RYUKI

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[ ok but… same. :nyeh: the curse of the small bracket ]

Oh right, the bland name product. Instawham cafes.

[ it’s cute… c’mon into the booth, there’s no running now ] Wonder if Instawham got some ideas from photo booths like this, with the filters and stuff.

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I don't know, I don't use social media.

[ Ryuki is just out here with absolutely nothing to report about his personal life. At best he HAS an account but there is nothing on it. It is absolutely more Tama's account than it is his. ]

Aren't you pretty into these?

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Maybe it’s time. You’re the sexiest hero in Oceanside now. You’d hit 100k in no time!

[ cease ]

It’s cute! These things print stickers — we can put them on our phones.

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[ He just. Sighs. So heavily. ]

I don't think it counts, Tama. It didn't even use my name.

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But uh, counting probably real winners, I think that's you! So, congratulations?

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But people know that’s you and still voted for you anyway. It’s unconventional, but people were supporting you in their own way.

[ she

pats both his cheeks. ] C’mon, you’ve gotta look at it positively. If people didn’t think fondly of you, they would’ve all voted for me. [ no that’s not how it works ]

Doesn’t that just mean we’re the sexiest team?

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I think people just think they're funny.

[ He is thoroughly bullied. All of the time. That being said his usual energy is to get made fun of and then not win anything so this is a little bit different I guess. ]

We're not on the same team though?

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I think you need to trust people genuinely like you, Ryuki. Some people might think they’re being funny, but I really don’t think it’s malicious.

We’re always on the same team, you and me. This place doesn’t count.

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I didn't say it was malicious.

[ Wet paper bag really just doesn't have much stronger of an opinion than 'they're mean to me'. Most of the time.

Anyway he doesn't even bother doing like a whole 'yeah?' or 'really?' spiel because like. He knows this. Not in a way that he knows for certain that Tama would choose him over anything, but just that he also wouldn't believe his Gold Mouse alignment somehow deletes his partnership with Tama. At least for the time being, those things can coexist. ]

Well, you can take the sexiness. I think I'm good.

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So enjoy it! You’re the sexiest hero. Wear the badge with pride.

[ what badge.

yeah— tama and ryuki are a team. that’s just the law, a rule of the universe. always. but she’s fond of her goats too. it might be temporary compared to this, but the two can coexist. still.

if push came to shove……. ]

Aw. [ c’mon ] You’re handsome, Ryuki. You can share the rewards. [ it was his win? ]

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What if I don't want to be sexy?

[ Have we considered that. He does not market himself as sexy here. That being said, handsome makes him shuffle his feet a little, scratching the back of his head. He can accept handsome but he is shy...... ]

L-look, did you want the purikura or not?

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Then I told you— handsome!

[ he is shy but she is not. handsome boy. ]

Duh, I didn’t drag you here just to squish your cheeks. You ready?

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Honestly? No.

[ Purikura is too intense for him, he is nearly thirty. But who is he to deny what Tama wants to try out, so he can get shoved in a booth. ]

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I promise I won’t mess with the filters too much?

[ me, over 30 who will absolutely do purikura next year just you wait ] It’ll be nice to have a photo of us both.

[ she’s just leaning her head against his for photo one. get cosy. ]

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[ He is a stupid boy he can't keep up with the appeal. However we will go to purikura for you. ]

Wait. Don't we have any?

[ It feels weird to say that they don't have a picture together in 6 years. Well like, there's probably photos of obviously Tama as his eye, or maybe an office photo of her in her little portable mode, but you know. Not even one where Tama just photoshops/writes herself into one? ]

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Not like this? I mean technically I’m in every photo you’re in.

[ eye eye ]

But— not with me and you separately? [ as in her like this getting to hang out and have a photo taken with him normally. not while she’s still just being his eye, or projecting herself or out as her (ryuki voice) goo body ]

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You know what I mean.

[ Maybe it has to do with the fact that he literally sees her just about every single fucking day so like... it's weird to think they don't actually have a picture together. Even if it does make sense why. He would count her like projecting herself.

Hilariously them taking photo together actually does exist as bonus content but you know. ]

Though it does make sense...

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[ AINI has so much extra content. my tamagotchis…. my randomly generated questions with tama… my time limit free somnium runs…. ]

Right. But it’d be nice to just— have some ones of actually me and actually you in the same place. Even if it’s not all that different to usual, I can’t press “start” on a photo booth and draw cat ears on you back home.

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[ It was promotional material, it was very cute. ]

Well, you basically can...

[ She could totally just draw cat ears or mustaches on Ryuki while he's getting ready in the morning on the mirror. When you have control over a guy's eyesight and can project stuff freely, the world really is your oyster.

Anyway he's reaching down to put in coins in the machine. He taps at the weird black box that has the camera in it. ]

The camera's somewhere in here, and there should be some kind of display to give us previews -- oh, there it is.

[ This should be easy because it's only two people. Try doing purikura with a group of like 5 or 6, it's chaos. ]

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Oh—

[ hang on, she’s waving at them. hiiiii. ]

So you get a bit of time to think of a pose and then it takes the shot?

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[ She can wave while Ryuki is checking the panel to actually read instructions. Good summary of their dynamic. ]

Yeah, I think that's how it works. It'll give you a prompt for each photo in the session too, like "take a cute photo", or... whatever.

[ Speak of the devil. The purikura machine probably talks because all tech talks in Japan. Time to take the first photo!! Countdown go! ]

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[ imagine if she tried to make a heart hand with him and he just 🧍or did a thumbs up.



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no that’s exactly what she’s doing. ]

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[ Is my character type also 'fails to do the heart hand'. He's looking at it and he's like '???' and is just more trying to figure out what this means. Looks into the camera like a lost boy. ]

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[ so i guess that's picture one.


picture two is tama holding his damn hand in the right position to make the heart. ]

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[ He's looking at their hands and not at the camera because he's not sure what formation this is making from a top-down view.

They're doing great! ]

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[ does a peace sign


makes him do one too. ]