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Да!!

[And she claps her hands together excitedly, getting up from her seat to approach him - as if she's so ready to go to the cafe Right Away Right Now since he invited her?]

Yes, I would like to go very much!

[ ah - so excited already... cocks his head towards the door and ]

All right then, let's go. Make sure to put on your sunglasses and hat so as not to be recognized on the street.

[ though there's really no need for him to say that since it's pretty much protocol. it's just him being an overbearing mom again, rip ]

Mm, understood. Thank you for reminding....

[Listen, Anya's a good girl who can tell when her senpai is trying to take care of her? At least her blue eyes + silver hair color combination is less striking now with the... lack of color... But she'll put on a pair of sunglasses and a hat as directed anyway, following after.]

Закуска? Mizuki-senpai wanted to snack...?

Tea, actually. You know I can't just eat anywhere. That doesn't mean you should follow my example, though. I'll let you have sweets just this one time. My treat. ♪

[ and out they go. mizuki also slips on his own pair of glasses as he keeps his strides steady, walking side by side with anya. ]

Sweets? Treat?

[WHAT..... She can't help but look a bit starry-eyed at the offer, it probably shows even through her sunglasses as delight colors her tone.]

Really? Did something good happen to make Mizuki-senpai happy?

[ARE YOU IN A GOOD MOOD....]

[ Sena is always in a Mood, but rarely good ones. In fact, he's still feel pretty exhausted from running all over the damn city for this stupid bingo game, but - ]

I just feel like taking a load off, is all. And since you actually showed up at the agency today, I figured that we should catch up on things.

... It really has been a while.

[There's a briefly amused laugh, even as Anya follows along after him easily enough.]

I am sorry. I hope that after convention it will be.... mm, how do I say - спокойный? More quiet?

What is on Mizuki-senpai's mind? What have you been doing? I want to know.

I doubt it. With our popularity rising to greater heights, things will be hectic for the both of us in the coming months. I hope you're prepared.

[ the cafe is tucked in at the corner of this street - a small teahouse where some of their fellow models usually hang out in during breaks. he doesn't always frequent here because he'd... rather not hang out with other models... but anya's one of the sole exemptions.

and in they go. ]

Go pick us a table. What would you like to eat?

[Is she prepared... what a dangerous question... There's a short little laugh as she takes the opportunity to gently not address that.]

Mm, anything mint please! Is it really okay?

I told you, I'm only letting you have sweets just this once. I may not let you go through the same diet that I am, but I trust that you won't go overboard, right? ♪

[ sena you don't

control her

...anyway, off he goes to order for them. when anya finally finds the perfect booth for them, he'll come back with a tray containing a glass of mint chocolate chip mousse, and two cups of green tea. ]

I went ahead and got you tea too, if you don't mind.

[well to be honest, anya's a good girl so she's just nodding and giving a little salute. mizuki might not control her, but he's just looking out for her, right? sort of like how a director would.

so she accepts it, waiting at the booth and her eyes light up when he brings ever back]

Ah? No, I do not! Cпасибо! Thank you very much, Mizuki-senpai...!!

[ yes. sure. let's go with that. he slides into the seat opposite her, tenting his hands together in thought. here we go. ]

This month's been more hectic than you usual, you ever notice? Ever since the app installed some sort of bingo game for all of its users. It's a total pain, but I'm planning to get to the bottom of this.

[Anya blinks in confusion even as she starts to help herself to the mousse, tilting her head.]

Bottom...? Oh! Detective Mizuki-senpai?

[she's trying to understand with her simple way of viewing the world ok]

Not really. If anything, I'd like to steal something from there if it ever comes down to it.

[ sena don't make That Event happen here ]

Steal...?

[ . . . too many people are being criminals now for anya to not just

completely believe it's possible]

Is that what Mizuki-senpai wanted to talk about...?

[WAS THIS ALL JUST A RUSE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT CRIME OVER ICE CREAM]

[ ice cream is cursed for him at this point tbh ]

What? No, I was just saying. What I really mean was getting more information about the app, basically.

[ his hands curl around his cup of tea, looking down at his reflection. ]

...I need to figure out what my memories mean.

"Mean"...?

[There's a curious little tilt of her head even as she pauses in her eating parfait.]

Почему...? What did you see?

[ and this is where sena hesitates because what's he supposed to tell her? that she reminded me of his own modeling junior back home? that would be creepy as hell with all the weird implications he's gathered so far.

he can't... she must not know. a lot of people may downright hate him for being so hard to approach but he doesn't always have people who look up to him despite all that. ]

...Just some annoying memories that doesn't make sense with my current predicament. It's still in the works, so all I need now is more information.

[ she must not know. ]

If I'm not mistaken, I remember you telling me the first time I got the app that you've been going to those secret Retrospec meetings. What did you guys talk about there?

Mm.... it is people trying to decide what they think is the truth. That is when Davenka started to call the visions "hallucinomemories", but that was a few months ago... People think it is different things. Um... "Reincarnation"? Or "alternate worlds".

[The words are borrowed, mimicked from memory, and so she's a little slower.]

People now have more.... items? And супердержавы? Ah... powers?

It is hard to all keep track of, but I think people are... changing?

[ "Reincarnation". "Alternate worlds". It's what the people who are using the app are saying and it does make sense, but... Sena is still finding it hard to believe. ]

If we are just reincarnations or living in another world or whatever, why are we getting these things back now?

[ People are definitely changing around him... It's only a matter of time before he's next. And he doesn't want that at all. He just wants to live a quiet life... ]

What if -- what if we don't want to remember all those things? Didn't those people think of that?

[ . . . Anya blinks in confusion, tilting her head.]

Is... senpai hallucinoremembering things that he does not want to?

[Others might have different opinions on this - that your feelings will always align with who you're seeing, but in Anya's optimism - ]

I think... you do not have to be... who you used to? Ah... выбор? There is still... choice?

[ true, there is still a choice whether he should revert back to whoever he was or not... but in this case he'll have to choose the latter. he's already happy with who he currently is, so??? ]

That's a good point, Anya.

[ let him just reach over the table to give her hair a nice ruffle. what a good simple girl... too simple. ]

I'm still ironing out the details myself, but I'll get there when I get there. Till then, you're just gonna have to stick with this version of your senpai, unfortunately.

[hair ruffle!! To be honest, she kind of just preens under the attention? Goodness, it's so easy to win her over.]

"Unfortunate"....?

Нет! This is a good version of senpai.... all versions are good! But I want what makes you the most happy?

[ "all versions are good" is she sure about that? his friends already calls him a stalker from his memories alone so... ]

It's gonna take a lot more than that just to make me happy, though. But I'll find my own happiness someday, don't worry.

[ he's already satisfied with his current life, yes. just not too happy about it. but does it really matter in the long run? if he keeps chasing the things that makes him happy, it's not gonna help his career and future. he needs to be secure in those departments first before he can seek happiness.

like seriously now. happiness? in this economy? she really is too naive for her own good, and he's wondering if he's not teaching her the right things. he doesn't want to spoonfeed her since he already knows that she's more than capable - she has the potential after all - but is it truly enough? ]

Now come on, eat up. I'll give you a ride home on my bike after this.

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