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[ex_longanimity327]

[ you rang? ]

Aight, who's stuck?

[skilful]

[ finger to his lips!!

sssssh ]

[ex_longanimity327]

[ but you asked for a ladder?? why are you telling him to shush!!

he only raises an eyebrow in question ]

[skilful]

[ gossip

-- but let's be real, Kusanagi with a ladder makes for a pretty obvious sight unless the two up there are really lost in conversation. ]

[ex_longanimity327]

[ he'll just sigh and place the ladder nearby. time for a cigarette break. ]

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He--[ his hearing isn't so bad to miss the sound of kusanagi walking out though they aren't. that far from the door or anything.

looking down. wow this is embarrassing. ]

Kusanagi-san. . .

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku instantly sits up and scours the area. ]

Izumo? Where!? [ DID HE SEE HER— ]

[skilful]

[ Kusanagi-san, you ruined it!

But Totsuka steps out as well, waving, camera still pointed and recording. ]

Eric, Kou-chan, good afternoon!

[ex_longanimity327]

[ He rolls his eyes at Totsuka but looks up, a frown on his face. ]

How'd you two get up there?

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[ just. shoving his hoodie low over his face.

there is no eric in the tree.

there is no eric anywhere. ]

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku is the first to speak. ]

Oh, Izumo! It's not what it looks like! I was on my way to rescue Eric, you see...

[skilful]

Let's get them both down, Kusanagi-san!

[ex_longanimity327]

[ guess this is why Totsuka asked for a ladder huh. ]

Alright.

[ grabbing the ladder and setting it near the tree. ] Watch your step, both of you.

[redsea]

[ Shakily, Kougyoku descends the ladder, concentrating on nothing but the steps before her. Heights weren't too much of an issue now that it was safe for her. It's just... she might fall, then Izumo might catch her. kyaaa

She never falls, though. Both her feet make it on solid ground. A sigh of relief at that!

Now it's Eric's turn. ]

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[ and he is the last one left in the tree.


all by himself.






way up here. ]


. . I'm not stuck.

[ex_longanimity327]

[ folds his arms across his chest, a piercing look at Eric. ] Eric. [ you made him use The Voice, eric ): ] Come down.

[ he'll burn the tree. even worse, he might lift it from the ground and shake it until you fall into the snow. your choice. ]

[skilful]

[ chuckling, moving the ladder closer. ]

1/2

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[ is he in trouble for being in the tree oh no. ]

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[ MOVING FOR THE LADDER AND

CLIMBING DOWN. ]

[redsea]

[ Cheering Eric on! Yeah! Wow Izumo's scary but it's okay, she's not scared of him... ]

[ex_longanimity327]

Watch your step, I said. [ mom mode is on, apparently. but he turns to Kougyoku. ] How'd you get up there, by the way?

[skilful]

[ tuuurning as well. he has an idea, but he's curious to hear too. ]

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[ he safely reaches the ground, of course.

but now he's just going to stand here in silence, one hand raised to the top of his hoodie.

should he pull it back down over his face and pretend he's not here or just. continue making faces, hmm. ]

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku looks away because her answer is embarrassing. ]

Eric and I were playing kemari. [ That's not the whole story. ]

[ex_longanimity327]

[ Izumo glances to the side once he notices Eric's down, and immediately reaches out to give him a light pat on the head before he turns back to Kougyoku. ]

And one of you kicked the ball a little too high, right?