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[Oops! Either way, the fade-outs had sounded weird, so maybe her tablet's malfunctioning and YELLING WILL FIX THIS.]

S'COOL, WE TOOK 'EM OUT. BASTARDS WERE 99 LEVELS TOO LOW TO TAKE US ON.

[Just... pretend they didn't start off by freaking out completely.]

YOUR FRIENDS'RE ALL RIGHT TOO?

YEAH! ALADDIN'S NOT MY FRIEND THOUGH...

[ just. just to be clear. she doesn't want to go around claiming they're friends when he doesn't feel the same. they still haven't forgiven each other okay!!! ]

HUH? REALLY? BUT THAT'S THE KID WITH THE BRAID, RIGHT?

YES! HE AND I HAVE... A HISTORY! [ Then she mumbles without thinking: ] I'd rather not talk about it.

HE SEEMED TO THINK YOU'RE FRIENDS, THOU—dsjkh man this shouting thing gets tiring fast.

[ ...HE THOUGHT THEY WERE FRIENDS? Ah... she should talk to Aladdin about that later. ]

Oh, we're not supposed to shout? This device is really strange...

[Maybe! All Kazu knows is the kid hadn't objected when he referred to Kougyoku as Aladdin's friend.]

Not usually? I just thought it'd help you hear bett...

[. . .]

Waaaaaait, you can totally hear me.

I can hear you loud and clear! What about you? Can you hear me?

[ After adjusting her hold on the device, her voice sounds closer to where the mic is now. So they both shouted for nothing. Ahah. ]

Loud and clear! Why'd it sound so weird at first? I thought it broke for you or something.

Maybe it's because I was holding it [ She hold the tablet away from her. ] like this? Should I hold it [ Then she brings it way too close. ] like this?

[What Kazu's hearing is a distinct lack of middle ground.]

Uh... Definitely not the last one; only creepers do that. Where're you anyway?

[ It should sound pretty normal by now. ]

In my room. [ Alone, rolling around, eating peaches. You know, things shut-in princesses do. ] I'm bored and there's nothing to do.

[Sounds like an active lifestyle.]

Wanna learn how to use this thing then? I can come over.

[You know it.]

Yeah! You can come over right now if you want to!

[Wait until she realizes this is the first time she's invited a friend over.]

[SURE IS. Kazu just chalks her enthusiasm up to a byproduct of boredom, but he'd understand if he ever found out the true cause. He used to have no friends until Ikki came along and beat him up.]

All right! Be there in five.

[The connection cuts, and there's a thump in Ikki's room some time later, followed soon by Kazu walking out of it. He came in through the window—doors are overrated when you're a storm rider.]

Ooooi. Kougyoku?

[Which room belongs to her...]

[ Yep, that sounds like him. Kougyoku peeks ever so slightly behind the door to her room. ]

Kazu? [ Wow, he looks taller in person. If he turns this way, she'll quickly close the door. ]

[Too bad he's taken his A-Ts off to be polite, or he'd look even taller (and be a cheater). At the sound of his name, he'll naturally turn her way, one hand half-raised in greeting—]

Kougyo...

[—and stare at her reaction, fingers drooping.]

...ku? Oi, I saw that!

[ Her voice is muffled by the door. ]

Don't — get the wrong idea, okay? I don't hate you or anything, it's just... [ He won't judge her like Judal will, right? Might as well say it. ] It's my first time!

[Kazu won't, but anyone overhearing this conversation sure might judge them both! He boggles a bit, throwing a hasty look around the (thankfully Ikki-free) apartment before flipping his hand at the shut door.]

Back up, you're giving people the wrong idea already! What first time!?

[ Fortunately, all other possible connotations go over Kougyoku's head. She opens a small enough gap for her to look at Kazu. ]

It's my first time having a friend over.

[Kazu would've answered that with a blurted 'for real?' if he wasn't standing close enough to spy her expression, which is what gets him to hold his tongue. Instead, he scratches his head, clearly at a momentary loss before caaaaarefully venturing:]

So... That's a good thing, right? I'm not breaking some weird custom or anything?

[ She opens the door a little wider and shakes her head. ]

No, not at all. I'm just nervous...

[Now he's starting to get weirdly nervous too, 'cause this is her first time having a friend over and what if he screws it up—which is dumb, so he tamps it down.]

Guess I can kinda get that... S'not a big deal though! We're just hanging out.

[ a legit concern for her, tbh. eventually, she opens the door and comes out. ]

Well, alright. Um... you said you were gonna show me something?

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