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[arf]

[ Taichi is just making like, a normal video post. He's got doggo ears! Perky ones, and a dog tail swishing back and forth behind him like a dog who just got told he got a treat. Sanguis doggo time!! ]

Taichi Nanao here! Hehe, look~ I kind of guessed this would happen, but I'm a dog!

[ He's just proud of this fact. He gets called a dog without the ears and tail all the time.. ]

This is where I say "arf arf" right?

[ It's not bad when he's the one telling himself to do it.. ]

What's the weirdest animal anyone's become? The coolest?

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[firstsaderesponder]

[Would you like to join the Church of Sadism?]

That's just the way it is. You'll see. Maybe you'll be a good pet for someone after all.

[Totally not an ominous message.]

[arf]

Ahhh.. well that would mean someone wanted me so I can't even complain...!

[ He's definitely clenching his fist like he'd accept it if it mean he had someone interested in dating him. Taichi is #thirstyonmain ]

[firstsaderesponder]

Eh, so you'd take anyone? You're a pretty desperate guy, Taichi-kun. You better be careful.

[As much as Sougo enjoys messing with this guy right now, it'd be pretty fucked if someone were to take advantage of this puppy. Even if right now, Taichi's sounding more like a high school girl who wants all the senpai to notice her.]

[arf]

No! I would like a selection, but I have to have anyone interested at all before that happens.

[ he would love it if a senpai noticed him

he would love it if anyone noticed him

he really really wants to be popular ok T_T He grins and scratches the back of his neck sheepishly. ]

I don't really stand out or anything so no one's ever interested.

[firstsaderesponder]

Sounds to me like you've never had a girlfriend before.

[Or a boyfriend. Sougo wouldn't care about Taichi's preferences either way. However, Sougo also has never had a significant other either. At least he has the excuse of being in the Shinsengumi.]

But I get it. Man, it's just a bitch being a side character, isn't it? That's why you gotta have a character gimmick. Like for me, I'm a sadist.

[If that wasn't obvious enough already.]

[arf]

[ Taichi barely understands Taichi's orientation. He says girlfriend a lot, then turns around and has to be told to stop touching peoples' abs and oggles people and calls them adonises... He's what you might refer to as a disaster bi. ]

I'm still youthful, there's time!

[ Taichi completely misinterprets what Sougo says though. ] That's true, but I'll get a lead part someday! I was the co-lead heroine once, that's close! I'll be popular for sure if I can score a lead role!!

[firstsaderesponder]

[A cute disaster bi...]

That's what they all say while they're really just getting off to porn while alone on a Friday night.

[Sougo, don't be mean. He doesn't have experience himself, as much as he likes to act like he's a big shot kinkster. Yes, he genuinely enjoys being a sadist. But Sougo also lived in a house with a lot of guys older than him--his cruelty was how he got respect.]

Eh, I guess with your hair you could be a main character.

[Hmm, yes. With Taichi's distinctive hair and energetic personality, perhaps he could pass for a shounen protagonist? He looks like he's in thought for a little bit...]

Actually, maybe a heroine is better for you. Maybe play up the tsuntsun a bit more though.

[arf]

If you're still in school you should be at home on Fridays anyway!

[ DON'T CALL HIM AND THE MAGAZINES UNDER HIS PILLOW OUT LIKE THIS, SOUGO OKITA!! ]

You think so? Hehe, I work really hard on it. Red hair is like my i.. iden..tity... [ The reason that was so spaced out is because he said it intentionally in English, and Taichi doesn't do well with English, but that's a Thing he goes with. ]

Tsuntsun.. [ He thinks for a moment.. he doesn't really have a problem with playing a girl. It took some Effort because he was way overdoing it at first, but he finally figured it out.. a tsundere girl would be a challenge though. But Mankai Company does improved street acts all the time. He can pull it off, he's sure. After a moment, he changes his voice a little so it's softer, puts a little huffy pout on his lips and lowers his eyelids about halfway. ] A heroine? That's a bit much, coming from someone like you. It-- it's not like I'd take advice from you so easily, don't get a big head.

