video; this is a ridiculous safety PSA

[grylls]

Handcuffs, zipties, duct tape. Restraints can be a fun part of your chroma-generation routine, but when they're used against your will, they can be dangerous. If you get kidnapped, even people without superpowers or physical fitness can escape if you know how.

[ Unlike most videos you can find, Riou doesn't bother talking for 10 minutes that no one wants to hear before getting to the point, so he lifts his wrists up and they're already tied with zipties. He explains that you want to put as wide an angle as possible between the heels of your palm, then slam your wrists against your chest or, if from behind, your butt will do the job. He demonstrates. A less painful way is tying your shoeslaces together around the ziptie and doing a pedaling motion with your feet to saw through it. This is easier for people who have less physical strength. Like this. These methods will both work with duct tape too.

It cuts to him in handcuffs then, behind his back. He has a paperclip and shows that you can actually just press the pin in the handcuffs alongside the ratchet with a paperclip or bobby pin if you have one-- this is called shimming. With the shim in, click the cuffs tight as you can and the shim will block the pin and allow you to release the cuffs. He doesn't talk much during this one, just showing. ]

If you are unable to preform any of these, you can escape any means of wrist binding by dislocating your thumb.

[ Thankfully he doesn't do it. He's not going to do it unless he has a reason, but he does hold his hand up and show exactly where to push to do it for the video like he's going to do it. Please enjoy your near heart-attack before he stops. ]

I don't recommend practicing that last one. Many of these methods will hurt, but in a life or death situation, the hospital is better than the alternative. Stay safe.

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[whosaysdajare]

GYAAH–haha! Yowch...! [ He won't be trying any of that❗️

Even if Riou could pop his thumb without a second thought, thank god he cares for his viewers' nerves. This clown still laughs about it, but he's seen funnier things... ]

Ever thought about taking a side hustle as an escapologist? [ With different charms than Houdini. ]

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[grylls]

It does hurt, but knowing it could save your life.

[ He shows him the little red marks on his wrists from the zipties!! They're already fading though, it's not bad and Riou's nice and healthy and strong. ]

No.

[whosaysdajare]

[ Sure, but... 💦 Well, if it's Riou getting abducted the only person worried shall be his 'napper, going by what he shows Sasara. Can he squint any more with those eyes– ? Mhm, suppose he's already got that Odd-jobs business with Samatoki going, hope that's working out. Ah... uh...right?! Never mind just now!! ]

Ya ever had to use any of these tricks?

[ Sasara's got a light sense of humor, but believe it or not he's into some suspenseful, hairy stories too. ]

[grylls]

[ He holds his hand up to the camera. There's still mild bruises from when he did it in the back of Jyuto's car. ]

Yes.

[ Is he going to explain? Who knows. Sasara didn't ask him to so he isn't offering it up yet.. ]

[whosaysdajare]

Hmm? [ *Stare*

He definitely wants Riou to share that story! ]

Well, what happened, big guy?! Ya can't show that to people without explaining.

[grylls]

I was arrested for operating a business without a license. The charges were dropped because we're independent contractors and not a full business, but it was necessary to remove my cuffs to stop Samatoki from crashing the car by choking the arresting officer.

[ Sasara knows Samatoki, this is not a strange statement. He doesn't name the arresting officer right now so that no one gets in trouble. He let Jyuto put them back on after the safety issues were resolved!! ]

[whosaysdajare]

[ Sasara isn't speechless often and now Riou is witness to that rare occasion, even if it's just for a second. Samatoki is Samatoki. So these tips aren't just for saving one's own life, huh? ]

PFFFF– don't go pulling my leg like that, that's seriously hilarious!! [ He thinks it's a joke, though... Riou's deadpan delivery is just on point. ]

[grylls]

I'm not pulling anyone's leg.

[ Sorry Sasara, Riou's deadpan is great for jokes but in this case, it's not.. ]

[whosaysdajare]

Eh? [ ... He should still use it for jokes more often, in that case...don't waste the talent.

