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- Um, as far as I'm aware [Benji] doesn't have a partner yet... uh not that I'm uh paying attention to that or anything.
- —Tristan talking about Benji in the Patreon readings in ‘‘Taking the Line’’.
Trinji is the non-binary ship between Benji Hattori and Tristan Vik from the Disventure Camp fandom.
Canon[]
Come One, Come All[]
Benji and Tristan are put on the Red team alongside, Ivy, Zaid, Spencer, Diego, Jade, Hannah and Amelie. When Benji is trying to light a fire, it catches on his butt and runs past his teammates screaming while Tristan is looking shocked in the background.
Hot Mess Express[]
In the first two episodes, Tristan and Benji never interacted directly. Despite not seeming to be close, during "Hot Mess Express" while the team is laughing at Benji's embarrassing cosplays, Tristan is seen being supportive of Benji being into cosplay and reassuring him, even calling it "dope" and seeming to admire it.
Husk-Court Line[]
In the challenge, we see Benji coming out of the maze with Ivy and Tristan. When Benji tries throwing the coconut, it bounces off the basket post and hits Benji in the chest, before Benji picks himself up and is helped back into the maze by Tristan. After the Red team loses the challenge and Benji shows his fake immunity totem to Hannah and talks about how he worked all day on it while also telling Hannah he got Ivy and Zaid to see it, Benji is seen with Hannah, Ivy, Tristan and Zaid, when Tristan makes an impression of what Benji was going to do with his fake totem and Benji confirms that was correct.
Tough Act to Follow[]
While coming up with ideas for their group's song, Tristan agrees with Benji's idea of incorporating J-pop, adding how they loved J-pop before high-fiving Benji, and later Tristan goes to check on the others designs and helps Benji fix his belt, complimenting Benji when they finished, calling him "Mr. Lawyer". After the performance of "I Don't Care" and getting the results of the competition, back at the camp Tristan, Benji, Hannah and Jade are seen in the shelter, Tristan laughing while imitating one of Benji's poses during their performance, then calling Benji a goof. When Hannah leaves to go get them dinner and Jade leaves after getting asked about Spencer, Tristan then starts to leave to go check on Ivy before Benji stops them. Benji thanks Tristan for the confidence boost, and after Tristan questions why he thanks them for that, Benji quickly adds how people don't usually appreciate his "goofiness". The moment after Tristan assures him that people are missing out a lot of fun, Benji yawns and says he was going to "hay the hit" before hugging them and leaving.
Taking the Line[]
At Red team's camp, Benji expresses how hungry he is while Tristan consoles him. Hannah feels sorry that Tristan's song didn't win them the challenge, Benji then compliments them saying they're a walking bag of talent and tricks and that their outfits were insane. Tristan heartly says thanks to Benji before they nervously corrects themselves and says thank you to everyone. Later, Benji asks Tristan if it's gay or straight to date a non-binary person. Tristan explains that it's a big spectrum and that there's more than 2 labels. Benji asks if it could be either and Tristan responds that it could be neither but then asks why Benji questions before getting interrupted by Spencer .
At the elimination ceremony, after the team casts their votes, Spencer then stands up and reveals that he has an immunity totem and plays it for himself meaning every vote against him doesn't count. As a result of six votes nullified against Spencer, Tristan is eliminated by one vote from Spencer. After Tristan hugs Ivy, Zaid and gives Hannah a fist bumps, they notice Benji about to tear up and tells him it's ok as they hug. Tristan tearfully says that they're going to miss him so much and always that he knew how to make them laugh and asks them to keep a smile on his face. Benji then tearfully replies that he's going to miss them too and bursts into tears. Tristan explains that when they came on the show, they just expected to make some friends and wasn't expecting to find a family. While leaving for the Boat Of Losers, they turn back around to see their friends waving back at them with Benji holding in tears and Tristan gives a bittersweet smile and leaves the carnival.
Rocking the Boat[]
In a confessional, Benji expresses that the Tristan blindside 'fucked him up' and says that he still misses them but it also made him remind himself that it's part of the game. Before and during the ceremony, Benji is shown having a devilish smile alongside Ivy, Zaid and Hannah as the group faced Spencer hoping to get their revenge for Tristan's unexpected elimination.
Moments[]
Behind the Chaos[]
Emily holds an interview with Tristan after they just got eliminated for aftermath thoughts. During the questioning, as Tristan talked about having a shot at beating the master (referring to Richard), Emily then starts talking about how they “shoot their shot” with Benji. Tristan began to stutter a bit by the intern’s comment as the latter points out the viewers aren't blind to how close they became after seeing they were bawling their eyes out in each other's arms. Tristan describes Benji as someone who's cool in his own way and a pretty genuine person all things considered. They continue that the two got close quickly due to their similar hobbies of music, art and gaming. Tristan finishes off by saying it was refreshing to connect with someone that much. Emily asked if there were experiences the two had that Tristan could share as the latter happily replied that they were. They began recalling a time before the two became friends, Benji noticed Tristan’s habit of collecting things so he approached them during their chat with Ivy while handing out a crow’s nest. Tristan laughs at the absurdity of the gesture but nevertheless found it sweet as the two slowly began to hang out more, whether through small talk and collecting together.
- Sounds like the wannabe superhero came and swept you off your feet. Is that what sparked the little crush?
- —Emily commenting on Tristan's interest in Benji
Emily comments the newbie swept them off their feet as she opens the door to questioning them on their potential crush on him. Tristan gets flustered and tries to brush off the intern’s accusations but the intern catches on their lack of an answer as a clear indicator of their crush as Tristan caves in. They mentioned that they wished they could've had more time with Benji and pondered the idea that the two of them could've been something more but things unfortunately didn't go well (referring to their elimination). They express that they are rooting for him, believing that the Otaku has the potential to go far despite what many tend to believe. They end off by quoting a Naruto quote from one of Benji's favorite mangas, “Believe it!”.
Moments[]
Fan greetings[]
- In a personalized Benji greeting, the law student becomes noticeably saddened when asked about the loss of Tristan with him fiddling his fingers and folding his arms. When asked about his ideal for a romance partner, he affirms that he merely wants to be with someone who appreciates his goofiness. It parallels his conversation with Tristan in the music competition where they tell the law student that they appreciate his goofball charm despite what others tend to otherwise believe.[1]
Fanon[]
Trinji started making its presence known on Tiktok and Twitter being considered a rarepair and sometimes referred as a crackship before the release of "Tough Act to Follow", becoming more popular due to their interactions in this episode. This being because of Tristan comforting Benji in most of their significant interactions and the both of them seeming to get along well. While it started being shipped after "Hot Mess Express", a few users shipped it before as a crackship. The ship even shown to get lots of support by the voice actor of Tristan, Kai Ava Hauser. After "Taking the Line", Trinji had very positive reactions to Benji asking Trinji about dating a non-binary person which led to thoughts about Benji possibly being queer.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Benji/Tristan tag on AO3
- Benji & Tristan tag on AO3
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