[Yep... that's the problem with Hiyori's texting style. It's like his speaking style! He never stops!!
But he does stop and pause for a moment here.
His smile fades as he reads that first message. Boy, Jun-kun is clueless. He really has no idea about the dangers around here. In all fairness, Hiyori only learned about some of them recently, and hasn't informed him about all of them just yet. But there are reasons it might help to have strong allies, besides just being able to escape.]
Prepared for anything, I guess. I know it might seem like the only real threat is drugs that make your body feel hot, but I've heard some disturbing things recently. Things about monster sightings and ghoul sightings, for example. Not to mention that with so many powerful people running around, I'm not sure it's safe to assume there aren't any bad eggs. Some people's powers are dangerous by their own admission. They might not be strong enough to overthrow the House, but they could still do some real damage to so-called "ordinary" people like ourselves. Plus that frenzy we saw out in the hall was sort of disturbing...
[There's more that he could say here. He really needs to tell Jun that someone accidentally (?) killed a staff member and faced no consequences for it. Murder is okay here, apparently. And if that gets out to everyone, who knows what sort of chaos might ensue?
Of course there isn't danger lurking around every corner. The only time he really felt unsafe was probably at the Roost, and you have to go out of your way to find that place. Still...]
Those are just some reasons I'd like to have strong allies. I figure it also helps to know how magic works, since the whole place seems to run on it. Though that's its own can of worms, since magic seems to operate according to different rules in every world.
But anyway, if it's my connections you're concerned about, then worry not! I may forge other connections, but I still intend to rely plenty on you! And even if I start working together with others, Jun-kun will still be my precious partner! π₯° I don't want you feeling lonely or left out, so I just thought I'd say that.
[He knows damn well that wasn't Jun's concern.]
Honestly, I'm not sure either. The House can always cheat by using magic, so even the low-pollen flowers might not be safe. I don't think it's the majority though, since we went to that exhibition and we came back alright. Plus I sniffed some flowers in the marketplace at that welcome thing, and those didn't leave me feeling anything except refreshed!
[Actually, both the flowers he sniffed did have side effects, but he doesn't know that. One of them just made whoever smelled it more confident in their appearance, but he was already plenty narcissistic confident, so he noticed no change!]
Sounds good! If you want to give it a little personalized touch, we could always include a tag or a card with both our signatures. But anyway, I'll leave you to work on that cake soon, and I'll start looking for gifts posthaste!
[ It never ends! Though sometimes it is too much to take in, Jun has become familiar to it by this point, so he makes an effort to keep up when he can.
Frowning only a touch, he squints down at his watch, scrolling upward to read the text in its entirety. One thing he does know is about the ghosts and dopplegangers, which he found out from Weiss; he's just forgotten to tell Hiyori about them. ]
well, i know about the ghosts and something about dopplegangers! but what about monsters? the powers thing has me thinking about the limiters.
[ The religious frenzy in the lobby still seems to him to be reminiscent of a cult, but he has not given it much thought since. Hopefully, neither Leo nor Rinne suffer any sort of harm. He genuinely hopes that nobody gets hurt here. ]
goddamn, ohii-san!! you forming connections with other people really means nothing to me??? i dunno where you'd come up with *that* idea from. i guess that's what delusion sounds like! π
[ Now, in the span of a few seconds, he feels as though he has aged a hundred. ]
maybe they took pity of everyone in the maze or something? we turned out fine, but i never really spoke to anyone else who went in, unless you did?? uh, refreshed? sounds sus, ohii-san..
[ Yep, sounds sus as hell about the flowers, but as someone who had no contact with them, he has no idea what the effects were. ]
oh, yeah? giving the present a personalised touch might be nice. we'll both sign the card, so i'll leave the gift in your hands when i really start working on the cake.
