Mittens

Mittens is the friendship between Q-taro Burgerberg and Gin Ibushi from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
On the third floor, for the Trust-Barter sub-game, Gin and Q-taro are both available as partners for the Charge Card Battle and Runaway Minecart attractions. It is also possible for Sara to buy their personal information.

By the end of the token trading phase, Q-taro ends up with the one who received the most tokens, while Gin received the least, at zero, this puts them in a special position for the Final Attraction, where both are strapped to either side of a large target. A large stinger is pointed at Gin, ready to inject venom into him at timed intervals, where Q-taro has the privilege to press a switch which will swap their places. In Ranger's words, "sacrifice himself for Gin." The first time the stinger fires, Q-taro gets just as distressed as Gin, but can't work himself up to press the switch. The second time the stinger fires, at the last second, Q-taro exclaims he's going to press the switch, but he still ends up not being able to.

If the fake Reko is pushed down into the pit, Gin and Q-taro are then released, and Q-taro shouts to get the antidote to Gin. After he recovers, Gin thanks Q-taro for pressing the witch for him, but Q-taro dismisses it, saying he hesitated to the last second.

If the time runs out or Sara doesn't push the fake Reko, the third stinger fires. As the seconds countdown, Gin weakly begs for help, but Q-taro says nothing. Gin eventually calls out for his mom, which awakens something in Q-taro, causing him to press the switch for real this time. Q-taro apologizes to Gin that he didn't press it in the beginning and made Gin scared. The two are released and Keiji gets the antidote for both of them. After they recover, Gin calls Q-taro out on being a big chicken, and Q-taro apologizes.

After the Banquet ends, Q-taro reveals to the group that he is actually a doll, and that the coffin Keiji was in that was drilled must have had the real Q-taro inside. Q-taro is glad that Gin got out, but Gin is in shock and he breaks out crying. Q-taro comforts him as he slowly shuts down.

Nankidai Twitter sketches
March 28, 2018: Q-taro puts his cap on Gin's head, and pats him on the head. Q-taro tells Gin that baseball is great, and he'll teach Gin how to play. Gin says he's just trying to kill time.

August 19, 2019: Q-taro asks Gin if he wants to play catch, but Gin declines, saying he's sleepy. Q-taro idly plays with his glove and ball while Gin falls asleep. Gin then mumbles in his sleep that playing catch is fun with Sara, and Q-taro gets worked up and shakes Gin's shoulders, telling him that if he's going to play in his sleep he should invite Q-taro too.

Fanon
Ever since Chapter 2-1 their friendship started to grow. The events of Chapter 3-1B made it become pretty popular in the fandom because of the wholesome scene of Q-taro's doll comforting a crying Gin before deactivating. While a more subtlely developed relationship, Gin and Q-taro had notable growth together. Q-taro's accusation of Gin being weak in the first Main Game is sometimes interpreted as him prompting Gin to prove himself to the others so he won't actually get voted for. That and Q-taro growing up in an orphanage and caring for the kids there make him having a soft-spot for Gin. The friendship rivals in popularity mostly by Dogblings and Catblings.

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Trivia

 * Q-taro is the only character in the main cast that gets called by his first name by Gin, instead of his assigned nickname, at some point.


 * Gin is the shortest character and Q-taro is the tallest, at 138cm (4'6") and 193cm (6'4") respectively.


 * Q-taro is about three times Gin's weight, with Q-taro weighing 105kg (231.5 lbs) and Gin 35.5kg (78.3 lbs).