"Hahah! How easy it'd be to get in with just a costume, though - did you know that there's been studies on how simply wearing a lab coat or holding a ladder will trick people into granting access to areas that are off-limits to people that should not be there? The sheer confidence of the approach and the signifiers are a thief's perfect tools!"

Ichinose laaaaughed and laughed, like she'd brought up the funniest joke.

"Say - when the Phantom Thieves were gaining popularity, did you also end up watching a bunch of spy thrillers? Oh, and heist films! I had about two months where I went all in on those and I always wondered how much that sort of mythical gentleman thief swagger was what carried the Phantom Thieves through their missions and made them so successful. We culturally accept the concept that thieves are so clever and creative and even powerful in a way - thus maybe our belief in the Phantom Thieves gave them the ability to act the way they could, even before we were aware of the group in the news properly."

She really was bouncing from one thought to another, completely oblivious to the people around her, to the fact that Hamuko had stepped off the stage to grab a drink and some more sushi, that the Hasegawas were still nearby. No, she was drunk and having fun without a care in the world.