Thx U, Next. [Meiko & Hanako]

Gossip Queen, she liked it, but she had to be very cautious, exactly the reason why she tried to hide her baby bump, which was difficult if she was fourteen weeks pregnant but she had changed her hair with a good looking wig, eye contact and the like. There was a lot of things she had to consider and to play this game very strategically, "You look lovely," She said to LavenderFlower considering her outfit and the fact that she had to mind that, a wonderful dress indeed. She wondered why the girl looked familiar but dismissed that quickly, for now. "Well, I would not mind having a partner in crime to gossip with. My name is Hanako, that probably talks better than usernames or titles and I had a few questions, you see the chat we are both in is so interesting, yet I only hear the words, never the deeds." 

She did not want to talk about it, but to play it safe and that was of utmost importance, she had to play the full game. Even if there were things she did not want to hear. "I remember weeks ago that we talked about that strange, silly incident in December. I am sure you remember." She waved it away, "Blame my job that makes me curious, I would rather not write an article about it, my readers deserve to read something new." She took another sip of her mocktail and looked at the girl opposite her, "Oh how rude, do you want something to drink, should we order that first?" Tactics were everything, telling LavenderFlower that she was just that, just a girl to talk to, some sort of friendly bonding. Just getting information, she needed information, she needed to be able to have information to blackmail. 

"I mean I just want to make sure that you understand that everything you say and I hope also what I say, will stay between the two of us." She smiled, trying to look confident. Holding the glass with both her hands to restrain her from doing what became a habit, holding her hand on her bump. Her mind wondered, well it was kind of obvious which one she had to be if she remembered Macabre her saying, the girl was clearly not missing an eye. Maybe it was a coincidence. Maybe she should ask G. 

She was just being honest, the combination of LavenderFlower her hair and the dress, it was a perfect thing. She had to say it, especially if she wanted something out of her, ready to just get the information she needed, It was a hard task, but thank god she got a right memory and just remembered what Kazuto was doing. He was a thorn in her eye, especially considering her short list of people that knew who she really was and pretending to be. Rin, what fun thing, she met a Rin before but this time it would not be for an article, it would be about her own life. She twirled a piece of blonde hair around her finger. Very weird to see, she just did not want to think about it all the time and that's why she tried to think about herself to just keep that neutral expression on her face, a small smile to just get going. She had to show not to care about Haruuhi, even though she did, she had no idea how much Rin knew but that was the best she could do. 

She waved her hand for a waiter to bring her the mojito that Rin wanted before leaning on her hand and look at Rin, she wanted to know too much, she barely had any time to contain her excitement for her plan, maybe she was one step ahead. "Well, I wondered first about if you knew people from the Underground chat, I don't have to know names, but I am interested in one person particular. Remember Devils Advocate?" She mused softly, twirling her straw in the glass as she looked at Rin. "He told in the channel that the reason of that kidnapping was because the father I suppose, G? He beat you." She had to keep her face very neutral now, "I hope you are alright, but I saw you immediately said it wasn't so. See I don't think anyone else read it at that point and I am not really interested in whose fault it is, I simply wonder if you know him and consider him trustworthy or not. After all if it's true, and again I don't care, I think he can't be trusted with any information." 

At first she was disappointed, she was lying. This had to be the girl. There was no other Lavander, even if she was a utuber, Hanako did not care. She had checked and again and again the only Lavender with the word in her name was the one now sitting opposite her. How did she... it was probably not so surprising that she knew his name. She took a sip of her drink and coughed when Rin said sexy vigilante. Hot... dreamy. She held her hand up to touch her invisible bump, don't do it. But she had to. Hot and dreamy but hers! She tried to laugh but it was hollow, "Oh I am sure." Her mind wandered back home and she tried to focus on the conversation. So, she knew, that only made the now-blonde consider that Rin was hiding who she really was. Want to touch ey, she probably already did! 

It made her mad, it made her so ridiculous angry. The green monster screaming at her, crying that she did have to pull her hair, kick her away, but she could not do that, she was vulnerable, she was quirkless. This woman was getting at the blood under her nails. She wanted to strangle her. "I am glad to hear it wasn't you. I mean isn't he known to be violent?" Play the dumb blonde. don't get attached. Don't tell, but she still had not removed her hand. "Don't we all indeed fancy to touch the number one vigilante. He has a mystery and dangerous air around him but as much as I would like to talk about someone so attractive, I am looking for information on the Devilsadvocate, you don't have anything to gossip?" I want to know who offered Haruuhi as a solution! As a payback, she wanted to have something in her hands, not literally, but to be able to use, to protect herself and to just know how to get there, how to find a possible punishment. How to get rid of him. 

