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[moptothehead]

It's late evening when this particular clamour starts rising from the Mansion's lobby. It's a happy one, filled with excited, giddy tones that briefly change to surprise and annoyance before slipping into teasing and affection.

The culprits happen to be one Kaito Kuroba and Aoko... well, normally one would assume Nakamori, but Kaito's jacketless suit and the short, white dress and white roses that Aoko is wearing might suggest otherwise. And if those didn't, the close, doting way they're hovering around each other — and the matching rings glinting on their left hands — would.

They're tousled and a little tired-looking, but there's still a strong spark in Aoko's eyes as she makes a face at her companion, her arm comfortably hooked in his. "I can keep up just fine, Bakaito, even with a detour."

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[moptothehead]

"And you were teasing him," Aoko pointed out.

"I met him... a few other times, too," she added, a bit more hesitantly. "But it was a while ago."

[fishpanties]

"It's been a while since either of us have been here," Berry confirms. ". . . especially as anything other than human."

She shifts on her feet, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "I remember being a border collie once."

[bakaitoukid]

That declaration elicited a pause from Kaito.

"... y'know," he finally said, giving his Aoko's arm a squeeze, "Things like that really should stop surprising me at this point."

[moptothehead]

"Especially here," Aoko muttered, remembering a certain mermaid incident. Then she piped up, "How many times have you been here? Do you need any help finding things?"

[fishpanties]

Berry snickered at the pause. Really, turning into a dog was one of the least weird things she'd been through.

"I know my way around," she told Aoko. "As much as anybody can know there way around this dumb mansion, anyway." The insult is spoken with a trace of exasperated fondness; she's grown to like the Mansion, and she's made a few friends over the course of her visits.