[That's a great question and this is when it's obvious that he doesn't know anything about dancing. He starts to think about it and when he realizes that he's taking too long, he blurts out the first thing that comes into his head:] Suzume odori!
...Shit, I don't even have any fans! [Mostly that's a curse to himself because of all the traditional Japanese dances, he chose the one with fans.]
[ She's too dumb to really suspect that he wouldn't know anything about dancing, since she's technically a newbie to it, too. So his answer manages to both impress and startle her. Mostly because she has no idea what that is, outside of it definitely being Japanese. ]
You need fans for that?! [ Well, shit. She can't look cool doing that! ] I really only saw the people here giving out tentacles -
[ Not even before she can finish her sentence does a volunteer come up, having overheard their dilemma through all the music. They say, 'Fans? You need fans??' and proceeds to simply dump some off in the pair's hands. Lottie's dumbfounded, possibly appalled, but mostly sweating intensely at the turn of events. ]
[She isn't alone because he had been all but ready to just toss aside the dance he had just randomly said. It isn't a good dance and he doesn't even know how to do it. But then they're given fans and now he feels like he has to commit to this.
He opens them up and there's tentacles printed all over the fans.] What? Ugh this place is so weird but...
[He starts his dance, which really just looks like he's just swaying to the music with the fans. This isn't how this dance goes nor is he even really dancing. But maybe he doesn't look too stupid? Hopefully?]
[ Shit, how can she compete with that?! Not only are her fans not even a cute color of tentacles, but he's already showing off his skills right in front of her! Lottie kind of stands there, both bitter and overwhelmed at the turn of events before just..
..Just. Going with it. She's in space, there's octopus people, this random guy with great hair is almost hitting the person next to him with his fan.... What does she have to lose?
She copies his movements, kind of awkwardly and with complete hesitance - she's sweating and her cheeks are red as embarrassment hits her. It's not too terrible, but you can tell almost immediately that Lottie's never danced a real day in her life. She's stiff, stocky with her movements, but trying her best?!! ]
[Izuminokami really isn't that impressive himself but at least he actually knows what the dance is supposed to look like. At least there's that. And maybe she isn't doing the best job at this dance but she definitely is trying and hey, there's no judgment for that! Plus it makes him feel a little more confident even if he is literally shit at this.
But he can be at least a little helpful.] Move your arms like a sparrow! Think...wings. [That's possibly not the best description but it's literally called the sparrow dance so you know, he isn't necessarily wrong and he does seem to be a little less crazy about his arm movements now as he moves them side to side.]
[The problem is she's pretty and he still feels like he made himself look like a fool in front of a pretty girl. But she's not saying much else other than thanking him for not letting her fall down so maybe it's good?
But he's way too flustered for holding her hand like that so he can't try to charm her.]
[Oh no. Now she's concerned about him. Part of him feels really good about that because it's attention but then the other part of himself doesn't want her to think anything might be wrong.
This is hard.]
Oh no no no. No, I'm way too strong to let heat or anything get the better of me!
[Who is going to tell him that strength has nothing to do with this? ]
[It's time for him to deliver mixed messages if he's like this. Strength has nothing to do with sickness after one gets sick, so she reaches out to touch his forehead and test his temperature.]
Do not worry, even the strong can afford to have a break in order to recover. Then you'll be even stronger after, no?
[This is definitely not helping the blush on his face or controlling the need to hold her hand. Which he does when he's trying to move her hand off of him and he ends up holding it again.
Which is not helping matters in any way as he drops it quickly as if the hand itself is hot. Which might come off as insulting and that isn't at all how he means it to be.]
I have no clue what's going on right now. I'm never like this. I just don't go touching and grabbing people like this!
[It's easier said than done and you're not the one on display or being embarrassed by something he really doesn't want others to know.
But, unsurprisingly, Ren was correct. Izuminokami has decided not to grace that with a reaction this time.] This is such a dumb game. How does any of this make us compatible or not? So what I know random crap about you now and you know stuff about me.
[Thankfully for everyone involved, Ren curls a hand over his mouth politely instead of laughing at that, as he would very much like to. He does have some decorum about this sort of thing when he wants to (mostly when he wants to just not be as obvious about the way he is, but still).]
Mmm, I think these things are usually rigged anyway...but if you put two people in a box together for long enough, they're going to learn something about each other, right? And we might not have run into each other if we weren't here.
[So it's less that the actual game works and more that the setup pushes people together, but that's still something. For the moment, though, he turns his attention to his own screen and the question it wants him to give Izuminokami, which isn't a yes or no this time.] Anyway, I guess at least it's happening to both of us?
