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how could i ever forget // outside the morning was cool and wet

[It's not often Ajax finds himself getting his head slammed down onto the hood of a car, least of all a cop car. Usually it's him doing the slamming.

But today the young man finds himself denting the hood, the sound of metal caving in under his head ringing in his ears. Not exactly the ideal situation he was hoping for, but he figured sooner or later he'd have a run in with the cops due to the sensitive nature of his profession, but that doesn't mean he has to like how inconsiderate they are with him as they cuff him and throw him in the back of the paddy wagon. Not that he was considerate to them when he was discovered, as evidenced by the blood all over his clothing and knuckles from the fight he'd gotten into with them. How he managed to avoid getting shot is beyond him- plenty of shots were fired, but that hadn't stopped him from knocking a few of them out.

It's just too bad he'd been instructed that he couldn't kill anyone, or else he'd of gotten out of there without being caught.

The lights of the police station are bright, almost too bright from the contrast of how dark it was outside. Ajax squints as he's dragged inside, held tightly by two cops who hurry him through the station, but not fast enough that he doesn't catch a glimpse of the secretary behind the desk as they come in. Pretty, blonde, looking like she'd rather be anywhere else. Gorgeous eyes, ones that catch his attention almost immediately as he's being shoved towards the back, shining with a radiance that captures him instantly. His eyes lock with hers, feeling something silent yet powerful surge through him from this tiny, insignificant interaction. He doesn't even have a moment to think further on it, before he's so rudely interrupted.

Get moving.

The curt voice of the bigger cop on his right cuts through the moment, anger welling up in Ajax's chest and something dark stirs in his core. If he wasn't cuffed and being restrained, he'd turn that guy's face into a new work of art, something so abstract some insane art collector would gladly pay millions for it.

No sooner had Ajax been ushered in, he disappears from sight as he's taken back into an interrogation room, the mysterious blonde no longer in his sights, now getting shoved into a corner of a room.]

What's with this? Don't you even have the courtesy of giving me a chair to sit in, at least?

[From outside of the room, muffled noises of a scuffle as the cops lay into Ajax can be heard, the loudest of which is a thud of a body slamming into a wall, accompanied by a groan from the ginger kid. Though little do any of them know, their real problems haven't arrived just yet, waking from their slumber right outside of the city...]

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[ Truthfully, she can find other ways to make fun of him that don't involve asking questions but she'll keep that thought to herself for the time being. Now that he's getting serious, she can't afford to lose to this newbie.

Kirby's percentage is rising a little too high for her liking. This might be a practice round but her pride is at stake, especially not when he looks way too proud of himself for his own good.

As luck would have it, her savior drops from the sky, in the form of a white paper fan. ]

Oh yeah? You better take your own advice.

[ She controls Kirby to float up in the air to grab the fan. As soon as she gets ahold of it, her character dashes down to give Pikachu a good smack. ]

Here's another tip for you, newbie. Try to grab items as they fall from they sky, they can be a game changer.

[He sees the item on the screen too, and he tries to jump up to grab it, but he doesn't really understand the mechanics of how any of this works in practice yet and fails spectacularly. Kirby comes down and hits his poor character, returning the previous blow back to him and knocking Pikachu back a few feet. It puts Ajax in battle mode- even if he isn't sure of what he's doing.]

Alright, then, thanks for the advice- you better hope I don't get a good item the next time one comes down. Let's go for real now!

[And he's ready to back his words up with action, directing Pikachu to start to move towards Kirby...except he doesn't know how to make Pikachu dash so it's just normal running at Kirby. To top it off, he doesn't even manage to hit either of the attack buttons, instead hitting the jump button on accident and sending Pikachu directly over Kirby's head...]

[ Here he comes! As Yoimiya braces for some kind of counterattack, Pikachu just...... flies past Kirby's head. It's a good thing she's holding onto the controller because she probably would have doubled over with laughter. There's a part of her that almost feels bad about challenging him to Super Smash Bros, it kind of feels like taking candy from a baby.

Almost. She'll justify this easy win as payback for not taking poor Hanabi seriously. ]

What happened to [ She clears her throat and attempts to do her best impersonation of Ajax's voice. ] because after I learn how to play, you'll never win again.

[ It's not a very good impersonation at all because her cute, high-pitched voice can only go so deep. ]

If you're trying to dash, flick the analog stick in the direction you want to run. And remember, you press A to attack. X is jump.

