19TH ♫ | the air's a bit chilly but i like it

[maku]

The Ryokan Meme/Mingle/Whatever

A ryokan (旅館) is a type of traditional Japanese inn that originated in the Edo period (1603–1868), when such inns served travelers along Japan's highways. They typically feature tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner.

Welcome to the inn!You've won an all-expenses-paid trip for two (or more!) to a gorgeous traditional Japanese inn. What's what? You're not from a place where inns like this would exist? Hush up, kids. This is a meme and we do whatever we damn well please.Just pack your bags, get your plus one and prepare to have what'll probably be the most relaxing week of your life. You know, if you're into all this.

1. Post a top level with your deets
2. Tag around
3. ???
4. TAG THE RYOKAN VACATION OF YOUR DREAMS

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[maku]

[ ............ uh oh. ]

... uh... yeah? That was the whole idea, right?

[ she is suddenly incredibly concerned ]

[wasshi]

Tell me the exact nature of your feelings towards Fu Inubozaki.

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[maku]

The exact nature of my...

[maku]

--EXCUSE ME?!

[ was that a shriek? it was absolutely a shriek. it even echoes. good grief. ]

[wasshi]

"Anything you wanna ask, and I'll answer it" were your exact words.

[maku]

I-- well yeah, they were! But why ask that?!

[ you're a menace, mimori togo. a menace against karin's delicate maiden heart.

... for a generous definition of "delicate" anyway. ]

[wasshi]

[ She takes a certain amount of pride in that. ]

You don't get to ask me a question until you've answered mine.

[maku]

There's nothing to answer! She's just-- she's just Fu! That's it! I don't have any kind of weird feelings for her or whatever it is you're trying to say!

[ she would like to tell herself she has better taste than girl power and evil eyes and udon, okay. ]

[wasshi]

So when you were sleeping on the same futon while clinging to one another, that didn't have any special meaning at all?

[ She's only slightly exaggerating, it's still legit ]

[maku]

The only thing it meant is that Fu's a dumb clingy sleeper who can't stick to her own futon and she's too heavy to move when she gets like that!

[ she's pointedly not addressing the part where she was clinging back ]

[wasshi]

Very well, I'll accept that answer for now.

[ For now. ]

[maku]

[ an incredibly suspicious squint. ]

So, what, does that mean I get to ask you a question now?

[wasshi]

Of course. Ask away.

[maku]

Alright then. What's the exact nature of your relationship with Yuna Yuki?

[ YEAH, SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT ]

[wasshi]

Yuna is my best friend, and a a uniquely important person in my life. The same is true in reverse.

[WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT. Also, a very clear and concise answer that still says effectively nothing.]

[maku]

[ ... oh come on that's not fair at ALL. ]

Uniquely important, huh? What kind of unique?

[ she's gonna get some deets out of you if it kills her, Togo. ]

[wasshi]

What specific kinds of ways are there that two friends could be important to each other?

[ SHE'S GONNA MAKE YOU SAY IT FIRST, AT THE VERY LEAST. ]

[maku]

[ Karin facepalms for a moment with both hands... which was a bad idea because they're both wet and she ends up splashing her face but. anyway. Eventually she just looks back up at Togo and says, deadpan; ]

Are you two married, or what.

[wasshi]

Obviously we're not married. Despite an over-50% approval rate within the population, same-sex couples are only recognized as legal partnerships in a small number of city wards.

[Why do you know this, Togo...]

[maku]

Have you been doing research on this?

[ because that really doesn't make you any less suspicious ]

[wasshi]

E-Everyone knows at least this much.

[ oops ]

[maku]

[ SUSPICIOUS SQUINT. ]

Uh-huh.

'cause I was gonna say. This is starting to sound like something you researched. For some reason.

[wasshi]

I-It doesn't have any special significance. Just like you clinging to Fu didn't have any special significance, right?

[maku]

There's a big difference between Fu throwing her big gorilla arms around me when she's asleep and you picking out a wedding venue for you and Yuna.

[ karin that isn't what she was doing and you know it ]

[wasshi]

[ how do you know that wasn't it

anyway

hmm ]

So, what would you have done if I had said that my feelings were exactly what you thought they were?