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[gotyourbach]

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[gotyourbach]

At least take the collar off if you're so worried!!

[She frowns at him, grabs his hand, and drags him inside. At least wait in the bathroom itself while she changes in a stall!!]

Jeez... we could have done this another day. Or if it's just playing piano, I could do that anywhere. I don't want you to get hurt...

[slieght]

[There's no resistance as he's pulled in after her, laughing some.]

No, see, that's the point of being around you. They won't touch me! And the ones that would anyway are back in the dome.

[He leans against the stalls once they're in the bathroom, tone dropping to something a little more serious.]

We aren't doing something that we can just do whenever. This has taken a lot of planning, and today is the perfect day to do it. The risks are worth it.

[gotyourbach]

Mmmm...

[She doesn't sound all that satisfied with that explanation. What's stopping someone way more, uh, dominant than her from trying to take Kokichi off her?? Not that she'd let him go without a fight but that's besides the point.]

A lot of planning, huh...? [She's still trying to figure out what it could be.]

Is it a concert? [Her tone brightens. Are they going to perform for people? Oh boy!!]

[slieght]

Nope. [Point blank, shooting that down immediately.] Not a concert.

[gotyourbach]

Oh...

[Boo... well, it's a mystery, then. Surely he wouldn't have booked her for a private performance without giving her a better idea of what she should wear, right?

It takes longer to strip off the dominatrix outfit than it does to shrug her other clothes back on, so she reemerges from the stall in short order.]

Alright, ready! You sure you don't want to get changed into something, less, um, revealing?

[slieght]

Yup! [He grins, leaning forward with his hands on his hips a little.] I mean, unless it's distracting you...? This is a lot of skin you're getting to see right now~

[gotyourbach]

[She groans, putting both hands on his shoulders and pushing him back. It is kind of distracting, honestly!! Is he even wearing underwear under that weird strip??]

No! C'mon, let's go.

[slieght]

[Good question, is he?]

Nishishi! [There's no fight as he's pushed back, Kokichi turning and leading the way out of bathroom and into the restaurant proper.]

Wanna get something to eat and drink for later? Or are you impatient and want to see the surprise sooner rather than later?

[gotyourbach]

Let's just grab some tea and take it with us... I'll get it, don't worry.

[She's not taking no for an answer! Marching right up to the counter to place her order and waiting expectantly for Kokichi to do the same, hand poised on her earring to make sure she'll be able to pay before he can.]

Then you can show me the surprise.

[slieght]

Awww, but I'm the one who invited you on the date!

[Still, he follows after her, ordering something sickeningly sweet, with extra sugar, whipped cream, the works. If she's paying, why not treat himself?]

[gotyourbach]

[Is that what this is...

She fights back the urge to roll her eyes and just shrugs at Kokichi's choice. Do you really think she pays attention to how much things like this cost? She doesn't, at all. Really she and Shuichi should just have a joint bank account.]

So it's in the business district, right...?

[slieght]

Yup! And the only other hint I'm giving you is that you better be ready to do some real good sneaking.

[That's it! No other hints! So if you can't guess from that, you'll just have to wait and see when they get there.]

[gotyourbach]

S-Sneaking...?!

[They're breaking in somewhere?! Her eyes go round with surprise and concern, and she only barely remembers to lower her voice to a hiss and not yell that out to the whole restaurant.]

Oma-kun...! You didn't tell me it was something illegal!!

[slieght]

Relaaaax Akamatsu-chan! This is nothing compared to the kind of heists I've already committed here. Like I said, you're with me. I won't let anything bad happen to you, and I didn't mean that just for the bdsm part. No one's gonna get caught or in trouble, we're just going to have a lot of fun!

[He's got you. Giving her a dazzling smile for reassurance, he grabs her drink and hands it to her when it's done, waiting on his to finish up.]

[gotyourbach]

[She lets out an uncertain noise, even as she takes her tea in both hands and blows on it.]

If you say so... Ah, but I don't want anything happening to you, either!

[slieght]

Please. Like anything will happen to me either. First of all, if anything happens to me, then that's breaking my promise because they'll blame you as well. Either viewing you as my partner in crime, or naming you as an accessory to it.

[He takes his own drink next, eyes lighting up at the whipped cream and syrup drizzled over the top of it, happily opening up a straw and slipping it into the sweet beverage. And then he faces her again.]

Second of all, you're talking to a master thief. If I told you about some of the heists I'd performed before, you wouldn't be worried about anything. Of course, I'd have to kill you if you knew about any of that, so I can't actually say anything, but you know how that goes~ Evil leader and all. Ready?

[gotyourbach]

Mmmm...

[I don't buy the "evil leader" part as much anymore...]

Alright, I'll trust you. Maybe it'll be fun!!

[Now she's extra-glad she changed out of that other outfit, because if they're really going to be sneaking around somewhere, it's better to dress normally, right? Then again, on this station... maybe Kokichi is the one who's dressed to blend in.]

