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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Who: Idols
Where: Vid Room
When: Day 53

[A vid room post for post-game stress relief if you're into that]

Comments

[puzzlekeeper]

[ If he notices Intensity's... punctuality (he does), he opts not to point it out.

Yet.

He sweeps in like this is some kind of serious business and not two teenagers playing games. ]

Good of you to work me into your busy schedule.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[This is the most serious business. What are you talking about, fool?]

I'll always make time to put you in your place.

Did you have something in mind, or are you just blowing off steam?

[puzzlekeeper]

Why not both?

Since I selected last time, you're free to decide the challenge - but as the reigning victor, I'm setting the stakes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Ever ridden a motorcycle, Your Excellency?

[puzzlekeeper]

Briefly.

[ ... s.. ort of. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Moves over to the control panel and brings up a few options for King to choose from:

Beginner: Yeah, imagine Moo-Moo Farm from Mario Kart as a course except the cows are replaced with giant fluffy bunnies and chickens that mysteriously look like the chicken that Nemesis got Angel. This is the Bunny course made for Nemesis after all.

Intermediate: A "gently" sloping racetrack in greens and purples than the color palette chosen here.

Expert: The course he originally made for Hurricane (with a Ring of Fire at the end that is by-passable. You can just toggle it off in the menu). It also contains this gravity defying stunt, which is not toggle-able.

You literally might die: Who doesn't love an Ice stage with gaping pools of water you can fall into and caverns to smash against.]

Pick your course then.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Holy shit they're literally going to die. ]

Heh! How elaborate... but I think you already know what my choice is.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course. I was just being generous in case you wanted an out.

[Are we selecting the ice course.

Of course, we are selecting the ice course]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ WE ARE SELECTING THE ICE COURSE ]

Very thoughtful, but you really should know better by now.

Would you care to know the stakes, or will you find out upon your defeat?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh fuck off.

[Selecting the ice... course...

And the vid room unlocks with a blast of cold air. Thank god neither of them are on the booty shorts unit]

Tell me the stakes now.

[puzzlekeeper]

To the winner goes all earned points, fair and square.

But for the loser, the penalty... is the purchase of one memory.

1/2

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

The fuck?!

Why?

[puzzlekeeper]

[ NONE YA BUSINESS ]

Well? Are you backing down, then?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Fuck no.

But are you really not going to give me an explanation? Is this just to fucking spite me because I don't take memories?

[puzzlekeeper]

I have my reasons, and if it comforts you any, they're not spite-fueled. But beyond that, no, I'm not explaining.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's not a fucking comfort. And it can't be a good reason if you're too fucking ashamed to admit it from the start.

[puzzlekeeper]

I'm not ashamed. I'm just not interested in tipping my hand.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Fine! Whatever!

[Near the starting line, there are two bikes - one in King's colors and one in Intensity's]

I'll kick your ass and then watch some boring as shit memory of you failing to ask your crush out to prom!

[puzzlekeeper]

I'm sorry, are you projecting? I don't think I'd have any problems on that front.

[ He's already starting to shiver - cold is his elemental weakness, he's finding - but he's not giving Intensity the satisfaction of complaining about it. Instead he's circling his bike once to inspect it, then swinging one leg over it. If Phoenix does it regularly, how hard can it be. Right?? ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh, my bad. Have you already started a fucking harem? Must have missed it.

[Intensity hops on his own bike, glancing over at King to make sure he actually knows how to ride one. Well, at least he knows how to mount it.

Puts on a helmet as if that would save him if he dove headfirst into one of the water traps]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Just. Snorts. ]

Nobody's caught my attention yet. Maybe later.

[ And he's skipping the helmet because............. just because. It'll be fine?? RIP. ]

First to the finish in one piece, then?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Unless you have Henshin, you're putting on the fucking helmet. Hurricane's rules.

I don't give a shit if you mess up that fucking mop that you call hair.

[puzzlekeeper]

I have better than that, but—

[ Raising an eyebrow. ]

Hurricane's rules?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Ignoring the question for one of his own:]

What do you mean, better than that? What the fuck is better than fucking full-body mecha armor?