Exchange your elementary school photos with one another. Now ask someone for an unbiased opinion who was cuter as a kid.

Sousuke: There’s no need for all that. Of course Mako was cuter–no question; and he still is.

Sousuke/Makoto: Because I was the handsome kid~–

Makoto: Ah! Haha! Stop! No tickling! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Staaaaahp!

Sousuke: Don’t mock me! It’s not even like you disagree.

Makoto: I know, but– Okay, okay! I’ll stop! I promise, I’ll stop! Hehee~~

Sousuke: You better “hehe” yourself back to grading those papers. It’s already past your bedtime.

Makoto: Hehe! Tata for now!

Sousuke: Yeah, see ya.

Last time we talked, it was the last day of winter. How are you boys enjoying spring? What do you each like/dislike about spring? Do you still wish it was winter? What is the favorite and least favorite season for each of you and why?

Makoto: Has it been that long? We were talking about you the other day, by the way. I wondered if we had scared you off.

Sousuke: I told you we didn’t

Makoto: So you did.

Sousuke: So you want to know about Spring?

Makoto: Please don’t make any jokes about Haru

Sousuke: I wasn’t even thinking about it until you brought it up. We’ll be seeing him soon, so i think I can wait. Now, on with the show. Spring is pretty nice this year. We’re going back to the mainland for a hanami next weekend. As you might have guessed, it’s really pretty this time of year, but I hate having to clean off my car or anything that sits outside before I use it.

Makoto: It is very pretty, but I’ve developed allergies in recent years, so I always feel drugged up in Spring. One thing good about Spring, though, is that the stray animals no longer have to be subjected to the harsh Winter. It makes me a little sad, though. After I started getting allergies, Winter became my favorite season. I know it sounds horrible, but everything is dead or hibernating and that does wonders for my breathing.

Sousuke: Yeah, he’s just a ball of sniffles these days. I, on the other hand, don’t miss Winter at all. 

Makoto: And your favorite?

Sousuke: My favorite season? I love any season I can surf in. Ahh! What’s with the elbow?

Makoto: Come on, a real answer.

Sousuke: What? It’s the truth.

Makoto: Well, elaborate.

Sousuke: Alright. Let’s see. If I had to pick, I’d say Autumn; it’s harvest season. People in general seem to be happier when the rice is coming in. It’s like, “yeah, Japan is going to be okay for another year.” Also, the colors. Seeing the leaves change over a few weeks is kind of soothing.

Makoto: I guess that’s it for today. It was good to hear from you.

Sousuke: Yeah, take care.

Makoto: That was good!

Sousuke: Oh, you like that closing? I thought of it myself.

Makoto: Ha!

STGU with account. SFW Bodyswap AU: Boys, how would you react if you woke up and discovered you switched bodies with one another? Would it feel...weird to kiss? How would your daily lives change? Also, suppose this scenario: you retain your bodies/mind, but the other doesn't and is replaced by the one who gets on your nerves the most; i.e., Ma, you remain Ma, but Sou and Nagisa switched. Sou, you remain Sou, by Ma turned into Momo? Do you stay with the personality or physical form of lover?

Sousuke: Mako! 

Makoto: Sou! What are you doing?!

Sousuke: I’m bored.

Makoto: Bored? You should be sleep. Come on, look up. Well, your fever is down, but you still look pale. Why aren’t you in bed?

Sousuke: Because I’m fine.

Makoto: So, you should be at work.

Sousuke: But every time I stand up I get vertigo.

Makoto: Then you’re not fine. How did you make it to the living room?

Sousuke: I crawled. But that’s not why I called you! What is this?

Makoto: What? Oh, we got new questions!

Sousuke: No. What is this about switching bodies?!

Makoto: Are all the questions like that?!

Sousuke: I don’t know. I stopped at the first one. Wait. Why are you excited about this?

Makoto: What? It sounds like fun! It’s only imagining, Sou. My seventh graders understand make believe, so why are you so grumpy about this?

Sousuke: I’m not grumpy; it’s weird.

Makoto: It’s not weird. Just play along. It’ll be fun.

Sousuke: Tch…

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STFG says: Makoto-san, your smile. Throughout the anime, you had a smile/gentle expression on your face about 2/3 of the time. As someone coping with severe depression, can you please tell me how you can remain so optimistic? Do you have any sort of depression that you remain hidden from your friends? Also, would you consider yourself altruistic? What about you, Sousuke-san? Can I assume that you acted like an asshole in the anime, by others, cus you're depressed of your crushed dream?

