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#I TO AI  —  FT.  KANAME  DATE

AN  INDEPENDENT, 21+ ONLY,  PRIVATE / MUTUALS  ONLY  MULTIFANDOM  MULTIMUSE  with  a  focus  on  SOMNIUM  FILES  CHARACTERS,  containing  additional  characters  from  ACE  ATTORNEY,  POKEMON,  TRIBE  NINE,  and  more.

MEDICATED  BY  FRANKIE/FRAN.

often seen with: @bloodycharge / @bonescribes / @prlica.

[itoai]

hi.

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major aitsf spoilers (i was ranting about date on discord with bones)

[kingsmemes]

「   RP MEME :   NONVERBAL PROMPTS.  mix of violent, caring, touching and non-touching prompts.  」     SEND PROMPT '+ REVERSE' for the inverse to happen. for example 'bandage + reverse' for the receiver to bandage wounds on the sender.

[ BANDAGE ] : sender bandages a wound on receiver.

[ GUIDE ] : sender puts a hand on he receiver's back to guide them somewhere.

[ WAVE ]: sender waves down receiver to get their attention.

[ SIGN ]: sender raises their hand to sign to receiver. what follows can be anything the sender desires.

[ LIFT ]: sender lifts receiver's chin to look at them.

[ LIGHT ]: sender lights receiver's cigarette/candle/etc.

[ FIND ] : sender finds receiver beaten and/or bloodied.

[ PIN ]: sender pins receiver against the wall during combat/sparring.

[ GET DOWN ]: sender tackles receiver out of the way of danger.

[ TAKE ]: sender takes a hit meant for receiver.

[ CAUGHT ]: sender finds receiver somewhere they aren't supposed to be.

[ TRAP ]: sender traps the receiver somewhere they don't want to be.

[ DARLING ]: sender touches receiver's cheek.

[ SNATCH ]: sender snatches receiver's wrist as they turn to go.

[ STAB ]: sender stabs receiver.

[ DRAG ]: sender drags receiver from point a to point b.

[ SIT ]: sender sits on receiver's lap.

[ EN GARDE ]: sender and receiver get into some kind of fight.

[ DRUNK ]: sender finds receiver drunk.

[ BLOOD ]: sender walks into receiver's room covered in blood.

[ FLOWER ]: sender offers a flower to receiver.

[ HOLD ]: sender reaches to hold receiver's hand.

[ BRUSH ]: sender brushes a strand of hair out of receiver's face.

[ NOTE: ] sender writes a note for receiver. the contents are whatever the sender decides.

[ EYES ]: sender notices receiver looking at them.

[ STOP ]: sender raises hand to signal the receiver to stop in place.

[ TAP ]: sender taps receiver on the shoulder to get their attention.

[ WAKE ]: sender gently wakes receiver from a nap or otherwise.

[ MORNING AFTER ]: sender and receiver wake up together for the first time after a night of passion.

[ BLANKET ]: sender drapes a blanket over receiver's shoulders.

[ HUDDLE ]: sender and receiver huddle together in an effort to stay warm.

[ TUG ]: sender pulls receiver away from them.

[ PUSH ]: sender pushes receiver away from them.

[ BULLET ]: sender shoots receiver in a non-lethal area.

[itoai]

[itoai]

Rika vc Shion can you come get the bug out of my bathroom Im scared :(

"Of course! I'm always happy t—"

"Rika-chan What The fuck Is that"

[itoai]

date being a dumbass both because he didn't receive a thorough or even AVERAGE education at minimum and because he's just innately a dumbass is something so beautiful to me

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"...I look  weird,  don't  you  think?"  Date's  voice  cuts  through  the  air,  a  hand  rubbing  his  unshaven,  stubbly  chin  as  he  stares  into  the  mirror.  There's  wrinkles  he  doesn't  remember  being  there—  strands  of  hair  that  frame  his  face  in  a  way  he  can't  recognize.  The  only  thing  shared  between  the  body  he'd  gotten  used  to  for  6  years  and  the  one  he  has  now  is  that  eye  stuck  in  his  socket.

