slangs and emojis to you
Kanra: It means In Real Life
Virus: Okay okay, just give me some time!
Virus: One more thing, when I want to stop, will you let me.
It took a moment for Izaya to respond. Roppi really was worried that he wouldn't help him.
Kanra: Ill help you. But u should really try it before tapping out.
Virus: Yeah
Kanra: Anything else
Virus: No, I'm ready.
Kanra: Good!
There was a notification and he went back to the main menu. There was another log in his menu. Right then, a notifications on that chat appear from Izaya. And just watching him spam the room with gold speech bubbles.
Kanra added Virus to a group chat
Kanra has entered the chat
Virus has entered the chat
Kanra: Kyahoooooo!
Kanra: Kanra-chan desu~
Kanra: Whats going on, nobodys here?
Kanra: Oh come on guys, dont tell me your having a fun time without me~
Kanra: Pun Pun !
What the heck Izaya? You really are kid. I know this isn't acting.
Kanra: But its all good
Kanra: Cause im havin one heck of a sweet time all by myself
Kanra: Well of course with Virus-chan too.
Kanra: Be good with him, he's my most precious k?
Virus: Shut up Kanra.
Kanra: Awww~ ur so mean~
Kanra: Oh looks like well be having two new members tonight
Kanra: Im excited already!
Kanra: The game is getting good so im out of here
Kanra: Bye Bye Pi-
Kanra has left the chat room
Virus: …
Virus has left the chat room
There is no one in the chat room
Hachimenroppi massaged his temples, overwhelmed by this other side of Izaya. But it was short lived when said Orihara sent him more messages privately.
Kanra: We usually meet around 10pm, so be sure you are on.
Kanra: Now currently there are six members, including you and me.
Kanra: You and someone else are new, but i know everyone else
Kanra: There's Setton, TarouTanaka, Saika, me, and you that i know of
Kanra: Just as you dont want everyone to know u r, i wont tell who everyone else is
Virus: That's fine.
Virus: I think I can make it.
Kanra: Oh and Roppi chan
Virus: What?
Kanra: Plz actually talk, not sit in the background
Kanra: Who knows, u might enjoy the conversation
Virus: What do you talk about?
Kanra: Oh all sorts of things
Kanra: Mostly gossips of 'Bukuro
Kanra: And sometime monsters too, your favorite topic of them all~
This did sway Roppi's interest toward the group chat. He was just going to just forget about it after a few days. But if they are talking about the monsters that roam the streets of Ikebukuro, he might stay a little. After all monsters are more appealing than humans.
Virus: Alright, I'll show up. But don't expect much from me.
Kanra: Ehhh you really hate it that much?
Kanra: But fine, first chat from my little misanthrope, its a step
Virus: I'll give it a shot, now I got stuff to do.
Kanra: Alrighty, see u in a little bit~
Virus: Stay in Shinjuku.
Kanra: Hmph, meanie
Kanra: Just like Shizu chan
Virus: It's because you gave us the same stupid nicknames.
Virus is offline
After stretching his arms out and rubbed his eyes. It wasn't fully awake yet. Looking at the clock, it was almost 10am.
Well I better get on with finding a new job. Luckily I saved up in case I was in a tight spot so it gives me a little wiggle room.
But the search was useless. Hachimenroppi spent the entire day looking around for anywhere that needed work, but unfortunately no one was hiring, or hiring him specifically. He prefered not working for the yakuza because it just showed the ugly side of humans that he loathed, and being Izaya's other secretary would just be a pain seeing that he will be under even more scrutiny of his cousin. It also was not helpful with the rumor going around. It is not helping him in the slightest. This has not been my day either. He returned back home in defeat. He also has to see this chat room too, not one-hundred percently excited. But he will give it a try as he promised. Besides, I won't hear the end of it if I didn't from Izaya.
Virus has entered the chat
Kanra: HES HERE! \( ˆoˆ )/ EVERYONE SAY HELLO!
Goddamit Izaya. Quit being like this. Such a headache.
Setton: Kanra, not so loud!
Setton: Anyway, hello Virus, it's nice of you to join us.
TarouTanaka: Hi there we were expecting you
Saika: Um Good Evening.
Psy: Hey there. So ur the other new guy i heard.
Psy: Im new too so don't feel too out of place.
Virus: Yeah thanks.
Kanra: Hes not much of a talker, but i wanted him to make some friends
Karna: Arent i the best? o(^_^)o
Virus: Shut up.
Kanra: Awwww so mean. ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡
TarouTanaka: Lol! You two must be close.
TarouTanaka: Howd you guys meet?
Kanra: Oh weve known each other forever~
Kanra: You can say were besties
Virus: Don't ever say that again. I didn't even want to meet you.
