Iris, then. it's a really pretty name. reminds me of uh there's a song i really like that's got a line in it, poetic justice. kinda like that. "if i told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?"
[ ... ]
that was really cheesy forget i said that
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you missed it? haha... i can try and throw something down the next time we hang out it's kind of weird to not just like. do it every day, you know? i don't think there's a day that goes by at home that i don't need my mic for something or even if it's not that, sometimes we just do cyphers on corners. i'm not used to going solo this long, either.
I do miss it. Viola wasnāt the only one who found joy in the moments that you were doing what you love, you know. Let me know when you have some free time - Iād like to hear, even if youāre just practicing. Or getting back into the swing of it.
well.. i mean, i kinda got told to chill out this week so i don't bust up any of my injuries so i'm just hangin out in the game room. i've got time, if you do.
[ and she'll find ichiro in one of the gamer chairs! just vibing on this fine afternoon. he's back in comfy clothes of tanktops and sweats, and his burnt arm is loosely bandaged. behaving! he's busy affixing one of the switch controllers into the little steering wheel things for maximum mario kart immersion. ]
ITS FINE he is also competitive and grins. his emotions are delighted and competitive and playful as he teases right back - ] Oooh, okay, you talk a big game, huh? Can you walk the walk?
[ and handing her the mario kart controller!!! let's fuckin go fam. i haven't decided who ichiro plays, probably mario or toad. who knows! ]
[iris picks a princess every time it's either peach or daisy or rosalina.
she's very good. she's memorized every shortcut in every route. she yeets herself off the course immediately just to make the difficult jumps and transitions. you can tell she's spent an awful lot of time playing this game,]
[ tournaments on tournaments!! for the record ichiro puts up a good fight because he also knows lots of these transitions and jumps and has also put a lot of time into playing mario kart so it is a good competitive race every time at least! he wins a couple!
but after best 2 out of 3 he comes out of it the overall loser and just whistles, long and low, dropping his head back. ]
Shit, that's the most challenge I've gotten out of that in years.
[she laughs at that and - honestly? her own feelings are similarly delighted. even with the peaks of frustration from the occasional loss, she seems very happy to even be getting a chance to play. there's some triumph on her end but mostly she's still very endeared and delighted.]
I could say the same! I've never played with another person before - it's much more engaging than playing against just the AI's.
[she'll hold her hand out to him, leaning over from her gaming chair]
[ aww, iris. he's good natured about getting his butt kicked, if his emotions are anything to tell. he reaches out to give her a handshake, no problem. ]
Good game. [ heh. ]
Hearin that makes me glad we've got this room. I mean - I was glad anyway, this is the coolest place ever. [ winter dorm supremity... our get good plaque. there's a big grin on his face, and emotionally, he radiates some of that fondness, too. it's all just genuine warmth; his love for winter dorm is really, really strong. ] But, also cause that just means we all gotta keep playing games together with you. Means we've got a lot of lost time to make up for, right?
If you've got something you've always wanted to co-op, I'm down to play.
[that makes her laugh a bit and - goodness, she answers his love of winter dorm with her own. the fondness, the adoration, the protectiveness over her home. but thereās also something a bit sheepish about her feelings at the offer to play some more - even as the excitement bubbles first - ]
[a beat and then she pulls back, playing with her hair ]
I - well, that is, if youād like to. [embarrassedā¦]
ā¦ Iād like that. I havenāt reached the point in my fief where I can properly invent electricity, so I havenāt gotten to play games in a very long time and - well, even when I did, I didnāt have anyone to play with, and soā¦
[ okay, but like, that excitement is cute as hell. it doesn't quite catch ichiro off guard, but he brightens with it, too, laughing a little bit - fond, as that fondness across his emotions seems to grow by the second. it's probably just a fondness for winter dorm i wouldn't worry about it
as she stops and plays with her hair and pulls back a little, that fondness stays, and ichiro's smile softens a bit. ]
's not pitiful. I didn't really have anyone to play with for a while, either - and outside of Jiro, I still really don't. You're in good company. [ or, at least if it's pitiful, they both are. ichiro doesn't really have time to make friends his age, and... the only friend that he had that was like that he's ever made left in a storm and a flurry. so... in some ways, he gets it. ]
[sheās still embarrassed over her own eagerness, hand coming up to her face to make sure she doesnāt look weird or anything. but there is a rather pleased feeling coming off of her, comforted by ichiroās words and touched by his understanding. her own steady thrum of anxiety persists, but itās muffled now.
itās a little like realizing sheās safer here than she thought. even if sheās a little embarrassed by his fondness.]
ā¦ thatād be fun thenā¦ um, maybe one of those co-op sidescrollers? Or - whatever youād like to play! The floor will change to DDR mats and whatnot if youād like to play that too.
[ she does not look even a little weird. he grins at her when she makes her suggestion, though, delighted with the idea! and a little encouraging, too, easily open with the expression of emotion and - well, sheer joy. he never does anything less than one hundred, after all, and after so many years of misery, ichiro's a big fan of letting happiness loose when its around. happy she's happy, and happy to play along with it.
thoughtfully, he taps his hands against the side of the controller. ]
Iiii... probably shouldn't play ddr. [ his. injuries. ] So, a co-op sidescroller, then! Let's see... we could play Unravel, or maybe a Mario game, there's like a zillion of those.
Oh, I haven't tried Unravel... Let me go set it up then.
[she'll reach out to just brush her fingers against his arm, insisting that he stay seated then as she goes to switch things up. why are her winters still hurt. get healed you fucking nerds.]
