"daisuke-san! daisuke-san!" teru is all but jumping up and down excitedly in spirit as she tries to to not be too obvious in her cheer as she calls out to her friend, her smile giddy like the child she is. "there's this new movie coming out tonight, i was wondering if you'd wanna watch it over the weekend at my place? pepesha-san will also be dropping by to cook some stuff for me to eat over the next few days, so i thought it'd be nice if you could hang out too!" it's rare she gets the chance to have her home occupied by anyone else who isn't herself and ebio-san, so it's only reasonable that she'd get so happy over the idea of having others to speak with and enjoy time with, even if it'll be just for a day. "oh, and the movie isn't too scary, so you don't have to worry! it's just some ghosts but it's a kind of comedic sort? from what i've been reading online, anyway. i think you'd like it!"
he can't really say no to something like this , can he ? just seeing teru looking so excited made his feelings flutter a little too . the smile on her face , the hop in her step , the lilt in her voice and the light in her eyes --- there's no way he could disappoint her . that's why , before he even knows it , his head is nodding and he agrees .
' should i ... should i bring something too ? ' his face scrunches immediately at his own question . ' no , sorry . my mom's kind of --- ' ah , it wasn't a matter of bringing something , but a question of just how much he would end up bringing . being a good guest was just as important as being a good host , and in the end , despite the way his nervous expression accompanies the shift of a hand over the space of his heart , he can't lie to himself .
no matter how little time his life allowed him to freely spend , he'd always have preferred to visit someone than visit , say , a museum , once again stealing away something while a thousand cameras and a doubled number of eyes kept their gazes on him . as for the movie itself , how should he have put it ?
' i mean , i'm ... not a baby ... ' he's aware how pathetic he must sound , feebly trying to stand up for himself . ' there are just some things that i can't watch . like , um ... teru-san , since you're a hero , you've probably seen lots of people get hurt before , right ? or ... they've been in danger , ' even he , the phantom thief , had witnessed his own intimate sufferings in the past --- things that he didn't like to be reminded of , memories that readily brought a heavy longing and grief .
' y-you don't have to answer if you don't want to . i'm just ... kind of curious . what do you like horror so much for ? even if it's fake , for me , it's hard to watch anyone be scared or suffer while i can't do anything . ' ah , but that might have been besides the point . ' a-anyway , i appreciate you trying to warn me and make me feel better and everything . ' a soft , flushed smile presents itself to her .
' i'll definitely show up , okay ? thank you --- thanks for inviting me . '
