( closed ) i'm sure that i live to be love and be loved

[dereban]

Who: Himeko Inaba ( dereban ) & Keiichi Maebara ( keichan )
When: OOC: 7/6, IC: 8/3
Where: Various locations in Cerealia, because it's a date, what are you expecting.
What: First date! Shenanigans happen, especially considering the whole "most tech is acting wonky" thing.
Rating/Warning: PG-13, although there's going to probably be cursing and lewd mentions.

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[ It may be a weekday, but that doesn't excuse Keiichi from not replying to texts, even if a good portion of CERES' technology is being a little shit right now. Nevertheless, he'll get a message: ]

You know where the arcade is? If you don't, there's a map attached. Meet me there at 10. o((*^▽^*))o

[ She's definitely going to be there at least twenty minutes early, if only because she needed to prepare herself. Cute clothes? Check. Now she just needs to wait. . . but she's patient. She might be a shit though if he's late. ]

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[keichan]

[ Luckily, months (why does it feel like longer?) of being a member of a club that penalizes tardiness have taught Keiichi well. He arrives at the arcade five minutes ahead of time, figuring he might beat her there. Of course, no such luck.

He's never been on a date before, but he figures it's just like hanging out with a friend, except there might be hand-holding. Maybe a kiss or two. That doesn't mean he's not a little nervous, but he tries to play it cool. A sleeveless shirt, shorts... he's not really the kind to put a whole lot into his choice of clothes.

When he spots her, his eyes scan over her outfit - his subconscious likes it, even if he's too dense to say anything about it - before he approaches her with a smile. ]

Ha! I bet you thought I was gonna be late. Sorry if I just shattered your expectations.

[dereban]

Well, considering that a bunch of tech is down which includes the trains? Yeah, I expected you to be late.

[ She shrugs her shoulders wide, uncaring about the situation. ]

Anyway, I'm going to wreck your face in a bunch of games. I bet an old man like you would never be able to win. [ She's making a joke about the year he's from compared to the year she's from. ]

[keichan]

Yeah, well, this old man is used to making his way around without silly things like trains. A city girl like you wouldn't easily understand the struggles of life in Hinamizawa.

[ It feels weird calling himself an old man, or implying that someone besides him is used to cushy city life. He doesn't think he's turning into Mion, but stranger things have happened. ]

I gotta admit, though... the games here look pretty amazing. I was starting to think you were only interested in ones where you spend most of your time reading.

[ He nudges her gently with a smirk. He really, really hopes she lets him play the ones with a gun that shoots at the screen. ]

[dereban]

Mm. . . I don't know about that. I had to deal with a lot of bullshit here, and that includes broken down trains and having to spend a few days in the mountains alone with nothing else to wear but a maid outfit.

[ Which is something she's sharing right now, so there you go. ]

Well, I played a lot of games outside of the visual novels back when I was [ a hikkikomori ] in middle school, although a good portion of them were computer games.

We're probably going to go into ViVID since there's a level I want to show you, but. . . let's start off with a little competition. I told someone that I was going to show you Time Crisis, so I might as well show you the latest machine.

[keichan]

[ This is off to a promising start. He needs to remind himself to ask her about that maid outfit, and maybe see if she still has it. There are certain perks of playing punishment games with someone you're dating, he figures. ]

No warm-up round, huh? I guess you're not gonna take it easy on a newbie, but that just means I'll have to get a pretty reward when I win, right?

[ Look at him, talking shit already. And second-guessing himself whether that's the kind of thing he should say on a date with her or not. Is he supposed to be lovey-dovey? Or does she just want him to be the same Keiichi that he always is? ]

[dereban]

If you win. Well, you'll get to see something interesting in the ViViD level anyway. . . Buuuut you won't beat me in Time Crisis.

[ Inaba shrugs before giving him a snug grin, already leading the way as she skips happily, humming with quite some excitement. ]

[keichan]

Something interesting? That sounds promising...

[ He almost lets himself sound like he's imagining something inappropriate... almost. She's lucky he's letting her off lightly this time. ]

What kind of game is Time Crisis, anyway? It sounds like an action game. You should know that I have lightning-fast reflexes by now.

