puppycrush2 | week two

[Oh, if Ryuji wanted to land a date with Wednesday that she'd be really into, he's succeeded. Though she stands there seemingly unfazed at the entrance of the maze (after the two of them had been shoved in), looking tiny in her oversized black puffer jacket and holding a bottle of water, there's a cutting interest to her gaze that belies her excitement.

And, well. She does eventually crack a smile.]

This...

[She glances aside at Ryuji. The wall of corn stalks couched around them, tall and thick, shiver in the breeze.]

...will be terrifying.

[ Holyyyy shit. This isn't what he expected at all when he asked the producers for something spooky. He's never been to a corn field before! Of course, he's seen them in movies and shit — he has see Children of the Corn after all — but a true blue corn field with scary shit hidden inside? He... is honestly, a bit spooked.

But he's here! He's in his winter outfit and ready to do the thing. He shoves a water bottle into his coat pocket and looks up in time to see Wednesday crack a smile, grinning brightly back at her. ]

Oh yeah. We're gonna get spooked for real.

[ He takes a moment to take it all in, spinning in a circle for a moment as he looks at the corn stalks surrounding them. Damn. ]

Shit, I've never been in a corn field before. We don't have 'em in Tokyo. Should we just... pick a direction and start?

[NO THE WINTER FIT IS CUTE... They can be matchies with their puffer jackets.

He looks like he's Into It, bolstering her enthusiasm, which was already pretty high. She turns her darkened (positive) gaze towards the stretch of the maze that greets them, as though to meet its challenge.]

It's a staple in certain horror novels. [She stalks off, water bottle still in hand, as expecting Ryuji to follow close behind.] From what I could tell before we entered, this one seems to take up many acres of space.

[Their first choice comes quickly: left or right. Wednesday turns left al;kdjfkja sorry she didn't even ask--]

[ THEY'RE MATCHIES!!! There is a high chance Ryuji has that thought too and tries not to be embarrassing about it. Ugh, it's cute, she's cute, he's so smitten.

He'll hurry on after her as she starts off into the maze, not even hesitating to follow. And when she makes the choice for them, he doesn't think twice about it either. Sure, left! He follows her that way too. ]

Yeah? I guess they're kinda scary in a way. Just... fields of corn, as far as the eye can see. No idea what's in it. Somethin' could pop out at any moment.

[ Which does make him frown for a moment and make sure he sticks close to Wednesday. They would make them do this at night, huh? He can hear rustling in the field around them, a crow off in the distance. ]

What d'you think we'll get first? Axe murderer or zombie?

[She hears it, too, the faraway caw of a crow and its wings flapping as it presumably takes flight, bothered by something or someone stalking through the maze. Wednesday's senses are hyperaware out of the excitement of something dreadful happening. This kind of thing is more her speed, and though she's aware it's all for show, there's still a thrill in knowing that something terrible could burst through the wall of corn stalks at any moment--]

I think... a zombie.

[A zombie's great for a jumpscare. However...]

An axe murderer is more of a "stalker" type of enemy. The kind that'll give chase throughout this maze, disappearing randomly and reappearing just when you think you have a moment of peace to yourself. Depending on just how intense this maze is supposed to be.

[Given how dramatic this all seems, she expects some level of thrill.]

[ Ryuji is also expecting a thrill and when Wednesday describes the axe murderer how she does, it makes him a little tense. There's probably people in this maze stalking them right now, aren't there? There's gotta be. It's at this thought that they reach another fork in the road and Ryuji looks to Wednesday for direction. ]

Zombies kinda... meander, yeah? You're totally right, the axe murderer will wait until we're super on edge to jump out and scare us. The zombie, we'll prolly stumble into ourselves.

[ A sage nod. So smart, so wise, this Wednesday. ]

[She is very smart! She believes this to be an unwavering fact, yes.]

That's right. Or it'll provide an extra obstacle for when we are being chased around. Blocking our path in these narrow "corridors."

[How exciting.]

In which case, I have a suggestion for us.

[ He looks immediately intrigued at whatever suggestion Wednesday is about to make, already game to agree with it. Unless it's splitting up... that seems like the thing you're not supposed to do in a horror movie.

Hm. ]

It's not splittin' up, is it?

[ Just gotta be sure!! ]

That would have been my suggestion with anyone else.

[The implication being that... she doesn't want to suggest the thrill of splitting up with Ryuji; that it defeats the point of the date. And maybe she doesn't want to stray from his side because of it (and perhaps other reasons.)]

No, let's see how fast we can rush through it. How many terrible "monsters" and "undead" we can have on our tail all at once. The idea's both comical and exhilarating; running for your life, but not entirely so.

[ Oh... doki, doki. His heart flips in his chest a little at the suggestion and he feels so warm all over. Who needs the puffy jacket when he has Wednesday's sweet(?) words!!

But the idea sounds really fun. Dashing through the cornstalks and trying to get chased by as many things as possible. He bounces a little on his feet and grins brightly. ]

Hell yeah, that sounds fun. Let's do it.

[Sweet words (Wednesday flavored)

A spark of excitement in her usually dark-eyed gaze when he agrees to it, and she nods curtly.]

On the count of three, then...

[She sticks her bottle of water snug in a coat pocket. It probably won't go tumbling out anything while they're sprinting. Probably.]

One, two... three!

[ He is also in the same puffy jacket water bottle predicament so at least they can figure it out... together! He tucks his water bottle away and gets ready to dash when she calls it, excitement and anticipation shooting through his veins now.

When they both dart off, he laughs, bright and merry and speeds down the path, following it and meeting her pace as well. When the path shoots off — left or right — he calls out to ask her which direction. ]

Left or right?

[ And when she makes it, he'll turn that direction. What's cool is that it won't take long for him to hear other footsteps hurrying after them, which scares him a little as well as make the adrenaline pump more. Wednesday was right. ]

[Of course she was right. Again: she's always right.

Speaking of right-]

We go right.

[And so down they go, rushing along in that direction, and she does begin to hear footfalls that are more than just hers and Ryuji's. She manages a glance back, unable to stop the smile from spreading across her face. Just behind them, they've already collected two "undead" who shuffle quickly in their directions, trailing behind.]

Look at our company, Ryuji!

[ Ryuji glances back when Wednesday calls for him to and he spots the two zombies, laughing in delight at their appearance. Oh, this is great. ]

You were right, the zombies appeared first. Now we need the axe murderer.

[ Or something else! He's trying to think of what else could pop out at them in a corn maze like this. Aliens might be too far out of left field. The axe murderer could be wielding a chainsaw instead. Hmm, so many possibilities. ]

[An axe murderer with a chainsaw... see, now that is #inspired.

Perhaps they'll find out sooner or later, but maybe even more exciting, it'll not go quite as smoothly as planned. Assuming Ryuji continues to keep on Wednesday's leading trail, they'll take another hard left up ahead, which leads down a long and turning corridor that... eventually leads to a dead end.

Wednesday skids to a stop, aware of all the hubbub behind her despite not turning around just yet, eyes narrowing at the wall of corn as though it's there to spite her.]

I see.

[ Oh, he was not expecting the dead end. Ryuji stumbles to a stop as Wednesday does and looks around for any exits that might be upon them. When he spots none, he looks a little chagrined. Okay, this is fine. They'll figure out a plan. He hears some moaning and groaning from the zombies coming up upon them and his heart beats a little fast. ]

They're just... actors, right? Not zombies for real?

[ Suddenly, he is a little worried about what's going to come after them. Anywhere else, he'd think, paid actors — it's fine. But here, he doesn't know if he can trust whatever this reality TV show throws at them. ]

week two | dates

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