o how gentle the rain can arrive

[unfoggedlotus]

Ren follows Goro to the Dojima house, steps as sure and confident as he can make them with his heart pounding a bit louder than normal in his chest. Maybe he's nervous for this, so what? It's not every day you get to meet the alternate-reality-family your boyfriend found during his two-month timeskip that was only five hours or so to you. His head's still kind of reeling from the...everything, but he's rolling with the punches. Not like I expected things to be normal with us, he says to the part of himself that's maybe not-very-Joker-like and trying to shy away from everything.

Life comes at you fast, but Akechis come faster-- well. Hopefully not, and Ren's not thinking about that right now, nope throw curveballs at half the speed of light and expect you to catch 'em. And Ren isn't letting one slip by him yet! ...Even if this one might be aimed right between his eyes.

Ren squeezes his boyfriend's hand -- it's what boyfriends are there for, after all -- and readjusts his grip on the little...okay, large bag of gifts against his chest (hey, everything's free here, and he didn't wanna show up unprepared) as they come to a stop in front of the door.

He takes a moment, letting go of Goro's hand, for a once-over just to make sure he looks good, brushing invisible bits of dust from his jacket and readjusting his glasses. Then, with a nod to his boyfriend, Ren raises the hand carrying the pile of gifts to knock on the door.

It's showtime.

"Hey guys!" He calls out as his boyfriend opens the door, resisting the urge to run his fingers through his hair (for now). "We're here!"

> Say hello to Crow's boyfriend?

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[unfoggedlotus]

"Still, if there's something I can get for you to help me steal my way into your heart, just let me know," Ren smiles. "Friendship-wise, of course."

Ren sits on the couch next to her after taking off his shoes and putting them with the other shoes. "How have things been on your end?"

[rosemaudite]

"Of course." Though really, his best bet would be to stop trying so hard and just let things develop naturally.

"Well enough, I suppose. A friend of mine recently arrived here as well, and it's been good having a familiar presence around."

(Haru, half the real population is a familiar presence, more or less.)

[unfoggedlotus]

"Cool," Ren says, taking the hint and backing off a bit, face a little sheepish. "Think I'd be lost if no one else from my universe was here with me."

[rosemaudite]

"It was very disorienting, yes." For a lot of reasons, really. But Haru is nothing if not resourceful (she had no choice but to be, while she was on her own), so she got by.

[unfoggedlotus]

Ren nods at her statement. And realizes that he...doesn't really have much else to say. He wracks his brain for something to keep talking about (Harus are cool!) without overshooting his welcome.

"What's the weather like?" Ren Amamiya, master of slickness and social tact, asks.

[rosemaudite]

He gets points for the effort, anyway.

"Not bad, so far as I've noticed. I have yet to figure out why the moon is green for a while in the Iwatodai area at night, though." It's not that Haru hasn't been curious, but there's been kind of a lot going on.