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[boneface]

[ he's listening to her and feeling flustered but cool about it. he wants to say that he didn't expect this to happen just because he said that though but... hey! whatever!

but then anna reveals that. she heard his line and he. pauses. ]

... Huh?

[ screeeeeching to a halt. ]

W-Wait, you heard that?!

[makeine]

Heard what?

[ innocent ]

[boneface]

[ anna...... ]

T-The thing I said. To Wednesday. You heard that?

[ he is just a little guy........ who tried to flirt with his potential gf ]

[makeine]

Oooh, what'd you say? Was it something cool? Romantic? Hahaha, just kidding! There's no way you could pull off something that'd make a girl's heart skip a beat!

[ letting go!!! to slug him in the arm!!! ]

Anyway, remember that this is just the first day of your time together! There's plenty still to learn! To experience! To talk about! And it's a choice, every time! Remember that! And come visit! I want all the hot goss about you two!

[ she's really moved on from her slip. ]

[boneface]

[ okay... okay, maybe he heard her wrong then. he'll just... move along and pretend he didn't hear her! it's fine! ]

I— ow.

[ ouch??? the punch?? he is at the mercy of such abuse from anna. ]

I'm going to make it count! There's still a lotta do! Imma take her on a d-date. It'll be cool, real cool.

[ asjklfjhdjlgkdh???? internally, tho. ]

And I still wanna hang out here! This is where everyone is anyway. So, like, I gotta. Plus, gotta keep an eye on you-know-who.

[makeine]

Oh, yeah. Him. Don't worry, I've got your back there. We had a little spat and I totally get what you mean now.








[ yeah? ]

[boneface]

[ a...... spat. wait, what. he looks kind of alarmed then and very sincerely — ]

Are you okay?

[ akechi wouldn't hurt anyone out of nowhere though, he thinks? he's more the bide his time type. ]

[makeine]

Perfectly fine. It's his ego that got bruised, not mine.

[ she gives a little fist pump!!! ]

I can take care of myself! Guys don't scare me, especially ones that think shoujos are nothing but sunshine and rainbows!

[boneface]

[ THAT'S. NOT GOOD, ACTUALLY? bruising the ego of someone who might murder you for doing that. though he's not sure if akechi still wants to kill people. he gets the feeling he did it because of shido, not himself?

but he's still not a great guy. he looks very Concerned for a moment before he listens to the rest of what he says and the pivot to shoujo mangas is... a pivot. but he's getting used to these pivots with anna. ]

Ain't they about love and like, personal growth and shit? It's — it's that slice of life shit that makes you cry when you're least expecting it!

[ sage nod. he would not say he is a shoujo reader but lbr he probably does read shoujos lowkey. ]

[makeine]

[ she doesn't know he's a guy who holds grudges...

anyway

anna

is

gripping his hands. so tightly now. ]

Sakamoto-kun. No, Ryuji-kun. You are far more mature than I thought you were. Even I can admit when I'm wrong, okay? You're more of a man than Akechi-kun.

[boneface]

[ oh, they're gripping hands again. okay! his hands are at least, not sweaty at all. ]

Oh.

[ hahaha.... he's blushing. ]

T-Thanks? Yeah! Uhm. Thanks for... comin' around on me, I guess. That's really nice of ya.

[makeine]

Well, I'm a nice girl.

[ she tries to be, anyway.

a shake of their hands and then she'll let go. ]

Wednesday-chan likes gothic horror and mysteries. You should read a couple, or ask for recs.

[boneface]

[ ryuji rn

BUT OKAAAY. ]

Okay, yeah. I can do that. Uh.

[ mysteries....... like sherlock holmes? is this why wednesday called him watson??? the mystery deepens. ]

I asked Ritsuka too but where — where do you think I should take her out on a date?

[makeine]

Bookstore! Haunted museum! Shopping! She's actually pretty fashion-forward, but allergic to colors -- make sure you keep that in mind when you buy her gifts. Let's see... maybe a walk in the park right after a storm, and movies aren't a bad idea either. You should find out what kinda things she likes to watch.

[ hmmm. ]

You should bring her places you like too, though. There's no better way to get to know someone than by showing them parts of yourself!

[boneface]

[ Wow, these are actually great ideas?! He was worried she'd make fun of him or give him grief for asking but no...! She's helpful.

So, he notes all these down in his head and nods, considering it. ]

I was considerin' doing something really Japanese, like taking her to an old castle or something. But maybe we can also hit up Shibuya? She'd prolly like shopping there.

[makeine]

[ mean????? she's a nice girl???? she wants to support their future as best she can?????? also wednesday is one of her best friends. ]

An old castle would be so fun! And Shibuya too... Oh! I know it's a little [ four hours ] far off, but if you're willing to train hop with her, Toyohashi's got some great places to check out! Like Nonhoi Park! It's a pretty good date spot, especially as an all-day thing!

[ she's definitely not pitching the place she lives ]

[boneface]

[ this is also why ryuji does not want to hide away in the honeymoon suite now that he's got his match. because the girls are all friends!! and he wants them to stay friends. uwah, girl friendship...

he supports this.

but there's an oddly suspicious look because he is pretty sure she must be pitching where she lives but he'll nod. ]

I guess we can pop up to Yoshida castle? Okay, yeah! I ain't ever been to Nonhoi Park but I heard it's cool. I wonder if she likes animals...

[makeine]

She had a pet scorpion once, so I don't see why she can't like other things.

[ creepy crawlies get to be kinda cool when they're big. ]

[boneface]

[ why does this news not faze him even a little...... of course wednesday had a pet scorpion ]

Yeah, alright. There's gotta be some kinda... big ... predator animal she'll be into at the zoo.

[makeine]

There's all kinds of big predator animals! Like lions, tigers, all kinds of bears, hippos, polar bears, otters... A huge botanical garden, a museum, and plenty of rides! It's basically your one-stop shop for a date!

[ ...

so, source: her? ]

[boneface]

[ Just. Gonna stare at her curiously and then ask — ]

How many times have you gone on a date there?

[makeine]

[ ............... ]

A few times! It's pretty popular among people our age, you know?

[ she hasn't had any actual "dates" there, mind, ]

[boneface]

[ He genuinely didn't mean it as shade to imply she hadn't gone there. He just assumes she must've gone there a bunch to know it so well. So, he completely believes her when she says she's gone a few times. ]

Yeah, I guess so. I live in Tokyo so it's more about going to Shibuya or Ikebukuro or somewhere like that.

[ But! He's trying to expand his horizons! And he wants to take Wednesday out somewhere ~~~special~~~. ]

So. Zoo, castle, shopping. Sounds like a pretty good date.

[makeine]

[ no, it's okay... she's just thinking about how both times, it was with the literature club... not an actual date... she hasn't been on one before, thinking about it... she can't let anyone know... she's having a lot of firsts, here... ]

Right? You're totally welcome. Ritsuka-chan and I'll happily take all the deets when you get back and you're begging to tell anyone how good of a time you had.

[boneface]

[ First date for Anna! First date for Anna!!!!! ]

G-Geez, ya don't have to make me sound do predictable...

[ but that's 100% what's going to happen, so. ]