On happenings in her current game and looking at rekindleme

[tofu_idol]

You know, I should probably be saying something here about biting off more than you can chew but actually...it'll be nice to be somewhere that isn't so hard to live in all the time. Don't get me wrong, I know you love Ariel and I can't say it's all been bad for me either but it starts to wear on you after a while. Especially after some of the things you have planned for me. So having something else to balance that...I think it'll do us both good.

And hey, this time I'll have Yu-senpai there and maybe Kanji and Naoto-kun too. And I know I'm not supposed to wish for them to come to Ariel but I still miss them all so this works out better for all of us even if I'll be from the future for all of them.

Don't worry about the tracking thing, either. You've gotten a lot better at that in all the time I've been up here. We'll make this work, I know we will.

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[callmewhateveryuwant]

[He's heard of that game...not liking that his friend is there considering he heard things. But he can relate to being in tight situations in certain games.]

Besides the physical contact part, it's like living back home.

[Except giant robots also roam around and spider kids play tag.]

[tofu_idol]

Yeah, so I heard. And really, even the physical contact part isn't so bad. I mean, compared to what it could be.

[Compared to what it is where she is now]

[callmewhateveryuwant]

I know. And at least we know that if something strange happens, it's not because of some outside force wants it to occur.

[Like some other games he knows of. The last time was a goof up from some scientists.]

You'll like this place, it's kind of relaxing.

[tofu_idol]

Sounds like you've dealt with that quite a bit yourself.

But that's good. I could definitely use relaxing.

[callmewhateveryuwant]

[Yeah because zombies and reapers are much better.]

It could be worse and with my mun, she likes those much better. Perhaps Saeng Seong will have another festival by the time you get there.

[tofu_idol]

That would be nice. Not that there aren't festivals where I am but, well. They tend to have quite a specific focus.

[Just like everything else in the city]

But I know what you mean about muns that like to make things...difficult for us, trust me.

[callmewhateveryuwant]

Actually, they just opened up a district publicly a couple days ago. It's a huge park area and it's pretty peaceful.

Everyone is friendly there, or at least try to be. Plus there's other persona users there.

[Akihiko's reaction was priceless: be calm then shoot himself in the head.]

[tofu_idol]

Oh that sounds nice. Not that Ariel doesn't have parks but they're as manufactured and controlled as everything else there.

And I heard about that. It'll be nice to meet more of them, although...

[She can't help but giggle, then]

It's gonna be pretty weird seeing Akihiko-san around and so much younger.

[callmewhateveryuwant]

[Oh yeah, despite being from a different version, he has heard of this one from his mun.]

But still runs around shirtless on occasion.

[Like his surprise birthday party. Poor Mami.]

[tofu_idol]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. Does he still do the cape thing, too?

[Because really, what was with that?]

[callmewhateveryuwant]

Not to my knowledge but if another version of him shows up with it on, there will be questions.

[Let's not forget fighting bears.]

[tofu_idol]

Yeah, that would be weird. Interesting, but still weird.

[butterflop]

If you ask me, the premise for this place is asking a little too much. Complete strangers and physical contact... have they no respect for personal boundaries?

I have to question the 'mun' and their whims!

[tofu_idol]

Are you kidding me? Do me a favour, go look up the other place I'm at right now, then talk to me about having no respect for personal boundaries.

[butterflop]

[Hand goes up in a flash.]

N-no thank you! Mun's told me enough! And in a level of detail I don't appreciate, no less...

I get your point, but still, how do you put up with any of it!?

[tofu_idol]

Maybe by having a little faith in my mun. I mean, they obviously pick us because they like us, even if they have...weird ways of showing it sometimes. And really, what's so bad about a little physical contact now and again?

[butterflop]

What do you mean "what's so bad about it"? There's a time and place for physical contact, and it's a level of intimacy I personally don't need from complete strangers!

Then there's the problem of hanging on too hard, making a running start beforehand...! [Gosh, is he thinking of a specific friend of his while fishing for examples?]

Maybe if they asked it wouldn't be so bad and if the moment's right it can be beautiful, but in my experience, few ever really do.

[tofu_idol]

[Oh Rei. You're really making yourself too tempting]

You know, at this rate I'm going to have to make sure my mun has me arrive next to you. Or are you going to begrudge a poor, shaken girl a little comfort in her moment of need?

[butterflop]

[This girl had command over her mun!? What theory did she use? How could-]

-!

[A choked sound. Sucker.]

If it's a moment of need there are exceptions, but-!

[But what? He really wouldn't leave somebody hanging like that if they were distraught. Yet he still felt so suckered. A moment, then, to adjust his glasses.]

...Yes. That would be an exception.

[tofu_idol]

[She's been around for a while, now. She knows how her mun works by now and how to get what she wants.

And of course, she's not letting him off the hook that easily. She's used to playing a role, after all]

Are you sure? I mean, I'd hate to make you feel uncomfortable. Even if I will be distraught at being kidnapped for a third time, and so soon after the second.

[Delivered with a perfect little pout, of course]

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[butterflop]

Kidnapped!?

[Just what was this girl's luck that she can add not just one, but TWO abductions to the list? Normally he would press that she was playing him, but he'd never been abducted before and the very theory was terrifying. Now that she mentioned it, he would be kidnapped too. His mind was all made up now. If she would be turning to him for comfort in a strange and unfamiliar place...]

2/2

[butterflop]

[...Then he would simply have to give it his all.]

That's right, we would technically be kidnapped. Any and all assistance would be a boon to everyone involved.

I'll help you.

[tofu_idol]

You will?

[And just like that, the pout vanishes to be replaced by a wide grin, satisfied and yet with a more genuinely pleased quality too.]

That's the spirit. We're all going to have to help each other, after all.

[butterflop]

It sounds less daunting when you apply a teamwork aspect to it! Then it's just a matter of calculating how much physical contact is required at bare minimum to not only stave the symptoms, but also assist the city as a whole! After that, of course, is a matter of building a schedule around when is most convenient for everyone...

[There he goes again, voice quieting as he babbles onward to come up with the perfect plan.]

...but if someone works on a day that clashes with the schedule, a Schedule B would be sufficient, and continue the flow of city assistance as well as continually achieve the perfect teamwork...

[tofu_idol]

You're seriously trying to schedule this. Jeez, you and Naoto-kun are going to get on like a house on fire.

[Because yes, yes she can picture Naoto doing exactly this sort of thing]

Just as well not all of us there are going to be so uptight about this stuff.