[ That would really sound like she made it up or was a secret table-top gamer, if the situation hadn't already been weird to begin with.
But as soon as she let's go, he jumps backwards to avoid the blast, nearly losing his towel in the process. It takes him a second to get back up, readjust--it's important, okay--before making a run for the window as well. ]
--Here we go!
[ And by we, we mean him. He dive through and with good timing, because the room they were just in is done for. The drop isn't awful, but he still takes it with his shoulder before flipping over a little ungracefully onto his knees. ]
Oof...
[ The castle is still shaking, imploding in on itself, but he pushes himself up and turns his attention to Rei immediately. ]
[ He's been learning a lot from just talking to people, but it's not all been very easy to swallow. Even in the desert before he'd been warned about this place, he just didn't take it seriously. Because who would really believe that? But after leaving the desert, watching the world die, the presentation, then waking up to a new level on the beach...
It's been a very strange day. And let's be real, Yosuke is used to hanging out inside of a television on a very literal level. He's prepared for certain amounts of weird.
But what she describes is absolutely horrifying. ]
...What the hell? [ Monsters or people--that's awful. ] That sounds like the plot of a really messed up horror movie. What kind of people are these? CERES...
[ He knows that Teddie isn't human, but he's still pretty confident no one should be ingesting this kind of thing in the first place. Yosuke places the cup back on the counter. ]
If you wanna drink something, just ask for water. Water only, got it?
[When Rei had dropped clear, she'd not only managed to stick the landing, but had rolled clear and come up in a graceful little hop. Aikido, plus her gymnastics, and the reinforcement magic she'd learned here helped with this a lot. She's waiting when he lands with a thump of impact, and reaching down a hand.]
Absolutely fine. It's not a long drop. What about you? That looked painful.
[ Oh, she knows exactly how that feels. There's quite a lot about this that she's still working on digesting, too, despite the peculiarity of her own lifestyle. Even if she weren't naturally inclined to assist others, she'd almost certainly want to let him know some of these things purely out of sympathy. It gets better, guy with the drink named after him, she promises. ]
Not very nice ones. At least - that's what everyone seems to think. I haven't been here long enough to say.
[ Which is something else that sounds odd after what she just explained - only she realizes it this time and straightens a little, blinking thanks to her epiphany. ]
You should know-- when people die here, they don't really die. They come back. That... doesn't mean it wasn't an awful thing to do, but it isn't the same as letting everyone actually be killed.
[ He nods again, listening quietly. Things he'll have to remember once he figures out how to "clear this level", so to speak. He's not that concerned about pets, but the rest is good to know. ]
So...it's futuristic? I guess that makes sense if it's an alien planet. That's still weird, by the way.
[ Although... ]
...Not everyone's from Earth? ...That shouldn't be surprising, huh?
[ That's really sweet, Mabel. A little misguided? But, you know, he doesn't have it in him to rain on her parade. Just...he's got to make sure she doesn't eat something she shouldn't because of it. ]
[ He could very well be a zombie if a lack of dignity is enough to kill him. If that's the case, then he died a long time ago. But let's be real, he's not actually dead, just very embarrassed and having trouble coming to terms with how ridiculous this conversation is.
He knows that it's not the way to go. The fact that his ass is getting poked doesn't help. Yosuke can only take so much of it before he finally pulls himself up and swats behind him. ]
[HA. Mission accomplished. They'll pull the stick away before he can make contact with it after swatting, but he'll still see the satisfied grin on their face. What a little jerk.]
Okay.
[That was... easy enough.]
Wanted you to get up, and now you're up. So... no more of that. [They'll even hold the stick behind their back now, far away from his butt. Be happy, stranger.] Don't lay down again, though.
[Or they'll stick it in his ear this time. It's incentive!!]
Uh, it's possible to pull it off, but...you'd definitely be going the hard route. Especially if you immediately look like you regret saying it. Like, I know mine are great, but if I didn't know that then I'd think you were making fun of them.
(She puts her hands on her hips and shakes her head.)
Let's start with the most basic of basics. You need to smile. Always smile when talking to a cute girl. Show me what you've got.
[ Darn. He was hoping he'd run into Yu in this place. Not...definitely not at all in relation to the awkwardness of this situation, but he still just wanted to touch base. You know. Totally innocuously. It feels kind of weird to do this without him.
So there they are, two bros being totally not weird about any of this, mostly naked, in a giant sandcastle. What is his life? ]
Rise-san? [ Yosuke makes an "ohhhh" face. ] Well, you know, she is an idol and everything. But she knows she's hot. Are you sure that's all you did?
[ Yosuke stop that... He will be nice anyway though, if you count nice as someone who may make slightly insulting quips at times... But most of the time he's nice! ]
They should. They'll remember the feeling of it though.
[ WERE YOU BRO? Yosuke's not sure he trusts this guy's judgment. He's a little too ready to be naked and blow everything up. Those don't seem like a good combination.
Yosuke looks suspicious. But, first thing's first... ]
It's better than bringing the whole thing down on top of everyone else, right?
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