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Hiya, Reirei! You're not just asking me this because of the boxes, are you?

That is part of the reason, yes!

[JUST ADMITS THIS]

I was at the river gazing at my box, when Lucien told me that Yosuke told him that a perfectly chaste date is just another term for having a date with a friend! And since you are my friend, I wish to go on a date with you!

Oh -- but please do not feel pressured to agree for the sake of my box, as I have already opened mine!

[this long ass story]

[ This is why he likes Reirin… She's so funny. ]

Oh! So it'd be more accurate to say that the boxes inspired you? [ He was about to scruff her the moment they'd met. Good save. ] I'd always be open to hanging out with you regardless.

Have you taken anyone else out yet? Who's my competition? If I don't take you out on the best date you've been on, I'm doing it wrong.

[ELYSIUM SCRUFFING HER he is also so funny,]

Hehe, so far I have only taken Lucien out! [on a date she means....] We had a most rousing spar in the Room of Muscles.

[or maybe she did...]

Woah. Look at you, making me proud already. I'm guessing you even went easy on him, didn't you?

[ He knows exactly what she means, but it's funnier to interpret it this way. Sorry, Lucien. ]

Now that I think about it, you really should be saving the best for last. Do you really think you can take me out at this stage in your journey? [ A bright laugh. ] You might need to pad that list before you get to me.

[NO... ELYSIUM IS SO CUTE AND FUNNY... Reirin attempts her best villainess laugh. it is a very pronounced "heh heh heh!"]

Little do you know, Ely, that I have been training for this moment since I first arrived in the forest! You are very precious to me, and so I would never underestimate your prowess. In fact, I welcome it! I relish this opportunity to be your escort, so that I may defeat you in person! To see you submit to our friendship is a prize I will ardently pursue!

[ MISS REIRIN YOUR OHOHOHOS ]

Bold words, Miss Reirin! Truly, I commend your spirit. You know that I won't yield the battlefield of taking you out on the greatest date Purgatory has ever seen, yet you still feel the courage to face me? Excellent! Very excellent!

If you intend to escort me, then it is my duty to outshine you as your guide. If you plan to sweep me off my feet? I'll lift you twice as high! Brace yourself, Reirei! I'll go first——and if you feel yourself falling before the overwhelming might of my hospitality, you will be able to do so cherished by these hands.

[ELYSIUM... TRULY HER SWORN RIVAL!! his ability is no joke... she is both inspired and aflame with the spirit of competition,]

My, such peerless confidence! I have never been the sort to stand back and be cherished... but I welcome your challenge. I propose that we meet outside the manor at once, armed with our chosen weapons! [WHAT WEAPONS] May we decide who the victor is between us then!

[ looks at her new top-level

fuck it, he shows up with a gardening hoe to reflect his new supposed ho lifestyle ]

[HIS SUPPOSED HO LIFESTYLE

Reirin shows up with an ominous looking jar.... She is immediately taken by surprise by Elysium's hoe... Her eyes are sparkling at what she thinks is Elysium saying he'll commit to the farming lifestyle and not the slutty kind]

Elysium... Your choice of weapon... Are you -- proposing a battle of the earth...?

[SHE SOUNDS EXCITED...]

[ yeah except now he can be committed to his worldly children (crops?)

Anyway, for someone picking up the first non-weapon tool he could find, it seems to have worked out, yippee. He takes Reirin's excitement in stride, even if he has to shake of the hint of confusion behind it. ]

Who can produce better fruits from their labor? What could be a more objective measure of our feelings than that?

[ will they even grow in time by game end. also… are their seeds just going to get reset… fuckin help ]

[they will grow.... there will be a little tomato garden called ely and reirin's farm... fields of mistria time

she is so excited... HER EYES, SHINING!!!! and then her shoulders slump a little, she holds her ominous looking jar in her hands...]

Elysium... This is quite difficult for me to say... Rather, a part of me wishes not to say it at all... But I must admit my defeat, for you have chosen the one activity that speaks to my heart above all else.

[FARMING!!!]

How frustrating...! I believed that my my victory was guaranteed!

[

Sorry. He's just going to drop the hoe and take her by the shoulders so seriously. ]

I thought we raised you better than to give up so easily. [ THEIR AU BACKSTORY!! HE HELPED RAISE HER!!!! (They are so long past living their AU lives.) ] How are we supposed to become better people if we don't rise to life's challenges, huh? Show me what you are made of, Reirin. How can you say you've lost without even trying? You can't. I won't let you.

[THEIR AU BACKSTORY... HE DID HELP RAISE HER IN THAT AU... this feels so familiar... elysium and reirin being insane together in their mountain village]

...You won't? Truly?

[elysium...!!! he won't even take this victory for her sake.... she lifts up her Jar]

Then, please accept this small offering! It is the fruit of all my efforts this past week.

[inside the jar he will find skin mask facial lotion made from honey, aloe vera, yogurt, and turmeric....]

What small offering? Reirin!!!!!!!! I just picked up any old thing I could find! What do you mean, I won? That's you! [ THIS IS SUCH A GODSEND AFTER THAT ONE WEEK ELYSIUM HAD FOUND OUT NO ONE CARES ABOUT SKINCARE. HE'S EMOTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!

He lifts her off her feet, making sure the jar is safely set aside first. Then he spins her around in a circle, all while continuing to hug her tightly. He's going to cry. ]

[ELYSIUM HE IS SO CUTE

Reirin laughs as he spins her around, delighted by his joy and also at the novelty of being treated so affectionately after so long. It feels nice to hug... It feels especially nice to hug Elysium again and not under incredible duress and fear. She hugs him back!! HUGS HUGS HUGS!!! And also pats his head, now that she's in the perfect place to without having to go on her tippy toes,]

It brings me joy to see you so happy! And as I thought, a smile on your face is truly a balm for the soul.

[she is happy that he is so happy... ohhhh getting to make her loved ones happy.... THAT IS ALL SHE WANTS IN THIS LIFE]

[ from the player of miss reirin cutest in the world is a true honour… wow…

uses this icon in a pure context. It truly has been so long since he's felt this kind of unbridled joy. Life in the mountain village had always been shadowed by the oppressive overhang of the erasure. And while Purgatory is a sanctuary by comparison, there's the sense of unease that never quite leaves.

Still, at least in this moment, Elysium can say that things feel like they'll genuinely be okay, despite the small inclination that Reirin still shouldn't be here at all. Even through everything, he's genuinely glad to have met her. The feeling that she'd saved him hasn't changed. ]

How can I compete against words like that…? I'll have to show you my conviction instead. [ Before either of them get too dizzy, he sets her back on her feet, still keeping her close. ] What would the fair Lady Reirin like as her prize for defeating me, by her own merit?

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