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[purrtagonist]

TELEPATHY text / voice / image / action Akira doesn't have a bird with which to exchange written messages! But you can send him one anyway and he'll just. . . use your bird to reply. . . probably. code credit

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[necromomicon]

Oh? Maybe you should!

Besides, that doesn't change anything... I'm into all of them, that's all.

[purrtagonist]

[one learns something new about their li'l sis every day]

Really?

[hm. hm! he rubs the back of his neck, thoughtful]

I don't think I could do that.

[he's pretty monogamous, tbh]

[necromomicon]

Huh? You already are, right? Ryuji and Pyrrha.

[SHE DOESN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.... because she's never had the idea put into her head yet.]

[purrtagonist]

[he's totally thinking she means it that way, oops]

No, no, that's not-- [AUGH, FEELINGS] I don't know.

[it isn't quite the same. . . the feeling for Pyrrha is new, a budding blossom without a name or tangible shape. he knows he likes to spend time with her, and he thinks he'd like to take her out on a date. the thought of her possibly being into someone else is a small sting because of that, but honestly? that's about it]

[his feelings for Ryuji are a bit more defined. they're older, clearer, and have had time to root themselves into Akira's heart. but. . . well.]

[he doesn't really think about how he misses Ryuji much when he's hanging out with Pyrrha. maybe that's a sign? it's definitely less "balancing strong feelings for two people" and more, "has liked someone for a while now, but may start to get over that crush to like someone else."]

[it's complicated]

It's-- hard to explain. But that's not quite it. And I don't think I could do the "dating more than one person at a time" thing, anyway.

[necromomicon]

... Dating more than one person at a time? Uh, yeah, that's called 'cheating', isn't it? It's kind of a huge jerk thing.

[remember, all of her life knowledge comes from anime. she only learned dating girls was an option recently....]

[purrtagonist]

[snort]

Yep.

[TO MOST PEOPLE. and to him!! personally]

But some people are okay with it. "Open relationships," you know?

[shrugs!! he isn't about that life but he ain't gonna judge anyone who is, for sure]

[necromomicon]

That sounds weird... Why are there so many different things like this when no one back home did anything but the same thing?

[A QUESTION FOR THE AGES, FUTABA]

[purrtagonist]

Because society as a whole gets caught up in repeating the same old patterns from generation after generation, without thinking that different people might find happiness in different things?

[#millenials]

[necromomicon]

After the Holy Grail, let's steal that next.

[MILLENNIALS NOW KILLING MONOGAMY]

[purrtagonist]

[DON'T KILL MONOGAMY COMPLETELY, AKIRA IS MONOGAMOUS]

I guess it would be pretty fitting for us to steal outdated and traditional views on romance next, huh?

[necromomicon]

That's right! I mean, we pretty much already have, haven't we?

[purrtagonist]

[heh]

Suppose we have, in a way. Our quest to reform society won't end, even if we do wind up destroying the Metaverse.

[necromomicon]

It'll never end!

But until then, we can just be distracted by how unfairly attractive everyone we know is.

[purrtagonist]

[another amused snort]

Guess that's what happens when you somehow stumble onto a very good-lookin' group of friends.

[necromomicon]

[she just makes a quiet 'uuuugh'.]

I wish I could be as hot as them....

[purrtagonist]

There's nothing wrong with the way you look now, you know?

[necromomicon]

There's a difference between nothing being wrong with how I look, and being able to pull off Panther's catsuit.

[purrtagonist]

. . . maybe you could ask Ann for pointers?

[he. he doesn't know]

[necromomicon]

I'm pretty sure pointers can't get me hips and cleavage.

[purrtagonist]

[okay, point]

[time for a new angle]

I like the Futaba you are now, personally. And I bet everyone else does, too.

[necromomicon]

I like me too.

[... sort of. sometimes.]

But I still wanna be hot.