[WEEK 5: Friday, post-investigation, somewhere; Hajime!]

[nowyouseeit]

[he didn't know why, but for some reason Hajime was the one he was most afraid of disappointing]

[so when he caught a glance of her smile after Dirk's right hook, a smile that wasn't passive aggressive or laced with anger, he seeks her out]

Oooooi.

[he is TOTALLY CASUAL over here as he flags her down with his good hand. also, he may or may not have a split lip now]

Y'know, Dirk has a pretty good right hook.

Comments

[g101]

You did the same thing! It's a good tactic. I think I'm gonna use it again.

[ she'll take that pinkie promise, though. hajime's movement is a little clumsy, but she's clearly getting used to exerting more strength in her arms. exercise is apparently good, news at 11. ] I'll pick you up! 'Cause Heather would totes kill you and also me.

[ just... saying. ]

Hmmm... Sounds kind of exciting!!! Okay. Let me hear your terms, Splashy.

[nowyouseeit]

[an amused snort. he gives her hand a shake, before allowing his to fall away]

She's mad too, huh? [unsurprising; he saw how Heather went after Yukina at the trial where Ryou died]

My terms are. . . I want you to tell me what comes after "but."

[AND NOT THE ASS KINDA BUTT]

[THE BUT, BUT]

[g101]

[ are you, uh, sure you want to know? well. sure. let's talk about gatchaman crowds, i guess. ]

'Kay.

Back home, my boobs can talk.

[nowyouseeit]

[. . . WELP. HOW DID WE GET HERE]

Eeeeeh?! What's that s'posed to mean! And how's that related to your idea on how to deal with Mother?!

[g101]

[ there's a point!!! ]

It means that someone lives inside me. Their name is Katze. They came to Earth to have lots of fun, but their fun would have hurt people! So I handled them and now my body holds them. I guess when I die, they'll die, too. We're always together. It's fine!

Anyway, I was thinking Mother could just live in me, too. I bet she's nicer than Katze-san...?

[nowyouseeit]

[WOW]

[WOW]





I don't know Katze-san, but Mother is kind of a jerk. She gave me brain freeze for askin' too many questions.

[that's all he can say, because everything else, he has no idea how to react to. her life is definitely on the weirder side of things]

[g101]

Yeah! And Katze-san almost killed my teammate. They're really terrible. It took all of the whole world to stop them.

[ this is why anime was a mistake, kaitou. we won't tell him that he's also an anime. ]

It's okay. I'm used to it. I can control them and even use their powers for myself. If I kissed you, I'd be able to take your image!

[nowyouseeit]

And that's when you stuffed them into your boobs?

[how he manages to say that with a straight face is amazing. also yeah, don't tell him his life is also an anime, and that it's abnormal for teenagers to be phantom thieves gosh]

[also please ignore the way he's blushing again, god]

What does "take my image" mean? I'll have you know, I worked very hard to perfect it and make it unique.

[g101]

We had a date, first.

[ katze never called it a date, hajime is just....hajime. kaitou probably might figure that out by now, though. ] And it was on livestream again, I bet if you look it up you can watch it!

Hmm, taking your image... it's like I become you? It was one of their abilities. They used it to turn people against each other. They framed a bunch of people for murders and crimes. It was totally anonymous and never traced back to them... But I can't do that now, obviously. That's just one of the things they could do.

[nowyouseeit]

People sure do love livestremaing your life, huh?

[but he can't help but laugh at how casually she puts it. she really takes everything in stride. . . in hindsight, maybe it was silly of him to be afraid of her anger]

[his smile fades, though]

That is pretty terrible of them. But I hope you were able to. . . I dunno. Stop them? Maybe make them see they can't do stuff like that anymore?




-- oooooh so the fact that they're in your chest is what gives you your superpowers! Right?

[he remembers the superhero thing. bless him]

[g101]

Nope! What gives me my superpowers is the notebook another alien put my soul in!

[ good guess tho ]

[nowyouseeit]

[IT WAS A NICE TRY]

Why is. . . your soul in a notebook?

[g101]

Hmm, I guess it's just convenient? He talks to all of us in riddles in there... and we can talk to each other... and I love notebooks, so I don't mind it at all!

[ that's a big answer for what amounts to "i don't know, actually" ??? ]

I think I'd prefer a notebook over something else! They're so useful and adorable.

[nowyouseeit]

[HE REALLY WANTS TO KNOW?? but if she doesn't have the answer to that, then. well]

If my soul were going to be shoved into something, I'd want it to be. . . actually--

[he stuffs his hand into his pocket, fingers closing around some sort of object. he pulls it out for her to see-- it's his monocle, glass glimmering in the light]

This, probably.

[g101]

[ hajime's not the sort to hide her emotions, so seeing something like that - she's obviously intrigued. ]

Oh!!! That's so cute! It looks so distinguished.

[ more importantly... ]

Well? Are you gonna put it on?

[nowyouseeit]

Cute? Not handsome?

[he says with a snort as he lifts it up to his face. he looks. . . maybe slightly less rugged now? only slightly]

It belonged to my dad, before he died. It was part of his costume, and now it's part of mine.

[g101]

[ hmm. that certainly gives her an idea of the kind of childhood kaitou might have had. ]

What kind of costume? Superhero? I knewww it!

[nowyouseeit]

[taps the glass of his monocle and smiles at her]

Not exactly.

Phantom thief.

[oh no he's finally honest about the thief thing?? oh no!!]

Phantom thieves are more like the bad guys, right?

[g101]

Depends! What are you stealing and why?

[ so that's what andersen meant. it'd been the wrong time but now they can't say he's going to live through the day. it's the only time they've got. ]

You do look handsome like that.

[nowyouseeit]

[a laugh]

Thanks.

[he plucks the monocle off of his face and twists it in his hand, looking thoughtful]

Jewels, mostly. I'm. . . looking for something. [closes his eyes] To help avenge my old man's death.