DON'T SLACK OFF

[pergamond]

The conference in Florida was of course the epitome of hard-working productiveness. Riveting lectures, coffee breaks taken pouring over research posters, intellectual debates .... canoe trips, shuttle launches and the TeniPuri PS2 dating game. As described in this post, "Gakuensai no Oujisama" allows you the opportunity to try your hand at seducing your favourite Prince of Tennis character. Serious role-playing hours had passed since I last attempted this game with ad_exia and from that emerged a new goal: Yukimura totally needed to go down. The fact I considered "going down" to be synonymous with "going on a date" says much for my past relationships.

Google research informed me that you couldn't just join Rikkai and go chasing their captain. He was a character who only became available once you'd been successful with every other member of that team. In short, Yukimura wanted nothing to do with you unless you could prove you were the primary object of desire for all his friends. Then, he'd show some interest. There have been less promising starts to a relationship, although currently they escape me.

Like with tennis, the real trouble with reaching Yukimura is getting past Sanada. We tried. Hell, we tried. We went for every topic of conversation, we woke Kirihara up from his napping, we even helped Niou in the storeroom again, causing us to collapse with exhaustion and be carted off to the infirmary .... when Niou finally remembered us. Yet, despite our interest and dilligent help of his team members (which google claimed was what did it for Sanada) the only response we EVER got to our conversation was:

TARUNDORU!

It was disappointing. Maybe he knew I should have been at the conference poster session at that time. We did however get walked home by Niou. Indeed it was looking quite promising until we made the mistake of letting Kirihara walk us home one day later. Evidently, they were both impressed for our protection against Sanada's wrath. They were sadly less impressed by each other and we ended up, once again, home alone.

Still, between the trickster, the devil, the emperor and the demi-god who only wants you if it means depriving his team mates of their dream, single-dom doesn't look so bad. Next time, I vote we join Yamabuki.

Comments

[crazy-marik.livejournal.com]

ALSKDFJLAKSDJF WHERE DO I EVEN START WITH THIS?!??!?


ASDFLKJASLKFJALKSDJF;A

SERIOUSLY.

I'LL COME BACK WHEN I'M DONE DYING LAUGHING.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

It was all SO YOUR FAULT that I went down this terrible path XD ad_exia suspected our downfall from the start...

[crazy-marik.livejournal.com]

The game knew it was you and went DENIED. Not gonna lie, it was totally my fault ;)

How on earth would it look if you had succeeded?

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

.... hot?

[crazy-marik.livejournal.com]

Completely beside the point.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

ROFL.

Grotto. You know what to do with that.

[crazy-marik.livejournal.com]

...Discuss tennis strategies??

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

We should definitely try Yamabuki next time. SENGOKU LOVES EVERYONE! :D

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

Or Dan! Although I'm not sure we shouldn't be arrested for trying him :\

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think Sengoku may be the safer bet, there. After all, we wouldn't want to break up the Jimmies!

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

No we couldn't! Besides, I can never remember their names. That can't be a good start.

Sengoku it must be. Lucky lucky... (him or us, delete as appropriate XD)

[grounded_marine]

I don't know, either. I just know they're the Jimmies. XD That's all that matters, clearly~

Maybe both? :D

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

ARGH WRONG JOURNAL. DAMN YOU, LJLOGIN. YOU LIE. D:

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

All these famous people who stalk my journal... once a movie is done, do they exist only in the ether I wonder, decaying away...

[grounded_marine]

Not decaying so much, since apparently it's my goal to keep them alive. :D;

[fulminata]

Minami and Higashikata. Pssh.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

Trust Tezuka to know that. To Atobe, they are irrelevant.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

LOL. Oh you. ♥

The more I hear you talk about this game, the more I want to play it. XD;

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

It is epic. There's a version out now for the DS too!

[fulminata]

Not surprising at all. Sanada's like the ultimate body guard. Obviously, neither you or ad_exia were deemed fit to even glance upon Yukimura's glory.

Tarundoru.

Besides, Sanada says he's mine.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

Sad, but probably true XD Still, rather like avoiding Medusa, at least we get to retain our senses.

[fulminata]

Possibly 94.351% true.

I think members of Rikkai might be the only people unaffected by Yukimura's yips.

You're still tarundoru.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

I don't think Rikkai are immune, are they? In Shin Tenipuri, Sanada was said to be using pure will power to suppress yips. That sounded like he still felt it, but fought it. If it was hard for him, I think the others are toast. Blind, deaf and dumb toast.

Yeah. We noticed >_>

[fulminata]

I don't think necessarily immune, but have the will power to stave it off for as long as possible. I mean, the entire team is like Atobe-level players otherwise, they wouldn't be on the team.

Sanada's a bad ass. I mean, he ripped off Yukimura's headband.

[pergamond.livejournal.com]

Is that really true? I mean, if it were, Seigaku would loose in the first three matches before they get to the likes of Tezuka, Echizen and Fuji and they don't.

He is bad ass. That much is undeniable.