[Video]

[stealsyourheart]

Kaito waves at everyone, Aoko's dove Aoi sitting on his shoulder.

"So! Things have been pretty crap here, yeah? On earth, we have a thing that's becoming popular now where criminals don't get remembered, because they don't deserve the publicity, but the victims do. So like. A-Qing. Remember her name. Yeah?"

He claps, and Aoi vanishes in a shower of confetti.

"But enough of the gloom. I figure most of us could do with a bit of cheering up."

He snaps his fingers, and a deck of cards appears in his hands.

"Hi, I'm Kaito Kuroba, Magician! Ladies and Gentlemen, Robots and Aliens and Assorted Beings! I'd like to invite you to my magic show."

A flick, and the cards turn into an origami rose.

"My Beautiful Assistant will be played by Glorfindel-san, who is a good sport. I can't promise you a Las Vegas style show with all the bells and whistles, but I bet I can still entertain you! I'll put it on in the Cinema Car in about a week."

He bows and the rose turns into Aoi, who flutters back to his shoulder.

"See you all there!"

Comments

[mtsilver_conquor]

I'm in for sure.

[She is. SO. EXCITED!!!!!!]

[magicurls]

Oooh, I'd love to come! It's been so long since I've seen something like it.

[les_magique]

So you’re a stage magician?

[goingthroughaphase]

While I understand what you're getting at, you might wanna check and see if she even wants her name publicized. Not everyone does.

[ If her tone is a little sharp, it's nothing personal. She has a...thing about magicians. ]

[video] direct reply to whichever carriage Kaito is in

[theturksway]

[Reno's eyes are narrowed and the glint in them dangerous when he responds.]

Or, here's an idea bub, you could leave her in peace and not sling her name all over the place so no one will bother her.

[Don't mess with his adopted mini Turk.]

To Kumoko, open to her and Kaito

[laurefindil]

Dear Kumoko, would you be able to make suitable garments for Kaito and I? We will leave the details to you. I will stop in a little later with some pastries if you'd like to discuss the details.

[stealsyourheart]

I'll do my best to make sure you have a good show, Iden'no-san!

[stealsyourheart]

I hope it'll be fun for you!

[stealsyourheart]

Yep!

[ He doffs an imaginary hat ]

Well, in training, if I'm honest. I'm still a student, so it's not like I can go pro.

[stealsyourheart]

[ He shrugs ]

I'm just saying, it's a thing we do - like, if she tells me to stop, I will.

games carriage, obviously! He's always in the games carriage. Boy needs a life.

[stealsyourheart]

[ Kaito rolls his eyes ]

Chill, dude. I'm just pointing out, rather than y'know. Talking alllllllll about the bad guys, maybe we talk about the good guys instead? You want me to never mention her name again? That's just as bad, aint it? I mentioned her name once. People gonna talk, you gonna jump down all their throats?

[stealsyourheart]

I just need a cape, if you could, Kumoko-san? And a proper top hat, if you could... all the rest is window dressing.

[goingthroughaphase]

Like I said, I get it. But maybe the fact that she hasn't said anything means she doesn't wanna talk about it? We shouldn't just assume she wants her name being broadcast over the train.

[ That had been one of the things that she'd been so angry about. That...whoever it was just dropped her name without knowing if she'd be okay with people knowing. ]

[theturksway]

If I have to, yeah! She don't need people giving her all their pitying looks and cute little voices with their supposed sympathy. That shit's just annoying and don't do any good. All it does is get on the nerves and make you feel like shit.

So just leave her alone. Take your pity and shove it.

[Maybe someone...has issues...with something similar...in his past life...wow.]

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[happyends]

[ Okay, she's just going to ignore the part here about the bad stuff that happened.. But she can at least offer a small smile to the rest. ]

I'll come see your show, Kaito-kun.. I'm sure it'll be amazing. And I know mister Glorfindel really is beautiful, so he's the perfect beautiful assistant.

[stealsyourheart]

[ SIGH this girl and then the red head ]

Look, I said her name once, and I don't really see how never mentioning her name again does anyone any good, especially since she's still on the train. If I'd said nothing you lot would be jumping down my throat for ignoring the victim.

[stealsyourheart]

Dude seriously, take a chill pill. Who said anything about pity? I'm acknowleding the victim here, that's a totally different thing. And victim erasure? That's just as bad.

[stealsyourheart]

I'll do my best, Madoka-chan!

[happyends]

Don't worry, I know you will. Thank you for being sweet enough to want to cheer everyone up..

[ Since they sure could use it right now. ]

[goingthroughaphase]

But did you even ask her if she was okay with drawing attention to it again? Even if you only mentioned her name once, did you check with her first?

[theturksway]

['Victim erasure'. Haha...ha.....ha. That was part of his job.]

You're making a deal out of something no one wants to have hanging around. A constant reminder of shit that went bad. I don't give a shit what the other people care about, just the girl. She don't need to have her name dug up every time someone thinks 'oh remember that one time...' She doesn't want that!

[Not that...he's actually consulted her about it but he can't imagine he does! Especially after the way she acted when it all went public. She fucking hated that. And Reno didn't want her getting all skittish again because it got brought up one more time.]

[stealsyourheart]

How can I, when you and Redhead down there are guarding her like bulldogs? [ He points out flatly ]

[stealsyourheart]

Me? You're the one who jumped me for this dude. I said her name once and moved on. It wouldn't have been a big deal if you hadn't made it one. Literally no one else except you and Missy up there are talking about her.

[stealsyourheart]

Eh, you know how it goes. Sometimes, you need to find reasons to smile, right?

[goingthroughaphase]

[ She rolls her eyes. ]

If I was guarding her, then I wouldn't have to ask because I'd already know. But that just tells me that you didn't even bother trying to find her.

Maybe instead of getting defensive, you could've actually taken that time to actually check with her and make sure she was comfortable.

Good luck with your show.

[ She turns off the ICP, because she's done. ]