EMPATHEIAS IC CONTACT

[greatestcool]

IC CONTACT

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[greatestcool]

Oh, alright. But I really would like it if you'd call me Ryuunosuke!

[...]

But I guess if that's going to be too weird for you, it's alright.

[preybeforemeals]

No...no, it's all right. No promises, but...I'll work on it.

[And from the sound of it, he will.]

[greatestcool]

Ahh, really? That's great! I'll be looking forward to it!

[SPARKLES... He really is excited about that, he's sure his name is going to sound great when you finally do manage to say it!!]

...And thanks, Tsukiyama. For everything. You're the best.

[preybeforemeals]

You don't have to thank me, you know - this is something I want as well.

[...That, and he's pretty sure you don't have to thank someone for dating you?]

[greatestcool]

Not just for dating me! Though I really do appreciate that too.

[AIADA'S GETTING LOVEBOMBED SO HARD]

I really do mean it. For everything. I wouldn't have been able to feel anything like this when I showed up here! You've really helped me out. I don't feel anything like I did back home... which I guess was frustrated, maybe? Low-key frustrated, probably. But I don't feel like that anymore and look at all the stuff I can do with my emotions now! I don't kill flowers anymore and I can even make them! Though they're really tiny, I'm working on that.

I guess I'm just really, really glad I met you. And I'm so happy that we're dating! I don't think it'd be possible for me to be happier!

[preybeforemeals]

...I still don't really know what I did to cause all that, actually. I'm glad that I have! But I don't know exactly how any of that happened.

[HE IS SO CONFUSED BY ALL OF THIS, NOT EVEN GONNA LIE

IT'S A NICE SORT OF CONFUSED

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT THE HECK]

[greatestcool]

Well, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure either. You were really nice to me though, and patient with me when I had no idea what I was doing. You also let me be around you a lot and I think I picked up on how to express and experience emotion from you. Well, the really positive stuff you usually give off, at least!

...And then there was the whole... apathy thing. I didn't like a lot of what I felt, but it was genuine and real and it was the first time I'd experienced a lot of that. I don't ever want to go through that again and I definitely don't want you to go through that again... but I did get to experience stuff I hadn't before, so there's that!

I guess you didn't really need to do anything. I just needed you in my life!

[AND APPARENTLY THIS IS THE PERFECT CONCLUSION BECAUSE A GLITTERBOMB GOES OFF.]

[preybeforemeals]

[...dios mio, okay then

That said, though...]

...That sort of thing is exactly what I was trying to tell you about before - when I said there are no truly bad experiences. There are negative things that we go through sometimes, but the experiences overall are good things to have.

[greatestcool]

Yeah! It really is a nice way to look at it, and it makes even the worst times seem... well, not as bad.

I'd definitely prefer not to experience fear again though. That one was one of the worst.

[preybeforemeals]

...When was that?

[Now he's curious. He probably shouldn't pry, but...]

[greatestcool]

While you were apathetic like that. I was afraid you wouldn't get to feel anything again. I didn't really know what to do to help either and it felt like I wasn't doing anything, so... I was really scared that you'd be stuck like that. And even though I wasn't that bad off... I could at least kinda get what it was like and knowing you'd be apathetic like that was just... really horrible.

[That sure was a great explanation. He's staring down at the ground (and boy is it a fascinating view) instead of looking at Tsukiyama.]

[preybeforemeals]

[...Well, the ground is a good long way down, so the view probably is really interesting, but that's not the point right now; for the time being, he just moves a bit closer, and reaches out to play with Ryuunosuke's hair a little.]

You really were helping me, even if you couldn't relieve the apathy. I couldn't feel much about it at the moment, but...having someone around that I could trust and knew would keep me safe was a good thing. I needed you there; I don't like thinking about what could have happened if you weren't.

And I'm all right now. It was difficult at the time, but I'm fine.

[greatestcool]

[O-oh, that's really nice... He'll lean into that after a moment, alright. He's bright red and grinning a lot, but wow, you're really good at making him feel special.]

I'm so happy I could be there for you. I'm so, so glad I could help.

You don't ever have to worry about being alone, because I'll always be by your side.

[...]

Was that a little too forward?

[THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN A LITTLE TOO FORWARD]

[preybeforemeals]

Not unless I'm missing something...? You've expressed that sort of sentiment before.

[...Is he missing something, he thinks he might be.]

[greatestcool]

[Hahaha... hahaha...]

Oh, well, I thought it might be kind of weird now that we're dating?

[preybeforemeals]

...It isn't.

[And that's a bit quiet, but it does sound genuinely pleased.]

I used to be pretty lonely back home, actually; it's...nice, to hear someone say things like that.

[greatestcool]

I was really lonely too. I didn't realize it at the time, but now that I'm here and I have people I really like it's pretty obvious.

So don't worry! You won't ever be lonely like that again!

[preybeforemeals]

[...Oh.

Well, he doesn't...quite know what to say to that, but the faint glow he's usually giving off is a bit more intense now, and there's a light shimmer to it even if he's not maintaining eye contact very well right now.

Just...give him a moment, his feelings are doing all sorts of things.]

[greatestcool]

[He laughs at that and reaches for Tsukiyama's hand.]

You're really cute, you know? You have the most beautiful expressions and I love seeing what your emotions do to the environment! I don't think I've seen you shimmer before!

[preybeforemeals]

[Well, he'll allow the contact, definitely.]

This place has been good to me like that; it's given me some nice ones. I have to wonder what decides that sort of thing - yours tend to be interesting as well.

[greatestcool]

Yeah, I've been kinda curious about that too! The glitter's kinda weird. Not that I'm complaining, but it gets everywhere and once it's on me I can't get it off!

[But hey, at least he can get rainbow glitter now!! That's a good thing, right???]

Maybe someday I'll be able to make the same kinds of flowers you do— oh! Right, I forgot to tell you!

[god this is so dumb, but]

So you remember when you were running that booth and I asked you to make a flower with your feelings for me? I was trying to figure out if you liked me! ...Like this, I mean.

[He's still bright red, but he's sparkling so even though it was hella dumb, at least it's hilarious to look back on!!]

[preybeforemeals]

[...That is, in fact, hella dumb but at the same time it's really cute? Good lord.]

Well, now I just want to know what you got out of what I gave you.

[greatestcool]

Absolutely nothing, to be honest. It was kinda frustrating. But then I realized that I had no idea what I was doing so even if you did try to do something, how was I supposed to tell? I mean unless you stained the petals with hearts. I guess that would've been pretty obvious.

[IT WOULD'VE MADE HIS LIFE EASIER THOUGH...]

[preybeforemeals]

[OH NO...]

...Well, if we're going to be making confessions about what we were doing with the flowers that day, I was asked several times to come up with flowers with happiness stained into them, and I kept thinking of you while I did it.

[greatestcool]

Oh no...

[There are so many sparkles, Tsukiyama. SO MANY.]

That's amazing! I didn't realize I made you that happy! What did they end up looking like?

[were any of them purple leopard print]