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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!"

[ call | text | voicemail | action ]

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[skilful]

[ he has photos of it

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also he's totally texting Kougyoku and inviting her over... ]

Of course. I only produce the best results.

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[redsea]

[ As soon as she gets Totsuka's text, she's on her way to the living room. Silently. Ah, Yata's there, too? Well, it shouldn't be too surprising. They look like they're having so much fun. She so desperately wants to join in their conversation, but she doesn't know how.

She just lurks around there like a loser. ]

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[battering]

[ Yata... doesn't notice the lurking princess just yet. he's much too distracted picturing Mikoto in lion ears. ]

Totsuka-san, you're like a super cool jack of all trades...

[ and not lame at all anymore, apparently. ]

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[skilful]

[ Totsuka ... knows Kougyoku shouldn't be far. The fact she hasn't shown up yet makes him wonder.

He makes a pleased sound at being praised and then. ]

Ah, that reminds me. Yata, Kou-chan would look cute in these ones, wouldn't she?

[ Holding up a pair of bunny ears, he waits for a response. ]

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[redsea]

[ At the mention of her name, Kougyoku peeks at both of them to see both the bunny ears and Yata's reaction. Ah, she wants to wear them! Her eyes are sparkling.

Totsuka can see her very clearly from her hiding spot... but Yata can't. ]

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[battering]

[ He starts laughing, nodding after a second. ]

Yeah, she would! They'd suit her... [ It's only a little embarrassing to admit it to Totsuka, but it was true?! Actual bunny ears for the bunnygirl. ]

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[skilful]

[ Smiling, he then waves the bunny ears beyond Yata at Kougyoku. ]

So he says!

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[redsea]

[ Kougyoku seems to hop out of her hiding place in excitement, but that's really just her milliseconds before tripping over her dress and falling on the floor. It's okay, she quickly recovers and approaches the two, looking up from her sleeves at Yata as she asks, ]

Really? But Tatara made them for HOMRA...

[ ...So she was listening even before Totsuka texted her... ]

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[battering]

[ ?!?!?! TOTSUKA YOU JERK, WHY--

Yata would have reddened more so at Kougyoku's sudden presence if it weren't for her tripping, which just brings up something else he's been meaning to say-- ]

Stop hiding in weird places!! You're living here too, so... it's unnecessary! [ And he flicks her forehead. ]

action wait was tale going to reply to this idk oh well

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku covers the spot he flicks with both hands. Oh no, why is Yata mad... ]

Ow! I'm sorry. Yata, you're scary...

[ She won't do it again, just don't be mad at her, please. ]

action it's okay!!

[skilful]

[ It makes him chuckle!

He'll leave this to Yata for now. ]

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[battering]

[ You're scary. Just like that, he feels bad (like he's brought shame up on HOMRA and Mikoto-san personally). ]

Ah-- I'm sorry, Kou-chan, I didn't mean to yell...

[ How do you comfort girls, again? He reaches up to pat her head and looks over at Totsuka as if to ask does this work???? before looking back down at her. ]

But you're kinda like... one of us in HOMRA, yeah?! So you don't have'ta hide!

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[skilful]

[ He nods at Yata. ]

Exactly what he said.

[ Walking closer, he slips the bunny ears on top on her head. ]

I made one for everyone living in this house, including you.

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[redsea]

[ It works... almost.

See, she never found a place where she truly belonged in her world. Despite the power Kouen and Judar told her she had, only now did it feel that she had finally found it. Friends, purpose, home.

And so, she starts crying. Again. why ]

Thank you... I won't hide anymore...

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[battering]

[ Oh, she was crying... Yata looks at Totsuka again; he was infinitely better at this sort of thing. ]

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[skilful]

[ Lifting a finger to his lips, he just smiles at Yata. Even if he himself never cried, he understands there is sometimes a need for it.

Although...

He mouths, "Hug her?" ]

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[battering]

[ ... he can't. That was beyond too much! Yata's eyes narrow at Totsuka and he just awkwardly pats her hair again instead. Kougyoku could cry as long as she felt like at this rate, he guesses. ]

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[redsea]

[ These guys sure know how to handle a crying girl. The headpats are a little comforting, though. Kougyoku doesn't cry for long - she remembers the bunny ears on her head. Right! She rubs her eyes to dry them as fast as she can so she can face the two and ask her next question. ]

So... so am I cute? It's cute, right? The ears.

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[skilful]

The ears amplify your cuteness!

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[battering]

Mm, you look even more like a bunny... [ That was supposed to be a compliment. ]

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[redsea]

[ Bops him on the head, right in between the cat ears. ]

You're supposed to say I look cute, too!

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[battering]

[ Payback for every time he's flicked her forehead or pinched her cheeks, wasn't it. ]

Hey!! Alright, alright, you look cute!

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[skilful]

[ Laughing!! ]

That makes Yata's even more of a cat!

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[redsea]

[ This is just the beginning.

She laughs with Totsuka, but soon her eyes start sparkling again. ]

Ah, you're right. It does! You know, I've always wanted a pet...

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[battering]

A pet?! I don't look like a cat at all!