2026-02-24: Comfortable
- Log: Comfortable
- Cast: Ryuji Sakamoto, Ichika Kawase
- Where: Akihabara Electric Town, Tokyo
- OOC Date: February 24, 2026
- IC Date: September 30, 2012
- Summary: Ichika drops by Ryuji's place of employment to see what it's like, though she only stays a little while at first, so as not to get him in trouble--they talk nerds and hobbies--and what Tsubasa might make fun of. Then, on a date after work, Ichika and Ryuji spend some time together. (CW: Implied/referenced non-explicit sexuality, teenage romance)
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Model Wonderland is a shop on the 3rd floor of building meant for various shops. The store itself is rather unorganized, with model boxes stacked on top of each other from various eras and source materials, From mecha to a sizeable collection of trains. There is also a lot of garage kits of various female anime characters in various states of dressed.
Ryuji Sakamoto sighs as he continues to sweep the store. He loves what his boss sells but it was sort of a pain in the ass to keep this place from getting dusty. As the blonde leans on his broom, he sighs when he hears the door open, turning on the "Punk tone" he was hired for. It didn't take much to scare the Otaku loiterers that his boss wanted to buy something or more along.
"Hey, I thought I told you guys to scram if all you're gonna do is look up the dresses of the merchandise!" To his credit, Ryuji can't see around a stack of boxes, blocking his view of the door.
Ryuji is currently in a blue apron and his work uniform, which seems new. He clicks his tongue when he tries to see around the boxes. "Look guys. I'm gonna throw you out if you don't buy something." His heart wasn't in it to tell the truth. He might've been with those guys leering at anime statues in another life.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Model Wonderland! It's not the kind of model Ichika expected to be interacting with, frankly--but Toshiaki liked models, so it's not altogether strange. ...The anime figures, though...
Ichika grins mischeviously as she sees the half-dressed (or less) figurines when she steps into the stoe.
"Is that so?" Ichika teases Ryuji. "if you throw me out, you'll have to pick me up first."
A beat, as she walks further in, "This is a fun store!"
A little tilt of her head at a figure with just, an absolutely huge rack. "She's kinda hot, huh?"
The relents and smiles. "Hi," she says. "I said I'd make it, right?"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji grins as he spots who is entering the store. "Don't tempt me with a good time, babe." He really would if he had to...as embarrassing and wonderful as that would be.
"Yeah. It's a bit unorganized but it's got some charm. Also got a lot of older stuff I might pick up." Ryuji puts the broom next to the door to the back.
Ryuji looks between the model and his girlfriend, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "That's a trap. I refuse to agree and only have eyes for you."
"Hi. I'm glad you made it though I'm not sure what kind of fun you can have here....unless you're suddenly into mecha or trains....or I guess you could be into those women you keep looking at." He grins again, feeling a little awkward since he wants to hug her but work probably wouldn't love that.
"So...can I get you anything? I mean I gotta ask..."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"Heheh." Ichika grins, and absolutely will try to tempt him... Later. She doesn't want him losing his job over making out on the counter or something.
"Cool," Ichika says of older stuff, ,and then--a trap. She laughs, much like a pirate. He'd know. "Okay," she answers, and seems pleased. He passed!?
"My brother liked mecha," she says, and she doesn't talk about her brother that much, but she sure did use the past tense. "...Train are OK."
A laugh then. "I dunno, I've never kissed a girl but some of these figures are cute to look at. Especially... Oh, that one looks like you can change her faces?"
She considers. "Will your boss be mad if you show me around a little? I can get lost if you get real customers. And I'll buy something, promise."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji shudders with excitement when he hears her laugh, knowing the meaning. This girl was going to be trouble...he was so lucky.
He does note that he seems to have passed her test...maybe.
Ryuji stops when she mentions her brother. They haven't talked about her brother much but Ryuji has managed to know some of the story. He scratches the back of his head, nodding. "I guess we would've gotten along, huh?"
"Really? Huh." He says of her kissing a girl. "I guess I could put on a wig or something if you get curious." He says without thinking.
"Nah...I mainly was hired to do work and scare off the weird guys who leer at the merch. You'd be shocked how many times it happens...Frankly it's a lot cuter when you do it."