[ There's hope the cake comes out fine, considering Leo wants every flavour he can get.. so fingers crossed. ]
Apparently there are monsters with tentacles roaming around. Somewhere "deeper underground" is what the person said, but then she also said she knows people who've encountered them, so I guess they don't *stay* underground. In any case, if there's already one type of monster slithering the halls, *and* there are ghosts around, it seems safe to assume there could be other dangers.
But what's this about dopplegangers now? You didn't meet *your* doppleganger, did you?
[He flashes back to the cracktastic Network conversation he had with Leo. The one where they wondered whether or not they'd encounter their doppleganger if they went back to the original timeline they came from! Leo thought they might have to kill them, but Hiyori would rather make love with himself, not war...
Er. Not that he'd sleep with his doppleganger, or anything! It was Leo who planted the idea in his head! And he made sure to dismiss the whole thing!!]
Now that's just uncalled for! There *are* delusional people around, but I'm not one of them! I was just trying to reassure you that you're still first in my heart, that's all β€οΈ Especially Nagisa-kun, Mary, and the rest of my family aren't here!
[He just had to go and ruin in...]
I'm not sure I know anyone else who's done the flower maze, either. Rinne-senpai was gone at the time, and it doesn't seem like Leo-kun's sort of thing. There weren't enough surfaces for him to write on, plus I assume he'd just get lost!
[He says, like he wouldn't have gotten hopelessly lost himself without Jun there to guide him.]
I don't know what "sus" is. But I just mean I felt refreshed! Like I'd smelled something good, and I was in good spirits, and such. Nothing odd about that. It definitely did *not* leave me feeling hot all over, I can tell you that much.
[No, both the peonies and the tulips did give him status effects, but he just failed to notice it both times...]
Sounds good! I'll bring the card for you to sign, and then we'll head up to his room together.
[ Tentacle monsters.. What in the name of all that is holy is going on? ]
well, we're gonna stay far away from them, alright? i don't want any tentacle monsters coming near us, ohii-san! so if we see them, we'll just run away or the other way.
and nah, not mine! a friend told me about them. said she saw her doppelganger in a painting and then she wasn't in a painting? i dunno, but it turned out it was a ghost or something. just you saying all that about ghosts had me remembering what she said.
[ Weiss told him that, actually! But with everything going on, he'd completely forgotten about it until the mention of ghosts and the like. Maybe he should be the one writing things down so he can remember to tell Hiyori later. ]
right. did you really need to mention all that stuff? even if i think you're delusional, you really felt the need to remind me i still rank below mary back home. well, it's not like i care about your stupid ranking, anyway!
[ And maybe learning he ranks first in Hiyori's heart here makes him a little happy, not that he'll ever admit to it. ]
now i'm thinking about it, probably for the better, tsukinaga-senpai didn't go in.
really, ohii-san? man, i knew you were old-fashioned but sus means suspicious. it's just slang! but i dunno.. you're usually always in good spirits. and still sounds pretty unreal knowing what's around here, and you already went on about what rinne-senpai said.
[ About staying away from them! But he has so many questions about 'refreshing' flowers. What does that mean, first of all? ]
yeah! i'm gonna be down in the communal kitchens for who knows how long, so meet me whenever you get done.
[ Especially after he receives the call from Rinne-senpai about what the "blank, white cake" actually means. ]
Well of course we'd run far away. I don't want to be hugged and squeezed by any tentacles, and I'm sure you don't either! My point was just that it might be handy to know people who can fight monsters, or do things like cure sickness. Sort of like knowing a handyman! And in exchange for their services, I can sing them a special song ππ΅πΆ
Or give them vouchers. One of the two.
A ghost??
[He was following that explanation until the last bit. ... also, his source on the tentacle monsters was Weiss, too. Big shoutout to her for educating Eve on all the weird stuff going on around here!]
I know there are ghosts here, but why would her doppleganger be a ghost? And how could a ghost get inside a painting? Now I'm very confused.
