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( open post | active ) your turn to die: rio ranger

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thank god the balance is fixed
( maybe it's the jingle of his skull chain, or maybe it's just his heavy steps that aren't heavy, but to be stopped before he can commit a crime has him slightly disappointed. that's the things with ais, they record, become adjusted to daily life, and then know everything about you, and komaeda finds that a little unfair, and so he tries to do something new every time. sometimes ranger pushes him away, other times, komaeda manages to brute force his way in and hope that the other doesn't send him away.
well, he's ready to fix that problem as he walks behind ranger, and he drops a certain something on the tablet he's playing on, wondering if this would be able to warn him when he's done bad. the cards do a job, but they never really express what ranger's thinking because he plays with them to throw everyone off, but the octopus only has two expression — happy and mad. )
How do you feel if I slipped in too, you'd be...?
( this is where he's waiting for him to keep the octopus on the happy side, because when he asks, he doesn't give the other any time as he grips the edge of the blanket, and he's going to make his attempt to go under as well. as long as he doesn't see it go the opposite side of the octopus, then that means he's done good. )
noooo that octopus is so cute i'm dying
[ Though Komaeda's not the first one to call it such. It isn't quite fair when every little sound and vibration is enough to tip him off. Komaeda was one of the people whose paces and small little tells he knew best, and he's more comfortable around him than most for that reason alone. There's a hint of a frown as the screen is suddenly obstructed. He sets the tablet down on his lap before lifting it up, tilting his head to each side and flipping it over.
He wants to point out that the other could just listen, but then, he's learned over time that clarity is something that he needs to work on. It's difficult after spending so much time around people who intuitively understood him. But though he couldn't do that, Komaeda is both better at reading him and puts forth more effort than the majority. So, his efforts are rewarded. After turning it over a few times, he answers the question by setting it down on top off the tablet with the happy side up. Not that it matters, given that he's already diving under it. But... Ranger doesn't dislike that. ]
... I don't mind.
[ He lifts up the cheerful, open-mouthed grin that doesn't quite match the direct tone. But he does lean just slightly toward Komaeda - he'll let him cling if he wants to today. ]
Sheesh... Is it really that hard to tell?
[ It is, of course, and he knows it, but - well, it doesn't make it any less annoying. ]
please i love it so much how ppl hard at communicating communicates
Hm? No, you can use your cards, and you're still the same Ranger-kun I've met, but maybe it'll help others understand you better, too.
( call this the third way to figure out what the other feels, and what irritates him, besides it only has two emotions, and the other will have to really choose how he feels at the time. it puts a new wrench in their playing field, the other could use a face card for one expression, and then have the octopus another, but there's something endearing about if ranger does commit to using it. )
And don't say things like you'd rather they not, you're not allowed to be a pessimist with me. ( the only one who can be is the cat that's with them, and while ranger can also be a feline underneath the blanket, komaeda takes his spot as a third as his eyes look up to lock eyes with him for a moment, before squeezing tighter. )
The more you're able to bond with people, the better I can experience your hope!
i'm tempted to get one just to up my communication skills
[ Ranger considers the words being spoke to him as he looks down at Komaeda. Perhaps it was because it happened so often, but having Komaeda close like this was beginning to feel more natural than not. He's surprised to find that there's something comforting about the feeling of his partner's arms wrapped around his waist... Really, maybe he had made this with a third cat in mind.
Ranger places a hand on Komaeda's head with a little pat. Compared to his partner, Ranger would show his affection with small touches which, despite no doubt having all the implicit knowledge on how it worked, he seemed to have no idea what to do with. But these small gestures were more than anyone else could manage to pull from him. ]
It's the opposite. It'd be nice if people stopped reading into everything. [ A particular problem when you were hard to read, others made a game of dissecting your behaviors. ] Okay, I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes. And you're gonna listen when I use this one too, right?
