TimeRyS go on another date
It took Kronii a few weeks to recover after that "date"
Because she promised, she messages IRyS
"I think I'm good now"
"REALLY?"
"...yeah"
"YAY I have some plans"
"wait, already???"
"I have to be prepared for anything for my sweetest Kronii~"
"...I regret this already"
"TOO LATE I'll send you the details later"
Kronii sighs
"Why am I like this"
A few days later, she meets up with IRyS
She's wearing something way different from what she's seen
"Do you like it?"
"I guess you look cute..."
"Hehehe thank you!"
Once again, she clings to Kronii's arm and begins to lead her
"Oh, Kronii how are you with adding sudden plans to the date?"
"First of all I don't mind and second of all this isn't a date"
IRyS stops walking and looks at her with a frown on her face
"BUT YOU LITERALLY SAID IT WAS LAST TIME"
"THAT WAS A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS OKAY?"
"Ughhh, fine"
IRyS starts to pout
"I found out about a car expo, there are some... cool cars... and bikes"
"You really liked that anime, huh?"
"...Maybe"
"We can go"
The pout wavers, but she's still frowning
"Good, let's go there first"
Inevitably, IRyS cheers up a bit after talking some more with her
Once they arrive, IRyS gets really excited
"IS THAT A HACHI-ROKU"
She basically drags Kronii to the car
IRyS gets on and tries to make the most smug face possible
"Do you like... MY CAR?"
Kronii takes a photo of her
"IRyS, neither of us can drive"
"Can't you at least play along ONE TIME?"
The pout returns
While walking around the expo, IRyS notices her dear clock keeps staring at the bikes
"Wanna ride one?"
"Eh... I might screw something up"
"Don't worry, they'll make sure nothing happens"
Sheepishly, Kronii gets on one of the bikes
"Wait you look so cool though"
"Wait you look REALLY cool"
IRyS keeps walking around Kronii, admiring her
No way she wasn't getting embarrassed from that
"Can you PLEASE just take the photo?"
"Ohhh right!"
IRyS takes a few photos from different angles, adding to Kronii's embarrassment
After walking some more, they get hungry
"Kronii, let's go eat now. There's a place Calli recommended"
"Alright, I'll follow you"
Thankfully, her recommendation was good
They keep chatting while eating
"So how's that eurobeat song coming along?"
"Oh! I'm still working on it"
"Making the lyrics as cheesy as possible, huh?"
"Yeah! I'm worried about permissions though"
"...Wait, how'd you even know about it? I think I've only talked about it in member's streams...."
Kronii starts sweating bullets
"UHHH I think heard something in a k-karaoke"
"Hmmm... I think I did, I'm happy you remembered though!"
Kronii breathes a sigh of relief
S-safe..
After eating, IRyS takes Kronii's hand once again
Unfortunately, the park IRyS had planned to take Kronii to had to suddenly close for an emergency
"Plan B then"
IRyS drags Kronii to go shopping with her
They go try out some clothes, or rather IRyS makes Kronii pick out outfits for her
She buys the one outfit Kronii earnestly picked out
Afterwards, they go to a music store
"Having the physical cd's is nice, right Kronii?"
"Mh-hmm"
Kronii buys a few cd's, but refuses to show IRyS what she bought
She did notice Kronii was looking around in the electronic aisles
"I need material to help a friend"
IRyS pouts once again
"Well hope that friend takes you out on dates later!"
"...She probably will"
"Hrm..."
At sunset, they're walking around town some more
When they get close to the train station, IRyS stops
"...I'm sorry, Kronii"
"For what?"
"We didn't really do anything that we planned for, other than food..."
"We basically only did things I wanted to do..."
"What are you talking about? I had a good time"
"...Really?"
"Yeah, I appreciate you taking me outside every now and then"
"...Maybe on the next date, the park will be open"
IRyS realizes what Kronii just said, she can't help but smile
"Yeah! Next time I'll double check on the places we'll go"
IRyS lets go of Kronii's hand to let her walk to the station
"Well... I'll see you next time, Kronii"
Kronii turns to her and grabs her hand herself
"...Wanna go to my place again, IRyS?"
"...We could play games or something"
IRyS giggles
"Just not that horror game, please"
"I already uninstalled it"
Once they took their seats on the train, IRyS immediately claimed Kronii's shoulder as hers
"I'm gonna take a little nap"
"...Sure"
Kronii's heart rate shot through the roof
Why does she smell so nice is my heart rate noticeable I'm gonna have to stop time to calm down but--
Her thoughts became a complete mess, meanwhile IRyS was sleeping soundly
Kronii does stop time a few times, but it doesn't help at all, since she still has to let IRyS lean on her shoulder anyways
IRyS manages to wake up right at Kronii's stop, she never noticed her companion's suffering through the ride
Before arriving at Kronii's, IRyS buys some snacks and drinks
"Just in case!"
"Just as I thought you were getting over soda"
"NEVER"
While deciding on what to play, IRyS goes ahead and starts drinking her soda
"Oh yeah, Kronii wanna play mario kart?" I kinda have to practice still"
"That's fine, I'm not sure how much practice you'll even get though"
"Huh? Why's that?"
