Slow and Steady

Episode 1- Ryomen Sukuna

"Morning," Gojo's voice echoes. 

"Megumi it's me!" Gojo cheered. 

"Please be quiet." 

He pouted, switching his blindfold for a pair of circular glasses. "Megumi-chan doesn't like me?" 

"I don't."

Itadori slowly opens his eyes, blurry and unfocused. His gaze lands on the white-haired man who stares back, before turning to look at the rest of the room.

Talismans line the walls, and the lanterns give the room little light. 

"So which one are you right now?" Gojo asked, arms crossed over the chair.  

"Aren't you..." Itadori replies slowly.

"Gojo Satoru," The man supplies, smirking. "I'm in charge of the first years at Jujutsu High." 

"Uwah! I look so cool!" 

"Jujutsu..." Itadori repeats, "Fushiguro...Senpai!" He jerks forward, only to be held back by thick rope pinned to the ground.

"I vaguely remember this room." Yuta commented, thinking back on the time when he was first brought to the school. "Only I wasn't tied up."

"Eh? Really Yuta-senpai?" Itadori exclaimed.

"Yup! Even Gojo-sensei was there."

"What is this?" 

"I'm not sure you should be worrying about others, Itadori Yuuji." Itadori looks back at Gojo with a dumb look. "It's been decided that you'll be secretly executed." 

"Hmm, so the future is centered around Itadori-kun then?" Nanami pulled out a small notebook. 

"Phewy, to bad it's not me." Gojo whined. Someone throws a pillow at him.

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'Itadori' is written on a rusty house plate, as a phone rings in the background.

"Hello, Sugisawa Hospital."

"Oh. This is Itadori. I just called earlier." The pink-haired boy holds a P.O.T phone as he stares out the window. "Yes. I'm sorry I keep calling, but how is grandpa doing?"

"I didn't know you had a grandpa." Nobara said, crossing her arms. 

"I uh, used to." If Itadori tears up a little, no one mentions it. 

"Huh? I thought they already told you?" The nurse sighs, though not unkindly. "Please hold on. I'll go ask myself." 

She gets up from her desk, as another nurse comments, "Itadori-san never uses his call button."

"It's actually scary that he doesn't." 

"Itadori-san, you have a phone call." The nurse who picked up the phone peers into the room. "Yuji-kun's asking if you want him to bring any-"

She's cut off by Itadori's grandpa, who yells in annoyance. "Leave me alone! Tell him not to come!"

Another nurse flinches from the shout via phone, as she listens to their conversation. 

"He should go to his club! His club!" 

"Aw, he really cares for you!" Miwa said brightly. 

Yuji nodded, taking in the sight he'd almost forgotten. He was really thankful his grandpa had told him to help others, otherwise he wouldn't have met the friends he made.