Perhaps you should care! There's always room for you to improve your rank! In my personal ranking, I mean. Not the so-called "rank system" here. My ranking is much more important. If you got even cuter, then you and Mary could be on the same level π
So it was slang, hmm? Very well! I'll start adding that to my vocabulary! I'm not totally old-fashioned, just so you know. I know some slang. For example, "spill the tea" and "that's the tea on that." Aira-kun taught those to me at a Pretty 5 meeting! Arashi-chan knew it, too, actually. Now we say it all the time!
Anyway, I think those flowers I sniffed were fine. However, I *do* see your point. I should be careful, and you should be careful! From now on, we'll sniff flowers sparingly! Though just so you know, I'd already smelled those flowers before Rinne-senpai told me about the pollen issue, so that wasn't an example of me being careless.
i'd prefer *that* not happening, ohii-san. you're not wrong. uh, how're we gonna rely on other people for checkups? i dunno if i'd trust anyone enough.
[ But then again, can they trust anyone as a doctor here? And he'd rather Hiyori not offer vouchers for services, but it's not as if they're hurting for them now... But, wow! Weiss sure is educating Eve on the monsters here. She must have gone through it. ]
i dunno? weiss-san told me the story so she'd know more about what went on. and it was pretty confusing, but you'd be better off getting the full story off of her. i think weiss-san said she knew you already.
i knew what you meant, ohii-san. no part of me wants to improve my rank here. but why'd i want to improve your "personal ranking"? in case you haven't noticed, i'm not the type of guy who's "cute." or wants to be on the same level as other people??? mary, included.
[ Besides, he loves Mary! She deserves her spot on Hiyori's list. What kind of co-parent would Jun be if he overtook her?
What exactly is Shiratori-kun teaching Pretty 5? He's aware that Aira spends a considerable amount of time online, but the notion both Arashi and Hiyori are saying "spill the tea" and "that's the tea on that" out loud??? ]
ohii-san, you guys aren't talking like that, right? what the hell has shiratori-kun been teaching you guys in pretty 5...... π€¨
[ Actually, he can imagine Aira teaching them internet slang, but more words like "tbh," "omg," or "lol". Anyway, he has to concentrate on the cake, meaning they cannot have a lengthy discussion about internet slang. However, he would probably pass away if Hiyori spoke like that in front of him. At the very least, he's not talking about "dabbing on the haters" or anything similar. ]
i'll be careful, you'll be careful and we don't have to worry. ok, guess that one doesn't count?
i guess we can continue the convo later. "ttyl" π
[ And here is more slang for Hiyori to figure out. ]
I wasn't talking about check-ups. I was talking more about what to do if something bad ever happens. There's that clinic, but we already know the staff tends to be useless.
Hopefully it won't ever come to that, of course. We managed to avoid that flower-coughing disease last month, which means we must have sturdy immune systems! It just doesn't hurt to have connections, that's all.
[They won't need to worry about that turning-to-stone disease kicking in. And if it's a condition like whatever they were afflicted with during the Springtime gameβthe kind that makes your body turn hotβwell, they'll just take care of each other. But that goes without saying.]
It was that @ angel girl who told you? That's funny. She's the one who told me about those tentacle monsters! We actually have plans to go shopping soon, so I guess I'll ask her about that next time.
Perhaps you're not a "cute type" the way I'm a "cute type," or the way Ra*bits is full of cute types, but you *are* cute sometimes! Like whenever a fan profusely praises you at a handshake event, calling you "cool" and such, and you get shy over it. Or when you pull off a difficult dance move and look pleased with yourself afterwards. Or when you're thinking really hard about something, but it's obvious you're stumped! At times like those, I think to myself, "Jun-kun sure is cute!"
Of course, I'm also "the handsome type" and "the beautiful type" as well as the cute type.
[Regarding Aira, it's entirely likely that he simply messaged them something containing the phrase, and that Hiyori messaged back asking what it was. And then he explained it to them, so Hiyori started using the term over chat... and then started using it in-person, too, much to Aira's shock. But there's no law saying certain phrases have to stay on social media, right?? And Aira was probably at least a little happy to have one of his favorite idols adopt a phrase they learned from him...]