Kronii gives her a smug smile
"Cause I'll be too far for you to learn anything from me"
...t-there's splitscreen though...
IRyS keeps her thoughts to herself and plays with her
What she said became true, just not in the way Kronii intended
"WHY DO YOU GIVE ME ONE MUSHROOM IN 12TH PLACE???"
"Maybe it's just not your time"
IRyS doesn't miss a single chance to make a time pun, adding to the poor clock's frustration
She wasn't bad, she really just wasn't lucky
"GWAAAAK"
"I'M NOT EVEN FIRST PLACE WHY DID THE BLUE SHELL HIT ME"
Her noises made it really difficult for IRyS to keep 1st place
She couldn't stop laughing
"Ughhhhhh... I'm... gonna go wash my face or something"
Kronii walks to the bathroom
"Take your time!"
"UGHHHHHHH"
An evil smile appears in IRyS' face
All that teasing made her devil side come out
She takes the chance to look at what Kronii bought
"Let's see what music you'll help this friend with"
She opens up the bag and all she sees are eurobeat cd's
The devil side goes away
"...You could've just looked up music on youtube you dummy"
IRyS goes back to sit on the couch, just as Kronii comes back
"Okay ONE MORE I SWEAR this will be bette--"
She suddenly gives her a big hug
"IRyS? What's up?"
"Nothing"
"Just a preemptive hug before you lose again"
"Oh HAHA... HOPE you're ready"
Kronii never got first place
"...Can I get another hug..."
"As many as you want"
Looking at such a pitiful Kronii, IRyS wasn't able to hold back from pampering her
"Oh... wanna eat some hotpot? I think I have enough to make some"
"Eating hotpot from the warden of time herself? I'd love to!"
"...Okay you don't have to make it such a grandiose thing"
"How about 'hotpot from my dearest Kronii'?"
"...that's fine..."
While cooking, Kronii's usual thoughts appear
What if she doesn't like it...?
Can I even make anything else right now?
Those worries disappeared when IRyS started eating
"Kronii this is so good!"
"You think so--I mean of course it is! I made it"
They play a few more times, or rather, IRyS tries to give her a few tips
"Isn't this supposed to be practice for you?"
"This helps too!" yawn
"...Wanna go to sleep?"
"Mm-hmm, I don't mind the couch"
"No I mean like... that other time..."
IRyS' heart skips a beat
She moves closer to Kronii
"You sure?"
"I MEAN I UH I WENT WITH THE FLOW AND I--"
"I want to sleep together too"
"L-let's go then"
Once again, Kronii lends her some clothes, and once again, she thinks IRyS looks cute in them
Last time, they were so scared they ended up hugging immediately
This time however, it was too awkward
IRyS was completely fine touching and hugging Kronii before, but now in bed? She's not sure
They can feel their heartbeat rising
IRyS starts to slowly move her hand towards Kronii's
Their hands touch
IRyS regrets her decision and begins to move away
Kronii grabs her hand
Their fingers interlock
IRyS looks at Kronii
Even though it's dark, she can tell she's blushing
"...Kronii?"
"Yeah?"
"...Did you have fun today?"
Kronii holds IRyS' hand a bit tighter
"I did"
They stop talking
And then they laugh
"Why is it so awkward now?"
"I don't know!!!"
"I give up"
IRyS lets go of Kronii's hand and hugs her
"Thank you for dealing with me today, Kronii"
"I already told you I had fun"
"I still want to say thanks!"
Kronii pats her head and strokes it
"Hehe..."
Hearing her giggle calms Kronii down
...Maybe now's a good time
Kronii stops
"...Kronii?"
IRyS feels a her a kiss on her forehead
...Huh?
Her face burns up
She looks up at Kronii
Kronii turns her head around
"...Goodnight"
IRyS tightens her hug
They somehow manage to fall asleep
The next morning, since they didn't have to stream, they woke up late
"...Good morning, Kronii"
"Good morning"
They can't keep it awkward forever, so they slowly chat while eating breakfast
IRyS changes clothes and goes to the front door
"Okay.. I'll be going now"
"Wait, I'll go"
"You're walking me to the station?"
"Y-yeah"
IRyS is beaming
They walk to the station holding hands
"Are you really not gonna tell me what music you bought?"
"Of course not"
"Fiiiine... I hope that friend will be happy"
"...I hope so too"
While waiting for the train, they talk a little more
"I promise to double check next time"
"Don't worry too much about it"
"If it doesn't work out again... we could go to my place..."
"...That's okay"
They say their goodbyes and IRyS boards the train
Right as the doors close, they stare at each other
IRyS says something, but Kronii can't hear
"WHAT?"
IRyS repeats herself slowly
She blushes, but she still manages to make a smile
The train leaves
"...What did she say?"
Kronii quickly messages her
"IRyS what was that?"
"nothing special, see you next time!"
Kronii stares dumbfounded at the train
Her brain tries to interpret what she said
Her eyes widen
"...I love you...?"
"There's no way... right?"
Kronii hurries back home
Afterwards, IRyS refuses to talk about what happened
"well if you don't tell me we won't go out again"
"HAAAAAA? DON'T SAY THAT"
"I'm kidding"
Of course she was joking
She can't wait for their next date
t. Nameronii