For me, um... If I was playing with someone, and they started playing mean, I would take that as a sign that they don't really want to play anymore. Maybe there's new rules, but I would be worried about what's going to happen the next time they get sick of it.
That's um, just what I would think. I'd worry, but— quitting and playing harder aren't the only two options. I don't always stop playing with people because I fought with them once. When they cool down, sometimes they don't want the rules to be so high-stakes anymore either.
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...Thanks, Muffin. I like knowing your perspective on these things. I feel I really do understand you a little bit better now.
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That's um, just what I would think. I'd worry, but— quitting and playing harder aren't the only two options. I don't always stop playing with people because I fought with them once. When they cool down, sometimes they don't want the rules to be so high-stakes anymore either.
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A signal, then?
"Gloves on, gloves off?"
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Don't break rules on each other, negotiate them. Let each other disengage when you're not having fun anymore. Take breaks.
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[ gently. chinlifts Muffin to look him in the eyes. ]
...tell me when I play too hard, okay~?
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I will.
…You haven’t so far. For the record.
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[ leans in.. very lightly brushes his lips on Muffin's forehead...
before he swans off toward the lakeside~
...right after he's "snuck" the skeletal leaf behind Muffin's ear. ]
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Quetzal?
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one gets the impression that his tail is probably swishing playfully, right now. ]
Hm~?
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[he had like five questions but they’ve disappeared]
Me too. —both things.