[video - who are you anyway virus]

[symbolofhappiness]

I'm a little confused. It might not seem like anything major, but...

[Setsuna holds something up to the video. It's a plush beetle.]

I'm not sure where this came from. I checked with the others living here, but they said it's not theirs and they have no reason to lie about this. Hayato said it's mine, but... I've never seen it before in my life.

My home is very safe and secure, you see. Things don't just... appear. And before anyone asks, no one from the community has ever visited my home. I don't know anyone who would leave something like this anyway.


[ooc: Setsuna's forgotten about J.]

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[juicy_egotist]

... you forgot about me?

[symbolofhappiness]

[...stare. That sure is a robot.]

Excuse me...? Have we met?

[juicy_egotist]

It seems that you forgot about me.

[symbolofhappiness]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure I follow. Who exactly are you?

[juicy_egotist]

I am Beet J Stag. We have gone on a date before.

[symbolofhappiness]

...a what now. [Like hell she would ever go on a date. This guy has to be lying.]

[juicy_egotist]

A date. It seems like you have forgotten. [There's regret in his voice.]

[symbolofhappiness]

Well, I know I've never gone on a date with anyone before. I'm not the type of person who forgets anything. Are you sure you're not mistaking me for someone else?

[juicy_egotist]

No I am not. But perhaps this is another virus...

[symbolofhappiness]

A virus? I guess that could be it. I don't have another explanation for it, I have to admit.

[She frowns.] ...If it is a virus, I don't like it. I don't appreciate my mind being messed with.

[juicy_egotist]

They can be clever little things at best.

[symbolofhappiness]

It's annoying.

[She sighs and looks at the beetle again. She frowns a little.] So this thing's... yours, then? Does that mean you've visited my house? [That's a worrying thought. She hopes he didn't see anything suspicious.]

[juicy_egotist]

I've visited before. And I won you that playing games with you.

[symbolofhappiness]

You... huh? [She blinks and tilts her head in confusion. She's a little caught off guard, so it ends up looking less suspicious and more adorable.] You mean you gave this to me?

[juicy_egotist]

That is correct. I believe they call it a gift.

[symbolofhappiness]

[She just stares at him for a moment. Gift giving will never cease to confuse her... Why would he just give her something, after all?

She glances down at her clover necklace, the only other gift she's ever received and then looks back at the beetle. It was... odd. Simply knowing that the beetle had been a gift made it seem less ridiculous.]

I... see.

[juicy_egotist]

That's right. I am glad you understand.

[symbolofhappiness]

Ah, well... Sort of, anyway. [To be honest, she understands jack shit right now, but she's not sure what she should do about it.]

I... do have one question, though. That is, um... [She's not sure if it's a good idea to even ask this at all, but she's been wondering this about Love already and now this... Maybe this guy's answer will give her some insight into that too.] ...I'm not really used to getting gifts. Why did you give me this?

I mean, you said you won it, so it must have taken some effort to get it. Why just... give it away to me?

[juicy_egotist]

Because we are friends. And I like you.

[symbolofhappiness]

Huh... just because of that? [What a pointless reason.]

[juicy_egotist]

Yes, because I like you.

[symbolofhappiness]

...alright. [She's not sure how else to respond to that, really.]

[juicy_egotist]

Perhaps later you will remember.

[symbolofhappiness]

I certainly hope so. I don't want to be missing parts of my memory forever.

[juicy_egotist]

Let us hope not. It would be bad if it lasted for too long.

[symbolofhappiness]

Yes, it would be.

...I have one more question. Why... were you at my home? I don't generally invite people here.

[juicy_egotist]

We wound up tied together via red string of fate. So I was unable to leave your side for a day.

[symbolofhappiness]

Red string of... [What on earth is that supposed to be? Well, at least it does shed some light on the situation.]

Oh, so it was because of a virus? That makes sense.

[juicy_egotist]

That is correct. Since then we have spoken many times.

[symbolofhappiness]

...huh. [She can't really hide her surprise there. Why would she bother keeping in contact with someone like him? Weird.]

[juicy_egotist]

Yes. Do not worry, I am sure this virus will pass.

[symbolofhappiness]

I'm guessing so. They generally only last for a few days.

[juicy_egotist]

They do. Typically.

[plainflush]

That's a pretty, ah, unique doll. Maybe someone left it there when they were visiting?

[symbolofhappiness]

That's unlikely. The only people that visit my house are customers and they don't go upstairs. If one of them had left it, I would have found it downstairs.

[plainflush]

Okay, then, I'm not sure what else it could be. I hope you find whose it is.

[symbolofhappiness]

Well, according to Hayato - someone who lives with me - it belongs to me. He said I brought it home one day.

But I should remember something like that, shouldn't I?

[plainflush]

I'd think so. I mean, it's pretty memorable. Unless you brought it back on accident, but...