[It's true, at least.....and it really does help that what they're telling them isn't even actually a lie in any particular form, albeit just too unbelievable to be true coming from children's mouths. Shizuo's trying hard enough as it is just to keep more or less channeling his clearest memories of Kasuka on tv for another minute or so--though most strangers probably wouldn't be able to tell, as easily as Shizuo accepts Riza's business card and turns back to the children, beaming warmly all the while. Signing t-shirts doesn't exactly occur to him either, really...but this is just as good. Who knows how crayon goes together with fabric anyway...]
Yeah, this should work great! Thanks. Let's see...well, can't just leave one of you without an autograph. So I'll do two, how's that? [He tears the business card in half, and then starts scribbling on each of them with the crayon--gingerly, so he doesn't end up snapping it in half, and attempting to use the edge of it instead of the dull end for a bit more precision. Ah, his handwriting is still very light and objectively terrible once it's all said and done...
But that ends up not mattering at all in the long run, since it's his name in kanji anyway. The children note this immediately as they each accept a piece of the business card from him with a nigh-reverent air, comparing them between each other with wide eyes.]
Look, it's like, alien letters...he really is from another planet! [....Honestly, it had mostly been to save space, but you know what? Fine, he'll go with this. Shizuo laughs.] Yeah, that's my name! But I'll give it to you guys like this since I just know you'll keep our secret for sure. This'll be between us, alright?
[Shizuo returns the crayon to the girl, and then draws upright, tucking his hands into his pants pockets and....giving the kids an actual honest-to-god wink, wow, he really is going all out on this--]
So hey, could you two do me a favor? We're gonna keep watch over here to make sure no more bad guys come this way, but somebody's gotta make sure all these people here are doing alright. Could you guys check around and make sure nobody's hurt? Tell us right away if somebody is, huh?
Oh, sure-- Okay! We'll tell you right away! [And the children dash off into the small crowd, clutching their autographs in delight.]
1/2 thats fair tbh, i cant believe im actually USING THIS ICON ICLY
Yeah, this should work great! Thanks. Let's see...well, can't just leave one of you without an autograph. So I'll do two, how's that? [He tears the business card in half, and then starts scribbling on each of them with the crayon--gingerly, so he doesn't end up snapping it in half, and attempting to use the edge of it instead of the dull end for a bit more precision. Ah, his handwriting is still very light and objectively terrible once it's all said and done...
But that ends up not mattering at all in the long run, since it's his name in kanji anyway. The children note this immediately as they each accept a piece of the business card from him with a nigh-reverent air, comparing them between each other with wide eyes.]
Look, it's like, alien letters...he really is from another planet! [....Honestly, it had mostly been to save space, but you know what? Fine, he'll go with this. Shizuo laughs.] Yeah, that's my name! But I'll give it to you guys like this since I just know you'll keep our secret for sure. This'll be between us, alright?
[Shizuo returns the crayon to the girl, and then draws upright, tucking his hands into his pants pockets and....giving the kids an actual honest-to-god wink, wow, he really is going all out on this--]
So hey, could you two do me a favor? We're gonna keep watch over here to make sure no more bad guys come this way, but somebody's gotta make sure all these people here are doing alright. Could you guys check around and make sure nobody's hurt? Tell us right away if somebody is, huh?
Oh, sure--
Okay! We'll tell you right away! [And the children dash off into the small crowd, clutching their autographs in delight.]