[Ren doesn't seem nearly as fussed by it, though, and once he's picked a correct response, the question appears for Izuminokami to guess an answer to - What is the other player's preferred role in the bedroom? The three potential answers are, unsurprisingly, top, bottom, switch.]
[Izuminokami unfortunately is bothered. It may not be about him this time but it's still about a topic he doesn't want to talk about to someone he doesn't know well. There's supposed to be modesty and to Izuminokami you keep things like this private.
His face is still red and he looks at Ren to see if he's reacting at all. But when he sees that Ren is clearly not bothered, Izuminokami frowns and grumbles to himself.]
I can't believe we have to do this...
[But he chooses 'switch' because that feels like the most reasonable answer to give and the safest. There's no way he's going to think too deeply about this.]
[Ren looks so unbothered that it almost looks more like he's just completely oblivious to how any of this could be taken the wrong way, really. Which he isn't, he just doesn't even remotely find this sort of thing embarrassing. It takes nothing short of a miracle to get embarrassment out of Ren.]
Well, we're getting to know each other, right? It's just with weirder questions than usual. [Ren shrugs - and Izuminokami's quick guess on that question turns out to be accurate, meaning it'll be Ren's turn to answer something about him again.] Oh, while we're talking about that, though, I should probably ask your name...
[There's something about how Ren isn't reacting that makes Izuminokami feel even more embarrassed and knowing the answer to that question makes it all the more awkward.]
Ah...I'm Izuminokami Kanesada. [He almost opens his mouth to say his usual line but he doesn't want his former master to be roped into this. Not even he himself doesn't want to be roped into this.
The next question is a list and it reads as:] How often does he masturbate? 1. Never 2. Once per week 3. Once every day
Are you...ugh. Answer it and let's get this over with.
[When she puts it that way, he feels kind of dumb.]
I mean, I knew that but I don't know. I didn't think girls would pay that much attention to, you know...[Okay, he just feels even more dumb. This is not helping him win her favor, is it?]
Why is this place so weird? [He glares before using his sword to cut another vine up. At the very least this task let's him do something and it's something he's good at.]
That weird octopus and tentacle thing and then all of this.
[Izuminokami wonders about that friend but for the moment he can't think about that much. For the moment he will simply take it as a compliment and focus on the fight.
As he swings his sword and quickly, much more than usual, cuts up a vine with a fiery end, he laughs loudly.]
You were a huge help! [He high fives her back with a grin.]
That went really well! [But now that he's thinking about it...]
You know, support is really important. It doesn't matter if you're just strong. [This should seem obvious but he's taking this into serious consideration as he mulls it over.]
Yes, support can make one stronger. I'm glad I got to experience this. Thanks!
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[That's a great question and this is when it's obvious that he doesn't know anything about dancing. He starts to think about it and when he realizes that he's taking too long, he blurts out the first thing that comes into his head:] Suzume odori!
...Shit, I don't even have any fans! [Mostly that's a curse to himself because of all the traditional Japanese dances, he chose the one with fans.]
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You need fans for that?! [ Well, shit. She can't look cool doing that! ] I really only saw the people here giving out tentacles -
[ Not even before she can finish her sentence does a volunteer come up, having overheard their dilemma through all the music. They say, 'Fans? You need fans??' and proceeds to simply dump some off in the pair's hands. Lottie's dumbfounded, possibly appalled, but mostly sweating intensely at the turn of events. ]
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He opens them up and there's tentacles printed all over the fans.] What? Ugh this place is so weird but...
[He starts his dance, which really just looks like he's just swaying to the music with the fans. This isn't how this dance goes nor is he even really dancing. But maybe he doesn't look too stupid? Hopefully?]
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..Just. Going with it. She's in space, there's octopus people, this random guy with great hair is almost hitting the person next to him with his fan.... What does she have to lose?
She copies his movements, kind of awkwardly and with complete hesitance - she's sweating and her cheeks are red as embarrassment hits her. It's not too terrible, but you can tell almost immediately that Lottie's never danced a real day in her life. She's stiff, stocky with her movements, but trying her best?!! ]
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But he can be at least a little helpful.] Move your arms like a sparrow! Think...wings. [That's possibly not the best description but it's literally called the sparrow dance so you know, he isn't necessarily wrong and he does seem to be a little less crazy about his arm movements now as he moves them side to side.]
