(D4, ME) Mimei Matters by Shiba Isao

[Seppun Yuzu]

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The boy raises an eyebrow. It seems the top contender at this point is really popular, after all.

[Kitsu Murato]

The girl placed her hand not touching his elbow and smiled. "I hope that makes you feel better." It was not quite what she wanted to do but it could suffice. The play started and the Kaito sighed. Oubaihime shrugged. "Oh well I guess Shiba sama wanted to make a second play for the continuation of this one."

"There won't be another play," he says with confidence. "The stakes were already built up, the conflict brewed and the climax approached. The playwright wants to elicit an emotional sense of desperation and mystique, I'm almost sure of that. The actual duel does not matter, because they are twins, likely evenly matched and no matter who wins, it will feel tragic for either brother. It was intended to be a tragic ending, without displaying the tragedy, the one thing that people watch such things for. It is a very... emotionally controlling move."

[Kaito Oubaihime]

"There won't be another play," he says with confidence. "The stakes were already built up, the conflict brewed and the climax approached. The playwright wants to elicit an emotional sense of desperation and mystique, I'm almost sure of that. The actual duel does not matter, because they are twins, likely evenly matched and no matter who wins, it will feel tragic for either brother. It was intended to be a tragic ending, without displaying the tragedy, the one thing that people watch such things for. It is a very... emotionally controlling move."

"Only losers, huh." The girl sighed. "Sad... very sad."

[Utaku Kheree]

"Unicorn-san." The young Seppun approaches and call Kheree's attention.

"Oh Hello " she looks at him and then her eyes slightly widen as she recognise a mon "Seppun-sama , how fare you since the quiet moment in which we met first?" she says clearly not sure if she should be charming or propper with him.

Sakura listens to the play- and in the aftermath, finds herself approaching the Unicorn, a smile on her face after a whispered conversation with her maid. “Ah. Utaku-san, yes? Might I ask how you found the play?”

"It was certainly having some Drama "She says as she looks at her , having so far only seen her from a distance. " with a ending that aims to make one think after all, so I am not displeased by it."

[Kitsu Murato]

"Only losers, huh." The girl sighed. "Sad... very sad."

"It certainly is," he says with a nod. "But perhaps they showed us this play to encourage us not to compete with our twins for the same hand? I don't have a twin here, so I've got nothing to worry about. You haven't been doing any secret twin swapping on me have you?" he asks with a playful smile.

[Kaito Oubaihime]

"It certainly is," he says with a nod. "But perhaps they showed us this play to encourage us not to compete with our twins for the same hand? I don't have a twin here, so I've got nothing to worry about. You haven't been doing any secret twin swapping on me have you?" he asks with a playful smile.

"Huh?" The girl looked at herself and to the Kitsu. "You would know who is who if I was not to be who I am."

[Kitsu Murato]

"I'd like to think so. But twins can be tricky. I knew a pair of twins that liked to pretend to be each other and trick people for pranks. And they were very good at it." He chuckles at that.

[Kaito Oubaihime]

"Huh?" The priestess shrugged. "I thought you could see people's aura."

[Ide Tomeo]

Nesshin is also there.

Does he look slightly disheveled? Hard to tell, really; he's got the same issue Raizo does at the moment.

(Quote me to talk; I'm happy to do so!)

Tomeo, seated near Nesshin, watched the play play out, though he kept an occasional eye on the Scorpion in the crowd.

"Ah, truly a tragedy, wouldn't you say, Shika-san?" he commented. "To allow the machinations of a Scorpion beauty turn such strong bonds against one another. Truly, it is said every play has a Scorpion villain."

It was certainly a interpretation of Mimei. But she was certainly a subtle villain if that's what the author intended.

[Kitsu Murato]

"Huh?" The priestess shrugged. "I thought you could see people's aura."

"Not quite that," he says. "I see spirits. When spirits are connected to a person I can sense their presence. But the soul of the living is not a separate spirit or from another world, people appear as people unless something lingers near or in them."