He's barely even walked out the door--on his way to acquire mongoose food of all things, for that stupid smirking pet of Haruka's--before he feels this brief, burning bite on his hand.
"Ow, what the--!"
Shintaro bites back a swear and slams his way back into the house, grumbling, heading for the kitchen in search of some medicinal ointment or something, when...
That hand rubbing the bite slows, then stops.
There's about a two second pause before the unfortunate individual in the kitchen is made to suffer a hug from the ex-NEET, as if they're long-lost brothers. The bug bite is utterly forgotten.
"Kano! How's your day been? Not giving Kido too much of a headache, right?"
That grin is so uncharacteristic of him--directed at the illusionist of all people--that the fabric of reality threatens to be ripped apart at any moment.
