ROUND 2

[idolpro]

[ The room is BRIGHT YELLOW, as all the rooms you will enter are. Black tiles make up the floor, changing to your unit's color when pressure is placed on them. There is a button in the very center of the room standing on a podium; it's slightly smaller than palm-sized.]

[♫]

Comments

[maidenheaven]

[ it's fine he's fine what's a little killing each other between friends (?)

stepping in, and ]

Are you the sort to hold grudges if you lose?

[foolmetwice]

[angry puff puff puff EXHALE]

How are we defining "grudge?"

[maidenheaven]

Well . . .

Basically, I'm not going to let myself lose this game, but I'd like to avoid having any bad blood with you if possible, Mars-san.

[foolmetwice]

Oh. That's fine.

[he was already planning on flipping the middle finger to the game and THROWING IT anyway for the sake of his own agency, but. . .]

[this is lucifel]





Give me 10k points and I'll let you hit the button.

[maidenheaven]

[ pausing

. . .

hmm ]

Will you accept an advance payment now, and the rest later?

[foolmetwice]

Depends on how much the advanced payment is. I'm prob'ly gonna have to pay to patch up my team when this is over.

[because]

[you know]

[. . . HSS. . .]

[maidenheaven]

5k right now and free healing for after this game.

[foolmetwice]

[5k divided by eight is. . . 625 per person. acceptable]

[sticks out a hand as he puffs out another curl of smoke, tapping his cigarette to spread ashes onto the ground. it gives him the appearance of a FANCY MOB BOSS kind of]

Deal.

[maidenheaven]

[ this was surprisingly easy.

with money and eyes that can make people die on sight nothing can stop you ]

. . . If you end up feeling like you want some payback later anyway, then just let me know.

[ idk if he can send the money RIGHT RIGHT NOW but an attempt is being made while he pushes button ]

[foolmetwice]

[RICH SENSITIV POWERS]

Nah. Don't worry about it.

[puts his cigarette out on the wall as he pulls out his phone to check for the transfer. EVEN IF HE DOESN'T GET IT NOW he does trust Lucifel at his word since he paid up last time, so]

Can't say I'm the kind of guy who never holds a grudge, but I am easily bought off.

Heh.

[that's not something to brag about]

[maidenheaven]

. . . Hahaha! To be honest, I'm not all that fond of money, but you're making a compelling case for it!

[foolmetwice]

[snorts a little, and into his pocket his phone goes as he braces himself for the familiar falling sensation he knows is going to come next]

How's the phrase go? Money makes the world go around?

[maidenheaven]

Well - it certainly does here, anyway.

I'll see you later, Mars-san.

[ and, going for the door, without turning back ]

[foolmetwice]

[gives Lucifer a two-fingered salute, and when he's dropped through the floor. . . well]

[he's still grinning, all sharp lines and confidence and smug victory]

[not today, demon assholes]