Brushing the dust off an old muse

[searchsnakes]

You again? Seriously?

Look, roleplay accounts aren't Pokemon. You aren't actually obligated to catch 'em all. How about you focus on what already got, put the shiny Snake Man down, and leave him to his extremely busy life of roguish debauchery, mischief, and Barbie Horse Adventure?

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[amadmansshadow]

... Barbie, Snake Man?

[searchsnakes]

I play it for the deeply involved storyline and subtle social commentary.

[amadmansshadow]

[Line face, while the mun is laughing her ass off]

Ah, and here I thought it was because you like pretty pretty horses.

[searchsnakes]

Please, Shadow, I'm an intellectual. All my interests are rooted entirely in a need for philosophical contemplation.

...Philosophical contemplation, and pretty pretty horses.

[amadmansshadow]

And playing dress-up, don't forget that.

[searchsnakes]

Is there something wrong with playing dress-up, Shadow?

[amadmansshadow]

Only when you do it.

[searchsnakes]

You're a cruel one! You could hurt a few feelings with words like that, if you're not careful. What, am I not pretty enough for you?

[amadmansshadow]

Why Snake Man, are you hitting on me?

And really frills seem more like Gemini Man's thing, is what I mean.

[searchsnakes]

Guess that depends on whether or not I'm pretty enough, doesn't it?

...Though the idea of Gemini in frills is a pretty sure-fire moodkiller. I'm going to go ahead and lock that mental image away in a dark, dusty corner of my mind until I need a new way to make him squirm.

[amadmansshadow]

Define "pretty".

That was the plan, although I imagine bringing it up to him may just send him off into a tirade about how frills do not suit him at all.

[searchsnakes]

Touché. I'm not sure whether your playful side delights me or breaks my delicate, maidenly heart in two.

[Actually, let's just... give Snake a second, here. The thought of Gemini's inevitable hissy fit is one that warrants savouring.]

...You know what? Upon careful consideration, I think this sounds like a pretty worthwhile way to fill up an afternoon. Mental note to self: acquire cringe-worthy ballgown somewhere.

[amadmansshadow]

You have a maidenly heart?

[Shadow knows what works with his brothers since he is a creepy ninja stalker and such]

Just make sure that when you do it it is nowhere near Wily-dono, or you'll both be in trouble.

[searchsnakes]

A pure, innocent thing like me? Super maidenly.

[PFFT. He almost said that with a straight face, too.]

In trouble? Me? I appreciate the warning, but just take a moment to ask yourself if I'm ever not in trouble. Doc Wily could use a little more comic relief in his life anyway, don't you think?

[amadmansshadow]

Oh yes, I forgot.

[And he somehow manages to reply with a straight face.]

No, not really. I would hate to have to spend too much time calming him down due to your shenanigans.

[searchsnakes]

Hate to say it, Shadow, but Doc Wily having his trousers in a twist is kind of a universal constant. Sometimes I kinda think he just gets mad because he likes being mad, y'know?

[amadmansshadow]

While that may be true, wouldn't it be better if it wasn't directed at yourself, Snake?

[searchsnakes]

Well, I could always blame my lovable antics on somebody else. There's no shortage of suckers around the fortress, that's for sure.

[amadmansshadow]

Wily-dono isn't an idiot, Snake.

[searchsnakes]

[He made a robot out of wood, Shadow. He made Bubble Man, Shadow.

Still he is wise enough to program absolute loyalty into Snakeycakes, so there's that, at least. Snake certainly won't be pointing out any evidence that Wily may actually be an idiot.]

...Yeah, I know. I just can't help myself though, you know? If I played by the rules all the time, I'd go stir-crazy.

[amadmansshadow]

[Hey now, Wood Man is a pretty cool guy. eh's frands with Shadow an not afraid of anything.]

Point. But there are some rules you should keep in mind, even if you refuse to follow them, Snake.

[searchsnakes]

And which rules would that be? With that many robots running around, life in the fortress is barely-contained chaos at best.

[amadmansshadow]

[No Snake, no. Shadow will list off every rule ever that he knows Wily has either said outloud or written down or quite possibly hasn't actually made into a rule yet, including the ones that all the RMs already know about.

And that may take a long long time. That and the mun has no idea what kind of rules they'd be]

Depends, do you want them alphabetically or the ones that would apply to you only?

[searchsnakes]

Rhetorical question, Shadow. Let's just assume that all of them can be lumped into "no fun allowed" and leave it at that, alright?

[amadmansshadow]

Except not all of them can be listed as that, Snake. But if that's what you want...

[searchsnakes]

Maybe not from your point of view, but from where I'm standing, rules were made for breaking. Wouldn't be much of a snake if I always played it fair, would I?

[amadmansshadow]

Actually the vast majority of the rules do not apply to me. [Cause yanno, he's such a suck up to Wily and such.]

And Snake, when have any of us played fair?

[searchsnakes]

And I just pretend they don't apply to me either. Works out about the same, more or less, except I spend a little less time ass-kissing.

Hey, some of us play fair. ...The exceptionally dense ones, mostly, but it's the principle that counts.

[amadmansshadow]

Ass-kissing?

[pffft.]

The only one that comes to mind when you say that is Hard Man.

[searchsnakes]

Hey, I'm not here to judge. Getting the right people on your side ain't exactly a bad skill to have.

...Yyyeah, Hard Man's pretty much the textbook example. Everyone's got their own little set of rules deep down, though, Shadow. It's just a matter of figuring them out, then using them to your advantage.

[amadmansshadow]

That may work for you, Snake, but not all of us are as... unique as you.

[searchsnakes]

Fair enough. It takes hard work to be this morally reprehesible.

[amadmansshadow]

Hard work, or hardly working Snake?

[searchsnakes]

I guess an awful lot of my irrepressible snakiness does just come naturally. Whether that's a good thing or not's still up for debate.

[scissorpuns]

...You Wilybots are a weird bunch.

[searchsnakes]

I prefer to think of myself as lovably eccentric.

[cueexplosion]

Quite the, ah, interestin' taste in games there, guy.

[searchsnakes]

I pride myself on being very family-friendly. Only the most wholesome of entertainment will suffice, of course.

[cueexplosion]

Uh-huh. Suuuuuure.

[searchsnakes]

Why, is that a note of doubt I detect in your voice? I'd almost be offended, if it weren't so utterly and completely justified.

[cueexplosion]

Well, pardon me if I ain't exactly convinced about a Wilybot being family-friendly.