Aiba  helps  keep  him  grounded  in  reality.  She'd  helped  him  then  and  she  helps  him  now,  all  by  being  here.  "Date"  wouldn't  be  here  without  Aiba.  As  he  stares  into  his  tired  eyes,  he  wonders  what  she  really  thinks  of  how  he  looks.

"Maybe  I  should  change my face back somehow?"  It's  not  like  he's  ugly,  no,  but  he  can't  say  he  doesn't  miss  being  a  pretty  boy.  "I  know  this  is  who  I'm  supposed  to  be,  but  I'm  not  sure  I  like  it."

@psielapki : aiba. sc.

[itoai]

major aitsf spoilers under the cut + child abuse (physical and emotional) and also just general child abuse

i do think date is heavily traumatized by his childhood. like obviously thats why hayato became falco in the end (the vigilantism followed by manipulation) but i think theres more to it than that. hayato himself was always cagey about his past and never liked talking about to the point i dont think he even talked about it too much with boss. rohan only knew as much as he did because those were parts of the fragmented memories that he had while being in hayato's body for 6 years

i dont think date likes closed spaces. i think hes claustrophobic on some level- the orphanage frequently punishing the kids and forcing them to handle most of the chores instead of playing. even when there was play time, he was always sort of the off child in the way no one liked playing with him back then. its why he tends to act childish now and has a touch of whimsy, but also has no idea what kids might like

hes overly sensitive about treatment of children because he himself was beaten as a kid. he got mad about shoko beating mizuki and understood he couldnt say anything because child protective services never helped him even if this was when he couldnt remember anything, let alone his childhood. date knows that if he wanted to be there for mizuki, he'd have to step in himself and that wound up being the best option with how renju and shoko just werent good parents to her

there's little things i can envision here and there: kids getting put in small spaces as punishment here and there (date remembers having to spend a month sleeping in a broom closet), frequent screaming and scolding, poor clothes and the ugly faces which his supposed caretakers would have when theyd look at him. things like telling him he shouldnt have been born- that hes an accident or that he mustve been the reason his parents died. that he was born unlovable and thats why they got rid of him. going to school, too, probably led to problems with bullying and teachers not giving a rat's ass. hes old enough now that he understands no child should have to go through that and honestly, the only reason he found out any of this wasnt normal was probably thanks to boss when they were in the academy together. i imagine she'd make comments like "yeesh, you hear about what parents are doing to their kids?" and where he'd sometimes reply "thats not too bad," seeing the look on her face probably clued him in that it WAS too bad. what did that mean for himself then? was what he'd gone through bad? there were probably days where he'd be punished without food, too, which is why hes so keen on making sure people he cares about are fed. the okonomiyaki war was probably the first time he was delighted by food waste because iris was so, so happy during it that it made him think that its better when kids are smiling and happy

i think all of this together makes it difficult for him to show appreciation or affection past a simple "thanks" or "i was worried." hes able to cry, sure, but i dont think hes actually easy to make seriously cry. i think hes got issues. i think he cant say "i love you" without feeling like that level of vulnerability would kill him. i think the guilt of the assassinations hes committed as falco eats at him and the only way he can move forward is by shoving it aside and doing everything he can to help people, especially those he cares about. i think hes scared to say "i love you" because his loved ones are always at risk of becoming a target. i think date loves and cares more than he can ever express

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"Oh,  Iris.  Good  work  on  your  latest  music  v—"  There's  a  realization  shortly  after  calling  out  to  her  that  this  girl  is  not,  in  fact,  Iris.  This  is  a  different  pink-haired,  pigtail  wearing  girl  that  emanated  some  kind  of  dangerous  shithead  energy  to  him.

No.  No,  no  no...  No  no  no  no  no...  This  spelled  trouble,  but  at  the  same  time,  should  he  really  feel  intimidated  by  some  teenage  girl?  Should  he  double  down?  Pretend  he  hasn't  noticed  he's  got  the  wrong  girl?

