Takeru jolted upright like something had yanked him out of another world.
"…Huh?! What happened?!"
He blinked a few times, taking in the room, the people, the pizza boxes—
"…Oh."
A pause.
"…I fell asleep."
He rubbed the side of his neck.
"…Welp."
Then, completely casually—
"…I'm gonna go dye my hair real quic—"
"YOUR GONNA WHAT?!"
Gojo was instantly in his face.
Takeru leaned back slightly.
"…Re-dye my hair brown? Why?"
Gojo pointed at him like it was the most important issue in existence.
"…Dude!"
He leaned in closer.
"…You have sexy white hair like me! Keep it!"
He gestured broadly at himself.
"…How do you think I get my charm?! My incredibly good looking good looks and my white hair and blue eyes!"
A pause.
Then he added, completely serious:
"…We both have Six Eyes and white hair! Be sexy, dude!"
Hakari burst out laughing.
"…That's not a reason!"
Ryu smirked.
"…He's not wrong though."
Uro sighed.
"…This is not a strategic discussion."
Megumi pinched the bridge of his nose slightly.
"…Of course this is happening."
Yuji looked between them.
"…Wait, is hair really that important?"
Kashimo tilted his head.
"…It does increase intimidation factor."
Higuruma stayed silent, clearly refusing to comment on "sexy hair logic."
Then—
a quieter voice spoke.
"…I think you look good with white hair."
Hana.
Silence shifted slightly.
Yorozu followed almost immediately.
"…Same."
Takeru blinked.
Megumi blinked.
Both of them slowly turned toward Hana and Yorozu with the same confused expression.
"…Huh?"
"…Huh?"
Gojo immediately grinned.
"…OOOOH."
Hakari leaned forward.
"…Oh this is getting interesting."
Kirara quietly sighed.
"…Here we go…"
Ryu raised an eyebrow.
"…That was fast."
Uro's eyes narrowed slightly.
"…Emotional alignment detected."
Yuta just exhaled slowly.
"…Let's not overcomplicate this…"
Takeru looked between them for a moment longer.
Then shrugged slightly.
"…Fine."
A pause.
"…I'll keep it."
Gojo immediately threw his hands up.
"…YES! CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!"
Takeru continued, calmer now.
"…And…"
He tilted his head slightly.
"…Do you two have a—"
He stopped.
Eyes flicked away slightly.
"…Uh…"
Another pause.
"…Never mind."
Megumi sighed quietly.
"…Just say it."
Takeru shook his head slightly.
"…No."
Yorozu tilted her head.
"…Say what?"
Hana blinked.
"…What were you going to ask?"
Takeru stared at the floor for a second.
Then looked away again.
"…Nothing important."
Gojo leaned back, laughing.
"…Oh this is gonna be fun to watch."
And for the first time in a long while—
it wasn't a battle that filled the room.
Just awkward silence.
And unfinished questions.