Texts: I don't want to forget this

Texts: I don't want to forget this
Date of Scene:	09 June 2025
Location:	Texts
Synopsis:	Mamoru and Koji text after 2602/Kitchen_Nightmare.
Cast of Characters:	Mamoru Chiba, Koji Silvia
Tinyplot:	BMC: Wicked Ride
Tinyplot2:	Black Moon Clan

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Mamoru TXT: im so sorry

Koji TXT: ...

Koji TXT: What for?

Mamoru TXT: interrupting your groove with terror

Koji TXT: Forgiven and forgotten. Hey, do you two like fried wontons? Rashmi has a cool idea for a dish.

Mamoru TXT: truly? o.o

Mamoru TXT: fried wontons are delightful.

Koji TXT: Let's see...

Koji TXT: You're being an evil dress-up doll to protect your fiance and find your future-dottir.

Koji TXT: I am assuming there's a LOT more evil you're seeing that we're not, so... you're under a lot of stress and having to make compromises.

Mamoru TXT: -.-

Koji TXT: Could you have STOPPED her from joining you?

Mamoru TXT: no.

Koji TXT: Exactly.

Mamoru TXT: i could have *tried*

Koji TXT: But then something comes back on you or-

Koji TXT: Forgiven, Forgotten. I'm not even angry.

Koji TXT: *Sends you a picture of a fried wonton in the shape of an origami crane, the wings red by some kind of brushed sauce, and an edible gold calamari-ring around it's neck.*

Mamoru TXT: omg!

Mamoru TXT: OMG OMG OMG.

Koji TXT: Now chew. ;P

Mamoru TXT: OM NOM NOM ?

Mamoru TXT: can't bite my phone man

Koji TXT: I'll make sure to have some ready for you soon. We're still sorting it out. Are you okay?

Koji TXT: I know... like the 256th person to ask...

Mamoru TXT: i mean define okay. i get breaks, but i'm nervous about how long i'm away from them, i don't know what they're going to do.

Mamoru TXT: i got a purification the other day so i'm feeling physically better

Koji TXT: Wish I could do that for you... but purification's not my thing.

Koji TXT: But anything they do? NOT on you... you are not AITA-certified.

Mamoru TXT: i got a night's sleep where i wasn't cuddling darkness, too!

Koji TXT: *Cat paw-pawing at confetti emoji*

Koji TXT: Small victories!

Mamoru TXT: and like... a lot of their behavior is just... my own entitlement issues amped up to 1000%, like, i can see hematite

Mamoru TXT: i feel like 'like dark energy father like dark energy daughter' is like

Mamoru TXT: not something to be proud of?

Koji TXT: Not on you.

Mamoru TXT: you know what is on me tho

Mamoru TXT: my hair

Koji TXT: PINK.

Koji TXT: Like, I'm still meh on the clothes, but the hair looks good.

Mamoru TXT: it was the perfect excuse to try something stupid, and pink was just to fit in. black and pink is a theme.

Mamoru TXT: i don't understand what you have against yukata

Mamoru TXT: it's my 'i'm on vacation' ideal manner of dress

Koji TXT: Truth? Dad MADE me wear them... EVERY SUMMER. To EVERY shrine festival and holiday he could. He's a WEEB. Yeah, it's made me dislike some things.

Mamoru TXT: meanwhile, i *get* to wear them. i get to *have* them and they won't get stolen or shredded.

Mamoru TXT: i'm not making YOU wear one XD

Koji TXT: Or soaked in dirty ocean water.

Koji TXT: Or set on fire

Mamoru TXT: <typing>

Mamoru TXT: if you meant to punch me in the gut and slap me in the face just now, grats mission accomplished. if you didnt mean to, i literally have ptsd about those things?

Koji TXT: Sorry

Mamoru TXT: it'll be okay, thank you, for saying sorry

Koji TXT: Those things hurt me too. Because you were hurting, and all I could do was help you pick things up, fix what I could... salvage...

Mamoru TXT: i understand, don't worry.

Koji TXT: You'll get her back.

Koji TXT: You know how they are. Mahou are SCARY when they get organized.

Mamoru TXT: yeah and in the meantime she's not doing anything unforgivable

Mamoru TXT: less than two weeks left

Koji TXT: Yeah, still don't have my tux. Just busy. I've had to step back from club-stuff to work on your menu full-time.

Mamoru TXT: i'm sorry.

Koji TXT: Don't be.

Koji TXT: All of this chaos? Keeps me off feeling powerless and hating it. Instead I can panic over recipie failures, the calendar, and self-criticize myself taste-testing stuff! XD

Mamoru TXT: can neph take your measurements to a tailor?

Koji TXT: If he can corner me, sure.