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[The problem is she's pretty and he still feels like he made himself look like a fool in front of a pretty girl. But she's not saying much else other than thanking him for not letting her fall down so maybe it's good?
But he's way too flustered for holding her hand like that so he can't try to charm her.]
I mean, I bumped into you...no need to thank me.
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So she doesn't let go.]
No, it's...how are you feeling? You look a little warm.
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This is hard.]
Oh no no no. No, I'm way too strong to let heat or anything get the better of me!
[Who is going to tell him that strength has nothing to do with this? ]
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Do not worry, even the strong can afford to have a break in order to recover. Then you'll be even stronger after, no?
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Which is not helping matters in any way as he drops it quickly as if the hand itself is hot. Which might come off as insulting and that isn't at all how he means it to be.]
I have no clue what's going on right now. I'm never like this. I just don't go touching and grabbing people like this!
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[It's easier said than done and you're not the one on display or being embarrassed by something he really doesn't want others to know.
But, unsurprisingly, Ren was correct. Izuminokami has decided not to grace that with a reaction this time.] This is such a dumb game. How does any of this make us compatible or not? So what I know random crap about you now and you know stuff about me.
You don't think this really works, do you?
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Mmm, I think these things are usually rigged anyway...but if you put two people in a box together for long enough, they're going to learn something about each other, right? And we might not have run into each other if we weren't here.
[So it's less that the actual game works and more that the setup pushes people together, but that's still something. For the moment, though, he turns his attention to his own screen and the question it wants him to give Izuminokami, which isn't a yes or no this time.] Anyway, I guess at least it's happening to both of us?
[Ren doesn't seem nearly as fussed by it, though, and once he's picked a correct response, the question appears for Izuminokami to guess an answer to - What is the other player's preferred role in the bedroom? The three potential answers are, unsurprisingly, top, bottom, switch.]
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His face is still red and he looks at Ren to see if he's reacting at all. But when he sees that
Ren is clearly not bothered, Izuminokami frowns and grumbles to himself.]
I can't believe we have to do this...
[But he chooses 'switch' because that feels like the most reasonable answer to give and the safest. There's no way he's going to think too deeply about this.]
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Well, we're getting to know each other, right? It's just with weirder questions than usual. [Ren shrugs - and Izuminokami's quick guess on that question turns out to be accurate, meaning it'll be Ren's turn to answer something about him again.] Oh, while we're talking about that, though, I should probably ask your name...
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Ah...I'm Izuminokami Kanesada. [He almost opens his mouth to say his usual line but he doesn't want his former master to be roped into this. Not even he himself doesn't want to be roped into this.
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How often does he masturbate?
1. Never
2. Once per week
3. Once every day
Are you...ugh. Answer it and let's get this over with.
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[When she puts it that way, he feels kind of dumb.]
I mean, I knew that but I don't know. I didn't think girls would pay that much attention to, you know...[Okay, he just feels even more dumb. This is not helping him win her favor, is it?]
Forget it! Forget it!
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Well, hey! Some girls don't? But a lot more of us do than I think guys give us credit for. [ Girls absolutely fuck. ]
But don't worry about it, dude, it's not a big deal or anything! It just makes collecting this sap kind of... weird.
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He's also a sword so this complicates things. But he's willing to talk about anything else.]
You think maybe it is like... You know? Their stuff? This place is really weird...
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It's not as if she's always been as human-savvy herself. It took quite a few years before she got the hang of it. ]
Oh, ew, [ she says, looking at the sap with a wrinkle of her nose. ] I hope not? But honestly, it wouldn't surprise me.
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That weird octopus and tentacle thing and then all of this.
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[Izuminokami wonders about that friend but for the moment he can't think about that much. For the moment he will simply take it as a compliment and focus on the fight.
As he swings his sword and quickly, much more than usual, cuts up a vine with a fiery end, he laughs loudly.]
This is so awesome!
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[She sees another smile, another gleeful cry, but she shakes it away.]
You sure are, Izuminokami!
[She can't change the past, but as for here and now—the new person before her—she can offer him what she wishes she could still do back home.]
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That was probably the best battle I've had in a while! And I go through a lot. Is magic and stuff all just apart of what you do?
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[She gives a little fist pump of victory, and thoughtlessly holds out a hand for a high five.]
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That went really well! [But now that he's thinking about it...]
You know, support is really important. It doesn't matter if you're just strong. [This should seem obvious but he's taking this into serious consideration as he mulls it over.]
Yes, support can make one stronger. I'm glad I got to experience this. Thanks!
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