puppycrush2 | week one

Women's intuition! Has more weight in this place! Than some dumb detective's! Realism's got no hold when it comes to romance! You're supposed to hope for the best, not prepare for the worst!

[ CHOMPING!!!!!!!! ]

Haha, that's not how this works... There's a lot at stake at the end of the day and we can't just go with wishful thinking and this, uh, intuition of yours...

Naturally, I hope for a success.

[Naturally. Of course. All the best. Thoughts and prayers. Happiness for all. If these two are a match he might actually be physically ill.]

[ and he'll be the one eating wasabi!!!!!!! ]

While thinking they're a total mismatch and expecting failure?! Get real! I know what you are! If you wanted in on his girl, you shoulda spoken up!

[ hello? ]

Your assumptions really aren't appreciated. I don't feel strongly about anyone here. There's no girl to be stolen. To have feelings for someone after a few days would be...

A little silly, right?

[Pathetic, actually.]

[ ................................

she's standing up on this godforsaken couch-- ]

What do you know, you--!

[ wobble wobble please she needs support ]

Love sparks all the time! All it takes is a thoughtful gesture! Or a kind word! You don't know what might trigger it! Sure, maybe it's not long-lasting, maybe it's just infatuation or a crush or something like that--!

But it's still love! And there's nothing silly about it! It takes a lot of courage to say something to someone! More than some dumb celebrity who's never had the chance at it could know! Read some shoujos and learn a thing or two from the people inside!

Love is just hormones. A rush of dopamine to the brain that makes it feel good. That makes you think all sorts of things.

I read real books not fantasy.

[He sighs.]

I apologize for upsetting you, Anna-san. My deduction was that a match was unlikely which is a valid assumption. We're trying to win, after all, and need to face the facts that not everyone we like will be our match. I, of course, want them to succeed because that means we're closer to winning. But I also like to remain realistic because I live in the real world and not a fantasy land that's full of hearts and rainbows... like a shoujo.

[ fantasy?

fantasy??????? ]

You've never read one a day in your life if you think that's all they are! They're stories of heartbreak and trying again! You root for the main couple despite every obstacle in the way! They fall off the path, they get back on, there may not be the highest stakes in stuff like that but it's so realistic it could make you cry!!!!!!!

[ panting.......... pointing down at him. ]

It's not just hormones. You should give it a shot. Being in love with someone. Even if it's not here, not now, you should try. Because it's the greatest feeling in the world to be content just sitting next to someone you love.

[ He should be watching the screen right now, but goddamn... these two are stealing the show here. ]

[Arguing about this is stupid. She's delusional. A lost cause. But he knew that from day one.]

I've long accepted the fact that there's no one for me out there. Not here. Not anywhere. I'm here for my wish and nothing more. And I'm not interested in letting flights of fancy and romanticism get in the way of that.

If you're done being hysterical-- [He gestures towards the screen.] --the results should be in soon.

[ huh.

sakamoto might actually be right about this guy. anna's fingers curl into a fist

before they loosen again, and she levels a pitying look at him. ]

You're really pathetic, Akechi-kun.

[ before she plops back down to turn into mii-chan. hmph!!!!!! hmph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[Tell him something he doesn't fucking know.

Something else he knows is that this room is insufferable and full of insufferable people. He'll learn one way or another if this is a success. Right or wrong it's just in his best interest not to be here.

So he's just going to head out.]

[ It's going to take some time, to see the results and depending on how long it'll take before those two come back...

... But she'll go on an Akechi hunt in a bit. Does she have to start looking under beds-- ]

[He's not sleeping in the room with too few beds but either way he's on the balcony of one of the rooms in this place. The loud rambunctious celebration was eye rolling enough but he has no patience for bragging. The approaching steps don't sound like someone running in to say: I TOLD YOU SO in their obnoxiously pitched voice. But neither are they appreciated.

He's not annoyed at being wrong. It was a matter of odds and somehow the lame horse won. These things happen. There's good to this. It means Ryuji leaves which is very excellent. Less excellent is Wednesday leaving who one of the few people, especially now, that was worth speaking to.

