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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, NINEHEADED. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 009.21.328.89 *** NineHeaded has joined 009.21.328.89 <NineHeaded> this is kuzuryuu fuyuhiko. <NineHeaded> you're probbaly better off coming to find me than leaving a message on this piece ofshit. <NineHeaded> but whatever. if it's not stupid,i'll get back to you whenever i open my laptop again.

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[hamham]

[Yeah...yeah, he knows. He tugs his scarf up over his nose, looking anywhere but at his friend.]

I...don't know...

[He doesn't know "now what". You're asking the wrong guy, he doesn't even know how to properly accept a girl's feelings?? The more he talks and thinks about it, the more he feels like...this whole thing was just a big mistake.]

I...maybe I shouldn't have accepted them.

[impheired]

[Fuyuhiko raises an eyebrow.]

Maybe. But of course...that would depend on one thing. [A beat.] How do you feel about her?

[That's what he meant by "now what". He hadn't actually meant it quite as literally as Gundam took it. Though nobody can blame him for taking that way because, really, Fuyuhiko, use your words properly.]

What was it that made you accept them?

[We've covered all the facts. Now it's time for the feels. Tell him, friend. Tell him all about these feels you find yourself afflicted with now.]

[hamham]

I...she's... [His brows furrow as he tries to sort out exactly how he feels. Well...it's not hard to sort out really, he knows how he feels, but he's not sure how to express it. What are expressing feelings in a healthy, straightforward, non-chuuni fashion?]

She's very...special to me? It's hard to describe... [He likes her?? Maybe likes her likes her? He's pretty sure that's what it is. What he is sure about however, and can state very firmly:]

But I accepted the chocolates because I wanted to. [Plain and simple. He just...wanted to. He wanted to say yes, he wanted those to be for him...]

[impheired]

[Wow, look at this nerd.]

Then accepting them was the right thing to do. Simple as that, no need to second guess it.

[hamham]

[He doesn't...look convinced about that fact. But he nods nonetheless. It's not like he planned on returning them or something, even if he does feel this way, so whatever you say Dr. Kuzuryuu...]

Then...what do I do now?

[impheired]

[Look, if you wanted to take them then it was the right thing to do. If you just took them because you didn't want to hurt her feelings, that was less correct.]

Well, for starters, you gotta give her something back on White Day. But beyond that...depends on where you want things to go with her.

[hamham]

[It's definitely because he wanted to. But now you have him kind of scared. Well...moreso than he already was.]

Naturally. Though if you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate a little advice in that respect. I actually do have a...general idea of the kind of gift I should obtain for her, but only based off of hypothetical situations my mother gave me.

[That, obviously, never came to fruition. There's no answer on where he wants things to go just yet though. He doesn't know. He kind of wants them to stay how they are? It's nice, how things are between them. Familiar and easy...]

[impheired]

Yeah, of course. We can go out sometime in the next couple weeks and pick stuff up. You're not the only one who has to give out presents, y'know.

[Yes, even the class asshole got chocolate. Amazing.]

[hamham]

Ah, so my assumption was correct. I hadn't wanted to ask to join you, in case I had been intruding on your own shopping trip. It seems waiting to be invited was the correct choice.

[Excuse you, he figured Fuyuhiko would get some?]

[impheired]

Jeez, like I woulda said "no" to you of all people. Dumbass.

[You are his closest friend, he will basically never turn down an excuse to hang out with you?]

[hamham]

I would hope not, but still. This is my first experience with White Day, I wasn't sure what the protocol would be.

[Like should you shop on your own, for example? Does it devalue the gifts any if you buy them with someone else? He doesn't know. Then again, his mom always offered to help him shop, so maybe "no, it doesn't" should have been obvious.]

[impheired]

[He shrugs.]

It's whatever you want it to be. You want me to fuck off while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine. You want me around while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine too. You're worrying about it too much, you need to relax.

[hamham]

[There's a mumble about how some things are easier said than done. Relax? Easy for you to say mister. You clearly know how all of this dating and relationship junk works??]

Have you received chocolates before then?

[Really he's just been assuming this whole time that yes, of course Fuyuhiko has. But let's just talk about it because it's better than the other subject.]