I'd say what he teaches us is basically "the fans' perspective." I didn't grow up watching idols on TV the way he did. Or the way you did, for that matter. So it's always nice to learn more about what fans think and feel. For example, I never realized some fans buy dozens of copies of our CDs until I spoke with him! I do love shopping, but I'd never considered buying endless versions of the same thing before. But that's how fans show their love ππ Or some of them, anyway.
I don't know what that last thing you said means, but alright, talk to you then! ππ€πβ¨οΈ
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But he does stop and pause for a moment here.
His smile fades as he reads that first message. Boy, Jun-kun is clueless. He really has no idea about the dangers around here. In all fairness, Hiyori only learned about some of them recently, and hasn't informed him about all of them just yet. But there are reasons it might help to have strong allies, besides just being able to escape.]
Prepared for anything, I guess. I know it might seem like the only real threat is drugs that make your body feel hot, but I've heard some disturbing things recently. Things about monster sightings and ghoul sightings, for example. Not to mention that with so many powerful people running around, I'm not sure it's safe to assume there aren't any bad eggs. Some people's powers are dangerous by their own admission. They might not be strong enough to overthrow the House, but they could still do some real damage to so-called "ordinary" people like ourselves. Plus that frenzy we saw out in the hall was sort of disturbing...
[There's more that he could say here. He really needs to tell Jun that someone accidentally (?) killed a staff member and faced no consequences for it. Murder is okay here, apparently. And if that gets out to everyone, who knows what sort of chaos might ensue?
Of course there isn't danger lurking around every corner. The only time he really felt unsafe was probably at the Roost, and you have to go out of your way to find that place. Still...]
Those are just some reasons I'd like to have strong allies. I figure it also helps to know how magic works, since the whole place seems to run on it. Though that's its own can of worms, since magic seems to operate according to different rules in every world.
But anyway, if it's my connections you're concerned about, then worry not! I may forge other connections, but I still intend to rely plenty on you! And even if I start working together with others, Jun-kun will still be my precious partner! π₯° I don't want you feeling lonely or left out, so I just thought I'd say that.
[He knows damn well that wasn't Jun's concern.]
Honestly, I'm not sure either. The House can always cheat by using magic, so even the low-pollen flowers might not be safe. I don't think it's the majority though, since we went to that exhibition and we came back alright. Plus I sniffed some flowers in the marketplace at that welcome thing, and those didn't leave me feeling anything except refreshed!
[Actually, both the flowers he sniffed did have side effects, but he doesn't know that. One of them just made whoever smelled it more confident in their appearance, but he was already plenty
narcissisticconfident, so he noticed no change!]Sounds good! If you want to give it a little personalized touch, we could always include a tag or a card with both our signatures. But anyway, I'll leave you to work on that cake soon, and I'll start looking for gifts posthaste!
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Frowning only a touch, he squints down at his watch, scrolling upward to read the text in its entirety. One thing he does know is about the ghosts and dopplegangers, which he found out from Weiss; he's just forgotten to tell Hiyori about them. ]
well, i know about the ghosts and something about dopplegangers! but what about monsters? the powers thing has me thinking about the limiters.
[ The religious frenzy in the lobby still seems to him to be reminiscent of a cult, but he has not given it much thought since. Hopefully, neither Leo nor Rinne suffer any sort of harm. He genuinely hopes that nobody gets hurt here. ]
goddamn, ohii-san!! you forming connections with other people really means nothing to me??? i dunno where you'd come up with *that* idea from. i guess that's what delusion sounds like! π
[ Now, in the span of a few seconds, he feels as though he has aged a hundred. ]
maybe they took pity of everyone in the maze or something? we turned out fine, but i never really spoke to anyone else who went in, unless you did?? uh, refreshed? sounds sus, ohii-san..
