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    At her next words, a wry smile is quick to loop it's way through his lips, for 'cool' was probably too kind an adjective to describe someone who sought musical inspiration from DVD recordings and had no idea what he was even doing half the time... but Kensuke supposes to Mikan, he must be an underclassman that exhibited an immense amount of talent, when in actuality, he constantly struggled with imposter syndrome. Then again, she probably wouldn't be able to understand how it feels to have the nagging suspicion you've stolen the Ultimate Composer title from someone much more deserving of it, so he refrains from being too self-deprecating around her.

    "You think so? Personally, I think I'm overcompensating for the fact I was never naturally gifted when it came to music. Still, I appreciate hearing you say that, since as far as I'm concerned, you're even more amazing than I am, Tsumiki-senpai," came his admittance. Honestly, Kensuke wasn't lying either, because tending to the sick and injured was no small feat; in fact, compared to his, her talent certainly seemed far more valuable.

    "'Nurse Witch Komugi', hm? Not gonna lie, it sounds very... quaint. Maybe I'll give the opening theme song a listen sometime," he then idly ponders aloud. Normally, he would make fun of people for still liking such cutesy, feel good anime at their age, but since it was Mikan, he couldn't help being a bit more open-minded; then again, she did happen to be a girl, meaning he was automatically much nicer to her than he was to other boys. "And for what it's worth, I actually think it's quite adorable you had fun watching it; in fact, I wouldn't mind you telling me more about the show... after all, you did like it, yes?"

@heraid

his   tenderness   is   something   that   throws   her   for   a   bit   of   a   loop,   ball   of   apprehension   burrowed   thick   in   her   underbelly   relenting   just   slightly   at   kensuke's   speech.   was   she   silly   ?   or   the   fawn   -   legged   casualty   of   all   the   uncouth   her   classmates   had   to   muster   ?

❝   ah   !   m-   maybe   you're   right   .   .   .   i   think   i   am   just   being   silly.   ❞   better   than   playing   the   part   of   the   victim   :   𝑠ℎ𝑒   𝑖𝑠   𝑎   ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒   𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠.   her   mind   worked   to   parse   through   all   of   his   words   —   pretty   little   head   was   a   term   she   had   preened   from   some   sort   of   source,   right   ?   and   thereby   she   needn't   read   into   it   too   extensively   ?   perhaps   fall   victim   to   being   lured   into   a   false   sense   of   security   ?   —   so   much   so   that   once   mikan   realized   how   enthralled   she   was   in   her   thought   process,   all   she   can   offer   is   a   wide   -   eyed   grimace   as   she   attempted   to   trace   back   his   words.

❝   t-   that's   really   .   .   .   cool,   hibiki   -   san.   ❞   she   was   far   too   gauche   to   ever   dream   of   anything   musically   -   adjacent,   but   it   was   enjoyable.   at   a   distance.   like   most   things   were   with   mikan.   ❝   hhhh,   i   th-   think   you're   right   about   that   too   !   i   watched   an   older   anime   on   dvd   once   .   .   .   nurse   witch   komugi.   i-   it   was   really   cute   .   .   .   but   probably   really   childish.   o-   of   me,   i   mean.   ❞ @causalitylinked

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    When Mikan confesses to thinking he would yell or hit her, he's quick to blink before bursting out into laughter, if only because the mere notion he would do so was quite unimaginable. Seriously, he was anything but violent or hotheaded, to the point where even envisioning himself, losing his temper at her was next to impossible.

    "Me, raising my hand at a girl? Now, why ever would I do that? You really can be so silly sometimes, Tsumiki-senpai!" Kensuke goes on to shake his head. "Besides, out of everyone in this school, you're the last one I could ever see myself getting mad at, so you don't need to worry your pretty little head over it." Though mirth practically oozed from his voice, he did at least mean every word he said; in fact, it would take a lot to get him angry... much less at her.

    "Oh no, I actually use a DVD player to watch and replay video recordings of concert or orchestra performances, meaning it does strangely have other uses," Kensuke then adds. "Still, unlike me, most would probably wanna play old anime and films on theirs."

❝   oh,   that's   a   relief.   ❞   trepidatious   brow   etched   against   wide,   worried   eyes   ;   bracing   for   the   worst   was   uncomfortable   and   unrelenting.   ❝   i-   i   was   a   little   scared   you'd   yell   at   me,   or-   or   hit   me   for   giving   you   a   stupid   gift.   but   i   .   .   .   um,   i   didn't   realize   you   could   play   music   off   of   them   !   i   thought   that   was   just   a   c-   cd   player   thing.   ❞

[causalitylinked]

    "Wow, for me? You really shouldn't have, Tsumiki-senpai! But thank you. I'll make sure to take good care of it." Truth be told, he was admittedly tempted on telling Mikan he didn't have a DVD player if only because her reaction would have been potentially funny, but he holds off, since being mean towards such a timid girl would be in very poor taste... even for him. Granted, comedy wasn't exactly his most favourite thing, but still, Kensuke supposes he could use a good laugh every once in a while, meaning there was no harm, popping it in whenever he was feeling bored.

    "And luckily for you, I do actually have a DVD player! It's mostly used for playing music, though."

'monomono' [ since they have danganronpa verses... this could either be for kensuke or akira? ]

monomono   machine   /   accepting   !

Treasured Reaction Comedy Compilation

A DVD of nothing but reaction comedy sketches.

for   kensuke   !   ❝   i'm   g-   gonna   feel   really   silly   if   you   don't   have   a   dvd   player   !!!   ❞