Yato & Yukine, Traumaprom

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( never a dull moment. )

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[sweatypalms]

[ takes half a second to realize who he's stuck in this room with

before he's whirling around and BEATING THE FUCK OUT OF THESE WALLS ]

No! NO!

FUCK YOU--!

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Wha—

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( shit, he's never seen yato this upset. )

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( but. . . .



it's this again, isn't it. there's no way they can calmly make their offer and play word games until it's over, can they. . .? )

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Yato.

( firmly. because he has to be, right? )

It's okay. I'll make a good enough offer for the both of us.

[sweatypalms]

[ once he's determined that he can't punch his way out of here, he slowly lowers himself into a crouch, still facing the wall. breathing heavily.

all he can think of is Yukine's "death" at the hands of Bishamon. ]

No.


Not just you. I'm making an offer.

[ he'd like to tell Yukine not to make an offer at all, but that didn't work out so well last time. ]

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( coming closer. closer, closer, closer. then settling a hand on yato's shoulder in a lame attempt to comfort him. )

You don't need to. I was taken care of last time I did this, so let me help you.

It's a shinki's duty, right?

[sweatypalms]

[ tense, everything about him is tense. he glances up at Yukine out of the corner of his eye. ]

This isn't part of it.

We have a better chance if we both offer something.

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It's part of it.

( but considering. he doesn't really want yato to offer anything for this. . . but he also doesn't want to die. )

What would you even offer? It's not easy to get this stuff back.

[sweatypalms]

Dunno.

[ lets out a breath... ]

Something worth just enough. No more than we have to.

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( not surprising. )

Probably better to offer more just in case. This isn't the time to start getting stingy. I'd rather take on painful quests than have us die. But—

( nngh. )

I mean. If it fails, I'll take it.

[sweatypalms]

[ HE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE THIS ECHO ANYTHING EXTRA.

not looking at him, ]

No, you won't.

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Yes, I will.

( LOOKING AT HIM!! )

[sweatypalms]

No, you're not gonna.

[ STILL NOT LOOKING. ]

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Yes, I will! There's no way you're going to take the death instead of me.

( LOOKING AT HIM HARDER!! )

I'm already dead, Yato!

[sweatypalms]

[ OKAY, FINE, LOOKING UP AT HIM. almost pleading. ]

So you don't need to do it again. [ Yukine's done quite enough dying. ]

I will, Yukine. I'm not gonna-- I won't repeat what happened last time--

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( shaking his head. )

You want me to punch you? There's no way I'm going to let you die for me!

It'd be a waste! So! Just! Decide! What you want to offer!! If your offer is good, no one will die anyway!

[sweatypalms]

[ NO, WE'RE SETTLING THIS FIRST. ]

If you want to be a dutiful shinki, then listen to your god and let me.

Why shouldn't I be the one protecting you?!

[secare]

Like all the times you listened to me?

( because you've got a shit record. )

And since when do you protect anybody?!

[sweatypalms]

I'm doing it, right now!

[ the protecting. not the listening. ]

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The hell you are! I don't need it!

DECISIONS

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Re: DECISIONS

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( for the sake of making sure no one dies because he's a giant weenie who doesn't want to suffer through seeing yato die, yukine's offering high! really high. maybe too high.

giving up his own bodily warmth (9/10) and the need to eat (9/10), meaning he's losing the last things that made him feel alive. )

DOWN TO THE WIRE

[sweatypalms]

[ YATO'S THE SACRIFICE.

he wants to give the echo NO MORE and no less than he must, and he's offering his left arm + his left eye. a painful bloody inconvenience, but still less so than dying. also, he can just quest for 'em back.

he's more worried about Yukine???

6.5/10 ]

Re: DOWN TO THE WIRE

[cardless]

[Congratulations! Your offering was ACCEPTED.]

[The words “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” appear on the ground before you in glowing green, bursting into a magic circle which engulfs you both in light. Whatever you chose to sacrifice is gone (unless you stipulated that you would do it yourself, in which case the necessary implements will appear before you), and if it was a body part the circle isn’t kind enough to make it painless, even if it does make sure you don’t bleed out.]

[Once it’s done, a glowing portal appears before you, letting you finally leave the book.]