| Justicey Bros! |

"Hey. Hope you weren't waiting up for him because he's going to be resting here the remainder of the day." *this gets another whine from teddie, yosuke immediately quieting him by placing a bottle of water in his hands*

"You better drink too, okay? I don't want you ending up like him."

"Ah, hey there ... Oh no, is he okay? I kind of overheard the conversation while coming in, but he overheated?? Thank goodness you had water for him!!"

He was curious to see what Teddie was up to, but he supposes this one is not going to be going anywhere.. "I see... That's fine, I'd rather him rest up and cool off.... Oh and I will, thanks! I've been drinking some water here and there. Probably helps I don't have a bunch of fur, right? Heh..."

"Psst! Hey! Over here!!" *he moves his head so he can give the other person some puppydog eyes, trying to lure them in closer!*

"Taka was being so mean to me earlier and said I have to stay here for two full hours. Can you believe that? All I wanted was a tiiiny bite of the tart that was in the fridge andImighthaveeatenthewholething but trapping me in here is cruel and unusual punishment. Won't a kind soul like you free this humble tart enjoyer~?"

"!" Kako was about to pass by the room until Ace calls her over! "A-Ace...?" Of course, Kako does as told and walks closer to him. "A full two hours?! What did you do?" She listens to his explanation, and... Safe to say; she's not surprised at all to hear this...

"Ahhh... I... See...." She can't blame Kiyotaka for wrapping him up in a blanket burrito, now... Even if two hours felt like a bit much! "I don't know.... If I release the prisoner earlier than intended, the warden would be quite mad at me, wouldn't he? Plus it doesn't seem like you learned your lesson..."

Frankly, she doesn't think he would even after two hours... "How about we have some fun together instead? I can hook up a game on the TV and we play through a mystery one together! You can become my detective assistant!"

"Careful not to scare her. We have to observe this fluffy visitor before she returns to her home planet..."

"Ohhh.....!!!!" Kako's eyes sparkle at the fluffy extraterrestrial being outside!! "A nyalien! I've never seen one before! I must document this in my notes!! Even the most skeptical of detectives wouldn't be able to deny its existence!"

"Calm yourself and sit with me. It is a far better use of your time than hiding while you continue scowl."

"Ah!! ...Hmph!!! N-No one asked you!!" Huffs Ima as he comes out of his hiding spot! This Izuru.... In his dreams, he...aside from Takimi, was someone Kako was happy spending an awful amount of time with...Him, instead of wanting to spend every single second with her brother! He couldn't understand it!!! So lately, he's been acting very aggressive and jealous towards the boys... Especially at Takumi and doubly so at Izuru!!

And deep down, he knows how childish and irrational he's being, especially since no one knows why he's even acting like this, but... Right now, he doesn't care!! He's mad that everyone keeps taking his baby sister away from him! Even in his dreams!!

"I am calm! And why would I want to do that?! Also, I'm NOT scowling."

He says, with a scowl!! "....." Then he takes a quick moment to calm himself.... Maybe he'd better listen. He knows Kako isn't too happy with him antagonizing the others so much.... So, reluctantly... He goes over and sits down next to Izuru. Still looking like a pointy baby all the while as he sinks into the couch with his arms crossed. "....Fine. I'm only doing this because Kako would want me to...."

"Hey. Don't mind me, just thinkin' about some stuff. You can get in if you want, I'm gonna clean the outside of it for a bit."

"A-Am I interrupting something..." Takumi tilts his head as he approaches Mondo! "Hey... Oh yeah? Hopefully I didn't cut you out of your thoughts? Ah, if that's fine with you, thanks. I won't be in there long....and I certainly won't turn into a lobster like those two did, I heard..."

"It's not that out there, right? You gotta admit he's way too obsessed with the ocean. Not even surfers think about it as much as he does..."

*it seems that kaito and junpei are whispering to each other once again! it seems them talking about what they're going to do this friday ended up spiraling into a conversation involving a certain fish fanatic...*

"Oh! You're just in time. Junpei said he saw Takumi acting really weird last Friday...!"