Ryuji walks over to one pile of stuff, gesturing. "So this pile is our mecha stuff....Everything from Titanomachy to my favorite, Yureka Six" He gestures to a robot on a flying skateboard, grinning. "Lets see...you saw the garage kits...we have some more explicit ones in the back. Boss keeps them for serious buyers." Ryuji moves toward a section of the store with a large table stacked with various trains and train model accessories. "So here are the trains....I'm not sure I should bother explaining these since they are primarily popular with older salarymen types."
Ryuji gestures to a display of model tools and paint. "This is the one part of the store we keep organized. Boss says the people after tools aren't here to dig through stuff."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"I think you would've," she says. "...Doesn't necessarily say everything, of course. People who aren't as great as you can get along."
"...But I think you would've for real, with him."
But Ichika nods. "Yep. Never have. I know some girls are into that, but it was just never my thing. I like guys." She pauses, and then laughs. "Don't tempt me, I think i know your sizes."
But mainly... Hmmm. "I buy it," she says with a sigh. "It's cute when I do it because I'm mostly kidding."
She walks over. Mecha stuff... Hmmm. "Cool," she says. "I've seen some Titanomachy." Presumably because of her brother. "But not your favorite. We should fix that."
Explicit... Ichika blinks in surprise. "That's a thing?" she wonders. "I mean, I knew there were magazines and videos, and like, toys and stuff, but i didn't realize that kind of thing..." She's more surprised than anything; it just didn't really occur to her that there were buyers that serious." Pause. "...Nah, I shouldn't."
But she thought about it.
"I think I get the trains," she says. "it's nice to have stuff that goes, right? But not my thing."
Model tools... "Oh yeah, this stuff. he used to use paints and stuff too. That makes sense."
She smiles. "Cool. So this is where you work!"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji laughs and turns a little red. "Hey I'm not that great but thanks."
"I guess less rivals for your attention." Ryuji nods before she mentions knowing his sizes. He isn't even sure -he- knows his sizes...wait sizes for what? He suddenly wonders if this girl is going to get him in drag.
Ryuji watches Ichika, crossing his arms. "I dunno if you're kidding but you are cute." He leans on a counter, watching her looking over the mecha stuff. "Hmm? Yureka Six? Oh hell yeah, we can watch it. Just the two of us...though I dunno if we'll end up watching it." He raises his brows, trying to be just as tempting as she is.
"That's a thing." Ryuji says seriously. "They aren't cheap since it's a niche hobby but they do sell." He watches her consider getting one and laughs. "Uh huh. You know Tsubasa would make fun of you if you got one....which I forgot to mention you need to put together and paint."
Ryuji gestures around. "Most of these take some amount of putting together. So you can customize your robot and/or girl."
Ryuji nods when she mentions her brother again. "I wish I could've met him."
"Yep...this is where I work..." Ryuji scratches the back of his head. "I can finally afford to get you some nice stuff."
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"Humility! Attractive in a guy. ...Not too much, though."
Fewer rivals! Ichika laughs. "Well, I'm committed to you anyway," she says. Him and Tsubasa. No girls in that arrangement! But she grins, and while she probably won't insist on getting him in drag...
Only probably.
His temptation works on her, though, as Ichika's breath catches very slightly looking at him. "I'm OK with that," she says, looking into her boyfriend's eyes.
But, it's a thing. "Hmmmm." She laughs despite herself. "Yeah, probably." Painting does seem like it might be fun, though. She's no artist, but she's pretty good with nails...
But they do take putting togetehr. "Hmm. That's nice. Makes it more than just a toy, I guess?" The eventuality that Ichika buys a dirty figurine is not yet set in stone. Yet.
She smiles, though it's a little more subdued. "I do, too. When we visit my parents' house, I can at least introduce you at the family shrine."
But where he works... "I'm looking forward to that!" Ichika says cheerfully. "I like nice stuff!" A beat, "And I like you. ...Maybe when you get off work we can go out?"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji looks at her, grinning. "What, you want me to brag about things? Most of the stuff I got going I can't tell people about...I could brag about you but most of my friends know you...Hmm"
Ryuji isn't sure how he'd react to being in drag. Right now, his fragile masculinity isn't going to allow the thought. Still Ichika could probably make him do just about anything.