You know, if there's more Healing Item coupons laying around, perhaps you should consider seeking one out....
[ sweats a little... he will sit back then! he's gonna reach over for a coke or something from the snacks area and pop the top and behave himself while she gets it set up. ]
It's not that bad right now - nothin' regular first aid and burn cream can't take care of. [ but because he can already feel the Look coming - ] But I'll ask around. Okay?
[very smart amendment at the end. she'll get the game switched before turning to him and giving him a smile. her emotions clearly reflect her protectiveness.... her dorm needs to be Healthy and Good - at least as much as possible]
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Well...
what would you like to be called? if it was up to you.
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Well until you can think of a nicknameā¦
Iris really is fine.
Itās new enough still to be addressed casually.
I rather like it.
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Iris, then.
it's a really pretty name. reminds me of uh
there's a song i really like that's got a line in it, poetic justice. kinda like that.
"if i told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?"
[ ... ]
that was really cheesy forget i said that
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I've missed your rapping - I haven't heard it since Winter Formal...
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it's kind of weird to not just like. do it every day, you know?
i don't think there's a day that goes by at home that i don't need my mic for something
or even if it's not that, sometimes we just do cyphers on corners.
i'm not used to going solo this long, either.
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Viola wasnāt the only one who found joy in the moments that you were doing what you love, you know.
Let me know when you have some free time -
Iād like to hear, even if youāre just practicing.
Or getting back into the swing of it.
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so i'm just hangin out in the game room. i've got time, if you do.
[ stop making me write raps ]
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You can get a few practice rounds of MarioKart in to eat my dust too.
[alpha week barely shows up in iris bc sheās already a top and would say this anyway
but sheāll head that way shortly!!]
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oh you're ON
bet! see you then
[ and she'll find ichiro in one of the gamer chairs! just vibing on this fine afternoon. he's back in comfy clothes of tanktops and sweats, and his burnt arm is loosely bandaged. behaving! he's busy affixing one of the switch controllers into the little steering wheel things for maximum mario kart immersion. ]
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Did you get my controller too? I can give you a handicap if you're feeling nervous...
[iris,]
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ITS FINE he is also competitive and grins. his emotions are delighted and competitive and playful as he teases right back - ] Oooh, okay, you talk a big game, huh? Can you walk the walk?
[ and handing her the mario kart controller!!! let's fuckin go fam. i haven't decided who ichiro plays, probably mario or toad. who knows! ]
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[iris picks a princess every time it's either peach or daisy or rosalina.
she's very good. she's memorized every shortcut in every route. she yeets herself off the course immediately just to make the difficult jumps and transitions. you can tell she's spent an awful lot of time playing this game,]
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but after best 2 out of 3 he comes out of it the overall loser and just whistles, long and low, dropping his head back. ]
Shit, that's the most challenge I've gotten out of that in years.
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I could say the same! I've never played with another person before - it's much more engaging than playing against just the AI's.
[she'll hold her hand out to him, leaning over from her gaming chair]
Good game, Ichiro!
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Good game. [ heh. ]
Hearin that makes me glad we've got this room. I mean - I was glad anyway, this is the coolest place ever. [ winter dorm supremity... our get good plaque. there's a big grin on his face, and emotionally, he radiates some of that fondness, too. it's all just genuine warmth; his love for winter dorm is really, really strong. ] But, also cause that just means we all gotta keep playing games together with you. Means we've got a lot of lost time to make up for, right?
If you've got something you've always wanted to co-op, I'm down to play.
[1/2]
Could we?!
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I - well, that is, if youād like to. [embarrassedā¦]
ā¦ Iād like that. I havenāt reached the point in my fief where I can properly invent electricity, so I havenāt gotten to play games in a very long time and - well, even when I did, I didnāt have anyone to play with, and soā¦
[ . . . ]
This sounds rather pitiful, doesnāt it.
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as she stops and plays with her hair and pulls back a little, that fondness stays, and ichiro's smile softens a bit. ]
's not pitiful. I didn't really have anyone to play with for a while, either - and outside of Jiro, I still really don't. You're in good company. [ or, at least if it's pitiful, they both are. ichiro doesn't really have time to make friends his age, and... the only friend that he had that was like that he's ever made left in a storm and a flurry. so... in some ways, he gets it. ]
Whatever you wanna play, I'm down. I'd love to.
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[sheās still embarrassed over her own eagerness, hand coming up to her face to make sure she doesnāt look weird or anything. but there is a rather pleased feeling coming off of her, comforted by ichiroās words and touched by his understanding. her own steady thrum of anxiety persists, but itās muffled now.
itās a little like realizing sheās safer here than she thought. even if sheās a little embarrassed by his fondness.]
ā¦ thatād be fun thenā¦ um, maybe one of those co-op sidescrollers? Or - whatever youād like to play! The floor will change to DDR mats and whatnot if youād like to play that too.
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thoughtfully, he taps his hands against the side of the controller. ]
Iiii... probably shouldn't play ddr. [ his. injuries. ] So, a co-op sidescroller, then! Let's see... we could play Unravel, or maybe a Mario game, there's like a zillion of those.
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[she'll reach out to just brush her fingers against his arm, insisting that he stay seated then as she goes to switch things up. why are her winters still hurt. get healed you fucking nerds.]
You know, if there's more Healing Item coupons laying around, perhaps you should consider seeking one out....
[
hint hint hint]
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It's not that bad right now - nothin' regular first aid and burn cream can't take care of. [ but because he can already feel the Look coming - ] But I'll ask around. Okay?
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Thank you for your understanding.
[miss iris your expectations]