irrationally: (how delightful it will be)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-05 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, if it hadn't been for the fact that A-Qing had been calling out her name before saying that, Alice would have been so sure that the girl had been looking for someone else and just mistook her for that person due to blindness.

After all.. Alice? Having friends? Those two things certainly don't go together most of the time except for when said friends are imaginary. And with two of them having disappeared only recently, the word stings a little.

Thankfully - or so she thinks - Alice doesn't have to worry about the momentary hurt look in her eyes as she sips from her tea. Not like the girl can see it.

"You'd consider someone a friend so easily?" Usually there might have been a bit more bite to it, but A-Qing is young. Alice can't fault her for it. It's more just a question than a snappy comeback. "Why are you asking? Do you need help with something?"

See, she'd rather answer requests for help ten times over than having to deal with someone calling her a friend.
irrationally: (i don't even have a song)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-06 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's a sudden shift in topic if Alice has ever heard one. But she'd rather discuss anything but the difficulties of friendship or anything of the sort, so she will roll with it.

"I haven't." Her tone is back to normal again as she says it. "Though I can infer its meaning. Why?"
irrationally: (but come and join the dance)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-07 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"So it's an interactive form of storytelling?"

That's the main thing she's gathering from here. She's not sure where the tabletop part kicks in.. Is it just because you're supposed to tell the story around a table or something? A bit of an odd choice to name it, but sure, she can roll with that.

"Well, I guess that doesn't sound.. bad." If anything, it actually sounds kind of fun, but as if Alice would ever admit to that so openly. But it's a game that sounds like it'd sure suit her usual daydreams. "And you can make your hero whatever you wish them to be?"
irrationally: (there's a porpoise close behind us)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-07 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
.. The decision is slightly hard. On the one hand, this form of storytelling sounds fun. On the other hand.. it means having to endure social situations. Alice's #1 enemy. Sure, A-Qing isn't all that bad, but she doesn't know this 'mister Uta', and who knows who else is participating..

"I suppose I could at least.. try," she ends up answering. "Though I can't promise I won't get angry at anyone else involved if they're being too annoying."

Aka knives will come out.
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-08 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, rest assured, I will."

And maybe a little bit more than just the character will have at it, if Alice gets annoyed enough.. But at least the playerbase has her a little more at ease. A-Qing isn't bad, and she recognizes Buttercup - it's what that little girl had said some people here call her, right?

Maybe Alice should feel weirder about playing a game with kids, but then again. Sometimes it's hard to find other tolerable company, okay.

"I don't have dice. They have those in the games in the game carriage though, right? I doubt anyone will mind if a few go missing." Not like Alice realises d6s might not be ideal.
irrationally: (to come here tonight)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-09-09 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It definitely is agreement! Surprisingly enough, even to Alice herself. She's well aware that she's not the most agreeable person, especially not when it comes to things that most people would find fun..

But she isn't sure whether it's the idea of a fun storytelling game, or the fact that it's kind of hard to say no to A-Qing's cute face, but she doesn't find herself minding this idea quite as much.

"Of course." A beat. "I will keep an eye out for you then." It's a simple thing to say, but then again, it's a simple thing Alice usually doesn't even bother to say. You and your ideas are pretty alright, A-Qing.