I would apologize for my absence, but if I did then that would be at the beginning of nearly every chapter, so I'll just get right into the story.
"Dad?" Fuyuki asked when he finally found him, wandering through the base and taking notes, which was typical for him. Fuyuki remembered doing the same thing.
"Yeah, Fuyuki?" Haru asked, turning to his son.
"It's… about Giroro, Kioshii, and Natsumi," Fuyuki said. Haru sat down against a wall and motioned for Fuyuki to do the same.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Well…" Fuyuki sighed. "Giroro's liked Natsumi pretty much since he got here, if you hadn't noticed already."
"I'd gotten that feeling. I can't decide whether I hate it or love it," Haru replied.
"And… whether he meant to or not, Kululu might've been helping that along when he made Kioshii," Fuyuki continued. "Since they both have to take care of her, they're kind of growing closer and less awkward."
"Oh?" Haru asked. "I wouldn't have known anything was different. I haven't been around this as long as you have."
"Well… I may have a biased opinion, liking aliens and all, but I honestly think they'd be good together, you know?" Fuyuki said. "Anybody's better than that Saburo guy."
"She's still got a crush on that kid?" Haru asked incredulously. Fuyuki nodded with a sigh.
"Yeah, she does, and I think it keeps getting worse. About a month or two ago, she started trying even harder to idolize him. It's kinda freaky. Anyway, I know I shouldn't interfere, but part of me really wants to put a stop to that, that's all."
"Well, as her father, I still say she's too young for boys, but if I had to choose, I'd say you're probably right. Is there something you wanted me to help you with?"
"Uh… no. I just wanted to make sure I'm not crazy for thinking like that," Fuyuki admitted. "I'm not sure if there's anything we can do."
"Kukuku… I wouldn't say that," Kululu laughed, coming around a corner with a plate of curry. "You know I have video footage from all of our fun little misadventures, right?"
"It doesn't surprise me, why?" Fuyuki asked.
"We could just show her some of Giroro's 'moments' as I call them and let her figure it out on her own. Kukuku… I doubt it will make anything less awkward , though."
"That's true… but maybe if Natsumi finds out how Giroro feels about her, then she'll be more open to returning his feelings!" Fuyuki said.
"Kukuku… good luck with that. Here's my compilation of all the worthwhile Giroro moments," Kululu said, offering Fuyuki a CD.
"Let's enact your strange plan tomorrow, Fuyuki. It's starting to get late," Haru said. "Now how do you get out of here, anyway?"
I know this is a short chapter, but I had to address the Haru and Fuyuki conversation, and it's not really that long. Now I'm going to go back to Natsumi upstairs, and I'm not posting this chapter until the next chapter is also ready to post.