Perhaps what I am called isn't really that important? As long as I still do what I believe in a name shouldn't matter. Thank you, I think I may have been getting too caught up in the specifics of the situation. A name shouldn't keep me from doing what I want to do--trying as had as I can. It hasn't stopped you after all.

Though, I suppose we could argue fault in what happened back and forth for a while and it won't get us anywhere. Maybe it would be best if we just blame the administrators?

[If Kariya won't let him take the blame for lying, Diarmuid is certainly not going to let the other man blame himself.]

The bet....

[His brow furrows. Some details of the experiment are starting to become more fuzzy than he would like.]

I can't remember the details of it right now. Is that normal? That memories get messed up after an experiment? I could remember before. I was teasing my roommate about it...

In any event, my roommate has also asked me to look in on Rin, so I have no problem with that. Aside from checking on you, checking on her was the other thing he asked me to do.

[Diarmuid pauses again, still thinking about the bet. It really bothers him that he can't remember it. Then, suddenly, the memory is there.]

Ah...that's right. I had made a habit of playing fetch with the restaurant, but it had gotten boring. To spice things up, we were going to see who could retrieve their item first with the loser being forced to be the other's servant for the week. I-I actually forfeited. I had another game in mind. One that could only be played with him in control of me.

[He turns away, face coloring in shame.]