[that's fair enough — Ryuji could make the nerdy gesture standing next to Dave, whose last name is Strider, and who wields snapped swords for a living, thereby also making him a walking Lord of the Rings reference. it all works on multiple levels.]

Yeah. [that's an answer to both questions. Dave's music library is largely digital, on account of not always having the extra change to spend on physical records, but he did always enjoy at least browsing.]

[and yeah, he does like Ryuji's friends — and in this yarn of what-ifs they're spinning, he can't help but wonder how meeting everyone he knows would actually go down. his friends are a huge mess of very strong personalities, but ... that doesn't really seem too far off from what he knows about the Phantom Thieves, either.]

Wouldn't worry too much about making a good first impression, though. They'll probably think you're weird, but that's pretty much the one qualifying trait they're looking for in friendship. You'd fit right in.

You're gonna have to meet the mayor, too. [Dave's favorite thing about Sburb ever.]