[Oh, shoot. He definitely hit the wrong button, he meant to attack and accidentally hit jump. He's lucky she doesn't punish him for it, instead opting to do a little mocking instead. Ajax turns his mouth up at his own mistake, huffing a little as his character lands and he repositions himself.]

See, if you still have to give me tips, I haven't learned how to play yet. You can cut it out with the squeaky impression there.

[He waves his hand dismissively at her, determined to figure this out as quickly as possible so he can get himself a dub on one of these fights. He's already resigned that he will most likely lose quite a few before he really gets used to it, but he won't be a loser forever!

But he does take the advice, making Pikachu dash at Kirby, when he hits his special button right as he's getting near Kirby, resulting in the spinning electric headbutt move- which surprises Ajax completely. He wasn't expecting that at all.]

Oh! What did I just do?

[ In one ear and out the other it goes. More impressions? Got it! When it comes to Yoimiya, she's great at doing the opposite. She's already plotting all sorts of squeaky impersonations of Ajax.

But in a surprise twist, he actually manages to shut her up for a brief moment as Pikachu nearly headbutts Kirby off the ledge. She's quick to react by controlling her pink blob to puff up like a balloon and land right back on the platform but, oh boy, seeing Kirby's percentage go up is an eye-opener, a reminder that she should not underestimate Ajax. ]

Hey, not bad at all! Looks like you're slowly learning the ropes.

[ Even though she knows she cannot underestimate him, she still can't help but want to poke fun at him. Shittalking him and riling each other's competitive sides is such stupid fun. ]

I believe you did Pikachu's special dash attack. It can be a pretty nasty move in the right circumstances... like just now! You kinda caught me off guard with that.

[He looks pretty proud of himself. It feels like he unlocked a secret weapon, and in some ways he's not wrong. But he still has a long way to go, and no one is more cognizant of this than Ajax himself.

He didn't think that he'd be able to knock her off the platform just yet, as it's becoming more increasingly obvious that this is the goal of the game. But now he knows what else Kirby can do to get back on the platform. That's a good start.]

Ahhhhh...I think I'm starting to get it. If I stand still it does one attack, if I dash it does another...and if I press backwards...

[He starts muttering to himself as he tests out his theories, slowly going through all the motions of forward, up, down, and backward while pressing buttons.]

Oh, you're in trouble now. I never would have thought so many combinations were possible, and I'm going to practice them all on you until I win one or you pass out from exhaustion on the couch.

[ Oh gods, if she wasn't determined to kick his butt, she'd be laughing at how serious he sounds while muttering theories to himself about Super Smash Bros. Does Ajax realize how unintentionally funny he is? She makes a note to point it out to him after they've had their match. Or to be more precise, after she's kicked his butt. ♥ ]

Right, right. You can mutter to yourself and practice all you want because, at the end of the day, I'm still leagues ahead of you in Super Smash Bros. Even if we're trapped on this couch for a week, I'm determined to make sure you don't ever beat me.

[ And now that the practice round is over, it's time for Yoimiya to get a little more serious. She immediately goes on the offense as Kirby kicks Pikachu in the air and suddenly, whips out a hammer to slam down onto the poor rodent. ]

I'll show you that you still have a lot to learn.

[Wowowowow. She's pretty bold to say that to him straight to his face. He turns his mouth up at her, but before he knows it, she's comboing him right into the ground with one of Kirby's moves. He gasps in surprise, not having expected her to go and do that so quickly after taunting him.]

Hey! I wasn't ready. That wasn't very honorable, Yoimiya.

[Now all fired up all over again, he starts going at her, jumping around like a crazy person while hitting attack buttons with almost no rhyme or reason. He still doesn't really know what he's doing, trying to headbutt Yoimiya or charge attack her without much rhyme or reason as he's learning how his fingers are supposed to hit buttons to do certain things.]

Can't hit me if you don't know what I'm doing next~

[Though this isn't very true at all..]

[ Since when has he been known to preach righteousness? But she'll keep that thought to herself, she's got a game to win, after all!

At this rate, he might actually pull off an upset......... due to her nearly doubling over on the couch from laughter at how all over the place his attacks are. Can't hit me if you don't know what I'm doing next~ those are the words of a man who has absolutely no idea what he's doing. Yoimiya is forced to bite down her laughter as she sneaks glances at him, he looks like he's pressing random buttons on her end. Welp, he's getting a few hits off her, even coming dangerously close to knocking Kirby off the ledge with that headbutt so it seems to be working. ]

More like, I think you don't know what you plan to do next.

