yamaboshi | ( closed ) this is how confessions work, right?

[ Today, Naegi Makoto made the decision to call Kirigiri out for something important. At least, it was important to him, anyway. He was nervous about going through with it, especially since this would probably be easy for someone who was known for her talent as a detective, but he also thought that maybe she'd appreciate his hard work.

So when he invites her over, he has a rather large rectangular table that has boxes of many different shapes and sizes, Naegi standing behind the table, gulping a little nervously before he warns her, carefully: ]

Ah... don't touch the boxes, Kirigiri-san. [ It's like a warning, even if it doesn't work out with the slight wavering of his voice. But he's trying! ] I know you're a really good detective, and I'm probably not that good at making puzzles like this myself, but--

I wanted to try something. I guess you can call it a deduction game? Um, anyway, I brought in twenty boxes. They're all different sizes and colors. One of the boxes has something that the other twenty don't. If you want to play, there's just a few rules you have to follow. The first is that you can't touch the box unless you've chosen it. The second is that while you can ask me any question and I'll answer truthfully, you're not allowed to ask me a question like "is this the box the item is in?" or anything that indicates which box hid the item. And the third is that you can ask up to thirty questions... although if you've figured out the answer, you can pick up the box and open it to see if you're right. Only one box has a good item while the other nineteen are duds.

[ That isn't to say that they're empty, however. ]

If you don't want to do it, Kirigiri-san, it's okay. We can do something else, instead. [ AT LEAST HE TRIED???? ]

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I know it's not... but I still appreciated everything that you did.

[ There's no way that he's going to acknowledge all of that. ]

It's not wrong to feel that, right?

No, of course not. Your feelings are your own.

[ And she'll accept them, even if she thinks they aren't necessary. ]

I'm simply glad we survived, and that we are here together.

Thank you... Kirigiri-san.

[ He sounds rather pleased with himself that she's accepted his feelings in full. ]

And I'm glad, too. U-Um, anyway... what should we do now?

Is there anything you'd like to do, Naegi-kun?

[ If they wanted, they could just go on the date now rather than wait for dinner... or they could simply spend time together. She's fairly certain she'd enjoy most things with him, though that's too sappy a thought for her to ever admit out loud. ]

Huh?

[ The moment he's asked that question is the same moment where he finds himself looking rather surprised. ]

Um... did you want to just. Walk around for a bit?

[ She'll give him a nod. ]

That sounds lovely. Shall we go now?

[ Granted, with his luck and her profession, odds are they'll stumble upon a murder in the process, but... that's just life. ]

[ He nods, smiling rather serenely as he gains a little bit of confidence. ]

Y-yeah, I'd really like that.

[ She'll give his hand a squeeze, then, before using it to lead him towards the exit. Time to get started on this walk, then - though she'll pause to let him lock the door behind them, of course. ]

Thankfully, it looks like a nice day out today, so we shouldn't have any trouble on our walk.

Yeah, I guess I could call myself lucky that it really is nice out today!

[...]

I hope I don't jinx that.

With your luck, you very well may have.

[ She doesn't seem particularly bothered by the idea, though. Whether he's SHSL Good Luck or SHSL Bad Luck, she's pretty sure she can handle whatever the universe decides to throw at them as a result. ]

Kirigiri-san! Don't say that as if it's a good thing!

[ His voice is frantic and he can't help but wave his hands a little bit. ]

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[ He's so cute when he's flustered... ]

I didn't say it was a good thing. I just said it was a possibility.

...you sounded like it was, though, Kirigiri-san.

[ Not that he's judging. ]

I was just amused by your fickle luck, is all.

Why would you be amused by that?

[ Now you've made him curious!! ]

Because it's so like you.

[ Is she intentionally trying to give him unhelpful answers? Possibly. ]

Is that... a good thing?

Possibly not for those around you, I suppose.

[ His bad luck seems to be more than a little infectious, after all... though that's just who Naegi Makoto is. ]

But I don't mind. I like you for who you are, Naegi-kun.

Ah-

[ His face is turning a beet red and he lowers his face to hide it. ]

T-Thank you, Kirigiri-san...

You truly are so easily flustered...

[ And yet he's signed up to date her. This... might be a bad idea. ]

Is that a bad thing?

[ Also known as: 'should he be concerned'? ]

Not at all. Actually, I find it rather amusing.

[ so.... potentially he should be??? ]

Amusing...?

[ Him? Okay, yes, he's definitely concerned. But not severely! ]

Don't worry too much about it.

[ that's reassuring, right... ]

Telling me to not worry is going to make me worry more, Kirigiri-san!!

[ It's not helping, basically. ]

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