text, un: tsunashi

[gunshow]

I don't think I've ever used a forum this big before, but I have something I'd like to ask, so here I go!

Is there anyone here who likes to work out?
Usually I get up early to get my exercise in, but I haven't really settled on a routine I'm satisfied with yet.
Going for a run in an unfamiliar place is fun, but it's also a little lonely lol

So I was thinking about putting together a circuit around the groves or the beach!
It'll be mostly endurance rather than strength training, I build muscle quickly and if I go back home with too much I'll get scolded...

Ah, right! And one more thing! I was taking a look at this place

[ insert a link to a dance studio in prismaplace! it looks glitzy and luxurious, with cutting edge tech to mimic various entertainment environments and conditions. thunderous 360° areas with all the bells and whistles, rainy outdoor lives, dive bars, bougie theaters - you name it, it's there. ]

Isn't it cool? I've just been practicing in the park lately, but with TRIGGER's activities picking up, I want to get serious about it.
Is there anyone else interested? It's such a big space that I thought it'd be fun to have more people go! I have sets I'd like to practice, but you'd be welcome to do whatever you'd like, of course. Or I can put together new choreography!
I can bring snacks and drinks, too.

[ ryuu's tireless den mom energy is showing, and he's okay with that. ]

Let me know what you think, if you'd like to try it out!
Thank you very much.



[ and a kinako sticker he rescued from his normal phone for luck! ]

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[ it takes ryuu a few careful, agonizing minutes to read over everything. after he thinks he's gotten it down pretty well, he finally responds with a peppy: ]

Oh!
Sougo-kun...were you not okay with building chroma in the first place?

[koboreta]

NO
I mean, yes! Or no?!
No. No!
I was more than okay with it!

[God, he can't take that back now. Deep breaths, Sougo!]

Um... I didn't give you the impression that I didn't enjoy it, did I?

[gunshow]

[ oh, boy. now he's getting a little flustered when facing it objectively but keep it together... for your kouhai...

actually, maybe that's not the best thought either, but you know. ]

Ahh no, not at all! That's why?! You had me really worried there for a second!
I'm not explaining myself properly, am I...

Sougo-kun. Don't worry about offering something like that from now on, okay?
You're one of the precious few people I know from home!
So I'd like to help...
And it would be sad if you felt like you couldn't face me ever again.

[koboreta]

I'm sorry. It's difficult to talk about things like this. The last thing I want to do is make you uncomfortable.
I hope I haven't tarnished your opinion of me.
But I do mean what I said...

If you insist, I'll at least try not to worry about it so much.

[But trying isn't enough, considering that he's absolutely panicking on his side of the screen and trying not to let it show through text. Saying things like that is absolutely lethal, and potentially very dangerous for more than just himself.]

Tsunashi-san...
I realize that it's rude of me as your junior to say this, but... You should be careful about saying things like that so openly.
You always have everyone's best interest in mind, but if I didn't know better than to assume something so bold, it would be easy to misinterpret or read into too deeply...

[gunshow]

Was I too candid after all?!
I meant it! Maybe there was a better way of putting it...well

It was explained to me like this: chroma is as important to our bodies now as things like food or water. If I was in a position to offer you a drink or a meal when you needed it, why wouldn't anything else be the same? I don't want to act half-heartedly.

That's how I see it.

But I understand too. I might have the face I do, but it's still kind of embarrassing to talk about so plainly...
It'd be really difficult to change my opinion of you, though! So don't feel too bad about that from that now on.

I'd like it if you felt like you could depend on me here, being so far from home.

[koboreta]

Not necessarily, but without specifying which type of moonlacing you're talking about...

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned it, since you have such a warmhearted outlook. I think that's a wonderful thing, Tsunashi-san. As always, you're incredibly kind.

At the very least, even if it's embarrassing to discuss, I'll do my best to be honest with you. I feel like I have to uphold at least a little of my reputation, but if you're sure you don't mind the burden, I'll try to depend on you more than I have been...

I know how shameless this sounds, but if you could, I'd like it if you could depend on me once in a while too. Chroma is too vital to avoid talking about out of embarrassment, so if you'll allow me to be blunt... I'd be honored to help you generate it in any way you feel comfortable, no matter what it may be.

[Did he just stick his foot in his mouth? Probably. Please excuse him as he screams into his hands.]

[gunshow]

I'm the older one, aren't I! So I should be looking out for you! [ WHAT IF SOUGO FELT LIKE HE HAD TO MOONLACE WITH WEIRD PEOPLE IN SECRET? not gonna fly in this house. not even for the sake of his reputation. ] But somehow, I'm still happy to hear your honest thoughts. It's even hard to feel so embarrassed, when I think about it...so I want to meet them as best I can.

If you're alright with me, I'll rely on you too.

[koboreta]

[Ahhh... After knowing him for so long, one would think that Sougo would become used to Ryuu's endless kindness, but it just hasn't happened yet. He still feels like rocketing into the stratosphere right about now, but all the same, how is he supposed to help but smile?]

You always do so much for me that I can only hope to repay even a little of your kindness.

I would never not be alright with you.

[gunshow]

[ though it's coming from sougo and ryuu was all but asking for it, seeing it makes his heart do a happy little flip. what a good feeling. ]

I'm glad to hear it, Sougo-kun.