He notes that his little tease worked, turning a little red as he grins wider. "Are you? Am I above using an anime to get my girlfriend into bed. Remains to be seen." Ryuji laughs, wincing when he realizes he said that at work. "Errr...we'll continue that after I'm off."
"Oh yeah. It's all about making the model your own and displaying it. It's about the journey I guess."
"I'd like that! I guess I need to bite the bullet and meet your parents eventually." He is suddenly nervous again, feeling very unsure that her parents would approved of him. He sighs and leans more on the counter.
"Yeah I'm getting off in like 30 minutes! Lets go do something."
Thirty Minutes goes by.
Ryuji exits Model Wonderland, dressed in casual clothes as he looks around for where Ichika went off to. "So you want to get a bite to eat or something?"
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
"You can just brag to me," Ichika offers. "I'd like to hear it."
She already had a boyfriend who liked to borrow her clothes. He never gave some of them back! It was a headache.
But he mentions getting his girlfriend into bed and Ichika's eyes hood a little, her smile widening. "Tell me when it's seeable," she says, and nods along. "Right right. Not work-safe."
The journey... Hmmm. "You do," Ichika agrees. "We can set it up. But... not right now."
She does in fact buy something: a cute girl figure, but not super racy. Ichika comments that she looks pretty, and that will be good enough for now. She's from some anime or another that Ichika has seen.
But thirty minutes later...
Ichika's also in casual clothes, but she's opened her jacket such that she's displaying a lot more than she was in the store. She isn't too far--she turns, and smiles.
"Yeah!" Ichika says. "Let's go! You wanna hit a food stand, or sit down somewhere?"
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji walks over to Ichika and attempts to pull her into a kiss. He smiles and shakes his head. "Yeah I wanted to do that since you walked in." He looks her over and whistles. "Yeah good thing you hid those gams, I'd be driven wild and lose my job."
"I'm fine with whatever...Oh! I need probably head to Sumaru soon to do my review of Ma'ams banana ramen for my channel btw. Wanna come with and make a day out of it. Obviously not today." He leads her toward some of the food places in the area. The area is obviously a lot of anime, video games, and electronics that line the windows of the stores they pass. Ryuji puts an arm around Ichika as they walk along, taking a look at a store with some flashy Sports anime being advertised.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ryuji succeeds! Ichika leans against Ryuji and into him, kissing back for a languid moment until one of them pulls back. Then, at the compliment she brightens visibly, flowers and sparkles practically blinking above her head. "That was my strategy," Ichika answers in a low voice.
"Oh?" Beat, "Oh yeah, cool! Totally," she says. "If ma'am'll let you do it. They say she's a spy, she might not want the publicity..." On the other hand, maybe the free advertising will be good?
Food...
Ichika leans into Ryuji again as he puts an arm around her, tilting her head his way with a happy sigh. "I'm fine with whatever too," she says, and happily walks along with Ryuji. "But... hmmmm. How about..."
She looks to a small place that doesn't have a maid outside it, unlike a lot of the other ones. "That place might be good."
"...Oh, kbut..."
She bites her lip and then turns her head to whisper, "I know you were being metaphorical about getting me into bed. ...But you know, sometime, when you want to..."
She pulls back, and he might notice she's actually a little red. "Just think about it sometime."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
"Oh...you are a wicked girl, huh." Ryuji says in a low voice before smiling.
"Huh...I didn't think about that. Maybe I can talk to her first...I know vloggers are a thing but it's still kinda hard to get adults to go along with it." Ryuji lets out a sigh, wishing he had some sort of clout to make some of this easier. Oh well.
Ryuji looks at the cafe and nods. "Oh yeah, this place is nice! I've seen it on my way to work. Lets go---" He stops when begins to whisper.
