it said you should pay me if you're gonna ride my ass like this, damn. I woke up like fifteen minutes ago and you're expecting galaxy brain observational humor but you gotta romance me a little first, dude. I'll make it worth your time.
We already established you get that free, keep the hell up.
[ With a lull in the patter one could read awkwardness if one were so inclined. @joker is typing... ]
Maybe we can get back on the chin-ups today or tomorrow now that we don't feel as much like death? Got this gym membership and we're not using it, what gives.
If we don't adhere to the rules set down by society (or, uh, corporations) then we lose the right to society and become animals. Or something like that.
[ Actually no second text does come. Sort of like he's run out of energy for pretending for the moment and needs to recharge, and if this is going to be what their friendship is like for the rest of time this is
You know that's like... literally never worked on me before, right, like my mouth just keeps going and it can't stop won't stop until everyone around me is just screaming at me in harmony
Wow... Shinji was a little prick if we're thinkin' of the same mech anime.
I mean, fair
There are a few resemblances? I guess, if you squint. I dunno.
[He feels like this is awkward, no matter how much he tries to just continue to be himself, but he doesn't want to tear into something and just...
Well, it kind of sucks. Rock and hard place, really. Act not like he usually does and Ren might call him out on it, which would lead to a discussion around how he doesn't need to be different or extra sensitive. Act like he always does and he's brushing things under the rug and completely ignoring everything. Where's the medium? Being true to yourself, when yourself isn't really all that great to begin with, isn't really a boon or a bonus right now.]
Anyway, whatcha been up to? I'm gonna try and give one of the doors a crack today. Maybe it'll be nice and let us in.
I was memeing, but don't be too hard on Shinji. He's like a fourteen years old kid going through a lot of end of world, dad's a huge dick but he still wants his approval kind of shit. I'd be more surprised and suspicious of him as a character if he wasn't freaking the hell out the whole way.
Dude was super hard on himself too. Gotta have compassion for people like that, otherwise who are you, you know?
[ So, uh. Evangalleon rewatch sometime? There's. No parallels being drawn here. Nope.
Ren doesn't know what he'd prefer aside from just putting it off because this way, he still gets to be close to Ryuji, right. Not in a desperate, Maybe He'll Realize The Error Of His Ways manner, but the part of Ren that wants to see him well outpaces his own needs, at least presently. For the future, who the hell knows.
It'll be awkward. Can't be helped. But they've already had their avoidant grace period. Ren's just going to tactically decide that Ryuji didn't actually want to know what he's been up to and move on. ]
oh worm? I helped Asuka a bit with his codebreaking set up, not that we got anywhere with it yet.
Need help? I could bring down some of the list and we can give it a go.
I guess. Tsundere has never really been my ideal waifu or husbando material so she's all yours.
And dude, gross.
I'm just taking up a useful resource when I see it. He can keep the rest of the pies, long as no one's getting hurt.
[ In case anyone forgot that Ren's Spidey senses pinged hard on that guy for reasons yet to be divulged. Dude is Not To Be Trusted, best remember. ]
As long as he fixes the replicators and we're not getting poisoned anymore I don't care about anything else.
But sure. Meet you over there.
[ They decide on one of the doors over a brief deliberation. Ren takes his time to wear his comfortable new threads and pop his head in at Ryo & Akira's for a list of likely candidates for the sector they'll be trying to crack.
This is probably a bad idea. This is likely a bad idea, but Ren's tired of wondering if there can be a new normal and, you know what? Now's as good a time as any to figure it out.
The coast is clear on arrival, so rather than give his brain the breathing room he busies himself with inputs. The list is... pretty extensive. There's plenty of time and chances to get it wrong and it only takes one to get it right.
[It's pretty boring minutia that doesn't really take two people to go through, but... it's definitely better having someone to talk to as they go through it. Maybe the ghosts take pity on him and later, send the clue that breaks the code, or maybe it's just all nebulous crap that isn't really meant to be completely understood.
Either way, the story ends with Ren and Ryuji sitting in front of a door, trying to bust open and figure out the secrets that lay within. When there's a goal in mind, it's easier to set your mind to it, no matter how boring the process is to get there. He rocks on the balls of his feet. This is going to be a long session.]
You really think brute forcin' this thing's gonna work?
[ Asuka and Mishima are doing the heavy lifting and it's for grunts like them to do the manual labor. Maybe not two at a time's worth, he agrees, but in the spirit of teamwork that they're accustomed to and, you know. Brotherly solidarity he can't leave Ryuji hanging, so.
Ren's been at it for a while longer, and while he thinks he gets the gist of how Asuka compiled the codes and some of the methodology understanding doesn't make his wrist be any less tired, rolling it with a wince at length. ]
F'you think beating your head against it in a more literal sense would work better then by all means. Your turn.
[ Flop. Ren's gonna starfish on the floor for a bit and ignore the buzzing in his head, the slight lump in his throat. ]
[Lucky for you, Ren, Ryuji's wrist is perfectly ready and able to handle such tasks. They've been trained adeptly, fine tuned over the years of perfect personal attention, and he could go at this for at least....
