2025-11-25: Arcade Accord
- Log: Arcade Accord
- Cast: Tsubasa Seki, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ichika Kawase
- Where: Shibuya - Arcade
- OOC Date: 2025-11-25
- IC Date: Thu, Aug 16 2012
- Summary: Ichika drags Ryuji and Tsubasa to the arcade. Tsubasa spends the entire time trolling them so that Ryuji has the excuse to entertain his romantic thoughts without Ichika coming off as too intimidating, and no one is sure where they were hiding the capacity to be such a little shit. Ichika, of course, is living her best life, even if she isn't the best at arcade games. Ryuji brings everyone together with the power of shonen anime.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
> Hey do you want to meet me and Tsubasa today? We can go to the arcade in Shibuya
Such was the sort of message Ichika sent to Ryuji earlier, and so it is that Ichika is out in Tokyo instead of hanging around Iwatodai today. She's arriving at the arcade now, dressed in black cargo pants and a cyan-and-white crop top, midriff bared. Her long hair is unbound, and she has on some chunky bracelets and big earrings.
...Perfect attire for video games!! Maybe? Possibly?
OK Ichika's not a giant gamer but she thought it'd be a fun place to hang out. The day is ahead, a sunny Thursday, and there's a lot of people here. But not so many that they can't find some games for themselves!
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Tsubasa's here in a crazy checkered blue-and-yellow tank top, their blue-and-black binder glimpsed beneath under the thin straps, and some dark orange board shorts which were definitely designed to be worn to the beach. Today's hair... is cyan, yellow, and magenta! No jewellery -- they tried getting their ears done, but the piercer balked at the scars -- but they do have that wild yellow and cyan makeup on their face.
And they have NOT brought their dog to the arcade, because most arcades are super lame about letting dogs in. It's fine. Mrs. Ichika's Mom sneaks out to play fetch with Lance in the yard when no one's looking.
"Cool lights," Tsubasa remarks, hands thrust in their pockets. "So," they orient their attention to Ryuji, instead, "this is your turf, where we startin'?"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji is a gamer...It was one of the many hats he wore. Granted he hadn't waited on a game in the dead of morning...in a very long time. Still, Ryuji had one thing in mind when it came to dates at the arcade: He had to win Ichika some plush from the claw machines. It is what you do!
Ryuji arrives, coins in his cargo shorts ready to impress his lady at the arcade. How cool is that? A stupid grin appears on his face as he stretches his arms. "Alright. Time to go big or go home."
He looks over to Tsubasa. "Heh...Well, why don't we let Ichika pick out a toy in a claw machine and I'll work on getting it. Also there's a killer haunted house light gun game...Kinda spooky but you have a gun sooo not that spooky?"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika smiles at Ryuji for no particular reason, unaware at first of his plushie plans. Instead, she looks over to Tsubasa at the matter of the lights. "Yeah," Ichika says. But Ryujji has the turf...
"Hmmm..."
"O-oh, for me?" Ichika starts, a little surprised--but pleased. "Well, if you want to..."
She steps over to the claw machine and peers. A Girimekhala--kind of huge for a plushie, and not that cute. Jack Frost... Jack Frost is the enemy. But--
"Oh, how about this unicorn?" she wonders. It's going to be a challenge, but it's not the rarest of the prizes so it should be doable.
"Light gun, huh? I haven't tried one of those in a while... Maybe I'll watch you two to start."
A beat, "I don't mind ghosts and stuff."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Tsubasa... plays the video game machine Myunghon's set up in the Cardboard Dragon, sometimes. Does that count?
(They're really more into card games...)
Ryuji declares he will grasp the prize, and Tsubasa grins. "Ya reckon? I seen good men get broken on them claw machines."
And when Ichika makes her choice, Tsubasa tilts their head. "Huh," they remark. "Never had you figured for a horse girl." Apparently, there are new things even for Tsubasa to learn about Ichika!!
They fold their arms, as they contemplate the light gun. "Hmm... well, if th' Princess's taught us anythin', it's how ta shoot a gun... sure," they nod, firmly. "I'm in."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji stares at the prize she wants. It was a rare one. Of course it was a rare one. He gulps, letting his shoulders sag as he prepares for this ordeal. He should've practiced this more.
