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

...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.']

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I think that whatever you do would be... particularly with that attitude.

[He pauses.]

So then, do you have some kind of other direction around here?

['I'm starting to feel increasingly as though I don't, for one thing. After what Haruhi said earlier today, I'm pretty sure of it, actually. ']

Well...I just help run the Welcome Centre these days. Pretty odd change of career, huh?

Right, you told me that before. It's not entirely out of the blue. Still kind of "hospitality" stuff, I guess. But... Do you have anything further than that to aspire to here, I guess?

[She moves her glance to her glass of water.]

...I've never really thought about that here.

Hm. I think I only just started wondering about it myself today.

Maybe it's weird because it's such a small place. There isn't much of a world out there you don't know about... Well, if the guide is to be believed, anyway.

Nothing explorable, at least. But what about you— any plans of your own?

Heh. I don't know for sure yet. To tell the truth, I'm only thinking about it now because I don't know what else to think about, what with one thing and another. Maybe I should become an author or something. I've sometimes been told I have a way with words.

"The Adventures of Kyon in Luceti"!

Something like that?

Well, I don't know about my own adventures. Even if they were exciting, I'd probably end up censoring them. Rise-chan, on the other hand, I bet I could write about.

D'you think I don't have anything censor-worthy?

['Give me a second to recover and then I'll respond to that.']

...I wouldn't dream of thinking anything about you was any less than wonderfully aboveboard, Rise-chan.

That said, if you did, I'm sure it'd be far more interesting than anything I'd want to censor about myself.

[Caught you...! She laughs.]

I don't know about that. I'd think I'm pretty normal...it's all the spinning that makes it all more fantastic.

[He smiles back guiltily.]

You might be able to fit in with ordinary humans, Rise-chan, but I have a feeling your talents are extraordinary.

...That said, I guess a good ad campaign never hurts, huh?

Depends on its angle.

Well, I'm sure you'd look good from any angle.

['.......Publicity-wise, obviously...']

Really? Then what angle would you suggest?

...As far as an ad campaign, right?

['Because that was no longer what I was thinking, but anyway!']

Hm... The happy idol of the Welcome Center, always willing to provide conversation and cake to those in need, but she possesses a secret sadness...

I'd watch that show.

[And she's still laughing.]

That's a good way to start! Go on, go on, what happens?

Hmm... One day while she's preparing for a New Feather party, a mysterious and handsome stranger shows up at the door... They immediately butt heads, but over time, they learn to recognize each other's good qualities. And in the meantime she keeps her secret very quiet, but sometimes she wishes there were someone to know. Because she's got a secret identity... One that she can't tell anyone else about.

Ooh, is she some kind of superheroine?

Of course. She seems like the cutest girl on the outside, but in reality, she's a magical girl...

['...This sounds like something Haruhi would film.']

...whose ultimate goal is too secret to even describe out loud, naturally.

[But she's actually doubling over with laughter now.]

Maybe I should really make you my agent.

You would be honoring me far too much, Rise-chan.

[He smiles back.]

I only say like I see it. Besides, if you can spin a decent story, that's good enough for most things, don't you think?

Quite enough for most things. Sometimes it doesn't even have to be a decent story as long as someone accepts it.

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