013 ☀ Phantom Thieves, Magilou

[jokered]

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[spinatalltale]

[. . . WOW. WHY DO THEY KEEP TEAMING UP ON HER LIKE THIS]

Heeeey, what's wrong with back row support?! Don't insult me! My defense isn't that paper thin-- even the back row mage needs to be at least a little tough!

[virtuale]

[Yeah, Futaba's just tilting her head at that.

Was it savage???]

Eh... I didn't say back row support was bad, you know. You just gotta stay behind Akira, that's all. He can take a hit better.

[jokered]

[it was a little savage, but not at bad at the things she says to mishima. it's fine.]

I'm not a tank, but I can cover most weaknesses to bear the hits.

[spinatalltale]

[okay but like. normally? she'd be like, "eh, okay, if you wanna bear the pain I'm not gonna stop you!!"]

[but "normally" never applies to Akira for some weird reason, so her response is just a huffed]

Doesn't he bear enough hits meant for other people already?

[virtuale]

[.... ... ...]

Whoa.

[??]

You're totally a sap for Akira, aren't you? He's like your critical weakness.

[jokered]

[snort.

there's not even anything for him to say here, he's just amused at how futaba calls out the things akira typically doesn't, since...

well, it kind of flusters magilou.]

[spinatalltale]

[oh my god]

[TSUN TSUN]

So what?? Don't embarrass me! He's irritating enough already. Say things like that to him and he'll get all smug.

[she likes it when he's smug. . .]

[virtuale]

[Futaba just wrinkles her nose.]

Ugh, ego check, knock it down a few pegs, world doesn't revolve around you. It's not like I was trying to embarrass you or anything.

[A vague shrug??? It's not about you, Magilou!!]

Just pointing it out, that's all.

[jokered]

It's okay, Futaba. She's pretty selfish sometimes.

[akira????

look, he's not going to deny it when it's been something they've covered at length already. he's not afraid to tell it like it is.]

...And she gets embarrassed more easily than she likes to admit.

[spinatalltale]

Selfish?? Sometimes?? Hey!

[HOW DARE HE CALL HER SELFI--]

How dare you say I'm selfish only sometimes. I'm selfish all of the time! It's always about me! The Great Magilou is too villainous and self-focused to care about what happens to the peons of this world!

[. . . oh. . .]

[okay Mags]

[virtuale]

[... Squints!!

She just turns to Akira, and:]

You have the weirdest taste.

[jokered]

[and yet? akira seems to be pretty amused and endeared by magilou's dramatics. he's used to them by now.]

Is it surprising that I'd like someone with a flair for theatrics? [honestly, she's one of the few people he's met that can keep up with his theatrics.]

[spinatalltale]

Hmph. I'd be a very bad performer if I didn't have said flair for theatrics.

[comedians gotta be dramatic, Futaba!!]

[virtuale]

Yeah, but she thinks she's a villain.

[Just. Pointing that out, even as she idly wraps an arm around her legs and rocks in place on the booth chair. Which squeaks under her shoes. Squeak squeak squeak. Sorry, Sojiro.]

No matter how you look at it, that's weird or tryhard.

[jokered]

Hm.

[he pauses, and then notes.]

She's like us.

[...]

Someone who might be remembered as a villain, no matter what actually happened.

[spinatalltale]

[WOW, HEY]

. . .

[she wants to yell STOP MAKING ME SOUND LIKE A GOOD PERSON!! but. maybe she'll just. give them both a deadeyed stare instead]

[virtuale]

[......... Huh! A shrug.]

Y'okay.

[She just...accepts that, apparently??? Okay. She's fine with it, either way, sipping her coffee.]

[jokered]

[that was easy.]

You can keep looking at me like that Magilou, but you know I'm right.

[they fought for somewhat similar things, after all.

also he's just a punk.]

[spinatalltale]

[S. . . STOP]

Why can't you accept the fact that I'm just a very, very, very, very bad witch!

[virtuale]

Eh.

If Akira says you're a good person, I believe him. [SHRUGS. Akira's a good judge of character, and he's her big bro, and he's The Leader.

It's fine.]

[jokered]

[magilou isn't ready for this coffee sibling tag-team, probably. but akira doesn't relent, because it's nice to have the upper-hand with hassling her.

#romance.]

I'll make sure to never betray that trust, Futaba.

[he speaks only truths about his witchy girlfriend.]

[spinatalltale]

[AUGH!!!]

[she sinks lower in her seat, tugging the hood over her head and pulling it shut because NO, SHE IS NOT READY FOR THE COFFEE SIBLING TAG-TEAM]

Ugh. I feel like I caught cooties, or something.

[virtuale]

[Futaba sticks her tongue out at Magilou.]

Good, because I caught a case of the TMIs from your spit-swapping earlier.

[Futaba???]

[jokered]

[futaba...]

I think that might be a minor exaggeration.

[spinatalltale]

[SUDDENLY]

[LEANS FORWARD]

[until her face is like]

[centimeters from Akira]

[like she's gonna kiss him again]

[Magilou no, cut the PDA!!]