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pssssst!!!!

[Good timing Shōyō, catching him on a break during a run. Even IF it's darker than dark, and on his way back home.]

What's up?

[ should he dangle delicious gossip fruit or— ]

i know this person
and i got a kiss
😏

[ or just go right to it! ]

Ohhh do tell me more! A kiss huh? From who?

the smartest person i’ve ever met.

[ that might not be, like. the strongest indicator because how much smarter do you need to be to pass shōyō’s jock brain…???? ]

they’re really into csi, and stuff. i think they’re part of it. you’ve been on dates, right? that totally counts as a date, doesn’t it?

[Good thing Shōyō can't hear him through text, because Tooru can't help but laugh. Maybe it's time to teach his friend how to flirt or date.]

1. I'm happy for you!
2. Yea, I've been on too many dates to keep count anymore. With guys AND girls.
3. That's.... Not quite a date, no, but it's a start.

mannnn for real?? on top of kissing first i still need to ask them out???

Hate to break it to ya but yep, you do. Dates should be cute or things you both like.

No, volleyball doesn't count as a date. Personal experience.

ok, but does watching a volleyball game count?

Not really, no. Dates are things that usually involve going to a movie or dinner, or doing that at home.

If you do have a date at home, let me know, I'll take my evening run later in the night not to disturb you.

[In his experience, sometimes dates get lucky and a roommate there is a mega mood killer.]

woahh you’d do that??

[ he can smooch without worry . . . ! ]

i shouldn’t expect less from the grand king!! thanks!! same for you!
he’s kinda shy so that helps!!

[ at last, a pronoun slip up! ]

Of course!! Can't let a date get ruined when a roommate is home!
Ohhh?? :3c who's the lucky man, you've gotta let me meet him.
But if he's shy, then I can wait 'til he's ready to meet your friends

[ !!!! ]

it might be soon!! he likes to be prepared for stuff so i'll tell him first
soooo
senpai
if i invite him over, or something, is that already a date?
or does it have to be all official like "this is a date, we're gonna go out"

I can't wait~~

It can be, but you should make it clear to him that it is so that neither of you are on the wrong page about what's going on. THAT is the worst way to ruin a date.
It's just like in a game, you gotta communicate your intentions. Or your play, like knowing what kind of spike your setter is intending for you.

[Use volleyball to explain it, that's sure to help.]

Think of it this way:
I plan to set you up for a pipe, then do a dump without warning you. Neither of us are on the same page and I decided to do that. While it's not the exact same thing, I knew what was going on and you didn't. Your date should know it's a date.

Make sense?

[ shoyo's gears are turning. they're working. pipe, dump— shoyo's first thought was part of the game mentality: at least it made his decoy even greater— but lazarus wasn't a decoy. oh, shoyo mouths, and then outloud: ohhhh!!! ]

and then i'm like zip aww MANNN i wanted to hit that!! you showed me you were gonna!!! that TOTALLY makes sense, you're so good at this!!!!

[ dating? talking to volleyball idiots? well, ]

[Okay maybe using volleyball to get through to Shōyō wasn't working, it just caused the subject to change. Tooru debates for a minute to just swap to voice so he can keep running, but decides against it. Good Grief Shōyō.]

Sho-chan no. That's... Not what I was saying. We're not talking about plays here, we're talking about how your date needs to be on the same page as you and know it's a date. I was using the dump as an example of how you not knowing that would happen is the same as if you don't tell your date that it's a date!

[How many times will Tooru say date in one text...]

[ oh, oh no, he gave the wrong impression— ]

sorry
i got excited 😮‍💨
but i understood. promise!
sho-chan??

[ do his eyes deceive him? a cute nickname??? ]

If you understood, then good.
It ah-- just slipped out, sorry Shōyō. Still have that habit of nicknames.

Anyway! Is there anything else you need of my dating knowledge? Any questions on what to do?

think I’m good for now 👍
thanks!!
and you can keep calling me sho-chan if you want, o’ wise one

If you're sure!
O' wise one, huh? I could get used to that too, and if you say so then alright.
Btw I'm almost home from a run, if you want me to pick anything up on the way back.

EGGS!

[ although the type of eggs oikawa may or may not run into is...... questionable! how many chickens are there in trench, aside from the firebreathing one shoyo has come in possession of? ]

i'm making rice tonight!!
hey, is O'WISE ONE better than GRAND KING?

I'll look for some then! Eggs and rice sound good for dinner.

[wait a minute... what eggs would be available... well, he'd have to at least Look for some.]

Both are fine. I like O'wise one, but grand king works just as well

well o’ wise king…….. while you’re out there

there’s gonna be a firework show in the next few weeks, wanna come?

A fireworks show, huh? Definitely! Haven't seen any of those in a while, seems like it'll be fun. Count me in!

Is the man you kissed gonna be there too?

[Of course he's going to tease.]

[ wehhh, he's blushing! ]

i'm gonna try to convince him...... with cake
maybe you'll see him there!

[Oh, new information?? Perhaps he can give some other advice! Because he's a Good Friend!]

Cake huh, does this mystery crush of yours like sweets then? I could help you make some, if you'd like.

[Because what else was he gonna do during the off season when he isn't traveling? Sit around and do nothing? Not when he could be productive!]

he kinda loves them! you know how to make sweets senpai?!?!?

Edited 2022-05-10 13:22 (UTC)

A little bit, a teammate's aunt showed me how to make a few things during an off season. I'm not perfect, but I know enough!

Find out what other sweets he likes and we can try and make them until you can make them on your own. Some of the recipes are on my laptop.

awesome!!!!!! i think he likes any kind of sweet? chocolate! donuts! hey what's the password?

Oh good, then we can go through any of them and pick one you think he'll like!

It's ah... 1994-06-10

[That password looks suspiciously like a birthday, but whose?]

wait, isn't your birthday 07?? 🤔

[ has he been... fooled? this whole time??? ]

Yeah it is, mine's 07-20. 06-10 is someone else's

[Oh Shōyō... You've not been fooled the whole time]

oh, good

[ ………… . . . ]

is it…….. your mom’s? ?

No, not my mom's. The year on that is way too young for her! It belongs to someone we both know well.

[That should be enough of a hint Shōyō!]

oh right
hmmm

[ search in interior shōyō…… ]

YOOOOOO
IWAIZUMI-BOSS!!!

[DING DING DING!]

Yes, it's Iwa-chan's birthday. Easy to remember.

You're getting sidetracked, though. Focus. Sweets. What ones? There's a folder titled "recipes", look under desserts.

right right right
donuts….. got any donuts?
what’s this
souffle cake
wait it’s jiggly cake?????

Donuts have their own folder in that, so do other deserts from Argentina. As well as a few from all over South America.
Of course you look at the harder ones to make, but yeah it's jiggly cake.
Are there any others catch your eye too?

[Of course he's got nearly everything organized in easy to find sections.]

tell me you have brigadeiro

Yep! Should be on there, you wanna go with that?

uhhh YES???
COME BACK QUICK

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