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Who: Kaito (

carptricks) and people!
When: After the investigation at Lasker
Where: Caissa
What: Have a Drink job log + BISHOP ANTICS
Rating: None! will update if needed

A. Who thought it was a good idea to give him a water gun I mean seriously

[best. job. EVER]

[that had been the very first thought Kaito had when he saw the job request on the Hall of Glory's bulletin board, but getting paid to basically spend a summer afternoon engaged in a city-wide water gun fight sounded even better in the wake of the investigations in Lasker. it was a good way to relax, unwind, and try to get his mind off of whatever it was Noir had waiting on the horizons for them. even the most vigilant and dedicated of heroes needed a break, after all]

[which is why this particular afternoon, Kaito darts across the rooftops of Caissa's buildings in search for other Dance of the Drops festival participants, intending to snipe them with water attacks from a safe distance away. if you happen to be out and about and participating in the lively water fights, well. . .]

Up here!

[you might find yourself getting drenched by a stream of water from above. unless you're quick enough to use a bit of magic to turn Kaito's watery assault back onto him, that is. how rude!!]

B. Trust the bishop

[are you hanging out in the Hall of Glory courtyard today? because if so, you might find yourself being flagged down by a spiky-haired hero. he has a satchel slung over his shoulder, which chimes with the sounds of glass objects clinking together every time he moves]

Oi, oi! Got a second? I'm trying to test something and I need a couple of volunteers.

[and before you can ask for more details, he reaches into his bag and pulls out a small glass vial filled with a strangely colored liquid. it looks like water colored with food coloring, actually]

Could you drink this and tell me what flavor it is?

[well that sure is a sketchy request. do you trust him??]

((BISHOP SHENANIGANS TIME!1 Drinking the vials of liquid could cause one of the following four mild status effects: hiccuping bubbles, speaking only in rhyme, being turned into a cat, or SHOUJO VISION i.e. hallucinating shoujo bubbles, rose petals, sparkles, etc. each effect will only last for an ic thirty minutes since Kaito's potions are fairly weak! if you tag this prompt let me know what, if any, status effect you'd like your character have o/!))

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Heehee, my favorite is cherry.

[ Perhaps unsurprisingly for a girl named Sakura. In any case, she takes the proffered vial while only looking a little unsure about this whole endeavor. But he said it was just flavoring, right? So maybe it tastes like candy! It doesn't occur to her that... he could be taste testing his own concoctions... why isn't he doing that?

Ah well... she drains the vial, and sure enough—her expression lights up. ]

Mm! It tastes good! [ A moment later, though... she starts feeling a little strange. Or... well, to be more accurate, she starts seeing some strange things... are those rose petals falling around them? Was it this windy a moment ago? ]

H-Huh?

[he lights up in triumph when she declares the concoction tastes good. that sounds like a resounding success, after all! now, he just needed to figure out how to infuse the flavoring into his potions, and--]

-- eh?

[wait. wait. nope, there seems to be a hiccup after all, judging by her confused and startled expression]

What? What's that face for? Is everything okay?

[ Is everything okay? She can't quite explain it, but... did his voice suddenly get a little deeper? And maybe it's just the sunlight, but she could swear he's... sparkling. The wind is still picking up too, artfully rustling the ends of their hair... ]

Um...

[ Oh goodness, her heart is beating so fast! Why? She's just... this has never happened to her before! She can feel her face getting hot... did that potion make her sick? He's still sparkling... ]

H-Huh?! [ Oh no, she was staring at him! Her face grows ever hotter... ] U-Um... I'm sorry, I-I think... I'm just a little d-dizzy.

[her cheeks are red. . . did she spontaneously develop a fever as a reaction to the potion she drank? oh boy. hastily, he waves both hands in front of him and gestures towards a nearby bench]

Dizzy? O-oi, you'd better sit down before you pass out. . .! You look like you're getting a li'l overheated over there.

[when he finds out exactly what's going on here he is going to feel so awful]

[ How nice of him... he's so chivalrous... wait, what is she thinking?! She doesn't even know him at all... she must really be sick from that potion. With a distressed squeak, she moves to sit down on the bench, her hands over her warm cheeks. This is too much... ]

I-I'm sorry... I-I just need a moment...

[ Now that she's sitting, though, maybe she needs more than a moment. Her heart is still hammering inside her chest, and... those are definitely flower petals! They're falling all around them, blown around by the same breeze. It's funny, though, because she doesn't feel a breeze... ]

A-Are those rose petals?

[as soon as she plops down onto the bench, he crouches down to her level, brows furrowed]

Hey, s'okay. Take as much time as you need.

[her reaction, although unexpected, is at least somewhat interesting, and as a budding Bishop Kaito wants to take notes on it so he can make sure he doesn't accidentally recreate the same side effects next time. he's about to ask her to elaborate on what she's experiencing, when. . . she mentions rose petals]

[he pauses]

[glances over both shoulders]

[then looks back at her, completely befuddled]

What?

What rose petals? There aren't any rose petals here right now.

[ Oh no, she just blurted that out loud! She was just so mesmerized by the petals... and now he's looking at her like she's crazy! Wait... ]

Wh-What?

[ She blinks at him, then deliberately blinks a little harder, reaching up to rub her eyes with her fists as if that will make her see any differently. But... no, she still sees the rose petals! They're falling so gently around them... shining in the sparkling glow he's giving off...

Can he really not see them?! Is she hallucinating... is he hallucinating?! No, it... it must be her... (This is what she gets for trusting the bishop.) ]

I... I-I... I think I'm s-seeing things... [ And of all the things to see... it has to be this. Her face is so hot it feels like it's going to melt off. ]

[s-seeing things? that's even more worrying than her sudden blushing was. considering this came on so suddenly after she had ingested one of his potions. . . well. the conclusion he makes is a logical one]

. . . sorry! I think it might be a side effect of the raspberry flavoring you just drank.

It'll wear off.

[. . . probably. he hoped that it would wear off]

O-Oh...

[ That makes sense, after all. But does he have to sound so nonchalant about it?! That apology didn't even sound very sincere to her... what is she supposed to do now...? She can't just go walking around when she's hallucinating things! Is sitting here and waiting for it to wear off the only thing she can do?

She finds herself slumping forward and putting her face in her hands. If she's just going to see things like... that... then she'd rather not see at all. ]

You don't have an a-antidote?

[his reply is, unfortunately, rather blunt]

Nnnnnope.

[after all, his original intention was just to test out certain flavors, not potions that would have had actual effects. he had no reason to think about creating antidotes at the time]

I s'pose next time I want people to taste-test the flavors I create, I'll. . . make sure to brew some beforehand.

Er, just in case.

[well at least he's learning from his mistakes]

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sorry for the wait!!

don't worry about it, it happens! c: