UN: MEKAKUSHISAN

[suddenlybees]

Does anybody know how to ride a bike?
Asking for a friend.

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[suddenlybees]

You can start by giving piggyback rides!!!!
Do you give good piggyback rides?

[foolishjustice]

I do have pretty good endurance.
What would I get out of it, though?
I'm already offering to help you move something.

[He does like to feel helpful, but piggyback rides just sound like someone wants to feel tall.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Kano absolutely just wants to feel tall. ]

Yep, and you're super generous to offer that!!!
What do you want?

[foolishjustice]

There's a Japanese restaurant in Soleil, and I've been getting nostalgic for sushi.
It's much more expensive here than back home, though.

[suddenlybees]

Is it the one with the mochi ice cream??
I've been there, the seaweed is really good!!!!!

[foolishjustice]

That's it, yes.
Treat me to a meal there to make up for the calories I'll be burning, that's my condition.

[suddenlybees]

How much can you lift with four and a half rolls worth of calories?

[foolishjustice]

Hmmm, well...I do have a high metabolism.

[suddenlybees]

You're going to have to do your best on four and a half rolls.
Ganba, Akechi-kun~

[foolishjustice]

Then I get to pick the type of rolls.

[suddenlybees]

Done deal!
I expect a fun piggyback ride!!!
Exercise hard!!!!!!

[foolishjustice]

[He was mostly just being a brat with the bit about the gym, but if he's going to be doing heavy lifting, he really should warm up first. So he heads down to do some stretches and basic exercises, then messages back about half an hour later.]

Where should I meet you?

[suddenlybees]

Are you at the gym still?
I can be there in 5-15 minutes!!

[foolishjustice]

I can wait here for a while, sure.

[And maybe get himself a high protein snack while he's at it...]

[suddenlybees]

KK see you soon!!

[ By which he means he'll be there in 20 minutes, because he has little to no concept of promptness. But he's there, wearing his usual black hoodie and looking like he normally does, though the scent of wet dirt hangs around him that he can't get rid of. Don't mind that. ]

Hello! Hey~!!

[foolishjustice]

[Akechi is wearing his prince outfit, albeit with the mask removed and set on the table next to an empty plate. He's chugging a bottle of strawberry soda when Kano arrives, which he puts down to wave.]

You're late.

[It's said solemnly, as if some sort of deadline has unfortunately passed.]

[suddenlybees]

Haha, yeah.

[ Yeah he is, but whatever. The prince outfit gives Kano slight pause, but that's also fine. ]

Are you ready to go? Or is it like the pool thing where you're not supposed to exercise after eating??

[ Is four and a half sushi rolls not enough calories... It was already a generous estimate of his budget. ]

[foolishjustice]

It's fine, I didn't eat enough to cause a problem with some moderate exercise.

[Not with his metabolism, anyway. He stands up and takes the mask off the table, turning it over in his fingers as if trying to decide on something.]

Hmm...their physical strength is fairly similar...one is slightly stronger, but I'm more used to the other...

[suddenlybees]

[ It's Akechi's stomach so not Kano's problem. He leans around Akechi's side, looking at that mask. Haha, it's absolutely ridiculous. He loves it. ]

Can I try it on?

[foolishjustice]

I doubt it would stay in place on its own, but I don't see the harm in trying. I can't imagine it doing anything unless you have a similar Flame to mine, though.

[suddenlybees]

[ There being no strap, Kano simply lifts the mask and holds it up in front of his face before turning to Akechi; it's really hard to see, and really easy to """accidentally""" stab people. ]

How do I look?! Take a picture and send it to me, please~ Your Flame lets your face morph into the mask or what? How do you get it to stay??

[foolishjustice]

[He can't help a snicker at that image, which he covers with one hand. He uses the other to snap a picture and send it to Kano's account.]

It's technically a part of me, so it sticks to my face, sort of like one of those magnetic clips.

[He also had to painfully rip it off his forehead the first time he took it off, but...uh. Not going to point that part out.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Yes!!! This picture's going on this year's New Years cards, Akechi's the best.

Kano pulls the mask off his face and hands it over. ]

I want to see, I want to see~

[foolishjustice]

Alright.

[He takes it with a flourish and places it onto his face. Like he said, it attaches as soon as it makes contact and stays put even when he twirls his wrist away from the mask.]

No strings attached.

[suddenlybees]

[ Kano claps his hands excitedly, a round of applause for the trick- and it's gotta be a trick, right? Being a part of his face is too weird a concept otherwise. ]

It won't fall off even with gravity? Can you do a handstand with it on?