Let's go!

[She takes a step toward the door, then realizes she still doesn't know exactly where they're going. You lead the way, Kokichi!]

[slieght]

That's the spirit!

[He takes the lead, stepping out and holding the door open for her. Once they're both outside, he takes a sip from his drink and heads to the right, expecting Kaede to follow.]

Just follow me, and don't question anything I do, alright? If I say you are something, that's what you are. Just play along, like you did before! It'll be easier this time, you won't have to say anything except maybe a hello or two.

[gotyourbach]

R-right... okay!

[Just... play along. Okay, she can do this!! She's deciding to trust Kokichi, for better or worse.

Hopefully for better.]

[slieght]

[Definitely for better! Just you wait! The playing along part makes itself pretty obvious pretty quick. It's only a little ways down the road that they turn, as if to enter a large building, only to be stopped at the door by a security guard. He doesn't look especially suspicious of Kokichi, but Kaede gets a strange look. The leader fiddles with his earring, bringing up what looks like a hologram of an ID card. Supposedly his, as an employee of this company.]

Heeyyy Butch-chan, wild stuff going on in the dome, right? Just look at this outfit I got earlier! You don't think the higher ups will care if I wear it today, do you?

[The two make idle chat before the guard brings up Kaede, and Kokichi offers a natural, friendly smile, free hand moving to rest on her back.]

She's an intern! Don't worry, I've got the okay for this. She's here for IT stuff, she's a whiz with musical equipment. She doesn't have a badge yet but she'll have it by tomorrow, I just wanted to show her around early! Akamatsu-chan, why don't you introduce yourself?

[gotyourbach]

[Does Kokichi work here...? No, there's no way he has a real job, right...? She hums uncertainly to herself and tries to make herself look as unobtrusive as possible. Maybe the guard will just forget about he-- Oh.]

O-oh! Um, that's me! Kaede Akamatsu, ace technician!

[She offers a bright smile and holds out her hand for a handshake, trying to draw on some of Kokichi's confidence to make a believable lie.]

[slieght]

[The guard seems to accept this easily enough, clearly trusting Kokichi and going to shake her hand before returning to his position.]

We won't soak up any more of your time, or ours! Nice chattin' with you today. Say hi to your wife for me, yeah?

[He waves, gesturing for Kaede to follow. The secretaries greet him by name as they enter and he treats him to the same courtesy, giving them just a quick, "she's an intern of mine," when they ask who his cute friend is. Janet and Alex give her a friendly hello without question, but don't take up their time like Butch as he continues leading the way to the elevators. Once inside, he hits the door close button, his confident demeanor slipping to something much more giddy. Like a kid on Christmas.]

Oh my god they totally bought it! I love how easy it is to fool people.

[Kaede gets a couple of gentle punches to the arm - nothing to hurt, but he's full of excited energy. Then he pulls a keycard out of his shirt, swiping it through a card reader on the elevator wall and hitting one of the higher numbers on the touchscreen floor selection.]

That was perfect, great job!

[gotyourbach]

Eek!

[It's still surprising, getting punched in the arm! And she's still wildly thrown off balance, even if it is surprisingly easy to just go along with Kokichi's lead. And kind of exciting, too, because it's not like they're hurting anyone with this deception!]

Y-yeah, it's kind of fun! But what are we doing here, you know I can't fix equipment for real...

W-wait, how do you know all these people, anyway?!

[slieght]

Oh don't worry, you're not here to fix equipment! The only equipment you need to worry about is your piano, I'll handle the rest.

[Meaning...there is equipment involved? But at that, he messes with his communicator, bringing up the hologram of his badge from before. It's extremely convincing, listing him as a manager.]

Well Akamatsu-chan, I've been pretending to be part of their company for two weeks or so! And on my "breaks" I'd spend time getting buddy buddy with them, so they wouldn't be suspicious of me when I eventually brought you along. They're convinced I'm a transfer from another company. As for what we're doing here, you'll find out soon enough!

[Very soon, as they're quickly approaching the floor he'd selected.]

Okay, this next part is the real sneaky part. Literally. There shouldn't be anyone on this floor, since the employees went out on a vacation to celebrate one of their latest successes, but we still need to make sure to be quiet. I don't actually have access to it, I just pilfered a keycard off someone yesterday. So just walk as quietly as you can and stay behind me, alright?

[gotyourbach]

Two weeks... you've been planning this for a long time, huh?

[Whatever "this" is, that he needs her piano for. She's still not entirely sure what Kokichi would need to spend two weeks getting people at this company to trust him for... maybe her piano is needed for an unlock code to a door? It is a music company, after all. Maybe that's some weird futuristic space-lock.]

Huh? O-oh... okay. I'll try.

[Luckily her boots aren't heeled, and they don't make much more noise than sneakers would as she sticks close behind him, suddenly nervous. It's one thing to bluff past people, but now they're really going somewhere they're not supposed to go!!]