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"I can assure you that if anyone was in on a Big Math conspiracy, it would be me. And I think you sound... irrational."

“Pi Day is a fake holiday created by math companies to sell more math.”

#// Katee forcing me to remember my password to make this joke lmao #// hello twewy rp tumblr i'm still alive just incredibly busy with my masters thesis

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Intimidation Meme

Sometimes it’s difficult for people to seek contact with each other because they can feel intimidated by others. Using this meme, you can send the symbols to my askbox that represent to you how intimidating I am to you. This way, it could be more clear to both sides how things are based on these feelings.

😗 - YOU ARE THE SOFTEST BEING. 😀 - I’m not afraid of reaching out to you. 😃 - To me, you are easy to approach. 😊 - I think you are a really friendly person. 😶 - I’m not sure if I can reach out to you. 😐 - You seem a little distant from others. 😓 - I feel like you would not really like me. 😲 - I’m afraid of reaching out to you. 😟 - I wish I had the courage to start talking to you. 😥 - I am very intimidated by you. I wish it wasn’t that way, because you seem cool. 😫 - I admire you from the sidelines because you seem cool and I’m just a dork. 😧 - Senpai, notice me???? 😦 - I feel really insecure when I want to reach out to you. 😨 - You intimidate me….a whole damn lot. 😭 - I wish I could be your friend but to me, you are so hard to reach out to. 😱 - I am so incredibly intimidated by you, it even makes me a little anxious sometimes. 💀 - OH MY GOD DON’T EAT ME PLEASE

#𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚎: memes #// I know I've barely been on the dash lately but I'm curious about this #// also tbh I'm 💀 for like 95% of my followers so

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lollipopsandgunshots​:

“With everything that’s gone wrong for us, I feel like something’s gonna ruin this too. And that’s the last thing I want. She deserves something good for once.”

Opening up like this wasn’t exactly something he’d wanted to do, but he didn’t really have anyone else to talk to. He knew Uzuki was nervous and stressed, and he didn’t want to put more on her.

“Uzuki’s mom is helping out, and my mom is too. I, uh… I get to see her again now. Long story.” One hell of a long story how we all got to this point. “I’ll have to introduce you. We’re all just trying to do our best, but I don’t know what I’m doing. I know Uzuki doesn’t. I just want things to go right for once.”

He’s trying to keep himself from rambling on about how much he just wants her to be happy. He decides to change the topic slightly.

“We’ve got all the kids invited, Joshua, a few friends from the UG…” There’s a pause. “Oh yeah, a friend of the kids is gonna be there, someone else that was stuck in Shiba’s shitshow. And, uh… Said friend is also actually my cousin.” There’s an awkward laugh. “I keep too many secrets sometimes, huh?”

“Sounds like you’re using every parameter in your domain to optimize this thing. I’m confident that it will be a memorable day-- for the right reasons.” Sho imagined the kind of person who would try to ruin Uzuki and Kariya’s wedding, and the consequences they’d face for attempting such a foolish thing. “I pity any zeptogram who tries to rain on your parade.”

Sho was certainly surprised to hear that Kariya had a relative in the three-year Game; the Reaper could undoubtedly see him look off into the middle distance as he tried to deduce who it was. “You keep people at arm’s length to protect them. We’re practically congruent in that dimension.” Although he’s learned a lot, especially from the two of them.

“It’ll be a hell of a set union, that’s for sure. Still, even Joshua knows how to be a good boy when he needs to.” Sho laughed to himself, slapping a palm on the table and causing a small tidal wave in his bowl of noodles. “You may have found the one thing that everyone in Shibuya can be on the same side of the equation for.”

#lollipopsandgunshots #// pushes this post through my little mouse hole in the wall #// will I be able to complete this scene by their anniversary? only time will tell

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sho-cah-toa​:

// Just a headsup to y’all that I’m having some computer issues and likely won’t be able to be on Tumblr for at least a few days while I sort things out. I’ll still be on Discord if you have me on there though 😊

// I’m back, icons and all! PSA if there’s a big red light on your motherboard, you should look at it and figure out why it’s there 😅

#𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝: ooc

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lollipopsandgunshots​:

There’s a chuckle as Sho insists he’d behave, but that quickly turns into a frown.

“Hell no, I haven’t changed my mind.” The answer was quick, maybe too quick, but he would never change his mind about this, about being with Uzuki like this. “I’m just…”

He sighs. He doesn’t want to admit it, but finally, he quietly does.

“…I’m just nervous as hell, alright?” He looks embarrassed as he says it, and he has to glance away. “I want everything to be perfect for her. And there’s this dumb part of me that’s scared she’ll change her mind. Like she might decide this is too much and call it off at the last minute. Can’t really say I’d blame her. All I’ve done is cause her extra stress by doing this, and it ain’t like I’m anyone special. Wouldn’t surprise me if she changed her mind.”

He’s quiet again for a moment. He doesn’t want to start rambling about how badly he wants to do all this. To marry her, to just be with her, forever, for however long they manage to stick around in the UG.

“…I just love her too damn much.”