[ Yep, sounds sus as hell about the flowers, but as someone who had no contact with them, he has no idea what the effects were. ]
oh, yeah? giving the present a personalised touch might be nice. we'll both sign the card, so i'll leave the gift in your hands when i really start working on the cake.
[ There's hope the cake comes out fine, considering Leo wants every flavour he can get.. so fingers crossed. ]
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But what's this about dopplegangers now? You didn't meet *your* doppleganger, did you?
[He flashes back to the cracktastic Network conversation he had with Leo. The one where they wondered whether or not they'd encounter their doppleganger if they went back to the original timeline they came from! Leo thought they might have to kill them, but Hiyori would rather make love with himself, not war...
Er. Not that he'd sleep with his doppleganger, or anything! It was Leo who planted the idea in his head! And he made sure to dismiss the whole thing!!]
Now that's just uncalled for! There *are* delusional people around, but I'm not one of them! I was just trying to reassure you that you're still first in my heart, that's all β€οΈ Especially Nagisa-kun, Mary, and the rest of my family aren't here!
[He just had to go and ruin in...]
I'm not sure I know anyone else who's done the flower maze, either. Rinne-senpai was gone at the time, and it doesn't seem like Leo-kun's sort of thing. There weren't enough surfaces for him to write on, plus I assume he'd just get lost!
[He says, like he wouldn't have gotten hopelessly lost himself without Jun there to guide him.]
I don't know what "sus" is. But I just mean I felt refreshed! Like I'd smelled something good, and I was in good spirits, and such. Nothing odd about that. It definitely did *not* leave me feeling hot all over, I can tell you that much.
[No, both the peonies and the tulips did give him status effects, but he just failed to notice it both times...]
Sounds good! I'll bring the card for you to sign, and then we'll head up to his room together.
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well, we're gonna stay far away from them, alright? i don't want any tentacle monsters coming near us, ohii-san! so if we see them, we'll just run away or the other way.
and nah, not mine! a friend told me about them. said she saw her doppelganger in a painting and then she wasn't in a painting? i dunno, but it turned out it was a ghost or something. just you saying all that about ghosts had me remembering what she said.
[ Weiss told him that, actually! But with everything going on, he'd completely forgotten about it until the mention of ghosts and the like. Maybe he should be the one writing things down so he can remember to tell Hiyori later. ]
right. did you really need to mention all that stuff? even if i think you're delusional, you really felt the need to remind me i still rank below mary back home. well, it's not like i care about your stupid ranking, anyway!
[ And maybe learning he ranks first in Hiyori's heart here makes him a little happy, not that he'll ever admit to it. ]
now i'm thinking about it, probably for the better, tsukinaga-senpai didn't go in.
really, ohii-san? man, i knew you were old-fashioned but sus means suspicious. it's just slang! but i dunno.. you're usually always in good spirits. and still sounds pretty unreal knowing what's around here, and you already went on about what rinne-senpai said.
[ About staying away from them! But he has so many questions about 'refreshing' flowers. What does that mean, first of all? ]
yeah! i'm gonna be down in the communal kitchens for who knows how long, so meet me whenever you get done.
[ Especially after he receives the call from Rinne-senpai about what the "blank, white cake" actually means. ]
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Or give them vouchers. One of the two.
A ghost??
[He was following that explanation until the last bit. ... also, his source on the tentacle monsters was Weiss, too. Big shoutout to her for educating Eve on all the weird stuff going on around here!]
I know there are ghosts here, but why would her doppleganger be a ghost? And how could a ghost get inside a painting? Now I'm very confused.
Perhaps you should care! There's always room for you to improve your rank! In my personal ranking, I mean. Not the so-called "rank system" here. My ranking is much more important. If you got even cuter, then you and Mary could be on the same level π
So it was slang, hmm? Very well! I'll start adding that to my vocabulary! I'm not totally old-fashioned, just so you know. I know some slang. For example, "spill the tea" and "that's the tea on that." Aira-kun taught those to me at a Pretty 5 meeting! Arashi-chan knew it, too, actually. Now we say it all the time!
