The yank makes him immediately stiffen, and he lets out a snarl that isn't necessarily animalistic in how it sounds in his throat so much as how defensively he offers it. His first instinct is to punch, but he understands his opponent and how that'd go.
So instead, he twists to grab Joonghyuk's wrist and try to twist it to get it to release the tail.]
[ If Jason thinks this will make him drop it, it doesn't. This bushy fluffy tail stays in his hand and he uses his strength to keep his wrist from twisting too uncomfortably. At least he's no longer yanking it and his hold isn't painful.
Instead of furry features, Joonghyuk's figure has black ink Korean character written upon paper white. They ascend, like someone is scrolling down a tablet or a phone, reading, but then it abruptly stops. The letters which are impossible to read shake and tremble before one of them bleeds red. The color spreads in ripples. ]
Back down.
[ They're similar height, but the vibe is looking down on him. WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS Niah just watches them like this is normal. ]
[Even under the resistance and the scrolling letters, he doesn't back down. There isn't any more retaliation, but Jason remains as he is, head to head. His hand squeezes the wrist a bit in warning.
No one would look at him and say he's weak, but he is shockingly strong. He's definitely the bruiser of the family.]
Joonghyuk continues to stare at him, not that it is obvious when he's just a figure of blood red. Still, the vibe is he's thinking about it, considering seriously, due to the silence.
[ IT ISN'T A PAINFUL SQUEEZE. It is a harmless one like what people do to their pets to annoy and play with them. ]
I heard you the first time. I'm still thinking.
[ He gives the bushy tail another play squeeze as it tries to escape. The effects change, returning him to normal aside from the wolf ears and tail (which is swaying, maybe a wag). ]
[STOP, HE IS DEFENSIVE. He has too little trust; the teasing only makes the look in his eyes more riled.
The tail tries to escape again. Fed up, he shoves Joonghyuk’s arm, but lets go of it when he does. He grabs his tail instead and tries to yank it out of the hold without hurting it.
GOODBYE, he tries to escape himself now into the room.]
[He is so rowdy and fussy. He starts struggling and fighting again when Joognyhuk grabs him by the collar. He tries to both twist out of the hold and throw the arms off.]
[ JASON SLAPPED HIS CHEST TO STICKER HIM WITHOUT ASKING? And now he’s expected to use words and ask politely like a normal person?
Also, Jason acts like a stray feral picked up from the streets, so Joonghyuk lets him go before he gets himself tangled in his jacket somehow. Niah settles by the shoe storage, pointedly. ]
I’m not asking.
[ They are Demands. Crossing his arms, he waits with a lash of his black tail. He at least fulfills the no more yanking around part. Good job, Jason. ]
[He is a feral stray picked up from the street actually. Very funny. He does settle down a bit when Joonghyuk lets him go, though. He shakes out the hoodie, grumbling under his breath as he moves toward Niah and the shoe storage.
The ears are fanned beside his head like plane wings, the tail irritably swishing.]
Would you leave me alone and just tell me what you know? About that damn sticker. Where did yours come from, the one I saw on you when you came back from your trip?
[He unties the boots and twists out of them, putting them away.]
The sticker was not related to our trip, but it was on our person when we were spat out. The same could be said about the polaroids.
From asking the other group, they did not receive a sticker.
I had thought it may be consolation. From my previous round, there were trips related to a player’s memories or trips related to our version of the staff. The staff-related trips were important.
[ So the sticker magically appeared! Wow. Niah watches Jason carefully as he puts the shoes into the storage and then pads deeper into the room.
[This just makes him stand there and frown. His expression looks like wtf; the ears are still semi-planed, the tail swishing.
He ignores the question to start pacing idly around the room, eyes studying the things inside it, the layout. Mostly he's ignoring the question because he was fine until Joonghyuk riled him up. BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT JOONGHYUK CAN GET UNDER HIS SKIN.]
I woke up with mine stuck to my forehead this morning. What did I even try that someone's being sarcastic about? I don't get it.
Jason shoots him a look, but doesn’t answer on purpose right away. Instead, he has looped around to the desk, and he sort of drops himself into the chair like it is his to do so. But he slumps in it kind of like a teenager, head rolled back. The tail hangs off the chair seat to the side. The ears drop down a little.]