[ And not keep up the bad behavior when it's flipped over? He seems dubious. ]
which color are you going to get I WANT ALL OF THEMMMM especially the satan one
...Huh? Isn't that unfair, you can look at everyone and basically gauge their actions. ( ranger has capabilities beyond a human despite was created to be human — they have faults, and ranger has a few, but corrupted data is just scientific way to say dementia if anything happens to him. luckily he has friends who are willing to tamper with what's wrong to make it right again, and komaeda's here as moral and hope support. as long as hope can be found, he's always there, which sounds cliche, but it's true that he can find hope anywhere as long as his senses allow him to. )
Hm. ( he looks at the octopus that's sitting on the tablet, does he really have to listen? he should be able to do whatever he wants — or so he thought, but by word of god, the white cat has moved to sit on komaeda's back, and now he's trapped in place. it's fine, that also means, he's trapped ranger in place as well, and so it's a domino effect of what he likes all in one. )
Are you going to make rules along with it...? All it'll tell me is how you feel about something, do you want sweets if you're angry?
SAMMEEE i might get the cute lil black/gray one, very cute and spoop
It isn't. [ It isn't because he says so, though he supposes that's true enough. He has all the mechanics to form human expressions, but no real ability to utilize him. The few that he can manage are as muted as his other behaviors, only full of pep and energy when he artificially creates it. Humans weren't designed to read someone like him. But he was designed to read and respond to humans. So he says that, and then concedes: ] Eh, maybe a little.
[ But he's still happy when Komaeda manages to pick up on it, or at least as close to happiness as he ever gets. ]
Huh? Why sweets? I don't eat. [ Komaeda should be used to this kind of literal answer by now. He huffs, switching to the ice cream cone. ] When somebody gets ticked off, you're supposed to stop doing whatever stupid thing you're doing.
then it'll be halloween at your house all the time... wait you're onto sumn...
Not even... ( ... ) ...data chips?
( he deserves to be hit for it, and he's expecting it, but he makes it his goal to hurry after, looking back to the octopus. the happy expression is enough to tell him that ranger's satisfied at the moment, and he doesn't have to bend his neck and look up at the card, and then apply his tone. this should make thing even more harder to understand between them, but he feels that it'll be a fun addition to their lives so far. )
While that's true... how am I to know, when using this, you aren't allowed to tell me, but have me reflect on my actions.
( and when komaeda thinks about what he does, he never does anything wrong, and does good for everything. so using the octopus against him might be a double edged sword. he hums softly, now allowing his cheek to sink into ranger's lap as he relishes in the warmth of his body. after, he closes his eyes in thought of just finding this octopus laying around in various areas, and flipped as one of the two emotions. )
yes halloween all day every day... the only holiday i need truly
Data isn't edible, [ He finally clarifies, seeming to have concluded that it was a serious question, no doubt because somebody had asked something equally stupid in earnest before, and having presumably decided based on the initial question that Komaeda had a gross misunderstanding of how dolls worked. The suggestion that's given next takes a little more thought. It seems dangerous to leave this person to reflect on their actions by themselves, but then, perhaps it didn't matter. Komaeda was inclined to do as he wished, just as Ranger was. ]
Sure. I'll trust you to figure it out on your own. You oughta be able to at least do that much, seeing as we're partners and all.
what about christmas i think hes also ready for christmas...
Really!?
( like he's excited to be left alone to his own thoughts, and he even jolts his head up like he really needs to look at ranger to make sure he meant what he said. the feline jumps too, scared from the sudden movement, and with her tail it comes down onto komaeda head, the tips of it in his face, and he lifts one hand to try and push it away. he deserves that, which he's guessing means for him to shut up and stop moving. blowing his breath, he tries to force the feline to remove their tail too, but that doesn't seem to be working out in his favor either. )
Then you have to keep it with you all the time, if it isn't on your person... I'm allowed to do whatever I want to you.
