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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I was talking about---

[What Kohime said.

But that is also interrupted by having to sidestep a book being thrown at him.

As he laughs and laughs and---]

You'll have to explain the rules of engagement.

If I dodge, is that a side of acceptance or rejection?

[420blazeit]

[ kohime doesn't know all of the intricacies of our creepy murder flirting, ok... but, then again, it doesn't seem like we do either. ]

Rules? [ now it's her turn to laugh. ] It's fuck or get fucked, Intensity.

And the moment you issued a challenge to me you accepted, because there was no way I was going to lose. [ smirks. ] You knew that and I knew that, seemingly impossible feat aside.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[The only hard and fast principle is escalate, escalate, escalate. It's true]

I really think you didn't have it in you, to be honest.

But before we get started, I do have one question to ask of you.

[420blazeit]

If there’s something I want, then I’ll stop at nothing to get it. And that goes for this, endgame, and anything in between.

[ arches a brow, but gives him a nod. ] Shoot.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What's the relationship between you and Kohime?

[420blazeit]

To be perfectly honestly I’m not sure there’s a word I can put on our relationship, especially now. I care about her immensely, but I tripped up during the most recent game and hurt her, so I’m working to fix that.

As far as what she thinks about me she’ll tell you she doesn’t like me, but given what she’s done that’s clearly not the case.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So you're planning to attempt to straighten things out moving forward?

[420blazeit]

[ she walks around to the couch and falls into it. ]

Of course. I’ve been trying to fix it since it happened and we’ve already made some progress. I think it’s worth it, that she’s worth it, and I wouldn’t be investing so much time and effort if I didn’t believe that we’re the case.

She has every right to be upset. And there’s no point in making excuses. I’m just going to move forward and do everything in my power to be better, not just for myself, but for the people I care about.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Then this is a one night stand until you get yourself and that all figured out. I'll adhere to my part of the bargain.

[A bet is a bet. And a loss is a loss]

But she's also important to me.

And I have no intention of hurting her.

[420blazeit]

...

If you’re just doing this out of obligation then leave.

It might have been a deal we made, but I was also under the assumption it was something you’d wanted to be a part of.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It's not an obligation. You insult me by thinking I would even throw down the bet in the first place if that wasn't something I wanted.

But also nothing exists in a fucking vacuum around here.

And I've yet to have sex with no strings attached not blow up in my face later down the line.

[Usually by his own hand, but. You know]

[420blazeit]

No shit, Sherlock. [ she stands up on the couch and puts a foot on its back, leaning toward him, so the couch starts doing the same. d.va balances it on its back legs as she folds and rests her arms on her leg. ] The way you said it made it seem like you were just going through the motions. Like I signed some damn contract to fuck you when I completed the task of not cutting off my own head for a week or something.

[ rolls her eyes. ] Please. I've blown up in your place plenty of times already. I think we're past that.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He eyes the wobbly couch, but decides not to comment. Just crossing his arms over his chest and also leans in.

Damn her for the height advantage though]

It's not you I'm worried about.

And quite frankly, if it was anyone but Kohime involved this wouldn't even be an issue.

[420blazeit]

[ she leans in a little closer. ]

And just what do I do then? She knows I like you, if that comment she made about my shameless flirting is anything to go by. Do you want me to just come out and say something once I figure out how to reconcile things? Or do you think she's going to get jealous, feeling like a third wheel? I mean, it's not like we're getting married, but keeping it, whatever it is, a secret does seem like it could be detrimental... at least in this case.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I don't know.

[All of these options sound bad and like potential landmines. Why are feelings the worst]

How'd you hurt her in the first place?

How'd you lose all your blood in the first place? Was that before or after?

[420blazeit]

I didn’t hurt her. Heart hurt her. In the fourth round, I think it was, I was fucken deaf, so after screaming a bunch I just shut up and sat in the corner and let the team do whatever. A decision to play hard on BiT is I guess what happened and she thought she could rely on myself and Mars to keep that from happening. I shouldn’t have let my handicap keep me from more actively participating, so it’s still on me. I’m not really sure what the fuck happened though and how the team came to that decision.

And how I lost my blood... she called me out after my Live at the onset and pounced me, upset about it, put a knife to my neck, and threatened me. I turned the tables and said that if I really didn’t mean shit to her, then she should just do it, and I tried to make her do it. I freaked out, she let go, and I sit my own throat. Then I was just bleeding while she was freaking out so more. I pulled the knife out, bled a lot more, jammed it back in, bled more, and then eventually there wasn’t anymore blood to bleed.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Oh. So that's how it went down.

He shifts to tap his chin thoughtfully. Still a tangled mess no matter how you looked at it]

With as many connections as Heart Soldier has, do you really think you'll be able to avoid a similar situation from happening in the future?

[420blazeit]

It was, specifically, more HSS was doing well and BiT was doing poorly and we still hit them, hard.

But since that was the problem, yeah. We kicked them while they were already down, while there were plenty of other targets to take.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Were there actually any other targets that Heart could agree on?

[420blazeit]

[ she stops leaning forward and instead just lets the couch fall back down, so the momentum is enough to throw her off. she’s just going to lay on the floor now, because this conversation is making her wish that fall rendered her unconscious. ]

No, probably not. Even the new units managed to have people they cared about on them. I guess this is why we always eat shit. Who fucken knows.

If I’m ever in a game by myself, unlikely I know, consider me a free target. I don’t care who hits me in a game. It’s just a fucken game and I’m not going to hold a grudge. [ rolls onto her stomach. ] Everybody should do what they can to survive.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Now it's his turn to lean on the couch -- his elbows anyway, as he laces his fingers together]

Heart's off the table for me. I told that to King, and I'll tell that to you. For multiple reasons. Even if you can't provide the same thing in return. I've already discussed it with my unit.

And besides---

What kind of mixed signals would I be giving you if I demanded bets that required you to keep yourself safe but then injured you for my own personal convenience.

[420blazeit]

It’s not like we’re not going to try. It’s only fair that our “special” units be taken into consideration when having these sorts of discussions, but I’m pretty sure between the eight of us we’ve got all of them covered. Oh well. [ shrugs. ]

At least things seem relatively straight forward for you guys. [ sits up. ] And true enough. How’s my car coming along by the way? I miss her.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

To be honest, I stopped working on her as soon as Mokuba arrived. But I will pick it up again.

[To do when he's restless and angsty. Which is like. All the time now]

Visiting hours are probably open if you wanted to see her.

[420blazeit]

Fair. [ she sends him a few pics from when they were all at the arcade. ] Cute kid.

And I would like to see her. [ climbs onto the couch until they’re nose to nose. ] I had just a single motorcycle for a while and it was terrible. I’m looking forward to getting her back... in fact, next time I see you I’m going to have a little something special for you. [ kisses his nose with a laugh. ] Maybe it’ll help with moving things along~

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

[He doesn't move away from the kiss to his nose, but one eyebrow does go up into his hairline]

Only a single motorcycle. However did you survive the winger.