Quote:Welcome... to Episode 17.
Things take a turn towards the grim side. And yeah, Katz's mind is a pretty messed up place at the best of times. These are not the best of times. And they're about to get worse.
I guess it's just a hazard of working in the franchise... although I don't imagine his last stop helped any.
The shorter girl patted her on the cheek. "Kawaisou. So, details! I want to know details!"
Shizuru blinked innocently. "About what? And where's everyone else?"
"Nice try. And the Sister's not answering her phone," hardly a surprise, as she'd grown more and more reluctant to involve herself in things outside the church, "Yukino's handling that alumni dinner you foisted off on Haruka, Akane-chan's finally worked up the nerve to have her wicked way with Kazu-kun - she made some kinda pact with Natsuki, I think," which would explain a lot, actually, since Natsuki hated being outdone by anyone, "Midori-chan's passed out in the bathtub, Nao's out terrorizing the local perverts again, Akira-kun says she's on clan business but Takumi blew me off so quickly I'm left kinda doubtful," Shizuru happened to know - since she was the one bankrolling the endeavour - that the official Cutest Couple in the HiME-Sentai (who had been so voted on one of their biweekly kareoke expeditions, over Akane's vehement - and slightly sozzled - objections) were actually out shopping for the necessities of the party being set up for Mai's birthday, next week. "Shiho-chan's retaking a test, Fumi's on the clock, Natsuki's out doing Natsuki-things, and Kenta-kun dragged Mikoto off to try and cheer her up."
That last was bad news. "His parents did not approve?" Both the feral girl and her newly-minted S.O. had been concerned about her introduction to his family, but had also considered it quite neccessary.
The face Mai made was all the answer that question needed. "Ara. Perhaps I could talk to them?"
She blinked. "That... might be worth a try, actually. I didn't get the impression that they were after someone utterly traditional, but Mikoto got something about learning housekeeping out before she broke down, so they'd more likely listen to you than the rest of us. After all, it's not like they know what an unnatural woman you are," she finished with a grin. "And speaking of which, you still owe me some storytelling."
"Hm?"
"'Hum', nothing! Give, girl, or I tell her what happened to that blue chemise."
The memory brought an involuntary flush to the older girl's cheeks, and as she settled delicately into one of the room's inordinate number of chairs she mentally promised herself, for the dozenth time, that she was never going to forget to bring her medication on a day-trip, ever again.
There's a little more to this scene, I'd say, but I'm out of patience for the time being, sorry.
Ja, -n
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"Puripuri puripuri... Bang!"