the doctor is IN

[foolmetwice]

Who: Mars and YOU
Where: hotel lobby
When: day 80, morning

[good morning, idols! today Mars has set up a little booth with the following sign hanging out front:]

Are you a person in need? Do you want help? Do you ALSO want points? Come here for free (FREE!!!) advice from an advice pro.

Insert question, receive a genuinely helpful response**, free of charge. Win-win-win scenario!!

** Quality of advice may vary, not responsible for any unintended and less than satisfactory consequences that may stem from acting on said advice.

[WELL, ANYWAY]

[Mars sits with his feet propped on the booth smoking a cigarette, watching as people pass by. he's dressed like a Taisho today in outfit number 5 with his henshin belt around his waist]

Comments

[foolmetwice]

That last one sounds dumb.

Go for the disguise abilities. That's actually kind of cool.

[foolishjourney]

You say it's dumb now, but wait until someone tries to stab me and I can turn to bark instead.

[but actually, he'd been leaning towards the disguise ability, too]

Yeah, that's a good idea though. It seems like it has a lot of potential.

[foolmetwice]

. . . aaaaare you expecting someone to try and stab you anytime soon?

[leans forward, elbow resting on the table, chin in his hand. he snuffs the cigarette out onto the table]

Yeah, it definitely does. The one about disabling senses is kind of useful, too.

[foolishjourney]

You never know.

[there was just a game where people were killing each other, after all. he's sure Mars could've used having some unpierceable bark from how banged up he was...]

It's too bad it doesn't include disabling speech.

[foolmetwice]

[TOUCHE. . .]

Yeah. It's too bad. Being able to shut someone up when they're being annoying would be useful.

[foolishjourney]

It would be kind of funny to be able to cut off someone's long winded monologue...

[taking out his phone]

I'm gonna buy the disguise ability, and then we can try it out.

[foolmetwice]

[leaning forward to peer at Lily's phone as he orders the ability]

Who are you going to disguise yourself as first?

ABILITY APPROVED

[foolishjourney]

[Lily slips his phone back into his pocket when he's done, and hums thoughtfully.]

I have an idea.

[Clears his throat, and in a perfect copy of Mars' voice:]

My name is Amamiya Ren, and I'm a huge nerd.

I'M CRYING

[foolmetwice]

[NO]

I've made a huge mistake.

[foolishjourney]

[still in Mars' voice:]

I'm also extremely cute.

[foolmetwice]

[TURNING RED]

Lily!

[this is bullying]

[foolishjourney]

[he deserves it]

Yes, Ren?

[his own voice, again]

[foolmetwice]

[yanks on Lily's collar and pulls him close]

[and then kisses him]

[to keep him from speaking]

how did i know he was gonna do that

[foolishjourney]

[heheheheheh

sweetly kisses back, the picture of innocence]

mars is very predictable

[foolmetwice]

[PUNK]

[lingering in the kiss, hands pressed against Lily's cheeks, and when he pulls away he gives him a LOOK]

Never do that again.

[foolishjourney]

Okay, okay. I will use my powers only for good, not for evil.

[foolmetwice]

Good.

[leans in to steal another kiss, short and sweet, before leaning back]

[foolishjourney]

[gosh Mars, PDA. Lily is pleased though, even if you taste like cigarettes.]

Are you having fun dishing out advice to Fauxkyo?

[foolmetwice]

[yeah sorry, tell him to quit that nasty habit]

I'm making bank.

[wags his phone at Lily, brows raised]

And that's the part that matters.

[foolishjourney]

[someone buy Mars a vape]

What are you going to spend all that cold hard cash on?

[foolmetwice]

[hmmmm]

I honestly don't know yet. I bought most of the abilities I want already. There's only one I don't have.

[foolishjourney]

You don't want that last one?

[foolmetwice]

[. . . his expression shifts into something thoughtful]

Heroes Never Die.

[. . .]

It makes the subject impossible to kill, which is nice in theory. But I don't want someone chopping off my head and then keeping it in a jar while I'm still technically alive.

[foolishjourney]

Mm... yeah. It seems like it could backfire on you very easily.

[foolmetwice]

Yeah. And I've seen it backfire, too.

[squares his shoulders a little bit]

So I'm going to skip that one.