[ Is that better? ]

[firstsaderesponder]

[Well. Not that Sougo's ever been to high school. He has some education from when he was a child, but once he was a teen, his big brother figure-turned-commander got him to become a cop. And the rest is history.

Sougo raises a brow seeing Taichi's response, though.]

School sounds pretty boring. So is that what you do on Friday nights then?

[You weren't disagreeing with his statement, Taichi Nanao!!!

Regardless, Sougo is genuinely impressed by Taichi getting into the role of a tsundere character. Maybe this guy can be useful as an accomplice in a future scheme. Sure, he's not very bright, but Sougo can handle the plotting. If Taichi really can play the role of a girl that well, there's catfishing in his future. Maybe Sougo should get close to the puppy boy after all. What other kinds of roles can he play?]

Huh, that's not bad. You just need a bento and some twintails to complete the look. Usually the shy girl heroine doesn't have red hair.

[arf]

No! I share a room with Omi-kun back home, I can't do that anymore!

[ Wait, he just admitted he would if he had his own room and very likely used to and/or has tried while Omi was for sure out. He doesn't seem to realize that though and just keeps on talking. ]

Well, I don't have any props with me right now. I look good with extensions though, I bet I could pull them off in twin tails... [ He's just thinking about it.. he has fun even playing a girl, so he doesn't mind at all. But he also has no idea that Sougo is scheming. ]

[firstsaderesponder]

....Anymore.

[Sougo notices you implied that you used to do that at one point, Taichi. While he isn't breaking out into a full-on sadist mode, there's a little cheeky grin on Sougo's face.]

I think you revealed something embarrassing about yourself just now. Is this really our heroine? I guess she's one that's horny for our hero.

[arf]

[ Everyone is horny for Omi, he's pretty sure. Who would blame the heroine? Wait, wrong play- WHO WOULD BLAME THE HEROINE?*

...Well, Taichi would never deny that Omi is hot stuff anyway. Though with this tsundere character... wait- ]

Who's the hero right now?

[ Sougo can't cast himself as a hero can he.. ]

[firstsaderesponder]

[He gets the stoic, seme roles, huh...so is Taichi using Omi instead of his porn magazines? Sougo's aforementioned boss/big brother figure is also tan and muscular, however he's a walking masochistic embodiment of secondhand embarrassment. He couldn't be like Omi if he tried.]

Hmm...I dunno. We've all been pulled here from different worlds, but I don't think there's a central character. If there's a lot of main characters, who's the true main character?

[He scratches the back of his head. Gintoki is the main character in his canon, but there's lots of other main characters here. It's confusing. Sougo's not a pensive or philosophical character, so what's the use in thinking about this? He'd rather think with his sword.]

Us side characters don't have to worry 'bout that.

[arf]

Hm.. Probably someone who lives here?

[ He tilts his head thoughtfully, humming to match as he thinks that over before deciding against it: ]

I guess this is more like an isekai genre, so it has to be a moonblessed who stands out among moonblessed. I at least want to be part of the main cast, we have to figure it out!

[firstsaderesponder]

Eh, wouldn't it be the opposite? Some random guy who can be a self-insert for otaku with no life?

[In this neon-drenched planet, mostly everyone looks outrageous in some way or another.]

I don't really care though.

[As he said, he's a side character! That's his niche. He's got too many villainous traits to be a main character, unless you were looking for an antihero. And that suits him just fine. Sougo doesn't need attention from everyone, just from a few special people.]

[arf]

How is someone like that supposed to save the world? Anyway, it could be a girl too.

[ Taichi cares!! Even if he's not sure there talking about acting any more because it's getting too reality based but it's just pretend so it's kind of fun. ]

Someone who's good at reigning in a lot of people and leading them, especially a lot of guys.. there are a lot of guys here aren't there?

