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[kingshizuchan]

[So, how many of you were used to Shizuo's hobo-chic look? Because that's gone, and now his look is pretty much back to how it originally was. Roots touched up, hair trimmed back to a more acceptable length, and being a bit bundled up makes him look practically presentable.

Currently though, he's more thoughtful than usual while walking out of his place.]

Anyone see... Ah, what was it again...? Minato? Minako, Makoto... Something like that. I haven't seen him around lately.

[You'd think if he was concerned, he'd remember Mikado's name a little better, but... Well, it's Shizuo. Other things are on his mind, too.]

Ah... I was also wondering. Do any of you count birthdays here?

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[the13tharcana]

You probably mean Mikado-kun. Masaomi has been looking for him as well...

[From what he was aware of, anyway... Kida mentioned the guy to him once or twice and he knew he was from their world, but Ryoji's never actually met him in person himself, so...]

Is it your birthday today, Shizuo-san?

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[kingshizuchan]

Yeah, that was it.

[... But why didn't Kida ask him? The kid was staying at his place, after all. Then again, Shizuo thought that maybe he was at one of the other kids' places.]

Nah, it's not today. I was just wondering if people counted it while here.

[This isn't a lie! It's not today, but tomorrow.]

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[the13tharcana]

[... Shizuo was bad at remembering names, wasn't he.]

You can count it as long as you want to! I did, for instance. And a lot of other people tend to do it, too, from what I observed so far.

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[kingshizuchan]

[Almost famously bad, because of his lack of social skills. He's better, but still terrible at it.]

Huh... I wonder if that's more normal than not counting it.

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[the13tharcana]

[Practice makes perfect, Shizuo. Practice makes perfect.]

Well, we might not age physically-wise here, but the experience we gather throughout a whole year is still there, right? I think it's only fair to count it.

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[kingshizuchan]

[And so he does, and is trying!]

Yeah, but it just gets reset when you're sent back anyway, right?

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[the13tharcana]

And you don't remember anything from here, either. Supposedly. So everything works out just fine, right?

I mean, you're free to do here what you want, since it won't have any kind of influence on you back in your home world, anyway.

[...]

I suppose that can be either a fun or depressing thought, depending on how you look at it...

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[kingshizuchan]

Yeah...

[Shizuo is bad at turning things into positive feelings. So that thought hangs around for a couple of seconds.]

Which is why I wondered what people normally did while here.