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[yes_im_kawaii]

[Makoto is broadcasting video from a janitor's closet in the EMC. She's wearing a business suit's tie over her normal clothes, has a dish of enetron sitting on a box behind her labelled "bait" (and Nekotari is happily drinking it as if nothing is wrong), and has silly string in her hair, and from the noises outside, she's being complained about and pursued by at least seven people.]

Auuuuu!

Everybody's mad at me!

[Well, next time you shouldn't try to kidnap a rabbit.]

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[oceanicbutterfly]

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What are you doing?

[yes_im_kawaii]

Kaitou-san told me to kidnap Usada so I tried but he's heavy and then Youko wondered what I was doing and I ran away and Commander Boring yelled at me because I stole his tie because I wanted to be a hero and now everyone in the EMC is looking for me and that's why I'm hiding in the closet.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[She hasn't even gotten as far as "told me" when Karen sighs.]

So it's Kaitou's doing.

[yes_im_kawaii]

He said that if I stole stuff and ran away with it, it would make me a better hero!

...WOW that was not the icon I meant to use

[oceanicbutterfly]

Yes, well, he has an unusual idea of what constitutes a hero.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Do people get mad at you a lot when you do hero things?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Not generally. When I defeat monsters, the people who sent them tend to get upset, but they're usually more frustrated than angry, I think.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auu... I didn't even want the stupid tie.

[Makoto's robot cat finishes drinking its fuel and climbs on top of her head. She pats it absently.]

What do you do to be a better hero?

[oceanicbutterfly]

What do I do to be a better hero...

[Hm. What can Karen tell her that doesn't seem like it'll obviously get her into even worse trouble?]

I'd say the most important thing is standing up for people I care about.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Really? More than being in shape or getting people to let you borrow their weapons?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Things like that can be useful, since they increase the number of things you can do to help people. But what's most important is what you do with them.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auu... I don't have any cool powers like everyone else and I wanna still be useful and a great hero. That's what the cool people do.

[oceanicbutterfly]

You don't need cool powers to be useful, though. Just look for ways you can help.

[Such as running out in front of the monster of the week and yelling, Karen?]

[yes_im_kawaii]

Jin and them let me fight with them sometimes and I use a bunch of stuff from the 100-yen store. Like pots and pans and marbles. And sometimes I borrow somebody's blaster. But I dunno, Kuroki-sa-- Commander Boring thinks I'm not a good enough hero, probably.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen starts to ask about her choice of equipment, then decides against it.]

Don't worry about whether you're good enough. If you're a hero, you're a hero.

[yes_im_kawaii]

...Do I have to give the tie back?

[oceanicbutterfly]

That would be for the best, yes.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auu... He's gonna yell, I bet.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Try to apologize first. That way, he'll probably feel strange about yelling.

[yes_im_kawaii]

And I bet I have to apologize for trying to steal Usada, too...

[oceanicbutterfly]

Yes, that would be a good idea.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auu. Being responsible is scary! I want to just have fun and have everybody like me.

[oceanicbutterfly]

People like responsible girls.

[Well, at least two, anyway.]

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auu... But I definitely have people who like me. Even if I don't have a fan club like you!

[oceanicbutterfly]

I don't-- [Wait, no, she does. That just sounded like a sneaky way of saying "harem" for a moment there.]

I mean. Then there's no problem, right?

[yes_im_kawaii]

Huh? Why did you start saying you didn't?

...But I dunno.

[oceanicbutterfly]

No reason, I was just thinking of someone else.

Perhaps you should give being responsible a try.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Someone who doesn't like you?

But that's boring and predictable, right?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Not exactly. It's a long story.

Actually, in your case, I think it would come as a surprise to everyone.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Is that just being mean?

[oceanicbutterfly]

No. [Yes.]

[yes_im_kawaii]

It sounded like it!

[oceanicbutterfly]

You're just paranoid.

[yes_im_kawaii]

I'm not a piranha! I'm a human! Definitely a human!

[She pauses and clutches her head for a moment. Nekotari paws at her, making a robotic chirping noise, and Makoto relaxes.]

Auuu... not again! Did you do something weird to me?

[oceanicbutterfly]

--are you all right?

[yes_im_kawaii]

I think I remembered something. But it wasn't even anything interesting.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Can you tell me what it was?

[yes_im_kawaii]

Just kinda blurry and a lot of grass. I guess I was lying down in the grass, 'cause it was almost over my head. Nothing even tells me what I did or who I was, so why even? Auu...