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[NO, STOP, DON'T FALL INTO THIS PATTERN.
Ryuji is never thoroughly fed up of Dave's bullshit, since he keeps coming up to the back of the line and ordering another happy meal. He's hoping for the dolphin Teenie Beanie Baby at this point. Dolphins are cool.]
Oh. Ehh...
[As if he could complain about Dave scooting closer and sucking up some of the heat away from him, he'll just loop a loose arm around his shoulder all too confidently.
Little bit of a problem with that, actually. Did you just say towels? Yeah, there's definitely only one. He didn't have enough clairvoyance to know he'd need two.]
Hold that thought.
[He doesn't really want to let go? But there's stuff to do, so he pulls himself up as the small whir of Simba eating in the distance provides some BGM, and heads just outside the door of the fitness center. He grabs the towel he brought for Dave, comes back to him, and drapes it squarely around him. The loose ends of the towel extend behind his back like straight jacket sleeves, and Ryuji gives a playful tug to whoop his butt into gear.]
Cool, let's get the hell outta this wet shit, everything's all super clingy. [Just like Ryuji at the moment.
Even though he was harshly betrayed.]
[NO, STOP, DON'T FALL INTO THIS PATTERN.
Ryuji is never thoroughly fed up of Dave's bullshit, since he keeps coming up to the back of the line and ordering another happy meal. He's hoping for the dolphin Teenie Beanie Baby at this point. Dolphins are cool.]
Oh. Ehh...
[As if he could complain about Dave scooting closer and sucking up some of the heat away from him, he'll just loop a loose arm around his shoulder all too confidently.
Little bit of a problem with that, actually. Did you just say towels? Yeah, there's definitely only one. He didn't have enough clairvoyance to know he'd need two.]
Hold that thought.
[He doesn't really want to let go? But there's stuff to do, so he pulls himself up as the small whir of Simba eating in the distance provides some BGM, and heads just outside the door of the fitness center. He grabs the towel he brought for Dave, comes back to him, and drapes it squarely around him. The loose ends of the towel extend behind his back like straight jacket sleeves, and Ryuji gives a playful tug to whoop his butt into gear.]
Cool, let's get the hell outta this wet shit, everything's all super clingy. [Just like Ryuji at the moment.
Even though he was harshly betrayed.]
[having a weird wrestle straight into the pool when one's personal clothing supply is on the low side is ... probably not the smartest idea. but nobody ever said that either of them made smart moves when caught up in the heat of battle.]
Yeah, all right.
[and hey, Dave's probably feeling just as clingy as a pair of jeans that freshly climbed out of the pool, if the way he pretty much takes that arm-around-the-boyfriend mantle for himself once he's on his feet is any indicator. also, towel on his own shoulders or not, Ryuji's still the warmest thing he could be attached to right now.]
[and that's just the way he likes it.]
[he doesn't even remember Simba's heinous transgression against him that led to this entire situation to begin with — and honestly, even if he did, he'd still be pretty cool with this outcome anyway. bagels. hanging out. reacting to each other's weird word choices. falling asleep, as warm and safe as he can be in this place.]
Yeah, all right.
[and hey, Dave's probably feeling just as clingy as a pair of jeans that freshly climbed out of the pool, if the way he pretty much takes that arm-around-the-boyfriend mantle for himself once he's on his feet is any indicator. also, towel on his own shoulders or not, Ryuji's still the warmest thing he could be attached to right now.]
[and that's just the way he likes it.]
[he doesn't even remember Simba's heinous transgression against him that led to this entire situation to begin with — and honestly, even if he did, he'd still be pretty cool with this outcome anyway. bagels. hanging out. reacting to each other's weird word choices. falling asleep, as warm and safe as he can be in this place.]
Sorry, I didn't mean to lecture. I've figured out it's a bad habit of mine, arguing about stuff like this. You know, like you have to lay out all your evidence for some kind of stupid debate club meeting.
Lol maybe that's my true talent. SHSL Debate Club Member.
Maybe being a Persona user isn't supposed to solve everything, though. Maybe there is no magic power to fix everything we think is wrong with us. I guess the most important thing is that we're not alone, right?
And I mean, hell, we're kids. It doesn't feel like it with all the shit we've been through on this station, but we're just high schoolers, dude. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that.
[Well, no, that's kind of a lie. He never has to remind himself that he's just a high schooler, because it runs through his mind every time he laments how a normal kid like him got mixed up in all this stupid shit.]
If you ever want to talk about that stuff though, you know where I live. If it's the middle of the night though, text me first until I wake up. Haru stays over most of the time now, so...
Just don't beat yourself up too much thinking you have to change just to protect us, ok? You're still my best friend, even if you're a mess.
Lol maybe that's my true talent. SHSL Debate Club Member.
Maybe being a Persona user isn't supposed to solve everything, though. Maybe there is no magic power to fix everything we think is wrong with us. I guess the most important thing is that we're not alone, right?
And I mean, hell, we're kids. It doesn't feel like it with all the shit we've been through on this station, but we're just high schoolers, dude. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that.
[Well, no, that's kind of a lie. He never has to remind himself that he's just a high schooler, because it runs through his mind every time he laments how a normal kid like him got mixed up in all this stupid shit.]
If you ever want to talk about that stuff though, you know where I live. If it's the middle of the night though, text me first until I wake up. Haru stays over most of the time now, so...
Just don't beat yourself up too much thinking you have to change just to protect us, ok? You're still my best friend, even if you're a mess.
[Look.
It takes a lot to make Ryuji teary eyed.
It's usually because he's thinking about his mom. Or lamenting about his dad. Or stuck in a cycle of letting his imagination run loose as he worries about the people he loves caught into situations where he can't do a goddamn thing to save them.
And, apparently, this. Hajime laid something on him so thick that it has him wondering if he ever needed anything more than he has right here, and right now.
Honestly?
He doesn't.]
Yeah, man. You're my best friend too. Shit, guess the mess part is totally true. I think I need a cleanup in aisle sap.
But hey at least this is your mess this time
It takes a lot to make Ryuji teary eyed.
It's usually because he's thinking about his mom. Or lamenting about his dad. Or stuck in a cycle of letting his imagination run loose as he worries about the people he loves caught into situations where he can't do a goddamn thing to save them.
And, apparently, this. Hajime laid something on him so thick that it has him wondering if he ever needed anything more than he has right here, and right now.
Honestly?
He doesn't.]
Yeah, man. You're my best friend too. Shit, guess the mess part is totally true. I think I need a cleanup in aisle sap.
But hey at least this is your mess this time
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