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[outplayed]

I came here to meet you!       ( text | action | etc. )
... I want you to get in the way of my life.

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[nintendog]

( ........ )

I wouldn't, but not because your face is adorable. I was taught better than that!
Besides, the last time I threatened to bite you, you got a little too excited about it.

[outplayed]

so we concur that my face is adorable

[ hehe ]

anyways, lets go back to the thought experiment
if there were some reality, which is NOT this reality, in which i got my nose broken youd come nurse me to health with care and tenderness... yes? 🥺

[nintendog]

That's not what I said!

( UGH. )

Why are you so hung up on this anyway?? It's not like you'd be incapacitated by a broken nose! You don't need to be coddled!

MAYBE if you broke an arm. Or if you got sick. But a broken nose??? What am I supposed to do besides resetting it?

[outplayed]

you could comfort me and tell me my face is still adorable even if it has a bit of character to it now (visible signs of a broken nose)
my ego will need coddling more so than my body

[nintendog]

So you want to be told you're still pretty.

( she is in NO place to judge. especially when he humors her.. )

Fine. I will. Until you're sick of hearing it!

And since we're in a hypothetical space, in the very unlikely event that I get hurt I better get doted on, too!

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yay

[ he is pleased now! ]

and of course
i mean, this is also just a thought experiment, obviously
but i would be sure to tell you that youre still pretty and a badass who can kick anybodys ass

[nintendog]

( yaaaayyy )

And you'd be right about that!
But again! It's unlikely, because I've never gotten hurt on a job before, so you'll never have to worry about that!

( this is what the kids call.... hubris. )

Besides, if I do get hurt I don't think I'd want anyone to see me.

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?
you just raised a flag, girl, better do something to counteract that

[ unfortunately? fortunately? kaiser is genre savvy. ]

dont worry
youll always be cute in my eyes
a few badass war injuries may make you cuter in some ways, in fact

[nintendog]

What are you talking about? Counteract what?

( honestly she could do with more exposure to media and its tropes as a whole.... )

Mm, do you really think so?

( hmmm. much to consider. )

Getting hurt like that would mean I wasn't good enough though, and I think I'd rather look competent than cute to you if I had to pick one. That part's just a bonus!

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this is like when you watch a movie and a guy proposes to his girl and is like "lets get married when i get back from the war" that sad bastard is NOT coming back from the war. thats just how the narrative works

[ and if she doesn't get that, he's just going to have to force her to watch a bunch of movies over it. ]

well, people get hurt all the time and it has nothing to do with their own competence
outside circumstances might be unavoidable, yes?

[nintendog]

Huh? I didn't propose to you though so how's that related to what I said?

( he's gotta figure out how to get her to sit long enough for a marathon. )

Like accidents, sure. But then at that point the appeal of the injury coming from a fight is lost, no?

( this is such a crazy conversation. )

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i said its "like" that
basically when somebody says something that clearly jinxes themselves or is tempting fate
do you get it now

[ if not, he's going to have to go through his extensive list of narrative flags... ]

is it? im not sure...
the point i was trying to make, though, is that i also wouldnt just assume right off the bat that you got injured because of incompetence
i see people get injured all the time, if anything it happens more to the better athletes because they get targeted

[nintendog]

That just seems silly. And how exactly is one supposed to counteract that? I haven't gotten hurt, which is true, and you think I will because I said something?

( how does that WORK. )

Mm, I guess that's true..
Not very sportsmanlike, though.
Either way! I have no plans to get hurt, and neither should you!

[outplayed]

i dont think something will happen, i think you raised a flag which brings you bad energy
negative aura, even
now that youre aware, though, maybe that will counteract some of it?

[ genre awareness only goes so far :( ]

believe it or not, im with you on that one
ive no intention to be reckless with my life

[nintendog]

I've had a really good streak, so if something does happen I'm blaming you and you'll never hear the end of it.

( will she actually? maybe. )

Good.
I'd hate to have to go and get even.

[outplayed]

my fault? couldnt be
ive been on a lucky streak since i was about 15
if anything from mine is rubbing off on you, then itd only be good things

[ he used up all his bad luck being hilariously poor and abused as a child. after that, he's been almost comically blessed by good fortune? ]

[nintendog]

( there's joke here about rubbing on here and i will be mature and NOT make it, )

You sure about that? I sure have been getting headaches more since meeting you.

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could be like that parable about the old man who lost his horse
who is to say that is actually a bad thing?

[nintendog]

Hah?
In what world is a headache a good thing!
I'm saying my blood pressure will kill me before my work does! I wouldn't be surprised if my heart gave out first!

[outplayed]

its improving your circulation then
and your patience, dont you need that for interacting with others in your job?

[nintendog]

I work alone, and I only really take orders from one guy.
Cute as I am, I'm not PR. I'm dispatch!

( you know....... of the clean up kind. )

And I try not to get civilians involved.

( she's just that good? anyway. )

I'm not that bad!

[outplayed]

that means you have a dispatcher, yes? who presumably you need to exercise a bit of patience with?

[ kyaa nei... 🥺 ]

after dealing with me im sure everybody else seems so reasonable and easy to handle

[nintendog]

I'll have you know that I've never given them any trouble! I'm nothing but sweet to them and the rest of the supporting staff.

( but not some of the other people they dispatch, or their informant*. she's a bonafide good girl!!!! to a select group, )

So you're saying I should thank you for testing my patience everyday. Is that it?

[outplayed]

i didnt say that, but if you ARE so grateful, then sure... you can say "thank you"... 🥺

[ anything, at any time, could be a set up. ]

[nintendog]

I'm not thanking you for being an annoyance!!!!! That'll just encourage you!!!

( as if he needs encouragement. )

You are SO lucky I have things to do or I'd come smack you.