So, I'm trying my hand at another fest.

[estirose]

unconventionalcourtship, to be exact. Which is romance novel stuff. Kind of. I plugged various Kamen Rider (mostly Kiva and Gaim) characters into a random generator. I ended up with Taiga/Mio with a possible bonus of Kouta/Mitsuzane. I've written Taiga/Mio before, at least.


Her Unforgettable Royal Lover by Merline Lovelace

Undercover agent Nobori Taiga never expected to be dubbed a duke. The resulting media frenzy puts his name in the headlines and his undercover career on hold. And it's all the fault of his cousin's dowdy research assistant Suzuki Mio, who dug up the information… then showed up on Taiga's doorstep with a case of amnesia!

So why is Taiga suddenly finding her so unforgettable? Could it be that Mio isn't what she seems? One thing's certain: their undeniable magnetism is about to take them on a royally wild ride!



The Corporate Wife – Leigh Michaels
His boss had asked him to marry him! Gorgeous, wealthy Kureshima Mitsuzane had proposed, and he, plain Kazuraba Kouta, had said no! As Mitsuzane’s PA he already organised his life… So why did Kouta wish he’d said yes?

Comments

[estirose]

Yes. Chase would work hard to bring him in because he's Chase, after all, and he wouldn't want Shinnosuke to be in the same position he was once in. He'd want Shinnosuke fixed soon, even if subduing him to protect him becomes necessary.

Shinnosuke is trying to look for clues at the scene where he encountered Brain, but between Chase and the others, he's not having much luck. Since they're convinced that he is 065, they're not interested in hearing evidence to the contrary.

[reka]

Chase is tough. Even though we've seen a lot of him, we haven't gotten a lot of character because of how he's been used. The programming thing brings up some interesting ethical and plot points, since none of the other Roidmude seem to have that. If the Roidmude were supposed to have free will/freedom of thought, that makes sense, but that seems to imply that 000 was an unsuccessful prototype or something. That could be a reason Chase needs external tech while the others don't— maybe he wasn't actually made with the Driviar system. I am way off point, sorry.

Could Shinnosuke use the Shift Cars for help as in canon? Mr. Belt would have difficulty because Heart and understandable stress reaction, but the Shift Cars. Deploying all of them might be risky at the moment, but some would help.

(I'm terribly fond of the Shift Cars.)

[estirose]

Chase is a bit tricky (which is why I didn't have any dialogue for him) because of the points you mentioned. But I'm assuming his programming would cause him to try to protect Shinnosuke from himself.

Shinnosuke is transforming when he faces Chase, but using the Shift Cars with Heart (who is not leaving it to Chase completely). Meanwhile, Mr. Belt is reassuring Shinnosuke that he wouldn't let an imposter use him or the Shift Cars. And at some point Kiriko and Gou might have to be told what is going on.

I need a Drive icon. :(

[reka]

Yeah, I agree re: Chase.

Heart has shown that he's not above getting involved when he thinks Chase needs help, and if Gou gets involved he might. (I could see Gou stumbling into the information or something and casually remarking to Shinnosuke that he heard that he has a problem, possibly with an obnoxious raised eyebrow. I love how bratty Gou can be sometimes.) Mr. Belt is probably doing a lot to reassure Shinnosuke.

I want to make another one. I love Kiriko, but I do have a lot of smiling icons. A Shift Car would be fun.

[estirose]

Yeah, I can see Gou doing that. And Mr. Belt is trying to be moral support. Shinnosuke just wants to find 065 so that Heart and Chase stop showing up and trying to abduct him. (He sometimes worries that they are right and his is their missing number.)

[reka]

From my understanding of canon, it would be difficult logistically. I think it would take a bit for Shinnosuke to doubt his identity, but Heart and Chase are pretty convincing. Kiriko needs to help Shinnosuke keep his head screwed on right sometimes.

[estirose]

If Chase and especially Heart keep pounding at him, he might have issues. Even though he knows he can't possibly be Roidmude, because of the neurotoxin. He's so far managed to keep Chase and Heart from capturing him, and he's still trying to convince them that their missing Roidmude is someplace else.

Hopefully, Shinnosuke involved Kiriko pretty fast so that she can keep him on track.