01. BORROWED EYES AND EARS

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"(Naaaaaame)!" A voice called out, almost singing every word it spoke. "Wakey wakey!"

"Oh hush," another voice chimed in. A light slapping noise could be heard, followed by a pained whine. "Don't bother them so early in the morning."

"Bit too late for that," (Name) grumbled, pushing their body up from their bed. They rub their eyes, letting out a quiet groan as they look over at the man and woman beside them. "Good morning, you two."

"Good morning!" The man cheers, throwing his arm in the air. His torn kimono sleeve followed his movements, floating behind his arm as he continued to wave it around. His wispy white hair curled around his face, settling just next to where his eyes should be. Despite his face lacking any features, the man seemed to smile as he held out a small bowl. "I made you this!"

"Stop yelling," the woman beside him grumbled, hitting his arm one more time. She threads her fingers through her dark hair as she shook her head. The small ears poking out of her scalp twitched every so often and her tail swished back and forth. "You should be getting up by now."

"I know, I know," (Name) laughs, throwing their blanket off their lap. They took the bowl from the man's hands and nodded to him, shuffling over to the small table nearby.

After finishing the meal, (Name) folds their hands together and mutters under their breath once more. The skin around the faceless man's "mouth" seems to twitch as if he were smiling before he takes the bowl from in front of (Name), dropping it into the sink off in the corner. 

"Thank you, Sho," (Name) nodded. The man nodded back to them, turning on the water and rinsing the bowl quickly. The woman stood beside (Name) and handed them a (Color) mask. (Name) thanked the woman quietly before asking, "Any jobs I need to get done today, Kyoko?"

"Someone has requested your assistance nearby," Kyoko states as (Name) places their mask over their mouth. "I believe it should be fairly quick. We may be able to enjoy our break soon after."

"We should go for a walk!" Sho chimes in, having finished washing the bowl. (Name) quietly nods, pulling their jacket over their shoulders.

"Have any of you found anything on the tiger, yet? The one Kunikida-san and Dazai-san are looking for?" (Name) suddenly asks as they open the door. Sho shakes his head sadly while Kyoko simply brushes her fingers through her hair. (Name) sighs before grabbing the hat settled on the stand and placing it on their head, brushing their hair out of their face. They glance over at the two figures behind them before stating, "Let's go, shall we?"

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"Thank you for coming," the woman mutters, folding her hands together. (Name) blinks before nodding, bowing slightly to the elder. "Please come in..."

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