merriment 16 ; video (before platform stop)

[blitzcheer]

Yo, anyone see the large item order we can pick now?

...

What's the biggest thing anyone can think of. Hey, gimme some ideas!

[ LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN GET?? PUT IN YOUR SUGGESTIONS, VOTE FOR WHAT YOU AGREE WITH.

Edit: Tidus will have on the video in view a whiteboard (since he's in the standard coach), with a list of choices.

- BOUNCY HOUSE/CASTLE
- POTTERY WHEEL?
- ARCADE MACHINE - Lethal Enforcers, NBA Jam
- YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR MY MOM
- BOMBCHOO BOWLING ALLEY

Enjoy his mess of a handwriting.

Edit 2: Also, very importantly: ] Hey! Everyone! Tell the train to let us buy carriages!

Comments

[flatteries]

Nothing!

[ It's said so quickly that it's kind of suspicious.. even though Inigo is 100% telling the truth here. After all, nothing did happen between them! Not back in Diagad, and not here!

Other than the sharing of love life woes, but Inigo doesn't think that has to be qualified as something, okay. ]

It was just.. awkward! That's all it was. I'm just glad he still wants to be friends anyway. [ Especially since Jingyi is like.. the one dragon-related person on this train, other than Inigo himself. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ This is involving Inigo's (apparently!!) non-existent love life, so Tidus isn't that suspicious about the quick answer. Of course he doesn't want to go into the details. This is Inigo!

And maybe Tidus just forgot something about the story. Someone that Jingyi wants to punch... that very likely isn't himself. ]

...I guess... [ So he might relent, just because it's threatening to be a headache, with his brain forgetting important details.

...but that doesn't stop him from nudging Inigo. ]

Soooo...

[blitzcheer]

You wouldn't?

[flatteries]

...

Wouldn't what?

[ Is Inigo dodging the question on purpose, and is this some really convincing act, or does Inigo genuinely not know where Tidus was going with that?

Either way, he's just blankly blinking over at the other, right after Tidus caught his attention with that nudge. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Please, Inigo, he was so cool there! But that's fine, that's fine. ]

You knoooow. [ --he can go this way with it; his head tilted, eyes on Inigo, a cheek sly grin. ] What do you think of him? He your type? Looks wise.

[flatteries]

I mean, he's handsome.. But isn't everyone from that world?

[ Seriously, Tidus. Have you seen all these beautiful men with long hair? Inigo is pretty sure he's just speaking about an objective fact here, okay!

He's also very, very careful to keep his tone and expression as neutral as possible, because he knows how Tidus gets when he starts with this tone. He's going to make a big deal out of Inigo showing the slightest sign of anything. ]

Personality-wise.. I'm not so sure. I mean, he's really nice and all! But I think that compared to me, he's a little too..

[ .. big brained. ]

.. smart. I'd just look bad next to him.

[blitzcheer]

[ They've all got so much long hair though, Iniiigoooo.

It's definitely an initial start that makes Tidus pause, dubious about his own answer; but everyone from that world is also mainly a bunch of guys, so there drops Tidus's interest in ratings. ]

Wha? [ --But he can say more on the last that Inigo brings up, that assessment getting a frown. ] I'm not going to say the guy's dumb, but what's smart about him? He doesn't seem like a bookworm. Just...

...

... Wordy.

[flatteries]

But he knows so much stuff!

[ That's a very, very elaborate description, isn't it. Inigo is a true wordsmith, thank you very much. Maybe he's just proving his own point from a moment ago - anyone at all can look smart next to Inigo. ]

Half the time I don't even know what he's talking about. It's like he makes up concepts on the spot, except there's no way that can be true, since he's way too confident about it!

[blitzcheer]

But that's just because it's a bunch of stuff from his world, right? He's talking a lot about his world! And we don't know anything about it!

[ Pointing at! ] It's like me talking to you about technology! ...except he really, really goes on about it.

[ Sorry, Jingyi. Tidus is just a simple guy and you have a lot to say! ]

Other than that, I bet we're as smart as he is.

[ Unlike Inigo, Tidus has no doubts. ]

[flatteries]

[ Inigo almost - almost - says that it doesn't matter if Tidus sounds smart while talking about technology, because Inigo already knows the truth.

But even if that's kind of true, it feels way too mean, so Inigo swallows those words right up before he can even say them. Look, he can be considerate! He's being considerate right here and now, dude!

But the one thing he can't resist saying is: ]

.. you really think we're as smart as him?

[ Dude.

They're not exactly the brain crew together. ]

i only find out i get tags when you link threads to other people

[blitzcheer]

Sure! I haven't heard him say anything amazingly smart. He blabbed about his friend's love life over the entire to embarrass them 'cause it bothers him. I know that doesn't have anything to do with smarts, but-

[ ... waaaait a minute? Give him a second. ]

...are you sure that call was about you?

[ He's? What?? Sense?? ]

should i tell you about our other five threads you didn't get notifs for

[flatteries]

Yeah?

[ Please, Tidus.

