(Catch all) Ominous October Threads

[insinning]

Who: Sinclair and You.
What: Dungeon runs, trauma bonding etc
When: All throughout October.
Warnings: Gore, Emeto, Psychological horror in one thread, NSFW stuff in another

“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being—one of many ways—and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”

Comments

[justonezero]

Hmmm...

Maybe overprotective? [The plate...] But I like that about you, too.

[deto]

It’s just - [ he flops face first onto the table with a thud ] - I just want to take care of you. But I can only do it in this stupid way.

It’s hard to hold back because people here can see how special you are.

[justonezero]

I'm telling you, no one's going to ask me out...

[deto]

… The meat is going to overcook again.

[justonezero]

-Ack!

[FISHING IT OUT.]

[deto]

[ he’ll raise his head to help the bun out, using one of the plates to catch the drippings. ]

Don’t splatter yourself. How much did you put in?

[justonezero]

Not that much... sorry, guess I'm not very good at paying attention either.

[deto]

Well… [ he’s not surprised they distract each other but ] It’s still fun to do this together. Eat it while it’s still hot.

[justonezero]

Isn't it? It's cool they put all this together!

[He'll fish out the rest of their meat and veggies, setting aside the tongs so he can swap for chopsticks - grabs some of the meat and offers it to Deto, plate hovering to make sure nothing falls.]

You first!

[deto]

[ he doesn’t hesitate to take a bite. if nanashi is serving him, he’s not gonna say no

actually he thinks… this is something he wants long term. sharing like this, just with nanashi. the urge to blurt it out right away is strong, but he manages to hold it in. he’ll tell him… later. probably ]

Mm, it’s good. [ and not too overdone like the slices from before. ] Vogel is pretty nice. Are you gonna try to be closer friends with him?

[justonezero]

I'd like to. He brought a chess set over to the camp grounds the other day so we could play while I waited around.

[Taking some to eat himself. This is all perfectly normal, just like Zelkova's zeroeth birthday. Nom.]

[deto]

Chess? [ dang, the high IQ type of fun, huh ] How good is he? Did you win?

[ and knowing how much they can eat, he’ll grab the tongs to put in more meat ]

[justonezero]

We played a few times, so it's not like I always won... Why, do you want to play too?

[deto]

I’m just thinking you like all sorts of games, don’t you? Not just video games.

[ but he shakes his head at the question ]

Dunno how.

[justonezero]

Some of the video games I played has it as a minigame, so that's how I learned... but those matches get predictable after a while, and it isn't like I know any special moves.

Want me to teach you?

[deto]

Alright, it’s a date. Teach me to be a chess genius. I only know the horse makes an L.

[ taking the chopsticks to feed nanashi some cabbage, sorry no meat this time ]

Wait, special moves?? In chess??

[justonezero]

Yeah, like certain counters to certain plays.

[Leaning forward to monch veggies.]

[deto]

Like a card game.

[ feeds himself this time. he likes napa cabbage ]

So you’re saying you can lay out traps and stuff.

[justonezero]

It's a strategy game, after all.

[deto]

Hm. Can’t you apply that to Lily?

[justonezero]

-Eh?

[deto]

Strategy games are pretty much mind games, right? Lily’s been messing with people’s minds, but I’m wondering if you can somehow lay out a mental trap for it - or him, or whatever.

[justonezero]

...Oh!

I didn't think about that.

[Shockedpikachu.jpg.]

[deto]

[ even that is cute to deto :( ]

I dunno about the mental gymnastics you’d have to do to pull off something like that, however.

[justonezero]

Seems kind of high level... Especially when we don't know what his goal is.