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shivalriesSeason: Summer
Location: New Dimension Lobby
(About an hour later, at New Dimension)
Leo: Wahaha! Nice to ride a helicopter every once in a while! No need to worry about traffic in the air!
From way up high, everything looks like a model of the earth—the whole world below, a miniature city!
But the fun thing is, it actually isn't a mini model—there are people down there, going about their daily lives.
Each little home has its own little story inside. It's exciting just thinking about it!
But y'know, "every once in a while" is enough for me! I just can't relax when my feet aren't on the ground!
The sky is pretty, but I prefer the ground in the end! Down here, it's the best because you can say something, and you'll hear someone else's sound come back to you! Though I dunno if you can really call the seventh floor the "ground" anymore!
Anyway, I'm back! All the way from Florence!
Tsukasa: ...Leo-san. What have you been making a ruckus about over there by yourself?
Leo: Oh, there you are! You're late, Suo~!
Tsukasa: What? You see me, and the first thing out of your mouth is a complaint?
Leo: I came all the way back from Florence, and you didn't even come to pick me up! Poor little me, all alone!
Tsukasa: I don't recall summoning you here, though?
Both you and Sena-senpai come and go as if Japan and Florence are but neighboring cities.
Previously, when I heard you'd be living in Florence, I'd had some worries about Knights' future...
But in actuality, your situation has had very little effect on our activities. You might think it's some grand occasion to return to Japan, but I don't think much of it myself.
Leo: Why're you so mean, Suo~?! If you keep being so mean to me, I'll run away from home! Grrrr!
Tsukasa: Please don't.
You always love to disappear in the blink of an eye. Please think of those who have to search for you.
By the way, why did you return?
You've stopped by the agency, so is it work-related? I haven't heard anything about this.
Leo: Nah, I just felt like dropping by ☆
Tsukasa: ...Pardon?
Leo: Kinda boring taking the same transport every time, right? Buses are slow, and even if you use the train, you still gotta take a taxi from the station. [1]
So this time I came by helicopter! And since I landed on the roof, I thought, why not show my face here?
Tsukasa: All that fuss, and yet you have no business? I'm so jealous that you have so much energy to spare.
Leo: What's that supposed to mean? Are you in a bad mood?
Tsukasa: Not at all. It's just that I'm very busy, and I hardly have the time for this.
Leo: Whaddaya mean, you don't have the time?! Don't you care about me?!
Tsukasa: Yes, of course I care. However, if you wish for me to come pick you up or otherwise, at least send me a message in advance. What is your phone for, if not that?
Leo: For composing, duh! ☆
Tsukasa: No, it's for keeping in tou— Hm?
Tsumugi: Oh? You came to visit, Tsukinaga-kun?
Leo: Oh? ...Ooooooh?!
Tsumugi: Huh— Um, your face is very close.
Leo: ...You look like Oba-chan, but... who are you, really?
Tsukasa: Leo-san? What on earth are you sayi—
Leo: Wait, just wait a sec! Don't tell me! I'll think of an answer!
Hm... You really do look just like him. A relative, maybe? A long-lost brother? Or... an alien?
A robot modeled after Oba-chan?! Or, no way... a doppelganger?!
Aren't people supposed to die after seeing their doppelganger?! Run, Oba-chan! Your life's in danger!
Tsumugi: Um... Tsukinaga-kun?
I'm just me—Tsumugi Aoba, the real deal.
Leo: No way...
You're lying! You do look like him, but there's something real strange about you!
Tsukasa: Wouldn't that be because of his haircut?
Leo: Oh, you don't say! Less hair volume, I see now!
Wait, but why? Did you and your shaggy hair have a fight?
Tsumugi: Did you...think my hair was sentient, Tsukinaga-kun?
I only cut it because I no longer had a reason not to cut it.
Leo: Oh, really? Huh...
Ugh, but I just can't get used to it! It feels so weird!
Tsumugi: I know, but you really have no choice but to get used to it.
You even said to me once, "Every time I see you, your hair gets shaggier and shaggier." You probably always recognized me by my hair. [2]
Leo: Right, I think I did say that! Guess you really are the real deal ☆
Okay, I see. So this is the new Oba-chan!
It's bad for your vision if your bangs are too long, after all! Hope your eyesight gets better, Oba-chan!
Tsumugi: Trimming your bangs doesn't help with vision problems. But I'm glad you believe me—thank you ♪
Tsukasa: ...You were so suspicious just a moment ago. Aren't you a bit too quick to change your mind, Leo-san?
Leo: Well, no use dragging it out forever, right? You'd be surprised how fast the earth spins—if you don't keep on moving, you'll get left behind!
Tsukasa: We have a little thing called gravity that prevents that from happening.
In any case, what are you doing here, Aoba-senpai? I thought you were forbidden from entering the agency?
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[1] It's worth it to note since not everybody knows: it takes a long while--about an hour--to get from either Tokyo airport to where you want to get in the city proper. Buses are extremely slow because the roads in Tokyo are near-constantly congested. Since he contrasts a helicopter ride with buses/trains, we can infer that Leo somehow took a helicopter from an airport (via some private channel?). We can also infer that ES is too far away from any station to access without a car, probably because it's on its own little piece of land. ↑
[2] From Leo's veeery old "With Pen to Paper" substory, which features a talk between him and Tsumugi. ↑
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Location: New Dimension Lobby
(About an hour later, at New Dimension)
Leo: Wahaha! Nice to ride a helicopter every once in a while! No need to worry about traffic in the air!