[ OOOOOOOOOH No, it's not that great of a roast, Yoimiya. Suddenly, from the sky emerges the most coveted powerup of all; the smash ball. ]

Alright newbie, I'll give you one last lesson before I crush you for good. You see that big ball of energy in the sky? That's a smash ball and whoever destroys it first gets to unleash their ultimate move. Last one to the smash ball is a loser~!

[ Yoimiya furiously begins tapping away at her joycon to control Kirby to fly upwards, she's determined to get her ultimate move because god knows it'd be embarrassing to lose to a guy who mixes up the jump and attack button. ]

[She's hit the nail on the head- he has absolutely no idea what to do, but he's learning. He's learning that if he dashes and presses a certain button, he can do a dash headbutt, and he can do it in midair too. No down airs or up airs yet on his part, but he's figuring out that direction of the stick matters very quickly. With every moment, Ajax feels more confident in what he's doing even if he can't string anything together at all, but all that confidence is about to go out the window when he sees the flashing ball coming down.]

Ha! Don't think you can get to it so easy!

[He makes Pikachu jump, and then jump again, trying to get to a platform higher up so he can try to get to the ball...

...but fails, missing the platform and falling back down, giving Yoimiya ample time to get to the smash ball long before he could ever dream of it. He looks on in abject horror, knowing that he wouldn't get there in time, and not knowing what comes next after someone gets it.

Oh no, he thinks to himself. This might be the end of this match.]

[ Oh gods, there's a brief second where Yoimiya thinks he might actually beat her to the coveted smash ball. She furiously presses buttons to make Kirby float higher and higher, but Pikachu's jumps are proving to be quite fast. She feels a bead of sweat dripping down the back of her neck as Ajax makes the next jump....

only to completely miss and fall all the way down. Yoimiya takes absolute glee at the horror painting Ajax's face, laughing like an evil villain as she takes his hopes and dreams away from him. ]

Hahahaha!! Are you watching, Hanabi? This is for you! Yoikirby.... slice, and dice!

[ Yoikirby???? After taking the prize, Kirby glows and transforms into a giant version of himself with a hat and a hugeass sword. The little pink creature dices at poor Pikachu, leaving a rainbow trail in its path with every slice. ]

[If it weren't for the fact that Yoimiya got the smash ball and is about to beat his sorry ass with it in this game, he'd make fun of her a little for calling out some frivolous and dorky attack move or something. But he doesn't even get the chance as Kirby transforms and scores slice after slice on Pikachu, making him bounce between the environment violently until his percentage goes so high that the next bounce is sending him ricocheting off of a surface and into the sun. Ajax's jaw drops as his character is horrifically beaten in a flash of white and a BOOM as it's flung off the stage, silence filling the air for a moment before his character comes back down on a temporary, floating platform.]

What just happened...?

[He's dumbfounded, like he was doing just fine and all of a sudden this item comes down and he loses just because he doesn't get to it in time. Not one to back down from a challenge, he isn't quick to cry foul since that was part of the game and it looks like he'll need to figure out how to win despite that kind of power up being available, but still...]

I can't believe they would add something so powerful that it can turn the tide of the battle just like that.

[ As much as she feels sorry for Pikachu, the dumbfounded look on Ajax's face is everything. There's something so morbidly satisfying about Ajax's jaw-dropping at the realization of his victory getting snatched right before his very eyes he watches the horrifying scene of his yellow rodent flying all over the place. It's great and Yoimiya is living her best life now that she's gotten revenge on Hanabi's behalf.

She even makes a show of turning around to give her beloved fish a thumbs-up. And what does Hanabi make of all this? She...... swims around in her tank. Yeah, the fish is absolutely celebrating Ajax's loss. Yup. ]

Oh please, there was no tide to be turned. From the moment you stepped into the ring, you had no hopes of beating me.

[ She shoots him the most smarmy, smug grin imaginable. Better watch out, Ajax. This girl needs to be knocked down a peg or two or else you'll never hear the end of it. ]

Might not be fair but that's how it is in Super Smash Bros! It's not your typical fighting game. You need to take advantage of both the environment and the items that fall from the sky. You can't just rely on brute force and attacks to win, sometimes you have to play dirty.

[Look at this smarmy woman sitting next to him! Ajax gets all huffy at her now, folding his arms over his chest as he glares at her. Thumbsing up the fish as if it actually cares about any of this at all, he can't believe this...]

