"Yeah, about both you and Luna, it's so embarrassing....." He'd admit, growing even more hued before quickly snapping out of with. "Boring? What makes you believe that I think you're boring!?"

"Maybe, and you're luck my mother wasn't around to hear that.... less she'd tease both of us about you becoming the next Mrs.Hoshikawa," He'd say, slightly hued over the thought.

"Gah! Sonia don't just pop up like that....and I know you would, not that I'd mind. You do love showing up at random."

Quit making his girlfriend Australian!

💢 "Stoooooop."

Annnnnnd I can't unhear her with one...

"Something about calling her Lia and wanting to rip my tongue out? Not that she should with my intangibility."

"That's.... that's amazing!!" He wasn't weirded out by that? Nope, Being sort of a star child himself...well it's what most call him. The blue shooting star.

"DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! Last thing in need is to be chased by one hundred zombies...."

"Yeah.....even tried to kill me!"

"Well yeah, wouldn't expect you to give anything.... expect misery and the annoying stench of rotting flesh from those swamp's of your's Matallia... NOW with zombies, what's next? Going to make them dance..."

"Whoa, your family's the stars?"

But seeing her limp like that's worrying enough...

He knew it! Why'd she lie about being okay.....? A broken toe isn't something to just shrug off, she's limping around!

"Can we NOT!? I've already dealt with the dead once and I'm not looking forward to doing it again..... Besides I thought you were the swamp witch, not the witch of the dead..."

"Wait you don't? And we've crossed paths when she attacked Aile...heck even before that, though I'm surprised you don't at this point."

// Nico with the ZZZ accounts, love to see it.

A beacon that while he himself couldn't detect in his current state, a certain *AI* companion would. Finding the sudden repeating frequency peculiar, enough to notify his operator as they materialized before him from within the terminal attached to their arm. "Hey kid, I'm picking up a signal +

" 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧? " ----- temp pinned -----

Okay....that was absolutely terrifying....

"No....."

"And I have a bad feeling about that, which is ironic having had something similar happen to me. But knowing it's you Metallia, nothing good can come from what you find...so what does it do?"

"Yeah, I'm bringing perpetual winter to her swamp land....because I'm not dealing with zombies. I've already dealed with someone who can summon ghost, and fought an partially immortal one!"

"Okay weho's the girl with the tail, and why's she going at it with Metallia like they're cat's fighting over some old fish.... It's rather amusing to watch."

"You have someone set it up? Which I can do, and WHAT!? She can create ZOMBIES NOW!!?"

"Hm, oh hey Tron what's up?"

"Pretty quiet day, all things considered of course."

As if he could say no to a face like that? One so bubbly, bright and full of excitement. It'd be a crime...and his wizard would make a mountain out of an ant hill otherwise. "It's nothing Lola, I'm sure Sonia would love to meet another Idol, lyra too! Oh that's her wizards name."

"Sure, next time I see her I'll introduce you.... maybe even consider a collaboration. I know she wouldn't mind."

"She's a close friend of mine, who while also an idol like you Lola. Have the same powers that I do.....and t-to close!" Spoke the other with a flushed expression, obviously do to how close she came.

He can see that....in fact both himself and his friend yuzuha were watching from a distance.

"Oh? Happy birthday Amiga!"

"If she's digging through trash like that for food it's gotta be bad...." Something he'd actually agree with, while simultaneously unbothered by her leaning. "Kinda wanna help."

Whoa, so many muses sharing my IRL birthday today wasn't expecting that!

"Ok that's gross."

"I'll try, but that's asking a tall order from someone who unintentionally turns buying ice cream romanic, and hey if that happens I'll just help clean up. Wouldn't want a pretty face ruined by smeared makeup."

// Good morning everyone, annnnnd happy birthday to me! 🥳

"You're welcome elphy!"

"Pretty good, better then my friend Tron anyway."

"Hey are you okay?!"

"I um.....wow that had to be an experience, never been woken up like that before."

"Good morning everyone, hope you all are having a great day."

"Hm? Oh good morning."

"Morning Yuzu, slept well?"

Lunch date then? Wouldn't hurt hanging out with coworkers every now and then.

"About that...."

"Gah, she herd that!?"

"That's your sword right? Can't say I have, but I'd be happy to help look for it."

She's an idol where I'm from and the very first friend I've made....and means the world to me.