Drank live

[noteablekiller]

Who: whoever
Where: lobby
When: like a half hour after the game starts

[would you like to drink? Codex has an inkling you might like to drink.]

[he has the usual menu out, though the prices have gone up a bit:

All Drinks: 25 points

He has his deck of cards nearby on the table being used as a bar, though, so he is in play.

He speaks into the camera]

If anyone would like to come down to the lobby for drinks while they discuss the game, I'll be here for a few hours.


[Feel free to use an overflow post for the game, reply to Codex's top level (or another members of Baritones if they appear) to buy a drink]

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[we_meet_again]

[Honestly, that's fine with him. He just sits in the chair, not really focusing on anything, looking kinda drained.

After a while, softly:]



Are you mad at me?

[justfuckingtryit]

You can't just fucking lead with that.

[He takes a breath in - breathes it out, sharp. He doesn't answer that, because the truth effect from the game is still ongoing.]

[we_meet_again]

[looks appropriately chastised]

Sorry.



Let me try again:

I'm glad to see you.

[justfuckingtryit]

[The muscle in his jaw does something interesting.]

[The angle of his head means the hair obscures most of his face.]

...yeah.

Same.

[we_meet_again]

[suddenly he kind of wants to cry again, holy shit. So he just swallows and looks away, attempting to stay cool.]


I heard there's a game going on right now. What kind of game is it?

[justfuckingtryit]

Secrets. Everyone has four, and people have to guess them.

[He digs some of the cards out of his pocket to show them to Cobalt; they look blank, when he fans them out with his thumb.]

I take it you're not playing?

[we_meet_again]

I guess not? I didn't get a notification or anything, I just saw everyone walking around with the cards. What do you do with them?

[justfuckingtryit]

You give out your hints, and people get to try and pick you apart, and vice versa.

[we_meet_again]

That sounds hard. Have you learned any secrets so far?

[justfuckingtryit]

A few.

[we_meet_again]

Wow, well done.

Even though this seems like it would be a delicate kind of game, I haven't seen anyone yelling or punching each other... so far so good?

[justfuckingtryit]

[Fixes him with a long, kind of evaluating look for a second.]

It's been tame, though pretty much anything would seem tame after the last one.

[we_meet_again]

Isn't that the truth. I hope we don't have to do anything like that again any time soon.

[justfuckingtryit]

Fuckers've probably got one lined up for tomorrow.

[we_meet_again]

Uuugh.

All the more reason to appreciate what I've got today, I guess.

[justfuckingtryit]

[Opens his mouth, like he's going to say something. Then he closes it, and comes out with something completely different, instead:]

I'm not sorry. I'd do it again.

[we_meet_again]

[soft, non-judgemental:]

I know.



You have a new scar on your face. Were you able to get what you wanted?

[justfuckingtryit]

Yes. No.

[Shakes his head, and makes a frustrated noise; funny how he's able to say both of those things with the truth effect in place.]

But I'll take it, anyway.

[we_meet_again]

I hope... you were able to get some sense of closure.

[justfuckingtryit]

Yeah... I'm done.

I'll let Loki get his when there aren't a bunch of people around to fuck it up, and then we can call it over.

[we_meet_again]

[His heart twists around but it doesn't show on his face.]

...Do you think that'll be the end of it?

[justfuckingtryit]

Guess I'll find out.

[we_meet_again]

I guess so.


I'll try to be ready.

[justfuckingtryit]

...you don't have to do anything, if you don't want to. It's got nothing to do with you.

[we_meet_again]

Sure it does. My best friend is involved. So if something happens to you, I'll be there to bring you back.