"It sounded like you needed to hear it. Geez," Kise whined, mostly exaggerated. "I can't win!"

Kise might drop in less for the immediate future, but he'll behave exactly as always when he does. But Kuroko doesn't need to know that. He might have his agent book him some more. To keep busy until the pain goes away. That's what the Kise family does.

"Don't tell Aominecchi about the phone sex part," he said. "Or Kagamicchi, since telling one is like telling the other. And I don't want Aominecchi to make fun of me for it. I might actually have to punch him in the face if he does."