[ even a heart as aged, and scarred, and truly no one's business but their own can still speak words without thinking too hard on it. but he understands ]
Aye. I am prepared for whatever is to come.
[ watch it be nico and he just stares into the void about it ]
Mm. One cannot have a proper duel without both parties understanding the rules. Whilst Lillium-dono understood the cause, he was in the right to give it his all.
[ he nyehs just the slightest ]
Though I suppose nothing of the night made it particularly fair.
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... he pulls his hand back, and makes konkon hands in return ]
I'll be counting on you. Will you be okay tomorrow? It'll be another fight to the death.
[ pleading, just a little. Kogi doesn't have to lose. ]
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Aye. I am prepared for whatever is to come.
[ watch it be nico and he just stares into the void about it ]
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You could turn into a fox... nobody would dare attack you then.
[ or is Kogi going to insist on the honorable route and have another swordfight ]
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I believe there is a tale about a fox playing tricks like that.
[ that's a hare not a fox, dummy ]
But I suppose even if I do so, something would demand it to take place.
[ also, there's that small problem of him not actually having his body rn so he really is just gonna have to roll with it ]
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If time ran out, you mean? We never did test what would happen then... In the end, everybody followed through to save their own skins.
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I doubt it would be so easy.
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[ probably not, but. still...
... ]
What was that symbol carved into the table? It'll drive Ryuki insane if he never figures it out.
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That...... hm, to be quite honest I'm not certain. I imagine Lillium carved it while we were speaking, but otherwise....
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Under the table? ...You weren't having tea, were you?
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We decided against that. There were simply matters to discuss and an agreement to be made beforehand.
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The duel, you mean. Last man standing wins.
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Mm. One cannot have a proper duel without both parties understanding the rules. Whilst Lillium-dono understood the cause, he was in the right to give it his all.
[ he nyehs just the slightest ]
Though I suppose nothing of the night made it particularly fair.
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How's that? It's not like you had to duel to the death, right? You could've just hung out at the zoo. Eat some ice cream. Wait for the night to pass.