Then the arcade is brought up and he grins. "Too bad cuz it's Zombies! ArggH" He playfully lunges before blushing a little and leaning back with a grin. He coughs to regain his composure. "Nah it's your typical house being besieged by zombies...except one of them has a giant metal triangle on his head?"
Ryuji smirks as Tsubasa takes up the call to shoot zombies, raising his arm in triumph. "Hell yeah, dude. Let me get all loosey goosey to win that...prize." He leads them toward a rather threatening looking double seat machine. Probably enough room for three people. Ryuji picks up a light gun and checks it. "Oh Nice, they fixed the recoil. This is gonna be fun!"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"Are they that hard?" Ichika wonders of the claw machines. "Hmmm.."
She doesn't cringe about the zombies, but she does laugh--it's almost a giggle actually, despite her delinquent look, as she lifts her hands. "Oh no!" she jokes.
Pause. "Ohhh, OK. Hmm. You know, I heard something about Triangle Head from somebody... I didn't know the context, just that he was super buff."
"Well," Ichika says, "It's pretty cute, right? It looks sort of cuddly..." Unicorns!
Ichika can kick ass, but she's also very girly.
"Sounds good," she says, and then takes up a spot at the machine with the others. If there's only two guns, she'll stand back, but she'll sit--between both of them!!
It's very comfy for her.
"All right, let's go!"
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"Zombies, huh? We can grab some two-by-fours an' hammer n' nails down at th' hardware store..." Tsubasa says, with mock thoughtfulness, all as Ichika gets her brains eaten.
They'll say nice things at the funeral, Ichika.
"Oh yeah, I know that shit," they perk up, though, when Ryuji describes this particular house of the dead. "That's the Boss monster, man!"
Tsubasa adds, as they make their way over: "I ain't never seen a horse in real life, man. I bet they're pre' sweet." The doom counter for Tsubasa eating their own hat (wig?) ticks over one more count.
They're just not prepared for horses, man.
Tsubasa takes up a gun, though, and nods firmly. "Cool. Let's do it."
Until the machine starts itself up, though, and -- "Personal space, you son of a--!!!" -- Tsubasa proceeds to get way into murdering those zombies.
They're pretty handy with a light gun, too, after getting their ass kicked by the Princess during airsoft so much.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji smiles as Ichika sits, standing for the moment with his gun at the ready. The game opens up with a story of betrayal and intrigue as someone has stolen the Necronomicon near a cemetery on the night of a blood moon! So zombies are tearing down walls trying to get you. Ryuji is also into this, blasting Zombies with a coolness that comes with the PTSD of dealing with the darkness of people's souls.
"I mean girls just like horses?...I don't get the hype. My dad used to take me with him to the track...it was kinda gross if you ask me." He gets a little real before Ryuji grins at Tsubasa. "What's the matter. If you can shoot with 3 people in here GIT GUD!" Ryuji pulls off a head shot, whistling as he admires his handy work...and misses the incoming zombie from his left.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Oh nooooo.
"You need like, a ton of space for horses, is the thing. I dunno how into regular horses I am, but unicorns are pretty special? They sort of have this story magic to them..." A laugh then. "Is that how it was?" she asks Ryuji. "They do seem cool though."
It's just as likely that the horse will eat Tsubasa's wig.
Personal space!! Ichika doesn't know the meaning of the word!
"Nice!" Ichika says of the headshot, but then, "Oh oh on your left, Ryuji--"
That's not gonna go well unless someone intervenes!!
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"The track, huh?" Tsubasa wonders. "I ain't never been... my father was real down on gamblin'. Tho' he liked th' stock market jus' fine, so maybe he jus' likes fancy gamblin'." What even is the stock market, Tsubasa? Oh my God. You're not even eighteen for another week, shut up.
"But yeah, unicorns is magic an' shit... ain't it, like, they only come out for girls what are pure of heart or whatever? Y'know, like... kirins, 'cept instead a rulers it's..." Tsubasa trails off. "Well, whatever."
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RUIN ICHIKA'S DREAMS LIKE THIS, MAYBE SHE'S A METAPHORICAL VIRGIN, YOU DON'T KNOW.
Tsubasa puffs out their cheeks, and says: "I'm talkin' to th' zombies!" They insist, though it's fair to say that they're definitely not used to being crammed into this small a space with this many people. (At least Ichika's serving as a buffer.) They have to lean around her, though, to fire a shot off at that zombie menacing him. "Like that'un," they point out. "See?"
