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da steve zone

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if it sux... hit da bricks (overflow post)

akepy

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[ from here ]

Geez... Priorities.

[ he shakes his head, blissfully unaware of the 30 ways to murder him Akechi is imagining at the moment. Unsurprisingly, it's coupled with a drink of his juice. Do we know what kind of juice it is?? I want it to be capri sun. ]

Who's shooting at you, poindexter?

[flaweddetective]

Myself.

[Which sounds incredibly dark out of context and he does not intend to give any. Fuck this guy.]

[newlugers]

[ Oh. Naturally, Steve takes that for exactly what it sounds like, and Akechi can enjoy him looking like a deer in the headlights for a second or two while he tries to figure out how to respond. ]

Guess you missed?

[ pro tip: you shouldn't respond like this, but Steve isn't good at talking to people who are emotionally compromised. ]

ritsuka... ONE

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[ from here ]

[ oh man. the pressure is on... he's struck by two things: one, it's weird to kiss someone when both of you have food in your mouths, and two, it's weird to kiss someone you literally just met. However, Steve is both competitive and teenaged - there's no backing out on this! Especially not when she's not backing down. After his brief moment of hesitation, he steels himself, gently lifting a hand to her cheek to make sure the kiss actually lands and even angling his head slightly.

Steve's trying, dammit! ]

[singurarity]

[ He sure is.

And honestly, he's catching her off-guard because she didn't think he'd actually turn it into a kiss-kiss, and maybe she should have realized.

But that's his hand on her cheek and she is now a little too embarrassed to keep trying to look at him, so Ritsuka rests a hand on his shoulder to brace herself and does her best to act like this is very normal as she leans back a few seconds later.

Ahem. ]

So that's how the game works, although I think that was more like a tie.

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[ HE SAID HE DOESN'T LOSE...!!

does it count as winning if he's also trying to act like this is normal? He hasn't kissed many girls, and definitely never with food in his mouth (there's no way to make that suave), so he's a little clumsy, but surprisingly sweet for all his macho talk. His ears are a little pink when she pulls back, and his hand lingers until she clears her throat, at which point he drops it in a totally non-awkward way and visibly swallows his pocky. ]

Heh, yeah... I can see the appeal.

josuke

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[ from here ]

Hmm...

[ he eats another bite of cake, thinking. ]

Not me. I don't need friends - I need us to win. So you better find out what your type is.

[haircared]

[ Asshole. Josuke's brow twitches, but he holds himself back from showing any other signs of displeasure. He can keep his temper in check... so long as his hair stays out of it. ]

Sure. [ He leans back. He'll resume virus thought later... ] Don't go thinking I'm gonna be slacking off.

willbert

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[ from here ]

The... Grand Trad?

[ squinting at him. Will looks way too serious to be pulling his leg; his defensiveness is slowly giving way to confusion. ]

Is that in the Middle East somewhere?

[willandaway]

[the fuck]

It's in the capital of United Kingdom of Euchronia.

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[ ................. ]

... This really is the afterlife?

[ it must be a historical location, and Will is the soul of some beautiful dead boy from like 2000 years ago?? That explains everything. ]

meowmeow

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[ from here ]

You think he's faking it?

[ he hadn't considered this option. Given how the Ashfords acted, he's primed to accept pretty much any bizarre behavior at face value - which probably isn't great, but, well, that's where he's at. ]

[meowdicine]

You said you don't trust him. I was only considering that a possibility as an extension of that.

[ he's weird enough that maomao doesn't want to believe he's real, but also. consider herself.

she considers it more, then: ]

... I'd lean towards no, if only because the thought of pretending to act that way sounds exhausting.

[newlugers]

[ nodding in agreement. ]

Yeah. I've met guys like him before. It's like they never stop acting, so their personality just turns into that.

mean amy

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[ from here ]

You don't need to cook to put drugs in someone's drink.

[ a grunt. ]

Look, tell the truth about what you meant and I'll let it go. But if you go around saying creepy stuff, don't blame people for thinking you're a creep.

[inparfait]

I don't wanna~.

[ sorry Steve. ]

[newlugers]

Fine! You better watch your back.

[ and be nice to Will...!! ]

anna

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[ from here ]

Who said there was?! Relax!

[ yeesh, this girl's touchy about it... which, he supposes, lines up with her behavior about Will. At least he got his juicy secret? ]

Guess you really want it to be Will, huh?

[makeine]

N--

[ ..................

cameras, girl, cameras! she sighs, twirling a lock of hair. ]

Of course. I can't let it be just anyone, you know? A girl's first is important.

[ it'd be nice if there was some romantic build up to it, and they were both feeling the mood, but editing'll make anything look good... ]

anna........... TWO

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[ from here ]

[ chagrined, he shakes his head. ]

Nah. It takes a long time to get a license. Plus, they're expensive, and I've been... kinda tied up lately. [ read: in jail. Steve pauses, then adds: ] I know how to ride, though.

ryooj

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[ from here ]

Listen - listen, it's hard to explain, but it's the only way me being here makes sense! Plus, it'd explain why we're all speaking English even though most of you aren't American and one of you has horns!

[ slightly frazzled, but earnest - he's serious, despite the fact that it sounds nuts even to him. ]

[boneface]

[ but — that — you — WHAT. ]

How'd they even get us off the planet, man?!

ritsuka jr

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[ from here ]

[ good lord......... he rubs the back of his head, then only-slightly-awkwardly claps her on the shoulder. ]

Well, whatever! I meant all the good stuff, so just remember that!

[singurarity]

[ help ]

Thanks... I will.

[ Because he probably won't let her forget it. ]