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[truthliesinspace]

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Day 44 text

[fanstheflames]

Hey, Kaito! Will you be my rival?

Re: Day 44 text

[truthliesinspace]

[??????? stares at his phone for a moment]

The Luminary of the Stars is everyone's rival! But yeah sure. What brought this on?

[fanstheflames]

Kleken asked me to make a rival for a quest. I thought maybe we could be training rivals or something!

[truthliesinspace]

Oh so it's an Echidna thing? Then sure, it makes sense. If it wasn't for this place being super weird, I'd be one of the strongest people here, and you gotta have a strong opponent for a good rival!

[fanstheflames]

Exactly! Thanks, Kaito! I knew you'd undersand.

[truthliesinspace]

No problem! Just let me know when you feel like competing!

And just curious, what were you trying to get for this kinda quest?

[???]

[whiteofcrime]

[ At some point, after the jacket's initial disappearance, it is eventually found folded neatly outside Bugbear's dorm door. No-one can seem to say who put it there though. ]

Re: [???]

[truthliesinspace]

[oh good cuz this man was absolutely about to waste a suggestion box visit just for a new jacket. LOOKS CONFUSED??]

Huh. Guess I just left it outside.

Day 89???

[fanstheflames]

I haven't been able to talk to you in a while!
How're you, Kaito?

GOOD ENOUGH

[truthliesinspace]

Hey 'Runo! Yeah my bad, things have been uuuuh eventful over here. I'm good--and that aint a lie, promise!

[fanstheflames]

Eventful? Eventful how?

[truthliesinspace]

You know with the last event at the clocktower and people turning into kids and shit? Uuuh Kit and his wife kinda caused that, the dragon! So they've been trying to clean it up and we all got dragged into it.

[fanstheflames]

Is that what happened?? The door with the pods too?

[truthliesinspace]

Yeah! Were you in that too?? Was your group okay?

--shoot how about Tsumugi? I know she had it rough when she went with us.

day 90(s)

[cosplayed_out]

Kaito! Will you meet me somewhere? I just need to check one thing with you.

Re: day 90(s)

[truthliesinspace]

???

is this cosplay stuff again? sure I've got some time. where do you wanna sync up?

[cosplayed_out]

Someplace not too public but not too ominously private.

[truthliesinspace]

You're not setting me up on a blind date are you. . .?

Uuuh but I guess. The library? Or the beach? It's pretty chilly out so not many people are hanging around there, I think.

[cosplayed_out]

Plainly not. But maybe the beach near the diner? That seems like an appropriate backdrop.

I'll race you there?

[truthliesinspace]

Sure, we can get some grub later.

. . .I can tell 'runo is really rubbing off on you haha. But yeah I'll be there soon, see you! Bet I get there first!

[lieindespair]

I'm coming over. We need to talk.

[ No. That's not a request. ]

[truthliesinspace]

What??

Don't just invite yourself over!

[Kaito's laid out on Bugbear's couch when he gets the text. He has. . .a fairly decent idea of what it could be about, and he probably couldn't stop Kokichi anyway. So he'll haul himself up and check the door, looking for the little twerp.]

[lieindespair]

it's important

[ As predicted, he was more or less almost at Bugbear's door when Kaito opens it.

He looks like he's been through it. His eyes are red and swollen, his tails are dragging on the ground, not even enough energy to pick them up.

When he finally spots Kaito, he looks up, ears back and shoulders drawn up. ]

...You talk to Shirogane?

[truthliesinspace]

. . .you look like shit, man.

[that is not an answer, but does he really need to answer proper?? He looks over his shoulder, making sure other BugBears are MIA, before stepping aside.]

Come on in. We don't need to talk about this in public.

[lieindespair]

Shut up.

[ He doesn't need to be told. He knows. There were plenty of reflective surfaces on the way here, after all. ]

Yeah. Probably not.

[ Direct answer or not, his reply definitely tells Kokichi what he wants to know, and he lets himself iside. ]