Ah... so I guess he made it a point to tell you. That's... rather odd.

looking in from the doorway of Chrome's room.

turns toward the older woman with one finger tracing invisible shapes on the note. "... mm. But not everything. Maybe that's not odd itself"

No, it isn't.

Did he talk to you?

nods. "Last night. Before he left."

Ah.

Worried?

... no, not really. I'm glad that he decided to go. He'd be... sadder here, don't you think, Kaoko-san?

Who knows?

If Cavallone's on his death bed there, it might not be any better.

frowns at that. She thinks that Dino-san was made of stronger stuff, but she didn't know what happened over there...

Don't you... like Dino, Kaoko-san? I mean... for Kyouya?

I'd like him better if he wasn't a Cavallone. And maybe if my nephew wasn't in love with him.

Kyouya seems to have a thing with falling for the ones he can't have.

now intrigued. "Can't have?"

You can ask him about it someday.

If he's talked to you about this much, something tells me he'll talk to you about anything.

...With the right amount of prodding, of course.

I don't want to prod too much, Kaoko-san...

And I don't want to tell you something that you'd best hear from him. *in an even voice*

"... I guess so." and sighs. She closes her internet browser window (she had just checked her old e-mail messages)

Guess we'll have to wait until he returns, mm?

Yep. That gives me more time to plot out Cavallone's untimely demise if something goes sour too.

Want a snack? :3

let Kaoko-san handle the grisly details on her own if it comes to that ^^;;;

Yes please! ^^

Oh, and may I go to to the boss' house again, afterwards?

One order of chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk, coming up~

... to visit. Again. The boss and Mukuro-sama, I mean.

And of course you can.

vanishes with one last smile.

uncrosses the fingers that she hid behind her back. She didn't like lying to Kaoko about anything. But...

had been putting off doing the one last thing she had too for far too long now.

comes back up long enough just to drop off the snacks and give Chrome a light noogie.

her own work to do down in the attic. Monitoring the Varia's a full-time job.

rubs her head from that noogie and calls out her thanks to Kaoko. Oh and not to wait up for her, she might get home late!