perfectmatch | week two

[ Claw machines as far as the eye can see... ]

Hoh? I wouldn't say that...

[ Shoko chuckles as Poppy elbows her, though she'll try to take that opportunity to grab Poppy's elbow so she can trail her hand down and lace their fingers together, if she's amenable to that. ]

This does bring me back to my school days, though, heh.

[ Oh. Oh they're holding hands now... Poppy blinks down at them, still feeling the trail of Shoko's hand down her arm if she thinks about it, like little goosebumps she wants to keep there forever. Maybe there might be something to their match being tested at the end of the week, like some people were suggesting...

She looks back up to meet Shoko's eyes, laughing. ]

Right? Although there were more games at the arcades I went to, but— Come on!

[ Excited, she pulls Shoko to the first game that's caught her eye — which just so happens to have Shoko plushies in it. She grins up at her. ]

I'm going to win one of these for you.

[ It's normal to get a plushie of yourself, right? Yeah of course why wouldn't it be. ]

[ A claw machine full of Shokos... and not just Shoko (big), but also some versions of her with short hair... and also as a cat...? (Thinly veiled excuse for me to look at Shoko merch)

But yeah, that sure is... a claw machine full of her. ]

Ehh...? Did the show have these made? [ ... ] They even have ones that look like me when I was younger. Creepy...

[ She shrugs, at length. Very what the hell, sure vibes. ]

If you win me one, I'll just give it to you, heh.

[ There are so many Shokos... does this mean there are Poppys elsewhere? Something for her to not think about, because they have to consider the Shokos directly in front of them first. ]

Oh... those are you as a kid? Huh... Well, you were cute. [ A beat. ] Are cute. Are still cute.

[ Pleeeaaasee can she not be fumbling this already. She looks up at her, trying to have a cool, relaxed grin. ]

So I'm playing for myself then, huh? Well... cat-you is probably the least weird. [ She could cuddle with it after and it wouldn't be suggestive? Right? ] I'm going to go for that one!

[ Starts playing.

Immediately fails to grab anything.

Clenches her jaw and keeps a forced smile on her face because she is being bad. At a game. Right now. In front of her lesbian crush. Oh god. ]

Cute, huh...?

[ Not an adjective she would've used on herself, but she'll take it. Poppy is doing her best on all fronts... Which unfortunately only means Shoko's inclined to fluster her further. So, as Poppy locks in for the claw machine, Shoko steps up sort of behind her, a little bit to her side, and leans in, one hand on the controls just next to Poppy's. Front row seat to a gaming wizard at work.

Except— ]

—Eh?

[ . . . ]

It's okay, Poppy-chan. You're just warming up. Anyway, we said we would play games while drunk, right? So...

[ she pulls out a flask from her jacket and offers it to her lmao, ]

[ Cute.

Which Poppy is decidedly not right now, staring at this machine like she wishes she could set it on fire with her mind. She snaps out of it at Shoko's words though, looking up at her, her eyes comically widening at the sudden appearance of a flask. ]

Were you just— [ does she have that on her all the time. Nevermind. Poppy takes it, and with it a healthy swig, handing it back to Shoko with a contented sigh. ] Yeah, alright, let's do this!

[ She is going to! Grab a plush!!

And this time she indeed does, but it isn't a cat!Shoko, it's a big!Shoko, lab coat and all. She's got her by the head, slowly bringing her up...

Drops her. ]

Oh my god.

[ This game SUCKS? ]

[ Maybe....... Shoko will take a swig, herself, and then tucks the flask back into her pocket. Oh! It looks like she's got a better hold of this next plush—

Or not. ]

Oh, no. [ Flatly. ] How could you let me fall like that, Poppy-chan?

[ She is FUMBLING THIS.

She also knows enough about Shoko's sense of humour by now to know that it's okay, but, like. Her pride? What about Poppy's pride.

A long beat, staring at her reflection in the glass. ]

You know... if we smash this thing open, we could just take all of them... And every plush here...

[ s

seriously considering? ]

[ Her pride... ]

Going from zero to a hundred right away, huh?

[ She chuckles, shaking her head as she nudges Poppy's side, partly to tease, partly to try and get in front of the controls. ]

Let me see. Maybe I can remember what my classmates used to do with these things.

[ And then she'll probably end up getting a Shoko-nyan plush in like one try because she's just so cool— ]

Edited 2025-06-15 17:03 (UTC)

[ Shoko has nudging privileges. Also, Poppy really is ready to go from zero to a hundred, and with her mind devoted to pondering that, it's very easy for Shoko to take the controls. She moves back, gives her all the space she needs.

A beat, grinning up at her. ]

Well, I for one would be honoured to get a plush-you from you.

[ Mostly Shoko makes her feel secure enough in herself that she wouldn't even mind being emasculated by her, but also? She leans in, wanting to see the skills she's got. ]

[ And Shoko's super special secret skill that she definitely picked up from Gojo is...

.... giving the whole machine a bit of a hip check first, jostling some of the toys within, and causing one of the Shoko-nyans to fall into a more advantageous position. From there, it's easy peasy to get the claw on that thang and WIN!!! ]

Yay. [ yay. ] Here you go.

[ Drops the plush into Poppy's arms. ]

[ Poppy gasps. ]

You dirty little cheat! [ But she's grinning, gladly accepting the plush. ] I didn't know bodily contact was an option.

[ She hugs her brand new Shoko-nyan to her chest, looking around at all the claw machines around them, just waiting to be hip checked.

Still grinning when she turns back to Shoko. ]

We got a whole arcade of these things to ram ourselves into, don't we...

[ Time to win soooo many plushies. ]

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