Koji TXT: Quick Question - Favorite Movie? So I can set you something up.

Mamoru TXT: pretty sure he can predict what you're having for breakfast in three days by asking the stars

Mamoru TXT: uhhhh

Mamoru TXT: spirited away

Koji TXT: Nice. Once I get Hanzo back, we'll make it a full-sensory experience. You can see and be IN the movie.

Mamoru TXT: oh COOL!

Mamoru TXT: okay <3

Koji TXT: Wish I'd known he could do that a year ago. Imagine how fun dead nights would've been.

Mamoru TXT: lmao

Mamoru TXT: they would have been wild

Koji TXT: Wow.

Mamoru TXT: what?

Koji TXT: How is it in the middle of panic and chaos, we can have a normal conversation?

Mamoru TXT: because isn't that what we do? we can't talk until things are metaphorically on fire, haha

Koji TXT: Oh yeah. Uhh... should I actually get you guys champagne?

Mamoru TXT: the official line is no, the unofficial line is yes please

Koji TXT: Then unofficially, my mom has it for you guys. She won't let me near it, and will deliver it the day of.

Mamoru TXT: a-aww! okay! thank you! and thank her for me!

Koji TXT: You're getting MARRIED.

Koji TXT: *gif of skull exploding*

Mamoru TXT: and you know its for real bc were getting a goddess to officiate

Mamoru TXT: a really small one

Koji TXT: ...

Koji TXT: Yeah, no... that's on brand for you two.

Mamoru TXT: kamiko is objectively the funniest possible person we could get to officiate

Koji TXT: Why not get your bro to get a license? Admit it. It'd be funny to see his face.

Mamoru TXT: psh

Mamoru TXT: kamiko is way funnier

Koji TXT: I'll take your word for it.

Mamoru TXT: tiny squeaky pink-haired minidoka goddess

Koji TXT: ...

Koji TXT: ...

Koji TXT: I just hope I'll get to remember it all. I don't want to forget this.

Mamoru TXT: you're not the only one. but that's also why we're doing it now. we're doing it while we can.

Koji TXT: Need anything for Usa from the conbini?

Mamoru TXT: Nah, we hit it up on the way back actually.

Koji TXT: Cool.

Mamoru TXT: thanks tho

Mamoru TXT: you gonna be okay?

Koji TXT: Yeah. Feels weird not going out at night and being up trash baddies, though.

Koji TXT: *Beating. Autocorrect. Normal phone... UgH.

Mamoru TXT: WAIT wait WAIT

Mamoru TXT: where the fuck is hanzo? gods no wonder you were fucking shaking, im SO sorry

Koji TXT: Hanzo is with Rashmi, being fixed up proper for once. He was having issues in the future, started throwing maintenance codes. She agreed to give him a look-over and see how she could improve him.

Mamoru TXT: smh

Mamoru TXT: if its any consolation i wasnt in henshin until i henshined to teleport us

Koji TXT: I know you wouldn't have let anything happen to me. Because you're you, and future-time you cracked me on the head that I should trust you.

Mamoru TXT: i was essentially holding a teleport on deck to let go in a flash if i needed to get her away from you fast

Koji TXT: See?

Koji TXT: I am gonna admit something. NOT having Hanzo was better for me.

Koji TXT: When you have the power, you wanna USE the power.

Mamoru TXT: that's true

Mamoru TXT: that woulda been such a bad scene

Koji TXT: Bad for me. And the building.

Mamoru TXT: bad all around

Mamoru TXT: but either way, as you so bravely told us earlier, it's a school night.

Mamoru TXT: thank you for being you.

Koji TXT: Right now, this is me, hugging you.

Mamoru TXT: HUG!! i demand a real one when you're not busy!

Koji TXT: Deal. Also. Owe you that shopping trip.

Mamoru TXT: i dont remember the shopping trip but i definitely remember something about live anime movie time

Koji TXT: Was a while ago. Right after the smol arrived. We were gonna go shopping at a store for stuff to make sure your TV had all the stuff wired right.

Mamoru TXT: OH YEAH! Yeah you owe me that!

Koji TXT: I'm thinking of getting a pet.

Mamoru TXT: but! school night! oh? what kind?

Koji TXT: School night. And I dunno. I want a pet that fits me. But like... cool. Anyways...

Mamoru TXT: kazuo got a snake

Koji TXT: Snakes are creepy. not in a bad way, just creepy.

Koji TXT: But he seems like a snake guy. Miss him.

Mamoru TXT: he gets huffy when i anthropomorphise the snake. he won't name it because it's presumptuous

Mamoru TXT: i'll tell him you miss him

Koji TXT: Maybe I'll start with a plant. Work my way up. Anyways. I hope you get another good night's sleep.

Mamoru TXT: <3