"Well yeah, kinda hard not to notice when everyone's having a blast and then that guy's just staring out at the ocean! He was looking out to where it's only water and he did it for so long! It was way too dark to see so what was he staring at? Could he have spotted the elusive kraken and was communicating with it?! Or maybe tales about mermaids aren't so tall after all...!"

"Hehe, honestly, even if he saw anything as crazy as that, it probably wouldn't excite him as much as seeing a mackerel would!! I think I overheard him calling those fish his... "Brethren" once? That guy sure is a strange one..."

And that's coming from her! "When I asked Kako about it, she said something about... the power of bonito?! Whatever that means!!! Maybe everyone from Takumi, Ima, and Kako's school reaaallly loved fish or something.... at least Takumi does, for sure!"

"Hey there little buddy. You ready to start the day with me? I heard extra good kitties will get tuna tonight~♪"

"Meep? Meeeep!" Loudly squeaks Smoker in response! He trills at the poke and lake at his finger before brushing against his leg, purring~

"Think you're gonna lay low for a while? He seems a little too riled up to get any results right now. Might scare him off, ya know?"

"Ehhh~? Whatever do you mean, Mr. Ace? I've done nooothing at all~!"

She snickers, not even trying to be the least bit subtle about it!! "Hmmm, I just might have to. He doesn't even let me get close enough to him before he scurries off! I definitely won't have the chance to try again anytime soon, especially since he'll be checking for any convenient hiding spots... Until then, Ace!"

"Nooo... Attacking meee..." *junpei weakly starts bapping her back which only excites her even more!! and of course anyone who tries to stop her or gets too close will start to get bapped by snowball as well~!!*

"Attacking you~ Hehe, maybe she's trying to use her snow powers to help! With her little taps, she'll help cool you off!" Giggles Phan as she watches the adorable scene!

Phan indeed gets a little closer and sits on the floor next to Junpei. Then when she starts getting bapped-

"Kyaaah~!" She playfully squeals and pretends she was bapped so hard that she falls completely backwards onto the floor! "Ooof! My goodness, so strong you are, Snow Snow! Hahaha!"

"My hunt for red snappers was incredibly successful. Among all the other fish I caught, it seems that squid were in abundance today. We will likely have okonomiyaki for dinner soon." *izuru then grabs a particularly large squid and holds it out to takumi!*

"It is not uncommon for people to be unsettled by squid despite how popular of an ingredient it is. Given your affinity for fish, do you dislike it like so many others or does your love of fish include this long-feared cephalopod?"

"Hey welcome back; WOAH, did you catch all that, yourself, Izuru?! That's amazing...!"

He gasps, looking at the sheer amount of fish in those freezers!! "Red snapper and squid, huh...." Then he sees Izuru take out a m o n d o squid and hold it out to him, blinking in surprise!!

"Damn, that thing's huge!! I-I mean I can see why; most people wouldn't be exactly excited to hold a giant, slimy squid, Izuru... U-Um, I never really held a giant squid before..."

Frankly, even to him, it's a little unsettling looking... But what kind of fish enjoyer he be if he chickened out? "I'm a little nervous at the thought of holding this, but I'm no coward! One sec."

*of course he's not at all expecting the shadow that suddenly looms over him, the boy giving a low whine as he keeps his eyes closed and moves to curl up on his side!*

"I'm not here right now, you can't see me...!"

"Rude~! Try as you might, you can't ignore me, Yosukeee..." Giggles Kotone as she waggles her fingers at him! She probably would've just walked past the boat during her walk, but then she saw a figure lounging on one of the chairs and curiously had to see who it was!

"So this is where you were! Ahaha, let me guess: trying to get away from the "craziness" of the house?"

*kaito then hides as he waits, carefully listening as he's curious as to what she will do! and, after nearly a minute, kaito will cautiously peek in to see if she's actually eating the cookies!*

"Umm....huh???" Takumi just blinks at Kaito's wild question in response!! "Are you talking about Kako and Ima... because if so, n-no, I doubt it..." He whipsers back as he follows Kaito...watching him push the plate of cookies halfway through Kako's door and hiding with him!! "Oh god, don't tell me that's why you made cookies... She isn't some wild animal..."

