[ normally, rafayel would be firm and entirely too pushy about going next right away, but he is distracted by the ribbon on its limbs. he undoes it, before reading the scroll, and...
is it bad if he's kind of glad he got this, just so that tobari can't ask him anything? the thought does give him pause, before he pockets the slip into his jacket pocket. ] Are you scared now that I have this? [ as for mister octopus, he does end up using one of its tentacles to pat tobari on the shoulder, as if encouraging him. ]
[ tobari is already grabbing a token, pausing as he realizes as he's about to play and dana also realizes as she's writing the tag that tobari knows what the other plushies and ribbons are so he tells raf, ]
Tell me which one I should aim for.
[ and after that it's just beginners luck that soMEHOW LETS HIM GET THE PLUSHIE ON THE FIRST TRY ]
[ what does this mean... he can't deny it's cute though... i think about how tobari probably didn't know what any of these animals were before he came to linkon and then he probably got stuck watching the capybara onsen livestream for four hours because he didn't know the perfect animal could exist
but he's just snorting, amused ]
I was pretty good at games back in the district since I'd kept getting invited to gamble. Maybe it's because the stakes are high?
[ but he'll undo the ribbon on this one: coupon for one free secret to be admitted by the other person ]
the first hour rafayel thinks it's adorable that tobari finds it so enchanting. three more hours in and rafayel is like "you know, i'm here, right?" jealous of capybara...
that said, he is still impressed at how quickly tobari got the hang of it. even if he was used to games? then again, maybe crane games could be seen as more intuitive. but? fuck? rafayel tilts his head?
oh...
so it that the one they're aiming for? he's soooo smug right now, like he's just found a weakness.
or that's the expression rafayel wears as his eyebrows raise just slightly and he flashes tobari an annoying smile. he's already pushing past tobari, while still hugging onto the octopus as he works the controls... ]
Sorry, but I'm going to have to win this and ruin all your plans.
raf still gets a fourteen and succeeds in getting the bEAR but tobari is annoyed enough at that gesture that he once again decides to retaliate. mostly where after raf has already pressed the button to release the crane, tobari will move much closer than he needs to, letting his chin rest on raf's shoulder and hand fall to the small of his back as he peers into the machine ]
Hoh? Is this how a master does it?
[ but he's truly just being a menace for fun—he'll pull back not a second later to pull the bear from the prize slot and lift it so raf can undo the ribbon....
coupon for the other person to complete one command within reason
but, at the same time... is being poked like that not actually increasing his affection, so he can better perform? that's what lads says. even if it makes no sense, when he tenses at tobari's touch, and feels so conscious of his every breath. that said, even when he wins the plushie, he almost stays locked in place, his ears still a little red.
though, he does seem to recover as he grabs hold of the bear.
he reads the scroll carefully. ]
Silly, aren't you always commanding me without this?
[ not the poke to increase affection and performance
but tobari is honestly a perfectly reasonable loser, crossing his arms around the otter which probably looks like he's hugging it close to himself which also definitely looks ridiculous
and he can't help his look of disbelief when raf tries to give him the scroll ]
I think you have a vast misunderstanding of our relationship.
[ tobari's bossy but somehow he feels like he loses to rafayel often ]
[ tobari does look really cute holding that otter...
he's going to have to take a picture later. ]
Do I? I think I got it just right. If I don't grant your requests, you might just never get to them. [ since he seems so busy prioritizing everyone but himself. ] Buuut, in return, all your secrets and truths are mine, yeah?
[ . . . but he's not wrong. even if tobari got the command one it would purely because he doesn't want to deal with rafayel using it on him instead! what would tobari even ask for! he's not sure! he might just prank rafayel with it later if he can't think of anything better
but then he'll offer out the secret scroll for trade, ]
If this is really what you want.
[ and here he was so sure raf would love to command him to do something ridiculous ]
rafayel ruining the plan by not wanting to ruin the plan... he happily takes the secret scroll, thinking he's preserved his feelings for one more day. though, he does think it would have been fun to film tobari doing a viral cutesy dance with wearing furry animal paws or something? ]
If you feel that bad, you can always let me get a dare on you later?
[ it reminds him a bit of purgatory... is that good? ]
[ please don't make him do a tiktok dance even though i think suzune would love tiktok dances... her new career path as an adorable influencer ]
I don't think I'm that charitable.
