Texts: sugata-san

Texts: sugata-san
Date of Scene:	08 January 2026
Location:	Texts
Synopsis:	Mamoru aggressively finally makes friends with Sugata in the weirdest half-introvert half-formal extremely specific way.
Cast of Characters:	Mamoru Chiba, Sugata Shindo

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<PHONE> Mamoru Chiba texts: i would prefer us to be on the same level of formality - are we peers? if shindo-kun is all right to you, chiba-kun is all right to me.

<PHONE> Mamoru Chiba texts: or you can just call me mamoru but i don't want to presume your name

<PHONE> Sugata Shindo texts: I would say we're peers. Shindo-kun is fine with me, Chiba-kun.

<PHONE> Mamoru Chiba texts: excellent.

<PHONE> Sugata Shindo texts: As for my given name, I've no attachment against it. If you're more comfortable with Mamoru-san, Sugata-san is fine with me.

<PHONE> Mamoru Chiba texts: Sugata-san, then; I would prefer Mamoru-san from you, yeah :)

<PHONE> Sugata Shindo texts: Very well, Mamoru-san. A belated Happy New Year to you.

<PHONE> Mamoru Chiba texts: 🎉

Mamoru, Usagi, and Kazuo group chat

Mamoru TXT: i made a friend on purpose out of someone who is spiky and is not shitennou!

Usagi TXT: that's awesome! who is it?

Mamoru TXT: shindo sugata-san~

Mamoru TXT: you know, the guy who keeps gifting me ridiculous things for healing

Usagi TXT: i thought you were already friends?

Mamoru TXT: i figured we were but he kept calling me chiba-san so i texted him to get us on the same mode of address

Mamoru TXT: and he agreed, first, to shindo-kun and chiba-kun, and then to sugata-san and mamoru-san, in the same conversation

Usagi TXT: oh he's perfect to be friends with you.

Mamoru TXT: so now were officially frens

Mamoru TXT: what?? why?

Usagi TXT: because he's a weird introvert and so are you

Mamoru TXT: fair

Usagi TXT: plus a lot of our friends are extroverts! you needed introvert friends

Mamoru TXT: i'll have to see if there is an activity we can parallel play together

Mamoru TXT: im joking

Mamoru TXT: mostly

Usagi TXT: I think you both have swords, maybe you could do something with that

Usagi TXT: wait you definitely both have swords, isn't kazuo-kun in that crazy kendo club?

Usagi TXT: the one that keeps trying to collab with the other martial clubs,

Mamoru TXT: i only do the sword thing when i have a sword and remember how to use it

Mamoru TXT: which is when im armor tanking instead of tuxedo dodging

Mamoru TXT: but yeah the star drivers are all in that with kazuo. i think sugata-san is the captain

[Kazuo is not answering because he is looking at his phone and thinking . o O ( I don't know what to do with the information that Mamoru and Sugata are friends. What, is he trying to move on from Riventon? Getting a more tolerable replacement? )]

Sugata, Wako, Takuto group chat

Sugata TXT: I've made a friend.

Sugata TXT: Does that get me out of street cleaning?

Wako TXT: no

Wako TXT: but who is your friend? 👀

Sugata TXT: Mamoru-san.

Sugata TXT: He texted me to discuss means of address. We have mutually evolved from Chiba-san and Shindo-san.

Takuto TXT: i thought you were already friends? but grats!! im proud of you

Sugata TXT: I couldn't declare that we were friends without discussing it.

Sugata TXT: I could have, but I didn't.

Takuto TXT: lmao ilu

Takuto TXT: i cant believe you two had to discuss it. i cant believe you found someone to be friends with who would also think this is normal and reasonable behavior 😂 ❤️

Sugata TXT: the world is apparently full of miracles

Sugata TXT: but not all of us can be the two of you, mysteriously divining the right time to declare it.

Wako TXT: sorry, my phone battery died

Wako TXT: anyway I can absolutely believe it

Wako TXT: I am glad! still doesn't get you out of cleanup duty though

Sugata TXT: I didn't think it would but I had to try.