Vil and Jade (pt1)

Jade and Vil overlap in a Playfulland vignette where Jade seems to be showing an interest in character merchandise.

Jade wonders if there is anyone who could wear such pop-culture-centric items and make them genuinely look good (“If there was, l’d sorely love to get some tips. Alas, nothing’s ever so convenient”), and Vil accuses him of faking his interest in character merchandise in a bid to goad him into struggling to create an outfit out of “less than fashionable” items.

Vil follows with, “your plan was doomed from the start, and I’ll tell you why. You see, you and I differ in every possible way—knowledge, experience, you name it,” dressing himself “from head to toe” in character merchandise in order to prove his point.

Jade attempts to commemorate the moment with a photo, which Vil refuses.

Jade then follows Vil out of the bazaar, saying that spending time in Vil’s company would be more fun than touring alone: “I assure you, my motives are entirely pure.”

Vil responds, “…somehow I have a hard time believing you’ve ever had a pure motive in your life,” but he allows it, saying that Jade’s excessively considerate nature” makes him a fine companion.

Vil then chooses to ride the biggest rollercoaster in the park. Jade is reluctant and Vil reminds him that Jade was the one who chose to follow him, and he simply allowed it, wondering if Jade wishes to avoid the rollercoaster.

Jade insists that he does not have a deep-seated aversion to roller coasters and is, in fact, just worried about Vil, as there is a splash of water at the end of the ride: “I was beside myself with concern that you might ruin your beautiful makeup.”

Vil assures him that his makeup is simple enough to fix, and they ride the roller coaster. Vil asks if Jade is mentally prepared and Jade reiterates that he is worried about Vil’s makeup. After the ride Vil is granted the rare sight of Jade at a loss for words, saying, “I’m sure your real motive was to amuse yourself at my expense again. What a shame things didn’t go the way you expected.”

Jade assures him that he is perfectly fine, impressing Vil with how quickly he recovers, and Vil decides to select their next ride as he has “hardly had (his) fill of fun.”