[ They always tell you that you shouldn't pet other cats, because you're betraying your cat. But with the world as vast and full of the fluffiest, cuddliest cats as it was, how could a mere man possibly resist the temptation?.. It's fine to touch other perms, as long as you use it to reinforce the love for your one and only perm, and return to it when the day is done. ]

[ The retaliation is unexpected. While his plan (mostly) works, Katsura finds himself getting tugged toward that piercing red glare like a drunk prom date, and for a moment, he's rather glad he'd gotten to pee before the whole texting hell started. Who knows what might have happened here otherwise. ]

Oh Ma~ri~o~! You truly are a wild beast under those overalls! Things have been moving so fast since Princess Beach walked out of your life. Let's talk it over a cup of tea, hmm?