Kanra: hmph meanie ( -3-)
Psy: XD you two are fun to watch
Setton: It seems so. Im amused myself.
Saika: I guess its funny.
Kanra: Anyway back to the main point
Kanra: Psy said he hasnt heard of the new incidents!
Psy: Again im sorry!
Psy: I just been away for a while and bam! So much has happened.
Psy: Tho i guess thats news for ya
TarouTanaka: Yeah i was overwhelmed when I first came here.
TarouTanaka: I was lucky to have a friend here thats been here for a while.
Kanra: Anyway we were talking about some of the famous guys on the streets
Psy: Yeah, we were talking about Shizuo Heiwajima right?
TarouTanaka: Right, i met the guy, hes really scary
TarouTanaka: He threw a convenient store trash can and it actually hit someone really close to me!
Saika: I saw it too.
Psy: Ah! thatd freak me out!
Psy: How does he even do that!
Kanra: Its because hes a monster
Setton: I wouldn't judge Shizuo that much. He is nice guy, just anger prone
Kanra: I still think your crazy Setton
You have entered a private conversation with Kanra
Roppi cocked an eyebrow when a new page he had not recognized appeared before him. What the. What's going on?
Kanra: What are you doing?
Kanra: I told you to interact
Virus: Everyone is going so fast.
Kanra: hmm fine, ill handle this
Returned to main chat
Kanra: Vi chan, what do u think? Who do you agree with, me or Setton?
Virus: …
This isn't what I had in mind. Uhh what to say…. His hands froze over the keyboard and thought up of an answer.
Virus: Um I say both.
Virus: Sure he gets mad often, but he only does with a reason.
Virus: But even when he is a monster of strength and violence reincarnation, he is still very human.
Virus: For one, he never kills anyone or even severely hurt them to a life threatening situation, just injure them.
Virus: He also brings them to either the hospital or a doctor afterwards.
Setton: Wow your very informative about him Virus. Thats how i see him.
Virus: But I do agree with Kanra on some points.
Virus: He is abnormally strong and will go ballistic when angered, especially with someone specific.
Psy: Oh? Who?
Setton: Orihara.
Setton: Not a lot of people know his backstory, but he is scary.
Setton: What do you think Kanra?
Kanra: Hes not as interesting. I have heard of him tho
Psy: Im interested in this Orihara person. Ive been told some stuff but im curious.
Saika: I would stay away, he's dangerous.
Setton: Well it depends on which one.
TarouTanaka: ? What do you mean Setton
Setton: There are two that i know of. Both with different personalities.
TarouTanaka: WHAT!
Eh he...whoops...I think I set myself up there. Dammit I was trying to get back at Izaya.
Virus: I'm not familiar with either of them, but let's just say one look and he would chase him all day.
Psy: All day!
TarouTanaka: What!
Setton: It's true. I've seen it myself.
Kanra: But even through the chaos, its not like u can look away either
Kanra: Vi chan~ wont u save me if he comes after me?
Virus: No. You can save yourself.
Kanra: Well fine! ( -3-)
Kanra: See if i save u!
Setton: Any who.
Setton: Since Virus-kun and Psy-kun are here, why dont we talk about you two.
Setton: Of course, no pressure.
Kanra: Aww but i want all the juicy details
Setton: Shut up Kanra!
Virus: Shut up Kanra!
TarouTanaka: Lol
Oh, Setton and I did that at the same time. Well at least there's a mature one in this group. That would make things easier.
Psy: Anyway, Hi Im Psy. Ive returned back to Ikebukuro after 5 years cause of family. Im an aspiring artist looking for inspiration and the city is a good place to start.
There was a long pause, probably because everyone was waiting for the ruby text bubble filled with information to appear under the shamrock bubble.
I guess I could lie and hide stuff.
Virus: Well, I'm Virus. I am honestly here because Kanra forced me to, but I'll comply for now. Umm…
Virus: What else do you want to know?
TarouTanaka: Well, you can talk about what you do. Or a favorite food, or color.
Virus: ...Hm… That's a start.
Virus: My favorite color is crimson. I would have chose that color for my profile but I guess Saika is already using it.
Saika: Oh, I'm sorry. I could change it right now if you want.
Virus: No it's fine, you were here first. Keep it. Ruby is a close second anyway.
Virus: I'm not much of an eater, but I do like sushi.
Virus: Um...That's all I got.
Psy: It's alright, I was like timid about my information my first time chatting.
Saika: Mhm me too.
Saika: I am most comfortable when I'm with Setton-san.
Setton: Not everyone is as up front as Kanra.
Kanra: Hey! (-`д´-)／
Setton: I myself can get nervous too.
Setton: But I do have one question.
Setton: How long have you been in Ikebukuro.
