>>5651321>5 - Help Kaiba prepare for her audition by going shoppingIt’s Tuesday and as you look over your schedule, you’re reminded that Kaiba’s audition is this Friday.
The way she has been presenting herself around the office has you nervous.
Surely, she wouldn’t actually go to an audition like that. Right?
…
Maybe just send an email to see if she wants to go shopping together, just in case.
You kind of need new clothing yourself, anyway. It just overlaps, that’s all.
Considering that you’ve got Enatsu’s and Chigusa’s job planned for Wednesday and Thursday, this shopping trip will have to happen today.
Considering that Kaiba hasn’t all that much going on with the live vlog on hiatus, you decide to set out around 3 PM, near the end of the workday.
Unlike Kaiba you probably have to head back to work afterwards to catch up on those missed hours, but it serves as a nice break.
At 3 PM, you meet up with Kaiba in the lobby where she’s sitting on a couch in front of a small table.
She’s surrounded by a bit of a mess, just staring blankly ahead.
<span class="mu-g">“Aoi-chan, hello~”</span> you say as you approach her, adding a smile and wave.
Kaiba looks up, snapping out of her daze, <span class="mu-g">“Nagata-san,”</span> she says.
She seems to remember where she is, looks at her surroundings, and hastily cleans up the mess.
The papers she collects and stuffs in a large purse.
You wince as you watch them crumple up. Hopefully they weren’t important documents.
She seems at a loss what to do with this second pair of pants she has brought along.
After glancing left and right a few times, she spots what she’s been looking for and pulls out a backpack that had been hidden under the table.
Kaiba puts the jeans in there and leaves the backpack there for now.
You crack a smile, <span class="mu-g">“Why the pants?”</span> you ask.
<span class="mu-g">“Ah, the, eh, ones I had one were dirty, so I changed in the bathroom,”</span> she says.
<span class="mu-g">“Okay…?”</span> you ask, turning your head slightly, <span class="mu-g">“Everything alright?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Mhhmm,”</span> says Kaiba, making a small sound of confirmation, <span class="mu-g">“Let’s get going, okay?”</span>
She gets up and turns towards the exit.
You glance back, <span class="mu-g">“Don’t you want to take the backpack?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Eh?”</span> says Kaiba from the door, looking uncertain, <span class="mu-g">“It’s heavy… I’ll come back for it later.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Heavy?”</span> you say, glancing at the backpack.
It does appear stuffed to the brim.
<span class="mu-g">“What’s in it?”</span> you ask.
<span class="mu-g">“Ah, stuff… like clothing and things,”</span> she says, <span class="mu-g">“I’m… going to a sleepover at a friend’s house.”</span>
Kaiba made friends! That’s delightful to hear. If it wasn’t an obvious lie.
Nevertheless, Kaiba doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.