[ TO GIVE AWAY DARES FOR FREE? TO RAFAYEL? tobari trusts him least of all (in this specific way)
but he'll look over the tokens they still have left, tossing them in the air and catching them ]
We should have enough for a round of games, or we can exchange them for a round of drinks. Though I don't remember what your tolerance is like.
[ glances down at the stuffed animals and privately think raf looks ridiculous and cute with both the octopus and the bear ] Ah, but the bartender said he could hold onto these for us since we won 'em.
[ since they can't just take their lil plushie entourage on the rest of the date ]
[ don't you think he would know them by extension from suzune...
her first phone and her first exposure to moments posts and their tiktok/red note equivalents ]
Let's play another game then. If I win, I get that dare?
[ now he's locked in on this... ] With this many, we can do one game and one drink to share, right? [ honestly, his tolerance isn't very high, so he'll mind himself so he can at least drive. though, he does feel a little sad to part with the little guys for now, he looks back down at them, before nodding back to tobari.
[ he would know them but he would never personally dance them until forced by dare... so i suppose we'll see.... suzune getting to be a cute lil teenager in the modern world makes me emotional it's the life she deserves (it probably makes tobari a lil emotional too)
but right now he's focusing on catching this bear so that it doesn't fall onto the gross bar floor, looking at raf with some confusion ]
but, i am also emotional at cute teen suzune doing everything she wanted and MORE!!! can you imagine her cute clothes and accessories too? where is our modern suzune art. ]
I'd hold onto all three if I could, but your arms looked more lonely than mine did.
[ ... ] Plus, you could say this octopus is going to be my god of victory? [ extreme, but okay. that said, he is already looking through the drink menu. naturally, his eyes focus on the melon yogurt drink, but to be honest... he kind of wants to choose something tobari will like.
... what does tobari like to eat? has he seen him eating in purgatory? maybe a sake? ]
[ SHE WOULD BE SO CUTE.... SHE'D LOVE DRESS UP AND FASHION AND BEING A NORMAL TEENAGE GIRL....!!!! let's go influencer era suzune being cute and ruthless about men
let rafayel have a yogurt drink... tobari probably erred toward sake or something like a japanese whisky highball... but he hilariously also doesn't mind japanese sweets because it's what suzune liked and he missed her in purgatory.
anyway, smugly: ]
You're going to need all the luck you can get.
[ if he gets to choose the game he will be intentional and mean about it and see if he can find something raf is bad at because tobari doesn't want to do a dare. the difference in these approaches is killing me ]
[ i'm so glad her future has been established. performer and influencer....
while tobari didn't necessarily seem to mind sweets, especially on the occasions in which they'd share them together on the couch with suzune, and sometimes even thomas— rafayel still can't help the part of him that wants to dote on tobari a little. he ends up ordering a highball, but with a hint of raspberry and honey.
with the drink now in hand, he holds it up to tobari's lips to try and give him the first sip. ... maybe being a little inebriated would also suit his purposes in trying to win that dare. ] Luck? I'd argue it's aaaaall skill though? [ he hasn't played half these games...
but, also... rafayel isn't against cheating to get what he wants. ]
tobari has handed off two out of three of their plush children over to the bartender now, who was probably over enthusiastically giving dating advice. tobari finds this funnier than anything else but once the actual drink has been made, heβll excuse himself to give raf his attention.
hilariously he is a heavyweight and also leans in to let raf offer him the drink like heβs used to it, like an asshole. the taste is a welcome one, and he makes a pleased noise in the back of his throat when he pulls back and licks his lips. ]
Good choice. [ but right back to trash talk ] But sure, why donβt you show me what youβve got?
[ tobari is pointing at a shooter game with two players
he has never played it but heβs like. a gun is a gun? and he didnβt use his often in purgatory but if thereβs anything heβs confident in, itβs his aim. he does not know he is subject to the whims of rng and apparently foul play ]
[ the unsolicited dating advice is like me trying to be yaoi prophet for you
rafayel does end up tilting his head from afar, as if trying to ask what his association was with them, and the depth of it. he supposed that was a question for later. he shouldn't be too surprised that tobari was fairly proficient in creating bonds; whether it be purgatory or here. though, the thought does linger on his brain for a bit, before he ends up focusing on the way that tobari really does take such a practiced sip of their drink. a reminder for him to make a fuss of that in the future.
