Roof (Ai)
-Oh, she could tell... Ai never was that good at hiding her emotions...-
"Y-Yeah... A lot has been on my mind lately..."
-Between the Gundam Thieves, being nearly killed by the green-skinned man, her feelings for Leos, and now her birthday that she can't even celebrate...-
"And it's not really a good day for me to be like this, anyway..."
-...? Two presents...? Did those girls leave them here?-
"H-How did they know today was my birthday...?"
-Today's her birthday apparently, Shubby!-
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Kitchen (Young Aichi)
-You have successfully picked up Aichi, Leos!-
"Leggo!"
-He's struggling with everything he's got from Leos's grasp!-
"LEGGO, LEGGO, LEGGO!!!"
-He's getting even more upset!-
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Upstairs Hallway (Misaki)
-Misaki nearly sighs, but she doesn't.-
"Yeah, I'm fine..."
-Mostly just the stress of the Gundam Thief situation finally starting to take its toll on her.-
-Misaki's better at keeping stuff held back, but naturally she can't exactly cope well with this either. She just does a better job at hiding it than Aichi did.-
"What about you and Leos? Are doing OK?"
edited 6th Jun '18 10:43:45 AM by CrystalMemoria
Your... birthday... ?
Oh yeses, those times when you mortalses celebrate the shortness of your liveses and inevitable cessation of existenceses!
Hmm, I don't get it, I thought it was supposedses to be a happy occasionses for you all...
edited 6th Jun '18 11:14:26 AM by WackyPancake
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."Roof (Ai)
-Ai... didn't really need to hear about the 'cessation of her existence' part, but she keeps that to herself.-
"Y-Yeah, it is... It's just that I can't celebrate it with anyone... Leos and everyone else are busy..."
-She had...-
"...I-I really wanted to see Leos today..."
-Oh, and she's blushing a bit!-
-Sounds like this 'Leos' is pretty important to her...-
-The penguin has the smuggest smile plastered on his face as he watches Leos hoist the brat up-
....Wellll, I s'pose I can be merciful and forgive the transgressions o' your bratty kid, just this once! I'm KEEPIN' the cake, tho-...WOAH!
-As he is ASSAULTED for the cake, he struggles to hold onto it-
Leggo, you little-!!
-Noticing how flustered Ai looks, a cheeky grin spreads across Shubby's face-
Hmmm... So who mightses this "Leos" be?
Do we happenses to have a crush, missy?~
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."Roof (Ai)
"I-I..."
-Eeeeeeeep... She still gets so embarrassed when people mention it...! She looks away from Shubby out of embarrassment.-
-However, she does manage to speak.-
"...Y-Yeah, I do, but he... he only sees me as a friend... I know it..."
-Sounds like she's almost resigned herself to it...-
"I-I really want him to like me back, but I'm not sure how I could get him to see me as more than a friend..."
-...You know, Shubby... She looks rather petite and younger than she actually is... She looks like she's more like 13 than her actual age (Not that you know her actual age, but still).-
edited 6th Jun '18 11:53:04 AM by CrystalMemoria
Teeheehee!~ Ooooh, you silly mortalses... Y'know, I mightses be able to help you with thatses.
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."(Nope, nope, nope! Not letting go!)
Hey, what did I say?! What's Sthesia going to think if she sees you like this?!
Yeah, we're doing okay. Aside from that fight with some guy with green skin.
...Did you know that Ai had a crush on Leos?
"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."Well, normally I demandses the sacrifice of a pig for these sort of thingses, but since it is your, uh, "birthdayses", consider it a present!
-Shubby taps Ai's forehead with her finger, and...-
-FLASH-
-Ai might feel a little bit...-
-... different.-
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."Kitchen (Young Aichi)
-He's still struggling.-
"I don't care! It's my birthday!"
-That doesn't excuse this, Aichi...-
-And then he sees Junon.-
-OK, the scary aura got him to shut up... for now.-
-He looks very annoyed though, and you can hear him grumbling.-
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Upstairs Hallway (Misaki)
-Fight with a guy with green skin...?-
"...What happened?"
-And wait... What???-
"Ai has a..."
-She seems dumbfounded about this. Absolutely dumbfounded.-
"...N-No, I didn't."
-...Back to the task at hand.-
"What's this about a green-skinned man?"
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Roof (Ai)
-What's this about a sacrifice...?-
"W-Wait, wha—"
-And then the flash happens...-
-...?-
-She feels a little... odd. She can't really explain it though...-
-...Wasn't Shubby a little taller just a second ago...?-
"H-Huh...?"
-...Wait, does her voice sound the tiniest bit more mature too???-
-She's looking around and... wait, she's taller!-
-How did... She looks down at herself and her clothes are kind of frillier too (Actually they're very cute! She's very pleased with this!)...-
-Heck, her hair's a lot longer too!-
-She's older!-
"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!"
-She's shocked.-
"I-I'm older...!"