[Jason has very fragile and very terrible trust. So yes.
Luckily, as soon as he sees Joonghyuk start putting on shoes, he is smart enough to realize he will simply get left behind. That is the only outcome here. Unfortunately, he wears stupid combat boots, so it takes him a bit longer to put his on.
It’s very hilarious to see how quick he shoots out of the door and after Joonghyuk and Niah. He isn’t running, but he’s sprinting to catch up.]
[ Joonghyuk's ears and tail are the same, finding this all normal. And yes, they are not getting kicked out. Fastening on an apron, he looks to Jason with a raised brow. ]
Does that matter?
[ THE POINT IS HE HAS IT NOW. Watch him cook very efficiently, such skill. Much cooking mama/iron chef. He just feeds Niah raw meat every now and then. ]
I mean, I guess. They serve food. At least be glad you have anything at all.
[He watches Joonghyuk just be at home here in the kitchen with an apron. There is a kind of "kid warily watching out for parents who might find him being naughty" expression as he glances around the kitchen.
He is waiting to get thrown out. But it does not come.
So then he gets curious, and he does a little meander around to be nosy in a place he normally would get ushered out of. He comes back around to stand near Joonghyuk beside Niah and watch.]
I'm never going to be grateful while we're in this situation.
[ Joonghyuk is a toddler, really. He feels how they're entitled to use the facilities however they want if they're pawns. Niah, while basically eating some chicken, follows Jason around the kitchen with careful steps.
ROARING FLAMES!! When Jason comes by, but only a second. ]
[...He looks at these noodles, skeptical. Not of the noodles, of course.] There's no way you aren't smart enough to know how to make the right amount of food. [He isn't stupid only because he knows how precise and particular Joonghyuk is. BUT.
He will take this plate of noodles after a second. And he will use two fingers to eat a noodle. It's like he knows this will probably get under Joonghyuk's skin.]
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The yank makes him immediately stiffen, and he lets out a snarl that isn't necessarily animalistic in how it sounds in his throat so much as how defensively he offers it. His first instinct is to punch, but he understands his opponent and how that'd go.
So instead, he twists to grab Joonghyuk's wrist and try to twist it to get it to release the tail.]
Back off.
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Instead of furry features, Joonghyuk's figure has black ink Korean character written upon paper white. They ascend, like someone is scrolling down a tablet or a phone, reading, but then it abruptly stops. The letters which are impossible to read shake and tremble before one of them bleeds red. The color spreads in ripples. ]
Back down.
[ They're similar height, but the vibe is looking down on him. WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS Niah just watches them like this is normal. ]
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No one would look at him and say he's weak, but he is shockingly strong. He's definitely the bruiser of the family.]
Let go, and I'll think about it.
[Meeting in the middle.]
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Joonghyuk continues to stare at him, not that it is obvious when he's just a figure of blood red. Still, the vibe is he's thinking about it, considering seriously, due to the silence.
And a contemplative tail squeeze. ]
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The defiance comes back when the tail gets squeezed. Both ears fold flat against his head, and he bares his gritted teeth.]
Back off, I said.
[He squeezes Joonghyuk’s arm again. The tail pulls, attempting to wiggle free.]
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I heard you the first time. I'm still thinking.
[ He gives the bushy tail another play squeeze as it tries to escape. The effects change, returning him to normal aside from the wolf ears and tail (which is swaying, maybe a wag). ]
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The tail tries to escape again. Fed up, he shoves Joonghyuk’s arm, but lets go of it when he does. He grabs his tail instead and tries to yank it out of the hold without hurting it.
GOODBYE, he tries to escape himself now into the room.]
You’re a pain in my ass.
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He grabs Jason by his collar and pulls him back. ]
Take off your shoes.
[ YOU'RE THE PAIN ]
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Stop yanking me around! Just ask me!
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Also, Jason acts like a stray feral picked up from the streets, so Joonghyuk lets him go before he gets himself tangled in his jacket somehow. Niah settles by the shoe storage, pointedly. ]
I’m not asking.
