Persona 5 reader insert -- Akira x reader

Chapter 20

February 7th Sunday,

Waking up, it feels like I've been sleeping for a century. I was so gone when I woke up that I forgot where I was. Ah, I miss my home. All I want is to be where I belong. Where my friends and family are. Mornings are always harsh. Especially when the sunlight is basically in my eyes. I sit up in bed and wobble slightly. Do I really need to get up today? "Hey! Come down here already!" I hear Sojiro call from down below. Phew, there goes sleeping in. I get out of my pajamas and into some casual wear (honestly wear whatever you want). I go downstairs and am greeted with the wonderful scent of Sojiro's signature curry and coffee. It instantly wakes me up and I sit over at the counter. The cafe is empty as always. I wonder what time it is. "I swear, you need to sleep properly. I think I can see some eye bags forming. Anyway, you've got nothing else to do today right? Since you slept until the afternoon." Sojiro nonchalantly places a plate of curry and coffee in front of me. "It's already the afternoon!?" I pat around my pockets only to realize I left my phone upstairs. "What's the point of having a phone if you forget it." I can hear Sojiro sigh with disappointment. I can't help that I'm forgetful. "Well, I need to do a quick errand and then I am free the rest of the time. I can help, around once I'm back." I say between bites of curry. "That's fine, just hurry up before customers come in here." Sojiro seems pleased. I finish up the last bits of the curry and coffee then head back up. I grab my wallet, keys, phone then my jacket. I go to the central street in Shibuya to meet the hanged arcana.

Walking into the ally, there is a high school boy in front just staring at the sign of the store, "Untouchable Airsofts". He doesn't seem to be up to no good, so there is nothing really noticeable about him. "Is this a good shop?" I stand beside him. I guess I scared him cause he jumped back in surprise, "Whoa! Where did you come from!?" The boy nearly falls over, until I grab his shoulder. "Over there," I pointed back to the entrance of the alley where I came from. He looks at me like he didn't actually expect an answer from me. "Anyway, do you know this shop? What's it selling?" I ask again. "O-oh, well uh." The boy looks around and lowers his voice. "It's an airsoft shop." He cups his hand over his mouth. Is that a bad thing? Why are you whispering? Not only that, it's kind of obvious since it says it right on the sign. "Is that so?" I say in monotone. I can't tell if I should be surprised or disappointed. "Do you come here a lot? You were kind of just staring at the sign without going in." I nod towards the store. "I-i, why are you asking so many questions?" The boy holds his bag close as if I was trying to mug him. "Oh, my bad. Was I being too forward? I recently moved here and heard about this place. Apparently the guns here are so well made that they are pretty realistic." Instantly the boy's face lights up as he goes on a rant about how well a 9mm was made. Where was all this energy from before? "The barrel of the gun is so detailed that if you aren't experienced in guns, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference!" I swear I can see sparkles around him as he talks. "In fact, if you are a super regular here, like me, you can get a replica that there are barely any differences between the real and fake!" The boy proudly points. "Look, I'll show you." The boy walks to the door and holds it open for me to follow. "Ah, thanks" I enter the store with the boy not far behind and he immediately zooms to the front desk. "H-hello, I'd like to see some of what you have in stock." The man at the counter looks up from his newspaper and eyes the boy. He huffs and places his paper down, "Wait, here a sec." He goes into the back room. "So, what type of gun do you like more? Autos, semi-auto, rifles..?"

"Hm, I'm more of a semi-automatic pistol person I guess. It's pretty easy to control and saves ammo."

"Yeah pistols like that are neat. I'm more of a-"The boy cuts himself off as he sees the clerk return with a couple of guns. "Here are some that just came in." The clerk plainly says as he continues to read through the newspaper. He sees me looking at him and glares at me.