004. Masque (Event: Stage 4)

[breaker_gorgon]

[There's a long sigh on the other end of the line, like one about to dive from a cliff to a pool of cool water below.
The voice is much too mellow to be Rider's, and yet...]

Comments

[ Phone ] - Stage 1

[inababanchou]

........

Adachi?

[breaker_gorgon]

E...Eh...yes.

Certainly you've noticed.

[inababanchou]

I thought it was just some teasing.

...

Well, he could use someone to rein him in.

[breaker_gorgon]

W...Well, it was...at first.
I don’t know. He and I are very much kindred spirits.
And he’s a very sweet man at heart...

[Sigh.]

I was doing a pretty good job of hiding my feelings toward him, I thought.
All the sudden, I spit it out like hot tea.
What can I do about it, now?

[inababanchou]

... Nnn.

There's something in the air that makes everyone tell the truth. Some secrets revealed are startling, but yours is cute.

[breaker_gorgon]

I figured it had to be something like tha-...

C...Cute?

How could being so blunt possibly be considered cute?

[inababanchou]

The bit with Adachi.

[breaker_gorgon]

I...I know which part.

I still didn't find it cute at all.

B...But if you say so, I'll accept the compliment.