day 4.

[rulethegame]

[As you're walking down the streets today, you may find yourself suffering from a sudden onset of nausea, a major headache, and a burning sensation in your retinas.  You may even be temporarily struck blind as what has got to be the ugliest, most garishly hot pink couch in the history of existence passes through your line of sight.  When you

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[deaths_heritor]

How absurd.

[rulethegame]

Hmm~? What is?

[deaths_heritor]

Everything about this situation, which seems designed simply for want of attention.

[rulethegame]

That's rather judgemental of you, isn't it~? Or are you saying there's something wrong with my couch? If you can think of an easier way to get it home, do let me know.

[deaths_heritor]

13 year old boys don't have the money to purchase couches, nor do they have the strength to carry one home. To my knowledge, there is a reason why horseless carriages were invented.

[rulethegame]

Hee hee. You'll find that my 'father' is quite liberal with his money when it comes to his darling son. [TRANSLATION: he steals Sanae's wallet when he's not looking.] And I'm too young to be driving a car, unfortunately. But if you'd like to help me carry it home, I won't say no~.

[deaths_heritor]

I somehow doubt any father would hand his darling child 5 grand and ask him to bring a couch home. Most adults, you see, would do it themselves with said 'car', which is precisely why this situation is absurd.

Regardless, you created this dilemma, so you ought to resolve it yourself.

[rulethegame]

Ah, but Sanae can't drive either, unfortunately. And he didn't ask, exactly, I just sensed he wanted one the way any dutiful son would. Besides, is there something wrong with a little absurdity now and then? Makes things less boring, don't you think?

But of course~. I wouldn't dream of tackling something I couldn't handle myself.

[deaths_heritor]

Dutiful indeed. If your 'father' allows you free reign with such antics, he's doing the both of you a disservice. Absurdity is no answer to boredom -- It's nearly as weak-minded.

[There was nothing she disliked more than an uppity child. As was the case when these things happened, she considered momentarily how much better the universe would be if parents were forced to pass an exam before they considered having children and unleashing their unruly spawn upon the world. And not in the sense of the practical.]

Off you go, then. Careful of the pothole around the corner.

[rulethegame]

Maybe he just trusts me, hee hee. And it's the strong-minded and rigid that snap at the first sign of wind.

[Joshua would be quite amused to hear this, as he's actually significantly older than she is. And also at the idea of Sanae having to take a test before spawning - or Sanae having children, for that matter. As it is, he just smirks at her and nods.]

Thanks for the advice, ma'am.

[deaths_heritor]

Strong-minded is hardly equivalent to rigid.

[Susan, of course, has no idea. But if Joshua is god and Hanekoma an angel, she would be the first in line to hell rather than suffer under the regime of a most insensible deity. Not that she's in much danger of dying, though.]

[rulethegame]

Depends on who you're asking. Everyone likes to think they're strong-minded, but very few actually are. And it's not always a good thing, being stubborn.

[deaths_heritor]

. . . Strength is not equivalent to rigidness or stubbornness. There is pliability in strength, as there is stability. The man who tells you that life should be faced with an unyielding frame of mind is, quite frankly, stupid.

Now I believe you have a couch to move.