Could you be more specific?

[spiritcrystal]

[Keeping Up With the Next Generation: An All-Purpose Guide to All That Stuff Those Kids From Other Regions Keep Talking About.

That's the name of the book Kris is reading in some weird and strangely specific library. Some other hits she sees in the shelves are How (Not) to Deal With Meddling Kids in Caps, It's Not All Black and White, The Series of Guys That Cramped My Style And Messed With My Social Life, and Hot Enemy Problems: Part 1.

But it's a large library. A huge library. The possibilities are endless... and very specifically tailored to everyone's needs.]

[ooc: Aaaand mingle post! Go ahead and comment/tag around!]

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[illegalmarriage]

I don't care. If I really wanted to get out of my office, I wouldn't let them stop me.

[...] Which is why I'm here.

[illegalteendad]

Then I'll trust no one's following you after all, except me. Where're we going? Back to the base?

[back to pushing him, though it's just on the back this time instead of holding his shoulders]

[illegalmarriage]

We aren't going anywhere. [He's... He's not sure where he's going, but he's shoving Gold off of him and heading somewhere without him.]

[illegalteendad]

[a part of him still wants to tag along because he hasn't made tons of progress on the front of getting silver off the bad side

but another's still making him think about other silver's words

hrrrrg

whatever he's stopping just gonna... call out yeah]

Hey.

[illegalmarriage]

[...A part of him wants to move on. Yellow's words echo in his ears.

Another part of him, well...

...He stops, but he doesn't turn around.]

What is it?

[illegalteendad]

What's eating at you?

[no sick feeling]

[illegalmarriage]

You.

[Does he really have to ask that question?

Does he even care?

One way or the other, it has to do with Gold.]

[illegalteendad]

I'm serious. I know I'm a thorn in your side. Trust me, that's part of my charm. Did somethin' happen to your family?

[he's starting towards him, but cautiously

like one would do a stray animal]

[illegalmarriage]

I mean it.

[...]

You talk to me and drag me into things just to persuade me. You're causing me a lot of trouble.

[illegalteendad]

[persuade's a nice word too

it sounds nice than manipulate

-- which he's not doing frick

also these words seem pretty familiar like he's heard the last part somewhere]

So why not get someone to take care of me if I'm such trouble? And it's not like I lasso and drag you along on anything either.

[part of it is your own want, dude]

1/2

[illegalmarriage]

I don't want to see you killed, stupid. I just-

[illegalmarriage]

[...We

we are not having this conversation]

[illegalteendad]

[... oh man, it's true

what that depressing silver said was true

he's not sure how to feel

seriously what

they're enemies and silver constantly reminds him of that and yet he doesn't want to see him killed]

That's not very Team Rocket of you, Silver. [back to teasing, it's easier and safer] You're pretty bad at being bad aren't you?

[illegalmarriage]

[That's not it. That's not it.]

I can defeat you without having you killed. You're not even worth killing.

[illegalteendad]

Just sooounds like someone's got a soft heart to me.

[he knows that's not it but he wants to see how far he can push before he's bitten

he's stopping a foot from him, hands still in his pockets

so relaxed on the outside but clenching and unclenching his fits on the inside]

[illegalmarriage]

[What does he have to do to get Gold to back off?

...What's gonna happen if he does back off? He'll punch him, Gold will punch back, they'll fight until they're black and blue and Silver will retreat to his office before the cycle re...

...

Gold, why-]

[illegalmarriage]

[Why are you so close to him back up--]

[illegalteendad]

[price-fucking-less man

that face is]

[illegalteendad]

[







really cute too oh no]

[illegalteendad]

[BUT HE CAN'T BACK UP THAT'D BE BACKING DOWN HE CAN'T DO THAT


HE CAN'T BACK DOWN]

[illegalteendad]

It's not like we haven't been closer, Silver.





[YEAH]

[illegalmarriage]

[Every part of him is screaming to push Gold away or punch him or something, but that would be letting him win. That would be letting him get that advantage over him.]

That's not an invitation to cross a new line. [...It's not like Gold hasn't...]

[illegalteendad]

[oh, how he loves flirting with girls

that's his favorite activity these days

but doing something like this with silver is twice as fun




he's not sure why and he's not thinking about it]

Why not? 'Cause we're enemies? [juust leaning closer] Or are you scared?

[illegalmarriage]

[Gold isn't this like

kissing close

Gold's just doing this to mess with him. He's going that low.]

[illegalmarriage]

[Fine. Maybe he can get him to back off.

He doesn't want to think about it anymore anyway.]