[On the morning of Saturday January 29th, 2017 and both Jude and Minato would wake up to find the exact same text in their phone from one Ayano Tateyama. It reads as such:
There are three men in my life that I truly trust with every fiber of my being...Or at least there was--now, there is only two. You see, my Father has found it fit to GROUND ME for the next FOURTY EIGHT HOURS because I didn't take out the garbage last night. I swear, I was just about to, but that's the way the dice fall. Me??? Grounded??? It just doesn't make sense. He's not my Father. He's some kind of grouding ALIEN...
But I digress. Today is the day that tickets for RCPW's Winter Bashfest go on sale. I know what you're thinking. Tickets can be bought online can't they, you dumb girl. And to that, I take offense. You see, RCPW is a HOT PROMOTION. They only sell their ringside tickets at the physical box office. And I NEED ringside, you guys. I need it bad. Or I will cry. A lot. And hate life. Do you want me hating life??? No I didn't THINK so. I need both of you to go, because they only sell one ticket per person (to combat scalpers), and I need two seats. I will love you both forever if you can do this for me!!! And also maybe get along...Um!!! I've transferred the money into your bank accounts btw--thanks for giving me your bank account numbers that one time--it's really come in handy. Anyway, here's the address of the venue. You'll want to be in line around 1.PM since the box office opens around 3...
Thank you sooooo much, you two are my FAVORITE boys in the world that aren't pro wrestlers or superheroes I hope to see you soon!!!
Love, Ayano <3
So, the two boys must meet up in front of the venue and wait in line for Ayano's precious tickets. It's a cold day and an even colder relationship. How will they cope???]
[Jude knew that Ayano was keenly aware that a text of that length would end up as a five-part epic that alerted his phone back-to-back. He had a feeling she sent wordy texts on purpose just to ensure she got his attention. He didn't bother texting back until he was just out the door, where he sent:
I'm on it!!
... He knew this was important to her, so he wanted to appear excited.
It wasn't until Jude actually shows up to the venue that he thinks about who the other mentioned boy is. It had to be... what is his name? Minato? Up to this point, he and Jude have never really had a chance to meet, no matter how much Ayano had said she wanted them to. With that in mind, Jude has a good idea that is going to be...]
Oh. Hi.
[... Awkward.
Jude raises a hand to Minato in greeting and gestures for him to join Jude in line. He at least knows what the other boy looks like.]
So, uh... Any bets on whether or not she's actually been grounded?
[After recovering from his momentary blindness and lowering the brightness on his phone, Minato glanced hazily at the message Ayano had left him. At the early crack of noon, he was just waking up.]
...
[He scanned each line, occasionally letting out an exasperated sigh at the familiarity of everything described by his friend.]
Sigh... not only getting me out the door first thing in the morning--
[Minato didn't think twice about having referred to noon as "first thing in the morning". He continued to mutter to himself as he forcibly dragged himself out of bed and began getting ready.]
--but even asking me to hang out, alone, with who I can only assume to be Jude... sigh...
[Continuing to dress and prepare himself, Minato had a flurry of thoughts. To think through every possible action and every possible outcome of a given situation was typical for him; he never acted impulsively.]
Can I just not go...? I'm not much for spending personal time with people I only know by proxy... No, Ayano specifically asked me to do this favor for her... I owe her a lot... Do I even have the money for this...? Oh, that's right, she said she took care of that... but... I don't remember giving her access to my bank account...
[By the time he had finished hashing out every variable in his head, it was just after 12:30, and he was dressed, prepared, and completely ready to tackle the day. Well, as ready as Minato ever is. He made his way to his destination.
Seemingly as soon as he reaches the wrestling... place... he's immediately greeted by a stranger. As the other boy raises his hand in Minato's direction, the pieces begin reassembling in his head. This is Jude, he remembers seeing some pictures of him from Ayano.]
Hey.
[Minato gave a lackadaisical hand raise back.]
Whether or not she's been grounded...? Huh... it hadn't even crossed my mind that she could've been making it up...
[Something else suddenly crossed Minato's mind.]
In fact... why does she need two tickets?
[This all felt a little too convenient. Need 2 tickets, have to be bought in person, only 2 people she can trust... was this just a ploy to get the two of them to hang out?]
She says she needs two seats, but I couldn't tell you why.