Tsubasa, seeing movement from the corner of their eye, proceeds to round on the next wave with that same ferocity. "Get some!!" They crow, and maybe they just get, like, really into combat games?
It's certainly not anything that could reflect in their actual life.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"I mean I guess...Just looks like a horse with a toenail on it's head." Ryuji grins at his stupid joke. He isn't paying attention to the game so much as trying to flirt. He even looks like he is having fun until the subject creeps back to the track with his dad.
Ryuji smiles sarcastically. "Yeah. Don't have a lot of positive experiences with my Dad at that place...So horses kinda suck for me now."
Ryuji blinks when Tsubasa has something of a war flashback. He isn't sure how to react except....die...in the game. "Aw, man... Geez Seki, you really get into these games. Hot damn."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"A toenail???" Ichika is shocked. Shocked!! ...Which is why she laughs about it despite herself. But the track--"Oh, sorry," she says. "I was just curious."
She'll move on from that one. "Hmmmm, how about the big one-eyed guy instead then?" she wonders. "He's all fat and stuff. Like a big pillow!"
As to magic and shit, well... Let Ichika have her dreams for a little while longer. A little!!
Ichika will stay the buffer. And well--
"Haha, you both seem to be having fun," Ichika says. "It's nice."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"Man, don't get down on the horn," Tsubasa grins, glancing aside to Ryuji. "Anyway, it's a magic horse. Ain't no one racin' unicorns," they assure him, and on the surface it looks entirely casual, like they're just talking shit instead of giving him an excuse to accept this horse specifically.
No one tell Tsubasa about the hot new game all about unicorn kart racing. Those kinds of games were all the rage like ten years ago, but sometimes they still put out new ones...
(They proceed not to comment on Ichika and pillows, though, because they don't want to do that much psychic damage to the the poor guy.)
"What? You ate it already?" Tsubasa blinks, looking over to Ryuji. Well, with Ichika buffering... maybe he's distracted, they think. "'Course I'm gonna get into it, it's like they comin' right for ya, dude. Someone comes at you swingin', you gotta scream in his face, that's like, 101. Freak 'im out!"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji is blissfully unaware of the sexual undertones going on. While he isn't unaware of such things, he isn't really aware of this side of Ichika yet. Sure, there was that Palace but...Man, Ryuji really doesn't want to screw this up.
"Big one eyed guy?" He snickers when that one does land. "You're gonna make me jealous." Ryuji is proud of that one.
"Huh. I guess I get that move but there is something to be said for punching before you scream. Get them off guard that way too." Ryuji nods, remembering how screaming didn't help with Kamoshida. It just got his leg broken.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Magic horse!! That's true.
But Ichika laughs at Ryuji's snickering. "Well, that does sound fun," Ichika says of a little jealousy, and then--hmm. Punch before screaming... Hmm.
"Kinda depends," Ichika says. "Most punks you can scare off like that. Throw 'em off their game. But some people..."
She thinks some grim thoughts before she shakes her head. "Well, some people are harder. Those you wanna hit first." She nods firmly, having decided the proper compromise on violence.
"...Of course," she points out to Tsubasa, "It's not like the zombies in the game can hear you..."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Snrk, is what Tsubasa says to Ryuji's jealousy. Which might be kind of shocking, because, like, Tsubasa doesn't even smile all that much, let alone snort out a laugh.
Like tears from a stone...
"Oh, sure," Tsubasa says, casually, "ain't nothin' wrong with punchin' a guy then yellin' in his face. That's just consequences before the warnin'. Sometimes you gotta do 'em like that."
They pause, though, when Ichika points out the zombies can't hear them. "... well, yeah, but that's why it's a game? We playin' pretend, man. If we act like they can hear us we still inta it."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji whistles at Ichika's wise words on punching people. It was kinda wild but also kinda hot that his girlfriend could throw down.
However her doubling down on his joke brings a slight red sheen to his face.
Then Tsubasa kinda laughs. Ryuji blinks trying to recall if he's heard them laugh. For the moment, he lets it go, grinning. He hears Seki defend his screaming and laughs. "Yeah. It's not real but it's real to us, Ichika."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
A laugh from Tsubasa! Ichika looks to them in surprise and pleasure both. She smiles. She doesn't even notice Ryuji appreciating her fightiness! Instead, "Yeah. Sometimes. It's just like that."
