[ON HIATUS] The Broker (Izaya X Reader)

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As I sat on my bed, the light from my laptop's screen flashed against my face; my room was completely dark otherwise. "Not yet," Orihara-san had said in reply to my question of who had won the supposed boardgame. Though I had exited his apartment two hours ago, I was still left wondering what he meant by that... but it escaped my mind in a sudden instant.

Curiosity had gotten to me, and I ended up checking the invitation sent to me via text message. I had to create a username and pick an avatar out of a certain selection to continue access. (Author's Note: I'm choosing your avatar to make my life less difficult. You get to make your username, though. I'm using the old chatroom style [Season 1] as reference because I like it more.) After rolling lazily on my bed for a moment, I wound up scrolling through the avatars. Each one consisted of a plain white figure with an accessory of some sort and a colored background. At the very bottom of the list, there was an avatar that was different from the rest; instead of a white figure, this one was black and wore a crown. The background was bold and plain, but the color was something like a purplish pink.

I clicked the avatar on impulse, remembering the boardgame I played against Orihara-san earlier this night and how my specific piece was a queen. Once I got in, I realized that this was a chatroom. Others in the chat gave some sort of exclamation or acknowledgement toward me. I was so easily welcomed that I felt awkward despite not being face-to-face with any if these people.

Kanra:《Hello, New-Person-chan~!!ヾ(^▽^)》

I cringed for a moment, but I didn't know why.

(-Username-): 〈Um... Hello, Kanra-san.〉

Tanaka Taro: 【It's somewhat shocking to see a new face】

Setton: [Were there really avatars that color?]

I took a glance at everyone else's avatars. As I thought, they were all different from mine--in the sense that the other characters were white.

(-Username-): 〈I guess so. It just happened to be there, so I took it.〉

Kanra: 《Anyways~ Have you guys heard about the new gang?》

Setton: [Eh?! Another one?!]

Tanaka Taro:【There's too many to keep track of...】

At the mention of gangs, I instinctively directed the attention away from what this Kanra person was talking about.

(-Username-): 〈Do you guys know anything about the Dollars?〉

Kanra: 《How mean, (-Username-)-chan! -.- You changed the subject! HMPH! '^'》

Setton: [Dollars again, huh?]

Tanaka Taro: 【What about the Dollars?】

(-Username-): 〈It's just something I'm curious about. I'm new to Ikebukuro and they just seem to be such a widespread topic that it's caught my interest.〉

Kanra: 《You're new? Is that so~? Ah, well~ The Dollars is a colorless gang in Ikebukuro! They're difficult to keep track of and they don't do very much group-work... Sometimes it's hard to tell whether they're good or bad! O.o》

Kanra: 《I heard that there were a bunch of members, too~! \(*o*)/》

(-Username-): 〈Amazing... I found their website, but I can't get to the password...〉

Tanaka Taro: 【Good luck with that. I heard that you have to get invited by a member, but the password gets spread around quickly!】

Setton: [You might want to be careful, (-Username-)-san; I hear they get involved in some pretty dangerous business!]