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[He looks utterly baffled.]

You really should have told me.

[Of course now this just makes everything he knows about Tsukiyama utterly bizarre, given the "all humans are livestock" conversation he had with Tsukiyama a while back.

Apparently all humans but Chie.

.....She must have some serious dirt on Tsukiyama.]

I didn't think it was necessary.

[ SORRY, BANJOU. ]

[He looks pretty annoyed, but ultimately he sighs and decides he's better off dropping the subject.

~~Because he has no spine.~~]

...Right. Let's get that pizza.

Yeah, sure.

[ Since they're seated and all they've probably been given the menu by now, so she looks it over for a moment before she decides to order a pizza with ham, pineapple and extra cheese. ]

[It's a little awkward, but at least she's okay with dropping it.

...maybe Banjou will get lucky and Tsukiyama won't bring this up.

He orders a pizza with plenty of vegetables-- olives, green peppers, and mushrooms.]

Yo Banjou!

Uhm, I'll be in Goldenrod probably the second week of July. Are you gonna be busy around then?

[Kaneki may not be a street performer but Banjou certainly had some truth in that statement. After all, the guy could actually play a guitar!]

[It takes him a little bit to respond, but when he does, he sounds cheerful.]

Rin.

Are you interested in lessons?

[He's getting better at reading sheet music-- it's still a lot of intuition, but he should be able to be a competent teacher. Hopefully.]

[OH MY GOSH WHAT DOES HE SAY TO THAT WITHOUT BEING A TOTAL LOSER. Gee, Banjou sounds happy to hear from him. That's - That's good. Rin's a lot more excited than he sounds. He just - he's a little confused and upset but - but Banjou was really cool to him.]

Maybe. ... I mean, yeah. If it's okay.

[Banjou may have told a very poor lie about being in a band, but he was honest about one thing-- he really can play guitar decently well.]

Of course it's okay.

[Can Banjou hear his relief? He thought - well, it doesn't matter what he thought!]

Then - Think we can start when I get there?

[If he can, he chooses not to comment on it.]

Sure. I don't plan on going anywhere; I'll be here.

You're the best!

[CAN BANJOU FEEL THE GROOVE? CAN HE? He's the best for a lot of little reasons, and they're all important to Rin, okay?!]

[...yeah, you better believe that Kaneki is contacting Banjou the moment this conversation ends. He decides to go with text for now, though. Mostly because that was a lot of talking he and Rin just did and he's...still feeling a little shaky about it.]

Hello, Banjou-san. Do you think you could text me when you aren't busy? There's no rush or anything...I just need to talk to you about something.

[Hearing anything from Kaneki makes him go from "no problem" to "we have a problem" almost by reflex.]

I'm here.

[He promises he didn't die a lot or anything.]

Has Rin Okumura talked to you lately?

[...he's still sorry about that lame excuse he gave. He had no idea Rin would assume that Kaneki was part of the made-up band.]

He talks to me sometimes; he asked me to teach him guitar yesterday, but other than that, nothing.

[Rin is...well, he's something, alright.]

Okay. I was just wondering if he said anything to you, since he called me yesterday. He knows I'm not really a singer now, at least...but he thinks I'm hiding something.

I just told him I didn't want to talk about it.

[Dammit. That doesn't sound good. He doesn't think Rin knows, not about what Kaneki is specifically.]

I'm sure you can come up with something that satisfies him.

He's probably going to ask me, but I'll just... say when he asked me if I was in a band, I wasn't sure what to say.

Thank you, Banjou-san. I really appreciate that, by the way. I'm just sorry that it ended up causing so much trouble.

I don't think he'll try to press it anymore, but...just in case, I guess.

[Hearing something like that does a lot to make Banjou feel happy-- he doesn't hear it often.

It's not like he seeks the encouragement out, but it's nice to hear.]

Maybe I should look for some sheet music for you. I'm still not the best at reading it, but I'm sure I can teach you.

[Rin is someone fairly trustworthy-- Banjou doesn't think he's with the CCG or anything of the sort.

He's just somehow able to tell Kaneki is hiding something; maybe it's obvious, after all, Banjou isn't quite protective enough to be following Kaneki's every move.]

I'll keep an eye on things.

This isn't a big problem, not right now.

[He'll just keep the fact that there's an actual CCG agent here a secret. There no reason to make Kaneki panic if Tsukiyama hasn't said anything.]

Yeah. I'm hoping that it won't become one.

...Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to just message you to be a downer. Have you been doing okay, Banjou-san?

[He's been doing well, honestly. He and Tsukiyama are.... something anyway. Not exactly friends, but they're doing well enough right now.]

I've been fine, haven't done any traveling or anything, but I can't complain.

Yeah, me too. I've been traveling a little with Chie-san. We're heading to Violet city right now.

[You know, he might not like Hori much, but he does trust her; Kaneki will be fine with her, Banjou knows that much.]

You'll have to tell me about your travels; I've never been to Violet.

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