[ It's not just his imagination right?? ]

[firstsaderesponder]

He doesn't have to save the world. He just has to be surrounded by cute girls without being threatening.

[Nodnod. He's not an expert on this genre, but it sounds about right.

Sougo didn't necessarily notice the abundance of guys on this planet at first. The Shinsengumi HQ may as well be a frat house; he's used to it. But on further thought...Who would've guessed, Taichi is correct about this. Hmm.]

Clearly this is a reverse harem dating sim. So the main character is a faceless girl.

[That's how they work, right? Sougo sometimes likes to play regular galges, if only to turn said cute girls into his willing subs.]

[arf]

Ehhh?! She can't be faceless! Everyone has a face!

[ What is he even talking about!? Sougo lost him. ]

[firstsaderesponder]

She doesn't have a face 'cause she's supposed to be an everygirl. Or something. I dunno. I'm a man, these games aren't made for me.

[Everyone from his world has some modicum of genre-awareness. That's something he still has yet to get used to in Prisma. He may just chalk it up to Taichi being dumb in general.]

[arf]

This is real life! That's offensive to women who are used to living in situations with only one woman. I bet whoever it is here has a nice face too!

[ Director-sensei definitely has a face!!!

Guess what genre Taichi is from, Sougo. ]

[firstsaderesponder]

[This is real life....oh Taichi, if only you knew. And if only Sougo knew that Taichi is from that exact type of game...unfortunately, Sougo's mind is less innocent.]

Oh, I see.

So she's a sl** then.

[Once again with the censored words; that's how things work in his universe and he's used to the bleeps. This boy is too crude. But a pretty woman stuck with a lot of dudes--what else would happen?]

[arf]

She's not a-- how did you even do that!?

[ DOES HE HAVE A BUTTON IN HIS POCKET, HE MUST HAVE AB UTTON IN HIS POCKET!! But more importantly! Taichi is very adamant about this! Because Izumi is too kind to not defend. u_u ]

It's perfectly reasonable to have one woman and a bunch of guys in one place, that's just how it works out sometimes! For example, Director-sensei isn't with any of us, but it's just her and..

[ Ah.. he has to think for a second. HOw many people... 5 in each troupe, plus Matsukawa and Kamekichi.. should he count people who only stop by but don't live there? Ahh.. it's getting too complicated... ]

...22 guys? Plus the guys who help us out periodically... Well, I guess 21 because Kamekichi is a bird, but I feel like he'll get mad if I leave him out.

[ He's just wondering to himself now. ]

[firstsaderesponder]

Ah. Sorry, force of habit.

[He didn't even notice it! But as Taichi explains Izumi's situation, the picture slowly becomes clearer to Sougo. One girl and 22 dudes? And Taichi thinks that's normal? At the very least, Taichi is from a canon that's aimed for a different demographic than Gintama. Well, in theory. Gintama merch capitalizes on the appeal of the most popular male characters after all.]

So does everyone there have a crush on her or something?

[Taichi seems pretty dense, so he could always deny it. But if it was indeed true that none of these dudes were attracted to the main girl, then...]

If not, then I think I get why there's a lotta guys in this place.

[arf]

N...o? I don't think so. Some do! Masumi-kun is really obvious about it, and I think a couple others, but not everyone. Yuki-chan and Mucchan are only 14, Director-sensei's 20-something so...

[ It's rude to ask a lady's age so he doesn't for sure know. ]

Not all of us, for sure... but we all like her a lot, hehe!

[firstsaderesponder]

Some women are into that.

[Into young men, he means. Sougo says so with the confidence of an 18-year-old who wants to look more experienced than he is.]

But I think I have sense of what this place is aiming for, then. We gotta look for that faceless girl. Or at least find the plainest girl here.

[This conversation has Sougo thinking Prismatica is some sort of 18+ otome game. He tells Taichi that they "gotta look" for that girl, but he puts his arms around his head and reclines in his chair. He's not going to look for anything.]