3 minutes or so.]
Nah. I think my head'll crack before this door does. [He's had a concussion before, he doesn't really want to relive that weird state of being any time soon. So, he'll just pick up where Ren left off and try a few, down the line.]
You okay there, Patrick? [You know... because of the starfish resemblance.]
[Pre-empting their really bad cartoon jokes is practically something both of them have come to terms with. Knowing each other's style of comedy just comes naturally when you spend so much of your time kicking it and laughing about literally? the dumbest shit.]
'Ey, ey! Ey.
[Leave his legs along, he's only got one good one left. Kicker, no kicking!]
God, you're the lamest. Like, that was so incredibly lame. Blue's Clues? Really?! Really. [Well, since no one's looking, he might as well just... join in a little bit.]
Heeeere's the mail, it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail [Complete with a butt shake here, because, his inner fursona has been gently poked at and prodded over the last two months THANKS NAOYA] When it comes I wanna wail~
[ It was light! How much power can a guy get outta laying on his back, honestly. You're still alive and kicking, relaaaax. ]
You preempted a SpongeBob joke, I refuse to be shamed. This is a mutiny and I can put you in the chokey if I wanna.
[ He is Leader and he can do what he wants, nyanya.
...
His toe wiggles along with the mail song. Things Ren also refused to do? Look at Ryuji's shaking ass. Just half a week ago he was ugly crying into his shoulder and now Ren has to stare at the ceiling just to keep breathing. ]
'Fyou say that after every one that doesn't work you're gonna get discouraged really fast. Remember that smilin', dancin', everything is free. All you need is positivity~
[There's a lot of power to be gained off of being on your back, but that's not exactly here nor there, and rather tongue in cheek. Ryuji, on the other hand, just stares at Ren with the utmost "I am so done with you" look. Which is to say, he could never be done with Ren. Dude just had too much chutzpah to him in a way that made Ryuji always drawn to his equally high levels of bullshit antics. They brought out the best in each other (in-grouply), or the worst in each other (out-grouply). Perspective, of course.
And he also doesn't understand the boundary thing when it comes to what he should or shouldn't be doing once Ren confessed to him what his feelings were. That one? That'll take time. A lot of it. Ryuji is horrible at censoring himself from anything other than he usually is. Well.... maybe not censoring as much as it is being more aware of the effects he has on other people without truly intending to have those effects. Until then, wiggling away. Like that Jason Derulo song.]
So we moved on from Blue's Clues to Finding Nemo. [He gives a small thumbs up.] Just keep punchin', just keep punchin'.
[There's so much more work to be done on this pin pad. But also? They're both teenagers and damn, their attention span can be kind of faulty. Ryuji way more so than Ren.
But he doesn't miss that this is a spice girls reference, too, and Hi, my name is Ryuji and I kind of want to die right now. It's.
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[ With a lull in the patter one could read awkwardness if one were so inclined. @joker is typing... ]
Maybe we can get back on the chin-ups today or tomorrow now that we don't feel as much like death? Got this gym membership and we're not using it, what gives.
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It's like
The second I know it's free the less I wanna drag my ass to it
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If we don't adhere to the rules set down by society (or, uh, corporations) then we lose the right to society and become animals. Or something like that.
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Three steps away from hangin' from the ceiling eatin' bananas myself
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I don't think the replicators can get bananas right yet.
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But ughhhhh bananas.
Those sound
So ap-pealing
1/2
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it's amazing your fingers can keep going and going too.
Wow. Perfect harmony. Full synchronization. I'm glad we finally got you in the fucking robot, Shinji.
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I mean, fair
There are a few resemblances? I guess, if you squint. I dunno.
[He feels like this is awkward, no matter how much he tries to just continue to be himself, but he doesn't want to tear into something and just...
Well, it kind of sucks. Rock and hard place, really. Act not like he usually does and Ren might call him out on it, which would lead to a discussion around how he doesn't need to be different or extra sensitive. Act like he always does and he's brushing things under the rug and completely ignoring everything. Where's the medium? Being true to yourself, when yourself isn't really all that great to begin with, isn't really a boon or a bonus right now.]
Anyway, whatcha been up to? I'm gonna try and give one of the doors a crack today. Maybe it'll be nice and let us in.
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I was memeing, but don't be too hard on Shinji. He's like a fourteen years old kid going through a lot of end of world, dad's a huge dick but he still wants his approval kind of shit. I'd be more surprised and suspicious of him as a character if he wasn't freaking the hell out the whole way.
Dude was super hard on himself too. Gotta have compassion for people like that, otherwise who are you, you know?
[ So, uh. Evangalleon rewatch sometime? There's. No parallels being drawn here. Nope.
Ren doesn't know what he'd prefer aside from just putting it off because this way, he still gets to be close to Ryuji, right. Not in a desperate, Maybe He'll Realize The Error Of His Ways manner, but the part of Ren that wants to see him well outpaces his own needs, at least presently. For the future, who the hell knows.