[Buying two tickets just to get them to hang out was nothing short of wasteful. At least it wasn't money out of Jude's pocket.]
I couldn't tell you why she does a lot of things... [At a loss for what to say, it occurs to him that they at least share a friendship with Ayano between them.]
Are you... into wrestling at all? Is the second ticket for you?
The Ticket Incident of January 2017 (Jude & Minato)
There are three men in my life that I truly trust with every fiber of my being...Or at least there was--now, there is only two. You see, my Father has found it fit to GROUND ME for the next FOURTY EIGHT HOURS because I didn't take out the garbage last night. I swear, I was just about to, but that's the way the dice fall. Me??? Grounded??? It just doesn't make sense. He's not my Father. He's some kind of grouding ALIEN...
But I digress. Today is the day that tickets for RCPW's Winter Bashfest go on sale. I know what you're thinking. Tickets can be bought online can't they, you dumb girl. And to that, I take offense. You see, RCPW is a HOT PROMOTION. They only sell their ringside tickets at the physical box office. And I NEED ringside, you guys. I need it bad. Or I will cry. A lot. And hate life. Do you want me hating life??? No I didn't THINK so. I need both of you to go, because they only sell one ticket per person (to combat scalpers), and I need two seats. I will love you both forever if you can do this for me!!! And also maybe get along...Um!!! I've transferred the money into your bank accounts btw--thanks for giving me your bank account numbers that one time--it's really come in handy. Anyway, here's the address of the venue. You'll want to be in line around 1.PM since the box office opens around 3...
Thank you sooooo much, you two are my FAVORITE boys in the world that aren't pro wrestlers or superheroes
I hope to see you soon!!!
Love, Ayano <3
So, the two boys must meet up in front of the venue and wait in line for Ayano's precious tickets. It's a cold day and an even colder relationship. How will they cope???]
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I'm on it!!
... He knew this was important to her, so he wanted to appear excited.
It wasn't until Jude actually shows up to the venue that he thinks about who the other mentioned boy is. It had to be... what is his name? Minato? Up to this point, he and Jude have never really had a chance to meet, no matter how much Ayano had said she wanted them to. With that in mind, Jude has a good idea that is going to be...]
Oh. Hi.
[... Awkward.
Jude raises a hand to Minato in greeting and gestures for him to join Jude in line. He at least knows what the other boy looks like.]
So, uh... Any bets on whether or not she's actually been grounded?
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...
[He scanned each line, occasionally letting out an exasperated sigh at the familiarity of everything described by his friend.]
Sigh... not only getting me out the door first thing in the morning--
[Minato didn't think twice about having referred to noon as "first thing in the morning". He continued to mutter to himself as he forcibly dragged himself out of bed and began getting ready.]
--but even asking me to hang out, alone, with who I can only assume to be Jude... sigh...
[Continuing to dress and prepare himself, Minato had a flurry of thoughts. To think through every possible action and every possible outcome of a given situation was typical for him; he never acted impulsively.]
Can I just not go...? I'm not much for spending personal time with people I only know by proxy...
No, Ayano specifically asked me to do this favor for her... I owe her a lot...
Do I even have the money for this...? Oh, that's right, she said she took care of that... but... I don't remember giving her access to my bank account...
[By the time he had finished hashing out every variable in his head, it was just after 12:30, and he was dressed, prepared, and completely ready to tackle the day. Well, as ready as Minato ever is. He made his way to his destination.
Seemingly as soon as he reaches the wrestling... place... he's immediately greeted by a stranger. As the other boy raises his hand in Minato's direction, the pieces begin reassembling in his head. This is Jude, he remembers seeing some pictures of him from Ayano.]
Hey.
[Minato gave a lackadaisical hand raise back.]
Whether or not she's been grounded...? Huh... it hadn't even crossed my mind that she could've been making it up...
[Something else suddenly crossed Minato's mind.]
In fact... why does she need two tickets?
[This all felt a little too convenient. Need 2 tickets, have to be bought in person, only 2 people she can trust... was this just a ploy to get the two of them to hang out?]
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[Buying two tickets just to get them to hang out was nothing short of wasteful. At least it wasn't money out of Jude's pocket.]
I couldn't tell you why she does a lot of things... [At a loss for what to say, it occurs to him that they at least share a friendship with Ayano between them.]
Are you... into wrestling at all? Is the second ticket for you?