[ oh god late-ass vacation day 1??? backdated to the 3rd. ish. ]

[hasaringonit]

[ Hello, Zawame City, you have a tiny visitor in a cute pink coat and her super cute new boots all but hiding behind your enormous graperider and maybe also possibly she has a hand curled into the sleeve of his shirt ]

This is Kureshima-san's home?

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[grapesofyan]

*Good thing we stopped holding hands*

Koyomi-san's new to Zawame. I want to show her around for the day. *Fuck, how do I explain we're platonic now?*

[hasaringonit]

[ Yeah but I might use you as a human shield ]

It is a pleasure.

[ as for that other thing, well, one tiny lie that is not entirely untrue won't hurt, right ]

Mm. Haruto placed me in his care for the day.

[doesntfallfar]

It's nice to meet a friend of his. I won't take more of your time. There's a lot to see in Zawame.

[That must be an older brother or something.]

[grapesofyan]

Mm. It's fine. I was hoping we could talk.

[hasaringonit]

I will take my leave, if Kureshima-san wishes to do so.

[doesntfallfar]

No, I have work to do. Mitsuzane can find me when he's ready.

[turning and going back off into the back.]

[grapesofyan]

*Following you*

[doesntfallfar]

[Sitting down by himself in the usual place.]

[grapesofyan]

*Takes his usual seat in front of you :x*

Niisan, she's not what you think she is for me.

[doesntfallfar]

You're quick to try and settle that.

[grapesofyan]

It was obvious what you were thinking as soon as you saw us.

[doesntfallfar]

You never bring your friends over.

[I could have thought anything]

[grapesofyan]

I know. This is the first time for me. Ever. It's because for once I'm not hiding anything.

[doesntfallfar]

[what a surprise.]

I didn't know you were arriving.

[grapesofyan]

I couldn't contact you ahead of time. I would've done so. Ah...what was our last conversation before today?

[doesntfallfar]

I haven't seen you since I left that place.

[even if that might be for other reasons]

[hasaringonit]

[ SOMETIME LATER you will probably hear tiny feet shuffling through the halls. By now it's probably late at night and there's a good chance Micchi is doing that thing weak mortals do and is curled up in bed somewhere. And this time, rather than her cute pink coat, she has a fluffy red cloak with the symbol from her ring embroidered over the heart and Norse runes along the hem ]

[doesntfallfar]

[By then he is sitting by himself with the phone on the table. He's never asleep so he's just resting

and listening to the feet in the hall, apparently.

Sits up to prepare for whatever is about to happen.]

[hasaringonit]

[ Not much more than a lady politely admiring the architecture, but if there's a light on she may come to investigate ]

Hello?

[doesntfallfar]

Miss Koyomi.

[inclining his head to.]

[hasaringonit]

[ That's an invitation, right? She'll step in, but only just inside the door ]

I apologize for the intrusion, Kureshima-san.

[doesntfallfar]

Any friend of Mitsuzane's is welcome here. Please make yourself comfortable.

[hasaringonit]

[ Well, if you insist. She'll take a seat in some chair a respectful distance away ]

Thank you. Is Kureshima-san unable to sleep? It is very late.

[doesntfallfar]

I had a lot of work to attend to. I'm usually up this late. What about you?

[Motioning a hand over]

[hasaringonit]

I'm--

[ a pause ]

I am unable to sleep.

[ This is safer phrasing than "I don't need to sleep" ]