for now, he also uses his finger to touch the corner of tobari's lip. so softly that it may have not actually made contact at all. as quickly as it comes, rafayel turns back to the screen. he takes one large gulp of the drink before setting it down on the counter closest to the game. ]
Anyone can use a gun. You do know that, right? [ sorry miss bodyguard.
but, also sorry that rafayel is getting his dare. ]
[ i've decided that this bartender is yves and have been writing him as such so yea i think yves would also try to be a yaoi prophet. yves loves love....
there's so much to make a fuss about—but apparently it all serves to get rafayel a near perfect score at the game while tobari does hilariously bad. he's startled at just how different the calibration is between this fake gun and a real gun, so that's about what he gets for trying to rig it so heavily in his favor. the overconfidence... ]
... huh.
[ he's impressed but also baffled ]
Guess I deserved that.
[ even if he will figure out a way to get revenge later in a much worse fashion......... he really gave raf a fair chance to get this dare and he got it!!!!
as if to brace himself against whatever the dare is going to be, tobari is going to pick up their shared drink and take another swig of it. wash down the taste of defeat, loser ]
[ i can't believe this is all i know about yves...
being competitive by nature, it's easy to see the way in which rafayel's body language immediately shifts into something a little more proud. considering he just destroyed tobari, there's an easygoing grin that makes its way on his face, especially as he nudges him a little with his forearm. ]
Weren't you like suuuuper confident just now?
[ but, he does feel a little bad when his eyes go back to the screen and then back at tobari's face. just a little.
though, that doesn't mean he isn't about to pull his phone from his back pocket and start adding furry kittens and a headband into the cart for same day delivery. these two concepts are not mutually exclusive. who knew. ]
Don't worry, I can't cash in immediately. [ turning the screen back to tobari so he can see what he ordered... ]
[ this is really all you need to know about yves he's a loverboy first and foremost and a person second
tobari at least isn't a sore loser—if anything, it's been a long time since he's been humbled so entirely so he's more amused than anything. the pride from rafayel just makes him roll his eyes good-naturedly ]
Maybe it'll make my comeback more satisfying.
[ for some reason he's convinced he'll win in the future
but at the INSANE CART CHOICE, HE'LL SHOOT THE MOST ANNOYED LOOK IN THE WORLD AT RAFAYEL. THE DARE IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN THE DEFEAT. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR. ]
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[ normally, rafayel would be firm and entirely too pushy about going next right away, but he is distracted by the ribbon on its limbs. he undoes it, before reading the scroll, and...
is it bad if he's kind of glad he got this, just so that tobari can't ask him anything? the thought does give him pause, before he pockets the slip into his jacket pocket. ] Are you scared now that I have this? [ as for mister octopus, he does end up using one of its tentacles to pat tobari on the shoulder, as if encouraging him. ]
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[ tobari is already grabbing a token, pausing as he realizes as he's about to play and dana also realizes as she's writing the tag that tobari knows what the other plushies and ribbons are so he tells raf, ]
Tell me which one I should aim for.
[ and after that it's just beginners luck that soMEHOW LETS HIM GET THE PLUSHIE ON THE FIRST TRY ]
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[ what does this mean...
that said, he is...
shocked. ] Liar, are you sure you never played before? Wow, they must really wanna come home with us?
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[ what does this mean... he can't deny it's cute though... i think about how tobari probably didn't know what any of these animals were before he came to linkon and then he probably got stuck watching the capybara onsen livestream for four hours because he didn't know the perfect animal could exist
but he's just snorting, amused ]
I was pretty good at games back in the district since I'd kept getting invited to gamble. Maybe it's because the stakes are high?
[ but he'll undo the ribbon on this one: coupon for one free secret to be admitted by the other person ]
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Fuck.
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the first hour rafayel thinks it's adorable that tobari finds it so enchanting. three more hours in and rafayel is like "you know, i'm here, right?" jealous of capybara...
that said, he is still impressed at how quickly tobari got the hang of it. even if he was used to games? then again, maybe crane games could be seen as more intuitive. but? fuck? rafayel tilts his head?
oh...
so it that the one they're aiming for? he's soooo smug right now, like he's just found a weakness.
all is right in the world. ]
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when rafayel fails to get the bear, tobari just huffs out a mean-sounding laugh ] Hah.
[ and then he too immediately gets humbled with a matching 2
okay ]
What the hell.
