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i will set this up and make it look all pretty later. i can not be assed enough to do this on mobile. hi, mary

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... wow, uh... yeah, you should stay for as long you want...

[ So Toki and Rei aren't as innocent as he thought... he should have given them the condom rather than pawning it off to Kido. ]

How can you even tell when the coast is clear in a situation like that...

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[ Sometimes when you're in love and still in the honeymoon phase, stuff like this happens. It's fine, it's fine. Terry gives him an awkward smile. ]

... That's why I'll stay here for several hours, or at least until Kido comes back. She went out with a bunch of cats.

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Yeah... I'll keep you company until she comes back.

[ Suddenly, Seto gets tense and awkward. ]

Erm, well, I guess this reminds me so...

[ He reaches into his pocket and... puts a condom on the table, in front of Terry. Please take it off his hands. ]

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[ Terry looks down at the kotatsu table, staring at the condom. It looks so battered like it's been tossed everywhere. ]

... Why do you have one of these?

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... it appeared in my pocket after we talked to Kido about our eyes.

[ He really hopes that Terry didn't think that he had it because he was going to use it... ]

I tried to give it to Kido, but... that didn't go well...

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It appeared... what...?

[ ???

ALSO ]

Why would you give that to Kido?! Is that what happened in the living room when you dropped by that day??

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[ He's not going to answer that question, but it's probably really obvious that, yeah, that is exactly what happened in the living room. He got knocked the fuck out. ]

W-Well, you were the only couple that I could think of so--!

[ He really thought that Toki and Rei were innocent, but apparently not... he should have given it to them. ]

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[ He should have, but the meta persists in cockblocking our choices. Terry looks at Seto. ]

I thought you were the one who said that you didn't want to be worried about us being in that phase of the relationship.

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[ Dammit, meta... well, will Terry take the condom and give it to Toki and Rei... ]

I meant that I don't want to worry about becoming an uncle at 17!

[ Look, he's all for Terry and Kido having sex or whatever. Just have safe sex. Don't have unexpected pregnancies. ]

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[ Terry feels like dying, but for a different reason.

And idk maybe. ]

I wouldn't do that to Kido... it's not like it'll happen anyway.

[ Terry is not banking on getting laid lmao ]

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[ Poor Terry....... let's start a betting pool whether or not Terry will get laid before Cetana's endgame. ]

... you should still take it.

[ Because Seto doesn't want it. ]

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[ ...

Terry takes it, rips it open, and blows into it like a balloon. ]

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[ ... ]

[ Seto just watches him. That's one way to use it. Does he tie it at the very end when he's done... ]

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[ Yeah. There's a giant condom balloon that's bigger than both of their heads now. It's on the table. He flicks it and it bounces off Seto's head like any other balloon. ]

Problem solved.

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[ I'm going to say that it's those lubed condoms so it bounces off Seto's forehead and he has to immediately whip it with his sleeve. Ew, the smell of rubber... ]

Seems like kind of a waste...

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It's not like it's ever going to get any proper use.

[ Yeah........ ]

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You could have given it to the married couple...

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[ Terry shakes his head. ]

Orien probably took some from the hospital, so they should be fine...

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Orien sure is responsible...

[ Thanks for looking after everyone, Snake-chan... ]

Anyway, what are you reading?

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[ If he wasn't... well... Terry wouldn't have ended up being who he is now in a bad way. Let's just put it that way. ]

House of Leaves. It's in English... I picked it up in the bookstore because it was one of the few in that language. And I guess I just wanted to read things in English for once that isn't my own handwriting. There's a quote in here that stands out to me...

"It may be the wrong decision, but it's mine."

[ He says that in Japanese so that Seto can understand it. ]

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Mm, that's a pretty powerful quote. It's really relatable as well.

[ Seto doesn't exactly know why he feels like he can connect with that quote so much, but he can completely agree with it. It really is too bad that he forgot about the novel route so he could talk about that. ]

Is there a Japanese copy? Maybe I'll pick it up.

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[ Alas... Terry feels like he would have liked to read this back when he was actually 20, still fretting over being separate from Terrence. Terrence doesn't bother him as much, but it's still a nice quote. ]

Yeah, I think there's one in the bookstore.

[ ... ]

I can buy it for you as a gift!

[ Genius. ]

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Haha, that's okay, I can buy my own copy!

[ Terry gets a few slaps on the back as Seto laughs. He really does appreciate the thought. ]

Or I can try to learn English and borrow yours.

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How good are you with learning languages? Better than Kido? Though she's pretty good herself...

[ Flashback to August when Kido tried to decipher his notebook pages and one of them was a crumpled up "I like her" written on it. ]

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Kido's pretty smart, so she learns things quickly.

[ He is proud of his sister. His brother, though? Hmmmm... ]

I think I'm all right. I had to pick up a little bit of English for one of my part-time jobs, but it's really simple stuff like "hello" and "thank you".