Setton: Or are you from somewhere else?
Virus: No, I am and for a while now.
Kanra: Yep, he used to live with me until he decided to leave me alone
Kanra: Why did you have to do that anyway?
Kanra: I was so lonely you know
Kanra: No one to tease or cuddle with
Izaya! If I could kill you right now I would before Shizuo ever gets the chance! Quit telling them this stuff!
Virus: Kanra if you don't shut up right now I will pay a visit and it won't be pretty!
Kanra: Meanie and Scary
TarouTanaka: LOL!
Setton: (≧∀≦)
Psy: XD
TarouTanaka: Oh, look at the time! Well this was a fun night, but I've gotta go now
Saika: Oh um me too.
Setton: Good Night you two.
Kanra: Bye
TarouTanaka has left the chat room
Saika has left the chat room
Setton: I'm going to call it a night too guys. It was good meeting you Virus, Psy.
Setton has left the chat room
Kanra: Im thinking of leaving too
Kanra: Stay as long as you like you two
Karna: If you know what I mean
Psy: Eh?
Virus: …?
Kanra: You know keep the chat going!
Kanra: And maybe something else~~
Virus: Leave already!
Kanra: Hmph, meanie
Kanra: Later gators~
Kanra has left the chat room
Is he going to leave to? Or should I just leave first.
You have entered a private conversation with Psy
Psy: I guess it's just the two of us.
Psy: Look if you really don't want to talk, that's fine too.
Psy: Just know that you can rely on me on anything.
Psy: I know its not easy after just joining a chat for the first time.
Hmm. I mean a one on one with someone new should be okay. It is easier to talk to.
Virus: It's fine. We can continue for a little bit.
Virus: I guess you can say I'm uncomfortable with crowds and the public.
Psy: Understandable. I am myself. I usually can talk more comfortable virtually. But i can still be timid
Psy: And Kanra-chan does seem to be egging you on to talk more
Psy: I mean, she knows you best out of everyone, she shouldn't be pushing you if you are uncomfortable.
Right, Izaya is a girl online… forgot about that.
Virus: She is always like that.
Virus: Everyone gets uncomfortable around her. But in a twisted way, she is understanding.
Psy: Is that so
Psy: Well anyway. How about we have our own Q&A session, just us two? You can ask me any question and I ask you some.
Psy: Think of it like an Icebreaker.
Psy: Of course, no pressure.
Virus: Um…
Well once again, I can lie if I want to.
Virus: Fine.
Virus: Um… So you really are an artist?
Psy: In a way yes. I'm trying to become a Manga Artist or something like that.
Virus: Really?
Psy: Yeah. You can say I'm an Anime Otaku, but I'm not crazy. I do know when to stop talking about it.
Virus: That's a relief.
Psy: Well what about you? What do you do for a living?
Virus: …
Roppi paused for a moment, should he be honest or should he make something up.
Psy: It's okay if you don't want to say.
Virus: ...
Virus: I'm unemployed.
Virus: I got laid off yesterday.
I mean, a lot of people are getting laid off as of late. So I can't really be singled out.
Psy: That's horrible!
Psy: Will you be okay?
Virus: I believe it's my turn for the question.
Psy: Well you technically asked me two before mine.
Virus: ...Yeah, I'll be fine.
Virus: I just need to find somewhere else.
Psy: That's a relief.
Psy: Okay, your turn.
The night continued on as the two conversed. Roppi actually started feeling a bit more comfortable around Psy and slowly opened up a little. But of course, he remembers that the one labeled as Psy is also wearing another label that says human. Since he is allowed to lie, the person on the other side is as well. What ugliness he will find later on will be unknown on their first conversation. But Roppi would be lying if he said he completely hated the night.
Well Roppi has a chat account and is in the same room as everyone in the story. I will say another Shizaya ship I do like is Virus 138 and Psy 420. And I'm doing my best to make everyone sound as accurate to their character as I can. I will say, trying to write as Kanra is a tad difficult. ^^"" The idea with the different styles of writing is to convey everyone's personalities, so punctuation, slangs and emojis. Anyway thank you all once again for supporting me by simply just reading and I am always happy to answer questions and take in any suggestions that I could use to make my writing flow better. Also sorry if everyone is seeing me constantly update this chapter, The emojis just don't show up so i'm trying to fix them.
amayachan88: Will Tsuki tell Shizuo about the Book? And when will Izaya and Tsuki meet?
Very good questions. I will say these will be answered in future chapters, but one of these will be answered in the next chapter. So stay tune~
Around the time this chapter goes up will be December 15 at...3am... (luckily I just ended finals so sleep!), so I wanna wish everyone a Happy Holidays and hope you all have a wonderful day until I make the next chapter. Stay safe and take care.