Wanna Play?

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trustphyte:

Firstly; he wanted to know why this was a nickname used to address him for the second time. Sure, his natural hair color did stand out but the combination of the two words was something he NEVER thought would be combined again. Yet, here he was. 

Secondly; whoever this guy was… They greeted him with far too much familiarity for his comfort with a stranger. The headphones were down around his neck and clothes no longer covered his facial features to part himself further from the crowd but that didn’t mean he wanted people to walk up to him like they knew him.

             He glanced from side to side in case they were referring to SOME OTHER ginger with a Western fable attached to the description but no one else turned to look, “Uh… Can I help you?”

“Well, kinda. You’re friends with Squirrel girl-Rhyme and the silverlocks who doesn’t like me. I ought to know the rest of the gang,” Kuro grinned widely at him. 

It was nice to see someone freak out at him for a good reason. Unlike that other guy who hated him from the moment the silver boy saw him. He had no idea why. He didn’t even talk to the guy yet. That guy oughtta let him talk before he hates his guts.

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Oliver bounced on the soles of his feet. He swayed his head from side to side, watching the crowds. He loved the differing styles. The variety of brands. Clothes that clashed against one another, clothes that reflected the individual wearing them. Clothes are what fascinated Oliver about this location and its people. When he was not recording information on this universe, he roamed just to look at all of the clothes.

He sighed. He had been travelling universes for about a year, and this place was one of his favorites so far. Gaze still on the crowds, he stretched out his arms to his side, fists closed—

hitting someone.

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Kuro wandered the streets, looking for someone to antagonize or something he wanted. He didn’t see anyone that caught his interest this day. Or the day before. It was really, really boring. Maybe he’d go bother the squirrel girl.

That was until someone bumped into him. “Hey, do you even see?” he snarled. The boredom got to him. He was getting really irritated at anything.

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“Ngh–! I guess you’ve got some point…” Sora pursed his lips with a huff at that, glancing away. Though his other question did have him blinking back at the other. It was a pretty weird question, even if there was some shred of sense.

“’Coz just avoidin’ everyone isn’t good. ‘Sides, I’m not lyin’ ‘coz I want to. It’s for the greater good kinda stuff.” Technically, the World Order was in that case.

Well, that certainly perked his interest. “Greater good? Don’t tell me it’s one of those things where people think they know best so they don’t tell you the important stuff. I hate that. What good is hiding it anyway? It’s just stupid,” Kuro ranted. That’ll get him to spill.

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mcmonga:

Rhyme hurred with him, trying to keep up with the excited Demon. She returned his smile with one of her own. finally relaxing when they made it across the asphalt.

“Thank you.” Rhyme slowed down with the crowd, leaning up on her toes to try and peer over it so she could find her bearings. Hmm…they were pretty close.

As Rhyme slowed he barely did. He wanted that ice cream. “Come on,” he practically whined. He didn’t care if he bumped into people. They should be moving out of his way.

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“It’s not close! Not even in the same range of close!” Sora tried to argue back. Really, it did sound kind of similar, but nicknames like those were just annoying.

“If you’re gonna call me a liar, then I can just call you nosy! I’ve got no reason t’ lie t’ someone I just met!” Except that he did, but that was besides the point.

“Is being nosy really as bad as lying? Why would you talk to someone when you already know you were going to lie to them?” That actually was a legitimate question. What would make someone want to do that? It was stupid to try and talk to people when you had to lie to them.

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mcmonga:

“Yeah!” Rhyme looked positively pleased at his words. Ice cream and a trip to the arcade? She’d have to make sure that she got a small so she’d have enough money left over to play! Across from them, the sign changed to WALK.

“C’mon! Let’s go.” She started walking across the street, making doubly sure that she’d looked both ways.

Kuro grabbed Rhyme’s wrist and hurried across the street. He wanted to get to the ice cream so they could get to the arcade.

He looked over his shoulder and smiled widely at her. “Don’t worry about the arcade. I’ve got that covered.” Even if it wasn’t through legal means, but, he didn’t give one care about that.

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mcmonga:

“Jubeat is so fun!” Rhym couldn’t help but blurt out. It was one of her favorites, though she wasn’t nearly as good at it as some people were. Her skills with games tended to be around average, actually. Beat was way better.

“I can’t beat any of the level 10 songs, though.”

“Let’s go play some after the ice cream!” Kuro was getting really excited at the thought of having someone to play arcade games with. It wasn’t a treat he got very often or at all. “Maybe, if I feel gracious enough, I can teach you a trick.”

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mcmonga:

“I’m glad to hear that you had fun. Which games did you like?” Rhyme asked, stopping in front of the street when the walk signal disappeared. Crossing busy intersections always made her very antsy–it was selfish, but she kind of wished everyone would just walk everywhere instead of driving.

