week one | overflow

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you're all animals


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[haircared]

Yeah, I like Kat, too. And Sanji... his food tastes so freaking good.

[ This is a major factor but not the only. Anyway. ]

But I'm like you, I get along with everybody. Mostly. I gotta think about it some more.

[ There's a few sticklers, he's not gonna lie, but he doesn't feel too pressured to force himself to befriend them. This protag is fine not being chummy with every single person. ]

[singurarity]

So why me? Like, I know we get along and everything, and we both kind of came here to get a breather [ among other reasons ] but... is it because we've been working well together?

[ Listen... Ritsuka, despite being on this show about romance, has largely been focusing on everyone else's romance, and has just been happy to make friends-- ]

[haircared]

Well, yeah, sure. But I don't see this as work.

[ He waves a hand at the space around them, referring to the whole game. If she's thinking that this is because he thinks they're good co-workers at the office, that's not it. ]

I told you, I wanna get matched with a friend, so isn't it obvious I should pick from those? [ Shrug!! ] Out of the other choices right now... you're probably the one I trust the most.

[ Her and Sanji, probably, just based on personality. She's working hard towards their goal and already knows a bit about the situation he just came from, so that makes it easier for him to relax around her. He doesn't mind admitting that — it's very rare for him to hide or choke down his own feelings, even if they might embarrass him. ]

[singurarity]

[ Somehow, it isn't surprising at all that it isn't "because you're cute" or "you're really my type", which she'd pretty much expected because as Josuke said, he doesn't really think that way. It's almost a relief, and Ritsuka laughs before she can help it.

Not at him, but she does feel a little better about this whole thing. ]

Yeah, well--I trust you too. There's some things I'm... not really ready to talk about, and it might not be the best thing for anyone to hear, but I feel like at the very least, I can tell you about it one day.

[haircared]

Come on, don't make it sound so ominous...

[ He complains, dryly, not even wanting to think of what surprises may be in store. Fishing a comb out of his jacket pocket, he goes about fiddling with his precious hair. Well, she'll tell him when she can tell him — until then, he'll just have to wait patiently. That's fine by him. ]

[singurarity]

It's definitely gonna scare you off.

[ Blithely. ]

[haircared]

I don't know. I've seen some crazy shit over the last few months.

[ Like rats that melt people.... ]

[singurarity]

I'd say "bet I could top it", but you know... not really the challenge I had in mind with our next bet. And I don't think I'd feel happy winning it, either.

[ Just a feeling. ]