4 ~ I have never believed in Santa, ever. [audio]

[menial]

...So, it's getting close to the end of the month again, but nothing weird seems to be happening. Or am I missing something? Anyone know if we might just be getting a reprieve or something? Or maybe I just shouldn't look the gift horse in the mouth.

['Because I don't believe in the Malnosso being Santa Claus to us.'

However, that's not the main purpose for this post; instead, he goes on with a filter he worked for a while on. Ideally, Asakura won't suspect it at all.]

[filtered to Shiki, Minato, Winry, Rise, SOS Brigade members who have interacted with him before, and other close-enough CR (PM me if you're not sure) // 55%]

Yo. If you guys have seen a girl with blue hair who smiles a lot, by the name of Ryoko Asakura... Well, I guess I've got something to ask of you if you do attract her attention, but I'd rather not put it on the journal, so please talk to me if you've met her.

['So what if that makes it seem like I might have a crush on her? Better that than someone hacks it and realizes that I know what Asakura is.']

Comments

[Voice]

[menial]

She was in that business at home.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

Ohhh, she was in business! Did she have lotsa business cards to hand out so people knew who she was?!

[Voice]

[menial]

I bet she was so good, she didn't need business cards.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

You can be like that!? Wow, so good you don't need business cards?! How?!

[Voice]

[menial]

If everyone already knows your name, well, that's just called having fame.

['Rhyming couples are my game.

Apparently.']

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

Rhyming game! Name rhymes with fame which rhymes with same, Kyon's turn!

[Suddenly, subject change whiplash.] Rise has lots of fame~♪ 'Cos everyone knows her name~♪

[Voice]

[menial]

Rhyming game? I'm sorry, but I'm not taking the blame.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

Huh, not taking the blame? Did you do something bad? ...Rhyming game.

Blame rhymes with Yotsubame.

[Voice]

[menial]

['...I hesitate to go for the obvious, but: lame.']

Oh, my, Yotsuba. I guess you win this one.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

Really, Yotsubame wins?! Wow, you nearly had Yotsuba there but I just kept on going and left you in the dust! Whoosh! It's okay Kyon, you might win next time instead, good work.

[Voice]

[menial]

Thank you... Thank you, it's my only consolation in defeat.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

It's not dee-feet, you just didn't win! We should play a game where everyone's a winner!

[Voice]

[menial]

What kind of game would that be?

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

The winning game. [Duh.]

[Voice]

[menial]

And how do you play the winning game?

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

First you take part, so you have to start playing it, okay? Then you play. And then you win! Let's play right now!

[Voice]

[menial]

I don't know if I can take part, Yotsuba. What if I have a prior arrangement? It seems this is one game I can't win.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

But it's the winning game, you can't not win because you always win... Still the winning game.

You go first!

[Voice]

[menial]

What a strange game... the only not-winning move is not to play.

Okay, I'll try to squeeze it in. Here I go.

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

Ohhh! That's a good move, Yotsuba would never have guessed you would do that!!

...Hmm.

[Smacking the journal!] This!

[Voice]

[menial]

[Blankly.]

What about it?

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

It was my move. [And a very good move at that.]

Your turn!

[Voice]

[menial]

...What did you do with your move, exactly?

[Voice]

[rollypolyclover]

[Isn't it obvious?! Smacking her journal again!]

That! Now it's your go, time is almost up!!

[Voice]

[menial]

......

I don't get it, Yotsuba. Forgive my stupidity.