She likes the red in Ryuji's face, though. That's a good shade for him, she thinks.
"Ohhhh," Ichika says. "I guess that makes sense..."
"You do both seem real into it."
"It's definitely more fun with the both of you, instead of alone. I feel like I couldn't get into it as easy on my own."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Ichika might not have noticed, but Tsubasa sure did. "She'd know," they aside, to him, when Ichika declares that it's just like that sometimes. "No one kicks more ass than the Boss. That's why she's the Boss."
They're helping!
"C'mon," Tsubasa hands their gun over to her. "Have a crack at it, Ichika. Ain't too different to airsoft shootin'. You'll see what we're seein' when you in it."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"Yeah. Come on. Lets do a round together, Ichika." Ryuji grins, putting some change into the machine.
"Yeah. She always struck me as real tough when we met." He asides back to Tsubasa, wondering how this next game was going to go.
He wonders if he needs to pull back or try to show off...Plus...She was closer now and Ryuji's eyes just lock onto her figure, like a moth to a flame. He peels his eyes away but feels them darting back every so often. Was he going to be able to focus up to show off? Did that matter?
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"Sure," Ichika says. "I'm for it. The Princess's habits got me decent at shooting..."
Real tough. Ichika puffs up a little, but tries not to show it too much. "Well," she says, "If I don't stay tough you guys can't rely on me. And if you can't rely on me, I can't rely on you either."
It's hard to say which is better to do, of course--the good news is that the occasional eye-trip down Ichika's top is flatters rather than bothers her. Since, she wore this top for a reason...
The bad news is that she's looking at him looking at her, and that might not make her the best at this move either.
Well, she tries to focus. "All right, zombies! Time to go down!"
Bang bang bang!! With Tsubasa's gun, she fires at the first three to come into view!
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"Tough as nails," Tsubasa agrees. If they're talking Ichika up a bit, well, she can owe them later. "Yeah, you can always count on her."
The good news for Tsubasa is that now they're not shooting they can spend much more time sneaking glances at her without feeling like they're going to get their ass handed to them by a zombie.
"Nice shot," they grin -- which is also a thing they can do, despite their face looking so terminally grumpy -- when Ichika takes three out.
Well, the shot is nice, too.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji turns a deep shade of red as his eyes wander. It isn't until the first Zombie takes a chomp out of Ryuji's health bar that he focuses on the game. He grimaces and turns his gun side ways, firing wildly at the many zombies to back up Ichika. He takes a deep breath and smiles at his good work...until his eyes catch that view again.
Then he's smiling about other things.
"Heh. That so? " Ryuji snaps out of it and notes that Tsubasa is wingmaning someone. He isn't quite sure who this Sebastian the Crab was singing for just yet.
Ryuji continues to game moderately well, stealing glancing every now and then.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika can definitely make it up to Tsubasa later. Right now though, she's distracting RYuji distrcting her, and she notices Tsubasa looking her way too. Ryuji's blush actually makes her blush a little in turn--until--
Chomp chomp. "Aah!"
Ichika starts shooting after a few red flashes on the screen, and starts to fire at a few more.
"Thanks," she says, and then--
Well, this round is... not as good at Tsubasa's round, and Ichika could pretend it's because she isn't a big gamer instead of that she's flirting instead of shooting.
Despite her FAILURE she is smiling anyway, and gives a little laugh when they hit game over. "...I think I'm distracting you, Ryuji-kun. Sorry."
She doesn't sound that sorry, though.
She glances over at Tsubasa, and smiles at them, too, before looking back to Ryuji.
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"There ain't anyone else I'd call before her if shit were goin' down," Tsubasa assures Ryuji.
And, well, let's just say that Tsubasa doesn't need all that much encouragement to kiss the damn girl.
Ichika yelps at the monsters, though, and Tsubasa lifts their hand to their mouth to hide the way their smile grows far too charmed. What? They can appreciate her doing some violence too, it's a free country.
Ichika is too busy sneaking glances to actually get into the violence properly, though, and Tsubasa clicks their tongue. "Man! I talk you up that big, and you wipe out to the fourth wave... guess it's a good thing zombies ain't real, eh?"
Well, not unless you wander into the wrong part of Sumaru, anyway.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Goddamn. Ryuji's face is burning when she apologizes in that way. He coughs nervously, wondering when someone would wake him up from this delightful day. Please don't. I don't want to go to school. Ever.
