imeeji_frontstage | Back to the Future... is now

You're sharp, Force Commander.

What kind of favors could the audience want?

[ he exhales softly when he feels the teeth against his neck, tilting his head to expose more of it and reaching an arm back to thread his hand in Intensity's hair. ]

Gyahaha. What's so crazy about this?

[There are too many feelings involved. Is what Intensity doesn't say because he's too busy trying to mark Man Eater's neck.

Sorry not sorry.

Can't have a feelings talk when his mouth is busy]

...Uh.

[Thinking of all the porn fanmail...]

[ no, that's definitely NOT more appropriate. ]

[ he's just jealous that he didn't think about riding the chain chomp! ]

I'm not going to hold back. I wouldn't want to insult you.

[ that earns a laugh. ] I could say the same. I don't mind having to pull my punches for some people, since, yeah, not everybody's into this sort of thing, but it's nice to be able to go all in.

So you never told me about the game your solid vision was originally developed for.

[Her expression says everything really]

Doesn't require a mosaic. Usually. But you're on the right track.

Duel Monsters.

And she---

[Blue Eyes noses at d.Va, careful to not let the apple fall]

...is the most majestic of them all.

[Used to be able to say most powerful, but well--- Power creep]

Collectible card game where you outwit your opponent through skill and cunning. Pen and paper was the norm until my company took over the special effects.

Go big or go home.

[Gawd, runs her hands down her face. ]

Okay, uh— okay.

You obviously know who cut the deal, so are you gonna tell me who it is?

[ he curls his fingers more tightly in Intensity's hair and sucks in a sharp breath, but otherwise he keeps still and lets Intensity's mouth do its work.

this seems preferable to a feelings talk anyway. ]

Duel Monsters... huh, [ she takes the apple and then sets her other hand atop the dragon's head. ] sounds kinda cool. And if she's one of the best, then I got to see this.

And made it special x10. [ she wants to see all the monsters and cool card effects! ] Ha, is there any other way!

I want to see you in action sometime. [ to blue-eyes. ] Kicking ass, taking names, ...

Now, now. What kind of information broker would I be if I spilled everyone's secrets?

I can tell you that the deal was cut with the ShopKeeper - the demon who runs the points shop. If you need to know how he was summoned, I can try and dig up that information for you.

[Good. That means Man Eater will have one very dark mark on display against his skin.

And Intensity slides lower down his neck, at the junction of throat and shoulder - intent on making another one]

Once you get your sight back, you can take her for a ride. Provided your treat her nice.

Of course! she's been taking care of me this entire time, so that's the absolute least I could do.

I think I saw some of those cards in the shop too. If you get that fancy tech of yours to work here let me know. I'll add kicking your butt at duel monsters to my bucket list. [ pat pat. ] Sorry Blue-Eyes.

[ she follows his voice to him and sets her hands on his shoulders, leaning over like she can see what he's doing. ] Remembering speed dating?

...I guess that’ll have to do.

[Sighs. Kind of sucks to have busted unit mates. ]

Who's greedy now...?

[ his voice comes out breathy, but with a hint of amusement. he seems uninterested in doing anything to prevent it, though, only pressing himself a little closer to Intensity. ]

[He tilts his head just enough so he can watch Man Eater's expression]

Did I ever give you the impression that I wasn't all take and no give?

I'll be in touch with my contact then.

In the meantime, that's just more incentive for your unit to play to escape injury. Surely you don't worry about that after how cooperative your unit was in the last game.

Yes, there are cards in the shop, but I can help you build a deck if you---

[And suddenly she is close.

Very close.

Blind people can't see his fluster though so he's SAFE. (He can just blame any heat on the residual effects of the Castle game)]

Yes.

What about it?

I'd like that, and don't pull you punches just because I'm a beginner. Games are my forte, so I'm sure I'll pick it up in no time at all.

[ she loops her arms loose around his neck so that they hang halfway down his chest. she's probably impeding his work a bit now, buuuut it's whatever. she hasn't seen for a couple hours, so a couple of extra minutes isn't going to kill her. ]

[ if all of their furniture floats, then a simple nudge to the table should send it away, so she can slide into his lap and tug him into a kiss. ] Finally decided I wanted that kiss. [ why? who knows. it could be a multitude of things. ] And I'm really looking forward to our next game. [ whatever the hell it ends up being. ]

[ there's the hint of a flush creeping over his face and that sparkle of anticipation in his eyes, but that doesn't stop his lips from curving into a smug smirk. ]

A few times, yeah.

Then I better fix that.

[And he shifts to adjust their positions so that Man Eater is pressed up against Blue Eyes side and Intensity is looming over him.

Depending on how "generous" Man Eater is being anyway]

[ he rolls with that without any fuss, lifting his chin to grin up at Intensity. ]

Gyahaha. We'll just have to see how convincing you can be, won't we?

You mean, the one where they got injured and this whole problem happened in the first place? That game we were "cooperative" in?

Yes.

As I saw it, everyone evenly distributed the resources and then let RNG decided who lived and who died. A cold but effective way to leave blame on no one in particular.

And also probably due to the fact that all the deals were transparent between the two parties. It wasn't like other games where who targeted whom was kept a secret.

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