Actual Roleplay Post

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the anon is me playing an oc I cba to make an account for wheee

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[herosandwich]

[He does notice. It's too familiar not to. He'll forgive it, though. A lot of people aren't genuine right away.

[To her assessment, he nods.]

Valedictorian.

[(Anonymous)]

[Brows raise, suitably impressed. Some might call that bragging, but she’ll give him this:] Smart [Quick double-tap to the ol’ noggin.]

[herosandwich]

Study.

[Hardly bragging. He says it like the books ought to get all the credit.]

[(Anonymous)]

[Aw. That’s what they call a nice young lad.]

Dedication.

[herosandwich]

Commitment.

[(Anonymous)]

Important? [To him, as in.]

[herosandwich]

[More than anything.]

Very.

[(Anonymous)]

[Enough to set aside a hobby for the pressure of expectation. Whose, and to what extent that serves him, are separate questions entirely.]

Sound. [For now, passive approval continues.]

[herosandwich]

["Sound" like a "sound" argument? He ponders that for a moment...]

Prepared.

[(Anonymous)]

[Sound argument, and sound to prepare for] Surprises.

[herosandwich]

Ah. [A "fair enough" sort of expression, willing to accept what he did not, indeed, prepare for. He must ponder again.

[Eventually - and he sounds quite satisfied with this answer:]

Pleasant.

[(Anonymous)]

[He’s good at this game. Pleasantly so.

[There’s not much need to counter-ponder, but she offers a delay anyway, chin now cupped in sideways palm. Short-nailed fingers thrum against faded freckles. He’s got it all together, it seems.]

Time.

[herosandwich]

Time?

[Pleasant?

[Tick-tock-tick-tock.]

Waste.

[(Anonymous)]

[There it is.

[The shut-lipped smile that admission draws is genuine but doesn’t linger in the eyes; placid, turned apologetic. At any time, he’s free to] Quit. [and there’s an eyebrow raise that suggests this is about more than just the word game.

[She could have said that in more than one word herself, of course. More telling to see, however, if he has the strength.]