The Old College Try

[mansbestend]

Sender: Denji
To: Everyone
Subject: i write in the book and people read this???


OK so

I had a genius idea and wanna test sumthin

someone come swing at me. one guy and one girl. kick my ass if you want.

then we go eat or whatever after. i dunno.

Comments

[mansbestend]

it's like...

a sword but the edge is a bunch of tiny blades on a chain that moves, so it cuts when it's touched to stuff.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

You're just.. ok. What a disappointment. I was hoping for someone who might present a challenge.

Not that this place is any more advanced than your dimension, in fact.. it's worse.

[Before Kaiba was the obnoxious game designer/duelist that he is... he was also a huge video game nerd. If you went to an arcade and wondered who was holding the top slot on all the machines, it was him. At least in his universe.]

[creationary]

That sounds rather lethal. How does your body sustain having something like that inside of it?

how to light a kaiba fuse 101

[mansbestend]

video games are fun but i dont get to play em much with work and school.

is bein good at video games that big of a deal where you're from?

[mansbestend]

Zinnyyyy!

[He made a beeline and hunkered down to pet this sparkle dog. Sorry, Thancred. How long had it been since he got to pet a little buddy? Too long. He always had a thing for dogs, after all, and this absolutely looked like a pal who wouldn't mind some pets.]

You're a friend and a nightlight, huh? You do the best job!

[mansbestend]

Devils need blood to heal and keep em goin, so i'd need that too. kinda gross but i grew used to it during and after a fight

i can eat normal food too and prefer it

[sos_pilot]

... I'm sorry, did your shirt just bark?

[ If he's trying to distract her, he's doing an excellent job, because she's sits where she is, head-tilted and confused. Granted, her fists are clenched, but she's still... processing what's being said.

Also, he's got some nerve calling her a cyborg when he's the one with a pull-cord?! ]

[lemiserable]

I wouldn't let you.

[See. He can talk cool when he wants to.]

Would rare steaks work?

Rule #1: Exist

[blue_eyed_obsession]

Did you just say.. video games are fun?

[There wasn't anything wrong with his vision, so posing the question was merely to highlight the audacity of the claim.]

They're much more than that, when built correctly. The ultimate test of dexterity, reflexes, and mental acuity. They sharpen the senses, and push you to new limits.

[Only serious gamers need apply...]

[whatsamada]

Not really?

More that I'm used to fighting supernatural creatures?

[mansbestend]

dude

are you offering steak?

[mansbestend]

OHHHHH OK

nvm, let's fight, dude

forget i said anything else

[mansbestend]

ohhhh ok

you're one of those huge gamer nerds!

talk to flowey, he's also a nerd and can use his roots to push the buttons.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[Although Denji couldn't see it, Kaiba facepalmed so hard at what he was reading]

Now, we're getting to the portion of our conversation where I'm tempted to take you up on your initial offer..

[Not that physical violence was generally Kaiba's go to, but the setup was right there, and he had to take it. Sure, he could.. and had defended himself in the past but generally he just crushed people financially or via games]

Roots....? Do I even want to know what you're talking about?

[creationary]

Is that so? I must say, this has been a rather enlightening conversation. I’ve never met anyone with quite the biological makeup that you have.

[mansbestend]

Yeah i guess im kinda weird

i dont volunteer to get poked at like an animal tho, puttin it out there. questions are fine.

[mansbestend]

Flowey is a flower but he talks and moves and stuff. He's a giant nerd about video games too.

He ran a game a few thousand times or sumthin like that, so he probably knows all the combos in a buncha games.

[mansbestend]

Yeah, that's kinda new.

[He yanked again. Another bark. He sighed.]

...I think he's mad at me.

[sos_pilot]

[ Oh good, so at least they're both confused. Um, yay? ]

... Is your... shirt... mad because we're fighting?

[whatsamada]

That was a fast turnaround! I thought I was going to try to convince you!

But where do you want us to fight?

[blue_eyed_obsession]

Is this an imaginary friend, or can other people see him too?

[Lunatic.... everyone here is a lunatic]

[mansbestend]

nah he's real, we had noodles the other day.

who imagines friends? that's a little kid thing, right?

[blue_eyed_obsession]

A plant that eats noodles? Now I've heard everything.

Pathetic losers.. which is why I asked you in the first place.

[creationary]

Oh, don’t worry, I don’t want to experiment on you. My field of research is alchemy rather than biology, so you don’t need to worry about that.

[ Even if he will continue to be nosy. ]

[strawberryredgrave]

(Barely a blink passes when Dante moves next. On instant he's a few feet away from Denji, the next there's already a fist in Denji's gut. Even with Dante holding back enough to keep things nonlethal, there's a moment when the impact lifts the boy off of his feet for a moment. It's only the one punch for now - he'd rather not smack the kid around too much - but another may be needed, depending on his hardiness.)