CATCHALL: Kazuki

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[teenrebellion]

Careful. Get too cheerful and you'll start to sound like Date.

[solesuccess]

[ heh. ]

That's definitely not gonna happen. [ ... ] Call it a unique Mizuki trait.

[teenrebellion]

She is pretty unique, you’re right about that.

[solesuccess]

For better and for worse. [ sigh. ] ...anyway. Markets. We still have a lot to look through if you want to keep going.

[teenrebellion]

Mm. They said we have a free voucher for that clothing place, right? I'm still trying to figure out what to get...

[solesuccess]

Think so. I...haven't really put that much thought into it. I'm still trying to get used to the idea we can just buy and grab stuff so easily. But if you've got thought we could narrow them down? [ that's. what people do, right. yes. ]

[teenrebellion]

Same here. It's weird, not having to think about money.

I haven't thought that much about it yet... I can get everything I need from the mall, you know? [ ... ] But I thought maybe something for Ichika wouldn't be bad.

[solesuccess]

Tell me about it. [ this is muttered to himself but. money bad. though he hears that and perks up a little because...that's kind of sweet, actually. ]

...nothing says we can't take stuff back with us when the tour's done. I think she'd probably like that. It'd be a good welcome home present for her, too.

[teenrebellion]

It would kind of suck if we can't. There's a ton of music I've found here that I want to take home.

[ as for ichika... he shrugs that off, feeling a little awkward. ]

Explaining it would be the hard part.

[solesuccess]

After all the grief they've given us this whole tour, you'd think they would. [ but...hum. ]

Guess it wouldn't be as easy as saying you bought it online, would it?

[teenrebellion]

I'd like to see them try to stop us.

[ as if they didn't kidnap all these people in the first place

also i'm in tears i've never thought about how online ordering works for shinjuku during the lockdown. ] Proooobably not. She knows I don't have a ton of extra spending money, and what I do have, I've been saving so I could move out. And I haven't really gotten her any gifts in a long time, either.

[ it's just a lil awkward ]

[solesuccess]

Mm. [ okay, this is completely fair, he thinks, because it's not like he has a ton of money either so explaining anything similar to amame would likely--

--no his fucking weirdo of a sister might straight up believe he was on a space tour in a different timeline for months. god. okay. how do normal people think... ]

...Kazuki, was that conversation I saw the last one you had with her before you came here? Or one of the last, I guess.

[teenrebellion]

[ amame just believing this........ ]

...Yeah, the last one. Why?

[solesuccess]

[ sometimes your sister's best friend is really big into aliens and conspiracy theories yeah. ]

I don't know. I'm just thinking maybe that if it was...she might not even question why you're starting now just because you haven't for a while. And she doesn't have to know how much or little money you spent on something. Maybe you found it at a good price so it didn't hurt your budget for moving out. [ he shrugs. ] But you would maybe know better.

[teenrebellion]

[ he's quiet for a second, but ultimately just shrugs. ]

I'm probably just overthinking it, honestly. It's... been a long time since we've gotten along at all, so I guess I'm a little out of practice. I'll figure it out.

[solesuccess]

Yeah. [ he knows. kazuki seems to have a handle on things, and it's not his business, ultimately. he won't pry unless asked. but... ]

...c'mon. Do you wanna keep going? There's still a lot to look through.

[ and we can close this one and prep for w5. ]