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[abu]

Hello! You've reached Izumida Touichirou but I'm not here right now, sorry~!

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[bubblings]

[ This is the thing with her and Yukihina's powers. They lose them for 24 hours every so often, and while Hiyori turns into a turtle, Yukihina turns into a woman. She slaps him on the face, though it doesn't exactly hurt him. She's weak in this shape. ] Duh, 0f cours3 it's h3r.

[abu]

[Yeah, only Hiyori-san would react like that. He startles a little at the slap but of course it's only a light touch. She's so tiny!

He sits up a little, careful not to knock her off, then looks down.]

What happened to you? Did the Landlord do this?

[He doesn't think so; she doesn't seem nearly angry enough for that.]

[bubblings]

Nu-uh, th1s is n0rmal.

[ Just don't knock her on her back, that pisses her off.

She crawls her way onto his lap to stare and point at him. ]

Now pl@y with Hiy0ri.

[abu]

This is not--

[He deflates a little, because normal is subjective here. If she says it's normal then it must be, at least for her. He sits still while she clambers over him then looks down.]

All right! ... What would you like to do?

[Fukutomi-san never really played with Turtle, so he's not sure what playing with a turtle involves.]

[bubblings]

Let'5 pl@y oth3llo!

[ Did she just suggest something that's notmal for families to do? Yes, it's a real normal thing coming out of her mouth. ]

[abu]

Othello?

[A board game? She wants to play a board game?]

All right! Where is the board?

[bubblings]

[ She might be weird, but she's still a teenage girl who needs to train her brain. She can't go to school in her own world so she has to train her mind in other ways. And pass time between murders. ] In th3 livingro0m!

[abu]

[Not weird, just unexpected! There's no killing or even violence involved in Othello. Then again, how much damage could she even do at a turtle?]

OK. Do you want me to carry you?

[After all, it is downstairs. That seems dangerous for someone so tiny!]

[bubblings]

[ Not nearly as much as usual, that's for sure. ]

Y3s, we'll g3t there f@ster th@n if H1yori c@rried y0u!

[abu]

[Congratulations, you got him to laugh, Hiyori-san. That may be a first in this house. Even Izumida's surprised by it. He picks her up very carefully (sliding his hand under her rather than picking her up by the shell because Fukutomi-san taught him that can hurt turtles!), first setting her on the dresser so he can pull a shirt on. They're both lucky that's all he was lacking this time. Once he's decent, he picks her up again and they head downstairs.]

So you never did answer me earlier, Hiyori-san. How did you end up as a turtle?

[bubblings]

[ Look, she can be totally cute and they can totally get along once in a while. She makes herself comfortable for the ride. ]

Hiy0ri 0ver-u5ed her powers so sh3 went lo5t.

[abu]

[All it takes is for her to like two percent of his size and harmless! Easy peasy.]

Lost? This happens to you if you [kill too many people?] make too many bubbles?

[Aaand they're down and into the living room. Here, Hiyori-san, enjoy the couch while he gets the game out.]

[bubblings]

U-uh! 1t happ3ns to Yuk1 too.

[ The couch is big like the sea to her right now. ]

H3 bec0mes a s3xy l@dy!

[abu]

[Izumida is not immune to cute things and her sitting on that couch is adorable. He's going to have to remember this the next time she's calmly insinuating that she'll murder him.]

Yukihina-san becomes a woman? ... That doesn't seem the same as turning into a turtle.

[It seems easier for everybody involved if he sets the board on the couch and sits on the floor. More level of a playing field, so to speak.]

[bubblings]

[ At least he can look forward to the next time she's Lost. ] It'5 rand0m! My 0ther daddy turn5 into a w0lfd0ggie and my mum-d@d turns into @- [ She stops herself there because she momentarily forgot that they're currently mortal enemies. Her and her dad-mum. And that makes her both angry and sad. Sorry, she's unusally quiet now. ]

[abu]

[He will absolutely be looking forward to it, half because he's safe for a little while and half because she's precious like this.

Izumida's setting the pieces out when Kiyori gets quiet. He pauses and tilts his head, leaning down until he's closer to her.]

Kiyori-san? Are you all right?

[bubblings]

[ The turtle is sulking. But only for a moment, because she knows how to take care of thoughts about Rui.

She pats the couch with a foot and pretends like nothing just happened. ]

Br1ng Hiy0ri a sug@r cub3.

omg i am my own worst nightmare with her name I'M SORRY OTL

[abu]

[Izumida's not completely sure he buys that but on the other hand he doesn't know his adoptive sister nearly well enough to pry. He does know one thing, though.]

It's too early for you to just have sugar and that's far too much for someone your size! What about an apple slice?

LAUGHS close enough

[bubblings]

[ They'll get there... Eventually. She scowls at him when he says no though. ] OnLy if th3r3's sug@r on 1t.

[abu]

[Tiny turtle scowl... Hard to feel intimidated by that.]

Apples already have plenty of sugar on their own! Or maybe a strawberry?

[bubblings]

[ Look, she's trying her best here. ] ...Ok@y, two str@wb3rr1es.

[abu]

[Well, that was much easier than he expected. Izumida stands and heads to the kitchen, returning with two strawberries, chopped up small on a saucer beside the tiniest pile of white sugar possible. He may have actually counted the grains out. Either way, it seems like a compromise to him.

He sets the plate near Hiyori then sits back down. He brought a handful of berries for himself along with a glass of water.]

Breakfast is served!

[bubblings]

[ It's harder to get your way when she's this tiny, okay. She doesn't say thank you, but she's eating it. It's annoying that she can't eat very fast though. At least she uses her front legs to help unlike a lot of normal turtles. ]

[abu]

[And he's not taking advantage! It's just a side of her he didn't ever imagine existed.

He takes his time eating as well, mostly so he can keep an eye on Hiyori-san. The hybrid human-turtle way of eating is very different from Fukutomi-san's Turtle, but it seems to work for her.]

Did you want something to drink?

[...How would that even work?]

[bubblings]

[ What, she's not heartless. She just happened to be spoiled by some of her parents (Yukihina, especially) and not by others (Kouji is a bit more annoying with healthy stuff).

She reaches a foot up as if reaching up her hand in a classroom. ]

H1yori d0es!

[ A straw, please. ]