Mingle time!

[wotanon]

Who: Idols and Fans
Where: Anywhere
When: 426, anytime

[ How about a bit more mingle in order to get those requests in! ]

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[homicidalrage]

Consider it a gesture of good will, but if I need a favor in the future, I expect you to pay this back.

[ but he will take his phone and order some cards for immediate delivery, because he has points to burn so who cares about going back to Taisho for it ]

I assume you're new?

[rainshaveceased]

Somewhat. I have been here for a week now.

[homicidalrage]

[ oh. he must have arrived with not ardbert ]

Not too bad then, if this is your first game. But as for our task here —

[ he's going to shuffle the cards a few times ]

Listen closely because I'm not going to repeat myself. If you don't understand, that's your problem.

[ and just like that he will explain the rules which i don't know so handwaving everything!! He's a terrible teacher and keeps explaining things like he assumes he already has knowledge of basics and stuff ]

[rainshaveceased]

[that's fine, elidibus is pretty good at picking things up so he's honestly getting a reasonable understanding of the game]

I see. And that is all I need to know?

[homicidalrage]

[ he nods ]

People generally gamble with this game as well, but barring a few encounters with gambling addicts or a Baritones Live, you're not likely to need to do it.

[rainshaveceased]

And that was not part of the request.

Shall we play, then?

[homicidalrage]

Yes.

But I'd like your name first.

[ he will still hand the cards though ]

[rainshaveceased]

Dignity. And yours?

[homicidalrage]

Valour. On Taisho, if you're not familiar with the Units yet.

[rainshaveceased]

[and this is why you introduce yourself with your real name instead of the one you picked in imeeji, kids]

I am familiar, though I only know one other person from your unit.

[homicidalrage]

[ they're doing great ]

Given how social we are I'm surprised you know anyone at all from us. Who is it?

[rainshaveceased]

Vergil. We happen to have some associates in common, so he has been somewhat willing to make an effort at socialising.

[homicidalrage]

[ hold on. That's odd. Who even knows Vergil outside of Baritones ]

... Do you. And who are these associates? We happen to be close as well.

[rainshaveceased]

Cosmo and Alexander. Do you know them?

[homicidalrage]

[ he doesn't answer, hold on, give him a moment. He's grabbing his phone to check people's profiles because he's getting suspicious. Emet did talk to him after all ]

—Shit. You're Elidibus.

[rainshaveceased]

[wait

hold on]

...Are you Five?

[homicidalrage]

[ this was the worst first impression he could give, oh no ]

... Yes.

I'm glad you already heard about me. It's good to meet you.

[rainshaveceased]

[elidibus is getting such good impressions of his stepdads]

Emet-Selch told me about you, and how important you are to him.

[homicidalrage]

[ his face does go a little red at that, and he clears his throat, trying to push the embarrassment away ]

He's just as important to me. And both he and Lahabrea have told me quite a lot about you as well. How important you are for them, and their hopes for the future. A future they want you to be part of.

[rainshaveceased]

[makes an attempt at a smile]

That future is very important to me, as they have surely told you as well.

[homicidalrage]

[ he nods ]

I know all three of you have worked tiressly to save your world. And I know you will continue to do so. But if there's an advantage to this place is that it allows you to seek out paths that weren't available to you before, so ... you can count on Vergil and I to help you with as much of that as possible.

Come to Taisho when you have time. We have a few notebooks to pass on to you.

[rainshaveceased]

Yes, Emet-Selch already shared some of your research with me. I have been meaning to discuss it with you.

[homicidalrage]

Then we can go after this game.

[ which he will start now ]

Not that I have any intention of letting you win still. But we can talk more openly once we are in private.

[rainshaveceased]

Of course.

[time to play some cards! which he will probably lose because he was given a kind of shit explanation of the rules]

[homicidalrage]

[ look if he knew it was elidibus he would have made a better effort! But he will not go easy on him because five is a sore loser so he'll take the victory even if it's a easy one. But once they're done, he'll gather the cards and just hand them to him ]

Try and win against someone else for that request of yours. If you're ready, then let's go.