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[dancapa]

christmas is all around

Summer had turned to fall, and eventually to winter much quicker than Kido would like to admit. Incredibly hot days in the past, but remembering as if they were yesterday, Kido was pulled back into the present due her recent activity: cleaning the hide-out. Usually a regular routine, without further background other than to tidy up, she cleaned today to prepare for Christmas. 

December had already come, stores ready for the holidays as soon as Halloween ended and she even caught Mary humming Christmas Carols now and then. It felt surreal to see the year end soon, but being busy let realization dawn upon the leader. It also meant it was about time to get gifts for everyone soon, to avoid the most stressful days. Surprisingly, Kido hadn't gotten presents for everyone yet, since she liked to be way ahead when it came to these things. Well, she'd plan all of this some other days. Notes had to be taken carefully, after all. After browsing the internet for hours and roaming through each store she could find to find the best gift for everyone.

Yes, she did take this a bit too seriously.

But who could blame her? For the first time in her life, Christmas was going to be so lively and peaceful. The dan grew within the past year, each member a precious part of the family. 

However, most of them were out today, probably minding their own Christmas business, which gave the leader the perfect chance to attend hers. Swiping the floor for what felt to be the third time, Kido decided to rearrange some shelves here and there, organize stuff, throw what they didn't need anymore out - anything to make more space for decorations. She couldn't help but sigh ever so often when picking up another member's belonging; not an annoyed sigh, not at all. She was happy to be surrounded by so many people, even if it meant the list of chores increased daily.

"Phew, that should do it for now."

"What does?", an all too familiar voice inquired, giving Kido the scare of her life. Okay, of today.

Flinching the leader bit back a noise she'd rather not make in front of anyone. Geez, had Kisaragi always been there? No, couldn't be, she would've noticed the idol sooner. Inhaling deeply, one hand on her chest to calm down, Kido turned to reply. Small snowflakes got lost in Momo's hair, and Kido was tempted to brush them off but she digressed.

"Ah~, I've decided to tidy everything up. It's about time we start decorating the hideout, don't you think?" She smiled slightly. "I'm a few days late in my regular December schedule, so it's about time to get everything going. It's just I still need... well, the decoration since Mary managed to break a lot last year."

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magnetem

“No.”

Mekakushi House was as crowed and busy as ever, with the sound of a vacuum screaming from somewhere upstairs as the air conditioner labored to combat the heat. In the kitchen, preparing dinner for the gang for the evening--as per the chore chart--were the two Kisaragi siblings.

“You picked last time!”

Getting along swimmingly as usual.

“Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me--!”

Shintaro bodily hauled a soup ladle at his younger sister, and though it initially missed, it somehow bounced off of the fridge and pinged her in the back of the head. Talk about bad luck.

“You picked the last two times, I--you know, I don’t even need you to help me cook, just go help Kido or something. Please? Come on.”

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magnetem said: // Mary-mun and I adore the series actually. (Get hype for the sequel!!) And while I understand the hate, his actions were understandable, realistic reactions and all in the beginning,BUT NOT excusable, imo. He just made some…interesting decisions.

I’m throwing this here for spoilies

// Oh! Did you two happen to play Metallia and Visco? I think i vaguely remember coming across your blogs while looking for a group to play in! Honestly, I think he might have started to lose it near the end considering how much the crossed the line, but slaughtering your entire village just for a joke and just plain going through what he went through could do that to someone. But yeah, Lucchini did some absolutely horrible things that were not okay at all and im pretty sure he could have avoided some of the murdering in general.

I’m so glad he was the one that killed his dad though. I hate Topepe. A lot of what happened was primarily his fault. He didnt even have any redeemable traits

also, I don’t have a PS4 so I’m going to be stuck playing the sequel and D5 through youtube ;;n;;

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magnetem said: // I love his character too,,,,he tried so hard, okay. Man though, this is awakening my Metallia muse a little g'bye

// !!! I think you’re literally the second person I’ve ever talked to who played the game!!! Gosh, I’m so happy you don’t hate Lucchini! Whenever I see other people talk about him they’re always talking about how much they hate him and how awful he is!

[dancapa]

With the war over and none of her friend thankfully hurt, Kido was given a short time to rest. She was glad, of course, that everyone was fine, unfortunately not all of the dan members were present yet. And that, naturally, sparked new worries in her mind, making her uneasy once again. Kido wouldn’t rest until they were united and save, preferably living together with their leader so she could always keep an eye on them. The conversation Kido and Mary had about the different flow of time in this place - Hive being akin to the Haze - tugged on the back on the girl’s mind, as she walked the still slightly destroyed streets of the city.

Thankfully, Kido didn’t get involved in any of this; somehow she always managed to avoid danger. However, most of the time with one treat gone two others arise, which might have been the reason why her steps were a little faster than usual. On one hand, she didn’t want the rest of her members here, because there was hope everybody was fine on the “other side”; on the other hand did Kido not want them to worry, to be on their own and wonder where their friends were at. It was a double-edged sword, really.

Thinking about all of this was not going to bring her friends back any quicker and only making her depressed and exhausted. Thus, Kido tried to push her worries aside, stride a little slower and more confident than a few minutes ago. The atmosphere around her was eerie, even scaring her a little but surely there was no way she’d admit that. Luckily, the further Kido walked, the closer she got to actual civilization meaning some shops, even some people being in sight.

And between that - like a ray of sunshine breaking through a wall of dark clouds - Kido spotted a familiar figure. For a brief second Kido wasn’t sure whether it was due to the person’s powers, or certain other reasons the leader liked to conceal, but one thing was for certain - her heart skipped a beat in relief and excitement. “Kisaragi!” Walking faster, almost running, Kido approached the idol, who seemed to be lost. “Kisaragi”, huff, “I’m so glad you’re fine...” Now, Kido noticed, that Momo’s concern probably was which food to get given how they both were in front of a booth.

   “You are fine, aren’t you?” 

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