It'll be awkward. Can't be helped. But they've already had their avoidant grace period. Ren's just going to tactically decide that Ryuji didn't actually want to know what he's been up to and move on. ]
oh worm? I helped Asuka a bit with his codebreaking set up, not that we got anywhere with it yet.
Need help? I could bring down some of the list and we can give it a go.
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Yeah
Wow, Ryo-yo has his fingers in like
All the damn pies, huh?
I guess that's the kind of guy he is
Fingerin' those pies
He's been helpin' with the doors too. Yeah, we could give it a whirl!
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And dude, gross.
I'm just taking up a useful resource when I see it. He can keep the rest of the pies, long as no one's getting hurt.
[ In case anyone forgot that Ren's Spidey senses pinged hard on that guy for reasons yet to be divulged. Dude is Not To Be Trusted, best remember. ]
As long as he fixes the replicators and we're not getting poisoned anymore I don't care about anything else.
But sure. Meet you over there.
[ They decide on one of the doors over a brief deliberation. Ren takes his time to wear his comfortable new threads and pop his head in at Ryo & Akira's for a list of likely candidates for the sector they'll be trying to crack.
This is probably a bad idea. This is likely a bad idea, but Ren's tired of wondering if there can be a new normal and, you know what? Now's as good a time as any to figure it out.
The coast is clear on arrival, so rather than give his brain the breathing room he busies himself with inputs. The list is... pretty extensive. There's plenty of time and chances to get it wrong and it only takes one to get it right.
All that's needed is time and effort. ]
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Either way, the story ends with Ren and Ryuji sitting in front of a door, trying to bust open and figure out the secrets that lay within. When there's a goal in mind, it's easier to set your mind to it, no matter how boring the process is to get there. He rocks on the balls of his feet. This is going to be a long session.]
You really think brute forcin' this thing's gonna work?
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[ Asuka and Mishima are doing the heavy lifting and it's for grunts like them to do the manual labor. Maybe not two at a time's worth, he agrees, but in the spirit of teamwork that they're accustomed to and, you know. Brotherly solidarity he can't leave Ryuji hanging, so.
Ren's been at it for a while longer, and while he thinks he gets the gist of how Asuka compiled the codes and some of the methodology understanding doesn't make his wrist be any less tired, rolling it with a wince at length. ]
F'you think beating your head against it in a more literal sense would work better then by all means. Your turn.
[ Flop. Ren's gonna starfish on the floor for a bit and ignore the buzzing in his head, the slight lump in his throat. ]
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3 minutes or so.]
Nah. I think my head'll crack before this door does. [He's had a concussion before, he doesn't really want to relive that weird state of being any time soon. So, he'll just pick up where Ren left off and try a few, down the line.]
You okay there, Patrick? [You know... because of the starfish resemblance.]
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No, this is - ah damnit, I can't make that joke cuz you called me Patrick.
[ Ren lifts one knee to allow the other foot to pass under it - kick. Ryuji sucks. Well. Everything sucks but Ryuji especially and Ren the most. ]
It's not like Blues Clues man, it's not gonna jump out at us. You gotta sit there in that thinking chair and think, think, thiiink.
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'Ey, ey! Ey.
[Leave his legs along, he's only got one good one left. Kicker, no kicking!]
God, you're the lamest. Like, that was so incredibly lame. Blue's Clues? Really?! Really. [Well, since no one's looking, he might as well just... join in a little bit.]
Heeeere's the mail, it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail [Complete with a butt shake here, because, his inner fursona has been gently poked at and prodded over the last two months THANKS NAOYA] When it comes I wanna wail~
Nope, this code didn't work either. [SIGHS.]
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You preempted a SpongeBob joke, I refuse to be shamed. This is a mutiny and I can put you in the chokey if I wanna.
[ He is Leader and he can do what he wants, nyanya.
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His toe wiggles along with the mail song. Things Ren also refused to do? Look at Ryuji's shaking ass. Just half a week ago he was ugly crying into his shoulder and now Ren has to stare at the ceiling just to keep breathing. ]
'Fyou say that after every one that doesn't work you're gonna get discouraged really fast. Remember that smilin', dancin', everything is free. All you need is positivity~
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And he also doesn't understand the boundary thing when it comes to what he should or shouldn't be doing once Ren confessed to him what his feelings were. That one? That'll take time. A lot of it. Ryuji is horrible at censoring himself from anything other than he usually is. Well.... maybe not censoring as much as it is being more aware of the effects he has on other people without truly intending to have those effects. Until then, wiggling away. Like that Jason Derulo song.]
So we moved on from Blue's Clues to Finding Nemo. [He gives a small thumbs up.] Just keep punchin', just keep punchin'.
[There's so much more work to be done on this pin pad. But also? They're both teenagers and damn, their attention span can be kind of faulty. Ryuji way more so than Ren.
But he doesn't miss that this is a spice girls reference, too, and Hi, my name is Ryuji and I kind of want to die right now. It's.
It's too soon, dude.]
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