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[latebloomingeros]

Date: July 27th - Afternoon
Posted by: Yuuri Katsuki

Um.

[Yuuri looks like he might very well be thinking better of posting on the network at all, and actually moves like he's making for the "off" button for half an instant, but then he pauses halfway there. He's visibly steeling himself for a moment, as he takes a deep breath, exhales it back out, and gets a look of intense determination on his face before he plunges forward.]

Some of the rest of you have found things lying around when you woke up before, right?

It's just that...

[He falters again, but shakes his head, pressing on.]

...I found this yesterday. Hanging from the doorframe by my room.

[He holds up his hand to show a ring cupped in his palm. It's simple, but certainly looks like real gold.]

One of the cats was batting at it, and I was worried she might try to eat it or something, so at first I was just thinking about getting it away from her, but... um. I don't know how it got there, and it fits me exactly, and it...

I mean, it looks an awful lot like a wedding ring, doesn't it?

[He glances at it as if to double-check that it does. At some point, he's gone from "faintly pink around the cheeks" to "just absolutely beet red." When he looks back up, he seems pretty unsure how to continue. He might be having a slight panic attack, but what else is new, honestly?]

...I don't... I don't really know what I'm supposed to do about this.

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[redotiertwo]

wow
ive heard of the vegas wedding trope but even if you dont remember that youre supposed to wake up comedically next to your newfound spouse
what kind of lazy asshole courier job is this

real talk though theres probably not much you can do
if your significant other is here its not like youd know and if they knew they couldnt tell you
the old shinki catch 22

[latebloomingeros]

I don't think I've got the kind of hangover that sort of trope would call for, anyhow...

I guess that's true, though. It's weird enough to think about me having a "significant other" at all, but thinking I might have had one and not knowing about it is something else, if that makes sense?

[redotiertwo]

do shinki get hangovers
i feel like i had this conversation once before and i dont think i got an answer last time

yeah trust me i get the feeling
and its pretty fucking weird
but lingering on it is just asking for trouble when it comes to shinki shit
do you really think your SO would want to be responsible for you turning into a ravening hatebeast

[latebloomingeros]

I think we can? I'm not completely sure, though, now that I think about it.

You're right, I know. I'm not going to look too hard at it or anything, it's just... weird, like you said.

[redotiertwo]

someone needs to do a controlled experiment here
and answer this very important existential question
how many scientists do we have

yeah it is
i had a sword show up a while ago
which while not as emotionally significant as a wedding ring
is still pretty fucking weird when you have a perfectly formed hole in you for it

voice, from: Asato Tsuzuki

[sweetdeath]

It's like a Cinderella story! You could see who has the matching ring!

Only...

[That's his real name up top, isn't it? He's another shinki.]

Only you shouldn't, I guess.

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[latebloomingeros]

Ah...

[He makes an aborted little attempt at a lighthearted laugh.]

If there's a matching one at all, anyway. There might not be, right?

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[sweetdeath]

Right, sometimes they make women's rings in a different style anyway.

[He pauses, then adds, a bit sheepishly:]

-- I'm Tsuzuki Asato, by the way! I don't think we introduced ourselves at the party?

[Probably. His memory of the night is on the cloudy side, because those drinks had turned out to be a lot stronger than the plain old sake and plum wine he'd mistaken them for. He thinks he knows this guy's face, though, as the guy who'd put up with his waltz attempts after he'd already been four or five drinks deep.]

[latebloomingeros]

Party?

[Oh, the night with the fireflies. He... sorta remembers dancing with somebody, before his already hazy memory of the rest of the evening was overshadowed by the big, terrifying ordeal with all those ayakashi and his first successful Borderline in combat and all...]

Ah, right...

I'm Yuuri. Katsuki Yuuri.

[At least he didn't get the guy's name and then forget it. That would have been more embarrassing.]

[sweetdeath]

Nice to meet you, Katsuki! And seriously... don't worry too much about the ring, okay? I mean, you don't even know it's yours. Lots of people probably wear that size.

[And since it's not safe to overthink it anyway....]

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[meowbel]

Duh, you're suppose to wear it! If it's meant for you, why shouldn't you take it?

[And see that? See those sparkling eyes coming from the girl? You should be careful, she might be plotting stuff]

[latebloomingeros]

[He's a little bit concerned about that, but also totally unsure how to avoid it, so he's just... going to hope she calms down on her own?]

I mean... If someone gave it to me as a gift or something, it feels a little bit thoughtless to wear it without knowing what it means, doesn't it?

[meowbel]

[You do realize that telling Mabel to calm down is close to impossible, right? Good luck with that, Yuri]

Yeah but if someone gave it to you as a gift, it's still pretty rude to just not wear it! Especially when they might be too shy to tell you!

[...Yup]

[latebloomingeros]

They could have left a note, if they were giving me a gift now...

[meowbel]

But that's part of the fun! It's suppose to be mysterious and make you keep guessing!

[/Mabel logic]

video;

[kokuyoyo]

Forget about it, probably.

[Look at that practical and non-romantic advice.]

[latebloomingeros]

Just... just like that?

[Chikusa's not wrong, but it seems a little... off, somehow.]

[kokuyoyo]

Yes.

[He reaches up to adjust his glasses.]

If you're married, then you don't remember who you're married to. If you did, then you would become an ayakashi.

And if you somehow managed to remember without that happening... You wouldn't be able to do anything anyway.

So. Ignore it.

[latebloomingeros]

I know, I know...

[He's just a worrying sort of person. He can't help it very well, try as he might.]

I just keep wondering if maybe I should... behave like a married man just in case, if there might be someone out there? Not that that would be much of a change, I guess...

[kokuyoyo]

....What do married men behave like?

[Hi my name is Chikusa Kakimoto and I am only fifteen]

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[very_goodman]

[Barry responds with an appreciative - and probably somewhat embarrassing - whistle, giving a big thumbs up.]

It sure does! Looks like you had a pretty special someone!

[latebloomingeros]

[Definitely embarrassing.]

Do you actually think so, though? I mean, that... doesn't that sound a little unlikely?

[He's not exactly the most exciting person there could be!]

[very_goodman]

I dunno. I mean, there's someone out there for everyone, y'know?

[latebloomingeros]

For everyone, is it?

[Yuuri's... not so sure, but if you say so, Barry!]

That does sound nice...

[very_goodman]

And, I mean, that ring sure looks like it fits ya pretty well. No mistakin' that.