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LIMBO HOTEL
FLOOR 48
ROOM 20

❝Heh. So you're trying to get in contact with me to schedule a date.
I'm busy right now trying to make world peace in this wretched place, please leave a message. Stay beautiful, Karamatsu Girls~.❞

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[glitterpants]

_{[ It takes him awhile, but: ]}

Slubgob Avenue is nearby.
Ah.. im going to try one of these slushies..
_{[ FOCUS, KARAMATSU. YOUR BROTHERS ARE MISSING.
Honestly, though. He has ran himself ragged. He really should break. ]}

[permboy]

yes do that get a slushie and stay right there

perma-action

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ okay, he'll stay there and get a very melted slushie! Karamatsu isn't sure why Gintoki is so intent on finding him, but he doesn't mind. He has taken a real liking to Gintoki ever since he was reaped by him.

The flavor of slushie he decided to get was Dr. Pepper, or something similar to it.

He waits outside the convenient store, tapping his little demon tail on the ground idly. Karamatsu's hair looked like it had lost its sheen, ruffled and hardly groomed. There were patches of dirt on his face and perfection fashion.

Anybody he has just met Karamatsu would know something is wrong when he looks like this. It must have to do with his missing family since Gintoki said he saw his network post.. maybe he has news about them?

Karamatsu hopes so. ]</sub>

[permboy]

[ The place is some ways away, so Gintoki hitches a ride (against the driver's will) to get there a bit faster. Then he ends up in an argument with the driver when he gets off at the right street, which keeps him occupied for a few minutes, so maybe he doesn't save more than a few minutes ... Ah, well.

He does eventually find his way there, and while the sight of Karamatsu in this state sure is unusual, he can't say he's all that surprised. ]

I was gonna tell you that you shouldn't listen to what some people tell you about someone not wanting to be found, but it looks like I don't need to.

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ Karamatsu is getting impatient waiting, but by now, he's on the floor, seated.. because he hasn't taken a rest in a long time anyway. It's about now he realizes how wasted his body is from searching for so long.

Something, though, still keeps him going.

He glances up at Gintoki with a pitiful expression.
Really, this isn't the first time Gintoki has found him on the floor as a pathetic sight. ]</sub>

... They're right, though.
It's possible they don't want to be found by us.
_{[ what a weird, dysfunctional family. ]}

[permboy]

[ He sighs quietly, and crouches down next to Karamatsu. ]

Yeah, it is. And sometimes that's because they actually need some space or something that they gotta find from other people. But a lotta the time, from my experience, wanting to be alone doesn't mean that's what you need.

Screw what anyone else says. They're your brothers, you know them better. Do you think it's what they need?

[glitterpants]

_{[ Gintoki is right, as usual, but for some reason, Karamatsu keeps having to think about this. ]}

They're my younger brothers.
Of course, loneliness, it's not what they need.

They need to know that they always have me to rely on when things go wrong.
_{[ Just like how Karamatsu relies on Osomatsu when things go wrong with him.. when his pride allows it. ]}

[permboy]

And there's your answer.

But there's no point if you don't take care of yourself either. How long have you been out?

[glitterpants]

I cannot remember how long it has been.. I have been sleeping where I can instead of going back home once I have gone far out.. but I cannot find a trace of them anywhere.

You... haven't seen anything that might would help me find them, have you?

[permboy]

...

No, I haven't. Sorry.

[ He sighs, again, and scratches at the back of his head before he tilts his head back to stare up at the sky. ]

If they're here at all, it seems they really are trying to hide from you.

[ Otherwise he surely would have found them. ]

I'll keep an eye out.

[ Read: Go on a hunt. ]

[glitterpants]

_{[ It seems they really are trying to hide from you.
That shouldn't hurt as much as it does.. ]}

.. Am I really that terrible of a person to be avoided so much..?
_{[ He doesn't understand. Probably cause he is a little oblivious, but Karamatsu is a good person with good intent.. he's just a little delusional. ]}

It doesn't matter. I'll try until I cannot anymore, and if it is fate to keep us apart, I accept.

[permboy]

[ Huff. ]

No, you're not. Your brothers seem to think they're somehow better than you, but if you ask me, you're all idiots.

[glitterpants]

_{[ well.. he's used to hearing that. ]}

I guess we're pretty special, then.
It is not every day you come across six identical idiots.
_{[ look he likes being positive..
There's also a weak smile, because the insult reminds hm of home. Good job, Gintoki. ]}

[permboy]

[ He snorts. ]

No, it really isn't. Gods help us all.

[glitterpants]

We're spectacular people.
I used to think that I was pretty spectacular, but I'm finding out slowly that... I am not as spectacular as I thought I was by myself.

But when I am with them, I think we are an amazing family.
_{[ Karamatsu forces a rough smile. It's obvious he might start crying again, buy boi he trying not to.. ]}

[permboy]

It's always easier being spectacular together. I've never been spectacular on my own.

[glitterpants]

Oh.. I see.
That must mean you have a family too, then.
Are they still ... living, then?

[permboy]

Not one of blood, but ... Yeah. A couple are dead. Most aren't.

[glitterpants]

Not of blood..?
That is possible?

_{[ help him all he knows is his blood family.. ]}

Does that mean you do not have any brothers or sisters?
_{[ He frowns.. because that's terrible if it's true. ]}

[permboy]

Not the same kind as you. Or if I do, I don't know about it. No clue if the people who put me on this world are alive or dead. I make my own.

You already know one of my brothers.

[glitterpants]

_{[ He's thinking about this for a moment, and then.. ]}
Takasugi-san? He's one of your brothers..?

_{[ It would make sense. From what he has observed, Takasugi and Gintoki have a complicated relationship. ]}

[permboy]

Unfortunately.

[ He says about choosing to call Takasugi his brother. But that's just how they work. ]

Sometimes the family you choose yourself is loads better than the one you're born into.

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ "Unfortunately" huh? Karamatsu gathers that Gintoki probably doesn't have a real family, and he honestly cannot imagine how it would be to live that way. He's over twenty, now, and has only experienced a small amount of independence.. that he decided he didn't like.

He strokes his chin, thoughtful, then taps his lips with his finger. ]</sub>

Ah.. I don't know what the others might think, but I could talk to them about it.
_{[ Then, he flashes Gintoki a big grin. ]}

Maybe you could be our seventh brother if you wanted..! Then you would have plenty of family.
_{[ this is a great distraction from his sadness. Karamatsu also speaks as if all of his brothers are here-- it's too sad to be reminded they aren't. ]}

[permboy]

Ah, you gonna try to sell your family now? No one wants it.

[ LOOK THIS WAS GETTING TOO SERIOUS AND EMOTIONAL. ]

[glitterpants]

Oh. I know that.
_{[ The sextuplets don't have any pride when it comes to stuff like this. They know they're trash. ]}

I am not selling anything.
But I am letting you know.. that we can be here for you. Loneliness is the most horrible fate— I do not wish it on anyone.
Especially somebody I care about, Gin-san.