( deal? deal. of course, it sounds suggestive when he says it, but his true intentions? hm. )
okay yes christmas too please give him that he would love it
He catches the suggestion in that tone, but doesn't believe it for even a second. If he wasn't thinking of something far stranger than it would suggest now, he has no doubt that he would at the time. He has the distinct feeling, too, that no amount of refusing to agree would keep him from later claiming that it was the deal all along.
So rather than try and fight the tide, he instead asks: ]
And just what are you gonna do if you can do "whatever you want?" I thought you just did that anyway.
[ ... That excitement of his really is worrying. ]
NOOO it should be white and red and have little stars on it and christmas lights
Hm? Well, I'll take your face cards so they aren't in the way when I kiss you.
( that's the first thing that comes to mind, especially when the other is so protective of the ones he's madde so far, especially the new ones. ) And when I pull you into my lap, you can't leave, not even if Chidouin-san's life was on the line. ( his hold onto ranger is tighter as he lifts these requests off, which means if komaeda asks for it, the other should down, and let whatever happens... happens. it's a push, but that's how hope is born for the latter, and as for the former, he doesn't feel selfish because it's a rule that the other has to abide by. )
It's hard when you can fight back, so we'll render your attempts futile! So listen to me, and don't try to stop whatever I'm up to, okay?
( should be a good reason to keep the octopus on him. )
ON NO THAT'S CUTE HE'D BE SO HAPPY... he has a cute lil gift for komaeda and everything too
Really, he'd expected it'd be something weird, but that's... ]
Wh-what!? That's... [ He's learning that he can feel the emotion of embarrassment, congratulations on your accomplishment Komaeda. ] You're joking, right? That's...
[ He doesn't know that that is but his blush sure is intensifying by the second just thinking about it. ]
NOOOOOOOO THATS SO CUTE not our christmas thread next, is the present murder?
...Hm, do away with it one day, and find out.
( though that means ranger would be interested in the concept of it, that he'd probably want to... see it in action, that's what komaeda thinks. )
Hey, Ranger-kun...? ( he lifts up properly, his attempt to place his hands on the other's shoulder despite the feline rolling down his back into a soft ball of the cover behind him, and since they're already on the floor...
...
...
komaeda attempts to push ranger onto his back since maybe he caught him off guard. )
Would you want me to kiss you?
NO HE PROMISED SARA HE WOULDN'T MURDER and he doesn't know how to hope murder so u gotta settle
Ranger starts to open his mouth to say that he won't be doing that, but before he can the feelings of a pair of hands on his shoulders freezes him in place, and before he can even properly process that he's being pushed down. Komaeda's luck procs, and he's too startled to react properly, cards scattering on the floor next to and behind him.
He looks away, hand turning as he looks to grab one of them - really, any of them at this point. ]
H-huh!? I... I don't...
[ His voice comes out as a tiny squeak, a far cry from both the dramatics and the flat, unemotional tones that he alternated between. The answer is obvious, of course: He doesn't know. Ranger wasn't adept at matters not recorded into his database to begin with, much less romantic affairs. That was something a human would develop preferences on organically, and so Ranger had been left to do so as well.
But he has that slightly puzzled look, now mixed with a healthy dose of embarrassment, that always signifies that he's looking for data that's not there. ]
JUST TEACH HIM HOPE!!! komaeda will work hard just watch
( because he's at a lack of words, doesn't have anything to say that tells komaeda to back off. actually, he's breaking his own rules because he can't do what he want, but he can do whatever he wants when he has no sense of person space. this is a prize, he thinks, pinning ranger down to see his flustered face, but komaeda won't do anything to questionable, or breach his preferences — the other had been with safalin so long, maybe he's straight.
oh, that's always an idea, and he thinks on it since they were attached to the hip as the other made them sound. )
I won't take your first kiss!
