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[ourcityscape]

Ueda-kun, I have designed a masterpiece. Behold:

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[fairyabandoned]

I don't... What... How did you...

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Thank... you?

[ourcityscape]

You're welcome! What's your favorite part?

Ahh, all we need is to find someone to actually make the thing. I guess we'll have to tear up a bicycle and use all the parts for the costume, but it shouldn't be that hard, right?

[fairyabandoned]

Well. Probably the basket, but I'm really not sure if I'm going to be able to ride a bike with that on.

... Do I really have to wear real tires on my body? And yes, it will be! Bicycles are expensive.

[ourcityscape]

That's the whole point of the costume, right? It's a bicycle costume, so it's made from a bicycle. I'm sure your boss will have some old thing lying around that he'd be willing to give you for the sake of publicity.

And yes, you can ride with a basket there. I believe in you, Ueda-kun.

[fairyabandoned]

I suppose? But then... what about the feather? And won't it be awfully uncomfortable having gears and everything attached to my pants? And how do you attach handlebars to a helmet without poking them straight through my head? And... never mind.

I wish I had as much faith in myself as you seem to have in me, Ninomiya-senpai.

[ourcityscape]

We can figure out the little details later. For now you should bring this to your boss and see what he says. Tell him how much attention the bike shop will get if you wear it.

[fairyabandoned]

I'm not even working today! Can't I just show him in a few days... or weeks... or years, even? I'm sure he wouldn't want to be bothered with this anyway.

[ourcityscape]

Nonsense. I'm sure he'd love the publicity. I'll remind you sometime next week to show it to him. There are some really open people out here. I'm sure he'd be willing to consider it.

[fairyabandoned]

... I'm still not even sure if I'm willing to consider it myself.

On a slightly different note, though, the stick person of me isn't very accurate. D: It looks more like you.

[ourcityscape]

... that's very disappointing to hear, Ueda-kun.

And what are you saying? The stick person looks exactly like you. Look, he even has a tooth-sparkle. That's bona fide KAT-TUN right there.

[fairyabandoned]

... What I meant was, I only want to do it justice, and I'm not sure if I'm the most capable person? How does that sound?

Well, I suppose? But the only Johnny's remotely near being that skinny is you. ...And I meant this in the best way possible.

[ourcityscape]

Oh, nonono, you're the only capable person. This costume was designed with you in mind.

Oh. Well. Length and width and the like aren't necessarily drawn to scale. But the aura is yours, is it not?

[fairyabandoned]

I'm sure Mr. Bike Shop would enjoy wearing the costume more, actually. Maybe I will show it to him soon after all. As soon as we take some measurements...

I have an aura?

[ourcityscape]

Please, the costume was made for a Johnny. He'll take one look at it and say, "YOU! Wear this costume!"

You do have an aura! I've captured it perfectly on paper, if you don't believe me.

[fairyabandoned]

This is really pretty unfair. ): Maybe I should convince another Johnny's to wander over there looking for a job. ... And I suppose it would be useless asking any Arashi member, right?

You know, I'll just take your word for it.

[ourcityscape]

What's unfair is that this costume fits your image perfectly, so if you tried to pass it off to anyone else, they wouldn't do it justice.