[let's be real here, they're both teenage boys pretty much up to their noses in hormones and a magnetic draw to each other, and if this were any other blackout in any other hypothetical setting, then the lights suddenly shutting off at the most inopportune second probably would have been just a footnote, not a blue balling.]

[it's something that'll definitely continue to stoke the flames of his own frustration pretty badly, too — especially later, when he looks back on that moment.]

Yeah, probably — wait, what. Lightscimitar. [Dave, now is not the time to be worrying about copyright infringement!]

[.......]

Did you see where the lights were? Actually — never mind. I'll just feel around until I find 'em.

[has Dave ever even flown in front of Ryuji before? he's not really all that inclined to use it until he has to. he pushes himself to his feet, then just kicks right off the ground. it's too dark to see exactly where he's going, but the direction he went in? it definitely isn't one you can go just by walking.]

[and then, from somewhere near the ceiling:] It'd take a while to notice if something other than the lights was off, right?

[they aren't going to immediately run out of air, he means.]