FOR MALIK

[duranduel]

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[godcards]

[ hey what the fuck. malik kind of... smirks. it's hard to give an honest smile, but look. ]

That means you have to stay alive too, so don't disappoint me.

[duranduel]

[He thinks, before raising his hot chocolate with his pinky outstretched. His other hand is kind of useless at the moment.]

It's a pinky promise that I'll do my best to stick around. Good as anything here, really.

[godcards]

[ malik just kind of. stares. he's never done a pinky promise before wtf is this. ]

[duranduel]

[Also stares back.]

You hook your pinky with mine, and we shake.

[godcards]

...Oh.

[ awkwardly... doing that. yeah! pinky promise! ]

[duranduel]

Nice. There you go. It's a promise.

[And he lowers it with a nod.]

You know, with your thoughts about not wanting to get connected to people...I think you're not that bad.

[godcards]

Hm. I don't think the story is going to like that you said that.

[duranduel]

[A pause...and then he frowns.]

You're the worst person I've ever met in my life.

[There's no feeling behind this.]

[godcards]

[ oh come on. ]

Wow, you're really bad at lying.

[ also flat.







then he lets out one (1) little hyena giggle. ]

[duranduel]

Ah, I tried.

[......]

[And just staring at him.]

Really, what is that noise? Is that a laugh?

[godcards]

[ he has to cover his mouth to stop the giggling. also he's only the second person to ask so he's a little embarrassed by it?? ]

I don't know, it's been happening all week. I thought it was a curse, but nobody else is doing it, and unlike all the other times I was cursed, I'm aware of it...

[duranduel]

[He doesn't seem to notice the embarrassment, just letting out a snort.]

A weird curse to give you a weird laugh? Maybe your laugh has changed. You have to live with that now. Sorry for you.

[He's....joking(?)]

[godcards]

[ frowning again. ] No, that's not right. These are never permanent-- so, I just have to wait for it to... wear off...

[ god what if it IS permanent tho. he trails off as the thought overtakes him. ]

[duranduel]

[Squinting at his face for a moment.]

You look...mad? Or worried. Don't be. If that's your laugh, then, well. It's funny. And may make other people laugh with you. So that's good, right?

[godcards]

I think you mean laugh at me. This isn't something I want to be remembered for.

[duranduel]

[He tilts his head.]

What do you want to be remembered for?

[godcards]

...That's not something I ever considered. It was never relevant.

[duranduel]

It's relevant now. You're the one who wrote memories on my arm to stick around.

[godcards]

I don't know. There's not really anything.

[ they were having a cute moment and now he's withdrawing :c sorry mandi ]

[duranduel]

...

[Mandricardo just seems to be vibing, though he's looking at the other's face, focused.]

Either way, I won't laugh at you. I'll laugh with you. Regardless of what your laugh is.

[godcards]

[ the vibes might be weird any other time (really, they should be this time considering what has happened today), but malik doesn't seem to mind it. ]

That's-- You're promising a lot.

[ STOP BEING NICE TO HIM!!! STOP IT ]

[duranduel]

I think that's the best I can do for everyone else, since...I don't know what else I can do. So if it helps you, that's good.

[He would say "he's glad" but does he even know what that is? Haha.]

[godcards]

I have a feeling that even if I didn't accept it, you'd do it anyway.

[ A HUFF but he's not that serious about it. maybe. ]

[duranduel]

[He huffs, smirking slightly.]

Yeah. I think I'm stubborn like that?

[godcards]

I don't see why you're having such issues with your confidence when you're like this.