Hah! And you think playing dirty is worthy of celebration? Only cowards rely on contemptible and unscrupulous methods to win. Had the battle continued without such an interruption, who knows what the outcome would have been?

[He's a little butthurt it's true, but only cuz she wiped it in his face a little bit. And there is just something about the smash ball that gets up his butt a little bit, since it seems you can win just by getting it without any show of skill whatsoever.]

I bet you couldn't beat me without those items.

[And in all of his bratty pettiness, he sticks his tongue out at her- thpppppppppppppppppppp.]

[ How delicious. Yoimiya is absolutely slurping up every bit of Ajax's petulant attitude. He sounds like the biggest sore loser and she's having a blast hearing him come up with every reason in the book why she doesn't deserve the win. ]

Get a load of this guy, Hanabi. Sounds like we have a sore loser in the house, don't we?

[ As per usual, Hanabi continues to totally get involved, by swimming in her tank without a care in the world. If she could have a reaction, she'd be rolling her fish eyes at how childish both of them are acting and instead of playing that stupid game, they should be paying attention to her, the all-mighty Queen of the apartment. It's Hanabi's world and we're all just living in it.

But alas, the woes of a fish unable to voice her opinion.

AND JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE, Yoimiya also gives him a nasty raspberry— BLEEEEEEEEEH and to add insult to injury, she even pulls one of her eyelids down as a declaration of war. ]

You're only saying that because you don't know how to use those items. [ a beat ] Stinky Smelly Ajax.

[Using her fish to call him names and act like it wasn't practically cheating, the nerve. Hanabi didn't ask to get involved in their fight, maybe he should protect her honor by making Yoimiya pay for her words. Ajax's face scrunches up in offense to her own face. That's it. It's on. This fight will go on outside of the game too now!]

I shouldn't have to use them. They're a handicap for less skilled players, and you know it.

[He leans forward to put his face right in hers, mouth upturned.]

Big Bratty Yoimiya.

[ Big Bratty Yoimiya? Rude. And he even has the audacity to get in her bubble and stick his face right in hers. Ooooh, she ain't about to take that one sitting down. No sir.

She furrows her eyebrows, discarding the joycon so she can return his challenge by sticking her right up in his. If he wants a fight outside of the game, a fight he shall receive. Their faces are so close that their noses are practically touching but Yoimiya isn't about to back down. ]

Why would it be cheating if the items are a mechanic in the game? You're just acting like a huge baby because you know you'll never be as skilled as me.

[ If possible, fireworks would be shooting out from their eyes from the explosive tension in the air. And then to add insult to injury, she lifts her hand to poke him right in the chest, jabbing him as she enunciates every word of her petty insult. ]

Sore. [ poke ] Loser. [ poke poke ] Baby. [ pooooooke ] Ajax.

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[Ajax has never really been one to be into video games much. They looked intriguing, but his work and his other interests always too precedence over something like sitting in front of the TV playing games. He lets his siblings do that and show him when they're particularly proud or want him to see something they can do, and he supports them in turn.

But now, now he's going to get so good at this Smash game that he'll make Yoimiya wish she never even suggested playing it in the first place.

Every poke to his chest makes that fire inside of him burn brighter and hotter until it reaches a fever pitch that he can barely control. All he wants to do is sit down, practice, and annihilate her the next time they play. The look on her face would be delicious, and he'll drink it up until kingdom come. He might be a sore loser but she's being a smug sore winner in his opinion.]

You'll come to regret those words, [he growls, hand coming up to reach for hers so he can stop her from poking him in the chest anymore.]

Seems to me like you can only win against a newbie...how pitiful. A shallow victory indeed. But once I smear you all over the floor, you won't be so smug, Big. Bully. Yoimiya.

[ This guy is starting to get on her nerves...

Never before has Yoimiya seen a bigger sore loser than Mr. Ginger Baby over here. Every taunt, every petty little quip adds fuel to the everlasting flame burning inside her. It's rare for the peppy blonde to get this bent out of shape but Ajax sure knows how to press her buttons. Bit by bit, she feels her temper cranking to the hottest degree and threatening to spill over the longer she listens to him.

Finally, something within her snaps. There's an eerie silence surrounding her until she looks up with death written all over her face. ]

How about I smear you all over the floor, right now?!

