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[thekidsare0kay]

yeah, 2o.
iit'2 been a couple of week2, and now the communiity'2 pii22iing me off agaiin by 2tiickiing iit'2 cartiilagiinou2 nub iin my bu2iine22.
ii really need two u2e my head2et, 2o maybe a po2t wiill work.

2o, nookwiipe2, what'2 up?

been a couple of viiru2e2 that ii mii22ed, huh?
2plendiid.
ii've been 2pendiing tiime hangiing out wiith ff, and kiickiing the nook of a certaiin de2perate fii2h-faced lo2er.
iit'2 probably the happiie2t ii've been iin my liife.
undoubtedly thiing2 are about two take a downturn.

fuck, ii probably need a better que2tiion, huh?
how about thii2.

what kiind2 of game2 do you guy2 liike?

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[unknownrival]

Certainly. My place or yours?

[thekidsare0kay]

miight want two be your2, iif you can get me there.
miine ii2 all braiin2 and fiire and fii2hy priince22e2.

[unknownrival]

I can arrange a worldhop to the temple easily.

[thekidsare0kay]

thank2, buddy.
ii'll 2ee you 2oon, then?

Actionspam?

[unknownrival]

It'll be good to see you again.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux is waiting for Issei when the monk sends the worldhop, having made an excuse to Feferi and out of her sight. It's nice to get off his world for a bit, out of the game, and have a change of pace]

Good to thee you again, Ithhei.

Action!

[unknownrival]

Likewise. Come inside, I've put some tea on for us.

[No guest of his would leave without tea.]

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[He's okay with tea and he follows Issei inside, looking around with curiosity. He's visited a few human places, but each time it's a new experience]

Nithe plathe.

Action!

[unknownrival]

Thank you. My family has been taking care of it for a long time, longer than any other building in the city has been here.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

Huh. Tho it'th older than you are? You didn't build it?

[unknownrival]

Me? No. I'd say that the Ryudo family has been living here since... I'd say about 1400 years ago. Ah, that's 700 sweeps.

[thekidsare0kay]

Holy shit. [He looks around] Thith plathe ith looking pretty good for that old.

[unknownrival]

We do our best to keep it in good condition. Some parts have been replaced, of course - shutters break and so on - but the design hasn't changed and our family hasn't moved from this spot.

[thekidsare0kay]

[He nods slowly] Not bad. You have other people living here, then? Your...'family'?

[unknownrival]

Mmhm. Temples are a bit different from normal homes - because they're so big and hard to run, people not directly related to me live here as well.

[thekidsare0kay]

Wow...how many people live here, then? It'th thort of like a communal hivethtem?

[unknownrival]

Well, I'd say about thirty or forty at any one time?

[thekidsare0kay]

Oh wow. [He is a tiny bit nervous as well as curious. After all, he's pretty sure it wouldn't be cool if he were caught here] Tho how far are we going in thith mathe?

[unknownrival]

As far as you'd like to. The tea is in the sitting room, along with a Go board. It's just this way.

[Frankly, at this point? The monks are used to Issei bringing home weird non-humans.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux follows into the sitting room, and his nostrils flare at the delicate smell of the tea, but his eyes are caught by the go board and the two colours of stones. He picks up one of each.]

Okay, I already think I'm going to like thith game.

[unknownrival]

I'll teach you how to play. Have a seat.

Fade to black?

[thekidsare0kay]

[And he does, setting the stones down and looking curiously at Issei, ready to learn]

Yessss.

[unknownrival]

[tl;dr Mini doesn't know how to play this game despite every opportunity to learn it.]