[impheired]

[No, he just grew up with a strong female influence. He knows how girls work. That's all!]

Well, yeah, but... [He scratches at the side of his head.] only from my sister.

[You can't really even call that giri choco can you? Aniki choco is like...super giri choco.]

[hamham]

Only from your sister?

[Wait, hold on. Fuyuhiko's a really great guy though?? Why wouldn't he have gotten any from anyone else?]

[impheired]

[Gundam, please try and remember what he was like befor ehe lost his eye. Would you have called him a "great guy" back then?]

Yeah. Yakuza, remember? It's not like everyone's favorite classmate, y'know. They barely even talked to me if they could avoid it, you really think girls would give me chocolate? [A beat.] Especially with my attitude?

[YEAH being yakuza was a big part of it but it's not like he really helped the situation by being a grade-a dillhole.]

[hamham]

Surely there were girls within the yakuza who would not have been so off put by that attitude?

[Like...the yakuza girls are probably just as dillhole-y as he is, right? So surely...]

[impheired]

Yeah, my sister.

[Gundam there are...not that many high school girls in the yakuza, okay. Also he's the heir??]

It's fine though, it's not like I really give a shit about this kinda junk anyway.

[hamham]

[???????? Okay not that he knows a whole lot about the yakuza except "don't fuck with them"...]

Do you really not?

[Like he gets it, of course. Ha, who cares about Valentine's Day or getting chocolates or anything like that? Not him!!!

But still.]

[impheired]

Yeah, why would I? I mean...I guess it's kinda nice to get something from friends. But as far as a romantic gesture goes, I couldn't care less.

[hamham]

I see...

[So he doesn't care about romance, huh? Wait, if that's the case, how much help is he really going to be with this whole White Day thing??]

How much advising will you be capable of doing then? I still wish to make this trip with you, but should I be seeking assistance from...

[...would Hajime be any better? Mattias didn't even know what Japan is, and he's not sure if Shulk is Japanese..."Shulk" is not exactly a Japanese name. He's not sure who else to even suggest that he could ask for a second opinion from..........]

...nevermind. When would you like to make this pilgrimage?

[impheired]

Hey, just because I personally don't give a crap about dating doesn't mean I don't know about girls. I spent most of my childhood with two of 'em, you know.

[Are his sister and Peko really good examples of the average teenage girl though? Not really.]

I've just got more important stuff to worry about than finding a girlfriend, that's all. I'm not a desperate virgin like Souda or Hanamura.

Whenever's fine with me though. We've got a month, so it's not like there's a real rush. We could go sometime at the start of March, once the fog clears.

[Since there's definitely going to be one at the end of this month sometime. Newbies and all.]

That'll give you some time to start thinking about what Sonia might like. It's better to have some ideas so you know where to start looking.

[hamham]

[.....he's calling others virgins when he's clearly one himself...]

That sounds good...March it is then. What sorts of gifts do you...typically give to girls for such a thing then?

[Like sure, he knows it's supposed to be thought very carefully for, and he thinks it's supposed to be something expensive, but again he never got to practice this himself. Knowing something like that will probably be good before he starts trying to decide what she'd like.]

[impheired]

Depends on the girl. Ideally, you want to give 'em something three times the value of what they gave you, but so long as it's at least double, you're fine. But your own feelings are part of it too, same as theirs on Valentine's day. Meaning most of your return gifts are gonna be obligations.

So for them, probably cookies or white chocolate, maybe inexpensive jewelry if you wanna go that far. Like for a girl who's more than an obligation, but not someone you have feelings for. [A friend, Fuyuhiko. The word you're looking for is friend.] For Sonia though you'll want to go with something a little more...personal.

[hamham]

[He nods as Fuyuhiko talks. Okay, that makes sense...he doesn't think he has anyone who is more than an obligation, but not someone he has feelings for, so that'll be easy then.

But then he gets to Sonia and trails off a little before saying "personal" and...what does that mean??]

"Personal"...? Just...how personal is this gift supposed to be...?

[He might be taking that the wrong way right now. Maybe. (Definitely.)]