[ And without another word, Yoimiya suddenly tackles the big ol' baby onto the couch. He might be a great deal taller than her but this smol blonde is scrappy as she attempts to pin him down and grab his arm. ]

We're no longer playing a video game, we're playing the real Super Smash Brothers!!!

[ If only she had a paper fan to smack him with. ]

[He can tell he's really grinding her gears. Ruffling her feathers. And there's nothing more satisfying to see her look up at him with a look of pure murder written all over it. He doesn't know what kind of fight is about to erupt out of this, but he feels like it's gunna be good given that Yoimiya has a bit of a competitive streak to her.

And with that, he goes from being totally upright to completely horizontal as she tackles him down onto the sofa and starts trying to pin him to it.]

Hey-! You wanna go, Yoimiya?!

[Naturally, Ajax isn't going to back down from a real fight, either. Gritting his teeth, he fights back to keep her from pinning his arm to the couch, trying to grab her around her middle to push her back so he can pin her to the couch instead.]

[ If Super Smash Brothers is causing this much of a fight, can't imagine how it will be with Mario Party............ stares into the sun

But regardless, Yoimiya is deadset on not beating Ajax solely in the game but in real life too. His sore loser attitude has been kind of ticking her off and in her mind, he deserves to be knocked down a peg or two. ]

This is what you wanted, right? A fight, right?! Well, bring it on, Smelly Ajax!

[ Unfortunately for her, Ajax has an insane height advantage over her short self, and it's no surprise he can wrap his arm around her torso. But two can play that game! While Yoimiya fights to grab his arm, she hooks one her legs around his to prevent the tides from being turned against her. ]

[Omg do not let them play Mario Party alsdjfl;dfjas;ldfj]

Bring it! I can take you!!!

[In a fight, right?

This fight isn't going as well as he thought it would. She's anchored herself to him and he can't quite get her off of him without seriously hurting her, so he's got to try something else. Ajax begins to rock to the side, using his weight to shift the two of them close to the edge of the couch, threatening to make them both tumble off of it onto the floor.]

Off! Get off me!

[ Oh, she can definitely take him on in other ways....... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

If she wasn't in the middle of a no-holds-barred fight, she might have actually made a perverted comment but right now, Yoimiya is so focused on teaching this baby ginger a lesson. Unfortunately for her, it's a bit difficult for her small self to fight a giant rocking back and forth, forcing her body to roll alongside him. She grits her teeth as she feels her grip around his arm slowly loosening but no matter, the big brat is determined to fight till the bitter end. ]

Ngh—! No way! If I'm going down I'm taking you with me.

[ Through sheer determination, she fights back with one hand pinned to the couch, the other attempting to grab his shoulders, and their legs firmly locked together, determined to cling to him like a koala. It's clear what her intentions are; she's not about to go down alone. ]

Edited 2024-12-21 04:06 (UTC)

[He continues to rock back and forth, with more and more momentum building up to the point where they teeter on the edge for a second before rocking back onto the couch. But he doesn't stop, even when she clings to him desperately. He doesn't think she's calling his bluff- he thinks she's prepared completely to go over the edge and onto the floor along with him. So, there's clearly only one avenue he can go-]

Suit yourself!

[He throws as much of himself into this last rocking motion as he can, his core twisting to give them both enough momentum that they come to the edge of the couch one last time and topple over it. He clings to Yoimiya just as much as she's clinging to him, falling the short distance to the floor and hitting it with a soft thump.

Unfortunately for Yoimiya, physics would determine that the person on the bottom of the two-person pile is her.]

Heheheheh...

[He laughs while staring down at her, having turned the tables for the moment!]

[ He's just as crazy as she is, so it's not at all surprising he takes her taunt and rolls with it (literally). As expected, he teeters not just her but both of them off the couch. One minute Yoimiya is above the ground attempting to hoist his arms above his head and the next, they're both on the floor of her apartment and unfortunately for her, she's the one on the bottom, locking stares with the man who has a clear upper hand over ]

Grrr..... don't think you've won just yet!

[ She puffs out her cheeks at him, determined to keep on fighting till the bitter end, ain't no way she can let him win after hearing that goofy laugh of his. Her grip on him has loosened since falling onto the floor but no matter, she takes advantage of his dumb staring by poking one hand underneath his armpit and the other into the side of his belly and begins to run her fingers all across any sensitive spots, praying to all the deities that he's ticklish somewhere. ]

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tmw you realize childe would have been a smash doc kid if he was real lawl

oh god he would... time for you to make that your next au

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