week two | dates

[showhost]

You worked up your courage and asked someone out on a date! Good job!





Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.

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[willandaway]

[well now you know we're gonna capsize the boat]

[but not yet!! no, before that happens, Will is going to grasp at the boat's edges and lean over to peer at the water, observing as the fish dart around serenely beneath the glassy surface]

If we had bait and poles, we could have gone fishing.

[boneface]

[ Oh. Okay, rowboat. Sure, why not? Ryuji just kind of chills here as the boat sways in places and looks around. ]

You fish? My best friend is really good at fishin'. He's kind of a pro.

[willandaway]

[yeh. it's chill. not much to see out here, but Will seems fascinated, anyway]

Has he ever taken you?

[turning to smile at Ryuji, almost like a li'l kid on his first fishing trip, even though neither of those things are true]

I've gone fishing with my friend, Heismay. He's the one who taught me how.

[HEISMAY IS A MASTER FISHERMAN, WILL IS MERELY HIS STUDENT]

[boneface]

[ There's a nod here!! Because yes, he has gone on Friend Dates to fish with Akira. He's sweet bestie. ]

Heismay, huh? Cool name. I've gone fishin' with Akira but I'm not as good at it as him either. It's nice though, relaxin'. Really makes you sit a while and chill.

[willandaway]

[just friend dates huh. . . . . . . . . . . two bros sitting five feet apart. . .]

And you get to eat what you catch.

[the BEST PART]

[boneface]

[ FIVE FEET APART. ]

You do?

[ Do the P5s bring home their fish to eat after fishing? Hm. Answers I don't have. ]

What's the biggest thing you ever caught and ate?

[willandaway]

[THEY DO NOT, GOTTA THROW THE FISH BACK]

The lord of the lake.

[sage nod]

[he lifts his hands and spreads them apart from each other to indicate how big the fish was. definitely several feet long!]

[boneface]

[ OH GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

Still, the lord of the lake sure is. a name. Is it better than Guardian of the Pond? Probably.

His eyes widen at the length given though and he laughs, delighted. ]

Dude, that's almost bigger than you! [ No it isn't, Ryuji. ] And you caught it? You must've eaten on that for daaaays.

[willandaway]

[a laugh, and he dips his hand into the water, letting his fingers skim the surface]

I wish. But one of the members of my team is. . . [a beat] She has a healthy appetite.

[HE CANNOT SAY ANYTHING MEAN ABOUT HULKENBERG SHE'LL KILL HIM]

[boneface]

[ SHE WOULD. But Ryuji just nods solemnly as if he gets it. Sure, okay. ]

Fair enough! I hope y'all enjoyed it.

[ He is quiet for a moment, just looking around as they sit here on this boat and considers. ]

It's a really nice day, but kind of boring out here. Wanna go back to the dock and go swimming instead?

1/2

[willandaway]

[aw. . . but it's so nice out here. . . still, Ryuji has a good point, and Will nods]

I haven't been swimming in a while. It could be fu--

[willandaway]

[and. . . as he moves to sit up, he accidentally winds up pushing too much of his weight against the edge of the boat]

[which means]






[oh no we're capsizing]

[boneface]

[ oh

oh no


oh noooooo. ]

Wha—

[ Ryuji doesn't have much chance to react, trying desperately to launch himself in the opposite side of the boat at a last ditch effort to save them but. Nope. Off they go, the boat flips and they plummet into the water.

At least Ryuji knows how to swim, but he's desperately resurfacing and scrambling to try and get the rowboat back in order. ]

Dude! You okay?!