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Either you're hideously busy or my timing is worse than usual when it comes to these things...it's a bit of a shame, isn't it?

[Seems you're not the only one that specializes in nondescript rooms nowdays, Naki, though these are a different sort of nondescript than the base and Tsukiyama seems approximately as upbeat as always.]

Do call me back. I know you've spotted something relevant to both of us on the network recently - we have a decent amount to discuss, n'est-ce pas?

[It doesn't take too long for Naki to call back. It seems he's out and about today since the background appears to be somewhere in the city.]

Oh, yeah, I think I know what you're talking about.

[And he'll lock the feed down there, since he's actually learned how to do that.]

You're talking about that guy, right?

[Either Naki didn't get a name or he can't remember it right now, take your pick.]

[...sir...]

I could tell you to address him by name, but "that guy" does sum him up quite well.

Well, I don't care enough to remember his name. It's some kind of instrument, isn't it?

[...Did he try? We're not even sure.]

[It takes him a moment, but it does get a bit of an odd sound out of him eventually. Not quite a laugh; more like he's trying to stifle one because no.]

His name isn't important; I just want to verify that his presence won't be inconvenient for me.

Well, that's good.

[...]

Why would it have been inconvenient for you in the first place? I thought you guys were friends.

[...oh boy. Well, he was wondering how long that would take.

Phrasing is not your friend and you are not a subtle man. It would probably do him well to remember that.]

...My concern is more over whether you're going to make it an inconvenience for me, monsieur. As useless as Banjou-san can be, I'm not worried about him, per se.

Oh! Well you could have just said that.

[Apparently this is not a big deal.]

There's no reason to worry about that. I don't give a shit what happens to him, but I'm not gonna target him or anything like that. He's not worth my time, honestly.

[...It's totally not because you guys are friends and he's friends with you. Nope. Not at all.]

I thought that might be the case, but I won't claim to know how you people work.

[...Well, of course not, because last time he checked we weren't friends, and he's...actually not friends with Banjou either, which sort of moots the entire premise.]

[Don't tell him that, don't crush his dreams.]

Well, I don't speak for everyone, obviously. If they show up here, who knows what they'll do to him? I'm not gonna get involved in that unless they want me to. I've got better things to do with my time.

[Naki suddenly brightens up considerably. It looks like he's got something on his mind. Something that's surely very important--]

So, have you gotten a chance to try cake yet!?

[--or not.]

[...Well then. That one actually does get him to laugh, good job.]

Non - I've considered, but it looks sickening, even now.

[...]

Tell me about it, though.

Are you serious!? It's so good! I mean, sure at first it looks like it'll kill you if you take even one bite because holy shit, that's a hell of a lot of sugar and don't even get me started on that icing and those fucking roses made of icing, but then you actually eat it and it's like...

[He waves his hands about, trying to come up with a word or a description.]

Shit, there's nothing to compare it to! I've never tasted anything like it before and-- and did you know there's like, a million different sorts of sweetness!? Like, cake is one thing, but you can eat candy and it has a completely different taste! You'd think everything made of pure fucking sugar would taste the same, but it doesn't!!

[Someone stop this man before he hurts himself.]

It's so fucking amazing! And there's so fucking much of it! Humans really love their sweets. I mean, I can get why, this shit's addicting!

...Have you been eating anything else?

[Let's...let's just get the important question out of the way first.]

No, why the hell would I bother?

[How is he not dead yet.]

[NAKI.]

I'm going to introduce you to real food when I get to Goldenrod.

But cake is real food!

[He does look pleased though; "real food" is probably just as good as cake anyway.]

So when are you going to get here?

Within a day or so. I've made a few rather charming friends, you see, and things have fallen rather nicely in my favor.

...Banjou-san will likely be with me, but he'll be easy enough to shake off once I'm there.

That's great! Oh, but you can't stay with me since we can't bring anyone into the place we're staying. So don't try to get a free room or anything.

[...]

I got something for you, by the way! Don't worry, it's not a cake. I would have eaten it by now if it was.

[At least he's honest??]

[At least there's that, yes...]

Ah, did you? You didn't have to.

[I MEAN HE'S CLEARLY PLEASED AND HE'LL ACCEPT IT ANYWAY BECAUSE SHIT WHY NOT, BUT]

...as for where you ended up, answer something for me - is it an underground bunker of some sort?

I know.

[He looks very pleased with himself though. Apparently this is just a Naki thing.]

Yeah, it's underground. It'd be pretty fucking obvious if it was above ground 'cause it's huge. Every single hallway looks the goddamn same too, so I can never figure out where the fuck I'm going. I swear I've ended up in one of the training rooms more often than I've ended up in my own room.

[Oh, good boy.

He doesn't seem too inclined to press further, at least, now that you've given him what he wanted.]

That's so depressing! Repulsivo - absolutely abhorrent as well. I don't envy you at all, sir.

I'll find someplace on my own; I'll have someone else with me anyway, besides Banjou-san - I've picked up a bit of an entourage.

Oh yeah? Is it someone else from Tokyo?

[...Their version of Tokyo, he means.]

She's a lovely mademoiselle from London, actually; very cute, painfully naive, and completely unsuitable as prey - she's a bit sickly and all...

[Tsukiyama, ffs.]

And no, she doesn't have any idea about us.

Well, that's certainly good. I guess it's good you found someone to travel with!

Please. I would have been fine on my own.

[Just because you seem to consider that The Worst Possible Thing...]

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