Open Post;

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[Today in ye olde open post, there is a tiny kid up in your character's business or alternatively your character is up there in his business! He might seem familiar or he might not, but no matter what the case he seems kind of timid. Approach?

Choose your poison (Which would be the actual bitty Kyousuke or the Feather version) and setting, feel free to treat this as a voice test too.]

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Time shenanigans mean nothing to espers!

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[He didn't have a dog, but with The Children being away at school and Minamoto being too busy to play with him Kyousuke might as well have looked as if someone had kicked his dog and have punched him to boot. He's sitting in the corner because there's nothing else to do, with most areas of B.A.B.E.L. forbidden to him without supervision.]

Yes, what is it- ah!? [He's yawning when Shiho happens to talk to him, and whatever happy feelings he might have for company quickly turns into panic when he sees a girl who looks very much like the Shiho he knows, only the future Empress was supposed to be 13. Kyousuke barely manages to keep himself from calling her 'Empress', and it's clear from his flustered face that he's not afraid of her so much as he's worried about whatever's happening here.] Where did you come from?

[hands_off]

[From his suspiciously normal reaction, Shiho concluded that he was:

Probably some kind of trespasser.]

The better question is where you came from.

[She gets up, book tucked under her arm. Time to go call the authorities.]

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[Empress, no! She's right in that Kyousuke isn't supposed to be in the room reserved for the level 7 espers, but that's exactly why he'd been there in the first place, not particularly wanting to be found.

Her getting up has him spluttering again, looking around for something that might distract her.]

I-I'm one of the special espers! [Which doesn't answer the question at all???] But I was told to rest, and I just happened to pass by this room...I can leave if you want me to.

[hands_off]

[That has her stopping, at least.]

They never said anything about an esper boy.

[Or is he going to tell her that his name is Hermione?]

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[Dear lord Shiho no.]

Huh...I was brought in just yesterday, so they might not have had time to say anything. [S-she's really the Empress then? But I saw the Empress just now...what's going on?]

[hands_off]

[She's very suspicious of him, still. Especially because he seems so normal and happy.]

Just yesterday, huh.

[Shiho definitely doesn't look like she believes him.]

What time, then? By who?

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[> Normal
> Happy
> HAHAHA

Kyousuke assumes a 'Hand in cookie jar' expression the moment he hears Shiho's question, knowing that she'd want to touch his hand to find out if he's telling the truth.

He runs through the list of people he knows hoping to salvage something out of this...Minamoto, Fujiko and that one big guy were probably good choices so he'll go with that.]

Uh...Kiritsubo-san arranged everything, but I was brought in by Fujiko-san at around 3 pm yesterday! [Now he looks like his hand is stuck in the cookie jar, because that doesn't sound convincing at all what with him being overly loud and deliberately avoiding eye contact- please don't touch him, future Empress!]

[hands_off]

[Yup. Definitely suspicious.

Was he some kind of spy? He knew the names of both Kiritsubo and the Director...]

Oh, yeah? Then where were you staying after that?

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I don't remember where it was... [Which is true, on account of him having made all of it up on the spot.] I'm really not anyone suspicious though. [He's just uh. Not at liberty to explain his situation.]

[hands_off]

Sounds more than suspicious to me.

[Shiho stands to her full height of around 3 feet tall, and starts making her way over to the door, intending to call security on him.]

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Wait! [Kyousuke decides to teleport in front of Shiho with his hands raised to show that he means no harm.

(Hopefully.)] I'm uh- actually from your future. [He holds out a hand then so that Shiho can read him, finally figuring out that if the current Shiho doesn't know him that means this should be alright.] But you're not supposed to know about this, so don't tell anyone, okay?

[hands_off]

[Shiho stares at him, before smiling as brightly as only a very cute five year-old can.]

I'm five, but I'm not stupid.

[She takes his hand though, probably with more force than necessary but she doesn't trust him and she'll make him sorry if he tries to make up some kind of excuse.

Except he is telling the truth. Huh.]