Hearing Kariya admit to being nervous was a surprise to say the least. In the time Sho had known him, he wasn’t one to show concern about much, let alone anxiety. Still, Uzuki had always been the exception to that rule, and he had heard that weddings can be a stressful time for everyone involved.

He let Kariya finish gathering his thoughts before he responded. “Perfection is an admirable goal, but if I’ve learned anything down here, it’s that achieving it is like counting to infinity. It’s a limit you just can’t reach.” Sho puts a hand on Kariya’s shoulder, making sure he catches his friend’s eye as he continues. “What you two are doing isn’t easy. I’m sure she’s equivalently worried about all the things that might go wrong. But there’s no way to debug every error that might occur.”

Sho takes his hand off of Kariya, shrugging as he goes back into a more relaxed slump in the restaurant booth. “The optimal solution to this problem is for you two to be there for each other in the event that something does go wrong. And in the meantime, just keep loving each other. It’s been a successful strategy so far.”

#lollipopsandgunshots #// Sho took so long to respond that Kariya literally got married in the interim lmao #// this probably isn't what exactly what Kariya needs to hear in this moment #// but this is Sho we're talking about

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// Just a headsup to y’all that I’m having some computer issues and likely won’t be able to be on Tumblr for at least a few days while I sort things out. I’ll still be on Discord if you have me on there though 😊

#𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝: ooc #// I'm honestly not even sure how many active scenes I have atm #// I know I have at least one with katee that I have been taking forever to respond to

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lollipopsandgunshots​:

Kariya had more or less kept his nervousness about the wedding to himself, only confiding in Uzuki. And he’d only done that because he knew how nervous she was. He thought it might help both of them feel better, knowing just how nervous they both were.

But now that it was so close to happening, he was getting more nervous by the day.

There had been no getting out of hanging out with Sho. He didn’t mind it, not really. It’s not like he didn’t want to. But he really didn’t want to admit to him how nervous he was.

“You still planning on showing up to the wedding?” he asks, grinning. He knew that he would, but he has to keep things light somehow. “You better not bail on us, ‘cuz Uzuki might give you hell if you do.”

There’s a laugh, though it’s a bit forced, as he wants to pretend he’s not secretly just as nervous as Uzuki is.

Sho and Kariya hadn’t seen each other in a while, and the mathematician wanted to catch up with his friend before the wedding. As soon as he arrived at “Glutton 4 Gluten”, however, Sho could tell something was off. He had been around Kariya long enough to know when he was trying to downplay his emotions, especially after everything that happened with the Shinjuku crew.

“I wouldn’t dare miss it. And you can tell her that my behavior parameters will be optimal; she won’t have to worry about me causing any destructive interference.” He returned Kariya’s smile, but his head tilted as he tried to get a read on what was going on inside his friend’s head. “That being said, I of course have a plan for every contingency. Just because I don’t intend to cause trouble doesn’t mean I’ll be unprepared. I even have an escape protocol for you, if you change your mind last minute.”

Sho leaned forward, his analytic mind overclocking as he examined Kariya’s face. “Is that what’s going on, Koki? Have you changed your mind?”

#lollipopsandgunshots #// Sho using the rare first name drop #// also sorry this took me so long to get to #// just got back from a 2-day research review

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There's an envelope addressed to Sho, with an invitation to Uzuki and Kariya's wedding inside, along with a handwritten note.

"We both know you'll be there, but here's an invite anyway. You're a pretty cool dude once you get past the math and the trash, you know that? Thanks for all the help. And hey, you owe it to us to show up after some of the stuff you've pulled. ;)"

The handwriting switches at this point, from Kariya's to Uzuki's.

"I don't really know how we all ended up as friends, considering everything, but... I'm glad we are. I know you'll be there, but it really does mean a lot. Thank you for everything, and for being our friend."

Sho's smile grows wider as he reads through Kariya's portion of the note. "Did he really terminate his written statement with an emoticon?" As the handwriting switches, so too does Sho's expression; there's still a smile, but it's less mirthful and more heartfelt. He folds the letter back up and places it in a pocket in the lining of his jacket.

"...Dammit, now I have to get them a gift."

#lollipopsandgunshots #// he still checks 'maybe' on their RSVP #// but only as a joke

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Hello Sho. Smiles

"...Hello?" Where is that voice coming from?

#// hello anon i hope you had a good day #// first post from the new PC! I had to transfer all my icons and stuff over so hopefully they work as they did on my Mac

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wife? uwu

Who told her–

#atarashikoko #// that's one lmao

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“...”

He has no words.

#𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎: dash commentary #// RIP to whoever tries to wife Sho #// there are... two people? who could get away with calling him their wife

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“There is no one who can do this but you.”

=> Indie Multi RP Currently Feat. Dhaos from Tales of Phantasia

( Rules ) || ( Muselist )

#// still don't have a promo tag #// if you're not following Nix you're missing out #// her writing is top tier

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“...Yeah, that factors.”

#𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝙾𝚛 𝙰𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚜: character study #// sho vc: becoming a dying star would be pretty badass actually #// also this quiz is way too nice to Sho lmao

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soundwired​:

In a way, the calm and measured response is a further sign of how badly wrong this Shibuya is. Neku literally does not have the external pressure he’s usually under, spurring him to constant annoyance. It’s quiet, in much the way that a building with an active carbon monoxide alarm has suddenly gone quiet after the alarm lost all power. Sure, an irritant is gone, but that only means there’s a worse problem, happening silently. 

…The Grim Heaper called him by his name. Not some insulting, demeaning math term, but his goddamn name. That’s fucked in a way he can’t begin to enumerate.

“…Yeah, let’s get the fuck out of here.” Whatever’s wrong here, it can’t be a plot, as much as Sho’s other words would ordinarily line up in the shape of something awful and untrustworthy, another scheme, maybe. If he could sense the wrongness on any level, and Minamimoto was desperate about time…

…well, this wrong didn’t read like one of the Heaper’s plans. At all.

And that was probably the most frightening part of this whole situation.

Sho was surprised yet again; did it really take that little convincing to get him to abandon this place? He decided it best not to look a gift horse in the mouth and leaned forward, his outstretched hand latching onto Neku’s collar. “Alright. I’ve never done this with a coefficient attached, so this might get bumpy. Hold on.”

This cursed Shibuya began to fade from their view, being replaced with... something else. A swirling miasma of colors, shapes, possibilities, seemingly moving past them as Sho concentrated on their destination. As quickly as they left, a new Shibuya formed around them; this one was quite different than the one Neku called home, but at least the buzzing in Sho’s head had gone.

The mathematician slowly lowered himself to a nearby curb; interdimensional travel apparently took it out of him. “Welcome to the equation,” he said after a few deep breaths. “Shibuya’s been busy in our plane; feel free to get accustomed to the new coordinate system. Unless you have any queries for me, my potential energy value is approaching zero, so I need to eat something.” It was unclear whether this was a farewell, or an invitation.

#soundwired #𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: post NEO #// I mean interdimensional travel probably looks something like what Rindo sees when he rewinds right

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soundwired​:

Oh, the vibes of his Shibuya’s UG are fucking rancid and horrific in an eldritch way, a way that feels like it would inalterably change someone if they stuck around too long. Even Neku, with only half of a hair’s worth of connection and sense for the UG, can feel something wrong, if not what. It’s in little things he didn’t consciously realize, like how he hasn’t seen any Reapers at all in the RG for at least a year.

And then there’s Sho, popping up with a new outfit like a bad penny when Neku really needed a single cent to buy a desperately-needed morning coffee. Yeah, it looks rough and is most definitely not the penny he wanted, but fuck it, he was happy to have a penny.

“Re…integrate?” The realization that Sho is the first Reaper he’s seen in a year cuts through him, and he bites at his lip, temporizing. “Set of 1… you can go to the UG. What the hell is happening there?” 

He’s terrified to realize he thinks he knows the answer without asking, but it’s still worth asking nonetheless. 

Sho was almost taken aback by the measured response from the former Player. Perhaps he already had an idea as to what was going on here. Sho couldn’t put a finger on why any of this was happening; whatever it was, it was so strong that he couldn’t concentrate on any individual piece of it, couldn’t narrow down the source. It was all he could do just to move it to the back of his mind, so he could focus on their conversation.

“There’s something corrupt in this city’s heap, Neku. I don’t know what it is, but it can’t be safe.” Even Sho’s Shibuya never got this bad, over all three years of Shiba’s Game. “I came here to locate you. I... we could use your help. I can transport you out of this matrix and into a new one, one where you’ll be around friends again. But I can’t stay here for long, so our t variable is decreasing.”

He reaches a hand out towards Neku, and looks him in the eye from beneath his hood. “What do you say?”

#soundwired #// come on over to the version of Shibuya where you're a hero #// where everybody knows your name and you know like four people #𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: post NEO

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soundwired​:

“You ever have the universe really grind home that something you said a while ago was incredibly stupid?”

His Shibuya has gotten way too quiet; not in the normal sense, but even without any senses beyond his empathy, he can tell there’s something wrong. He can’t imagine what it’d be like for someone more in-tune with Shibuya, but he has this unnerving feeling that his Shibuya has been winding down, like someone waking in the middle of the night because the subtle hum of the refrigerator is gone. 

“…yeah, me neither.”

This place wasn’t right. Sho had visited other Shibuyas before, and they were never quite the same, but this one was particularly unsettling. It was familiar in that Uncanny Valley sort of way, like everything in the city had been replaced with an exact copy of itself. Most familiar (and troubling) of all was him, the orange-haired twerp who was the closest thing to a friendly face he had seen since he got here.

“Not so fun being in a set of 1, is it? I had to learn that the hard way, too.” Was this the same Neku he had crossed paths with all that time ago? The one who Sho learned the hard way was not to be toyed with? He certainly hoped it was, at least. “How do you feel about reintegrating?”

#soundwired #// this is so funny from Neku's perspective #// Sho just reappears with a fancy new hoodie #𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: post NEO

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// Tumblr’s “new post” notification thingy was bugged on my browser so I assumed the dash was dead all day today and HOO BOY WAS I WRONG--

#𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝: ooc #𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎: dash commentary