puppycrush2 | week two

Anna and Minami have been shuffled off to...!

... A bouncy house facility!

Wow, there are so many things to bounce on here! There are bouncy houses and bouncy obstacle courses and trampolines and soft bouncy gloves to beat each other up with and--

--well, you get the idea.

Highlights:

- there is a little snack stand here too if you want roller rink snacks
- Nobody else is here so you don't have to worry about bouncing into small children
- You've got a full two hours for playing around!

[ wow. a whole bouncy area, just for them. this is so childish? thank god this is in no way a date-date because this is worse than even nukumizu's idea. she should see what tsukasa counts as an "adult date" sometime........

anyway even if minami would rather eat paste than be helped in any way shape or form by anna she ~does not care~ and even put in some minimal effort with her outfit...... it's just so bad that she REGULARLY WEARS SKIRTS AND THIS TIME IS NO DIFFERENT, HUH. ]

So. You're like, really a demon for real.

[ please. she's fitting on those soft bouncy gloves. ]

I just thought you were an overly edgy teenager with abandonment issues.

[ minami is dressed in white, his usual standard color of choice (left), as always with a chrysanthemum tucked somewhere on his outfit. this time, it's by his collar. ]

You can keep assuming that and see where that gets you. [ meanwhile he's inspecting the gloves, not putting them on yet. ]

No, I'm taking you seriously as my rival in love now.

[ for all that "love" means loosely. she taps the gloves together experimentally... she sees. very bouncy. ]

So I'll accept you being a demon or whatever, even if that sounds fake.

Ergh, gross.

[ that word gives him hives!

is he supposed to put these dumb gloves on... ]

So what's the point of inviting me out on a "date"?

I got some things I wanna work out.

[ ............. like information wise or frustration wise or

both?

anna watches him for a moment before tapping her gloves together again. ]

Put those on already. I'm not bouncing around with a skirt on, so this'll be good enough.

No. You can punch the air.

[ he'll do his own thing because he wouldn't mind bouncing around actually. which is what he starts to do because ngl

this looked like fun minus anna. ]

[ damn okay??????? she'll shadow box. and wait for a good moment to lunge at him but she's bad at timing in all aspects of her life she'll end up being bounced one way or another. soon. soon. ]

Thank God I know we never would've been a match -- you're way too childish for me. What makes you so sure Will-kun's yours?

[ he's... so... bouncy... just land for a second, dammit, she wants to SWING ON HIM ]

And you're too bossy for me. Who wants to really listen to you?

[ minami ignoring her stellar track record so far.

he's jumping real high and doing a flip in the air because he can! ]

Cuz it makes sense. If I say why, does that matter? What makes you think you'd understand me even one bit?

[ face god this week when she's right. or laugh when she's wrong. she's got thoughts. ]

What makes you think I won't? Just because you're a demon? I mean, we like the same guy, so there's gonna be something we both understand. I'll tell you mine.

I don't like him, he's just what— [ launching himself even here on this jump. ]

—what I need. What the show thinks I need or whatever.

[ this is a noticeably different answer from last week but minami is temperamental first and everything second. ]

[ that is a different answer. but it's almost a relief in comparison; this she can handle, him liking will... no. people liking others means they want that person to like them back and can use all kinds of tricks to make it happen. ]

Okay? And do you think so too?

I already said it, didn't I? It makes sense. Him or Ritsuka but probably him.

Okay, makes sense to you, but you've gotta explain why to others! They're not gonna read your mind, dude!

[ but those two, huh. hmmm. ]

I'll keep asking until you explain your logic. Unless it's something that can't be said... you know, in front of all this.

[ and he knows she's damn annoying. ]

Why? Go bug people who can't tell their ass from their face.

[ he has two choices! that's way better than a lot of people and i am sorry he is so rude. ]

[ it's fine she's rude too ]

I am.

[ ... ]

I don't know about need, but... Will-kun's the first guy that's actually, like, tried. With me.

[ she stares at the gloves, biting her cheek. there's a kind of mild frustration in her words, as soft as they are. ]

He's stupidly earnest and listens to me, not... in like a way where he's whipped because I'm "bossy" or whatever, but-- he does. And he's considerate of me in a way that not even my own childhood friend ever was. Like he's actually looking at me.

[ even in the short span of time they'd known each other now, that... was true. if it's not too rash to think so... it feels like they clicked in a way that made her feel like she's known him longer than a week and some days. even if there's still a lot to learn on both sides.

she

feels so happy and spoiled, and is it even right? they're both supposed to be doing this for a kind of publicity -- his more grand of a reason than hers -- but anna... ]

Neither of us might be what he needs though, Minami-kun. Ritsuka-chan's probably the better bet on that corner -- she's super capable and can give him advice where it matters.

[ i am so sorry to anna for this response.

minami stops jumping and just stares at her as she goes on. his eyes are brighter, cherry red. ]

Shut up, shut up, shut up!!! Do you think I care about that kinda shit?

[ he hates it, rejects it viscerally as the literal hellspawn he is. ]

They probably paired me up with someone who wants to "fix me". Are you happy now?

[ OKAY, MINAMI, GOD!!!!! SORRY IT WAS SOOOOOO TORTUROUS TO YOU!!!! now keep it to yourself. ]

What? Of course not. Love isn't about "fixing" someone, it's finding someone who complements you. Will-kun wouldn't be able to anyway, he'd just find ways to appease you.

[ oh my god i am so sorry will ]

It's like, give and take in equal measures. You've never read shoujo before either, have you?

He's done a really shitty job of "appeasing" me so far.

[ so no, minami disagrees on that too. ]

Only secondhand. [ in dreams! ] If you're thinking that means it makes sense to pair me with that pathetic sack of shit, definitely not. People like him are as common as fleas in Hell, so I'm not interested.

[ akechi also doesn't deserve this. ]

Get a grip. Why the hell would I pair two loveless morons with each other? You'll never figure anything out like that.

[ wait. but he's stopped moving.

.........

she's discarding the gloves. ]

You like sweets too, right? Come on.

[ she's gonna go get some food... that'll solve her irritation. ]

Who the hell else is "complimentary"?

[ ????

x2 but after a moment of arguing with himself, he does follow. he really does love sweets! ]

That! Is what I'm trying to find out! For both you and him!

[ the whole point of this!!! ]

Because I'm not letting you two inconsiderate wildcards ruin this for everyone else! To be honest, I don't really care about the wish, but it's definitely important to others.

[ so. she'll work hard. for everyone. anyway, she's ordering the largest strawberry milkshake they got along with some cinnamon soft pretzel bites... the largest milkshake they got isn't that large but it is what it is. the bites are the important part. actually, she's getting two cups of those, these are hers, she's sitting at a table to stare at him until he sits somewhere near her.

don't test her, minami. she'll chase you. ]

[ he will not be helpful at all with ordering but he does come over once anna's done all the hard work. it's hard to turn down free sweets, okay.

though he's sniffing at the milkshake and pretzel bites before trying them. ]

I'm not a wildcard. I know what I want and I said I'd play, which means getting matches right.

[ he doesn't want this to crash and burn actually so maybe he's one above akechi ???? ]

[ ???????? damn okay. better with them than against them but still. ]

You're not as annoying about this as I thought you'd be. [ interesting. she'll eat some bites too. ] Okay, so, do you mind if I quiz you then?

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