And yet here he was, also laying in wait as the pink haired detective eventually notices the cookies at her door! "Huh? Cookies...?" She tilts her head, wondering who left those there and when... and why they even left the plate on the floor in the first place? Either way, she certainly won't say no to surprise cookies! "I suppose I'll help myself! Thank you, mysterious cookie deliverer...!"

"And here begins the start of the avalanche. I've made plenty if you want to grab a plate." *he turns to give a small smile before going right back to making more waffles, duchess putting a delicate paw on a plate that she has already claimed!*

"Duchess has already ensured they're all of very good quality. She won't allow any subpar waffles to be served while she roams the kitchen."

"Ohhh!! Time to see the Waffle Connoisseur in action! You got this, Akira!"

Kako cheers him on!!! She curiously watches the fluffy kitty inspect each waffle... As the tiny detective expected, Duchess seems satisfied with each plate and even claiming her own!

"Oh, I can? Sure, thank you, Akira! I'm sure everyone will be happy to enjoy some delicious looking waffles, too! Hehe, see? I knew you'd pass! She is really a waffle connoisseur...!"

"I wanted to go get ice cream today too... Mmgh... Oh! Maybe I can have some hot chocolate instead! This might be my last chance before it gets too hot! C'mon, let's make some together~!"

"Yeah... and I don't know if even a giant umbrella would cover your round body..." Muses Makoto as he watches the poor bear roll around.

"Chin up, Teddie.... Maybe it'll last for a second; but even if not, there's always tomorrow. Mm?" At the proposal of having hot chocolate, Makoto smiles! "Hot chocolate sounds nice. True: alright, let's make some hot chocolate together. I'm sure that'll help you feel better. Plus, I bet it would be even nicer to have while it's raining, right?"

"I-it's not weird to want to spend some time with my brother, r-right? B-besides, Kaito is going to be on the lookout for us, so I can warn you if he spots us...!" *yuma knows it's a flimsy excuse, but he's both too flustered and far too determined!*

Yuta could immeditely tell that Yuma was being so clingy because he wanted to spend today with him, which Yuta, of course: more than happily didn't mind~! He found it very cute, as always... and as a big brother does, couldn't help but tease him a little bit about it, saying that Yuma always happens to need to go in the same room that he's in~! Of course, he made it very clear that he's simply messing with him and happily allows it.

"Silly, of course it isn't weird. I'm always happy to spend time with you, Yuma... yeah, especially so that I can help protect you from that one and his shennanigans... yes, please do warn me because the moment we spot him, I'll make sure we escape. Until then-!"

A smile widening back on his face, Yuta throws an arm around his brother's shoulders! "It's a You and Me Day... part 2! I'll make sure nothing interrupts a nice, fun day with my adorable baby brother, heh heh!"

"Believe me, I've been called in plenty of times while at school to try and calm him down. I can only imagine what it's been like living with him for so long... Just... don't let him get to you too much, okay? He means well despite his constant insane ideas. One time he kept bugging a classmate of mine to help him with... I think it was something involving a seesaw and a car engine... A-anyway, I had to draw a picture of a ghost on his shirt in order to get Kaito to back off."

"Hopefully things don't get that bad here, but... it's Kaito." *hajime sighs, tired just from thinking about him... he can only imagine the things yuta has been forced to deal with, the ahogite feeling so bad for the koko...*

"Haha, oh don't worry about that, Hajime. I'm grateful that you even want to give me a gift at...." Yuta's smile turns more into a confused one when seeing that it's a.. Halloween themed sticker book? "...All? Oh, um..." Flipping through the pages, the 'spooky' creatures and items were quite cutesy, indeed... Yuta didn't really need to think twice on who this was for!

"Ah. I see. Somehow, that doesn't surprise me too much to hear... Y-Yes, he's always been just as crazy at home, I tell you. Thanks, Hajime... Because I already know that him and a certain someone are going to try getting on Yuma and I's nerves very much with those 'kokojokes' of theirs, now that our birthdays are over.... and I know, but..." He sighs... he still would like to not be bombarded with that boy's sillay jokes all day!

"I-I'm sorry, what!? Honestly, I don't even want to know what idea he was trying to do with that. Thank goodness you scared him away. I swear he's a special brand of crazy, sometimes..."