Anyway, I think those flowers I sniffed were fine. However, I *do* see your point. I should be careful, and you should be careful! From now on, we'll sniff flowers sparingly! Though just so you know, I'd already smelled those flowers before Rinne-senpai told me about the pollen issue, so that wasn't an example of me being careless.
OK, see you there! ππ€πβ¨οΈ
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[ But then again, can they trust anyone as a doctor here? And he'd rather Hiyori not offer vouchers for services, but it's not as if they're hurting for them now... But, wow! Weiss sure is educating Eve on the monsters here. She must have gone through it. ]
i dunno? weiss-san told me the story so she'd know more about what went on. and it was pretty confusing, but you'd be better off getting the full story off of her. i think weiss-san said she knew you already.
i knew what you meant, ohii-san. no part of me wants to improve my rank here. but why'd i want to improve your "personal ranking"? in case you haven't noticed, i'm not the type of guy who's "cute." or wants to be on the same level as other people??? mary, included.
[ Besides, he loves Mary! She deserves her spot on Hiyori's list. What kind of co-parent would Jun be if he overtook her?
What exactly is Shiratori-kun teaching Pretty 5? He's aware that Aira spends a considerable amount of time online, but the notion both Arashi and Hiyori are saying "spill the tea" and "that's the tea on that" out loud??? ]
ohii-san, you guys aren't talking like that, right? what the hell has shiratori-kun been teaching you guys in pretty 5...... π€¨
[ Actually, he can imagine Aira teaching them internet slang, but more words like "tbh," "omg," or "lol". Anyway, he has to concentrate on the cake, meaning they cannot have a lengthy discussion about internet slang. However, he would probably pass away if Hiyori spoke like that in front of him. At the very least, he's not talking about "dabbing on the haters" or anything similar. ]
i'll be careful, you'll be careful and we don't have to worry. ok, guess that one doesn't count?
i guess we can continue the convo later. "ttyl" π
[ And here is more slang for Hiyori to figure out. ]
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Hopefully it won't ever come to that, of course. We managed to avoid that flower-coughing disease last month, which means we must have sturdy immune systems! It just doesn't hurt to have connections, that's all.
[They won't need to worry about that turning-to-stone disease kicking in. And if it's a condition like whatever they were afflicted with during the Springtime gameβthe kind that makes your body turn hotβwell, they'll just take care of each other. But that goes without saying.]
It was that @ angel girl who told you? That's funny. She's the one who told me about those tentacle monsters! We actually have plans to go shopping soon, so I guess I'll ask her about that next time.
Perhaps you're not a "cute type" the way I'm a "cute type," or the way Ra*bits is full of cute types, but you *are* cute sometimes! Like whenever a fan profusely praises you at a handshake event, calling you "cool" and such, and you get shy over it. Or when you pull off a difficult dance move and look pleased with yourself afterwards. Or when you're thinking really hard about something, but it's obvious you're stumped! At times like those, I think to myself, "Jun-kun sure is cute!"
Of course, I'm also "the handsome type" and "the beautiful type" as well as the cute type.
[Regarding Aira, it's entirely likely that he simply messaged them something containing the phrase, and that Hiyori messaged back asking what it was. And then he explained it to them, so Hiyori started using the term over chat... and then started using it in-person, too, much to Aira's shock. But there's no law saying certain phrases have to stay on social media, right?? And Aira was probably at least a little happy to have one of his favorite idols adopt a phrase they learned from him...]
I'd say what he teaches us is basically "the fans' perspective." I didn't grow up watching idols on TV the way he did. Or the way you did, for that matter. So it's always nice to learn more about what fans think and feel. For example, I never realized some fans buy dozens of copies of our CDs until I spoke with him! I do love shopping, but I'd never considered buying endless versions of the same thing before. But that's how fans show their love ππ Or some of them, anyway.
I don't know what that last thing you said means, but alright, talk to you then! ππ€πβ¨οΈ