Hisoka Mikage/KING・OF・PUMPKIN

A Small Halloween

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	(Wow, the streets and store displays are all bathed in Halloween colours…!)
	Hm, could those guys over there be…
Guy	What a coincidence, Director.
Hisoka	Are you shopping?
Izumi	Yep, I’m picking up a few ingredients.
	Are you two out shopping for the bar?
Hisoka	Yeah, but we’re buying something a little different than usual.
Izumi	A little different… what do you mean?
Guy	We didn’t come to purchase ingredients, but Halloween accessories and such to decorate the store.
	I got advice from Miyoshi who said the shop would look livelier if I put items like that up.
Izumi	I see, that sounds great!
Hisoka	But it seems tough shopping all by yourself, so I’ll give you a hand.
Guy	That’s right. We’re not in a hurry for our errand, so we’ll accompany you as bag carriers.
Izumi	Oh, no, I only bought a little bit today so it’s fine.
	Please go ahead and get your decorations, you two!
Hisoka	Are you sure…?
Izumi	Yep. I’m looking to seeing the bar all Halloween-ey!
	…And that’s what happened.
Yuki	Heh, Halloween accessories, huh?
	There’d be a change in the bar’s atmosphere, so it might be nice.
Kazunari	Guy-guy followed through with what I told him right away!
	That’s totes lit!
Hisoka	I’m home.
Izumi	Welcome back!
	You’re not with Guy-san, huh?
Hisoka	Guy still had things to take care of, so he stayed at the bar.
	…I’ll give this to you, Director.
Izumi	This is… a Halloween accessory?
Hisoka	We bought too many so that’s an extra.
	It was a good chance, so Guy and I talked about giving it to you.
Izumi	Are you sure?
Hisoka	Yeah.
	We were able to decorate the store well enough.
Izumi	That’s great then.
	This looks adorable. Thanks!
Yuki	I wonder how what kind of decorations were put up at Guy’s shop.
	I guess I’ll go have a look next time.
Kazunari	Yeah, let’s all take a peek together!
Hisoka	I’d be happy if all of you came.
	I’m sure Guy would be grateful too.
Izumi	I know! Seeing as I got an accessory from Hisoka-san, how about we decorate the dorm all Halloween too?
Kazunari	Sick idea! Let’s decorate, let’s decorate~!
Yuki	I think we’ll be able to make them if it’s just this much.
Izumi	T-that’s Yuki-kun for you… I hadn't thought of making them myself.
	I wonder if I’ll be able to do it too?
Kazunari	Don’t sweat it. Even you’ll be able to make something easily, Director-chan!
	And we can buy the materials at the general store.
Yuki	It’s possible to collect acorns and stuff at the park, right?
Hisoka	Acorns… Kamekichi might help us in that case.
Izumi	Ah, true. Sometimes Kamekichi goes out to gather lots of nuts, doesn’t he?
Hisoka	It was pretty fun when I went to collect nuts with Kamekichi in the past.
	*flies over*
Kamekichi	Did you call me!?
	I heard my name just now!
Kazunari	Ohh, Kamekichi!
	Nice timing!
Yuki	We were talking about gathering nuts at the park. You’re good at that, aren’t you?
Kamekichi	Fufu. The nut picking expert, no, exbird is I!
	All of you are helpless, so shall I tag along if you’re going out to gather them?
Hisoka	Yeah, lend us a hand.

