Joker: YOU WILL LITERALLY BE CALLING DOWN ALL OF BAD END AND EVEN YOU CANNOT DEFEAT US IN SOLIDARITY Joker: anyway, I'm feeling restless anyway Joker: 1v1 me
Mars: i mean sure cause i never turn down a fight Mars: because i'm not a WIMP Mars: but that's definitely not why i'm texting you Mars: meet me in the lobby in five
Heart can't really be counted on to protect. . . anyone.
[he says slowly, purposefully]
We have too many connections, I guess. Too many important people on too many different units. And some other people on Heart want to start playing harder, to protect ourselves as well. If we do that, then at some point in the future, we're going to have to target the units we care about.
[his words are quiet, but very much discontented]
. . . so I'm glad LiliS can at least count on you guys, I guess. Maybe it's not really a request after all, but-- [. . .]
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Joker: anyway, I'm feeling restless anyway
Joker: 1v1 me
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Mars: i mean sure cause i never turn down a fight
Mars: because i'm not a WIMP
Mars: but that's definitely not why i'm texting you
Mars: meet me in the lobby in five
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Joker: but it just had convenient timing
Joker: be down in a bit
[sure won't take long!]
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[anyway Mars is down there smoking a cigarette by the entrance when Joker arrives. he greets his mirror with a lazy wave of his hand]
[sup]
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Yo.
You wanted something?
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[blinks at Joker a bit, gaze scanning him up and down]
Yeah. I wanted to talk about LiliS-- or, uh. . . Talon's protection thing, I guess.
[a beat]
But first, is that half a skirt?
[DON'T DUNK ON BAD END'S STYLE MARS]
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[his favorite pants still survive, just hasn't worn them recently because needs a new punk shirt.]
And if you're coming at me with a shovel talk, I'm going to knock you through a well.
[because for fuck's sake, he's not going to fuck it up!!! LiliS will be protected!!!]
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[SAID WITH AMUSEMENT, and he gestures at Joker with the hand holding the cigarette. time to exit the hotel!!]
And I was under the impression you were going to try to knock me through a wall anyway.
[you asked for a 1v1 joker!!]
But no. This isn't a shovel talk. It's a request.
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[following out tho]
... and sure, but if it's to do with "take care of LiliS", then obviously that's something Bad End was already planning on doing if things pan out.
[look, he is a little tired from talks and things]
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Why are you being so defensive? Do you think I don't trust you to take care of Lily, and that's why I wanted to talk with you?
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Do you?
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Yes.
[there's no buddy bond but that's about as sincere as Mars can get without it]
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... if that was the request, then you should know you don't have to ask it.
[huffs a bit]
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[. . .]
Yeah. I know.
[. . .]
I--
[ppppauses as he tries to find his words]
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. . .
Heart can't really be counted on to protect. . . anyone.
[he says slowly, purposefully]
We have too many connections, I guess. Too many important people on too many different units. And some other people on Heart want to start playing harder, to protect ourselves as well. If we do that, then at some point in the future, we're going to have to target the units we care about.
[his words are quiet, but very much discontented]
. . . so I'm glad LiliS can at least count on you guys, I guess. Maybe it's not really a request after all, but-- [. . .]
Thanks.
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and ruffling his hair A LOT.]
You're soooo sappy. Such sap.
[gentle teasing.]
But you should thank Lily. I think he was the one who put Bad End's name into the pot in the first place.
1/2
[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]
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Fuck off.
[don't tease him his heart can't take it!1 puffs on his cigarette again]
. . . and yeah. Sure. I'll do that, too.
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but he's just pulling back with a laugh.]
Okay, good. Make sure credit is given where credit's due.
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Politics are stupid.
Anyway. . . where do you wanna do this? The park?
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[lifts his arms above his head in a stretch, hands linked]
You got a weapon?
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half-skirts.]
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[A PERSON'S SOUL]
[a flash of light, and Mars is holding his heart weapon, which is basically a sword, really]
Mine's bigger.
[is this a dick-waving contest]
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