Meido meido meido

[neigh_sayer]

Who: Alcheme and Bad End
Where: Alcheme!
When: backdated late Day 19 but for any team locked Day 20 shenanigans too why not

[Oh I see Bad End is showing up gosh what nice folks, checking in on their friends--SMOKEBOMBS]

[as soon as they're all in, once the smoke clears, they've each got a maid uniform in their hands. A couple might be a tad too small look alcheme boys are tiny but YOU GOTTA WORK IT

C has also conveniently barricaded the door with rope and his whiteboard]

Alrighty then! I'm certainly ready for a show, how about you guys?

Comments

[criminaljustice]

[he's been legit cleaning things B and C has been pointing out to him, so like... he's been busy.]

[afailedmurder]

[A tries to ignore his presence, but he can't really help but want to watch and ends up shooting glances his way the entire time, cycling through angry, sad-angry, and horny-angry (what right does he have to pull off that maid outfit so well?)]

[criminaljustice]

[all the right because, let's face it, he's hot.

also he's trying so hard to cheer B up so when he does catch A looking over, he sends a very Pointed Look. whatever kind of fiasco is going on between them doesn't need to be advertised to everyone.]

[afailedmurder]

[who's advertising I'm being very subtle!!]

[well ok no not with oni]

[but eventually this gets exhausting, so he gives in and gets up]

...I'm heading back to my room. Whenever you have some time, Boss, there are some things in there that could use tidying.

[criminaljustice]

Yes, of course.

[keeping up the maid-like presentation, at least until he gets to A's room.]

[afailedmurder]

[A can be found sitting on his bed, staring off into the middle distance. every scrap of energy he has is being channeled into maintaining the barest modicum of chill]

...Let's get this over with, shall we?

[criminaljustice]

[shutting the door behind himself... letting the smile fall from his face.]

Fine. Then I'll start.

What the hell is your problem?

[afailedmurder]

Do I really need to spell it out? You pretended to be interested in me and then proved that your interests lie elsewhere.

[criminaljustice]

[... oh my god.]

I am interest in you! Just because-- [he falters a bit because just who has been talking to who here?! B is cautious but is C???]

... I thought you understood... how things are with me.

[afailedmurder]

Why in the hell would I have understood that? I thought you wanted a free pass to make out with Intensity again, not that you were actively fucking other people!

[criminaljustice]

I wasn't actively fucking people then, but that's what you took "fast and loose" to mean?

[just kind of... baffled???]

[afailedmurder]

You made such a big deal about what a mistake it was! Of course I wasn't going to think that you'd do more than that next time! And maybe I'm naive for that, obviously I'm naive because I believed all of the bullshit you were peddling, but if you actually thought I'd be fine with it, why did you only tell Maki? I had to hear this from Hiryuu of all fucking people — whom I'm not entirely sure knows what sex is, by the way, so you can imagine the fun I had at that shitty little guessing game!

[criminaljustice]

[. . . oh my god. Hiryuu why]

I only had the chance to tell Maki because, in case you missed it, I wasn't exactly in the best state of mind when we were talking that morning!

[nevermind the whole naivete thing--that's obviously the truth of it.]

[afailedmurder]

So you knew what you wanted all along and I'm the one who misunderstood... I can't say it was my top theory but I did consider the possibility. I don't mind conceding that particular point. It doesn't change how I feel about it.

[criminaljustice]

I can understand being angry with me, but I can't figure out what's wrong if you don't tell me.

Whether I wanted it or not--I thought we both understood what that meant, so obviously it wasn't like I was out to hurt you with it.

[afailedmurder]

Well, I wasn't in the best state of mind myself when I found out...

But why should I tell you? I don't care what you do or don't understand anymore. I'd like to think I have a little more self-respect than to keep chasing after someone who'd rather hop on the dick of some piece of shit mob goon than even try and kiss me.

[criminaljustice]

[goes dead quiet. because tmw you hear the insult, understand what it means, but mostly you kind of. have a high-pitched sound in your head instead of a thought of how to react because you're just that pissed off.]

... so that's it? Because he was yakuza? You didn't have a problem when it was theoretically Intensity, but Oni is too far?

[are you fucking serious here?!]

[afailedmurder]

Don't misunderstand, I'd have been upset and heartbroken no matter who it was, considering the way in which you were stringing me along. But yes, your poor taste was certainly insult added to injury. Of course I'm going to think you meant to hurt me when you're rolling around with filth like that. God only knows what you've caught from him.

[criminaljustice]

[there are so many things here he wants to scream about, but that last item certainly earns A a glare.]

... you want to talk about stringing someone along? Fine.

At least Oni was there. He wasn't even at the game, but he saw how I was and acted to help. What did you do? You knew AlcheME made their choice despite knowing what play we were making and you saw me and I can understand needing to check on your unit--but you left it like that.

[it wasn't the same like with Maki who was clearly broken up about it. A had seemed fine?]

[afailedmurder]

[blinks, caught off guard. was he the one who made a crucial relationship misstep? he is honestly not sure]

...I texted you. You were drunk, so I thought I'd let you sleep it off. You could have invited me over.

[criminaljustice]

Do I need to show you the texts again? You're the one who said he didn't want to deal with someone who was drunk. How the hell am I supposed to think you'd want to be invited over when you say shit like that?

[afailedmurder]

It's not my fault if you immediately drown your sorrows in alcohol! I came over first thing the next morning!

[criminaljustice]

Shuten came by despite being upset about his own unit before I was drunk.

[you're just making excuses now.]

[afailedmurder]

It was only one night, and you never even asked me to come see you! Maki asked me and I came right away!

[criminaljustice]

[. . . well.

that sure doesn't feel great.]

Taisho wasn't the one who hurt AlcheME.

[it'd look pretty shitty to have a Bad Ender calling an AlcheME over??? nevermind not even knowing if said AlcheME even wanted to come over]

I get I don't have a right to complain. I get that from a rational perspective being left alone one night isn't much but I wasn't rational--I'm not rational about this.

And you know, I wasn't even going to be upset about that sort of thing--or even if you got mad at me for it all, but when your main complaint is that it was Oni because he was yakuza? What am I supposed to think? You say "before you even kissed me"--you know you could have always kissed me too, at any point? But you're saying you were leaving it up to me when you're the one who follows a more traditional sort of lifestyle?

[like?! what the hell?!]