Ryuji turns red as she calls him on his words. "Heh...I've been thinking about that....Like." He gulps as he tries to find the words. "I...really...want...to? Like I'm getting comfortable enough to go that direction." Ryuji sighs, noticing she is also nervous. He looks at the restuant and then her. "Um, do you want to find...a ummm hotel?" He is bright red as he looks away, unsure if this is going to go poorly. "I mean you were pretty brave to ask me so I'm just thinking..."
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"Mm-hm," Ichika agrees as to her wickedness.
"She's pretty chill," Ichika says of Ma'am. "She'll either be OK with it, or tell you straight-up she's not--no dicking around, you know? It's better than wondering."
The restaurant does look nice, but...
Ichika listens to Ryuji, and at first she smiles--she figures he's going to turn her down, for now. But when he mentions finding a hotel...
Ichika's red eyes widen perceptibly. "Really?" she asks, stopping quite short where she was walking for a moment--and if he doesn't stop too, she might stumble and have to be caught.
"Um..."
She glances to the side, but she can't hide her smile. "I'd really like that," she says. "I want to share myself with you," she murmurs. "To get to know you like that."
"But um..."
"So, i'm super willing," Ichika says, "But are you sure your Mom will be OK with you coming home that late? Like... late-late?"
"The dorms don't care that much if I miss a night here and there, but..."
<Pose Tracker> Ryuji Sakamoto has posed.
Ryuji is out of his element but he can see how much she wants this. Wants him. And he'd be lying if he said he didn't want her. He watches her from the sides of his vision, unable to really look at her.
When she looks happy, Ryuji smiles awkwardly and nods. "Mom is working all night so it would just be me at home...So late late isn't going to bother anyone. Plus there's always sneaking into a Love Hotel...just so no patrolling adults get on our case."
He places a hand on her shoulder, looking into her eyes. "I'm ok with this and I know you've been wanting this for a long time soooo...balls in your court."
Was this really happening? He couldn't really believe that he was actually going to...Ryuji's wander to Ichika's chest and he turns red when he thinks about those out. In the flesh. He takes in a deep breath and looks over to her face again.
<Pose Tracker> Ichika Kawase has posed.
Ichika hasn't been in a situation quite like this in a while--when she and Tsubasa started this, they were already used to being fairly close. This is... different. And Ichika's heart beats fast with the difference. "Oh..." It's not great that his mom has to work all night, but... that definitely takes care of what she was worried about.
"I..."
Hotel, or love hotel; at a love hotel they'd get in more trouble if they were found out, but it's less likely they'd ask. At a regular hotel...
Well, they could stay longer.
She goes through the logic, but steps off that train when Ryuji looks into her eyes, staring back into his. "...I have," she admits. "I just didn't want to push you too soon..."
When his eyes wander to her chest, he'll have more to deal with--the bounce as she laughs to notice.
"OK," Ichika says. "...We can worry about food later."
Ichika reaches out to take Ryuji's other hand, the one not on her shoulder. "I'm going to make you feel so good. I promise. And I..."
"I just want to know you're thinking of me. That's what I need."
Flushing faintly, Ichika's eyes are almost liquid--not with tears, but with emotion. "...C'mon," she says. "I see a sign over that way..."
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Ryuji didn't consider the bounce. He is in over his head for sure.
"I appreciate that but like...its not like I don't want this and I can tell you want it to sooooo." He rubs the bridge of his nose as he smiles awkwardly.
"I'm certainly you will...I'm just hoping I can do the same for you." Ryuji holds her hand in his, squeezing it gently. "I'm always thinking of you, Ichika. You got that for sure, alright."
He is flushed as he allows her to lead the way, happy to just be in this situation with someone he cares a lot about. "Alright! Lets make some memories!" Ryuji says, wondering if that's too cheesy. He steals another look at her, feeling a little excited that this is going down.
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"You will," Ichika says. "...And if you've got any questions, I can help, right? I've done this before." She says it gently, hand warm in his. "...That makes me happy to hear, too."
She'll lead the way--she'll try for a regular hotel, since neither of them is in uniform and she is eighteen. The ones around here probably don't check too closely anyway, given.... nightlife.
"Memories," Ichika repeats softly, before she walks in the door.
She smiles back at Ryuji, and goess up to the counter.
They'll spend a long time together.