-She seems like a good year or so older!-
-She's still short for her age, but she's definitely older!-
-Seems like Ai's astonished by your gift, Shubby!-
edited 6th Jun '18 12:24:04 PM by CrystalMemoria
Ahahaha! You're lookingses stunning, girl! No man will be ableses to resist you now!~
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."(Leos sighs with Aichi still in his arms.)
Well, uh... He attempted to kill Ai, and Leos basically tried to avenge her. Apparently, there's also a future version who travelled back in time just to gloat about how he killed everyone here.
...It kinda sounds absurd at first, but with the way this place works...
(She concludes that statement with a shrug of her shoulders.)
"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."Roof (Ai)
-Shubby thinks so...?-
"S-So you think Leos might like me like this...?"
-She can't help but hope he does! She certainly hadn't expected to be made a year older, but since she has...-
"Thank you..."
-...Wait, she doesn't even know Shubby's name!-
"I'm sorry... I never introduced myself! I'm Aichi Sendou, or you can call me Ai. What's your name?"
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Kitchen (Young Aichi)
-Finally he can have his cake!-
"FINALLY!"
-He's reaching for the cake.-
"I can finally..."
-...? He's suddenly getting really sleepy...-
"...have my... cake..."
-It isn't long before his eyes close.-
-Leos, he's suddenly slumping back in your arms and he's eerily quiet. Did he just go unconscious?-
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Upstairs Hallway (Misaki)
-...That's...-
"..."
-...That's a new one... and it's extremely concerning...-
"...Is Ai all right...?"
-Just what she needed though... The Gundam Thieves, Aichi's kidnapping, Ai nearly being killed, and a guy that apparently wants to kill everyone and did in the future.-
-This place is both simultaneously amazing with what it has to offer and absolutely horrifying because of what can happen here.-
edited 6th Jun '18 12:37:21 PM by CrystalMemoria
I amses Shub-Niggurath! Shubby, for shortses.
-Leans in.-
Don't tellses anyone I've done this for you, I'll get floodedses with requests and I'm already pretty busy with my kidses!
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."Roof (Ai)
-That's... quite a mouthful of a name.-
"It's nice to meet you, Shubby!"
-Ai nods to her request with a smile.-
"I won't tell anyone you did this. I promise."
-She might have to explain it happened, but she won't say Shubby did it.-
"Thank you again!"
-...Although it'll be a lot of fun explaining this to her family and friends once she gets back home...-
Upstairs Hallway (Misaki)
-No memory of the incident... If she was nearly killed it was most likely for the best...-
"I see..."
-More and more screwed up things keep happening...-
"...It seems like the madness never ends..."
—
Kitchen (Young Aichi)
-Thankfully it doesn't take long for him to wake up again.-
"Huh...? What happened...?"
-He's looking around in confusion... There are presents on the ground... and a cake in front of him...?-
-He's being held???-
-He looks to see it's Big Brother Leos!-
"Oh, Big Brother Leos...!"
-He's being quiet again, he called you 'Big Brother Leos' again, he's happy to see you, but also confused.-
"H-How did I get here...?"
-He doesn't seen to remember any of what happened.-
Kitchen (Young Aichi)
-Oh, right! His birthday is today! How did he forget?-
"Yeah...! I'm nine today...!"
-Tiniest nine year old kid ever.-
-But... how did Leos know it was his birthday...? He wasn't going to tell Leos about it...-
"H-How did you know...? I-I wasn't going to tell you..."
-He feels bad now...-
"...You and Big Sister Sthesia are really busy lately... I didn't want to bother you..."
-...The poor kid didn't want to bother you and Sthesia, Leos...-
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Upstairs Hallway (Misaki)
-Misaki finds herself sharing something that has been bothering her...-
"...The younger Aichi's been missing Aichi."
-She's not looking at Sthesia as she says this.-
"He actually found me a while back, asked me to call Aichi, and tell him that he was sorry... He thought Aichi was angry at him."
-Thinking about it breaks her heart, honestly. She might not show it as much as some people, but she does have a sensitive side.-
-That child Aichi doesn't know what happened. As far as he knows Aichi just left or disappeared.-
-Misaki couldn't even begin to tell him what happened... All she could do was assure him that Aichi wasn't mad at him.-
-Every so often she finds herself remembering that moment, and considering her 'perfect' memory...-
-She can remember the way he sounded, the look on his face, how he thought Aichi was upset, how desperate he seemed to contact Aichi, just how easy it was to tell that the poor boy didn't understand a single bit of what had happened to Aichi...-
-...It's rough thinking about it.-
edited 6th Jun '18 2:26:49 PM by CrystalMemoria

(That's it. Leos just picks up Aichi to stop him from punching Dedede.)
Hey, that's enough! (to his Majesty) I'm so sorry, he's not usually like this...
Hey, Misaki.
I, uh, haven't seen you in a while. Are you OK?
"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."