... [There was a question posed there, but strangely some stubborn blue-eyed brunette neglected to answer it. There's multiple ways to interpret it but the silence is meant to convey that the name issue is 'no big deal'. Did you catch that Ann? I mean, it was fairly obvious from the no clarification you received, right? He wouldn't reference it again, and he likely would start using her first name too as not to elevate her too far above himself- at least verbally.]
I don't recall any currency changing hands, where's your receipt? [Managing to resume engaging in the joking dialogue. Although he wouldn't openly admit it, he found himself enjoying their verbal exchanges. Perhaps it was because it too was a form of mental stimulation having to think of retorts on the fly in a setting where not as many such challenges were present. Ann always had an answer for everything. Splitting up hadn't been the wisest decision on their part, but it seemed as if they'd both managed to stay in one piece. Used to relying on himself, it wasn't his safety he'd been concerned for...
Considering how they had met on the beach today, it would have been easy to ignore her. She had gone out of her way to give him his own space, but somehow that just hadn't been enough. It had almost been frustrating that all he'd received was a little wave.]
You set the terms, now stick to them. [Was this a critical response about her lack of confidence? Or was it meant to be semi-supportive? Either way it was out there now. Kaiba wouldn't make her change it, he wasn't afraid of losing or of some date. Or... that's what he'd like to tell himself. If he actually lost and had to come up with something, then he'd worry about it] Heh- you've got that reversed.
[Kaiba could actually understand the surprise, since no one here seemed to hold card games in the same regard as back in Domino and the world he knew however he was serious about this. If he knew that all he needed to do was ask- he would have found a different bet to place.]
Scouts honor. [Jokes on her, he'd never been a scout!] I'll ... try my best.
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I don't recall any currency changing hands, where's your receipt? [Managing to resume engaging in the joking dialogue. Although he wouldn't openly admit it, he found himself enjoying their verbal exchanges. Perhaps it was because it too was a form of mental stimulation having to think of retorts on the fly in a setting where not as many such challenges were present. Ann always had an answer for everything. Splitting up hadn't been the wisest decision on their part, but it seemed as if they'd both managed to stay in one piece. Used to relying on himself, it wasn't his safety he'd been concerned for...
Considering how they had met on the beach today, it would have been easy to ignore her. She had gone out of her way to give him his own space, but somehow that just hadn't been enough. It had almost been frustrating that all he'd received was a little wave.]
You set the terms, now stick to them. [Was this a critical response about her lack of confidence? Or was it meant to be semi-supportive? Either way it was out there now. Kaiba wouldn't make her change it, he wasn't afraid of losing or of some date.
Or... that's what he'd like to tell himself. If he actually lost and had to come up with something, then he'd worry about it] Heh- you've got that reversed.[Kaiba could actually understand the surprise, since no one here seemed to hold card games in the same regard as back in Domino and the world he knew however he was serious about this. If he knew that all he needed to do was ask- he would have found a different bet to place.]
Scouts honor. [Jokes on her, he'd never been a scout!] I'll ... try my best.