Day 5

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ The dawn of a new day brings a new game! Ronald is silent today — perhaps sulking? — but a new challenge has been provided on your tablets. ]

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[ranked27]

[It takes Ronove a moment to have a hunch what may be going on here. Oh. Well, that is...a swerve he hadn't expected. For a moment he is speechless, trying to pick his words carefully]

I have no reason to hate any of you. Why do you suppose I'd have any right to hate anyone in the Ushiromiya family? Please don't mince words.

[keybroad]

Then maybe we can talk about... first thing you want to do when you get home.

[unexpectedboner]

I can handle myself around some horndog. You make sure you're not getting "taken advantage" of and you break the other kid's heart.

[jinglebros]

I'm not going to get taken advantage of! [ Offended face. ] I'm smarter than that. Corrin said he'd go on a date with me, I'm not going to risk that.

[unexpectedboner]

Sure, sure. Playing two girls never works though, and I bet it's even worse when they're actually dudes and you're in a murdershow. Better be careful.

[jinglebros]

I thought they were into each other before Corrin said yes to a date... I have no fucking clue what's going on now. [ Maybe Santa is the one being played? He tries not to think about that. ]

[golden_dream]

... Well, I don't know if 'right' is the right word, but I wouldn't blame you? That sort of thing.

... I mean, you must have been watching us for a long time. That couldn't have been easy.

[unexpectedboner]

Better be careful. Dudes can't be trusted with this sort of thing. They only want one thing.

[jinglebros]

[ Santa bristles a bit and stomps off to the fridge, looking inside of it for food as a distraction. ] You really think that's true?

[ranked27]

I'm happy with my life and with what I do. It's true there may be better situations for me, but at the same time there are worse situations I culd find myself in.

I don't hate anyone in the Ushiromiya family. It's true I'm privy to many facts about the family, but I'm not interested in meddling with any of it. Please don't be sorry for me. There's no need for that.

[For a moment Ronove feels a fleeting sensation of guilt despite knowing he shouldn't be feeling guilty about anything. He's just a demon who technically has no contact with the Ushiromiyas outside of the gameboard -- leaving aside the murky concept of his vessel, he's a complete outsider. Rosa seems reasonably sincere, such sympathies were completely unexpected to him.

At least he sounds completely serious]

[unexpectedboner]

I know a lot of guys, so... 9 times out of 10? I mean, do what you want. Just take everything with a grain of salt.

[golden_dream]

...Hah. You really are like him.

[jinglebros]

[ Santa mutters something that sounds like 'this is why i should stick to chicks' and comes out of the fridge with a bunch of cold sandwiches. ]

These look way more tempting than they should be.

[ranked27]

Natsuhi-sama had commented something similar. Apparently I reminded her of someone she knew, as impossible as that may sound.

[unexpectedboner]

[successfully distracted]

Ooh, those do look pretty amazing. I think we can can get milkshakes out of these things, too. Then it's time for XXX or whatever it was you wanted to see.

[jinglebros]

Milkshakes? Normally I'd say that's disgusting but that sounds amazing right now.

[unexpectedboner]

Milkshakes are amazing. They're like pizza, even bad ones are pretty good. I bet we could even make it be both chocolate and strawberry at the same time.

[jinglebros]

[ Stares. ]

Whoa.

[unexpectedboner]

I know, right? Almost makes it worth it. To be here and all...

[...better not think about that one too hard, better make these milkshakes]

[jinglebros]

[ He bumps his shoulder against Junpei's to try to remind him they're thinking about Non Stressful Things. ] Hey, can we make one of these mint too?

[ Breezily moving on! ]

[unexpectedboner]

Yeah. Yeah, why not? There's probably mint schnapps at the bar. Could do chocolate mint if you wanted. Is mint your favorite?

[jinglebros]

Fuck yeah. [ Big thumbs up. ] Mint and also lemon-lime!

[unexpectedboner]

You ever try it together?

[jinglebros]

No way! You can do that?

[ That seems like the greatest idea in the universe right now. ]

[golden_dream]

Is that so?

[her tone said she wasn't convinced.]

...There, how do you like that?

[and... she's left behind a swirly little blob on his arm.]