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SUGARCANE

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CHARACTER NAME

Kaito Nagano

CIVILIAN NAME

Kain Suga

TEAM

Everlight

HOUSING NUMBER

009

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Comments

@ice snap, text

[bowtography]

So it's a special day for me, so you have to be
EXTRA CAREFUL with me if we're doing motorcycle lessons today!
Got it?

[seafloor]

March 7th bring March 7th's special day.
Who would have thought?

Don't you worry.
I made sure the helmet's sturdy and the bike we're renting is operable!

@onestepforward, text

[ignoreher]

Kaito! (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) I made something for you!

If you're free, swing by the kitchen! I can just put it in the fridge for later if not.

[ how lucky is he that his inbox is filled with cute girls right now. maybe he'll still think it's lucky when he sees what she made. ]

1/2

[seafloor]

Oh no.
Who taught you kaomoji?

I might be free in a few minutes.

2/2

[seafloor]

[ Approximately three and 7/8ths of a second later, he's standing a foot behind her in the kitchen. There's no sound or displacement of wind to herald his approach. Spooky. ]

So? What've we got?

@girlboss, text at 2 am

[plagiarists]

tell me a story

[seafloor]

Once upon a time,
we went to sleep and STAYED asleep.










[ Okay, but he wasn't sleeping either. ]

@ice snap, text

[bowtography]

Kaito!!
I need your most honest, sincere answer on something!
It's really important!

[seafloor]

A lot of people have been wanting my opinions lately...
What's up, March?

🫶 white day

[picky]

[ Kaito will find the following at his doorstep: a box of chocolates from LILITH, a drawstring burlap bag with six tangerines, and a small rectangle wrapped in burlap and tied with twine—handmade soap, and it smells like oranges. ]

Thank you for everything!
—Marcille

4am texting king, @onestepforward

[ignoreher]

Do you like bars?

[seafloor]

Depends on what kinda bar we're talking about.

@onestepforward, txt

[ignoreher]

DO NOT REPLY!!!!!!

(I won't be answering! Except if you have a question! I'll answer that!)

Our first lesson for ♪(((#^-^)八(^_^*)))♪ is tomorrow at 6PM! We'll meet there, and it says to "dress nice" -- so don't slack and make me feel overdressed, okay? Sorry it's a little last minute, it slipped my mind with... the everything else. I was shocked when my reminder for it went off this morning. ｡(*^▽^*)ゞ

Super excited, can't wait, see you soon!

[ aaaaaaand the dance studio location is dropped as well.

...

yeah. that sounds normal. not like she's nervous at all. it's excitement. now, to send march a message... ]

[seafloor]

[ He replies anyway. ]

Don't wear sneakers for class.
Get shoes with leather or suede soles.
The less they grip, the better.

See you there.
And remember to breathe.

hummingbird drone

[ignoreher]

[ such a handy little thing it is. the little guy flits right up to kaito, a golden gift box in claw, and won't leave him alone until he takes it!

inside is a black cat plush, a bag of chewy taffy (clearly bought not made), and a pint-sized bottle of umeshu. on the last is a note, malkuth's cute handwriting penning thus:

Sorry I don't remember much of our night together. But here's a drink on me!

Your friend, Malkuth

along with a small cartoonish doodle of a duck. ]

4/18, action

[plagiarists]

[ Since it seems that Kaito is doing better after the procedure (Sooyoung might have asked her avatar for somewhat detailed reports) and he’s not forgetting this randomly anymore, it’s time to retrieve the avatar and give him the story she has written.

To be honest, she managed to finish it within a few hours after she did some research. The rest of the week was filled with rereading and rewriting some parts. It’s been a while since she wrote a story as Han Sooyoung and without a pen name to hide behind… well, she didn’t lose her confidence in her own writing, but she couldn’t help feeling a little antsy.

It’s late afternoon when she knocks at Kaito’s door. ]

Hey, I’m here to pick her up.

[ She doesn’t say a thing about the manuscript she’s holding. ]

[seafloor]

[ Better is relative.

Kaito stopped leaving his room after the second day. Between what happened with Verg and Malkuth, he'd lost the will to be a person for the rest of the week. The only exception was that fever dream of a day when he'd eaten all that ramen...

Anyhow, Sooyoung's avatar has been around to see it all. Kaito perks up at the knocks, and the door opens to reveal him sitting in bed next to her, watching some kid's cartoon drone on the tv. ]

...Hey, [ he greets, quiet. His eyes immediately lock onto the manuscript. ]

@shiro

[cranekin]

Why is she yelling at him?

(Explain meme.)

[seafloor]

[ Stares at the images and text.

Stares past them, to the ceiling.

Sighs. ]

You lucked out.
I actually know this one.
It's a woman yelling at a cat because the cat has better table etiquette than her.

[ He lets that explanation sit for ten seconds before adding: ]

People typically put captions above the pictures along the lines of "woman accusing cat for the declining birth rate" while "cat attempts to enjoy peaceful dinner" or something equally ridiculous or unreasonable.

@red gaze

[immortalpoet]

[The birthday text makes him think....]

[Besides, he might as well have an excuse to chat with Kaito, again.]

kaito

when is your birthday.

[seafloor]

[ Kaito recalls the network post. He also recalls ignoring it. ]

I don't care to share it.

What's got you curious, Boss?

@onestepforward, txt

[ignoreher]

[ SIGH.............. okay. at least she knows how this ought to go. she's already apologized to march after all. this is the other easy one. ]

Kaito!!!

You were right. (シ_ _)シ I've done some thinking and you and March were spot-on about me avoiding my coworkers; it's not fair to them, and it's not fair to me either. I'll fix my mistake sooner than later, but I really owe you one.

Anything you want? I'll try and grant your wish. ｡(*^▽^*)ゞ

[seafloor]

[ Now retrieving the real Kaito's location...

Ping! All the way out in Kyoto, exploring the Imperial Palace. He paused with a beam hefted in his hands, staring at the words.

Duh, idiot.

Then again, he's a hypocrite. ]

Good.
Make up the time you owe 'em, and we can call it square.

action

[plagiarists]

It would make more sense to sell these off, you know.

[ This is Sooyoung speaking, right from the middle of the plushie pit. She's sprawled on top of Ga*field and jumbo-sized plushie ramen cup which makes for a great pillow replacement, to be honest. Sooyoung's hugging a big Stitch plushie and thinking if Kaito would realize if one of the plushies went missing all of a sudden. ]

If you need to hug something at night just get yourself a dakimakura.

[ Quality advice right here. ]

[seafloor]

[ Kaito SIGHS from his bed—which is covered in colored sheets of paper. He's currently playing with a few hand-sized origami cranes. ]

These wouldn't make me any money compared to what we're doing together. I'd rather just give them away.

[ A few seconds later, a watery hand plucks a Pikachu doll and chucks it at Sooyoung's face. ]

Be normal for once, Dokkaebi-chan. I don't need a body pillow.