( it's an appealing idea, but that's just to be cruel, and while komaeda's not evil — he's a studious, thoughtful, and self-righteous and that's why he acts without any discretion or regards for anyone's feelings. playfully, he lifts a finger to tap ranger's nose before lifting up off the other, sitting properly to bring the cat into his lap. )
What are you working on? ( he focuses on the pda now, but there's only so much he can see with the octopus in the way. )
he's starting to at least learn the definition kind of
Though he can't quite understand why it had shaken him so much now, just that once it had his systems went through all the normal reactions that a human might when confronted with something embarrassing. He manages to locate the curved, embarrassed frown card and covers his expression with it. It doesn't seem to him that whether it was the first or the fifth would matter, but he does have the distinct sense that he's being made fun of for reasons that he can't quite understand.
He pushes himself up, still not quite making eye contact. ]
Then don't joke about it.
[ Seriously, what was the point of that? He shakes his head. As for what he's working on, well, it had been something but as of right now - ]
Leaving.
[ To that end, he's pushing the button to flick the PDA's screen off and moving to put that octopus away. You gave him too many scritches, Komaeda. ]
Once he kills someone it'll be defined in bloodshed
( there's no tricks, but because of his actions, he has missed out on keeping the other so close, and perhaps he shouldn't have teased so much. besides, with the plush still around, the things komaeda spoke served as a warning, a general statement that he needed his partner to understand. )
If you hated it... you can flip it to the angry side so I understand that it caused you displeasure. I'm not really considerate, you know.
( he frowns deeply, but this doesn't upset him, he's far too removed to care, and this humors him greatly. when the other can react, it is a sight to see, those red cheeks, that blank expression. ah, he thought that maybe he found a spot to make the other react more violently.
...
his frown shifts to a warm smile as he looks towards the other. )
I'll miss you.
fine if it'll make komaeda happy he'll kill somebody on christmas
Sheesh... You always make it sound like I'm leaving forever.
[ He switches the mask to the ice cream cone as he says that. Really, just why did it embarrass him so much...? He's not sure. That's never happened before. ]
I didn't agree to this, so I'm not letting you do any of that whether or not I have it.
ok so kill them and use their organs on the christmas tree and then itll be a GOOD christmas
Now now... aren't you? When isn't Ranger-kun hellbent on leaving when I do something?
( with his hands lifted up, his prosthetic whirrs softly with every movement, and then they settle back into the seat of his lap as he stares at the ice cream expression. now he sees that plus the octopus, so he has to figure out how to handle that accordingly. it's a shame though, hearing that the other is rejecting that little game of theirs, especially when no one would know about it, and it'd be just them. )
You're upset... hm, so now I have to do something to make you happy...
( he sighs sadly, how unfortunate, and when he thought he could breach the system of the other's code. ) When I make you happy, you have to turn it back to the other side, okay?
yes they'll have a very merry yogen christmas
When you're behaving.
[ Granted that's not very often, even with Ranger's rather loose definition of "behaving," but it was nice when he did. Even when he threatened to leave, though, Ranger was easily held back. ]
Sure. Once you've made me happy, I'll flip it back over.
[ He flips to the cheerful, open-mouthed grin. Komaeda was so strange, but... Well, he's already over it, and he doesn't really want to wait and see what he'll do to try and improve the situation. He taps the PDA. ]
You wanted to know what I was working on, right?
as long as ranger makes komaeda one of the bodies
( curious because komaeda's tried so many times with the hacking gun, but it beeps, alerting the owner of what he's up to. for it being 1999, the fact that technology isn't easily breakable here does concern him some, but perhaps ranger has a better hand at it considering this being part of his craft? as someone who deals with technology, komaeda trusts him enough to figure it out. )
...
