siblingless | catch-all: hua cheng

[Nodding in agreement, with a soft huff of laughter. He doesn't seem annoyed to find her snooping through his stuff, so that's good?]

Well, it would certainly be convenient if there was a nametag! I really didn't mean to go through your belongings. [The room hunt. It haunts her. Why didn't the welcome message come with instructions. She peers at him curiously, conspicuously sizing him up.] Judging by the situation... I suppose we're roommates?

[ More important things to be annoyed about than this, in his opinion - the kidnapping being the number one thing. But he steps in, folding his arms behind his back with a small incline of his head. ]

I don't think there's anything of particular importance besides clothes, so it's no trouble. [ He joins her, humming as he looks into the closet. ] If we're going by the plaque on the door, I'm guessing so, so long as your name is Kasumi and mine is Hua Cheng.

[Oh... Well...

Whatever good humor she had is completely and utterly gone now. Her shoulders slump as soon as he speaks that name.]

Actually... About that... [She brushes her bangs out of her face, looking a little bit pained.] I believe there's been some kind of mistake. Kasumi Yoshizawa is my sister. But she's... not here, and I can't find my own name anywhere.

[ While his expression doesn't change much, he regards her, considering that information and the way her voice, face, and posture change. Not here, is it? ]

That would explain the - [ He makes quotation marks with one hand. ] - of her name, then. I suppose you're regardless in the right place, insomuch as one can be in the right place when you've been kidnapped with this kind of mistake on top of it.

[She nods, sighing.]

Yes... We're twins, so I suppose I could understand how such a mistake would happen. [Among other reasons, though she isn't going to bring those up.] But the quotation marks are rather strange, aren't they? And everything else on the smartphone seemed correct, as well. I can't help but to wonder how much they know about us, and how they got their hands on that information.

[the real reason is that i, kyuu, wanted to fuck with her. it's fine? it's fine.]

[ No prying, here - he already has a few guesses, but what's the point in posing them to her right out of the gate? It really is fine, probably? ]

The information on the - smartphone, was it? - was overall correct for myself, and others have verified it, as well. Despite the phrasing, in some cases. But that only lends validity, not answers. [ A dry chuckle. ] Well, regardless. We've got the time to discuss it, but I'd rather have all the facts. If Kasumi is your sister, what should I be calling you?

Is that so...?

[PHS profiles, why do you hate her, specifically? Well, the upcoming NPC explanation will help her come from a theory. But for now, her eyes widen when she's asked about her name.]

O-Oh, right. I'm sorry, it almost slipped my mind to introduce myself. [She bows from the waist, polite.] My name is Sumire Yoshizawa.

[ Because Kyuu hates you, specifically, Sumire. Don't worry about it.

But he inclines his head slightly in response to the bow, which is actually fairly respectable, coming from him. ]

No apologies necessary, Sumire. We're in an... interesting situation. And with the confusion added on of mistaken identity, even.

I suppose that's true... It's a little overwhelming, actually. This is beyond anything I've experienced before.

I think it would be safe to say you're not alone in that. [ Him? Not especially.

It is very frustrating, though. ] I will say this place isn't like any that I've ever been, so adjusting to that will be interesting. But so many people seem used to the things here.

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