Ryuji nods, thinking for a moment. "I mean to be honest I haven't seen that side of her yet. I hope I don't wuss out when I do. Heh, Heh." He admittedly likes tough girls sooo he might faint or something else embarrassing. Ryuji laughs a little at Ichika's remark. "ey, chill. She did pretty good for her first time. "He winks at Ichika, giving a non-cheesey we swear thumbs up.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika isn't super inclined to go back to school just now, either. But as for that side...
"I'm sure you won't," she says. "I don't exactly mind that I haven't had to show it for a bit... Hard to grow out your nails when you gotta beat somebody down, right?"
But she frowns at Tsubasa--though she's not really upset. She's just playing a bit. "Hey, zombies are totally different from street fights! People almost never bite on the street!"
Well, a good thing.
A beat, "That's true though. You should always give somebody a little slack their first time."
"..."
She didn't actually mean that one to be quite as flirty as it was, so she flushes and glances to the side.
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Honestly, going back to school never is sounding pretty good after Tsubasa heard back about their test scores following their makeup exam.
"Seems like so long's ya avoid th' backstreets at Port Island, you scot free 'round here," Tsubasa shrugs. "Guess it's jus' a nicer joint 'n Hirasaka?"
Being fair, it's not hard to be less rough than Hirasaka.
They grin at Ichika, though, giving her a hard time. "That'd be a different kinda trouble," they point out, sly, when she insists that punks don't bite people.
Then Ichika blushes and glances away, though, and Tsubasa straight up smirks, looking between the two of them.
"So if that's a double knockout, do I win by default, ooooor..."
TERRIBLE!
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"Heh. Hey that's like your work persona I guess." Ryuji does not mean the manifestation of a person's psyche but it is hard not to react to that word now. "So I guess leave that for schoolwork or something."
"Heh. Biting Punks, eh? Could be kinda sexy." Ryuji just says what the others dance around. He has no finesse! He was the blunt lovable one.
Then Ichika does that flirty answer thing again and Ryuji is just stunned. He is bright red and wide eyed.
"Hey! Don't make lite of us! We...We just are in awe of each other's...uhhh...power level?" Ryuji tries to defend himself against Seki's calculated sass. He instead is getting too lost in trying to come up with an excuse that isn't I'm staring at my girlfriend's chest. He is not doing well.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika is doing better at school than she used to, but she's still not exactly eager to go back. But, "Well, most places are nicer than Hirasaka," Ichika points out. "Of course, most places don't have as many cool locales..."
A different kind of trouble. Ryuji jokes about it but Ichika 'hmmms' a little. "I'll have to keep that in mind." She grins.l
But Tsubasa actually smirks. Ichika laughs, which doesn't do anything for Ryuji staring, considering the bouncing that ensues.. "Oh my God," Ichika answers, "You just--OK, yes, you win the zombie game."
Power level! "I definitely want to know more about Ryuji-kun's power level," she admits. Then she considers something.
Yes, she knows just what she'll do later.
"But, ah..."
"Maybe next time we can go somewhere a little more... look-friendly," Ichika offers.
"I think we should probably quit hogging the zombie machine though..."
Ichika knows what she wants, but she doesn't push! Instead, she starts to stand up.
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"That's true," Tsubasa agrees with Ryuji, thoughtfully. "We're on vacation. Perfect time to grow out ya nails." Even though Tsubasa filed theirs down the other day, for some reason. Probably vanity? Probably vanity.
But Ryuji charges in like a bull in a china shop, and Tsubasa cracks another grin. "Yeah, she is." How --
How are they able to give them both this much shit. Tsubasa's supposed to be dour and stoic and perpetually pissed off.
When Ichika exclaims oh my god, though, they actually crack up. "Ahahahah -- damn straight," they remember to add, with an unrepentant boast.
"I ain't got me scouter on me," Tsubasa adds, "so you two'll have ta figure that one out some other way." Oh no. They watch anime.
As they clamber out of the machine, though, they elbow Ichika.
"Oi," they hiss, to the two of them. "Ya wanted a lookin' joint?"
They jerk their thumb back to the camera booth, of the kind designed to take ridiculous youth pictures with ten thousand filters.
