[ Ryuji decides to do the mental math on if it's better to make Nikaidou believe Ryuji has a crush on him or be honest and tell him he's trying to recruit him for the Phantom Thieves. He thinks the second one is going to end in abysmal failure because Nikaidou seems determined to be a lone wolf, but maybe the first one will work...? He can't quite predict Nikaidou yet but he kind of thinks that maybe the guy will take pity on him if he thinks he has a crush on him.
So, that's the plan. Operation: Get Nikaidou to believe Ryuji has a crush on him, it's in the works. This is totally a normal and reasonable plan and not going to backfire on him at all.
Which means that Ryuji is immediately objecting to what Nikaidou says. ]
You're the one who said that! I didn't agree. I told you I wanted to keep tabs on you and — and — how was I supposed to just not see you again after that?!
[ Again, he didn't mean to phrase it like that but it seems like his brain to mouth connection is offline. He's just fucking talking and hoping things make sense as it goes, apparently. ]
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So, that's the plan. Operation: Get Nikaidou to believe Ryuji has a crush on him, it's in the works. This is totally a normal and reasonable plan and not going to backfire on him at all.
Which means that Ryuji is immediately objecting to what Nikaidou says. ]
You're the one who said that! I didn't agree. I told you I wanted to keep tabs on you and — and — how was I supposed to just not see you again after that?!
[ Again, he didn't mean to phrase it like that but it seems like his brain to mouth connection is offline. He's just fucking talking and hoping things make sense as it goes, apparently. ]