Makoto: To be honest, you’ve asked a difficult question. Looking back, I see that’s how I appeared, but I wasn’t always okay behind that smile. There were a lot of things going on and there were many days where it took a lot to keep it together. As a friend, a son, a captain, a student, and so on, I felt a lot of pressure. When you’re faced with things you don’t understand or choices you don’t know how to make, or you think you’re at the mercy of things you think you have no control over, or even more difficult and frustrating is when you can’t put a name to what’s wrong, it can be hard to remain optimistic. Back then, my optimism was basically me thinking it would work itself out some day. Whatever “it” was. And I always felt a sense of calm knowing that the people I cared about were okay. That wasn’t a good way to handle it and knowing that other people were okay honestly did very little for making me okay. It took a while before I really understood. I had relegated my own concerns to the background for so long that I got used to operating in a constant state of denial. It wasn’t until after what happened with Haru in uni that I was forced to face it, face myself.

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STFG: Sousuke, what did you think about Samezuka? What did you like best? Least? What was you favorite and least favorite class? Wasn't it a pain having to climb to the top bunk every night? And what were your thoughts of Nitori and Momo? Do you still keep in contact with them? And what did you do to Pyunsuke? Don't worry, Makoto, I know you still exist. What about you? Did you make friends at Same? For both of you, what is your favorite gaming platform? Favorite game? Favorite movie?

Sousuke: Samezuka… That was a really trying year. The academy itself was pretty cool, academically anyway, well, the facilities were top shelf as well, but a lot of stuff happened the year that I was there so, I’ve got mixed feelings about it. At the time, I probably liked the fact that it was backed by a wooded area and I could walk in peace. And I guess the thing I liked the least was that I had to leave my room to find peace. Rin was too popular and there was always someone just coming in whenever they pleased. He didn’t mind it, but it drove me crazy.

My favorite class was Japanese lit and my least favorite was math, maybe, but how much I liked a class had nothing to do with the kind of grades I got in it.

Climbing to the top bunk was quite literally a pain, but I had my reasons and at the time, they were reason enough to endure it.

My thoughts on the kids, huh? Momo, I wanted to find his off switch. He’s a good guy, though. As for the bug, I guess you’re talking about when he wanted to give it to Gou, right? That kid… I didn’t do anything to it, I just held on to it until he was convinced that it was not as considerate a gift as he thought it was. He’s off in some jungle somewhere, so it’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but Ai says he’s says he’s doing well.

As for Ai, he annoyed me at first because I thought he was strung out on Rin, but I was really wrong about that. Once I realized he wasn’t trying to encroach on my territory, I didn’t pay all that much attention to him. But that was my loss because he turned out to be a really interesting guy. I guess we clicked when I started helping him with his training. These days I see him from time to time; he and Mikoshiba were helping us out with the renovations not too long ago. I guess, out of the whole team, he and I are probably the closest, now.

Let’s see… what’s next? Oh, questions for Mako. He’s, uh, I don’t know what he’s doing, let me call him.

Ma!

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Hi! This is STFG from Ao3. Tachibana-san and Yamazaki-san, this is for the two of you. At what age did you two discover that you were exclusively attracted to males? Had either of you ever copped a feeling for a female? Considering your distinctively handsome looks (this goes to both of you) and the accomplishments you've achieved, I'm sure you had a plethora of female fans. Were they aware of your orientation, or did you gently have to reject them? Did any of them spill their hearts out?

Sousuke: You want to go first?

Makoto: Not particularly. Do you?

Sousuke: No.

Makoto: Why didn’t you just ask me to go first, then? Don’t shrug your shoulders. Sou, are you stalling?

Sousuke: Ummmmm…maybe?

Makoto: Why?

Sousuke: Maybe I don’t want you to hear about all of my millions of admirers.

Makoto: Well, you’re not saying anything I don’t know already, are you?

Sousuke: Well, no…

Makoto: Yamazaki-san, please behave.

Sousuke: As you wish, Tachibana-sensei.

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Yamazaki-san, would you feel too uncomfortable to share your training routine you used that lead to the breakdown of your shoulder? How many hours a day did you dedicate to just training your body? What foods did you eat that lead to your god-like body? Were your parents worried about your pushing yourself too hard?

Hi. Thank you for your question (and the complement), I don’t mind. It’s strange to say, but as long as I came home at night and the school didn’t call because I was absent, my family was pretty hands off about it.

My diet was decidedly not Japanese—too much sodium—well except for the noodles, but actually I tended to eat a lot of pasta instead. I ate lots of fruits and vegetables, I mean a lot and not in juice form because there’s usually added sugar and that’s a no-no. Starchy carbs. All the time. I ended up eating a lot of authentic Mexican food. And sweet potatoes~! At one point I knew the schedules and routes for all of the street vendors that served roasted sweet potatoes. Let’s see… Most of my protein came from nuts and fish; I’m not too big on red meat. Lots and lots of salmon and tuna. It’s all normal stuff, just not prepared the usual way. Oh, and even though I didn’t like it, I eventually got used to eating yogurt.

As for my training, which I must insist that no one try to emulate because it’s dangerous, especially when it’s unsupervised, was a total of approximately 6000 m each day, maybe 4-6 hours each day. Three thousand before school and 3000 after school. Four to five days each week. Weekends were usually reserved for gym workouts.

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