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

[furrytailprince]

They may be upset that either party agreed to it in the first place. Rather than resolve their differences in some other way. Especially if they care about the both of us.

[foolmetwice]

[snort]

I guess that means you can forever stew in your disgruntled feelings? I'm out of advice.

[furrytailprince]

Perhaps I can just hit you, have you promise not to tell Fox and be done with it.

[foolmetwice]

[blinks]

-- oh. It's me?

[another pause]

. . . the trial thing?

[furrytailprince]

[ Low growl ]

That would be it.

[foolmetwice]

[HAA. . .]

Well, if you want to come at me for it, be my guest.

[he says nonchalantly]

But I'm not just going to let you have it. You're going to have to work.

[furrytailprince]

How many times must I repeat myself?

[foolmetwice]

And if you don’t want to take any of my suggestions, then I’m out advice.

[leans back in his chair, sucking in a drag of his cigarette]

But I’m here if you change your mind.

[furrytailprince]

We are live, you absolute imbecile.

[foolmetwice]

[slow blink]

Yyyyes? And?

[furrytailprince]

[ Lunging for him! ]

That someone like you managed to best Fox is truly infuriating!

.

[foolmetwice]

[rocks back in his chair until it tilts over and crashes to the ground. although. . . instead of crashing with it, Mars then does a back roll from which he immediately pops onto his feet]

[GRACEFUL]

Best? What's that mean? I'm not competing with Fox.

[furrytailprince]

[ He doesn't go after him again and instead looks severely frustrated and a bit self-conscious, as if he had lost control of himself for a moment. His tail lashes like crazy, as he forces himself to stay still, flexing his claws. ]

You captured him!

[foolmetwice]

[and]

[just like that]

[he freezes]

. . .

[furrytailprince]

[ Well then.

As much as he still wants to hit him, they are in a live... He huffs roughly and turns to leave. ]

I will come back to this later.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . the one thing Mars did while under demon influence that he actually feels bad for. . .]

[the pause continues as Okami turns away, and Mars stands]

Sure.

Come find me whenever you want.

[furrytailprince]

[ At least that reaction felt like something... It looked like it hurt. Perhaps he can be satisfied with that for now.

Perhaps. ]