( he's quiet now, watching him as he's trying to agree to the terms of being "good" so he can make him happy, and he wonders if ranger knows what makes him "happy" at the moment. the card he's wearing could be considered as happiness, but he has to wait for the octopus to burn back over properly. his eyes go back and forth between him and then the octopus, like he's trying to control ranger's hands with his eyes to fix it. if not, he'll stare at the pda in a more obedient fashion, but this is just for brownie points and nothing more. he leans to press his shoulder against the ai's own, and he glances down...
what's on it... )
too bad he won't, i guess he'll just have to settle for a cute gift
[ Judging by his tone, he's inclined to lean toward the latter, at least on most affairs. Normally sensitive information like that wouldn't be so casually handed out, or if it was, it would be meant to be broken into.
The screen shows what looks like a very rudimentary game - perhaps Minesweeper? ]
It's not that interesting. I've been trying to figure out the exact limitations on what you can put on here... I'm going to be upgrading the hardware soon, so might as well figure out where it's hurting most.
[ Also, he's bored. Here, you can have your treat now, puppy. There's something a little charming about watching him like this, and Ranger wonders if it's really that important. But he flips the octopus over all the same, seeming content with the effort. ]
STOPPPP komaeda is the cute gift (bleeding)
Are you interested in only games that uses the complexity of numbers?
( that would work in ranger's favor, after all, the being able to look at the screen, count away and hope to not click on an explosive. komaeda, however, clicks on the screen a few times to refresh the game because he wants something entirely random — they all are, but maybe he feels safer with this one than any of the others. it's like playing sudoku, or rattling one's brain when doing an extensive game of crossword. )
And what's the difficulty setting?
( he should have asked that first, because his finger is already hovering over a certain node that he wants to click. he won't change his mind, probably, but there is a chance that he jumped the gun without learning what sort of minesweeper the other created, because maybe rio ranger's version is unwinnable, or he's played by the rules, and made it simple for humans. in the end, komaeda would play the other's version if there was one. )
noooooooo it's his first Christmas be nice or else!!!!
They're easier for me to write, but they're kinda boring to play.
[ There was no point when he could generally solve them so quickly. Then again, most things did when you could pick them up in a fraction of the time that it would take a human. As for the difficulty... Hmm. ]
As for the difficulty, we'll, it should be winnable... I tried to make it so the average person could beat it.
[ He'd taken what he would do for the Floormasters and cut it down by a third - which was still probably a higher level than the average person, but certainly doable. ]
It's not really much of a game if it's unbeatable.
There's red in Christmas which can be blood we can improvise!!
Do you want to go next? We could play together, you can click eight more, and then return it to me.
( that way they can go back and forth, give them both equally something to do so that they don't grow bored. because when komaeda's offering the pda back, much to his surprise, to see the octopus flipped back over perfectly makes his heart slip a beat, but he doesn't say anything at all. he remains silent, eyes strictly on the pda, and not concerned about what's in the corner of his vision. )
A-And... ( well, he lost a bit of his composure from that, but he clears his throat as he leans a little more on ranger. ) We can snuggle, too, it's cold.
( but he's never complained about that before. )
yeah but it can't be the blood of anyone he likes
what about........................................... safalin if she ever appears
you know what............. i'll allow it
STOPPP NOT IF SHE APPS I HAVE TO TRY AND KILL HER FR
OK BUT LIKE WOULD KOMAEDA KILL HER 2 KEEP RANGER, IMPORTANT QUESTION
IT DEPENDS IF SHE'D BE A GOOD STEPPING STONE FOR RANGERS HOPE, DOES HE FEEL LIKE HE CAN MOVE ON IF
HE PROBALY DOESN'T BUT YOU KNOW ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT
NOOO NOT RANGER GOING TO WEAR SOME OF HER STUFF AFTER SHES DEAD
HE DOES TAKE HER HAT IN ONE OF THE SKETCHES JS
NOT HER HAT STOPPP WHY IS HE JUST ROBBING EVERYONE
HE'S A THIEF, HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED
WHEN DID HE STEAL
IN ONE OF THE RANDOM SKETCHES THAT'S SUPER DEPRESSING??? LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT MAKES U CRY