There was no way that would happen, though. She’d just have to do her best to keep moving forward.

Kuro looked up at the walking sign that changed while he thought. It only took a few moments for him to come up with his favorites. “The claw games were fun, but I really liked the ones like Taiko Drum Master and Jubeat.” He looked down at her, expecting awe for his exceptional skills.

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Well, he does have him there. Sora can only pause before letting his shoulders droop a little bit. Instead of responding to that, however, he’ll just pick a different thing to focus on.

“–My name’s not Spikey! It’s Sora!” Some original nickname that was.

“Sora, Spikey. Close enough for me. Or, I could just call you a liar,” Kuro taunted. He really wasn’t on his best toes for that nickname, but he thought he recovered perfectly. He was glad of that, at least. And he was able to keep poking and prodding at that little lie that he seems to hold so dear.

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mcmonga:

“That doesn’t sound very comfortable,” Rhyme commented, knowing full well that it was illegal. It wasn’t as if Kuroro had any other place to sleep though. Besides, the worst thing that could really happen was he’d fall off and get a bump on his head.

“Was Akihabara fun?”

Kuro puffed out his cheeks. She wasn’t reacting again. “For your information, it was very comfortable,” he retorted. Well, it was comfortable when he was a snake.

“I took down so many high scores. It was great to see their faces when they saw that they got crushed,” he bragged. Their faces were great every time.

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mcmonga:

“Melon sounds really good actually,” Rhyme replied, thinking about it. “Did you do anything fun today?”

“You’re not sharing mine if that new flavor sucks,” he promptly said, shutting down any doubts if she was thinking about that.

Kuro thought over his day for a moment. It wasn’t that exciting. He didn’t have any money to go to the arcade. He just got back to the city a day ago anyway. “I slept on a tree and annoyed people,” he stated. He knew the first one was illegal and that would probably earn himself a disapproving look from her. But, that’s what made it all the more fun.

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“T-that’s coz…!” Sora trailed off. He wanted to say it was because he’s not supposed to tell anyone about other Worlds! Even if there was a select few, Sora’s not dumb enough to disclose that to stranger. What if he went around telling other people that stuff? It’d be really bad!

“I don’t want you t’ get the wrong idea or somethin’!”

Kuro chuckled, “I would say it’s too late for that, Spikey.”

This guy really was weird. He really did wonder what he was hiding. Despite knowing whatever emotions people were feeling, he couldn’t read minds. That really sucked.

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mcmonga:

“Right!” Rhyme perked up at the mention. She was a little happy that he remembered. “In case you don’t want to try the new flavor, is there one that you already know you like?”

Kuro thought for a moment. What did he want today? What he wanted generally changed from day to day. “Melon or passion fruit.”

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“U-uh… Well…” Sora quickly floundered again. He really had dug himself into a hole here. Sora can only huff a little, glancing away from the stranger to avoid eye contact.

“H-hey, how come you’re askin’ all this stuff ‘n the first place?! It’s not that big of a deal! There’s prob’bly plenty of stuff you don’t know!”

“Well, it’s a lot of holes in your story, not mine. I’m just wondering why you’re lying to a person you’ve never met before.” Kuro grinned. He loved seeing people squirm. But, he also really wanted to know why he was lying to someone he just met.

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mcmonga:

“…” Sometimes, Kuroro reminded her of Neku (if a bit more of a silly one). “Well, most people want others to think well of them. It feels good when people like you.”

This wasn’t getting anywhere. Again. Whatever. He’d figure it out another time.

“So, that ice cream?”

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“Uh–” Crap, had he really seen right through him?! Sora’s smile quickly turned into an even more uneven nervous one. That… definitely caught him completely off guard. He was hoping that guy would just over look it.

“W-well, y’see I… I’m one of those… uh… whaddya call ‘em again…?” Sora floundered for some excuse. What was that thing they called people on TV again? Ah–! 

“A shut in! Y-yeah, that’s it!” he couldn’t even help looking utterly proud of himself for coming up with that excuse.

He was definitely nervous. That much he could tell even by looking at him. At least he showed his emotions, unlike this other person.

Wait. “How come you don’t know what online shopping is then?” he asked, finding some fun in poking holes in his story.

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mcmonga:

“Umm… it’s really not. At least, not usually.” Rhyme replied, a small frown crossing her delicate features.  “It mostly means that if you try to act differently from most people then you’ll get subjected to criticism.”

“So it’s better just to do what everyone else does.”

Kuro frowned at her. That still didn’t make sense. “That’s boring. Why would I care what anyone else says about me?”