Another flourish, and the flower disappeared once more. "Thanks," Kaito said cheerily, despite the rolling of the eyes that had accompanied the compliment. He was going to choose how to take it, and he chose face value: a compliment was a compliment.

"You'll just have to see, won't you? A magician should never perform the same trick twice, and I'd rather save them for a larger audience... For the show. And hey, maybe we could just share it," he suggested.

He shrugged a moment later. "Wouldn't be as fun as competing over it, but it would be more enjoyable for the audience. You could do... whatever it is you do as my opening act."