No, Sasara doesn't have the ambiguous purpose of this PSA on his radar but if he should take a guess– ] Hah, Samatoki still likes to play rough!

[grylls]

Always.

[ Samatoki is a rough boy. Riou can handle him, but he won't deny it. ]

It turned out fine.

[whosaysdajare]

[ Right? Riou looks like he won't lose to anyone at arm-wrestling. ]

Well then, ya got him reined in. [ (Good to know!) ]

[grylls]

I don't think anyone can fully rein him in.

[ Though he wouldn't really try unless it meant protecting their safety. Samatoki is best when he's not on a leash. ]

[whosaysdajare]

How about a fence in that case?

[ He's the one pulling legs of course. Ah, Riou has the muscles but not the heart to. Sasara would have to agree anyway. ]

[grylls]

That won't do. He's my leader.

[ Some animals aren't meant to be caged, Sasara! Riou wouldn't dream of it. ]

[whosaysdajare]

[ Riou can show him a picture of Samatoki vs. a wolverine and he couldn't tell the difference. Sorry, Sasara's not so in tune with nature. ]

Ah-hah, as long as he's in front of ya just keep an eye on him!

[grylls]

I will.

[ he can definitely agree to keep an eye on him! though mostly to have his back more than to keep him out of trouble unless jyuto says so.

riou still doesn't feel like he really gets sasara. samatoki is obviously not ok with him, and yet sasara seems more like he wants riou to keep him out of trouble after this conversation. hm. he gets the feeling there's a lot of story that he doesn't know here, and no one's really sharing it with him. he doesn't feel like he can ask. ]

I hope I won't need to dislocate my thumb again for it though.

[whosaysdajare]

[ Sasara is hazarding the consequences of how Samatoki would explain an incomplete picture. That's his teammate, and he feels like he has no claim to talking himself out of it here. If Riou asked he'd get two stories or one at least; who knows what Samatoki'd do. A good people-sense is what Sasara'll rely on instead, Riou has a good head on his shoulders and seems to get the important stuff. ]

Eh? Let's hope not.

[ Just a reminder! He isn't into looking at dislocated joints! It's not something he ever had to do in this context, either... thankfully. That leader of his ought to cool it, he'll say. ]

Watching him's a full-time job, but ya shouldn't need to lean into it like that.

[grylls]

Then it's a good thing there are two of us.

[ Jyuto is more the babysitter than Riou is, after all. Riou is more like the enforcer. Samatoki can't fight if his feet can't touch the ground. ]

[whosaysdajare]

Haha! If it comes down to that I s'ppose two against one's fair.

[ Not to lead the soldier into any moral conflict here, really. Even if they don't like each other anymore he knows Samatoki can handle it. The image would be hilarious; Sasara's too short to even have a chance at it, but Riou is virtually a tree to leave him up on. ]

I think ya shouldn't fence off the fence though.

[grylls]

We have is back, so it is.

[ If they keep him out of trouble and support him when he's in it, then it's totally fair. ]

Fence?

[whosaysdajare]

Don't ya do yard work? Samatoki could build himself a pen.

[ Just think about the lives that'll be saved– ]

I'm kidding!

[grylls]

[ Well, if they're only joking them Riou will think of his own for a second to try to participate. ]

It would be a bone yard.

[ Because.. it would be a yard they penned in... and Samatoki likes bones and skulls and stuff.

Look Riou isn't good at jokes, it's a stretch. ]

[whosaysdajare]

AH-HAH!!

[ Riou is also talking to someone who can laugh at pretty much anything, and Sasara basically slaps his knee out of view of the video. He trades off of the soldier's joke right away. ]

He'll dig that job, right!

[grylls]

Yes, that's the job.

[ That's why it's funny. :) Riou seems pleased with both of them, even if he doesn't laugh. ]

[whosaysdajare]

[ As worked out as he is, the muscles in his face could use some action. Sasara thinks about that for a second, not that he means anything by incidentally calling MTC's leader a killjoy. ]

Does Samatoki brush his muck off on ya or are you just the serious type? [ Because that's serious business, whether he can make Riou laugh. ]