Would Jingyi really have sat there through the whole rejection without clarifying if it hadn't been about him? Pfft. ]

I asked him who he was thinking about doing the whole dating thing with after all, and he said it was me!

yes

[blitzcheer]

[ Really wondering if Jingyi is messing around with our boy Inigo here. ]

Hmm... well, alright.

[ A beat. ]

We're still as smart as him.

[ Proof: this thread. ]

[flatteries]

...

I dare you to say that to his face.

[ And, for amusement's sake: ]

Sometime when I'm there too! [ Because he just has to see what sort of face Jingyi would pull while hearing that. ]

[blitzcheer]

Sure! I'm not scared of him. [ Unlike SOMEONE. ] What do you think's going to happen? That he'll be offended?

[ Is he that kind of guy? Tidus will fight that kind of guy!! ]

[flatteries]

[ DUDE, WHO SAYS HE'S SCARED? ]

Uh, yeah?

[ Inigo says it with the kind of tone that implies it should be obvious. ]

I mean, the two of us-- we're good at a lot of things! [ .. probably. Maybe. Look, he's trying to be confident right now, making a dramatic gesture with his hand and all! ] But I don't think being smart is exactly our best quality, you know? Or at least, that's what other people probably think.

[blitzcheer]

Well they can think whatever junk they want! [ huff, HUFF. WHO SAID WE'RE WACK? COME AND FIGHT HIM. ]

Sure, we're not book smart or good at building things, but I'm plenty smart! I'm the right amount of smart! [ Yeah!! Let him slap a hand on Inigo's shoulder. ]

And you too! If anyone calls you dumb, show them how dumb they are when you punch them in the face!

[ YEAH!! ]

[flatteries]

Tidus-- [ Inigo's voice may be rising in pitch here by now, the way it usually does when he's starting to freak out. This may be a little bit too much passion on Tidus's side that he's trying to deal with. ] I've never seen you punch anyone in the face before!

[ .. for better or worse? ]

Do you do that with everyone who calls you dumb?!

[blitzcheer]

If they're being a jerk? I'd punch a guy in the face for it, sure! You don't get to be an ass and get away with it! They're asking for it!

[ Unlocked: Tidus's gotta fite mode. ]

I'm not going around punching, 'cause no one's doing that! But I'm gonna going to sit back and take whatever someone throws at me.

[flatteries]

[ Inigo thinks back on Nah's threats to eat him. And then there's Kjelle, and Severa, and sweet Naga, how come Tidus is exactly like literally all the girls Inigo knows back home? Ready to fight at an insult! S-Some of us deal with those by making a weak retort and then crying themselves to sleep later, dude! ]

You can't just start a fight with someone over that!

[ ...

There's a small pause, and then Inigo seems to realise there's a very, very important addition necessary here: ]

Unless the person they're being mean to is Taiki!

[blitzcheer]

[ Pft- ] Uh?? That's the one time you can't punch them! Taiki'll get sad! You can't even beat up anything coming after him without him getting sad!

[ Which he's saying less as a complaint and more as just objective fact. You can't punch a bully in front of Taiki, bro! No, instead- ]

You need to take Taiki away and then hope you meet them later, and then knock their lights out if they start up again. There's nothing wrong with punching bullies!

[flatteries]

Stop making this so complicated!

[ You can't change around the rules on him the moment he feels like he's nailed it, bro. That's just unfair! Now who's making who feel dumb, huh!! Maybe he should punch you in the face, dude!!

(Okay, no. But these rules are still way too complicated.) ]

Besides, the last time I punched someone for being rude to someone in front of me, they tried murdering me.

[ Thanks, Reno. Inigo already looks sulky all over again at that memory. ]

[blitzcheer]

Then you punch them harder!

[ --oh. ]

Okay okay, so punching isn't always the best answer there! But I'm just saying, what's the big problem? If someone's so much of an ass to you, you can get rough! Sometimes it just goes that way! Walk off and be the bigger man if you wanna, but if a face's asking for it-

[ Look at this fist he's making, Inigo. Look at him jab the air with it! Kapow! ]

[flatteries]

[ Sure. He sees the fist, and he gets the idea, but-- ]

It's fine. Usually when people insult me, they're right. [ Which is what's right at the centre of this whole 'you can't hit people for being rude to you' problem. Or why Inigo is not quite as 'kapow' about this.

After all, even with Reno, Inigo had just accepted the other being an ass to him. He didn't get violent until Reno started talking smack about Roland. ]

That's the problem! And sure, I'd fight people for being rude to you, but it sounds like you've already got that problem covered.

[blitzcheer]

So why's it fine if someone's a jerk about me, but not you? [ What is this logic, what is it! Tidus knows it comes from a place of having issues, but it exasperates him to hear in this instance, of where Inigo is placing himself on the level of importance compared to his friends. ]

If you can deserve me, you should defend yourself too! Come on, man, you need to stand up for yourself more. Do for you what I'd do for you! Size them up, and if you think you can take them, punch an asshole!

[ punch them!! ]