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RP for Ren Amamiya, protagonist of the Persona 5 games. Written by Layla.

[thelotusthief]

                        You don’t owe this dumb god your desires.            The Phantom Thieves are taking them back!

Indie RP for Ren Amamiya/Joker of the Persona 5 games and Super Smash Bros Ultimate.  Penned by Layla.

[thelotusthief]

((Me jumping onto Ren just to follow Mak after they become obsessed with P5?  More likely than u think.))

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oshiokyo​:

“Geez, I’m trying to be nice here!” Usagi huffed. “I don’t keep them in my hair, and I’m not weird! The only weird one here is you!” That was naturally ignoring the fact that she could transform into a magical guardian– but right now she was as ordinary as could be. “Do you have any friends? I bet not, with that attitude…”

“Sure.  I’ve got...” Is he actually counting on his fingers?  “Six friends,” he finally said, nodding.  “Seven if you count my cat.  And he might get offended if you don’t so.”

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oshiokyo​:

The first moment, she came close to crying from the impact; that hurt way more than she’d expected it to. But as soon as she recovered, she scowled back at him again. He wasn’t even going to help her up? Rude! “Try me!” she dared him, shoving herself up from the ground and dusting off her skirt. “If this is something even I, the beautiful genius Usagi, can’t fix, then you really are hopeless– and no one is hopeless!”

“...who says I want to tell you my problems?  You’re just some random, weird girl who keeps arcade tokens in her hair.” Deflection is his number one strategy for getting people to leave him alone.

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oshiokyo​:

Couldn’t he at least try to be cooperative? “Yeah, well… Who says I’d want to date a guy like you, anyway?!” She snatched the tokens and prepared to storm off, but she wasn’t quite satisfied with that being the end of the conversation. “Carry on like that and you’ll have a lonely, miserable life– but if you aren’t willing to accept help then fine!” She stuck out her tongue at him and turned on her heel… straight into a streetlamp pole. Classy.

Yup.  He’s just.  Going to stand there judging her for a bit.

“...yeah, you probably wouldn’t,” he said.  “And I’m pretty sure you can’t help me with my problems, anyway.  Nice chat.”

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oshiokyo​:

“Not that I’d expect you to understand, but yes,” she huffed. Now to just swipe for the tokens… “But, back to the problem at hand– if you want someone to like you, you can’t keep pressing their buttons until something good comes out. That’s not how it works. Case in point,” she continued, gesturing at herself.

“...who says I was trying to get you to like me?” He was more than happy to let her take them and put his hands back in his pockets.  “I don’t have time for dating.” He does have time for trolling easy targets, though.

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oshiokyo​:

An arcade token?! “Wait!” she exclaimed. “I need that!” Even if she hadn’t needed it for her secret meetings, she’d spent all her allowance on those tokens…

“...you’re a little strange, you know that?” He reached into his pocket and produced five more.  “Guessing you need these, too?”

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oshiokyo​:

“First of all, that was clearly planted– I keep them in a coin purse, like a sensible lady!” Usagi scowled. “Second, you don’t take coins out of a vending machine, you put them in!” 

“For the best, I guess.  This is an arcade token, not an actual coin.” And he holds it up.  Yup, it’s a token for a nearby arcade.  “Was gonna let you keep it, but...”

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@oshiokyo​ sent:

“The way to a girl’s heart is not by treating her like a vending machine.” // from Princess Diaries sentence starters? 🥺

“...it’s not my fault you apparently keep coins in your hair.  It’s supposed to be a piggy bank, not pigtails.”

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((hi! i'm a brand-new rp blog for usagi tsukino! let me know if you'd like to interact! 💖 still setting up the blog so dash only in the meantime!))

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angelxblossoms​:

Someone’s who good at chess? Ah, he must be talking about Togo Hifumi. Well, she is a master at her craft, but she’s also an odd one too. Many people around Kosei Academy are strange themselves, but it’s how it is.

Peering through the selections of flowers, Setsuka takes a moment to consider his words before answering them.

“I am a kabuki theatre actress. Kosei has a lot of connections with those in the fine art industry so it’s why I’m there. They’re an excellent school, nonetheless.”

Turning to Ren, she situated her bag on her shoulder and glanced over at the arrangement he had. “You’re a Shujin Academy student, right?”

Kabuki theater?  That was... interesting.  And not something he really thought about people his age being interested in.  Still, it wasn’t the weirdest hobby or career choice he’d encountered here in Tokyo.

“...yeah.  I’m just here for a year.  Once school’s over, I’m supposed to ship myself back to my parents.” And he knew that, barring something extreme happening, it was something he had to do.  Didn’t mean he had to like it.

And then he paused.

“Uh.  I was too busy being silly the first time we met to actually introduce myself.  I’m Amamiya Ren.  I do have an identity outside being Yusuke’s weird friend.”

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angelxblossoms​:

“You got bored…” She repeated.

Well, at least he’s no longer sitting upon the tree off of Kosei Academy’s campus. Wonder if anybody else was aware of his existence? Probably Yusuke, but eh, it’s over, so Setsuka shouldn’t bother anymore.

