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[spinoff]

Action, open to everyone. Dark Hour.

[ Last thing she knew she was on a train towards her new school. It was pretty late and things had been awfully calm so far. However, the moment the lights flickered wildly and then went completely black, Minako decided things were most definitely not okay. She couldn't hear the train anymore, nor the other few passengers around her, even with her headphones away from her ears.

Suddenly, she was standing in the middle of a town. Wait, when had she walked out? She had her bag on one hand, so at least not everything was lost, but where was she? And who the hell left those coffins around? She couldn't help but think she had probably fell into some bizarre horror movie. ]

No...that's ridiculo-- what was that?

[ And as if fate tried to mock her, the moment Minako uttered those words a group of three black blobs made their way out from an alleyway, greasy and semi liquid arms rising as the group slid its way towards a completely paralyzed out of surprise girl.

Something was most definitely wrong with this place. ]

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[spinoff]

[ Wait what. ]

Oh, that's weird. I don't have a brother, not that I know anyway.

[ It could be self suggestion but doesn't he look a bit like her? ]

But we should probably talk about it somewhere else? I guess I have no reason to distrust you, heh.

[doudemoe]

[It's his pretty face, isn't it?]

Let's go then.

[He unsummons Orpheus. Proceed with walking?]

[spinoff]

[ Absolutely. ]

Okay. [ And so they walk. ]

[doudemoe]

[Indeed. Minato taking the leader position unconsciously. Occasionally they pass by a Shadow slinking in the darkness, which Minato takes care to ignore. Provoking all the Shadows they meet to a fight would be reckless.]

[spinoff]

[ And so they...reach somewhere safe? ]

So...we have the same family name. Odd huh?

[doudemoe]

[It's probably just coincidence...thinks Minato. Although...]

You said you're also a Gekkoukan student?

[spinoff]

Yes...oh, you too?

This is too weird.

[doudemoe]

There's a school here. They'll enroll you for free.

[spinoff]

That's a yes, right? So you were going there too. I think it would have been weird not to know about you if I were going there...somehow.

[doudemoe]

Maybe? I was just searching for the dorms.

[spinoff]

I was just leaving for the dorms, myself. I didn't see anybody like you on the train though. It was pretty deserted, to say the least.

[ Yeah so she's going to stare at you for a moment. ]

And last I knew my parents didn't have a long lost oniichan so that couldn't be, right? Not that I could ask them though...

[doudemoe]

[Curiouser and curiouser we go.]

I would hope my parents didn't keep a secret sister from me all this time. Especially after the accident.

[He does not talk about his parents often, but this is for investigative purposes.]

[spinoff]

Accident?

[ Ah? ]

My parents were on an accident too...hey, it wouldn't have been a car accident right? What are the odds...

[doudemoe]

...

[Same name, same school, same year, and similar pasts. Accidents weren't a rarity but the odds of this all coming together were tremendous.]

About the same as coming here.

[spinoff]

... this is too much.

[ Minako looks for the closest wall to lean and slide down on. ]

I-I mean...maybe it's just the situation but if we both lost our parents that way. It's all just too similar not to be a bit mind numbing.

[doudemoe]

It's a bit like something from a manga.

[Especially shoujo manga...which he's never been a huge fan of anyway.]

[spinoff]

That...doesn't really help.

But um, what should we do? I don't think I can shrug this off as mere coincidence...I mean, I never really minded being an only child, but I wouldn't mind having another Arisato around.

[doudemoe]

Are you asking for an adoption?

[spinoff]

Are you offering one?