[It would be easy to assume that Ruggie was the type to cut corners. After all, he was a bit of a fast talker and he seemed to take on a bit more than the average person. He was diligent, though, and the early hours never seemed to bother him. He's already gathered the leftover rice from last time and has a pan heating for hamburger steak.]

You're the one in trouble if you're not up, shishishi.

[he has a sneaky-sounding laugh that sort of slips out through his teeth. He glances up over the counter and,]

[Ah, it was kinda cute how vulnerable Shizuma was willing to be. Again, Ruggie wasn't running a con here but he did know cons. On top of that, he got a nice view. It was open in the air that Ruggie wouldn't mind a husband with a nice salary. Then again, maybe he'd never explicitly said he was into guys? Ah, well, if Shizuma wasn't uncomfortable then he wasn't gonna ruin it.]

Yeah, yeah. No one that causes trouble is up this early in the morning.

[He left the chopping knife here, right?... Ah, yeah, yeah. Going about his work casually.]

Besides, Ikushima, this isn't a bad part of town at all. The worst that'd happen to me here is someone asking for directions~