"Sllluurrrrpppp~~ Nothing beats a good cup of tea after being detained for days, right, Cafe?"
"I hate you. Don't talk to me."
Days after the disaster caused by Igo's sweat, Manhattan Cafe and Agnes Tachyon are finally released after being questioned by the investigators. After questioning multiple Umas that are involved in the hordes, the investigators deduced that a mass hallucination was the main cause of the disaster. Those Umas tested that Agnes Tachyon was there before they lost control of themselves, so she became the main suspect, but after a thorough investigation, the investigators couldn't find any actual evidence that Tachyon did it on purpose. They deduced that Tachyon was victim zero instead of the perpetrator, and it quickly spread from her. The actual case of the hallucination is still currently unknown.
Or at least to the investigators. Agnes Tachyon, of course, knew what caused the devastating incident that took the sanity of multiple trainers and URA PMC personnel. But like hell would she share the location of her gold mine. Agnes Tachyon had become the subject of investigation so much before that she had learned how to deceive all kinds of truth-seeking instruments, so no matter what those investigators do, no truth will come out of her mouth.
The same can't be said for Manhattan Cafe. She was caught by PMC URA personnel, so her status as a suspect has more weight compared to Agnes Tachyon. They tested that she wasn't under the influence of the hallucination, so she couldn't use the insanity defense. Not only that, but they also found traces of saliva on the young man's body, making the image worse for her case. Thankfully for Cafe, the saliva is only on the upper body, so she is exempt from a worse punishment. She only needs to wear an ankle monitor and report to authorities every single day.
Can we meet my husband? It's been some time.
"..."
Agnes thought she had left the disaster unscathed, but it seems that something had come with her. After the disaster, she can now see the dark version of herself. The fact that Darkyon cannot interact with physical objects affirms to Tachyon that it was just a mere hallucination.
No, I'm not. Cafe can see me too. Tell her, Cafe.
"I hate you, too."
Alright. I deserved that.
"Who are you talking to, Cafe?"
"It's no use to pretend, Tachyon. This is the first time you've called me out when I was supposedly talking to myself, even though I've done so before."
"..."
Checkmate, bitch. Now let's go meet my husband.
"...That thing is unscientific."
Yeah? And so is a blackhole to the people in the eighteen hundreds. That didn't stop those astronomers from trying to figure it out, did it? And you dare call yourself 'scientist'. What a joke.
"Is she a personification of your self-loathing, Tachyon? Everything she said is correct about you. The bad things, of course."
I never said anything good about her anyway.
There has to be a cure for schizophrenia.
I'm not your hallucination. I'm inside of you. We both want my husband inside of us, so let's get going.
"I never knew that you suffered from hypersexuality, Tachyon."
"I AM NOT!!"
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
"Agnes?"
Husband?!
"Yes. What is it, trainer?"
"I'm coming in."
*Sssshhhhkkkk*
Agnes Tachyon's boss enters the lab, and Darkyon instantly latches onto him like a moth to flame. If the young man can see Darkyon right now, he would be appalled at the state she is in.
"First of all. I'm not covering your legal expense."
"I know you're an asshole, but damn, you're the worst."
"You should pay him instead, Tachyon."
"Why are you on the opposite side of your friend, Cafe?"
"You're not my friend."
Hearing Cafe talked to Tachyon with clear hostility like confuse the young man. He knows that Cafe is annoyed by Tachyon, but it's not supposed to the point of outright hostility. Did they fight?
"Sigh… You really are a handful, Tachyon."
"I'm your employee. Can you be more considerate of me?"
"No. By the way, Cafe, I didn't know you were a beast like that."
"Eh?"
"Oh boy…"
"I thought that you were a special Uma who has more common sense, but to think even you get absorbed by your own lust. I guess you're the same as everyone else, eh? Hahaha!! Well, you're still special, I guess. Not everyone is wearing an ankle monitor."
*Twitch* *Twitch*
Tachyon could see the twitching on Cafe's face as her anger grew more and more. Her mug shakes with uncontrollable rage as the girl fails to compose herself.
"So who's the lucky man that captured your eyes, Cafe?"
The fact that the young man was asking with such a pure and earnest smile pisses Cafe even more. Even her friend is taking a step back from the brewing disaster that is Manhattan Cafe.
"Hahaha… Lucky… Yes… Hahahaha…"
"Hmm…?"
The young man can feel that something is wrong, but he can't put his finger on it. Cafe rises from her seat and walks toward the young man. Cafe's movement was forceful, yet sluggish. As if she is having a hard time containing herself, not to run forward. She approaches the young man and grabs hold of his body.
"What's wrong, Cafe?"
"You want to see the lucky man, yes?"
With ease, Cafe lifts the young man's body and pins him to the wall.
"You want to see the lucky man? You want to see the lucky man?! Hahahaha!! HAHAHAHA!! YOU WANT TO SEE HIM!?!?"
"Cafe?!? What's wrong?!"
The young man was completely terrified of Cafe. This isn't the Cafe that he knows. Was Cafe always such an extra girl like this? And why is she angry at him? It's not like he had done anything wrong, right? He was just asking a question!
"You want to see?! You want to see!!!"
"Wait!! Why are you undressing?!?! WAIT!!"
"What are you doing, stupid?!?!"
Cafe pulled her ribbon free and was about to pull off her shirt, but Tachyon was quicker and held her off.
"Let me go!! Let me go!! He was asking for it!!"
"Calm down!! Calm down!! We can talk this through!!!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?! I didn't ask for this!"
Hey!! I want to do it first!! Get in line!!
"SHUT UP!!"
"Who?"
Who?
"YOU!!!"
"Ookaayyy…??"
"Let me go!! Let me go!! I'm tired of it all!! There's no point anymore!!"
"Calm down!! Calm down!! That was a joke!!"
"Ah!! That freak of a friend has finally taken over your body, huh?!? I know it!! She must have taken over Cafe's body for her to turn into a sexual beast!!"
While the young man was throwing accusations willy-nilly, the accused was standing on the side with a confused face and pointing at herself. Her body language basically speaks.
"What?! Me?! I didn't do anything!!"
"RRROOOOOAAAAARRRR!!!"
"TRAINER!! APOLOGIZE TO HER!!"
"For what?! I didn't do anything wrong!! I was pointing out the elephant in the room!! She is the one who is wearing the ankle monitor!!!"
"RRRRRRRROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!"
"TTTRRRRRAAAAAAAAIIIINNNNNEEEEERRRRR!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Well… Since everyone is screaming, I should too. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
The friend felt left out since she is the only one who can't talk. She quickly walks up to Tachyon's laptop and plays a screaming video on it after turning the volume to the max.