[ Oh. my god. I didn't just read that?? we were talking about how much of an idiot Ryuji is, what an utter fool to not recognize Matilda when it's thrown out in front of him. He must now eat an entire triple size double chocolate cake in its entirety, til the platter is licked clean in front of the station populace.

(And also that Ren couldn't be done with Ryuji, even if his rejection of Ren's feelings edges mentally into grey areas the further he gets from moment zero. With time comes room for doubt, snatches of clarity edging out passion but curbed into their transience thanks to depression's languor. Ren is a stranger to this specific scenario but not the broad strokes. Boundaries are still somewhere in the fog of war.

Fact remains Ren would jump into a minefield for Ryuji and that won't change over feeling awkward about a lil butt wiggle. ]

Hey, it's the power of positive thinking. The Phantom Thieves always gotta have a goal in mind to accomplish and right now the mission is punch that keypad til you can't punch it anymore.

[ What, is there something significant about Spice Girls.

Ah well, once more into the breach, Ryuji's done his three minutes. Ren hoists himself back on his feet and leans over to peer at what Ryuji's managed to get through. ]

Our codemonkey would be leagues better at this than us but, yeah. I wouldn't want Futaba here, either.