[this is the guy who outcheesed a literal cheese shop, in Dave's own words — you'd think he'd be used to Ryuji's antics, like busting out into goofy songs about fish, even if the guy can't keep a straight face to save his life.]

[actually, he is. which is why that outburst is met only with a bit of a smirk.]

Oh, so he was dating a fish. Got it.

[Dave...]

That doesn't really sound all that embarrassing to me. I mean — no, eating popcorn until you puke is pretty embarrassing.

But, I always figured having dumb songs like this one handy just meant you have a thought you really like attached to it. Kinda like looking into the past without having to deal with the bullshit of actually going there. I've got weird stuff in my library for the same reason.

[that might seem oddly sentimental. but that's always been how important music is to him — it's both something he loves and, when times were unbearably bad, a way to remember times that weren't.]