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When Tochi had gotten the call, she had been more than a little confused at first- Rune, her feline idol-loving best friend, had gotten turned into a human... and was suddenly needing a place to stay. Almost immediately, Tochi had sprung into action, and offered up her place to stay at; Rune could borrow some of her clothes, even, and Tochi even offered to take her shopping for new ones. Of course, she did all this without ever consulting Morie, her sister whom she shared her room with, but Morie knew about Rune, so it was all fine, right?

Right!

Again without ever discussing this with Morie or even just waiting for her to get home in the first place, Tochi went to work in setting up a place for Rune to sleep in their shared room, moving things around, some of them Morie's, trying to make it look as inviting and idol friendly as possible. The two of them were going to have so much fun, and for once, Rune would be able to enjoy the rhythm games at the arcade without Tochi having to sneak her in, too!

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity too long, Tochi had set together a decent-looking living space, if she did say so herself. Now all that was left to do was wait...

The doorbell rang, and Tochi eagerly rushed to answer. There was only one person who that could possibly be, after all, and she was very excited to get to have her over. Kalani had previously dumped dropped Rune off at her house a few times before, but that was when Rune was a cat- otherwise, their communications tended to be of the online variety.

Throwing open the door (because she was the only one home anyway), Tochi immediately moved to embrace the cat-turned-human in a big hug. "You made it!" she cheered, glad to see that Rune's sense of direction hadn't been affected by the whole... whatever it was that was happening.

"I set up a spot for you in my room, and you can borrow some of my clothes, too!" she told Rune, "We're going to have so much fun- we should totally visit the arcade tomorrow, and we should get you some cute clothes of your own..."

Tochi rambled on, listing all the things the two of them could do while Rune was staying with her, not once stopping to think about what Morie would think about all of this.

The Shimotsuki household was moderately spacious, enough to accommodate three young adults and their hobbies, though Morie and Tochi shared a room with each other, if only out of shared hobbies and their close (sisterly) bond, which admittedly was waning over the years. Still, it was big enough for the family, and big enough to temporarily board one cat-turned human... somewhat.

Well, technically with Rune sharing Tochi and Morie's room, things were bound to get somewhat cramped for the girls, but Tochi hadn't really given that much thought, only thinking about how she couldn't possibly allow Rune to be on her lonesome in the spare room. After all, what if something happened in the middle of the night, to where Rune needed Tochi's help? Also, it just didn't seem right for two close friends to stay in different rooms, not when all of Tochi's recording equipment was in her and Morie's room.

"I picked out a few outfits for you already, but you can take a look in my closet and pick out anything you like!" she told Rune, as she beckoned her further into the house, and towards her room, "Oh, but first, are you hungry?"

"You're in luck, then!" Tochi exclaimed happily, "My big bro's a really good cook, so we always have plenty of food to eat."

Kiro, admittedly, wasn't home at the moment, no doubt spending time over at his girlfriend's family's home, but seeing as he did a lot of the cooking around the house, there were plenty of leftovers she could feed Rune. Honestly, Tochi felt bad for her feline friend- surely, as her bonded senshi, Kalani should have provided Rune with more to eat?

Well, that was one thing they'd have to rectify while Rune was staying with her.

Opening the door to her room, Tochi showed Rune inside. As the sisters shared the room, there was a clear split between whose side belonged to who, with Tochi's having a loft bed with a mess of fairy lights and a canopy, with her desk and computer underneath. Star charts and maps covered the walls on both sides of the room, but Tochi's notably also had collectible posters and photo cards, as well as a board where she hung various keychains and charms.

Morie's side... was more sensible looking, more tidy and looking more like it belonged to someone who spent a lot of time studying, with books neatly arranged on bookshelves. However, in the interest of making a space to set down a futon mattress for Rune to sleep, Tochi had shoved some of Morie's furniture to the side, and haphazardly stored some other things away in the closet and assorted other places other than their room. She would, as usual, receive an earful from Morie for doing all this without consulting her first, but that was the furthest thing from Tochi's mind at the moment.

"Here's my room! You just wait here- I'll heat something up for you!" Tochi told Rune.

It didn't take long before Tochi returned, a plate full of food in hand, and humming a cheerful tune. "I brought... curry rice~♫" she announced, offering the plate to Rune, "It's really good- big bro's cooking is the best!"

Gosh, what would she do without Kiro? He was probably going to pop the question to his girlfriend one of these days, and as much as Tochi loved the concept of a fairytale happy ending, everyone living happily ever after, the thought of him moving out wasn't a pleasant one!

"After this, we can have dessert, and then... it's dressup time!"