It’s a romantic interlude before the big match! Just to start of the new act, raise the stakes, create interpersonal connections that aren’t going to go anywhere in the plot and make sure Youichi and Hiroki aren’t the only ones who get to be lovey-dovey.
Of course Mopey is not the prime candidate for being lovey-dovey. But she’s does have a boyfriend right now, and she’s now officially a Crusader of Eros. It’s probably that latter fact that convinced Usazawa he could risk pushing forward a bit. Even if that means leaving himself quite vulnerable. In front of Mopey. Which, on the face of it, seems like a horrible idea.
But I guess he is kinda in love with her, and that’s not the kind of mindset that tends to breed sober risk assessment. Plus, Usazawa is goth, so perhaps he just doesn’t fear death quite as much as a more well-adjusted person would. Dying in the course of a dark romance with a fellow creature of the night doesn’t seem the worst of fates, if you base your assessment solely on how well a fate is suited to be alluded to on a goth gravestone. Of course, the allusion should be vague and stop short of relating that Usazawa died from embarrassment or humiliation…which seems a not totally unlikely fate, especially since Mopey can’t get herself to rule out mockery before they’ve even started. She knows herself too well. And Usazawa might not know her definition of “bearable”…
And, yeah…”Wednesday” is the kind of show that reminds Mopey of her (original) adolescence. “Monster High” would have been an alternative… …and, also yeah, of course her adolescence wasn’t really like that. But she simply prefers to remember it the way she wishes it would have been.
Find out on Monday.