"...So  is  pink  in  style  right  now?"  Third  option:  make this the definitively  most  casual  and not at all awkward not one bit  conversation  one  could  ever  have. Yep. "Asking for a friend."

@riwrite : clover. sc.

[itoai]

pack it up homotron your ass has to psync

major aitsf spoilers under da cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#NeedThat

[itoai]

"...You're  awfully  young  to  be  so  unsure  of  yourself,  by  the  way."  That  is  why  they're  here,  isn't  it?  This  place  being  somewhere  to  find  yourself  when  you've  lost  your  way,  yet  only  should  you  so  choose  to  pursue  such  truths.  The  little  personality  test  they'd  taken  had  done  little  to  enlighten  anyone of anything,  too.

At  least  Es  doesn't  have  to  spend  all  day  talking  solely  to  a  bothersome  wall  who  does  nothing  but  berate  her.  This  child  will  have  to  do;  she  didn't  have  a  choice.

"I  take  it  that  things  aren't  very easy  in  your  life."  It's  a  leading  statement; if  they  didn't  want  to  answer,  that  was  their  choice.  (Did  Es  even  ask  for  their  name? Did she even give them hers?)

@magicpromise sc.

[itoai]

Badass...!  Damn  it!  This  guy's  probably  cooler  him  in  every  single  department!  That  leather  jacket,  those  studded  boots...  the  fact  it's  as  big  as  it  is...  Sucks  to  be  it,  though—  Date's  got  a  sexy  ass  vintage  car  that  ladies  love  getting  in  the  passenger  seat  of!  That  bike  doesn't  even  have  a  sidecar,  so  that  means  it's  not  as  cool!

(  "Date.  You  have  not  had  any  ladies  in  your  car."  )  Tch.  Aiba  doesn't  know  what  she's  talking  about,  clearly.  (  "Hitomi  doesn't  count."  )

...he's ignoring that.

"Hey,  you."  One  would  think  Date  wouldn't  be  so  stupid  as  to  approach  a  punk  that's  more  than  a  foot  taller  than  him,  but  that's  just  the  thing:  he  is.  He  absolutely  is.  "That's  not  a  parking  space,  you  know  that?  You're  gonna  have  to  move."

It  literally  doesn't  even  matter.

@sincycle sc.

[literaryvein]

L. V., excerpts from a past life

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"Work  was  exhausting,  I  take  it..."  Her  words  are  softer  than  her  usual  cold  tone,  her  eyes  falling  from  Perlica's  tired  face  back  to  her  novel.  She  slips  her  bookmark  under  the  line  she'd  last  read  on  the  page,  shutting  it  as  she  places  it  atop  the  table.  There  is  little  which  Es  knows  about  her  occupation:  a  difficult  job  it  may  be,  but  she  wouldn't  know  much  about  those.

Her  world  is  terrifyingly  small.  Even  should  the  books  illustrate  the  experience  with  colorful  text,  she's  sure  of  it:  the  actual  experience  must  be  worse.

"If  you'd  like,  you  can  talk  with  me  about  it."  Es  knows  she  can't  say  much.  She  knows,  yet...  "I  can't  tell  anyone  else,  after  all."

@prlica sc.

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"Hey.  Snowy."

The  nickname  had  spread  fast  through  ABIS,  what  with  Boss  overhearing  one  of  the  department's  technicians  calling  Khaslana  that  in  an  oh-so-cutesy  fashion.  An  arm  wraps  around  his  shoulders,  pulling  the  guy  close in a way that's  almost  like  a  headlock.  It's  as if  he's  trying  to  tell  him  he  can't  escape.

"I've  got  some  important  guy  questions  to  ask  you."  He's  smirking.  It's  never  a  good  sign  when  he's  smirking.  "You  got  time  to  answer?  'course  you  do. You more of a, say... junk in the trunk guy? Or do you like your junk more in the front?"

@katakaios sc.