August Catch All

[insinning]

Who • Vogel (Emil Sinclair) and YOU
What • Catch all for August - any dungeon runs, misc. stuff happens here. I'll toss up open TL from now and then that don't fit with event posts.
When •All Throughout August
Where • Mac Anu and Lumina Cloth.
Content Warnings • none, will add if any pop up later

Comments

[dissimulative]

I dunno, Vogel~ seeing your fighting has lit a raging storm in my heart--

[ Pfft. Okay, Oria can't keep that up. He almost snorts. ]

That's to say, I'll probably have to get more experienced first. I doubt most of us are used to fighting in real life, so this is a really new experience.

[insinning]

...that was even more terrible than usual.

[Shoving. Gently. But Oria really had gotten into it...]

Mm. I had to take some fencing lessons when I was younger [the life of a rich kid] but that had been for fun, and didn't stick. And it's not like this at all.

[dissimulative]

Fencing... the closest would be like blade brandier, right? The sword class. But fencing is a completely different style. Might as well use a rapier instead. Nothing else though?

[ He wonders what Sinclair's life would have been like... ]

[insinning]

Probably. I don't think I was very good at it though. [He was always hesitating to start first, and his instructor used to get so mad. It was a relief when he was allowed to quit]

Mm...I did whatever they asked me to do at school [Like dance classes, maraca class] but not really. What about you?

[dissimulative]

[ Oria would absolutely flip his shit if Sinclair tells him that he took a maraca dance class... But he seems to think about it for a while. ]

Would you believe me if I said I could do everything?

[insinning]

[THINKING ABOUT IT. FLASHBACKS TO THE FACEPLANT]

I guess so?

[Belief might have taken a denting in this thread tbh]

1/2

[dissimulative]

[ He reaches over to pinch and lightly pull Sinclair's cheek. ]

You're thinking of something rude, aren't ya?!

[dissimulative]

[ He lets go soon after anyway. Does that count as damage? idk. ]

Well, I can play a lot of sports. I mostly play shooting games too. I do in-line skating parkour in my free time...

[ That's the only reason why he's not an absolute noodle or round since he eats so much food. ]

[insinning]

[Well HP is still recovering, so they may never know]

Oww...why is it always my cheek?

[Rubbing his cheek, which is probably soft like mochi tbh. Curse of a soft face. He considers it and glances at Oria. That's right, Oria looked exactly like he did IRL]

In-like skating parkour?

[Sinclair doesn't eat a lot to begin with, so. Noodle he remains. Not enough protein intake]

[dissimulative]

Easiest target.

[ Heh. ]

In-line skating parkour is basically parkour but with, well, in-line skates. That's really the only difference apart from doing things you can only do with skates. I got over my fear of heights this way.

[insinning]

...that makes no sense.

[A tiny sulk. Puffing his cheeks just a little]

Ah--that does sound pretty intense. It's hard to imagine you being afraid of anything though.

[Oria is a vibrant person. Brave]

[dissimulative]

[ Cute. The way that Sinclair puffs his cheeks makes him want to poke it more, but he'll let those cheeks rest for now. ]

Ah, well... everyone is afraid of something, whether that's physical or conceptual. I am too.

[ But will he reveal his fear? No. He won't, because that's just what Oria needs to be—a charismatic social person who doesn't seem to have any serious flaws.

But he can let loose in the game a little.

He's about to joke that his sister and mother get "scary" enough, but he doesn't think its a good idea to bring them up, considering Sinclair's circumstances. So he just smiles at him instead. ]

[insinning]

[Sinclair looks at Oria for a long moment. It's hard to imagine, he thinks. But he knows Oria is being honest. Regardless of what it is, Sinclair wont pry. It's not his place. He rubs his thumb over the edge of his gloves instead, letting the fluffy lining soothe him. ]

...you know, if you were going to say something about your family, you don't have to hide it. I'm not that weak.

[He remembered enough from their few chance meetings at those parties, after all. He can see right through what Oria is doing right now. It was kind of him. But unnecessary. He just needs to make it clearer himself]

Sisters [were]are scary.

[dissimulative]

[ He's glad when Sinclair makes it clear, and he laughs a little. Oria feels that Sinclair has gotten a little stronger and honestly? It feels great. ]

Yeah, they can be, huh? Better not mess with them when they're pissed off and such, but sometimes it's kinda fun.

[ His family is important despite everything. He'd drop everything and travel across half planet if it was for family.

But at the same time... ]

Ah, she really needs better taste in men though.

[insinning]

...sometimes I think you're a little reckless.

[Sinclair's relationship with his sister has been entirely different, especially once she had grown out of the 'lets bully my baby brother' stage. It was a lot more doting, after that]

--really? She always seemed like the sensible type.

[Then again, that didn't always mean anything from a distance]

[dissimulative]

[ Dote the Sinclair!! Oria looks a little smug at the reckless part, but does he say about it? No. ]

Yeah, she's super sensible and no-nonsense, so I guess all her stat points were put into that!

[ He loves a good roast... ]

[insinning]

[There's a reason why Sinclair ended up so soft]

You're definitely lucky she can't hear you in here.

[Though he can see Oria saying it to her face anyway.]

[dissimulative]

[ He absolutely would, and probably has done so several times. ]

What's she gonna do, ground me—

[ His head jerks a little just like last time. It's most likely due to outside stimuli. ]

... I swear she's psychic sometimes.

[insinning]

Maybe you shouldn't tease her if you want to keep playing.

[Don't disconnect Oria??]

[dissimulative]

Fine, fiiine.

[ But they finally reach where they can get food! Their HP and SP has been slowly ticking upwards since they haven't drawn any aggro either. ]

You know what I should do next time for PvP? Equip that quest skin.

[ The milk gun. ]

I bet people would wanna run away from it. It would make kiting a whole lot easier, don't you think?

[ Now he's just being a little shitter. ]

[insinning]

[Sinclair pulls a face. He doesn't want to think about the quest skin. There are so many regrets honestly]

That's evil. You're evil.

[He might very well just abruptly log off. No]

[dissimulative]

Yeah, but I'm your evil friend.

[ Oria finally takes his arm off Sinclair's shoulders to buy some digital food. He has a bite out of a cheeseburger. Yum. ]

So friend privileges mean you don't get to see it! See? I can be pretty generous.

[insinning]

Pfft-

[How are these digital cheeseburgers so good? It makes no sense. And there are lot of holes to poke in Oria's logic right there, but Sinclair doesn't feel like it]

I guess I can't argue with that.