ITP: A Terrible Pun

[getsanextralife]

[In the Mess Hall, there is a young man with an open laptop sitting at one of the benches. Surrounding him on all sides are plates and trays filled with fresh baked cookies. Chocolate chip, jam thumbprint, and kinds perfect for dipping in tea. Baked goods of all kinds! How could such a wondrous thing have happened

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[littlestdeath]

[Looking between you and Sion]

. . .

[bishopped]

[the EXACT SAME FACE]

[littlestdeath]

[And you look thrilled to see him, too]

A lot of people from your world look alike. Well, the ones here, anyways.

[bishopped]

[SO THRILLED that I have my hand very obviously on the knives I carry at my hip]

That's because we're all involved in the same thing.

[littlestdeath]

Being involved in the same thing means you have to look like someone else? Your world has some pretty weird rules...

[bishopped]

It ain't the word specifically, kid, it's the game we're part of.

[littlestdeath]

It's because of a game? That just makes it sound worse. I wouldn't wanna have someone look like me because of a game.

[bishopped]

S'how we know who's involved, kid--we're born this way.

[littlestdeath]

If you're born like that it wouldn't be too bad, because it's how you've always been. But you'd think they'd have a better indicator of how someone's involved in a game--like some kind of cool item or something.

[bishopped]

[snorts] It's a bit more involved'n that, yeah.

[littlestdeath]

Oh, that's right, Haruki said it's "complicated".

Though I guess I could say the same about mine, so I don't have any reason to judge. I wish things could be simpler sometimes.

[bishopped]

Nah, the rules of the game're pretty simple.

[EYING SION]

[littlestdeath]

[I see that look]

Stop that. If you're gonna go looking for a fight you can at least take it outside where you won't bother others.

[bishopped]

Hey, hey, I haven't done a damn thing yet.

[littlestdeath]

"Yet" being the key word. I'm saying to keep it that way. There's no point in fighting here anyways, is there?