/jp/ - Otaku Culture

“These big round and noisy barrels are the PERFECT disguise! Nobody affiliated with those wretches on the other side will ever see or hear us coming!” Rikako clamored to her friend group with benefits.

“W-”

“Hold that thought! Lemmie add the finishing touch!” Rikako exclaimed. She then quickly pulled out a piece of paper with dirt cheap knotted strings to help keep it hung and stuck it to her barrel. It had the words “DON’T LOOK IN HERE” written on it.

“There we go! Now, it’s perfect.”

Lemontene and Ruukoto looked at eachother in confusion. Well, looked at eachother as much as two people crammed in separate hollow cylindrical containers could reasonably do.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Asakura. But I’m afraid I do not understand your proposition here. Barrels are already an odd choice for a disguise, but how will that sign help with anything?” Ruukoto asked.

“It may sound stupid, but recent studies have shown that doing odd setups like this, which normally outs yourself immediately, actually seem to increase your levels of inconspicuousness nowadays. Apparently it has to do with reverse-psychology and how looking so suspicious actually makes you loop back around on the scale so nobody bothers to take you seriously, and thus never actually get properly investigated for anything. I read about it in vogue.”

“...That’s a bigger answer than I was expecting!” Ruukoto said in a surprised tone. “I still cannot compute the use of such loud and obnoxious barrels. But I guess that’s kind of the point. However, is there anything preventing us from just attending normally? It’s a party, afterall.”

“WUH BUWUH!?! Absolutely not! They’ll recognise us immediately. We’d be sniffed out in record time!” Rikako squawked.

“...Apologies if this comes across as harsh Mrs. Asakura, but I don’t think anybody currently attending this party proper even knows who we are or that we currently exist-”

“BENKEI NOOOOOOOO!”