Daichi Shijima, the Shining One!

Hibiki snorted, done with the vegetables and now cracking open the eggs very carefully. His favorite way to cook this involved seasoning both the eggs and the rice with the same spices so it all tasted good. “What’s wrong with snowmen? I make snowbunnies too…” Hibiki pouted at his friend as he gathered up the spices. “A snow tiger…Oh! What about a snow dragon?”

"They're just soooo... You know. I just think we can do better!" Daichi glanced over at what his friend was doing while he tended to the onions. "I'm totally cool with snowbunnies, at least it changes things up... A snow dragon!? You think we're ready for that?"

Glad to have something to keep him occupied, Daichi went to start on the rice. He figured it'd be better to start with that and get to the onions while the rice was steaming. "Snowmen? Still into snowmen too, huh?" Daichi grinned as he moved around. "Why not like a snow tiger or something? We should do something like that."

"…Daichi." Hibiki sighed, shaking his head as he got out the ingredients for omelet rice. Sometimes he really wondered just went through his friend’s head. An online tournament, huh? Sounded boring and uninteresting to Hibiki. "It’s going to snow soon, Daichi. Will you ambush me with snowballs again this year?" he asked to change topic as he started chopping the vegetables needed.

Hibiki squeaked, flailing when Daichi grabbed him. He should have expected that, really. “Uh-huh, sure.” He stuck his tongue out at his best friend and huffed in return. Rubbing his cheeks, the brunet blinked, confused. “You haven’t eaten since breakfast? Daichi…” he sighed and shook his head. “I’ll make omelet rice, how’s that?”

"Ah heh heh..." Daichi quickly waved his hands as if that would clear his good name. "Maaaaybe I was a little caught up in an online tournament..." Hikikomori-in-training, that's what. Daichi realized it a moment too late, but he would just have to deal with the consequences. "Omelet rice? Yeah, that sounds good."

Hibiki shrugged, standing carefully. Daichi scaring him was something he was used to now. The jumping was solely because of instinct by this time. Maneuvering around his little army of origami, the brunet headed to the kitchen. “I’m not busy. This is a product of boredom. Want something to eat, hikikomori in training?” Teasing was the best way to get back at Daichi. Well, until he could figure out how to get back at him for the middle school incident.

Daichi huffed and lurched at Hibiki to lock him into an aggressive noogie. "I am not a hikikomori," he insisted, and he proceeded to poke his friend's cheeks once. "I am pretty hungry, though. I haven't eaten since this morning." He let Hibiki go, now ready for some eats.

"Hibiki! I didn’t know you were into origami." Choo-choo unannounced Daichi.

Hibiki jumped slightly, turning to look at Daichi in surprise. He must have left the front door unlocked again. Still, the brunet smile happily at Daichi and shrugged. “It’s a recent hobby. What else can you do with outdated paperwork?” Though all of these were made with brightly colored origami paper. “What’s up, Daichi?”

Daichi was accustomed to just walking into his best friend's house, so it didn't occur to him that it was probably rude to show up without warning. He did acquire a bit of satisfaction from making Hibiki jump, though. Finally, some payback! Of course, it was sort of Daichi's fault he was so jumpy, so he really couldn't blame anybody else for it... He let his eyes wander, noting the origami figurines with some interest. "Oh, not much. I just wanted to drop in and say hi, maybe hang out... Looks like you're busy, though."

"Hibiki! I didn't know you were into origami." Choo-choo unannounced Daichi.

"Huh? Oh! No, totally not. It's just... Well, it's kind of unexpected, you know?" Daichi didn't want to make his friend feel like an outcast all of a sudden. That definitely wasn't the case! Daichi was not casting his best friend out just for having a set of glamorous wings. "Like... Were you blessed by an angel in your sleep or something? That's seriously random."

"Mmmmm..I don’t mind what you have…I get to be home with you, so it’s fine." Apollo just says despite the shivering his body does. Since that time at the JP’s… His body has been reacting to more things. "I don’t mind just spending time with you…"

"All right~! I'm thinking of some nice, hot ramen. We've got some good stuff at home. I'll even put something in it! Eggs or something." Daichi chats amiably as he leads Apollo home, wondering about what kind of ramen to make and recalling some more disastrous ramen-related tales...

"I’m doing fine, nothing new besides a few things here and there. At least you’ve gotten better…You’re not hurt or anything as well, so that’s good news." He smiles while his good eye blinks.  The scarf was welcomed while he chuckles a bit. "Nothing extreme going on…Just tired."

"Better than something extreme. Oh, that's right... You can't really sleep, huh? At least you get a break, right...? Come on, I'll go whip up something good. Hoooow's aboooout... Hm, what do we even have at home..."

The messenger only chuckles while he’s picked up, holding as tightly as he can. “—-I’ve come back for a break, Daichi. You been all right?”

"Yeah...! I've been pretty swell. Keeping up with my schoolwork and stuff, sorta... Io's also been helping me to figure out what to do after high school! I'm not sure if she's figured anything out for herself, though..." Daichi wants to mention that he hasn't been attacked recently, but there's no need to jinx it. "How's your messenger duties going?" He stands back and throws his scarf over Apollo's shoulders, holding onto the ends and smiling.