I like how you portrayed the conflicting emotions for both of them at the start of this. It makes the mood go back and forth between tension and curiosity.

The part where Daisuke was unable to phrase his question and Satoshi being able to understand him anyway is the part that stands out as my favorite. Satoshi can have such a deep understanding of Daisuke, and I think that has the potential to make things easier for both of them.

Lastly, the line "It is one kind of practice that you would do better without" says so much without giving an overly detailed explanation, and that's why it's perfect for Satoshi to say.

All in all, very good chapter. ♥

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Nononononono! Update soon, update soon! I wanna figure out what happened with Satoshi, and how Risa was involved, and what Daisuke'll do to make it better, andandand.

...Yeah. D:

Good one. I can see this conversation happening quite easily...

Well written. Good read. Keep it up!

I'll admit right out that I'm one of those fans that likes to consider the possibility that Satoshi and Daisuke's relationship has the potential to go beyond friendship. (Also, I took a look at your profile and I acknowledge and accept your views, so no worries. ^_^)

However, I (like you) am fascinated by the different levels of their friendship alone. Although I like them as a pair, their bond strikes something so deep in me that they don't *need* to be. There are very few stories that describe these things accurately, or even have the two interact much at all if the focus isn't the stereotypical "Pair character A up with character B". It's almost always one extreme or the other.

So, thank you for giving this fandom such a wonderful gift that many people can enjoy and learn from. These chapters fascinate me, and I'm grateful for that.

(Also, I hope I didn't ramble too much. That tends to happen.)

*snort. suppressed giggle. Loud outright laughter* This is an utter win. I take it Dark has used this method to taunt the commander numerous times, coming from Satoshi's expectations?

Well written. Fun read. Keep it up!

Daisuke, Satoshi, a piece of advise: fresh apples actually wake a person up faster than coffee. You might want to try that with the coffee after the next heist...

Well written. Amusing read. I can see the truth in this...

...So Emiko has taken a slight liking for Satoshi-- or at least either sympathy or wants to make sure Dark continues to not have boring heists. I like it. And the threat was amusing to read.

I really like this. Well written. Onward for me.

... and so, Niwa wins.

"or, that is, people who he considered friends who would be friends if they would just give the idea a chance." Best sentence piece and description ever, win.

Love it. Good ending. Onward for me.

*giggles* I love the idea of the two of them getting into a popcorn fight. This is just WIN.

Well written. Onward for me.

AND this is way too cute. The popcorn-fight got me into a serious giggle-fit. And the secret-messages were absolutely adorable.

Love~ Please keep writing awesomely! :D

I forgot to say this before, but thanks for the updates! I'd love to see more. I like the idea behind this one with the secret messages and all and would be glad to see follow-ups. You had a couple of run-on sentences and the second and third paragraphs were a bit confusing. Otherwise, I enjoyed this one thoroughly.

I thought the last sentence was a bit out of place, but other than that it was good. I liked the bit about the coffee though, that was funny.

Great reaction from Satoshi. Again, great job.

I like this one, since it's about basically what you've been writing about in the past couple from specifically Daisuke's view. You might want to rework a couple of the sentences though because I found some of them to be a bit awkward, and it's more noticable in a shorter chapter.

I would say that this is less in character for Satoshi (and Daisuke for that matter) than your other ones, but I really liked it. The idea for it was creative and some of your lines were particularly witty.