melodiesofkupo | Text || 59 Loops of Summer

what do you mean youre bad at stability??

youre the most responsible adult i know
not person because my friends a really responsible and i dont want to forget to mention them

is it the jokes

do women hate it when guys joke in the middle of a date?

[Wow.

Okuyasu can't know very many responsible adults, huh. Poor guy.]

nah lots of girls like jokes

you need good chemistry tho. like if things are already going bad and you try to save it wth a lame joke shes probs not gonna be impressed

its like rakugo. sometimes people just wanna hear a funny story. sometimes theyre in mood for something deep or super emotional and get annoyed if you goof off too much. if you try too hard to do a thing that didnt work the first time, itll just be embarrassing for everyone.

you gotta watch and understand your audience before you open your mouth is my point.

but if dating is like acting why can everyone else do it?
I try to do what's the right thing but I mess up more than I get it right
Most girls think I'm gross
So I should try and it will work?

Every date I went on before this was a disaster. What am I supposed to do

Just see if we're meant to be together?

who says everyone else can do it?
youre not the only one who thinks dating is hard i promise

Let me clarify a bit what I meant

You know how when I do rakugo, I don't jump right into the story? First I introduce myself to the audience, then chat to them for a bit. Recent events, anecdotes, the weather, anything that's not too heavy. I'm not trying too hard to make them laugh at that point, I'm just creating a connection with them. That way, once I start on the main story, I've got an idea of where we stand and the audience in turn trusts that I'm going somewhere with my rambling.

The important thing is that a rakugo show is always mutual. If I'm too busy being impressed by my own wit and not paying attention to my audience, they're going to feel unappreciated and I risk losing them. It's the same with dating. The more time you spend trying to sound clever, the less you're paying attention to the person you're with and they might end up feeling ignored.

There's no need to have a perfect response ready for everything. Technique comes with experience. Just listen to her, be interested in what she has to say. Whether it's meant to last or not, you can still have a good time together.

wow

that's really good.

I mean it. this actually sounds like good advice expect i don't do rakugo

Rakugo really comes down to conversation when you think about it so the comparison works

oh one more thing

Even the best performer is going to have times when a show goes badly. Maybe you make a mistake. Maybe the audience isn't giving you a fair chance. Maybe you do everything right but you just don't click with the people you're talking to and it's not really anybody's fault. It feels horrible but you just have to suck it up and learn what lessons you can from it.

So even if your date doesn't work out the way you want, don't take it as a sign that it wasn't worth trying, okay? It sucks to be rejected, but it can still help you figure out what types of people you like and what you want out of a relationship in the first place.

[Wow, he sure is spouting a lot of relationship advice for someone who's never had a successful long-term relationship.]

[Uendo is one of the most responsible and chill adults Okuyasu has ever met, and so his advice sounds true. Man, he feels better about all those girls not wanting to go out with him...but it's still kind of sad thinking about how Josuke has girls always crushing on him instead.]

how many times did you get rejected?

cause its happened a lot to me [He's only 17 though, but it feels like this happened for most of his life.]

[There's a delay as Uendo thinks about the answer.

Okay, he knows he made a few tentative attempts in his early twenties before giving up. In high school, though... He's pretty sure some dates happened, but pinpointing exactly when they took place and with whom is another matter entirely. His memories are too disjointed, even with Patches trying to help fill in the blanks.

...Ah, forget it. Thinking about that time in his life is just gonna make him depressed.]

I don't remember exactly but Ive definitely failed more than succeeded

I wasn't very good with people when I was in school, believe it or not

And by the time I got better, I was too busy with rakugo to think about dating

do you ever think about getting married?

sorry for the weird question but are you allowed to get married if youre a rakugo performer?

Sure, some get married. It can be hard to get that far tho.

You're not really supposed to date when you're a zenza, although some masters are more lenient about that. You get more freedom once you're promoted to futatsume but you also cant bum off of your shisho as much anymore, so you're probably gonna be busy looking for work

plus the lack of steady income can turn people off

but being an artist is really romantic isnt it? girls love pretty guys that can sing and dance and act.

hell, thats why boy bands are so popular

Yeah but rakugo's not really the kind of art that gets girls coming in droves and screaming when you go on stage, you know?

I mean of course there are plenty of women who like rakugo, but it still has a reputation for being a stuffy old man thing. And it's even more niche in America than it is in Japan.

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