Heads Up! Masking Tape 2015/11/03 (Tue) 11:10 No. 38346 [Reply] ▼
"Hey, Sekibanki!" I call, spotting a familiar face in the crowded market street.
"Oh, uh... Kogasa, wasn't it? It's been a while," the floating redhead replies. I fall into step beside her, my umbrella shading us both from the hot afternoon sun.
"What happened to the rest of you?" I ask. She sighs.
"To make a long story short, I got in over my head," she says. I resist the urge to roll my eyes. "Dr. Yagokoro told me to take it easy."
"That doesn't sound too bad."
"In Eientei. For a month."
"Wait, seriously!? What did you do to yourself!?"
"...I'd rather not talk about it," she says with a grimace.
"Okay... well, if that's the case, then why
aren't you in Eientei?"
"I am," she says, slowly rolling upside-down in the air. "Staring at the ceiling all day was doing my head in, so I thought I'd head out and get some fresh air." I really do roll my eyes this time.
"So it's fine if you go this far away from your body?" I ask.
"I guess? I was only going to visit Kagerou, but I caught her just as she was getting ready to go shopping, so... here I am."
She flips the right way up and glances up and down the street, but the werewolf lady is nowhere to be seen.
"I, uh, seem to have lost her though," she says.
"Oh. Do you want me to help look for her?"
"Nah, it's fine." she shakes her... everything? "I was just killing time anyway. So, uh, what are you up to, anyway?"
"Surprising people! Or something. I was just taking some time off too, actually."
"Oh. Mind if I tag along?"
"Not at all! Two heads are better than one, right?"
This time she's the one rolling her eyes. We come to the end of the market street, and head...
[ ] To the Temple School! Children love surprises!
[ ] To Myouren Temple! Someone's bound to be bored at this hour!
[ ] To the Scarl
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