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or that's the expression rafayel wears as his eyebrows raise just slightly and he flashes tobari an annoying smile. he's already pushing past tobari, while still hugging onto the octopus as he works the controls... ]
Sorry, but I'm going to have to win this and ruin all your plans.
[ :)
jk, maybe he's nice enough to trade. ]
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raf still gets a fourteen and succeeds in getting the bEAR but tobari is annoyed enough at that gesture that he once again decides to retaliate. mostly where after raf has already pressed the button to release the crane, tobari will move much closer than he needs to, letting his chin rest on raf's shoulder and hand fall to the small of his back as he peers into the machine ]
Hoh? Is this how a master does it?
[ but he's truly just being a menace for fun—he'll pull back not a second later to pull the bear from the prize slot and lift it so raf can undo the ribbon....
coupon for the other person to complete one command within reason
this really was the grand prize ]
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[ THAT'S CHEATING!?!
but, at the same time... is being poked like that not actually increasing his affection, so he can better perform? that's what lads says. even if it makes no sense, when he tenses at tobari's touch, and feels so conscious of his every breath. that said, even when he wins the plushie, he almost stays locked in place, his ears still a little red.
though, he does seem to recover as he grabs hold of the bear.
he reads the scroll carefully. ]
Silly, aren't you always commanding me without this?
[ so he does end up holding it out to tobari. ]
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but tobari is honestly a perfectly reasonable loser, crossing his arms around the otter which probably looks like he's hugging it close to himself which also definitely looks ridiculous
and he can't help his look of disbelief when raf tries to give him the scroll ]
I think you have a vast misunderstanding of our relationship.
[ tobari's bossy but somehow he feels like he loses to rafayel often ]
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he's going to have to take a picture later. ]
Do I? I think I got it just right. If I don't grant your requests, you might just never get to them. [ since he seems so busy prioritizing everyone but himself. ] Buuut, in return, all your secrets and truths are mine, yeah?
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[ . . . but he's not wrong. even if tobari got the command one it would purely because he doesn't want to deal with rafayel using it on him instead! what would tobari even ask for! he's not sure! he might just prank rafayel with it later if he can't think of anything better
but then he'll offer out the secret scroll for trade, ]
If this is really what you want.
[ and here he was so sure raf would love to command him to do something ridiculous ]
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rafayel ruining the plan by not wanting to ruin the plan... he happily takes the secret scroll, thinking he's preserved his feelings for one more day. though, he does think it would have been fun to film tobari doing a viral cutesy dance with wearing furry animal paws or something? ]
If you feel that bad, you can always let me get a dare on you later?
[ it reminds him a bit of purgatory... is that good? ]
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I don't think I'm that charitable.
[ TO GIVE AWAY DARES FOR FREE? TO RAFAYEL? tobari trusts him least of all (in this specific way)
but he'll look over the tokens they still have left, tossing them in the air and catching them ]
We should have enough for a round of games, or we can exchange them for a round of drinks. Though I don't remember what your tolerance is like.
[ glances down at the stuffed animals and privately think raf looks ridiculous and cute with both the octopus and the bear ] Ah, but the bartender said he could hold onto these for us since we won 'em.
[ since they can't just take their lil plushie entourage on the rest of the date ]
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her first phone and her first exposure to moments posts and their tiktok/red note equivalents ]
Let's play another game then. If I win, I get that dare?
[ now he's locked in on this... ] With this many, we can do one game and one drink to share, right? [ honestly, his tolerance isn't very high, so he'll mind himself so he can at least drive. though, he does feel a little sad to part with the little guys for now, he looks back down at them, before nodding back to tobari.
he slides the bear into tobari's arms. ]
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but right now he's focusing on catching this bear so that it doesn't fall onto the gross bar floor, looking at raf with some confusion ]
Holding onto the octopus?
[ as for the dare, he looks thoughtful about it ]
I'll pick the game, you pick the drink?
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but, i am also emotional at cute teen suzune doing everything she wanted and MORE!!! can you imagine her cute clothes and accessories too? where is our modern suzune art. ]
I'd hold onto all three if I could, but your arms looked more lonely than mine did.
[ ... ] Plus, you could say this octopus is going to be my god of victory? [ extreme, but okay. that said, he is already looking through the drink menu. naturally, his eyes focus on the melon yogurt drink, but to be honest... he kind of wants to choose something tobari will like.
