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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That you were right. Your logic is sound. You made the right choice.

What didn't you win in this situation?

[rollplayinghouse]

[Her hand fists in the dirt.]

Nothing about this is right.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Don't be a sore winner, Maki. It's unbecoming.

[rollplayinghouse]

[There's a tense silence for a few seconds, and her face shifts fractionally a few times as she tries to figure out what emotion she's feeling and what to do about it.

When she finally moves, she's on her feet in a split second, both hands reaching out to grip his now-intact shirt.]

It's not about winning. And you're not a loser. I don't care if I was right, or logical.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He laughs. So very very amused]

Everything is about winning, Maki.

[rollplayinghouse]

It's not—

[—She shakes her head once, sharply, as if to clear it, and takes a slow breath.]

...Then, what if I put it this way...? That's not the game I'm playing. I'm not trying to get one over on you. I'm not trying to prove to you you're wrong. My victory condition is a lot different than that, and this isn't any closer to it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are you sure you have the right victory condition then?

Because you seem very assured that you did exactly what you wanted to do.

[rollplayinghouse]

Yes. Because I thought something very different would happen, when I did it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh? So you purposefully piss me off to try and get what you want?

[rollplayinghouse]

Sure, a little bit. You try to provoke me all the time too. But I told you, I didn't think you'd be that pissed off. I thought you'd give it your hour to save face before coming to ZRAEL, then grab King and me and drag us off to do whatever you wanted to do.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And ruin your romantic moment together? Hard pass.

[rollplayinghouse]

It wasn't romantic, and it wouldn't have ruined it. It would have made it better! That's why I told you to come!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I can assure that I would have not "made it better".

[rollplayinghouse]

No? I think you being there would have been better.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

No, it wouldn't have! Because then we would have had this argument then instead of now!

[rollplayinghouse]

At least I wouldn't have been waiting for you to never show up.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Fuck off!

You were with King! Which is what you wanted!

[rollplayinghouse]

I wanted to be with you! But you lied to me and then told me you had things to do!!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[His expression darkens.

And then he's busying himself trying to remove Maki's hands from his person]

[rollplayinghouse]

[She tightens her grip.]

...And then I still wanted to be with you. I wanted to be with both of you. You wanted to be with him too, didn't you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Not if I had to parade that knowledge in front of ZRAEL, who - if you recall - has multiple people there who don't even want me to step foot in their dorm.

[rollplayinghouse]

[blinks, and some of her anger subsides with realization]

That's it. You don't want ☆ZRAEL to know that you care, and I stole King away from you and took him somewhere you couldn't go without showing your hand. I trapped you between a rock and a hard place... sidelined and jealous, or conceding and showing weakness. And you picked sidelined and jealous. That's... why it's like the time on the ice.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Wow.






Now he's really trying to get her the fuck away from him]

[rollplayinghouse]

[She is still not going to let him escape that easily, and in fact will attempt to sweep his legs and knock him to the ground again.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Makes a slightly panicked noise as he hits the floor.

What?

W H A T?

They have talked about feelings to death! What more do you want from him!?]