Game 2, Day 3

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ Did everybody sleep well? At promptly 6 AM, or at least what the tablets proclaim to be 6 AM, Ronald bursts in with the morning announcements. ]

Good morning, kids! Today we have a fantastic new game for you to play, and we think you'll have a lot of fun! It's fun, it's a classic, iiiiiiiiit's



[ The feed switches off, but only for a second before flicking back on so Ronald can add: ]

Oh, by the way, Seven died trying to escape.

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[meatitfeedson]

Absolutely!

[...If he's going to be like that, she's pouring a big glass of water to bring along too. Gotta mom the shit out of this kid.]

[jinglebros]

[ He wobbles some as he goes along because of the various punches and bruises from people hitting him. Also, now: see booze. ]

[meatitfeedson]

[He doesn't seem that drunk when talking to him for all this wobbling, it immediately makes her suspicious, and she doesn't hesitate a second in supporting him with an arm around and under his shoulders.]

Are you alright?

[jinglebros]

[ He taps his head and then winces, there's already a few knots there. He leans into her. ]

Took a few for the team.

[meatitfeedson]

[She sighs, shaking her head.]

No more of that then, if you really need to I'll take a few for the team instead.

[jinglebros]

But that's not the point.

[ He covers his mouth. He doesn't want to admit to being self destructive right now. ]

[meatitfeedson]

Do you think that's going to make Seven happy? Or that it will make your pain go away? Because it won't, even for a second.

[jinglebros]

It hasn't yet. But passing out was pretty okay.

[ He exhales sharply at himself. ]

[meatitfeedson]

......

[And he wonders why she worries.]

Aoi...

[It's hard to say much when she knows she can't talk after implying she might kill herself if Rudolf died. But even so.]

Passing out definitely isn't good. I'm not big on discipline but if you're going to put yourself in danger then maybe I'll have to.

[jinglebros]

...

What do you mean by that.

[ He stares. ]

[meatitfeedson]

Well, you know, I might not have gone to school, but I learnt a lot of practical skills... We had this underground tea room to invite troublemakers to...

[jinglebros]

...okay...?

[ He's considering backing up, but he can't do that when she still has a hold on him. ]

[meatitfeedson]

[IT'S TORTURE, SANTA]

...Or I could just send you to sit in a corner for a few minutes and think about how putting yourself in danger doesn't just hurt you but the people who care about you too. Like June.

[jinglebros]

...sure. That one.

[ Would it actually do any good, though? He can't really think straight at the moment.

One has to wonder. ]

[meatitfeedson]

Well, distraction is likely the best way to go about it.

[So she's just going to make sure he gets to the costume room to be distracted by embarrassment, hopefully.]

Now then...I think blue would look good on you.

[jinglebros]

[ HE IS SO GLAD SHE DIDN'T TRY TO SPANK HIM OR SOMETHING HE WAS SO AFRAID ]

I used to wear blue a lot. I dunno why I stopped.

[meatitfeedson]

[She can joke about it but she'd never..... She hates being disciplinary, the most she could do is tug on an ear or give an elbow to the ribs jokingly. Some people react to strict upbringing by doing the same, some decide anarchy is better.]

You got too cool for colours.

[jinglebros]

[ He glances around the costume room until he spots a blue scarf and wobbles towards it, grabbing it. ] Used to wear one like this. Then I burned all my clothes I'd been wearing when... bad stuff happened.

[ He shrugs. (spoilers) He'd figured if he couldn't go up in flames with her, he might as well have gotten rid of his former self the same way ]

[meatitfeedson]

You should take it then, that would be cute on you. You could see if Akane recognises it.

[jinglebros]

Wonder if anything else in here would be worth wearing...

[ He's muttering and wandering now. Maybe he feels like ditching his old self again. ]

[meatitfeedson]

Most of it is pretty ridiculous, but there has to be something.

[That doesn't sound half bad really, she would want to do the same, most likely.]

I bet you'd look good in a suit.

[jinglebros]

Yeah, you think?

[ He turns and looks at her now. He's a bit dazed at this point. ]

[meatitfeedson]

[She still has that glass of water, and she finally shoves it into his hand.]

It tends to be a good look either way, but it would be a good contrast to your personality and hair. There's something charming about that, don't you think? You could wear it all buttoned up properly, or loose and messy.

[jinglebros]

This isn't my real hair colour, you know.

[ She probably knows, Santa. ]

I like loose and messy.

[ He accepts the glass of water and just drinks it without really thinking about it at this point. ]

[meatitfeedson]

[No, actually... It's her natural colour.]

Really? That's a shame, we could actually look related otherwise.

[Something that would go well loose and messy then... She comes across a deep grey suit and a cerulean blue shirt and holds them up together for him to judge.]