[Ryuji doesn't even bother with the whispering, going ahead and announcing loud and proud that he, too, is curious of what'll happen.]
I mean, only one way to find out, ain't there?
[Ignoring all warning signs surrounding the chair, Ryuji stomps right up to the chair and nods over his shoulder back to Penny. This is what happens when you tell a kid like Ryuji to not do something... he's much more inclined to do the opposite of that.
So, he spins on his heel and plants his bum firmly into the chair and...]
What the--
[Not only is it the slimiest thing ever, but he starts... sinking into it?]
I mean, only one way to find out, ain't there?
[Ignoring all warning signs surrounding the chair, Ryuji stomps right up to the chair and nods over his shoulder back to Penny. This is what happens when you tell a kid like Ryuji to not do something... he's much more inclined to do the opposite of that.
So, he spins on his heel and plants his bum firmly into the chair and...]
What the--
[Not only is it the slimiest thing ever, but he starts... sinking into it?]
Yeah!
[Forget the strength test, he's super into the idea of someone being interested in his hobbies, even if it's only for a minute before she writes him off as weird.]
I've been workin' on makin' dolls of all the Arehtei for a little while now. Almost got 'em all!
[Forget the strength test, he's super into the idea of someone being interested in his hobbies, even if it's only for a minute before she writes him off as weird.]
I've been workin' on makin' dolls of all the Arehtei for a little while now. Almost got 'em all!
[This is unexpected. Completely unexpected and not according to his plan at all. He tries to grab onto something – ah, the walls of the pumpkin! – to stop himself, but his fingers just slip and pulls some of the pumpkin guts with them, and it lands right into his hair.]
I – I'm alright. I think.
[He sinks further in and he's starting to panic now. But HE'S TOTALLY COOL!]
I – I think I'm gettin' eaten by the pumpkin?
I – I'm alright. I think.
[He sinks further in and he's starting to panic now. But HE'S TOTALLY COOL!]
I – I think I'm gettin' eaten by the pumpkin?
[He nods, though he blushes in the process.]
Yeah, uh-- I made her one special, but I kinda wanna win her somethin' at one of these games, too. That's what people are supposed to do when they-- y'know, go to festivals, right? Uh. Together.
[How does he date.]
Yeah, uh-- I made her one special, but I kinda wanna win her somethin' at one of these games, too. That's what people are supposed to do when they-- y'know, go to festivals, right? Uh. Together.
[How does he date.]
[A guy isn't going to just outright ask a cute girl for help!!! So when she doesn't do anything to help, Ryuji just laughs. It's nervous and high pitched and very, very unsure of himself.]
Y-Yeahhh...! I'm good, see?
[He tries to get up from the chair but his hands on its edges break the arms and sink into the seat as well.]
Shit!
[He scrambles, and it's the slurping noise that it starts to make that really frightens him.]
I can't just ask a girl to help me out but I'm pretty sure I'm drownin' or something!
Y-Yeahhh...! I'm good, see?
[He tries to get up from the chair but his hands on its edges break the arms and sink into the seat as well.]
Shit!
[He scrambles, and it's the slurping noise that it starts to make that really frightens him.]
I can't just ask a girl to help me out but I'm pretty sure I'm drownin' or something!
[It all happens faster than Ryuji's brain to fully comprehend. First, he's sinking into a pumpkin chair, and the next, he's being carried in a girl's arms and landing on the ground with so much ease that it's kind of terrifying. He yells the entire way through it all and when they land, he remains in her arms, staring at her bewildered.]
What the eff just happened?
[His voice is breathless and confused and when Ryuji glances around, many of the people inside the pumpkin with them are staring.]
What the eff just happened?
[His voice is breathless and confused and when Ryuji glances around, many of the people inside the pumpkin with them are staring.]
Yeah, saved me in a weird princess-y kinda wa--!!
[He's cut off immediately when they exit the pumpkin, yelping again at the sudden movement, and once they're outside, he wobbles a bit but making no effort to be let down.]
Look, I know I ain't all that heavy or somethin' but you aren't exactly the buffest girl I've seen.
[Don't take that the wrong way, Penny. He's just really, really confused.]
[He's cut off immediately when they exit the pumpkin, yelping again at the sudden movement, and once they're outside, he wobbles a bit but making no effort to be let down.]
Look, I know I ain't all that heavy or somethin' but you aren't exactly the buffest girl I've seen.
[Don't take that the wrong way, Penny. He's just really, really confused.]
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