#triggerdoublecross

A/N: I'm double dipping with both @i7promptweek2024 Day 7, and @trgdaily because this fits the "Be Authentic" prompt for July

What if Ryou did get his hands on TRIGGER? What fate awaited them in Tsukumo?

Feat. Touma's conscience

“It’s like a caterpillar a child finds on their way home. They feed it the best milkweed, keep it safe in a glass jar on the windowsill so the caterpillar can see what beautiful horizons it will one day explore. The child cares for it through the long wait before the caterpillar emerges as a butterfly, letting its slimy wings dry into beautiful gossamer and admiring the jewel of the insect world that has grown with their love. And they one day open the window, take the lid off the jar and let the butterfly fly out into that blue sky as a radiant glory,” Ryou explained, grinding his knuckles into the hydrangea bloom he’d been brandishing at Touma. “Then a bird snatches it out of the air and has a nice breakfast.” 

“Your contract with Yaotome Pro was like…the bird?” Touma asked, trying to keep up with the tirade he’d invited with what he’d thought would be a simple question. He’d just wanted to know the details for their victory, get the full picture of how they’d succeeded at tearing down the group that he’d been cursing for over a year now. But he should’ve known talking to Ryou would be like trying to get a toddler to give him a straight answer, incomprehensible and slightly unhinged. 

“Yes, finally something to thank my parents for.” Ryou plucked a few thorns off a gaudily huge rose and shoved it into the middle of the ikebana display. “They had this fun little clause in all their support contracts, any products that became a loss were allowed to be ‘rescued’ by them. And you know I love rescues,” he finished, waving at Touma as if that explained his last comment. 

Since the event has officially begun, have some prompts to get your creative juices flowing if you need it, themed after Tenn and TRIGGER!

Last time we highlighted Tenn's, so lets do 2/3 and highlight Gaku's today! It might even might give early details about Ryu's card…. 👀