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]

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.]