“Well as long you didn’t get caught then that’s good. Now then, I’m here to pick up a flower order for my Ane-san.” She stated. “It’s under the name Namiki Zakura.”

He nodded and turned.  It was easy enough to remember that one.

“Guess you’re in luck.  Just finished putting that one together.” And then he paused, and he looked over his shoulder.  She was still standing out there in the walkway.  “...you’re allowed to come in, you know.  There’s at least enough room for both of us.” He did, after all, usually share the space with the owner.

It was only after she’d gotten the order that he said, “...so why are you at Kosei?  I know Yusuke’s an artist, and I have a friend who’s really good at chess but...” He knew hardly anything about the school, and Yusuke wasn’t exactly the person to ask about it.

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angelxblossoms​:

What on earth is he going on about? Such a strange individual, indeed. Setsuka is unsure what to make of him, or should she even bother first? Sighing softly, she decides to leave him be and have Yusuke take care of it since it’s not her place to get in the middle of weird trifles.

“Well, do as what you like.”

With that being said, Setsuka starts making her way to her class, sneaking glances at Ren here and there. Hopefully, he won’t get in trouble too much, but she did warn him about his visitation on campus. If anything, she hopes Yusuke notices his friend before the faculty does.

It was only a few hours later when he got bored.  He’d also received a text from Yusuke asking why he was sitting in a tree just off campus, but he hadn’t responded.  Mostly because he’d gotten another text from the flower shop asking if he could come in for a few hours.

So that’s where Setsuka found him next, in the underground mall arranging flowers for some orders.  The boss was taking a lunch break, so it was just him.

And he gave her a little wave as soon as she made eye contact.

“I got bored.”

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angelxblossoms​:

Why on earth is he staring at her like that? He’s indeed an odd one like Yusuke, so it would make sense why they’re friends in the first place. Even more so, his peculiar words fit the billing of being strange themselves. Grabbing the last textbook, Setsuka tucks it underneath her arm for the time being.

“You make it sound as though you’re some elaborate thief on the run or something. A modern-day Lupin.” She rolled her eyes.

Still, despite his oddity, Setsuka finds him to be a ray of sunshine in this uniformed society they live in. One final check to ensure she has everything before holding the textbook to her chest.

“Well, I won’t bail you if you get do get caught, but thank you for your assistance. Now, if you’ll excuse me.”

-

“...now that would just be silly.” There were a lot of ways he could have responded to that accusation, but he stuck with denial.  It was always the easiest.  Not like anyone would ever believe he was, anyway.

He considered her as she turned to leave.  He didn’t even have any plans for the day.  Should he do it?

“Well.  I’ll be there.” He pointed up to a tree.  “I have all day.  Or maybe I don’t.”

Is he actually climbing the tree?  Yes, he is.  Technically it’s off the school’s campus, and technically correct was the best kind of correct, after all.

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angelxblossoms​:

Ah, what luck Setsuka is having right now. First, she got reprimanded for not performing the technique correctly, then she lost her notes somehow, and she accidentally collided with someone. Now her paperwork and books are everywhere on the ground.

Did a black cat cross her way earlier without realizing it? Possibly. As the other person murmurs his apology, helping her with her belongings, she sighs, picking up her other personal effects. Taking a look at them, she realizes that she’s seen them before with Yusuke. One of his weird friends then…

“It’s okay. Thank you for the help.”

Slowly standing up from the ground, she straightened up her uniform, placing the items in her bag before grabbing the rest of her items.

“…Guests are not allowed to be on campus during school hours.”

The poor girl looked frantic, and he had a feeling that it wasn’t just because they’d run in to each other.  Probably had a bad start to her day.  It wasn’t exactly a foreign concept to Ren.

At the comment about guests not being allowed during hours, though, he considered his options.  He’d been leaving, after all, so it wasn’t like it would have been an issue.

But now it just sounded like a challenge.

“I dunno, I kinda like it here,” he said as he held out the last book he’d picked up.  He was staring directly at her.  That stare he’d been accused of looking right into someone’s soul with on occasion.

“...besides.  They’d have to catch me first.” It was a bluff, he had no plans on being booked for trespassing when he was already on thin ice.  But this random classmate of Yusuke’s didn’t need to know that.

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@angelxblossoms

Ren didn’t go to Kosei High School a lot; the only reason to do so would be Yusuke, and he usually met up with them at the cafe or current hideout when he needed to.

But Shuujin had a day off that Kosei didn’t, and as Ren was leaving, he realized Yusuke had left his bag.

His entire bag.

His friend had been grateful to have it back, but baffled that he was missing it at all.  He’d had to run to class, though, leaving Ren to wander the Kosei grounds back to the entrance so he could catch a train.

Hands in pockets, head down, he didn’t even notice a student coming the opposite way until they collided, the girl’s books and a bunch of papers flying out of her arms.

“...sorry.” He immediately started picking everything up, to his credit.

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