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[thinkoutsidethebox]

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[heirbrained]

...

It's a far leap from accepting that failures can potentially redeem themselves to something like that. But it's... not as if there would be no benefit to it...

[for example, I bet I would be so, sooooooooo rich.]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Are you reconsidering it?

[heirbrained]

I'm still far from eager to do something like that...

[but yeah]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

It's your decision. As you say, it might not be here very long...

[heirbrained]

[s... sigh

he doesn't say anything, but he does start slowly turning back in that direction, his body language a lot less confident than it usually ever is]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

I could make sure no one is around, and if anyone approaches, make it switch back to mine.

[heirbrained]

...It would be appreciated, although I don't intend to leave it there for long regardless...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[a smile spreads over her face and she looks around]

It does seem like a good time...

[heirbrained]

[okay. okay.................. okay

he glances in the mirror.

there's a brief glimpse of a scene with Togami tied up on a bed, with an eyemask and a collar (is the collar even serving any purpose in this scene?? it is completely gratuitous) while Erika sits on his face, riding it shamelessly, clearly saying something even though the vision has no audio—

—but predictably, he can only bear watching a few seconds of that before he slumps with his back against the mirror in an attempt to cover it up, with a strangled manly shriek of embarrassed agony]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[she's a little surprised despite herself, and it actually takes her a moment to respond, and she just says]

...If you yell like that, you're going to attract attention...

[heirbrained]

Do you think I tried to do that?!

[the pause is the only thing that makes his voice even slightly quieter this time, but his volume is still pretty out of control

COVERING FACE AND MIRROR AT THE SAME TIME IS A TOUGH CHALLENGE BUT ONE I AM WILLING TO ACCEPT DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BOTH THINGS]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[recovering and starting to smile a little]

...No, I'm sure you didn't. There's no point in trying to hide it now, you know.

[heirbrained]

[slides down to the floor without removing his hands from his face

THIS IS EXACTLY AS AWFUL AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BEEEEEEEE

MAYBE IT'S EVEN MORE AWFUL!!!!

MAYBE I WAS AVOIDING THINKING ABOUT HOW AWFUL IT MIGHT BE]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[giggles]

It's not all that embarrassing, you know... The only person who's seen it is me. Or, is it that I'm the worst person to see it?

[heirbrained]

[MUFFLED]

What do you think...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Well, in a sense it proves me right. You do enjoy and desire things like that. So, I can see why you'd be embarrassed to acknowledge it... But, on the other hand, it's not terribly different from anything I'd do with you normally, so in that sense it's simply affirming. We could go try it right now...

[heirbrained]

[you're not very accommodating about my crisis here. I am incapable of responding thoughtfully to so many words right now

MAKES SOME FRUSTRATED NONCOMMITTAL NOISE FROM BEHIND HIS HANDS]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

In any case, are you really going to just sit there so pathetically? It's not as if you've even lost anything...

[heirbrained]

[he doesn't get up yet, but he abruptly uncovers his face to retort]

Plausible deniability!!

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[giggles again]

No great loss.

[heirbrained]

[making another incomprehensible frustrated noise!!1 trying to pull himself together, but that is exceedingly difficult]

It is very easy for you to take in stride...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[she walks over and kneels down in front of him]

I'm not taking it entirely in stride... I'm very happy about it.

[heirbrained]

[well that's nice, though it's also hideously embarrassing, so it doesn't actually calm him down much]

Congratulations...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[MORE GIGGLING]

I should be congratulating you.

[heirbrained]

For what?!