Strawberry-Fuse Panic at the Council Desk

Chika

I thought the strawberry-fudge bomb was for the prez...

Roy Hazama

Bomb? It's a micro-mine. You weren't supposed to OPEN it.

Kaguya

She's already eaten half.

Chika

If it explodes in thirty minutes... do I get taller or just... scattered?

Roy Hazama

Timer's linked to your biorhythm—heart hits 120 bpm, it primes.

Kaguya

Currently 119. How nostalgic—like first love.

Chika

Love is war... but I just wanted dessert...

Roy Hazama

Hold this against the cake, count to five. Schedule saved.

Kaguya

Try not to sneeze—detonators hate slapstick.

Chika

One... two...

Roy Hazama

Forgot to mention—it also takes a photo for my client file.

Kaguya

Wonderful. Blackmail material for the next council election.

Chika

Four... f-five... but he's saying it! He's actually saying it!

Roy Hazama

Heartbeat's 124. Upload's stalling on emotional spike.

Kaguya

Turn it off. Turn it OFF.

Roy Hazama

Client override locked. Chairman's harvesting every millisecond of this.

Kaguya

My... my diary wasn't part of the contract.

Chika

Six... seven... this is the worst love confession ever.

Hologram Shirogane/Kaguya

I love— / I'll share my strawberry—

Roy Hazama

They're syncing. The chairman's creating a feedback loop.

Kaguya

Eight... nine... please—

Chika

Hachoo—TEN!

Roy Hazama

Sneeze protocol! Emotional data corrupted!

Kaguya

Delete it! DELETE—

System Voice

Upload... 99%... error... feelings... carbonated...

Chika

The president's confession... it was meant for me... but it was Kaguya's fantasy...

Roy Hazama

Chairman's gonna bill us for corrupted youth data.

Kaguya

He was going to confess... through a cake bomb...

Roy Hazama

Welcome to modern romance. Explosive and artificially flavored.

Chika

But he said he loves... strawberry. That's basically me. I'm strawberry.

Vending Machine

Carbonated Feelings: best served with denial. Thank you for your purchase.