She wanted to curse. She had not lifted her hand, "More like not eaten enough all day." She said and dropped it, "Fancy a bit of a bite?" She was definitely not hungry but rather that than looking weak with a pregnancy or her stomach ache, which was none existing. She waved again her hand and ordered some hors d'oeuvres before waving the boy away again. She wanted to get information, she did not need this girl to know exactly who Devil's advocate was. She knew it was Kazuto, he had proven that point and the username was too good. He had talked to her as if old friends, patronizing as he had done before. "Oh, that's a shame, I wish to know a bit more about him, I am not interested in his name or face, I am interested in his role." But she was probably getting too dangerous close to a world that she did not even understood and that might be too dangerous to jump into. 

However, she was blindsighted, she was being ridiculous but if it was him, and that was dumb there were so many people out there but... she needed to, he seemed to know too much, he seemed to talk when silence was the answer and that might make it worthy to try, maybe this girl knew. That meant she was associated and thus Hanako had to be careful. On chat, which chat? "Oh I might have some other juicy stuff but first, do you know from any chat, if he sold out the girl to well, youknowwho?" No. The answer was no. It would be too high of a coincidence, this made no sense. But she needed something. He knew too much! 

She leaned backwards and took a bit of the olives on the table, they at least tasted good enough for her. "As for the juicy stuff, I wonder what you find juicy. All I have is the articles I write and the network that basically works for me and I don't have to pay them." She grinned, as if she had nothing to hide but she should play Rin as much as she was playing her. 

Fine, now she had to eat all by herself while not being hungry. Wonderful strategy Hanako. She wrapped her hands around the glass to not make the mistake again and took a sip while listening to Rin's reply. She may know. She may know more but she knew that she was talking about Thundershock, Hanako did not care for information about him, she had another plan for that. Wait, no, he was really working for Thundershock? She stared at the girl, her mind had been rambling again, that was ridiculous, he had an office, he earned enough, she did not like to date cheap ass people until, well another story. There was something about herself that she was hiding? Yes well obviously, enough things, her looks for starters, her baby as followed and well if her thoughts were right. 

But how to know the real deal if she did not play that game as well. "How do I know you tell me your deepest darkest secret as well?" She said with an amusing smile, they both were thinking the same game, so she should play it. Too many dark secrets that were not secrets for the entire society but for this woman whom she wasn't sure if it was her or not. She was too obsessed, too paranoia, so it was time to play that game even more dangerously. "I dated the man who calls himself devil's advocate, I cheated on him, with a one-night-stand with nobody less but G." Even Gil did not know, she did not dare to tell him, she had never cheated before, it wasn't a one night stand, albeit at that moment it was a one-afternoon-stand. "So yes, very fancy... to touch." She took another sip, the ball was rolling towards her and it was only a matter of seeing how this game would unfold. Probably Rin understood why she wanted some juicy information about Kazuto, only to be able to get rid of this blackmail possibility. If she was smart enough, she would understand that the advocate knew her title. She would only not know, that Hanako was hiding her identity. Enough Rin's in Tokyo but enough Hanako's as well. 

Okay, to the devil's man secret. For god sake spill the beans! She thought to herself but even Hanako knew that society did not work like that. They had not given each other's surnames, they obviously did not trust each other. Her knuckles turned white as Rin confirmed what her paranoia had taught her, what it had not told her was that G cheated on Rin with her. In 2072 if they were dating for the full year, they slept together in September. Naughty. Her eyes remained neutral, her lips sealed. The green haired hussy, the one that lost her eye. Macabre had told her, that made this one... Yes, Rin exactly replied as what Hanako expected, she wanted him back. The start of wanting to touch him, sexiness, the comment about regaining his love. The best thing to say to hit the hornets' nest was to tell her right here, right now: 

I am pregnant with his child. 


But she was Lady Scandal, not Hanako Mizuki right now and that dangerous game, which was far dangerous for her than Rin might realize might make it that she had to be careful and considerate. No, she had to figure out what was juicy enough because apparently, this wasn't. She actually guessed that this one would not be good enough either but showing off her own influence, without the use of anyone else might something to poke Rin's ego. Else she would use the last asset that she dared to give, any information about G needed to stay hidden, that included their relation, engagement and thus their little one. She took a sip as if she had nothing to fear but her eyes glanced at the ring on her finger as if the girl would ever guess. Her now-brown eyes turned back to the girl, "Hm that is rather interesting, that man is everywhere isn't he." It was the most casual thing she could say, what else to expect probably of the top vigilante. "He owes me a favour, you see, I was the one that stopped spreading the name of Bucket, the one who kidnapped the kid. He was first on my doorstep to beg me to do so, rather ironic if you ask me." She was trying to see it as a mocking thing, portraying that instead of how much in shock she was and how she waited up all night for him to call her to make sure that they were both alright.