Q3: "What's something about your partner that annoys the hell out of you?"
Loretta: He sweats peach. Like, magically. It's cute… until you're trying to meditate and your altar smells like a fruit basket had a meltdown.
Q4: "Would you have ever told her about your job if she hadn't found out?"
Kaito: ...Eventually. Maybe after a kid or two. Or when she started glowing weird during a thunderstorm. Whichever came first.
Q5: "What would you have done if she'd walked away after learning the truth?"
Kaito: Let her go. Then shadow her from a respectful distance to make sure she got home safe. I'm dramatic, not a stalker.
Q6: "Has anything like this ever happened to you two before?"
Loretta: Nothing this big. I mean, there was that haunted spa weekend — but that was more ghosts and less emotional damage.
Q7: "Are the chimes actually made from people?"
Kaito: No. Yes. Sort of. They remember people. Like old songs in bone. But they only ring when I ask nice.
Q8: "If you could invent a magical weapon, what would it be?"
Loretta: Combat heels that shoot web like a spider. Fashion and function.
Q9: "What's your biggest regret?"
Loretta: Ignoring my dreams. I was born caul-touched, but sometimes you pretend not to see what's chasing you 'cause it's easier than running.
Q10: "What's the one secret you refuse to talk about?"
Kaito: The thing in the well under the seventh inn we stayed at. And no, I won't explain that.
Q11: "Did you train with demons?"
Loretta: What kind of backhanded question—depends on your definition of 'train.'
Q12: "Would you ever switch powers for a day?"
Kaito: Only if I get a warning label first. Her aura work could knock out a ghost tank.
Q13: "Do you two ever fight about the past?"
Loretta: Not about it. Around it. Like tiptoeing through a minefield made of old lovers and bad contracts.
Q14: "Are you afraid of becoming the villain in your own love story?"
Kaito: I'm more afraid of becoming a footnote. Or worse — a moral.
Q15: "What's the weirdest thing about your relationship?"
Loretta: Probably that we communicate better during combat than over dinner.
Q16: "Would you ever give up your powers for them?"
Kaito: I was born Sonter. My power isn't something I wear — it's what I am. I'd die before I gave it away. But I'd kill to keep her safe.
Q17: "Are either of you immortal?"
Loretta: Define immortal. Spiritually? Cursed? Legally? Emotionally? We're working on it.
Q18: "How would you describe your dynamic in one line?"
Kaito: She's the storm, I'm the warning.
Q19: "Do you think your love is toxic?"
Loretta: No. Not for us. We don't trauma-bond. We survival-sync.
Q20: "Would you ever retire and just live a normal life together?"
Both: Absolutely not. Normal is how people end up haunted.