[It clicks then, and Momiji experiences a whole range of emotions in quick succession. There's initial surprise, then a fleeting moment of concern that the apothecary sent Akutagawa to shake him down, then relief when he realizes that's highly unlikely. And then he remembers that he never got the turnskin's name.]
The dog-guy from the potion shop! Hi! Sorry, I couldn't see your ears behind the mask at first.
[That's apparently enough to get his guard down. He scoots his chair up close to the desk he's at and leans over, grinning, chin rested in the crook of his joined palms.]
Mmhm, she's letting me pay it off this month! She was really nice. Are you still working for her? [A pause, as he processes that bit about Akutagawa being on the job, too.] Oh, did she need help with finding something? I can take down a memo for the detectives...!
[He's already breaking out a pen and pad to take everything down, beaming eagerly. His bosses'll be so excited for the new case, and maybe it'll help make up for everything else with Akutagawa's!]
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[It clicks then, and Momiji experiences a whole range of emotions in quick succession. There's initial surprise, then a fleeting moment of concern that the apothecary sent Akutagawa to shake him down, then relief when he realizes that's highly unlikely. And then he remembers that he never got the turnskin's name.]
The dog-guy from the potion shop! Hi! Sorry, I couldn't see your ears behind the mask at first.
[That's apparently enough to get his guard down. He scoots his chair up close to the desk he's at and leans over, grinning, chin rested in the crook of his joined palms.]
Mmhm, she's letting me pay it off this month! She was really nice. Are you still working for her? [A pause, as he processes that bit about Akutagawa being on the job, too.] Oh, did she need help with finding something? I can take down a memo for the detectives...!
[He's already breaking out a pen and pad to take everything down, beaming eagerly. His bosses'll be so excited for the new case, and maybe it'll help make up for everything else with Akutagawa's!]