[Of course he does. Stop the performance midway, drop everything, and then look at Ranmaru like he's the dirt under his boot. That's the Ai Mikaze way — and Ranmaru can't really fault him for it at all, because it's the Ranmaru Kurosaki way as well. Sure enough, by the time Ai has actually turned to him, Ranmaru looks totally chill. Like he didn't just book it across the street and down a hill covered in loose sand to see Ai.]

[...Of course he would do this on a beach, Ranmaru realizes, belatedly.]

It just happens on its own.

S' not like I enjoy having guitar riffs blast through the room whenever I do anything.

[...He actually kind of does, but you know, whatever.]

When'd you show up?