God he hates people... Especially teenagers...

Needless to say should Ritsuka approach she will not be acknowledged. Not without being spoken to first.]

[ Well, what else is new. Not everyone is going to be open for conversation.

But still, here she is, stepping forward all the way to lean on the balcony and turn towards him. ]

It's a little less spotlight-y here.

[God damn it.

Deep inhale. A roll of the shoulders.]

Haha~ It's also quiet. I had a feeling this was going to be a rambunctious group.

[ Sucks to put up a fake front, doesn't it-- ]

Are you more the type who needs silence every once in a while? Maybe we should start assigning you "mandated Akechi-kun breathers."

[I wish I was writing limericks again TBH. And yes.]

Ha! that won't be necessary. I can certainly handle a little heat. I've been doing it almost all my life. Some things never change... I used to get into fights all the time as a kid trying to stand up for this or that or my mom.

And then I became fairly famous and felt the rises and falls in fame. This isn't so different. And sticking my foot in my mouth is also something I'm quite used to. Haha...

In the end popularity and friends. They don't really matter.

[And they certainly won't matter when all this is over.]

[ She's quiet for a minute, just listening. Standing up for his mom, huh... ]

Popularity doesn't mean much to me, either. So what does matter to you?

[That answer used to be easy. It was revenge. That was the only thing that could matter.

And then it was to be free. Free from insane doctors trying to make him a puppet on a string for the happiness of someone else.

What could it possibly be now? He's back. Again. But at least this time there may be a real chance to fly the coop. He wasn't asking her questions about world travel for no reason. If he can use that wish and just go somewhere else and start a new life and put everything behind him... Good.

He's also tired. Hells is he tired. The leaps and bounds of time passing while his existence fades in and out is irritating and migraine inducing.]

Nothing, really. [His shoulders shrug a little. He's being unusually honest but he is less inclined to play a part in this particular moment.] If we win I may figure it out. There's no point if we don't.

I don't think it's a bad idea to start figuring it out as we go. We've got a few weeks, after all. And I think having a goal makes whatever victories we get feel even better.

There's a bunch of people here, that we never would have gotten to meet otherwise. So maybe your goal until you figure it out can be seeing what you can learn from them. It doesn't have to be all of them, but just as a thought.

[ She raises a finger. ]

Or, since you're allergic to friends, we just become informants and you can teach me detective stuff and I can tell you about traveling.

[This was almost eye rolling inducing. Almost. She has him in the second half of all that and he glances her way once she's done. Despite how much of his detective career was fabricated there were still some things he did on his own merits. He has his own skill sets and he knows how to use them. He got pretty far on his own up until he finally ran across Shido.

There are things he can teach... Though it's a weird thing for him, of all people, to think. It may very well be worth what she's offering.

His gaze is both appraising and scrutinizing before his lips quirk upward just slightly.]

Sure. Why not.

[And he offers her a gloved hand so they can shake on it.]

[ Then she'll offer her hand with the Command Seals emblazoned on the back of her hand, grasping his hand for a firm shake. This is a different Akechi from before, but honestly, she kind of prefers this one. ]

Then I'll let you be for now. But Sanji's making cake, so at least try to nab some at some point, okay?

My fatal flaw is my sweet tooth so you don't need to worry about me not having a slice.

[He doesn't thank her. Though it's tempting to do so out of politeness sake. But also, it feels a little weird that someone came looking for him. It's probably to make sure that he remains on the level. No sabotage out of petty revenge for being wrong or anything like that. Please, he's not that mad... yet. Whatever the actual reason for her visit it feels like a decent enough deal was made. He'll see how it pans out in the weeks to come.]

[His heart skips a beat, and then he positions himself before the couch, off to the side and out of the heated argument between Anna and Akechi, with his arms up in case she falls.]

Ah, Yanami-san, watch out or you'll fall!

[ WOBBLE WOBBLE WOBBLE ]

Then catch me! I'm busy!

[ she'll be fine but thanks for the safety net ]

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