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[observesthings]

Option A: [text]

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE TODAY. sorry!

- yukiteru

[ That's all it says. ]

Option B: [action]

[ Of course, that's not how it works, here. And he knows it. In a way that's almost certainly going to make him late for class, he slowly peeks out of his dorm room, trying to time it so that he's not going to be near anyone else in the hallways. As if he were trying to traverse a mine field, he's slowly, cautiously, taking wide, swerving steps throughout the hallway, his eyes constantly looking upwards for signs of mistletoe.

He can smell it. Mistletoe, everywhere. He knows what's been happening with that. Even if Yuno isn't here anymore... he doesn't want to risk it. ]

I'd kill for my Diary right about now...

[ He grumbles, trying to dodge yet another mistletoe on the ceiling. Of course, this particular one is right in the middle of one of the busiest corridors in the entire school. He's not paying attention. Cue a potential collision... ]

Comments

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[extraordinarily]

Let me guess: mistletoe?

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[observesthings]

well yeah

text;

[extraordinarily]

Hehe, guess I'm the luckiest of them all! I haven't run into a single one.

text;

[observesthings]

how?

text;

[extraordinarily]

I don't know how. I just know that I have.

text;

[observesthings]

i wish i could be that lucky, i had to cheat to do things like that in my own world

[ If you consider using a Future Diary cheating. And even then, most of the time, it was Yuno's Diary covering for his own. ]

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[extraordinarily]

Cheating isn't any fun, though.

[ Which is one of the reasons why she had to work so hard. Cheaters never win, she thought, and only with hard work can someone do well. ]

But if you really want me to help you avoid them, I'll help out! For a price. ♥

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[observesthings]

[ Well, he was given the Diary by Deus, i.e. God. If that's not a ringing endorsement of cheating, he doesn't know what is. He won't say that, though. At her offer, though... something tells him he's going to regret this. ]

what kind of price?

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[extraordinarily]

Hehe, I'm glad you asked! I need someone to help me carry some things from the store and clubrooms into my room. I'd do it myself, but it's really a job that I gave to my lackey. Unfortunately, he's gone now, so I need to put up a Wanted sign soon for a new hiring lackey!

Oh, but you don't have to become my lackey forever. Just for a week.

[ Do you have any regrets asking now, Yukiteru...? ]

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[happyends]

[ .. Well, that sure isn't a worrying message.. except of course it totally is, and Madoka looks a little surprised yet worried to see it. ]

Is something wrong?

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[observesthings]

there's something weird about that mistletoe

[happyends]

Mistletoe..? [ .. oh. Wait. Now she actually remembers what happened to her earlier this week. The memory is really awkward and she quickly tries to surpress it, but she knows she has to warn other people about it even more so! ]

Yes, please watch out for them! They trap you in one place..!

[observesthings]

that's not the part that worries me

[ Actually, all things considered... he's had worse instances of being trapped in place. ]

[happyends]

[ .. She blinks at the message. ]

What do you mean? Don't you think being stuck in one place is really inconvenient?

[observesthings]

it is, but i've probably been through worse

it's the kissing part

[happyends]

[ The kissing part... yeah. She knows about that too. But the inconvenience of the mistletoe to begin with distracted her from the subject, and she feels pretty flustered now to talk about this part of it.. hm.. ]

Well, maybe you could have someone who doesn't mind help you out.. maybe..

[observesthings]

that's a really bad idea

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[hypervision]

Onii-chan? What are you doing?

[hi did you say "kill" and "diary" in the same sentence out loud, because now you've summoned reisuke...who is standing right behind you, by the way]

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[observesthings]

[ Yukki jumped as he heard that voice, catching himself on a water fountain as he nearly fell over. Just narrowly avoiding the mistletoe, but only by an inch; one false step, and he's trapped. ]

C-Careful, Reisuke-kun... this mistletoe will trap you if you don't watch your step.

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[hypervision]

Mistletoe? [He looks up from where he's standing to look at the little green plant that's up above them. Reisuke's currently standing a few inches back from it, thankfully, but he's confused.] But it's just a plant. How could it trap me?

action;

[observesthings]

At this point, I don't think anything here should be surprising anymore. Just trust me, okay?

[ And he's really hoping curiosity won't get the better of the boy in front of him. ]

action;

[hypervision]

I dunno... [But now he wants to see this trap in effect for himself...not using himself as a test subject though, of course. There are other people that might be walking nearby, or even his "big bro" here that might be funny to try to see caught by it...]

...but okay, maybe I can trust you this time, Onii-chan. [Though Yukiteru, maybe by this point, wouldn't be naive enough to let his guard down around us this time, right?]

action;

[observesthings]

The Survival Game is over, I don't have a reason to want anything bad to happen to you.

[ Actually, all things considered, he might be one of the few he felt bad about. Especially considering how nice of a kid he was in the Third World. Amazing how different things turn out, if just one minor thing happens to be changed. ]

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[hypervision]

Really? [Though Reisuke actually does pause to consider that for a second. It's true, the game is over...he shouldn't have a reason to want to cause harm to Yukiteru, considering that Reisuke was the one who lost the game, and is willing to admit his defeat in that matter.

...But at the same time, he's still really curious to see what kind of "trap" this mistletoe is capable of, and you happen to be the closest person nearby. That's how he'll choose to reason it as he attempts to give the plant a wide enough berth so that he can come around to stand closer to Yukiteru.] Do you really mean that, Onii-chan?

action;

[observesthings]

Of course I do.

[ He meant every word. In fact, if he could, he'd say the same thing to Hinata, Akise, Mao, Ueshita, and maybe even Tsubaki, too. After seeing the Third World, he was convinced that none of them were bad people (especially not Hinata and Ueshita), just people who never really had a chance in the Second World due to circumstances beyond their control. And in Akise's case... well, he was right. Yukki knew it. And he'd admit it if he ever got the chance. ]

And I think Yuno would feel the same way. [ ... okay, that was a stretch, but Yukki's trying to be optimistic for his sake. ]