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[Well, if it's praise he's hoping for, it's praise he's certainly going to get, because there's familiarity with Stands and then there's actually watching one in action, and this instant of the latter has Reimi admiring it with eyes wide.]

Oh, wow! Josuke, that's perfect! We can just push them home, that'll work out great!

[Meanwhile, she holds out the back of her hand to the curious orange cat, who sniffs her a bit before nudging softly at it, letting her stroke its head with the tip of just one finger.]

This little guy is warming up to us. Hopefully the other two will, too, and then I'll try to get them into the carriage.

You're the biggest constant with my bad luck, Josuke.

[ aside from, well, himself. ]

i wasn't the one who pulled out the magnifying glass that one time

so, y'know

didn't you set your own house on fire

[ Thanks for appreciating him, Reimi. Teenagers love positive reinforcement. He does think it'll be a little awkward to be pushing a baby carriage with her. Like, shit, people are going to think his delinquent-looking ass knocked up a girl and made a baby with her! However, he chooses not to voice that out for Reimi's sake. ]

Yeah! I'm sure it'll be a piece of cake! [ He's in a good mood right now from feeling like he did a good job. ] Oh, we still gotta figure out what to do with them afterwards though. I mean, unless you really are fine with keeping three cats and Arnold.

I mean...I guess I'll have to find somebody to adopt them, right? Or maybe there's a shelter or something around here...

[She rubs the orange cat a little more, gradually getting him to warm up to her through patience and petting, until eventually the right moment comes and she scoops him up, briskly depositing him in the carriage before he can quite get his bearings and realize he's been moved.

Ultimate babysitter tactics, go.]

Okay! That's one, just two more to go!

[And in the interest of expediency, she'll just be going about luring the other two out in the same fashion, one by one.]

[ Josuke will just let her work her magic because she seems like she knows what she's doing, and he is a dumb boy who has never owned a pet. ]

Shelter would probably be a good idea, yeah. [ Or, he just had a random thought. ] Before I came here, one of the girls at school told me about a 'cat cafe' opening up in Morioh. Apparently, it's a place where you hang out, drink coffee and play with cats.

[ YES THIS IS ME JUST THROWING THE IDEA OUT THERE ]

Kinda cool, huh? Wonder if there's anything like that here. We could ask if they wanna take in a few more cats ...

Weren't you the one using cheating, maybe with sketchy dice that required a magnifying glass?

Huh. So not a cafe for cats, but one with cats...

[She hums, carefully transferring her meowing cargo into the carriage and patting them to soothe them down and settle once they're in.]

Someone I know said something about specialty cafes, too. That they're really popular. So maybe a city this big does have one! We can definitely check and find out...

hey, i think you're really on to something there...

like a chroma exchange partnership, right?
yeah, i think that's pretty doable
maybe get together a few times a week and just see what we can generate
works for me if it works for you, honestly

[ Also completely oblivious as it were. This was just bros helping out bros to buy better stuff. ]

sweet!! i knew you were a smart guy. looks like we're on the same wavelength after all

it's not like it's weird or anything. if this is how the economy runs in this place, gotta take advantage of that, y'know?

Yeah. Just think it'd be nice if they always had people to play with. Not trying to dunk on shelters or anything, but it'd suck if these guys ended up in a cage.

[ There are definitely shelters that don't cage their animals, but he's seen that some do. Life in a cat cafe sounds like a better one? Of course, Josuke is no expert. It's a nice idea, at least. With the first kitten now in the carriage, he stands up and goes near it, reaching out to pet. This one is the friendlier one of the bunch, at least. It's still scared of him, but it doesn't swipe at him. ]

~~so you figured out it was the~~

[ He types that, then DELETES IT, so Rohan will only see this message if he was quick enough to spot it. Otherwise, the message appears as 'Message deleted by user.'

Josuke can't go admitting guilt now! ]

there's no way i could have planned that you would take out a magnifying glass and place it at the exact spot the sun would concentrate on and start a fire like that

i'd be a real genius with that kind of foresight

maybe just admit that you were careless there

i mean i'd do it with the other guys from the gang
and you really saved my ass when you didn't have to
you may as well be one of us honestly
it's definitely not weird

Yeah...I bet they wouldn't like that very much at all, you're right.

[Little by little, they're making progress with the cats, and that's a relief. With enough patience, everything works out!!]

And I bet the people who came to the cafe would really enjoy it, too, right? Just having the fun of playing with cats but without having to take permanent responsibility for them. I bet a lot of people would like that...

Or maybe you shouldn't appear at my house and try to cheat me out of money.

we've had this conversation already!!!!

[ it will never resolve. ]

it's only weird if you make it that way, man. i hug my best friend okuyasu all the time and we're just really good pals

[ anyway, it is now set. they are now fake bfs. ]

also, you said just now that you need to feed your stand? how does that work

Oh, it sounds like a win-win all around, huh? Hope we can find a place like that. [ For the cats and the people? If it's managed well. He actually really likes this idea and hopes they find a home like that for these cats! Speaking of the cats, it looks like one of them is finally curious enough to venture out of the box and sniff at his finger. Josuke follows her example and waits for the cat to come to him, giving its little head a pat when it does. ]

If we don't, maybe you can start one, haha. [ It's a throwaway comment. He does think she would do it well! Then again, he thinks she could probably do anything well. ]

Hey, I know this might be kinda weird or something, but could we like meet up?

It could be at your place or mine.

[ It's hard to read tone from text but Jolyne definitely sounds unhappy about something. ]

of course, man. i'm always around if you wanna hang or chat about stuff

i'll head over to your place?

Hey, thanks, I appreciate it. I need to talk to someone and out everyone here I feel you might be a little more understanding.

I'll send over the address, if there's anything you want I could probably order it or something.

[ she'll be sending him an address that'll probably totally look familiar to him if he's gone to mista's place ]

You're right. Good night.

how?
i usually keep snacks for them
they like salami the most
but really they'll eat anything
i just need to let them out and give them what they want
a lot of people think it's weird, but they aren't just things

we could get pizza maybe? or ramen ... then pull out a game or something to chill after we talk about what you want to talk about.

be there in 10.

[ And as promised, Josuke will be here at her house! He's brought some chips so he's contributing at least. ]

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i like that they have to tell themselves it's not weird

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otherwise it would be homo bruh

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