scp catch-all for purrtagonist

[rosebridled]

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[purrtagonist]

[. . . yeah, that's also fair. and he is good at herding cats]

Maybe.

[a small sigh, and he lowers his tea cup back to the table, finger tracing the edges]

I just knew that we had to focus. That we had to try to find the Jorogumo, no matter how impossible it seemed.

[rosebridled]

[ Well, too bad we didn't, but. ]

Mm...

[ Chu-Chu tries to sneak a peek at a card, and Anthy gives him a gentle tap on the head. ]

Well, just be careful. They apparently didn't think you enough of a threat to try to vote for you this time, and I don't think that's something you want to change.

Actually, maybe there's something to be said for your spider challenge after all.

[purrtagonist]

[he huffs a laugh, but it's a bit wry]

So reckless that there's no possible way I'm one of them, you mean?

[rosebridled]

More like they might believe you're not capable of sneaky plotting, I think, but yes, something like that.

[purrtagonist]

[AHA. . .]

I like the way I put it better.

[rosebridled]

Do you? We can stick with that if you want to, then.

[purrtagonist]

Thanks for helping preserve my ego, Himemiya-san.

[rosebridled]

You're welcome.

[ She picks her cards back up and Chu-Chu follows suit. After a slight pause, she looks back to Akira with a smile. ]

If you want to play, it is better with three players than two.

[ And Chu-Chu probably wouldn't have any objections to ditching this round and starting over. ]

We used to play with Utena-sama back home sometimes.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . oh! he perks up a bit, genuinely interested]

All right. Deal me in.

[a pause]

Who is Utena?

[rosebridled]

[ All right! All the cards go in the discard pile, and she gathers them to reshuffle. ]

The person I'm engaged to.

[ She lets Chu-Chu cut the deck. He gives it a relatively ineffective karate chop. ]

[purrtagonist]

[oh--]

Congratulations.

[he means that sincerely! but. . . then he has to ask]

How old are you?

[rosebridled]

Fourteen.

[ h m ]

[purrtagonist]

[HM]

You're engaged at age fourteen?

[rosebridled]

Yes. Back home, it's my role to be engaged to whoever the current winner of the duels is.

[ casually deals cards... ]

[purrtagonist]

[uuuuuUUUUUUUUUUH]

Are. . . are you okay with that?

[rosebridled]

Yes. It's fine.

[ Because if it wasn't it wouldn't make a difference and she doesn't have the energy to waste on that shit.

Anyway, here are your cards! ]

[purrtagonist]

[he picks up the cards, but. he's still giving Anthy a skeptical look]

That doesn't sound very convincing.

[rosebridled]

[ She smiles in response, though maybe a little less warmly than before. ]

You're not still trying to travel beyond the resort grounds every day, are you?