Kida hadn't received any news from any of his former gang members, and no news was typically good news--they would've said something if there was a Dollars or Blue Square meet-up. But his phone had been silent all night, no texts from anyone at all.

He wasn't sure if he should be relieved or suspicious. But then again, it was a holiday. Even jerks and gang-bangers celebrated the New Year.

And so Kida just gave a little laugh at Anri's last comment. "Ahh, no worries, no worries~ I'm sure he's just fine, Anri-chan! He's probably just being his usual uncool self, and didn't have the ~GUTS~ to show up tonight!"

Putting on a 'worried housewife' sort of tone and manner, Kida's face shifted into an (obviously fake and overdone) anxious expression, looking for all the world like the worried parent of a small child.

"I mean, it IS past his bedtime! Really, dear, we shouldn't've asked our son to stay up so late!"

As quickly as he'd put it on, Kida dropped the 'housewife' act, giving Anri a bright grin instead as he guided the both of them down the actually somewhat decently populated streets towards the Mitake Shrine.

"Heh, but enough about Mikado! He isn't here, so let's talk about you! Or me! Or best of all, US!" ♥