mistletoe threads continued

[stresses]

it's the continuation of mistletoe threads.

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[returnafavor]

Yeah, I played with her a couple times, too. She wasn't too bad.

[stresses]

Her height is just average, but her leaps are the real thing! ...Wouldn't you agree?

[returnafavor]

Eh, well... They were okay?

[Anything else would probably just come across as insulting, and he doesn't actually mean to do that.]

[stresses]

[ whaaaaaaat?? ]

Ah, well. I suppose it's been quite some time since she retired and you were only playing for fun, so I can't assume she gave you a peak performance.

[returnafavor]

[She's not... a miracle... Please don't lecture him again.]

Maybe that was it. It seemed like she was trying pretty hard, though. I mean, there aren't a lot of people around who're good enough to really give us a challenge.

[stresses]

[ geez kise... how hard would it have been just to say "yeah, she was a good jumper"?? instead you just keep digging your grave deeper and deeper... ]

Ah, well. How are you enjoying the weather?

[returnafavor]

[That would require him not to be kind of a jerk when it comes to basketball, though...]

Eh? Um, the weather? It's fine-- Hanekawa-san, are you mad?

[stresses]

I can't think of any reason why I should be angry right now, Kise-kun. Can you?

[returnafavor]

No, but you kind of seem like you are...

[stresses]

I apologize for giving a false impression, then!

[returnafavor]

[...well, worrying about it won't do much, so he doesn't really have much choice but to take her at her word about it.]

If you're sure. Um, sorry for thinking you were.

[stresses]

Oh, no. At this rate, we're just going to be apologizing back and forth to each other all day... Let's change the subject, shall we? Are you headed anywhere in particular?

[returnafavor]

Haha, not really. I was just trying to give my roommate some space. Things are kind of difficult at our apartment right now.

[stresses]

I'm sorry to hear that. Is it just interpersonal tensions?

[returnafavor]

More like we went really overboard with the Christmas decorations.

[stresses]

Christmas...?

...oh! So the enchantment extends even to mistletoe that was deliberately placed by residents?

[returnafavor]

We didn't know! It wasn't doing anything when we put it all up!

[stresses]

What a nightmare! I'm so sorry to hear that. Is there a way to remove it without getting stuck? With a broom, perhaps...

[returnafavor]

We can't get rid of it no matter what we do. And it's all over the living room, the kitchen, the doors, the bathroom, our bedrooms...

[His shoulders slump and a hint of a dejected whine enters his tone.]

We've tried everything. Kurokocchi's really mad at me.

[stresses]

Why is that? Surely you didn't put all of it up yourself... [ surely he didn't. ]

[returnafavor]

[Would she believe only most of it?]

We wanted our apartment to be really festive.

[stresses]

Perhaps he ought to acknowledge that he shares some of the blame, then.

[returnafavor]

I think it's more he's just really sick of having to kiss me every time he wants a glass of water.

[stresses]

Oh? If he's the only one getting angry, does that mean you're not sick of it?

[returnafavor]

Um, well... It's not hat big a deal to me, maybe? I mean, it's inconvenient, sure, but a kiss is just a kiss, right? It's not like it means anything, especially when it's because of a bunch of stupid pervert gods.