Izumi	Are you going out now, Hisoka-san?
	Do you have work today?
Hisoka	No, I’m going to collect acorns.
	Kamekichi and I have a promise.
Izumi	Ahh, the ones we talked about earlier for Halloween?
Hisoka	Yeah. But… I sort of slept in.
Izumi	Oh, really?
	Then I guess Kamekichi is waiting for you.
Hisoka	He said he’s coming over after his date, so I think it’ll fine even if I’m a little bit late.
	Are you going shopping, Director?
Izumi	Yeah, I am… but I still have time to spare, so is it alright if I go along to collect the acorns with you?
Hisoka	You too?
Izumi	Yeah. I was the one who suggested the Halloween accessories, so it didn’t sit right with me just leaving it all to Hisoka-san and the others.
	Besides, you don’t really get the chance to search for acorns when you grow up. I think it’d be fun to try it after so long!
Hisoka	Let’s go together then.
Izumi	It doesn’t look like Kamekichi’s here yet.
Hisoka	…There he is.
	*flies over*
Kamekichi	I made you wait. My bad!
	I was too excited over my date!
Hisoka	I just got here too.
	And Director said she’d help us out as well.
Izumi	Let’s do our best, Kamekichi!
	Alright. Let’s get gathering, shall we?
Kamekichi	Oi, hold on.
	Before that… let me confirm one thing, Hisoka.
Hisoka	What?
Kamekichi	You promise to give me my proper share if I help you gather the nuts, right?
Hisoka	Ahh… yeah, I will.
Izumi	Ahaha!
	So you made that type of promise, huh?
Hisoka	Did I or did I not…?
Kamekichi	You did, you know!
	Hm hm, it’s still 100 years too early to acquire my help for free!
Izumi	(He says that, but Kamekichi’s looking excited too.)
Kamekichi	Alright, now that that's settled, let's get to work!
	I’ll head off to my secret nut stash!
	*flies off*
Hisoka	There’s a lot of them over here, Director.
Izumi	There are!
	Ah, how about pinecones?
Hisoka	I think we can use them.
	…Let’s grab some.
CHOICE 1: Wanna compete? [+] Izumi Say, Hisoka-san. Wanna compete to see how many we can gather? Hisoka …If I win, I get half a year’s worth of marshmallows. Izumi EHH!? W-well, that sounds… Hisoka Fufu, just joking. But… let’s not compete. Izumi Eh, why not? Hisoka It’s more fun working with you than competing against you. Izumi Fufu, I see. That’s true.
CHOICE 2: I can’t wait for the decorations! [+] Izumi I can’t wait to see what kind of decorations these acorns and pinecones will become! Hisoka Me too. I just know they’ll turn out great if Kazunari and Yuki make them. Ah, I’d like to see the decorations you make too, Director. Izumi Ehh? I don’t have much confident though… I’m not that crafty. Hisoka It’s fine if you’re not pro. I like the things you make. Izumi (He didn’t deny that I’m not crafty…)
	Is around this much enough?
Hisoka	If it’s not, then we can come again to gather more.
Kamekichi	I’ll help once more in that case!
	Of course you’ll have to pay me in nuts again though!
Izumi	Okay, now I have to shop and head home.
Hisoka	I’ll help carry your bags if you’re going.
Izumi	I’m grateful, but carrying these nuts while shopping would be…
Hisoka	Don’t worry.
	…Kamekichi, take these nuts home.
Kamekichi	Oh! Leave it to me!
Izumi	Is that really okay?
	Don’t eat them without permission, got it!
Kamekichi	Urk!
	T-there’s no way I’d do something like that!
	A-anyways, I’ll head back first!
	*flies off*
Hisoka	…Kamekichi’s sure in a hurry.
Izumi	If I didn’t tell him, then he was about to eat them, wasn’t he…
Hisoka	I’ve given Kamekichi his share.
Izumi	It didn’t seem like there was enough, was there?
Hisoka	He was happy it looked like he could share them with his girlfriend, so I think it’s fine.
	*door opens*
Kazunari	Ah, could those be the acorns you guys picked up?
Yuki	Great timing.
	We just went shopping for materials too.
Izumi	Thanks!
	Those ghosts and stuff are cute.
Kazunari	Ikr?
Yuki	Alright, the nuts looks like they’ve been prepared too, so let’s get down to making them.
Izumi	Join us, Hisoka-san—.
Hisoka	Zz… zzz.
Kazunari	Hisohiso’s snoozing on the sofa!
Yuki	He was literally just awake though.
Izumi	He did a lot of work today, so maybe he’s tired.
	Let’s leave him there to rest for now.
Kazunari	Okay, then let’s surprise him by making tons of adorbs decorations by the time he wakes up!
Hisoka	Zzz, zzz…

Anna