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[yatagarasu]

 

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[wingspread]

Oh, but don't tell him I told you, alright?

[ Rinoa gives Kay a wink, as if to say this is their little secret. ]

[yatagarasu]

How can I tell him if I don't even know who Mystery Bunny Undies Guy is?

[Kay shrugs, but winks back nonetheless. Rinoa's secret is safe with her.]

[wingspread]

Oh! His name is Jaune!

[ Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it! ]

[yatagarasu]

Wait. [She slams the table, pauses, and then looks around before dropping her voice.]

Jaune Arc? Tall, blond, and dance-y? He's the mystery guy with the bunny undies?

[wingspread]

[ She blinks rapidly, curious. ]

Do you know him?

[yatagarasu]

[Kay nods and grins.]

Sure do! He's a pretty great guy and helped me out a few times.

[wingspread]

I think he likes helping people.

[ Their orders arrive, and Rinoa places her hands on either side of her cup. She doesn't take a sip yet, though. There's so much steam! ]

He was the guy I was asking about - you know, if he likes me or not. But one of his friends said that he already has a girlfriend, so I guess there's no point in asking about it further.

[yatagarasu]

Ohhhh.

[She pauses from blowing on the steam rising from her cup of hot chocolate. The corners of her mouth fold down.]

Sorry about that, but...well, at least you could still be good friends?

[wingspread]

I have no doubt about that.

[ She gives Kay an earnest smile before stirring a teaspoon in her drink. ]

Jaune's a good guy... I think. He's been very nice to me, at least.

[yatagarasu]

That's great.

[Kay nods. Seeing Rinoa does bring the smile back to her face, gradually.]

Hmmm, I don't think I've met someone Jaune wasn't nice to. He's a real gentleman.

...Even if he does wear bunny undies.

[wingspread]

Have you ever seen a man's underwear before?

[ WHAT HAS THIS CONVERSATION TURNED INTO... ]

[yatagarasu]

What?! [Her voice rises and she does a double take; she had been about to raise her mug to her lips.] Well, yeah but - I mean, in stores and in my dad's closet.

Not...not while a man is wearing it.

[wingspread]

Oh.

[ She sounds disappointed, for some reason. ]

That makes sense. You just sounded like you've seen someone in their underwear before!

[yatagarasu]

I'm a thief of the truth, not a thief of pants!

[WHY ARE YOU SO DISAPPOINTED, RINOA.]

[wingspread]

[ Wait, what? ]

You're a thief? An actual thief?

[yatagarasu]

A noble thief! The thief of the truth! I'm the Great Thief Yatagarasu!

[She even stands up, places her hands on her hips, and attempts to pose dramatically.]

[wingspread]

[ The people in the cafe give her weird looks. Some might even be whispering something about calling the Enforcers. Oops?! ]

Hey, that's pretty awesome! I bet you have a band of thieves, too!

[yatagarasu]

[Oops indeed. Kay holds up her hands and whirls around to face the rest of the patrons.]

Not again... Look, I'm a good thief, and if I weren't, I wouldn't be announcing it like this!

...A-Anyway, we're more like an investigating band. I work with a prosecutor and a detective.

[wingspread]

[ She doesn't get it, but if Kay says she's a good thief, then it makes sense. ]

So you commit crimes because what you're doing is good, right? I guess that's kind of like me, then! I'm part of the resistance group called the Forest Owls.

[yatagarasu]

We...actually don't commit crimes. Mr. Edgeworth would kill me if we did.

[Did this get even more confusing? Yes, yes it did.]

[wingspread]

[ That, truly, is very confusing. ]

Then... you're a legal thief?

[yatagarasu]

I...guess...you could say that?

[Kay chuckles sheepishly and slowly slides back into her chair to keep sipping her hot chocolate.]

[wingspread]

[ That doesn't make sense, but you know what? Rinoa will take it. ]

That sounds cool. It's almost like you can do whatever you want to do!