... what does tobari like to eat? has he seen him eating in purgatory? maybe a sake? ]
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let rafayel have a yogurt drink... tobari probably erred toward sake or something like a japanese whisky highball... but he hilariously also doesn't mind japanese sweets because it's what suzune liked and he missed her in purgatory.
anyway, smugly: ]
You're going to need all the luck you can get.
[ if he gets to choose the game he will be intentional and mean about it and see if he can find something raf is bad at because tobari doesn't want to do a dare. the difference in these approaches is killing me ]
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while tobari didn't necessarily seem to mind sweets, especially on the occasions in which they'd share them together on the couch with suzune, and sometimes even thomas— rafayel still can't help the part of him that wants to dote on tobari a little. he ends up ordering a highball, but with a hint of raspberry and honey.
with the drink now in hand, he holds it up to tobari's lips to try and give him the first sip. ... maybe being a little inebriated would also suit his purposes in trying to win that dare. ] Luck? I'd argue it's aaaaall skill though? [ he hasn't played half these games...
but, also... rafayel isn't against cheating to get what he wants. ]
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tobari has handed off two out of three of their plush children over to the bartender now, who was probably over enthusiastically giving dating advice. tobari finds this funnier than anything else but once the actual drink has been made, heβll excuse himself to give raf his attention.
hilariously he is a heavyweight and also leans in to let raf offer him the drink like heβs used to it, like an asshole. the taste is a welcome one, and he makes a pleased noise in the back of his throat when he pulls back and licks his lips. ]
Good choice. [ but right back to trash talk ] But sure, why donβt you show me what youβve got?
[ tobari is pointing at a shooter game with two players
he has never played it but heβs like. a gun is a gun? and he didnβt use his often in purgatory but if thereβs anything heβs confident in, itβs his aim. he does not know he is subject to the whims of rng and apparently foul play ]
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rafayel does end up tilting his head from afar, as if trying to ask what his association was with them, and the depth of it. he supposed that was a question for later. he shouldn't be too surprised that tobari was fairly proficient in creating bonds; whether it be purgatory or here. though, the thought does linger on his brain for a bit, before he ends up focusing on the way that tobari really does take such a practiced sip of their drink. a reminder for him to make a fuss of that in the future.
for now, he also uses his finger to touch the corner of tobari's lip. so softly that it may have not actually made contact at all. as quickly as it comes, rafayel turns back to the screen. he takes one large gulp of the drink before setting it down on the counter closest to the game. ]
Anyone can use a gun. You do know that, right? [ sorry miss bodyguard.
but, also sorry that rafayel is getting his dare. ]
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there's so much to make a fuss about—but apparently it all serves to get rafayel a near perfect score at the game while tobari does hilariously bad. he's startled at just how different the calibration is between this fake gun and a real gun, so that's about what he gets for trying to rig it so heavily in his favor. the overconfidence... ]
... huh.
[ he's impressed but also baffled ]
Guess I deserved that.
[ even if he will figure out a way to get revenge later in a much worse fashion......... he really gave raf a fair chance to get this dare and he got it!!!!
as if to brace himself against whatever the dare is going to be, tobari is going to pick up their shared drink and take another swig of it. wash down the taste of defeat, loser ]
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being competitive by nature, it's easy to see the way in which rafayel's body language immediately shifts into something a little more proud. considering he just destroyed tobari, there's an easygoing grin that makes its way on his face, especially as he nudges him a little with his forearm. ]
Weren't you like suuuuper confident just now?
[ but, he does feel a little bad when his eyes go back to the screen and then back at tobari's face. just a little.
though, that doesn't mean he isn't about to pull his phone from his back pocket and start adding furry kittens and a headband into the cart for same day delivery. these two concepts are not mutually exclusive. who knew. ]
Don't worry, I can't cash in immediately. [ turning the screen back to tobari so he can see what he ordered... ]
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tobari at least isn't a sore loser—if anything, it's been a long time since he's been humbled so entirely so he's more amused than anything. the pride from rafayel just makes him roll his eyes good-naturedly ]
Maybe it'll make my comeback more satisfying.
[ for some reason he's convinced he'll win in the future
but at the INSANE CART CHOICE, HE'LL SHOOT THE MOST ANNOYED LOOK IN THE WORLD AT RAFAYEL. THE DARE IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN THE DEFEAT. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR. ]
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