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Nemesis.

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[stakesthesame]

I uh--

... what even is carbo loading...

[unbr8kable]

It's like eating tons of pasta before a race for the stored energy. Gotta take the advantages you can get, right?

[stakesthesame]

I can't really do that sorta stuff anyway.

[unbr8kable]

You could get some better food than usual. If you wanted.

[stakesthesame]

... what, like burgundy lipstick instead of scarlet?

[unbr8kable]

Like.

[pauses, then]

...You like burgundy better?

[stakesthesame]

Mostly joking, it's about the same. Lipstick's lipstick.

[unbr8kable]

Oh. ...Sounds waxy, to be honest.

[stakesthesame]

Just takin' the color, not so much the stick itself.

What was your idea?

[unbr8kable]

You could drink my blood for a stat boost.

[stakesthesame]

[ flinches, a bit, clearly not expecting that. ]

-- I.

Uh.

[unbr8kable]

...I mean. I can't guarantee any performance enhancement, I ain't been juicing or nothing, but just guessing it's better than whatever shitty fruit punch at the combini...

[stakesthesame]

I-- No. No, no, I can't, I'll hurt you.

[unbr8kable]

I mean. So long as you don't take like. All of it, shouldn't be that big a deal. Piercing damage, and all.

[stakesthesame]

I promised I'd never bite you, not like that.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah, but... Just 'cause I think this is dumb don't mean I don't wanna do what I can to help. You don't gotta take it, but the option's there, okay?

[stakesthesame]

I don't-- know if it'd help anything anyway, and you shouldn't...

[ trails off, awkwardly, before starting again. ]

... you should be more careful, about... that kinda stuff.

[unbr8kable]

You're the one taking up the duel to the death. This's pretty low stakes on my end.

[stakesthesame]

[ ... well. just goes quiet and looks away, uneasy. ]

[unbr8kable]

[folds her arms, looks away]

...If you wanna do this, then I wanna do my best to give you an edge. That's all.

[stakesthesame]

I don't wanna-- go nuts and kill you by accident one day. Because it... tastes good, or something.

It's not like I haven't drank blood before but yours I've-- never more than a drop, by accident? And I try real hard not to cut you up cuz I don't want things to go weird...

[unbr8kable]

I'm pretty hard to kill. At least--like that, anyways. And if I asked you to stop, you would, right? So...I'm not afraid.

[stakesthesame]

I... don't know if I'd be able to, that's why...

[ trails off, shoulders sagging. ]

... I don't wanna hurt you. I don't need it. But... thanks. For trying to look out for me.

[unbr8kable]

I know you wouldn't take it unless you really needed it. So that's why I'm okay offering it to you. Just...just so you know.

[stakesthesame]

[ don't!! trust!!! monsters with that!!!!!!!! ]

... alright. Thanks, Kitty.