on game searching

[carptricks]

HEY!

[dramatic point!1]

Don't think I don't see you agonizing over finding a new game for me over there! D'you know what happened the last ten million times I let you pick out a game without any of my input? [scowls] Of course you do! You were behind your computer screen, sitting in your stupid cozy recliner, laughing like a madwoman while I did all of the heavy lifting. Well, not anymore!

[a flick of his wrist and as mall puff of pink smoke, and he pulls a rolled up piece of paper straight out of thin air. another flick and the sheet unravels, the ends of it trailing against the ground at his feet]

[yeah. YEAH.]

I've got a list of mandatory requirements this new game of yours has to meet in order to be eligible for application. You ready? [he clears his throat with a cough, and begins to read]

One: no amnesia.

Two: seriously, no amnesia

Three: I'm not kidding about this amnesia thing, don't give me amnesia again.

Four: no murder

Five: I'm not kidding about the no murder clause either

Six: a new username that does not contain a pun involving the freaky, scaly devils of the sea. What the heck is even wrong with your dumb brain for you to come up with something like this, geez!

[he glances up from his list, both eyebrows raised]

Seems pretty reasonable to me, huh? It's only a small sample of the requirements I've got, but--







-- HEY! What d'you mean you could just app an entirely new character instead?!

Comments

[millionth]

Yeah, good luck with that. In my experience? They're not so big on the whole listening thing.

[carptricks]

[grumble grumble grouch grump >:(]

There's no such thing as respect in this business, is there?

[millionth]

That depends: are you talking about the whole games thing, or are you talking about the magic tricks?

[clocksandroses]

Go, Kaito! Show that mun who's boss!

[ ... ]

But the fish puns can stay!

[carptricks]

[aspdofijoj tHAT IS NOT THE FULL LEVEL OF SUPPORT HE WANTED FROM YOU AOKO]

. . . oi! Are you on my side or aren't you?

[clocksandroses]

Being on your side doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good pun when I see one.

[ sweet as sugar, this one ]

[aokousedfish]

But Aoko likes the username.

[Then again, look at her's.]

[carptricks]

[jiiiIIIIIIIIIII]

Maybe you and every other sealife sadist in the world.

[he's sulking :(]

[fuhrinkaed]

At least your user name's a pun. Mine just replaces 'zan' with my name.

You're probably not going to win on the no murder thing, though. It happened even in Terminal.

M-Muns are sadists...

[carptricks]

'Sadist' feels like too polite of a word.

[he replies bluntly]

[also holy shit that's what Ed's name means SUDDENLY EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE]

[velveteened]

[waIT THAT'S WHAT IT IS

eyes have been opened this day]

[unknownrival]

Good luck with all of that.

[carptricks]

[grrrrrroan grumble grouch]

Why don't you try reasoning with her for a change? Maybe she'll listen to you.

[proudsoldier]

At least she's still putting you out there? For now.

[carptricks]

For now.

[the thought seems to make him sulk even more]

And that's provided she doesn't just give up and actually finds a new place to shove me.

[asschole]

Is all you do whine? Either take what you're given and deal with it or she'll probably put you somewhere worse.

1/3

[carptricks]

[. . . wait. hold on. he's squinting at Asch like he's trying to jog his memory or something]

[carptricks]

[. . .!!!]

Ah! It's y--





[FROM THE ARBY'S]

[carptricks]

[and he immediately shuts his mouth with a click]

[and scowls some more]

Oi oi, I think I'm allowed to complain a little bit.

[whatyougive]

Sounds reasonable to me.

What's wrong with fish?

[carptricks]

Allergies.

Allergies is what's wrong with them.

[worldliness]

Whoa, how'd you get the smoke and sudden list?

[carptricks]

Magic.

[a snap of his fingers, and said list suddenly disappears]

Or a secret of the trade. Whatever you wanna call it.

[eastdetective]

That was only three clauses.

[Because clearly that is the most important part of this. ]

[carptricks]

[detectives]

Details, details! Two of those were just worth putting on the list at least twice.