"Ehhhh... yeah," Tsubasa tilts their head, as they look from the booth back to Ryuji, "I reckon ya could both fit in there."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji blinks as all his dreams come true. Well not really but for a teenage boy it was enough. He gulps wondering if he's gotten himself in over his head. Look-Friendly? Jeez he's hit the jackpot and he isn't sure he sold his soul yet. He looks over when his power level is mentioned, trying to register the statement after all of that. Finally, he recognizes Japanese and nods slowly. "I'm probably about a Yamacha or Piccolo on a good day. In my prime, I might've been Goku." He realizes he might've gone too specific. "Eh. Dragon Ball was a good manga!"
He does note that Tsubasa also knows Dragon Ball.
Its when the Photo booth is mentioned that he sort of shuts down again. Was this really happening? He looks at Ichika to get her reading on it all.
GAME: Ichika Kawase flips a coin! The coin comes up heads!
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"Yeah!" Ichika looks down at hers; they're painted, obviously, a nice green-black today. She noticed Tsubasa filing down their nails... but hasn't commented on it.
Yet.
But apparently they can give them both a lot of shit, including Ichika at this, and she laughs then too. "Ahahah..."
But no scouter. Ichika is familiar enough by osmosis for this one. "I always thought Piccolo was pretty cool," she admits. "But I don't think I know it as well as you do, Tsubasa."
But a looking joint...
"That's perfect," Ichika says. "You sure it's cool?" she asks Tsubasa, and in this way, has a chance to look into their eyes--and make clear how much she appreciates this particular opportunity.
"Let's go, Ryuji-kun. Picture time! and..."
She leans closer to say more quietly, "If they turn out well, I might have some more for you later."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"Vegeta for life," Tsubasa remarks, which explains
so
much.
"We oughta get together and show ya," they add, to Ichika. "Prolly easier with th' anime, tho'. It's all fights 'n shit, but I don't reckon you'd tune that out like a lotta girls do." You know. On account of all the asses she kicks, habitually. They look around, to Ryuji. "You got a copy, man?"
Of course they assume he just has access to all the hottest shonen animes.
When the photo booth takes Ryuji offline, though, Tsubasa turns their attention back to Ichika. She can see, in that moment, the effort they're making, and she gets a softer smile from them in the process. "Sure," they urge her on, duly reassured. "I'll go check out that fightin' game cabinet. Heard they actually got characters from those shows 'n shit."
And Ichika... is very good at selfies, huh.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji's eye widen as he is led away to heaven. He isn't sure if he should cry or not. He isn't sure if he -will- cry or not.
He temporarily snaps out of it when asked if he has a copy of Dragon Ball. He thinks for a moment and shakes his head. "Nah...that show is massive so I can't afford it all. Doesn't mean we can't download it or something." Ryuji gives a thumbs up before he realizes where he is going. He gets a very dumb grin on his face as he is coaxed inside the photo booth. The grin gets even dumber when she mentions something about later.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
So, so much.
"Oh, that'd be fun," Ichika agrees. "Yeah fights can be cool." oes he have a copy? "Oh, guess that means we've got a lot to watch," she says.
But Tsubasa... Well. Ichika smiles back at Tsubasa. "Thanks," she says. "We'll come get you when we're out!"
Ichika does coax Ryuji into the photo booth, and two things are true:
First, she does actually intend to take pictures, instead of just springing Alone Time on him. Two... she makes a point of adjusting her top a little to maximally display herself for that purpose.
At least a couple of the pictures will have Ichika kissing Ryuji's cheek, but if he doesn't initiate anything more than that, then she'll just take a bunch of fun pictures with him!
...It's kind of nice, to do something like that, so couple-y.
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"Oh, yeah," Tsubasa realises, when Ryuji points out how long the show's run for. "But piracy counts, man. Cool." Tsubasa is just a cognitive ninja, so they didn't sign anything saying they had to oppose pirates with their life.
And if that Ryouhara shows up to the arcade with a contract they SWEAR TO GOD --
Anyway, while they're busy in the photo booth, Tsubasa goes over to the cabinet to get their ass kicked. "Wait, shit--! What the fuck even was that combo, man?! Too real!"
Tsubasa still isn't that good at video games...
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji is locked on her at this moment. He barely registers the camera as it clicks. The kiss on his cheek makes him perk up though, blinking as if he's trying to think it's real or not.
If it wasn't real, Ryuji should live a little.