From way up high, everything looks like a model of the earth—the whole world below, a miniature city!
But the fun thing is, it actually isn't a mini model—there are people down there, going about their daily lives.
Each little home has its own little story inside. It's exciting just thinking about it!
But y'know, "every once in a while" is enough for me! I just can't relax when my feet aren't on the ground!
The sky is pretty, but I prefer the ground in the end! Down here, it's the best because you can say something, and you'll hear someone else's sound come back to you! Though I dunno if you can really call the seventh floor the "ground" anymore!
Anyway, I'm back! All the way from Florence!
Tsukasa: ...Leo-san. What have you been making a ruckus about over there by yourself?
Leo: Oh, there you are! You're late, Suo~!
Tsukasa: What? You see me, and the first thing out of your mouth is a complaint?
Leo: I came all the way back from Florence, and you didn't even come to pick me up! Poor little me, all alone!
Tsukasa: I don't recall summoning you here, though?
Both you and Sena-senpai come and go as if Japan and Florence are but neighboring cities.
Previously, when I heard you'd be living in Florence, I'd had some worries about Knights' future...
But in actuality, your situation has had very little effect on our activities. You might think it's some grand occasion to return to Japan, but I don't think much of it myself.
Leo: Why're you so mean, Suo~?! If you keep being so mean to me, I'll run away from home! Grrrr!
Tsukasa: Please don't.
You always love to disappear in the blink of an eye. Please think of those who have to search for you.
By the way, why did you return?
You've stopped by the agency, so is it work-related? I haven't heard anything about this.
Leo: Nah, I just felt like dropping by ☆
Tsukasa: ...Pardon?
Leo: Kinda boring taking the same transport every time, right? Buses are slow, and even if you use the train, you still gotta take a taxi from the station. [1]
So this time I came by helicopter! And since I landed on the roof, I thought, why not show my face here?
Tsukasa: All that fuss, and yet you have no business? I'm so jealous that you have so much energy to spare.
Leo: What's that supposed to mean? Are you in a bad mood?
Tsukasa: Not at all. It's just that I'm very busy, and I hardly have the time for this.
Leo: Whaddaya mean, you don't have the time?! Don't you care about me?!
Tsukasa: Yes, of course I care. However, if you wish for me to come pick you up or otherwise, at least send me a message in advance. What is your phone for, if not that?
Leo: For composing, duh! ☆
Tsukasa: No, it's for keeping in tou— Hm?
Tsumugi: Oh? You came to visit, Tsukinaga-kun?
Leo: Oh? ...Ooooooh?!
Tsumugi: Huh— Um, your face is very close.
Leo: ...You look like Oba-chan, but... who are you, really?
Tsukasa: Leo-san? What on earth are you sayi—
Leo: Wait, just wait a sec! Don't tell me! I'll think of an answer!
Hm... You really do look just like him. A relative, maybe? A long-lost brother? Or... an alien?
A robot modeled after Oba-chan?! Or, no way... a doppelganger?!
Aren't people supposed to die after seeing their doppelganger?! Run, Oba-chan! Your life's in danger!
Tsumugi: Um... Tsukinaga-kun?
I'm just me—Tsumugi Aoba, the real deal.
Leo: No way...
You're lying! You do look like him, but there's something real strange about you!
Tsukasa: Wouldn't that be because of his haircut?
Leo: Oh, you don't say! Less hair volume, I see now!
Wait, but why? Did you and your shaggy hair have a fight?
Tsumugi: Did you...think my hair was sentient, Tsukinaga-kun?
I only cut it because I no longer had a reason not to cut it.
Leo: Oh, really? Huh...
Ugh, but I just can't get used to it! It feels so weird!
Tsumugi: I know, but you really have no choice but to get used to it.
You even said to me once, "Every time I see you, your hair gets shaggier and shaggier." You probably always recognized me by my hair. [2]
Leo: Right, I think I did say that! Guess you really are the real deal ☆
Okay, I see. So this is the new Oba-chan!
It's bad for your vision if your bangs are too long, after all! Hope your eyesight gets better, Oba-chan!
Tsumugi: Trimming your bangs doesn't help with vision problems. But I'm glad you believe me—thank you ♪
Tsukasa: ...You were so suspicious just a moment ago. Aren't you a bit too quick to change your mind, Leo-san?
Leo: Well, no use dragging it out forever, right? You'd be surprised how fast the earth spins—if you don't keep on moving, you'll get left behind!
Tsukasa: We have a little thing called gravity that prevents that from happening.
In any case, what are you doing here, Aoba-senpai? I thought you were forbidden from entering the agency?
---
[1] It's worth it to note since not everybody knows: it takes a long while--about an hour--to get from either Tokyo airport to where you want to get in the city proper. Buses are extremely slow because the roads in Tokyo are near-constantly congested. Since he contrasts a helicopter ride with buses/trains, we can infer that Leo somehow took a helicopter from an airport (via some private channel?). We can also infer that ES is too far away from any station to access without a car, probably because it's on its own little piece of land. ↑
[2] From Leo's veeery old "With Pen to Paper" substory, which features a talk between him and Tsumugi. ↑
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