[im in tears okuni now has someone her size she can bully and he's her brother's boyfriend

She does pause in rolling her sleeves though, because now it's her turn to be visibly confused. She really did think she had Chuuya's number here -- a THIEF -- but a thief who'd pretend not to know Baren would not think he remembered her, unless he was like

very bad at being a thief.]

There's no point in asking me. I don't remember anyone unless they're impressively foolish, vaguely interesting, or sufficiently useful.

[Okuni follows that up with a and unless they're from Oumi, and I would absolutely remember a dog like that in the village. Then, she frowns, because clearly there is some like -- weird mind reading thing going on, or whatever?? there are thoughts she can hear from Chuuya? She'd feel exhausted if she wasn't so focused on Chuuya's EARRINGS]

That is... Unless you're one of those? You know, those strangers that follow my brother and me around for shameful reasons.

[is chuuya a Stalker? maybe he has like... a twin fetish. That would explain everything.]