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[softshoes]

Who ⬤ Yujin Mikotoba & friends, old and new
What ⬤ Closed & open substory, mingle, & mini-event prompts
When ⬤ July
Where ⬤ Around Jigoku-cho
Content Warnings ⬤ n/a for now
Notes ⬤ spoilers marked, please see Mikotoba's spoiler opt-out; if you'd like a custom starter / want to wildcard hmu via PM or at smithsyndicate!

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[retroductions]

[As they take a slow turn ‘round the dancefloor, swaying to the sound of the music, it truly is as though his mind is flung back into memory: a young, somewhat headstrong hospital chemist, who had not quite made his calling as a detective official, meeting an older man from a foreign country he, admittedly at the time, knew so very little about. How blasé he had been about the meeting—polite enough, of course, to leave a relatively positive impression—treating it more like a necessity than a potential friendship that would blossom strong enough to sweep them both up in its fervor.]

As am I.

[He faintly and simply agrees with his friend’s overall assessment. The tinge of melancholy at the mention of Genshin and Seishiro is not missed, but Sholmes opts not to linger on the subject — not tonight, when he would rather shoo away all shadows of regret and sadness to preserve the sanctity of this dance, this final stretch of a marvelous night.]

I would be lost without you, Mikotoba. No doubt you already know that. But how many times have I relied upon you during one of our many cases to keep me not only safe, but successful in my investigations? I should be only half as fortunate in all my outcomes without you at my side. A fact I learned quite quickly, as soon as I witnessed your boundless enthusiasm.