#because it would not be seamless with him. he is a certified question asker and attentive listener (<- autism <3)

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^^ good addition!! but it made me wanna explain my thought process a little (nonsense rambling at idk 11am-ish incoming): realistically, yes! this is all true (to my understanding) and part of what i had in mind. my intention w this one was to have a series of little comedic social hiccups and misunderstandings, and i didn't want to make goromi's transness one of them (and especially given the "you really know how to pick em" line/vibes of nishiki's whole perspective here, i wanted that to be focused on her also being yakuza rather than her being trans/gnc and thought having him bring it up could read as gross). i thought it'd be nice to have a situation where it's pretty implied that a character is trans and where characters don't bat an eye (trans ppl have enough dating anxiety, y'know?), and particularly for such a short and comedy-centric thing i didn't wanna get into explanations/explorations of that. but yes, nishiki eyebrow raise.png like oh THATS why this hasn't been working (either in that his type is gnc scary yakuza women or fully just men depending on whether you read goromi as A Woman For Real or a drag persona). (it's also why she thinks of sagawa and says no initially, because she thinks she's been found out/fears this could get back to him). but i mean we know kiryu's always had trouble relating to/relaxing around women and that goromi is easier (as stated in the game's encounter itself). it could be that within the encounter it's more about their prior relationship, but here maybe goromi being evidently yakuza kinda helps bridge that gap a little by giving them some things in common, especially BECAUSE the yakuza's such a hypermasculine environment that his exposure to women is relatively limited. anyway a lotta this was supposed to be subtextual in my brain, but i get that it mighta been TOO subtextual to come across right. so basically yeah you and me are sharing brainwaves (omg!! same wavelength!!!) i just didn't make that clear lol

nishiki takes kiryu to the disco to pick up Hot Singles In Their Area and kiryu FINALLY takes an interest in someone. guess who it is lol

(click for better quality bc DAMN they got crunched)