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[purrtagonist]

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[necromomicon]

[Futaba never looks up while she plays, but she doesn't have to. That's just what she's like.]

I saw her arms before, and... She's buff. I'm pretty sure I could hang off her arms, easy. And I thought her axes were heavier, but Inari's strength is higher in the Metaverse, even though he's still a total beanpole...

[purrtagonist]

[huh. he sits up suddenly, flicking his phone off so he can spin it on the tip of his index finger]

Haru is pretty buff, but she usually needs help moving the bags of soil she uses to garden.

[but she wields that heavy axe without issue????]

I guess she borrows Noir's strength to give her the extra muscule she needs to axe murder shadows.

[necromomicon]

She may need help, but she still moves them really well on her own... Have you seen her? She's probably the most ripped one of us all!

[purrtagonist]

Are you sure about that?

[this is for science]

Makoto's got some muscle on her, too. I'm pretty sure she can snap me in half over her knee without even trying.

[necromomicon]

She totally could.

[starts making a big combo...]

Makoto and Haru are both buff... I wonder which one's stronger? Or buffer?

[purrtagonist]

[oh crap he turned his phone off. rapidly turns it on again to get back to the game]

I don't know if there's a way for us to scientifically test this.

[necromomicon]

[WHY TURN YOUR PHONE OFF, NERD]

Ask them to take off their shirts?

[FUTABA NO]

[purrtagonist]

[HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE CONVERSATION]

Yeah, sure. I'll do that, and the next day you can give the eulogy at my funeral.

[FUTABA NO]

[necromomicon]

[She has to take a moment, but.]

With Haru, Makoto, and Ann, it'd be worth it, though.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . just]

[looks up at his phone, mid-combo]

[and stares at her for a moment]

[obviously he is not going to ask those three ladies to take off their shirts, he respects them all far too much for that, and he especially knows Ann doesn't like to be ogled. BUT ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME?]

Huuuuh.

Out of the three of them, which would you say is more your type?

[he's a teenage boy let him live]

[necromomicon]

Which one...

[neither of us can live we're both uselessly bi]

Can I say all of them? Ugh, they're all so unfairly hot.

[purrtagonist]

[SHHHHH]

Right?!

[flops onto his back and stares at the ceiling like RIGHT?? HE CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT THIS???]

Like the way Panther leans forward with her hand on her hip when she's ready to fight. Or the way Queen poses after an all-out attack. Or the way Noir tips her hat at everyone after a victory--

[he's a hot blooded teenage boy and he NOTICES THESE THINGS help]

[necromomicon]

Ugh, I know, right?

[She SIGHS.]

You think you have it bad, look at my position! Panther's cleavage window is like right at my eye level!

[okay, she's exaggerating a bit, but.]

Not to mention Queen's biceps, and Noir's tights...

[purrtagonist]

Don't stare. Panther's outfit makes her uncomfortable.

[THIS IS WHY HE DOESN'T STARE WHEN THEY'RE METAVERSE DIVING!! also, he makes an attempt to be respectful even while talking about the hotness levels of their teammates, I guess]

Fox's grace when he poises himself for a strike.

[crouched low to the ground, like a cat full of muscle and danger, ready to pounce]

Skull's really stupid smirk.

[that's the one that gets him the most, though. jesus christ Ryuji. then again, Ryuji's everything gets him the most]

And everyone's pants really accentuate the positive.

[necromomicon]

I know, so I don't stare! But if I looked that good in that outfit, I'd never wear anything else!

[She sighs.]

I dunno... I'm not really into Inari, but, Ryuji... Ugh, I know I said he has no sex appeal, but when he actually calms down and tries his best... Well, he ruins it when he opens his mouth again.

And not just the pants! Queen and Noir's corset looks...

[purrtagonist]

[he grins. a little lopsided, but horrifically fond]

Ryuji's just the extremely earnest type, you know? He can't help the fact that he's an honest, genuine person; it's just the way that it is.

[truthfully, Akira finds it extremely charming, but shhhh if they're not careful this'll go into feelings territory for him]

[he links his hands behind his head and heaves a sigh as well]

Pants, corsets. . . and honestly?

[handwave]

Everyone looks really freakin' great in their masks, too. Adds a real layer of mystery.

[necromomicon]

I know.... Noir's mask makes her look like she walked right out of an anime, and Queen's just adds to that super-tough image of hers, and then Panther...

[...]

Panther's just sort of adds to the dominatrix look. Which is also really hot.

[TMI, FUTABA.]

[purrtagonist]

[opens mouth]

[. . .]

[closes it again]

[. . .]







Yeah.

[TMI AKIRA]

[necromomicon]

[SHE JUST

DOESN'T EVEN LOOK UP FROM HER PHONE, BUT HOLDS UP HER HAND FOR A HIGH-FIVE]

[purrtagonist]

[I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS]

[totally sits up to give her a high-five, though]

[necromomicon]

[OUR THIRST IS STRONG]

Ryuji's most your type, right?

[purrtagonist]

[I can't fuckin' believe they high-fived over both of them being into the dominatrix look]

Yeah.

[flopping onto his back again, phone raised above his head so he can continue the game]

Honest, passionate, good-hearted, always trying his best even when he messes up and has to do things over again. . . [a pause] Willing to look past societal labels to do whatever the hell he wants to do. Also willing to throw his life on the line for a stranger he had just met five minutes earlier.

[whoops, looks like it went into feelings territory after all. exhales]

[a beat]

And he looks great without a shirt.

[best abs, hands down]

[necromomicon]

[She laughs, poking him.]

You've got it bad, huh?

[She just flops back over.]

Not to mention, when he doesn't have the scarf on his Skull costume, he's got a cut low enough that he's got a cleavage window like Panther's.

[purrtagonist]

[swats at her hand and just. laughs]

Yeah, just a little. And don't remind me; the call of his collarbone is hard to ignore sometimes.

[a brief, wolfish grin, but it actually fades after a moment as his expression softens]

. . .

Actually, Futaba. . . what about the people you've met here?

[he's going somewhere with this]

[necromomicon]

Where do I even start... Have you met Pyrrha or Jaune?

[help her]