[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?
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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?