endgame pt 1

[idolpro]

Who: Competitors no longer hungry for games
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 408, night (the game took the whole day)

[ Wow! That was wild. Wild ass shit.

Now you're all here. Most of you remember everything that happened. Some of you might remember most things, but not Session 18/19 because time and stuff. Don't worry. It'll show up in your dreams. :)

Anyway, you're probably wanting to go home now. That's too bad! The doors are locked, so you can just sit back and vibe.

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Powers are off too—but then, you're also not currently injured or suffering from status effects.

All of you except for members of AlcheME!, who all 1) can somehow open the doors and leave, 2) have powers on, and 3) are not healed or revived whatsofuckingever. Status effects are OOC optionally kept, but no extra abilities (such as Flames) are kept.

Well.

It seems like they're probably definitely rock bottom so. ]

Comments

[at_heart]

[ ...and he still wishes he'd killed you twice, just so Tsukasa wouldn't have had to. ]

—Was it not what you wanted? Because you could've backed down any time.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[laughs]

I guess you just really fucking pissed me off.

[at_heart]

[ One-shouldered shrug, the least remorseful. ]

If you want revenge, bring it.

[ Beat. Then: ]

Any time after we're out of here.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Revenge?

[he honestly looks a little surprised that Lupine would bring it up]

It's a game about fucking killing people.

[at_heart]

[ Yeah, it's melodramatic af phrasing, but his player couldn't resist. ] [ Lupine's grin goes sardonic. ]

How about a rematch, then.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[it probably would have worked better on someone who legitimately doesn't see why revenge would be a factor here]

Against you and that fucking armor?

[though--now that he's outside the game board and his thoughts are a little clearer, he's starting to think of ways to get around it like the Exalted equivalent of Molotov cocktails. could be fun.]

...You gonna make it worth my while?

[at_heart]

[ Yeah, well, he wouldn't want revenge either, but we're still getting to know each other! A chuckle. ]

Hey, if you wanna leave our abilities out of it, I'm down for that.

[ Giving you a sideways glance there, Valor. ]

What, a good fight isn't its own reward?

[ What kind of thing did you have in mind here. Would we bet points, or. ]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

No, abilities on. I wanna see if I can get through that fucking armor. And--

[he grins a little]

--don't tell me you can't think of something more interesting than that. Something a little more interesting than just some fucking points.

[at_heart]

[ this edit had better not mean no molotov cocktails now ] [ Lupine eases back in his seat, more than a little amused. ]

I'm plenty interested just in kicking your ass. [ Toothy grin. Or vice versa, really. ] But we're still in the getting-to-know-you phase of our relationship, so if you need more incentive, maybe you should give me some examples.

[ Just-some-fucking-points could buy you an awful lot of different things, so. What, he wants something personal? ]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[honestly--Valor hadn't been thinking that far ahead. he looks a little taken aback at having to think about actual, like, specifics. what is planning.]

Fine, points then. Or--we're about the same size, yeah? Could do an outfit swap. Winner owes the other one, I don't know, three sets? Or you can just have the fucking points if you don't like Bad End's style.

[at_heart]

[ Eases back in his chair, giving Valor an eyeball. He's got a couple inches on you, and he might also have a considerably more athletic build, but LiliS fashion doesn't exactly show off his abs, and he's still very lean. As long as it's not skintight, or a super fitted leather jacket, they could probably swap clothes. ]

Man, I only have four sets. [ His grin widens a little, lazy. ] Not that you couldn't make more outfits out of them, LiliS seems to be really big on layers.

[ Plucks at the sweater tunic he's got on currently, exposing a little more of the black tank underneath. He might like this outfit better now that it's got Strategic Rips in it, if he's honest, and he more or less likes the look of what Valor's got on. ] [ Eyes back on Valor's face, finally, Lupine winks. ]

Are the skulls optional?

[ Also are we agreeing that the loser takes the winner shopping, essentially. Because that's sort of adorable. ]

1/2

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[Loser takes the winner shopping wasn't exactly what Valor was thinking of, but it's also not not what he as thinking of, so you know what, it works.]

Yeah, the skulls are fucking optional. You can have your fucking pick of whatever's in my color.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

If you win.

[at_heart]

[ Lips curving up, and Lupine pushes his chair back, but not back from the table; just enough so that he can balance easily on the chair's rear legs, half off the ground. ]

Deal.

[ Smile sliding sardonic as he lets the chair drop back down with a thud, though. ]

I'd say let's go right now, but, you know. Might drop dead in five minutes. [ And for all the concern he's been stewing in about whether or not he did enough to keep LiliS out of the bottom, Lupine sure doesn't seem all that fussed about this possibility. ] That probably takes a little of the fight out of you. Tomorrow, or maybe the day after?

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Day after. Got some shit I need to prepare.

[he could just see how cranking up Hysmine Blessing and punching really hard goes against Lilis's armor, but he'd like to have some options ready.]

[at_heart]

[ His gaze goes a tiny bit intent at that. —Yeah, prep makes sense. If they're going powers on, he should peruse the unit descriptions again. The little blurbs don't tell you all that much, but. Might give him a better idea of what he's up against anyway. ] [ But after a moment, Lupine grins. ]

Works for me. I've got that sword I picked up before our, uh, dungeon crawl, [ which Valor might've noticed, or might not've; things were a little hectic, but he does tend to just carry it, suspended from a cord curled around the fingers of his left hand, pretty much everywhere, for all the good it did him in this game, ] but I can leave it at home if you'd rather.

[ ......obviously, given. you know. his one punch man routine. ]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[on the one hand, Valor doesn't have any weapons of his own, never mind skills to use them (yet). on the other hand, what is life without the occasional threat of losing a limb--

...on the third hand, he would like to last long enough to take a real crack at the bark skin, so maybe he should err on the side of less possible loss of limb. this time.]

Save the fucking sword for some other time. Let's see if you can repeat your little trick.

[at_heart]

[ Oh, leaning forward now, propping his chin up on one elbow. ]

Which trick would that be? The vines or the punch? [ Beat. Wink. ] Just trying to get a feel for what all you're into.

[ It's not for a game anymore, so. Informed consent~. ]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[wow. this from the guy who said we should slow down. Valor's into it, though.]

Bring both, I don't give a fuck.

[at_heart]

[ This from the guy who said we're still getting to know each other! Is this not part of getting to know each other. ...And yeah, he wasn't at all confident that it would go over well, but he was pretty confident in his ability to hold aggro if it hadn't. Since it seems to have, though, Lupine's gaze has gone a shade more intent. ]

Noted.

[ ...Should he have suggested they bet something other than clothes? Well, there's always next time. ]