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[There's no recognition in Akira's, either - just the faintest embarrassment at being seen in only lingerie, coupled along with some a vague sort of appreciation. Souji wears that cocktail dress well, after all.]

...I'd thought that's what was happening, but...

[It would make sense, wouldn't it, if something else was going on? Maybe something cognitive is taking place, but it seems strange his clothes have been changing so rapidly...]

Do you have another theory?

Maybe magic?

We have just been kidnapped, so I don't have a theory about what is or isn't possible yet...

[He shrugs, then looks down at himself and gestures.]

... and I'm kind of surprised they had something like this in my size.

[It's a surprise in two parts, and at least one of them is pleasant. The first, is magic being tossed out as an explanation when Akira's used to keeping his own supernatural escapades on the downlow. Unless, of course, he meant something as simple as a magic trick...

And the other, of course, is that Souji is so relaxed about the dress instead of making a fuss about it like Akira would expect from friends like Ryuji or Mishima. He doesn't have to worry.

It makes a knot unwind in his shoulders that he hadn't really been aware of.]

It looks very flattering on you.

[It's a truth and further test in one, even if it isn't truly clear that he's doing the latter.]

Not a bad possibility to throw out there, though. At least they're not using it for anything harmful, right?

[Is it bothersome he's not going to walk out of here with anything but lingerie and no actual clothes at this rate? Maybe. But there's definitely worse fates.]

It's better than the dress I wore for the Miss Yasogami pageant.

[He says it with bland disinterest, as if nobody could possibly find such a statement remarkable. But then his eyes come back up to meet the other boy's, with a challenging light in them.]

So, kidnapping us all and stealing our clothes isn't harmful?

[For all the challenge in his gaze though, his tone and his posture are genuinely curious.

What's this guy used to, that the idea of magic kidnappings isn't serious bad news?]

[Miss Yasogami pageant, huh... It needles at him that he's definitely heard of Yasogami somewhere, but it's been long enough since a certain news report that he'd probably need more to jog his memory. Even if he did, that would only tell him someone that Souji might just know.]

Considering we haven't been blackmailed within the first hour of being here, I'm cautiously counting the situation as not terrible.

[This is from the guy that's had his entire friend group threaten him before they became friends, so don't trust his gauge of normal in the slightest.]

Either way, it's better not to rock the boat too much til we know, isn't it? They've been so gracious to give us classy clothes even for body types like ours.

[He glances around the room meaningfully, warily, seeing if he'll notice and pick up on what Akira's trying to say with his eyes. We don't know who's listening to us.]

[Souji glances around curiously, thinking. He can tell something's being communicated to him, but it takes him a few moments to think through what that is.

But he gets it after that, and nods, very faintly.]

That's a good point. I've definitely been in worse situations.

[There's something about the matter of fact way he says it that stresses his sincerity. He really has been in worse places...]

[Almost imperceptibly, his shoulders relax a little, lips curving into something a little more genuine and not a show.]

Sounds like you haven't had an easy time of it either, huh?

[Worse situations... Akira can definitely understand that.

Maybe that's why being here doesn't phase him too much. He's already been through worse, and nearly everyone he wants to keep safe isn't stuck here with him.]

We still have some time, hopefully, so we can work towards figuring out why we're needed here. Including the more... unexpected aspects.

[He looks down at the bra he's wearing with a frown and gives the strap a tug for good measure.]

If I had to guess, based on my day so far, they need people with good legs.

[It's absolutely unclear based on his smile if this is a genuine guess, a joke, or just an admission he has no idea why they're here.]

[That tone is near inscrutable, alien and familiar all at once. Akira isn't used to being on the other end of this, and honestly he's a little delighted.]

Sounds like that has a story behind it. At the least... I guess this is one way to show my legs off, too.

[Akira thinks that maybe they needed a little more than his legs, but. Well. This is one way to do it.]

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