dumb kids doing dumb things

[soba]

kia and i will thread or else

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[soba]

What are those? Are they the monsters?

[ he supplies no information about himself, but grills her instead. ]

[inveilsible]

Some of them. They're... creatures that can take control of innocent people and lead them to their deaths and they're definitely really dangerous. It's a Magical Girl's duty to fight them.

[ He can grill her all he wants, she doesn't think she's particularly interesting.

Though she's really not ready to tell him the Real Deal behind Witches. ]

[soba]

[ he lets out a low whistle ]

Wow. That's shitty. [ that's one way to describe it ] So there's more of you?

[inveilsible]

Mm. There are a lot, I just... haven't met all of them.

[ And also some of them are jerks. ]

Can I... ask what you are, exactly?

[soba]

[ wow. don't be nosy. ]





Kappa.

[inveilsible]

K... kappa?

L-like the-- with the dish-- and cucumbers--??

[ Pardon Sana's shock and interpretative gestures. ]

[soba]

No, the other kind of kappa.

[ yes, of course the one with the dish ]

[inveilsible]

Other... kind....

[ Look. SHE'S. NOT DOUBTING HIM. ]

[soba]

[ oh my god

he just stares at her for a second, and tries not to roll his eyes. ]

No, it's the normal kind.

[inveilsible]

Does that mean you... transform?

[ Because again, he doesn't look anything like a kappa. ]

[soba]

[ THERE IS JUST

AN AWKWARD SILENCE ]

Sure.

[inveilsible]

Can I see??

[ SANA YOU CAN'T JUST ASK-- ]

[soba]

No.

[ it actually doesn't work like that, but he will not explain that. ]

[inveilsible]

[ Poor Toi will never be a bride. ]

O-oh... [ and Sana deflates, poking her fingers together. ] Sorry, I guess that was really rude of me to just... I'm sorry.

[ Well, of course she can't just ask some guy she doesn't even know the name of to turn into a kappa. That's stupid. ]

[soba]

Whatever.

[ ... ]

Why are you even hanging out here?

[inveilsible]

… I wander. Sometimes if I don't make myself move and walk around, it gets a little too lonely...

[ And she has friends now, but they all go to different schools. ]

[soba]

[ ... hmmm

he scratches the back of his head ]

Come on. Those guys over there look like they're ready to pee themselves.

[ the kids??? they can still see toi talking to himself ]

[inveilsible]

S-sorry... I know talking to me is only going to make people think something's wrong with you.

[ But he'd said "come on", not "go away", which... she hadn't expected, but Sana will take it regardless and move after him. ]

[soba]

[ he can't say he isn't curious about what she's saying, and admittedly some of his concern is whether or not he might get roped into it so he might as well learn as much as he can now.

but once they're far enough from people as they walk, he'll speak again. ]

Can you go back to normal?

[inveilsible]

I don't know... I want to, but I don't think it can be undone. I've never heard of something like that happening, anyway.

[ So really, she thinks, it's her own fault for making a wish like that. ]

[soba]

Could another wish undo it?

[ he is not sure why he's asking, because he has absolutely no intention of handing his own wish off to another person, but he's. curious. ]

[inveilsible]

I... don't know. I've never heard about anyone using their wish to undo someone else's.

[ But it was probably powerful enough for that. ]

Even if it could, I couldn't ask anyone to do that for me and I'm not important enough for that anyway. It's... not worth the price.

[soba]

[ he raises an eyebrow. ]

Price?

[inveilsible]

... It's not worth it.

[ And that's all she'll say. ]

[soba]

... right.

[ he does not press, because it's not really any of his business.

but he'll keep walking. ]