horny bois on the loose

[chaoticlootral]

[Or, rather, not so horny and not really on the loose at all, just crashing into a hotel room. Taako flops face down diagonally on the bed, so, deal with it Magnus.]

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[ruffboi]

[Anthy, if you're watching, we're not sorry.]

It bothers me that we knew. I knew. He came to us with his stupid card and his stupid plans and we believed that a flamethrower was going to change his mind. [That's not why he believed Assassin, though. He just. He thought he loved her enough to try.]

And then Ichigo told me, and Mutsu, and -- it should have been obvious, but I didn't think I was supposed to think that way. We shouldn't have given him a second chance. I always - [He's getting agitated, now, in the sort of dark mood he was this morning, thinking about how much he wants to hurt someone, kill someone, who tried to do something terrible, who tried to take away people who matter to him. But something isn't quite clicking. There's a reason, he knows, a reason why he should have known better. He knows there is, but he can't quite latch onto the thought.] I can't think of it, but I know -

We should have killed him when we had the chance.

[chaoticlootral]

[Taako doesn't let his expression change all that much when he sees Magnus struggling with that memory. He knows why. He's selfish and self-centered, but this is the one thing of Magnus' he's been tasked to keep, but he knows there's no explaining it to him that will help. He just decides the only thing he can do is wait until it passes.]

Yeah. I know.

[Sliding his hand into the bend of Magnus' elbow. There's still blood under his nails, obvious beneath the heavily chipped polish.]

I'm, uh -- [Sorry? That he didn't let him do it? He just sort of trails off, lamely.]

[ruffboi]

It's not your fault.

[That snaps him out of searching for the memory, at least - Taako's apology, and the hand on his arm.]

If we'd done it, everyone would have been saying he was such a great guy, and we shouldn't have taken revenge, and we would've felt like heels. And maybe - maybe what Undine said was true. We would've made someone else angry enough to kill next week. But I can't accept that we didn't have an option except to let him make a confused little girl carry out his revenge plans for him.

[chaoticlootral]

[Yeah, he's not sure how he feels about all this. Sappy mumbo jumbo, like touching his friend on the arm. He's dying. He has no idea to what to do now that he's done it. Does he just leave his fuckin' hand here?? Now he's gotta be responsible for Magnus' arm like this???]

Think Undine is right. Apparently dude made enough of an impression with his fake-bullshit that people were willing to get stabbed for him, so, probably would have just set off another cool revenge cycle. [Sighing.] I don't think the worst is over though, hombre. Think they'll see we've got the idea down, and try and throw things out there to get players to murder. Temptations.

[ruffboi]

[Now he's on the hook for Magnus' arm, yeah. That's the deal.]

You're probably right. And we have to make it two more weeks without everybody eating each other alive. Though maybe we'll find something out sooner...Anthy said we'd know by the end of this week.

[chaoticlootral]

[My god. It's just. It's too much responsibility? What the fuck.]

Maybe . . . maybe it will just be a shitload of Geckos.

[ruffboi]

Here's hoping!

[He still wants! To fight! A gecko.]

It will probably be some shit where they tempt us to try and kill. But here's hoping!

[chaoticlootral]

Maybe we shouldn't be saying it out loud. Giving them ideas.

[Um.]

For what it's worth, I'd fuckin' murder for a decent meal that isn't McDonald's right now.

[ruffboi]

...Oh! Akira told me something this week. Max sells stuff other than weed, like vegetables and things. I bet you could get ingredients from him, if you want to cook something.

[Then again, maybe poisoning hallucinations are a little too recent for Taako to be into that idea. It's fine either way.]

[chaoticlootral]

[Uh! Magnus! What the fuck! Removing his hand so he can? Shove him?]

What-- No fuckin' way! What the fuck! Why didn't you tell me? Just sitting on that one until, what, I don't know, I had a knife out and was hovering around on Thursday jonesin' for a fresh bunch of cilantro? Fuck you!

[ruffboi]

He just told me this week! There was a lot going on!

[chaoticlootral]

[Just going to keep shoving him :/]

Oh, so you were gonna let me go to my grave here, never having shown these assholes I can blow their goddamn minds? Poor sweet Taako, died for our sins last Saturday, shame I never told him Max has a Whole Foods in his goddamn pocket!

[ruffboi]

[Noooooooo. Just getting shoved by Taako's scrawny noodle arms.]

Fine, fine, I'll go in on some veggies for you? How's that?

[chaoticlootral]

[Okay, okay. He stops shoving at that, just crossing his arms. Placated, but clearly still sulking a bit.]

Personally, thinking you owe me the whole deal, especially if you're gonna eat whatever I make, but that's just me.

[ruffboi]

I already went halfsies on a flamethrower, and you don't even want to return it.

[chaoticlootral]

I went halfsies on risking my life on sorta dumb plans, so. Seems fair to me.

[ruffboi]

Okay, okay. Fine. Only 'cause I've got that eel money. But not just for me. If you can swing the ingredients, I think a lot of people could use a good meal.

...Though also, we could recoup some of the costs that way, too.

[chaoticlootral]

What kinda pricing scheme are you running here? We can recoup all the costs that way. And profit.

[ruffboi]

I mean! I thought we'd mostly do it to be nice. But I'm good with profit.

[chaoticlootral]

We can be nice and not bankrupt ourselves.

[ruffboi]

[Sure. But yeah, he'll pay. They can joke around, but he wants Taako to be happy. If cooking can cheer him up a little, he wants that.]

Whatcha gonna make?

[chaoticlootral]

[Even just talking about it has kinda bolstered his mood, poisoning nightmares be damned. Almost kinda bouncing, clearly planning way more than he can possibly make with what they can afford.]

. . . Ratatouille? A tomato Galette, maybe with some goat cheese, a little thyme, some caramelized shallots-- Oh, what about chard anzelottos? Or a cauliflower souffle!

[ruffboi]

Oof. All too fancy sounding for me, I dunno what most of that is. I'm sure it'll be great, though.

[Happy at Taako perking up. Just letting him ramble about cooking.]

[chaoticlootral]

Fine. And I guess a pizza.

[ruffboi]

Now you're talking.