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[secrowtary]

Hello everyone. I am truly sorry to bother you at this time, but I have a favor to ask of you. We have all been here for quite a while, so I assumed that some of you might have become quite familiar with this city. That is the reason why I would like to ask for your top five fun activities and/or places in Shehui. It might be anything, I am just curious what you enjoy doing in your free time here. Please do not feel obliged to reply, but I will be truly grateful for all the answers.

[ Teach him how to have fun, please??? ]

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[yancat]

The cat cafe.

[ That's. That's it. That's the message. ]

[secrowtary]

There is a cat cafe here?!

[ Jumin...now they're going to have this conversation in a bigger than usual font. ]

[yancat]

Why wouldn't there be?

[ Look, it's pretty important. His words almost feel as if they're sparkling... ]

[secrowtary]

That's...a good question. Where is it? Are you working there by any chance?

[ He wouldn't be surprised, honestly. ]

[yancat]

No...

[ Wait.

Wait for it. ]

Un-fur-tunately.

[ YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ]

1/2

[secrowtary]

[ ASDFLJLHJGJGKML]

Jumin-san...

[ Hibiki's given up on him— ]

[secrowtary]

[ Okay, not really. ]

Would you like to go there with me right meow? Or whenever you have time.

[yancat]

Yes, meow. 🐈

[ ... ]

I meant now, in case that wasn't clear.

[secrowtary]

[ Hibiki remains silent until he can't hold back the chuckle anymore. ]

I understood, don't worry. Could you show me the way there? If you're in your apartment, we can go together.

[yancat]

[ He's glad Hibiki is laughing at his HILARIOUS jokes. One blue heart for you, Hibiki. ]

I'm in my apartment, yes. I'll meet you at the lobby in five.

[ Jumin is there on time, looking his best as usual. ... Probably irritatingly so. ]

[secrowtary]

[ You gotta look good for the cats, that's understandable!! Hibiki appears there on time as well, wearing his usual ridiculous uniform. ]

Hello. Let's not waste any more time. They're waiting for us.

[ SO BOLD ]

[yancat]

[ His uniform has always been fine. Jumin doesn't want to question the culture of other worlds. Doing so would be unwise. ]

Hello. Yes, let's go. [ SO CURT!!

Without missing a step, they begin walking. ]

It isn't far from here, though I must admit that I had qualms with meeting at the apartment. [ He eyes the patrolmen around the apartment building. They aren't being intrusive, but Jumin has a particular distaste for being followed. And he thought he had it tough with the media... ]

But it doesn't matter. It'd be the same anywhere.

[secrowtary]

Is it because of your roommates or—

[ Hibiki's gaze lays on the patrolmen as well and he sighs softly without finishing the sentence. It might not be even necessary at this point. ]

I see. I can't blame them for being wary of us, though. We're quite a large group, all in all.

[yancat]

There must be other large groups like us. Migrants, refugees... Perhaps people far more dangerous than us. Are we so important to warrant this?

[ ... ]

I suppose we do have a dragon.

[secrowtary]

I suppose this is the answer we've been looking for.

[ Sighs... ]

I'm not sure what is worse, this or the hospitality of the Palai.

[ It's been a wild ride back there. ]

[yancat]

I would rather be openly hated than receive excessive flattery.

[ The fear of the unknown is the worst of all. ]

But at least with the Palai, they had the decency to keep their guns away. Let's turn here. The Giggle Maps say it's a shortcut.

[ The Giggle Maps... ]

[secrowtary]

[ The Giggle Maps....Hibiki looks triggered for a moment here. ]

I just hope that we'll finish our mission here fairly quick.

[ Not that anyone has given them any pointers or anything of the sort. Maybe that's just Genette and Brie's mo. ]

And that the next world we're going to visit will have cat cafes as well.

[ Priorities... ]

[yancat]

[ You're talking to a 40-year-old soul in a young man's body here, Hibiki... ]

Yes, I hope so too.

[ He's talking about the cat cafes, but the mission works too.

ANYWAY, THEY'RE HERE. The cafe has a cute shop front, a menu by the entrance, and a clear glass window through which passersby can see the cats with their customers, leisurely roaming around the establishment. ]

It's quaint. But... not bad. Let's go in.