[ He puts on a smug grin as well, tucking his hands in his pockets behind her. He has to admit, though, she's really cute skipping along like that. ]

[dereban]

It's not lewd.

[ She answers that flatly. ]

Unless you're into that sort of thing, then I guess I'll have to judge you. Aaaanyway. It's a shooting game that utilizes a pedal. Pressing on it allows you to shoot. Letting go gives you cover, the ability to switch guns and reloading if you're using the normal gun. It's also a co-op game.

[keichan]

[ Way to kill his dreams, Inaba. That's okay, he's all talk anyway. Besides, that game sounds really cool. ]

In that case, I'm even more confident that I'm gonna win. I'm a pretty good shot, though I guess it might be different using a light gun like that. Care to place a little wager on who does better?

[dereban]

[ She was a dream killer this whole time, I don't know what you were expecting from her... she straightens herself out and grins; just as planned. ]

Alright. What are we betting this time?

[keichan]

Heh heh heh... if I win, then you have to wear the bunnygirl outfit from work for our next date.

[ He might be drooling a little bit. She has really nice legs, okay?!?!?!? ]

[dereban]

Hmmmm.

[ Well, she hasn't worn that mind of outfit before, but she knows somebody who has. It makes her a little nostalgic until she comes up with something. Not that she can hide her dark chuckle. ]

Alright. But if I win, you have to spoon feed me in a maid outfit using only your mouth. In front of all of our co-workers.

[keichan]

[ Damn, she's really going over the top now. But he's not going to back down. In fact, he's just going to get even more shameless. ]

I don't have to use the spoon, do I? It'd be more fun to just feed you strawberries mouth-to-mouth...

[ Yeah, he's being a flirt. And maybe offering her his arm finally to walk her towards the games. ]

[dereban]

If you do that, you'll probably get more than just the strawberry in my mouth.

[ Two people can play at that game. Although when he offers her his arm, she readily takes it with a smile. Let's do this. ]

[keichan]

You're saying that like it's a bad thing.

[ Despite the pretty heavy undertones of their banter, though, he actually likes this whole "girl wrapped around his arm" thing. ]

This is pretty nice. I've never had a girl around my arm before... at least, one who isn't just doing it to try to embarrass me.

[dereban]

Heh....

[ She chuckles lightly as she presses her body against his, nestling her head on his shoulder rather comfortably. ]

Well, this isn't my first time, but it's nice nevertheless. I probably could fall asleep on your shoulder. [ Well, "probably" is actually more like "definitely". ]

[keichan]

It wouldn't be the first time you fell asleep on me, right?

[ That was... a pretty crazy day, all things considered. And one that still makes him feel butterflies in his heart to think about. But before she can respond, or notice his red cheeks, he quickly moves on: ]

Is that the game there? Those graphics are a million times better than anything I've ever played... well, except ViViD, of course.

[dereban]

You say that as if you wouldn't like it.

[ And here we are, going back into circles as she answers him, even if he does move on. ]

Yeah, that's it. [ She picks up the gun with a rather wicked grin. ] It's pretty simple.

[keichan]

[ He watches the demo, trying to get a handle on the mechanics. Damm, that's intense. He thinks one of the arcades he'd seen back home, which were still pretty new, had a table tennis game and something where you shot at spaceships. Or centipedes. ]

There's a time limit though, isn't there? And it looks like only the red bullets hurt you.

[ He smirks and picks up the other gun, wrapping both hands around it like a pro. Then, he gives her the most shit-eating, cocky grin imaginable. ]

I should warn you... I'm a fast learner.

[dereban]

Mm... it's a rather simple game, but it gets pretty difficult in the later areas.

[ She points the gun at Keiichi with a rather playful smirk, chuckling lightly. ]

So, you're ready?

[keichan]

One thing first. How do you want to do this? First person to run out of lives loses, or highest total score?

[ He could get fancy and suggest that the most accurate person wins instead, or maybe even switch it up and say that their job is to use each other's guns and shoot at each other's screens and try to keep the other person alive... but he kinda just wants to play the game the way it's meant to be played first, not go all Hinamizawa Branch School Club on her right off the bat. ]

[dereban]

If I said the former, we'd most likely get a tie. I'm decent enough at this game to clear it in one playthrough without having to put in anymore money, so -- definitely highest total score.