During one of the kisses on his cheek, he turns his head to kiss her on the lips. He shuts his eyes tight, kinda wondering if this was the right move. He isn't a very adept kisser but he is trying his damnedest. He opens an eye, taking in all of her. Slowly Ryuji realizes this might be happening. To him of all people. He smiles stupidly, wondering when the NWO reveals Ichika is a plant to control him. Cool. Sign him up. Trap Sprung.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Piracy totally counts. Ichika would make a good pirate.
They miss Tsubasa's ass being kicked for the moment, because instead she sees Ryuji staring at her, and she's very happy at the idea that she's going to have a lot of pictures of that expression of his. Still... it is happening. And when he turns for that kiss--
Ichika's lips are so soft, and luckily for him, her lipstick has a good enough hold that it won't be on his just from a close-mouthed kiss like this.
But it's nice, all the same, and Ichika looks into Ryuji's eyes when he opens them.
She smiles back.
That's caught on film, too.
...But thankfully, no NWO reveals yet; just the sound of the printer starting to work.
"Oh!"
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
Tsubasa, who is pinned by the NWO on all sides, is currently far too occupied to be activated in order to bring Ryuji down. Sorry, dude. This guy just WON'T STOP THROWING THEM.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji eyes dart away when he realizes there is actual pictures of the event. Oh man. Was he embarrassed? The blonde delinquent laughs, holding his face as everything just hits him. He's happy? That was something that has been lacking for awhile?
After a moment, he stands up and walks up behind her. "Uhh so how ugly did I come out?" He grins, placing his head on her shoulder as he checks the photos and nothing else.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
There sure are!! And Ichika's pretty happy with them, as she gets up to get them. Ryuji laughs, and Ichika is still smiling--her mouth hurts a little almost. She's really happy, too.
"Not at all," Ichika answers, and elbows him lightly. "You gotta be nicer to my boyfriend, you know."
"I like them," Ichika says. "Here, have a look."
Some of them are kind of silly; at least one has Ryuji looking more down than at Ichika's face. But...
"I really like these," Ichika says. "You mind if I hang onto them?"
"...I'll get you one of your own a little later on," she assures him. "Look forward to it!"
If Tsubasa looks over this way, she'll wave; but otherwise, she's looking at Ryuji a little longer.
"...That was nice," she says. "Worth waiting for."
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"AHHHHH COME ON,"
That's the sound of Tsubasa getting their ass kicked at the cabinet. They're occupied for another minute telling the guy beside them that he's too fucking good at that douche with a sword, man, so they have a minute to go all googly-eyed before Tsubasa ambles on back.
Note: Tsubasa may have already glanced over their way to realise that this was ongoing and made the decision to ask this sucker how those sword combos work rather than interrupt them.
They are kinda crabby, they might in fact be a wingcrab.
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"But he's a jerk. I like you more." Ryuji fake pouts before grinning again. He hears pictures of his own and blushes, wondering exactly what kind they were talking about. That dumb grin appears on his face just as Tsubasa reunites with the couple.
"You make it sound like this is the best it gets. I assure you I can do better than an arcade date...I think." He proclaims without ANYTHING to back that up. He just looks fired up.
"Tough competition, Seki?"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika laughs again at Ryuji, kind of higher than usual, and cheerfully. But she does mean it--and later, she'll text him one, and he'll get to see for himself!
She walks over Tsubasa's way with Ryuji after a moment, but on the way she grins at Ryuji. "You can," she says. "I'm looking forward to that, too. But I don't mind enjoying the ride getting there, either."
A wave at Tsubasa for real this time. "Heey," she says. "We shouldn't forget that claw machine!"
<Pose Tracker> Tsubasa Seki has posed.
"You're tellin' me!" Tsubasa exclaims, when they amble up. They do not, in fact, tease Ryuji and Ichika about their alone time, which is notable in the context of how much teasing they've gotten up to today. "Swear the guys here operate those cabinets like they fuckin' touch-typin', man, they gotta have button combos in their blood..."
They grin to Ichika, clapping a hand on her shoulder. "Right," they nod, firmly. "You wanted prizes."
And so, looking to Ryuji --
"Good luck, man."
Thusly does Tsubasa cruelly leave Ryuji to battle the claw machine alone... until his final, well-earned victory.
(What? They were letting him show off? Nah, they were totally being a dick.)