[ They are Demands. Crossing his arms, he waits with a lash of his black tail. He at least fulfills the no more yanking around part. Good job, Jason. ]
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The ears are fanned beside his head like plane wings, the tail irritably swishing.]
Would you leave me alone and just tell me what you know? About that damn sticker. Where did yours come from, the one I saw on you when you came back from your trip?
[He unties the boots and twists out of them, putting them away.]
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From asking the other group, they did not receive a sticker.
I had thought it may be consolation. From my previous round, there were trips related to a player’s memories or trips related to our version of the staff. The staff-related trips were important.
[ So the sticker magically appeared! Wow. Niah watches Jason carefully as he puts the shoes into the storage and then pads deeper into the room.
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………
Sighs. ]
Are you all right?
[ YOU ARE SO TOUCHY TODAY ]
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He ignores the question to start pacing idly around the room, eyes studying the things inside it, the layout. Mostly he's ignoring the question because he was fine until Joonghyuk riled him up. BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT JOONGHYUK CAN GET UNDER HIS SKIN.]
I woke up with mine stuck to my forehead this morning. What did I even try that someone's being sarcastic about? I don't get it.
[The ears are now up and forward-facing, alert.]
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You ignored my question.
[ Joonghyuk is actually the most insufferable man. ]
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Jason shoots him a look, but doesn’t answer on purpose right away. Instead, he has looped around to the desk, and he sort of drops himself into the chair like it is his to do so. But he slumps in it kind of like a teenager, head rolled back. The tail hangs off the chair seat to the side. The ears drop down a little.]
M’fine. […] Just frustrated.
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Ask one of the staff employees. I only have theories. [ He was going to ask some NPCs, but anyway: ] Come with me.
[ FUNNY CAUSE HE TOLD JASON TO TAKE OFF HIS SHOES EARLIER.
Back on the shoes. They’re leaving. ]
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[His brows dip together at the answer though. He has that expression which says he doesn’t want to ask the stupid employees, but he does not say this.
Joonghyuk gets an incredulous look, and Jason doesn’t move yet.]
—What? I just took my shoes off! [HE IS GOING TO KILL THIS MAN.] Where the hell are we going?
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Kitchen.
[ Without saying more, he leaves. Niah follows after him. Sometimes you just do what you want cause you give yourself a permit. ]
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Luckily, as soon as he sees Joonghyuk start putting on shoes, he is smart enough to realize he will simply get left behind. That is the only outcome here. Unfortunately, he wears stupid combat boots, so it takes him a bit longer to put his on.
It’s very hilarious to see how quick he shoots out of the door and after Joonghyuk and Niah. He isn’t running, but he’s sprinting to catch up.]
Why?
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… I’m hungry.
[ Why else? They cut through the restaurant and here they are! Kitchen.
… The kitchen staff don’t kick them out. ]
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Jason exchanges a look with Niah and has no other thing to do except simply accept this is happening. His ears fold back briefly.
WaaAARGHBBL. He hates how he is being lead around!!! Stupid Joonghyuk—hold on, they are not getting kicked out. He glances around slowly.]
…Whose ass did you have to kiss to finally get kitchen privileges?
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Does that matter?
[ THE POINT IS HE HAS IT NOW. Watch him cook very efficiently, such skill. Much cooking mama/iron chef. He just feeds Niah raw meat every now and then. ]
Getting kicked out was annoying.
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[He watches Joonghyuk just be at home here in the kitchen with an apron. There is a kind of "kid warily watching out for parents who might find him being naughty" expression as he glances around the kitchen.
He is waiting to get thrown out. But it does not come.
So then he gets curious, and he does a little meander around to be nosy in a place he normally would get ushered out of. He comes back around to stand near Joonghyuk beside Niah and watch.]
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[ Joonghyuk is a toddler, really. He feels how they're entitled to use the facilities however they want if they're pawns. Niah, while basically eating some chicken, follows Jason around the kitchen with careful steps.
ROARING FLAMES!! When Jason comes by, but only a second. ]
I made too much.
[ Jason gets a plate of noodles. ]
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He will take this plate of noodles after a second. And he will use two fingers to eat a noodle. It's like he knows this will probably get under Joonghyuk's skin.]
Is this for pulling my tail?
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