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[He's gonna respect Saya's privacy, sorry Macaque.]

It was.

Also wholly unexpected. I'm used to problems either being we die if it's not fixed right now, or eons of work.

[He's still kind of Shook about it.]

[ Probably a good call lbr ]

Have you actually been alive for eons? [ That doesn't make sense, since his parents didn't meet until the attempted takeover of Heaven ] Or were you being hyperbolic.

No, only a handful of centuries, but it certainly feels like eons when you hyperfocus on a problem for centuries.

I'll take your word for it. [ Unless one counts dealing with the problem of a partner who can't keep himself focused, Macaque never had that experience. ]

What do you want to do to meet people, since you said it was the plan? Frequent places like this, perhaps?

Probably?

Quests can be a way to meet people. And the network at times. But otherwise...I'm not sure how else one just meets people.

MK's great at it, tag along with him whenever he goes dashing around.

For the most part it's just show up places and talk to people. Or you could host a party or something. That restaurant would be a way, too.

It's not like you'd have trouble grabbing someone's attention unless they're blind.

True. Maybe I do just need to follow him around. And not get distracted by him. Which may be the harder part.

The thought of that many people in my house sounds unpleasant. Though I suppose there is renting out a place.

Its more actually connecting with someone. Not everyone reacts so well to the prickly attitude.

Get distracted, I say. Make a rule about not being able to touch each other as long as you're there and that you can't leave for a few hours, and drive each other mad. It's fun.

You'll be talking with people all too eagerly, just to pass the time quicker.

[ Clearly Macaque knows what he's doing here. ]

....

That might actually work. It is a lot easier to do things when there is a specific goal.

[And if the goal was to not go mad before the time limit...hm.]

[There were a lot of fun things to do with that concept, actually.]

It's almost like I have a whole lot of experience with this. [ Not that Wukong would ever do anything that required patience intentionally, but Macaque had his ways of driving home a point regardless. Besides, there were others. ]

Nothing gets someone motivated like rules. Use it. Get him to give you rewards for socializing, that sort of thing.

I'm rather certain some people deliberately go out of their way to break rules.

[A pause.]

But I do like guidelines. As long as I agree to them. [He will break all the laws, but when he decides on a 'rule,' he commits.]

Whatever semantics make you happy.

You'll get some socializing, MK will have a blast, then you can both have a blast together after.

[He snorts.] He would. Better watch it if you do decide to pursue him sexually.

He is a menace when he decides to be a flirt. He will just throw out some scandalous thing from out of nowhere.

[ A half laugh, half scoff ]

Have you met Wukong? Impulsivity is his middle name-- or used to be. He used to make a sport of seeing how flustered he could make me. Eventually I got good at not reacting.

Oh really? Well, now I'm curious what he'd pull.

[He pours the last of the Everclear, motioning for another bottle as he works on that glass.]

Whatever he could get away with. [ He knows that's not an answer, but-- ] I'm not sure I can get into details. Even the good memories are painful, y'know?

Fair enough. I may not be so curious when I'm not into two bottles of Everclear.

Or maybe I'll be more curious. After how thoroughly you wrecked me, I'm curious what wrecks you.

That knowledge has to be earned. You'll figure it out. Or more likely, MK will.

I enjoy putting on a show as much as watching one, by the way.

Wow, now I'm offended. I'm excellent at research, thank you very much. Especially hands on research.

[He hums at that.] Oh, I definitely didn't suspect that when you latched onto my voyeuristic fantasy, not at all.

If you're offended, then prove yourself. [ Griiiin ]

Never hurts to make a point more than once.

Oh, now its a challenge.

[He leans closer, a hand moving to his thigh.] I can hardly back down from something like that, can I?

[ He plants a hand on the bar and leans closer in a way that seems to be caging Red Son in, yet isn't quite that. ]

It would be endlessly disappointing if you did. And I know you'd do anything in your power to avoid being disappointing.

[Perhaps a little too real with that line.]

[Red Son leans closer, a silent challenge.] Well, we wouldn't want any disappointment.

[He tilts his head up, leaning up to nip lightly at the tip of his ear, hand trailing further up his thigh.] You certainly like pinning people down. [But with Wukong being his partner...] But I suspect you might rather enjoy being under the rope yourself.

[ He just lives to push people's buttons ]

[ His glamoured ear twitches at the contact. Leaning into the contact, shifting to murmur in Red Son's ear. ]

I do. It does take some work to grapple me, but that's what makes it fun.

Hm, what if I could promise to melt all your worries away?

[He knows managing to grapple Macaque would be him allowing him to grapple him. Those shadow powers are no joke.]

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