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[battering]

UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"

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[ What happened, why is she just standing there-- ah. Yata stands in front of the couch. ]

... are you stuck?

[ He's not laughing. Totally not laughing. Just... snickering. ]

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[redsea]

[ Immediately: ] I'm not stuck! Ghh...

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[redsea]

[ But when she looks off into the distance, she smiles as if the game was already over. ]

Ah, it's Mikoto! [ no it's a trap ]

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[ HE LOOKS IMMEDIATELY. ]

Mikoto-san!

[ .......... oh :( ]

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[redsea]

[ runs away ehuehuehuehue

She takes the door to the back, planning to go around the house once before heading back in.

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[ instead of chasing after her this time, he stands with his back pressed against the wall next to the back door. she has to come back at some point... ]

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[redsea]

[ Why... isn't he chasing her... Did something happen? Kougyoku rushes back in through the same door, worried. ]

Yata!? [ Did he get tired of playing oh no... ]

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[ He puts his hand right down on her hair loops, laughing. ]

You're it!

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[redsea]

Ah, that's not fair! [ Hold on, they were in the middle of discussing something important before this—well, they've barely begun. She laughs—she is just having a lot of fun. When she remembers, she tugs on his shirt.

... which makes him it in record time, but anyway! ]

Hey! Let's play later. We need to pick a mission now.

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Oh, right. [ Deep breath, time to get serious... He can't stop grinning.

Yata starts walking back to where they'd started. ]

We gotta do a fun one this time, something better than just killing bugs!

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[redsea]

[ With a spring in her step, Kougyoku makes her way back to where she left his DS and her tablet and sits down, expecting Yata to follow.

She laughs when he mentions the bugs. That mission wasn't the best, but at least it taught her something. So although she knew she needed to be serious, she doesn't stop smiling either. It doesn't help that Yata's around. ]

I have checked some of them beforehand, but most of them are reconnaissance missions. I don't know if they will be any fun.

[ That, and Yata's loud. She picks up her tablet and starts browsing the missions, offering to share with Yata if he sits beside her. ]

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[ He sits beside her, peeking down at her tablet to look over the missions. They all sounded stupid and boring and complicated and--

No, no, he could do this. In a serious way. He wasn't sure what could happen from one day to the next in this place, so he couldn't just rely on everyone else with stuff like this forever. Alright. ]

What about that one? [ He points to #10 under cloning & genetics. ] You're good at following people.

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[redsea]

Shut up! I'm not a stalker! [ She is!? She places a hand on her cheek and looks away. ] Besides, I always get caught...

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I didn't say you were a stalker! If you were, not a very good one... [ That last part is mumbled, but he does laugh. ]

This one? [ pppppoints to #3 under that same section. ]

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[redsea]

Hey! [ She gets mad, but she doesn't hit him for that. She even laughs along with him. ]

Information leaking... That sounds fun. I never knew eggs were so important. Why is that, Yata?

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I dunno, they're an important part to any breakfast, I guess. I've read that they've got tons of protein, so they make you strong!

[ They're not that kind of eggs... ]

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[redsea]

Oh, no wonder! We must definitely consider it. [ Nod, nod. Kougyoku is misinformed, but Yata's just an idiot. ] We should pick another in case the others do not like it.

... Perhaps you can do this one! [ points to #4 of the same section. ]

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Hey, that one looks like it could actually be fun! You wanna do it with me?

[ He lightly nudges Kougyoku's side with his elbow. ] It could be a rematch to our fight, no powers this time.

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[redsea]

[ A fun mission where no one needs to get hurt! It's not perfect, but at least she doesn't have to worry about Yata. ]

Yeah! [ Wait. ] But I think the point of the mission is to use your powers unless you're an athlete.

I think everyone in HOMRA can win... [ She's forgetting about herself, though. ]

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Ah, right... sorry, these are a little confusing.

[ But he meant just the two of them (as friends!!!!) s-sob he was too shy to correct her now. ]

Including you?

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[redsea]

[ She didn't catch what he meant... And anyway, if they wanted the mission to be a success, all of HOMRA should go! ]

Ah, no... [ She waves her hands in little circles. Her? Join the Olympics? No way. ] I'm nowhere near as good.

... Maybe we shouldn't choose that mission after all. [ She's sulking. ]

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What? Why not? You're definitely good enough to compete! Kou-chan is like... like sprinkles on ice cream! The ice cream's good without 'em, but having it with sprinkles is a million times better!

[ aka Kougyoku was needed on HOMRA missions. naturally. ]

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[redsea]

Misaki...

[ Her cheeks grow warm at Yata's encouragement. In a strange, new world where she knew no one, HOMRA gave her a place to belong. She should start remembering that. ]

Well, if you think so, then... [ twiddling her thumbs, she can't give him a direct answer right after he says something so nice ]

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[ He simply smiles at her before looking back down to the tablet. ]

Let's make that one our first choice, alright? We can tell everyone else and if they're okay with it, we'll do it.

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[redsea]

Okay.

[ okay, but she's still in the middle of recovering from what yata just said. she's excited, though. another mission with HOMRA! and she picked it! ]

... I would like to bring someone along, if that is all right.