Can't Pry My Eyes Away

Shining Monkey's at Starlight

*Thoughts*

"Speech"

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"Got something to say, Yuki?"

Kanade turned her attention to her computer screen again; Ena had slightly startled her, but the feeling soon turned to slight confusion at the brunette's addressing of Mafuyu.

She watched as Mafuyu unmuted her mic.

"...Perhaps."

"Ha, 'perhaps?' Well, out with it. I've been distracted, watching you mute and unmute for the past five minutes."

"Hehehe, you saw it too, Enanan?" Mizuki joined the conversation. "I've been counting! It's been a total of 13 times, Yuki~ what's got you so worked up, hm?"

Kanade unmuted herself.

"I find myself a bit curious as well, now." She calmly spoke up. "Is everything alright?"

Mafuyu remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"...I would like to ask a favor of you all...if you are free on Saturday, that is."

"Eh? You need a favor, Yuki?" Mizuki questioned, intrigued.

There was a small sigh on the other end.

"...Ootori-san has a show." Mafuyu elaborated. "It's the two year anniversary of the revival of her stage, and I promised her I would be there."

*Ah, yes, her girlfriend.* Kanade found herself smiling. *How sweet of her.*

"I told mother it was for an assignment..." Another, slightly louder, sigh. "Observing some kind of special event and writing a report on it. Unfortunately, I don't have any classmates I'm particularly close to...rather, that I'm comfortable spending a night like that with."

"Ah, Yuki, you want us to pretend to be your classmates?" Ena seemed perplexed.

"How devious, Yuki!" Mizuki cackled; their mic clipped. "Ah, Yuki, thank you for reminding me, though!"

"...Reminding you?"

"Ahah, I promised Rui-kun I would be there." They chuckled. "He was building a particularly large robot on the school lawn last week. Keke, I can't wait to see it in action~"

"A Phoenix Wonderland show, huh..." Kanade could practically hear Ena's eyes widen. "Ah, fuck, Akito may be going with Touya-kun. I'll need to watch him."

"I thought he got banned, after what happened last time?" Mizuki inquired; Kanade's interest became piqued at that.

"What happened then?" She asked.

"Ah, you don't want to know." She could practically hear Ena shuddering. "Let's just say he almost burned the fucking place down, and I ended up dragging the bastard home naked!"

Mizuki had begun howling at the memory; Ena quickly snapped at them to mute, so as not to kill everyone's eardrums.

"How that idiot still has a boyfriend, I'll never know." Ena hissed to herself.

"Jealous, Enanan~?"

"Shut it, Mizuki!"

A gasp. "Aww, you said my first name~ is this what they call 'second base?'~"

"I said shut up, damnit!"

Kanade shook her head and turned her attention back to Mafuyu, who had gone silent.

"...I don't believe I have any plans that day. I'll accompany you, too."

"...Thank you, K. Thank you all."