Still in canon review but decided to throw him out

[eyecontract]

[If there was a limit to how uninterested someone could manage to look, Ciel may have broken it.]

It's true that I enjoy games but only if they're interesting. There's nothing about this that suggests it would be.

You're still putting me here? [His eyes close, which at least breaks the look for the moment.] You really are as bothersome as a barking dog.

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[confined_to_briah]

Fighting their stubborn nature will only tire you.

[eyecontract]

Going along with her is just as tiring. There's not even anything to be learned from this game.

[undertook]

Yes, milord~, games are your forte!

[eyecontract]

They should be games of my choosing. If she wants to play these kinds of games, she should be looking into my toy company, not into me.

[undertook]

What good would your toys do anyone here? A doll cannot replace you, my dear Earl.

They want you and no one else will do!

[eyecontract]

Is that suppose to be reassuring? Besides, aren't you in the same position as I am?

[undertook]

Am I? Hm I wonder~.








Perspective matters.

[eyecontract]

If you accept this so easily, you're not even playing the game, you're being played. I won't be their pawn.

[undertook]

You are jumping to conclusions, my lord. I accept nothing, but if you take a stance too early, you may miss out on ample opportunities to gain in this game.

[eyecontract]

[Okay, the word gain has his attention. Ciel isn't exactly greedy in the normal sense but he won't miss out on a chance to gain more, especially if it's power. One didn't make it simply by defending what they already had.]

What's to be gained in a place like this?

[dramaticsparkles]

You're so pretty~!

[eyecontract]

[The brow above his visible eye twitches but only slightly.]

Is any of this suppose to change my mind?

[dramaticsparkles]

Oh- I...I was only giving you a compliment!

[It's obvious he didn't listen to Ciel's words and merely looked at him.]

[eyecontract]

[This man looked... sophisticated, at least. That might hint a being high class. That and that alone as his mood hasn't improved, granted him a more polite side of Ciel.]

[But he still looks away.] I'd gotten so used to the barking that I missed a different voice. [As long as he doesn't try anything weird.]

[techygoddess]

[ Skuld can't help but giggle. ]

Muns really are! No wait some are worse than dogs... But at least they try to keep things interesting, even if only for them and not us. [ Oh come on Skuld! I'm not that mean to you... at least lately! ]

So, what games do you prefer? [ The Norn's bored and well, some humans are quite interesting. ]

[eyecontract]

Her idea of interesting is far different than mine. I know she's listening but she hasn't decided to care.

[So, grumpy Ciel here. But, since he's stuck here, he'll answer her question.]

Do you like chess?

[techygoddess]

Mine luckily is more interested in tormenting other muses... Might be the fear of waking up with viruses on her hard drive.

[ She grins already liking this kid. ]

That's no child's game. It has been a while since I've played with someone with skill.

[eyecontract]

[If he could, his would wake up with something much worse than a virus on her computer.

Though his mun is quick to point out he can't and he's not even aware of what a computer is. It's no wonder he's not happy with her.]

Being a child is no excuse to be ignorant. [He won't say the usual cliched lines - that he wasn't a normal child - even if it was so very true.] I enjoy the game and I'm quiet skilled.

[techygoddess]

I didn't mean it in a way to insult you Lord Phantomhive. [ She grins at him. she pulls a small device from her pocket and fiddles with it a moment, a table with a holographic chess set appears. ]

I know it isn't as good as the board my sisters taught me on, but if you would like, I wouldn't mind a game.

[eyecontract]

[He seems to be calming down somewhat, his tone less harsh, more neutral as he seems to accept the invitation.]

I haven't learned your name.

[techygoddess]

I go by a few names. Glitch, Sarah, Skuld. I've been around long enough to acquire my fair share of them.

[ She allows him the first move since it's her board. ] You just tap the piece and where you want it to go.

[eyecontract]

[His pawn is moved first. They're the weaker peaces and as such, the one with the greater numbers. Make up with the lack of quality with quantity, he supposed they'd been thinking.]

Were they angry when they called you some of those? [Glitch?] Then I'll call you Sarah.

[techygoddess]

[ She shakes her head. ] Not all the time, my friend who calls me Glitch, thought I was a glitch in the programming they gave him. I did not wish to tell him otherwise since it allowed me to help him.

[ She nodded, making her move, a pawn at the end of the row. ] It is one of the better names I've collected.

[eyecontract]

[Another pawn sent forward. Best to move their base line forward and free the stronger pieces in order to place them more strategically on the board.]

Collected? [He seems relaxed now; he could normally be pleasant enough but he wasn't happy with his circumstances.]

[techygoddess]

[ She follows in suit with another pawn, this one in the middle of the row. ]

I've been around for quite a while. I've seen the Crusades, Viking raids, even earlier, each place I went to I've had a name given to me. [ She smiles. ] And you are not the first I've seem who has made a contract. Do not worry, I have no quarrel with your companion's kind. They are actually usually quite entertaining to watch.

[eyecontract]

[But you can't just say that, no one knows he made that deal, no one knows Sebastian is more than a butler.

Well, not no one but no one here should know.

So, he backs away a bit, eye wide.] How do you know about any of that?

[techygoddess]

[ She giggled, it wasn't a cruel laugh, just amused at his reaction ]

I'm a fate. It's kind of my job. And relax I won't interfere and if anyone else enters the room I'll play into his ruse. I really wish to see how far it goes to be honest. [ She's still sitting in her chair, looking the part of the child, harmless in fact. ]

[eyecontract]

A fate? Then did you just laugh as everything happened?

[That probably wasn't the best answer but fate was awfully cruel.] You should also knows how it ends. I'll get my revenge and then he gets my soul; there's no other ending.

[techygoddess]

Is that what you think happened? I assure you I don't laugh at situations like that. And unfortunately... My powers have been diminished for a while, and I cannot do a lot that I was once able to do.

[ She sighed. ] I can see about five hours into the future, if I strain myself. Seriously the three day migraine is not worth it.

[eyecontract]

You don't need to see the future if you've seen the past. The contract gives him rights to my soul but until his end is fulfilled, he's my servant. With a demon butler, I will make them pay; in the end, I'll die.

[techygoddess]

Demons are liable to change their minds they are such wild creatures after all.

I do think he likes playing with the people you deal with to be honest. But I can't speak for him.

[eyecontract]

He won't and I wouldn't expect him to. I knew what kind of deal I was making when I made the contract.

Even if he enjoys his time being my butler, that doesn't decrease his cost.

[techygoddess]

I would think it would change his level of patients for his price though

[eyecontract]

It doesn't matter if he's patient or not. He has to stay until my end is met, too.

[techygoddess]

That might be true, but in the end, wouldn't you rather it be by a friend than an enemy?

[ She motioned to the board, after all it was still his turn. ]

[grimm_tales]

Aren't all Mun's bothersome? Annoying little pests that seem to only take joy in causing their muse discomfort.

[eyecontract]

Even if she's not unique in being a bother, I don't like this. [Finally, he sighs.] Don't they realize we have a lot more productive things to be doing?

[notmeanttobe]

Ciel...

[eyecontract]

[He hadn't expected to see her here. Technically, he'd been informed it was possible to see those who were dead but technicalities hadn't prepared him emotionally.]

Madam...[The same haughty boy seemed to deage as his eyes grew large.]