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You know, I haven't even thought about it... Ee, I don't think so. Souichirou-sama isn't here, and I don't even think he would get me anything!

The fool shouldn't be getting me anything even being here.

Ah! Kurosaki-san was going to get you something?

He says he wants to.

Maybe he just wants to get you something.

The fool wouldn't want to do that.

Why not?

I know him, Natsume!

Ah! Well! Is it okay if I get you something, then?

Hmmmm, I wonder!

Hirohiko-san! Ah, do you think Souichirou-sama would get me something?

How could he not?

He's usually not the type to think that way....

Ah! You still owe me waffles!

Hm, but Aya-san seems like the kind of person who gives something her all when she's put her mind to it, so I'm sure if he'd been here, you'd have done something really spectacular for Valentine's. It'd be unforgivable not to respond to the kind of effort I'm sure you'd put forward.

Mm, that's right. Well, with your new job and the way you regularly attend classes, I'm sure that you're much busier than I am! When do you get off of work? I'll treat you, as a pre-emptive White Day gesture.

Hee, I guess that's true. I miss not being able to do something for Souichirou-sama on Valentine's Day. I keep thinking about what he would think about this place. If he'd be happy or sad or bored... and what that would mean if he did show up, and if I'd still be the same to him.

With Petrelli-san, yes! I've been training, but I think it's still going well. I have to take a lot of notes, and I have to dress up a little bit, but I think he chose me for a reason.

Ah! That's sweet! I get off at eight! Late night waffles?

Well, I'm a bad person to ask, as I can't claim to know Nagi Souichiro and coming here has fundamentally altered the nature of our relationship, but your relationship with Takayanagi-kun has remained constant, right? He'll come here eventually, so try not to get depressed, or your forehead's going to get wrinkles.

Hmmm, it sounds fun. I have to admit I was kind of picturing assassin bodyguarding, maybe in a Chinese dress, with shuriken. But I suppose notes are all right too. Very different from the kind of work I've ever done.

I'll meet you halfway. How does [location in the downtown area] sound? Ah, I could make a sign so that you can find me easily!

Mm, Senpai has always been there. No matter what I can remember about the War, Senpai has always been there.

Oh, don't tease me like that! I'll end up buying special moisturizers to hide aging. It's not that apparent, is it? I don't want to be completely transparent and make people worry...

Haha, no, nothing like that! It's mostly taking notes and helping Petrelli-san with decisions. I get to learn a lot about how the government here works, and what everyone's doing to help everyone else. At least, I hope that's it. I still can't be sure after everything that's happened. But a Chinese dress sounds fun! Maybe I'll get one with the money that I save... I wonder if I can come to work in it...

Mm! Make sure it's large, it'll be dark!

Ah, you're not actually being too obvious about it. I just can smell it. Which, um, sounds kind of strange when I type it, but! Besides, it's okay to make people worry once in a while. It gives them an opening to show that they care about you.

Ehhh, you sound very important. Tell me, Natsume Aya-dono, will you still deign to eat waffles with a blind commoner when you are running this bubble? Also, following your inevitable rise to power, please get them to install new air filters, everything smells like mold here. I wish you would wear one to work; it sounds to me like Chinese dresses are exactly what the government here has been missing.

Oh, believe me, no one is better than me at annoyingly noticeable when I really put my mind to it. You'll see it.

That's true, too... It's so strange being put in this situation. Without even knowing it! Ah, I'm getting more used to it, I suppose. Mm, you're right, I need to let others worry about me too, don't I...

I'm sure I can find a mere half an hours time to dine with you, Kabane Hirohiko-san, perhaps we can discuss other changes that you would like to see. I do like to mingle with the commoners. Hee, do you think that was too much? I bet I could talk to Petrelli-san about the air filters, though. Hmm...

Chinese dresses and shuriken, right? Er, where would I hide the shuriken? I always wondered where Isuzu-san... er, and then I found out, I suppose.