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[She giggles.]

You two must be each other's foils. Erotic to innocent, wary to trusting, hidden to open. What a nice framing. I have to appreciate your friendship purely for the narrative symmetry of it.

I see, I see. Are you one of those girls that loves the forbidden pleasures of 'boy love.' Or are you the type that would want to be the center of a 'boy love' situation?

Hmmm. If I had to choose only one, I would rather be in the center of it. But if it was going to be a drama, it would be better to just enjoy it from a good view.

I'm afraid ours is more like a comedy type setting, minus the school since we've arrived here in London. But I wouldn't mind being in the middle of any type of lewd or perverted thing if you were involved.

I can state with near certainty my tastes would be too extreme.

[She shuts one eye as she shifts to lay out on her stomach.]

Not that I mind our current game but if you want to know more about me, I would answer without tricks.

Near certainty isn't complete certainty.

[Kida puts his hands underneath his bed]

Why don't you tell me all the important things to know about you, and then I can ask questions.

What an impossible request. I can't know what you would think is important about me.

[No she can think of a few things but whatever.]

I have heard a saying that you can judge a person by their friends. One of mine is Willard. You aren't very fond of Willard, are you? He seems to think you're a brat. But it's a shame since you're fun. You remind Lion of her sister. Though, I would say you're more like Battler.

Oh? You're friends with Lion-chan and Will. [he wonders if she knows Ange, too, but he doesn't want to bring anyone into this conversation that hasn't been introduced to it by Erika, so he doesn't ask] Which one is Battler again? I want to know how proud I should be, since this guy must be great if I remind you of him.

[Tapping the side of her head.] Battler is a total idiot! But he's a worthy opponent when he wants to be. He would be the cousin Lion is closest to if I'm not mistaken. Something of a flashy pervert, though harmless and caring, an upbeat person who prefers everyone to get along and tries to cheer up situations. It makes him forgetful.

[Both eyes shut now, she kicks her feet lazily in the air.]

But I should correct you. Lion and I are not friends.

Does that make you two enemies? Oh, maybe this is the making of a romantic drama, and you're jealous of how close this handsome and charming and sexy Battler person is to his cousin Lion. You wish he would project all that affection and attention to you, hm?

[She bursts out laughing before managing to contain it to giggles.]

God, no. I doubt my taste is very good but let it be better than that. But 'enemies' is probably accurate.

Does that mean my own sexual charms and allure are lost on you? [Kida pouted, playing with Erika's hair idly] Why enemies?

I didn't realise you were trying to be alluring. [Erika's head tips closer. Hey, she's a stray. Nothing wrong with a little playing with her hair.] I don't consider us such. But it's fair to say she hates me.

[Hard to say how much, if anything, he knows about the games, so it's best to word it in a believable way.] Her family is so shady. All those terrible dark secrets and very illegal activity. As a detective, it was my job to expose all their crimes. Yes, especially the horrible actions of her adoptive mother, Natsuhi. No detail deserved to be left behind in the name of justice.

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Oh? Whose justice was that exactly?

[She pauses to pillow her head on her arms and shuts her eyes, completely at ease.]

I take back the Battler comparison. You didn't deserve that. It took him hours to realise I'm an unpleasant person. Though, it isn't much a compliment to be more competent than him but I can at least say that much.

[Erika twirls a hand in a vague gesture.]

It started out impersonal but I got annoyed. You won't understand but Lion wasn't involved... except in a very distant way. In fact, I got justice for her as well at the end. But I suppose she holds a grudge. Some people have blind spots for others. Her mother is an especially strong weakness.

Has Mikado caught on to your true nature yet? He's naive about a lot of things, and even if he realizes someone is unpleasant, he can go in with his own strange brand of wide eyed idealism.

[during all of this, Kida hasn't stopped playing with Erika's hair, and his tone is still pleasant and casual, albeit slightly forced]

[Erika is more surprised by the forced tone than anything.]

The latter, of knowing and still viewing me well. I did insist on my horrible personality but he insists back. I'm not going to try harder to push him away. He's...really nice. You don't need to worry about your friend by me at least.

[And admitting that to Kida is embarrassing.]

He's really naive about way too many people. I worry about him being influenced by the wrong type of person as much as I worry about him being hurt by them.

You think I'm infectious? [She giggles to herself but actually considers it.] ...No, I think he won't be influenced by me that much. He looks up to you and Willard too much to allow for that.

Ah, ah, ah. Never underestimate the power of a cute girl.

Too true. How many guys will lose all sense of reason for a girl?

[She smiles at him, eyes still shut, and the next words are surprisingly free of any malice.]

I meant that, though. He was very protective of his relationship with you. Your influence is greater.

[Kida closes his eyes. He's not feeling particularly influential as far as Mikado goes these days]

It's just a shame I had to find out about you this way. It would've been a lot more fun to catch you two in the middle of something suggestive, or if Mikado had told me about you himself while I teased him.

[Erika sighs. She doesn't actually feel like digging up anyone's secrets right now. Weird but true. It's nice just relaxing.]

Joker types are annoying. They play off everything to obscure the often obvious truth in their statements. What I said is a strict observation. Your 'truth' is invalid.

[Insecurity is dull. She knows it too well. And since that was rather final, she waves a hand.]

Whose idea was this creepy room anyway?

It's disgusting, isn't it? It'e even worse when you realize it's an exact replica of my bedroom back home.

It was waiting for me like this when I finally relented and moved in with a terrible person I call my brother. He's a pretty disturbing individual. I bet you two would get along really well.

You'd be surprised. Sometimes terrible people hate other terrible people. It might be hypocritical but who isn't a hypocrite?

Of course, having said that, I haven't met this person you call a brother.

[Yep, catching the wording and repeating it back just so he knows.]