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[ it's a decent looking home, small but just good enough for three teenagers. also their attic and basement are probably haunted so that's why the rent is cheap. souji will come to the front door and open it ]

Hey, Mako. Come on in.

[ souji has!! snacks as well and by snacks, just stuff like chips. also get ready to see all the cat stuff lying around, it's great ]

[what if he just... awkwardly avoids the cats when he comes in.

Which means, of course, that they're drawn to him even more.]

I grabbed some dumplings from a shop me and my bro hit up all the time. Hope you don't mind.

[ that's just how it works, mako. you avoid the cats and they sense it. cream-san will probably come to flop over mako's lap later jsyk ]

Of course not. I don't have anything fancy but I got chips and some cookies I baked last night? We can snack in the living room or up in my room.

Whichever's better.

[which is less likely to have cats... probably the living room, right?

Cream-san... please....]

All right, let's head up to my room then. Yu and Shin won't bother us there.

[ so they can chill and talk about... shit they can't talk about girls because mako's now taken and souji is going to go on a date with a dude. WHAT WILL THEY TALK ABOUT?? but okay, souji will lead them upstairs to the second floor where he'll open the door to his bedroom. inside is... a really tidy bedroom, which is kind of expected for someone as organized as souji, but then you see... a bookshelf just full of built model kits. it's insanely nerdy and it stands out like a sore thumb with how mature the bedroom looks ]

[ cream-san is also sitting on the bed. it's now hers ]

[obviously, they'll talk about celebrity crushes??? And nicknames for all their friends, but they're Eagle One and Eagle Two, so that's settled. Also, honestly.

His eyes are immediately drawn to the model kits.]

Did you build those?

[hello fellow nerd, how are you.

he sounds so impressed with some of them]

[ you know how some nerds do straight builts? just building them out of the box and that's it? and you know how some other nerds go beyond by painting them and even making their own custom ones? yeah, souji is the latter. ]

Yeah, some are from middle school as well.

[ mako can probably tell since those aren't as fancy as the newer ones, though it's still just as nice ]

You should try building some as well. It's extremely calming.

Maybe, I usually just do boxing in my downtime. Did Yosuke tell you I was teaching him?

[he says this as he's looking over the builds. He's just... so impressed right now. But he finally turns to face Souji.]

One day, I'll try it.

No, he didn't.

[ souji lets out a small laugh as he imagines yosuke trying to box. it seems like something yosuke would enjoy though, looking cool as he does it. ]

How is that going so far?

He's all over the place.

[he sits on the bed-- and even pets Cream-san after minor prodding from the cat.

He doesn't hate cats enough to ignore them that hardcore.]

Typical rookie fashion.

Haha, I'm sure Yosuke will catch up sooner or later.

[ and as mako takes a seat on the bed (cream-san purring at the pets because she lives for that shit), souji will take a seat in his comfy office chair when he suddenly has a thought! ]

Hey, do you want to play Truth or Dare?

[ yes this is abrupt and sudden but that's souji ]

Hmm... I could do a round with you, or a few.

Isn't that kind of what our friendship's been like so far?

[ok cream-san, that's enough petting.]

[ when mako stops petting, cream-san will... just place her paw on mako's hand and try to drag it back over her head. c'mon, pet more!!!! in the meanwhile, souji will grab a coin from his little jar of change ]

A bit, I think, but okay, heads or tails? Winner asks first.

Hmm... Tails.

[what are you doing cream-san, isn't that enough petting?

He pets a little bit more, and then tries to stop again. This is surely enough for a cat.]

[ souji flips the coin and... it's tails! dang, so he has to go through this first. ]

Looks like you win.

[ cream-san will not accept this unsatisfactory petting!! she will now move onto mako's lap and refuse to leave until she gets enough petting ]

[souji save him from your cat..................... He pauses and then, asks with a grin.]

Alright, Souji Narukami, Truth or Dare?

[ no, souji is watching cream-san quite literally walk over mako by sitting on his lap and meowing for pets and he is doing nothing to stop this. ]

Truth.

[ DO YOUR WORST ]

[CREAM-SAN, you're ruining this perfectly decent game of truth or dare? It's hard to do his worst when there is a cat fussing for pets.]

Alright... Is there a conspiracy theory you don't believe? I need to know exactly what is too much for you.

[ GIVE INTO THE PETTING and then maybe cream-san will stop meowing for attention and kneading mako's leg ]

To be honest, I don't believe in a majority of the ones we talked about, like the lizard-people in the sewers or the government controlling the weather. I only brought them up to get a reaction from you.

... Damn.

It feels like our entire friendship was based on a lie.

[FINE CREAM-SAN, he's petting. god. this... this cat?!]

For the record, I was totally sincere about only believing the JFK one.

[ AW YISSSSS SWEET PETS cream-san goes straight to purring like she didn't just bother mako for five mins for pets ]

If it helps, I wouldn't be opposed to them being proven correctly? And it's fun to talk about.

[ he thinks that's part of the fun too, not to believe in it seriously and just come up with a bunch of crazy theories ]

Your turn. Truth or dare?

They are kind of fun to talk about. I'm not going to disagree with that at all, and I don't know if we'd have started talking otherwise.

... Hmm. Dare.

[since he lost the war with cream-san... sigh. Cats.]

[ a dare, huh? hmmm... they're still starting out so let's do something easy ]

Bury your face in Cream-san and tell her what a good kitty she is.

... What.

[he looks down at Cream-san and then back up at Souji. WHY WOULD YOU HURT HIM THIS WAY?]

[ DOES MAKO NOT THINK CREAM-SAN IS WORTH IT!!!! ]

Bury your face in Cream-san and tell her what a good kitty she is.

[ he repeats like mako simply didn't hear him ]

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