Practice round? [ there's exaggerated incredulity in his voice, the same tone he'd use to tease sora. but he brings up the score board to reset it back to zero, despite what he says. goodbye five point lead, he misses you already. ] You could've fooled me.
[ that shell she threw at him in that last half still stings, thanks. ]
How do I know you won't make this next one another practice round?
[ listen riku. just because you're up by five points doesn't mean you're better than her at mario kart, ok. ruby's grin is cheeky as ever as she turns to him and folds her arms across her chest. ]
Because I'm serious this time! See?! [ she points to her face and makes the sternest expression she can manage.
it's not very serious at all. ]
I've got my game face on. That's when you know I'm bringing my A-game!!
[ he's ready and waiting for the ass kicking. to her stern expression, he reaches over to cover her face with his hand briefly before flicking her forehead. ]
[ she pushes his hand off and sticks her tongue out at him as he flicks her forehead. she shoves his shoulder playfully, then picks her controller back up. ]
Just for that, I'm gonna be extra serious! Soooo serious that you won't even see me coming!
[ he's got muscle enlargement (tm) within the year apparently (thanks nomura), so the playful shove is nothing more than a bit of a tap, but he makes a show of leaning over anyway, catching himself with his free hand. ]
Yeah, 'cause I'll probably be at the finish line by then.
[ fighting words?? yes. anyway, once they start the next round, he'll be picking yoshi this time. ]
[ i mean, ruby's not complaining. but him leaning over gets her to smirk, just the tiniest bit, because she's got her fair share of muscle too!!! even if they're not as prominent as riku's. ]
You say that now, but just you wait!
[ these two, smh. ruby picks king boo and readies herself. when the round starts, ruby speeds off right away. and all things considered, they're actually pretty evenly matched.
though if he's not careful, he might just miss the banana peel she left behind her. just for him. ]
[ that's bc she doesn't need biceps the size of her head to kick ass. but he sees that smirk and okay, maybe there's still a part of him that thrives off competition despite the years.
he's a master now, but old habits are hard to break.
they're pretty evenly matched and riku is a little more stingy with using his items, saving most of them for the last round. unfortunately, he swerves around the banana peel a little too late and still clips the edge of it, but not before aiming a shell right at ruby. if he goes down, they'll go down together. ]
ruby is a lot more liberal with her item usage and will send out traps where she can. that isn't to say she's not strategic about it, but riku is far more resourceful and he gets her when it counts. there's a lout of shouting and other miscellaneous sound effects on her end. especially when the shell clips her. ]
Noooo! [ and it's right before the finish line, too! if riku recovers fast enough, he'll be able to fly through the finish line while she's still recovering. otherwise, they'll be neck-in-neck again...! ]
[ there's a lot of shouting and sounds of distress and triumph on her end while riku has his eyes glued to the screen, narrowed in focus as he chews on the end of his straw. it's no different than playing with sora, really, only that ruby's more smarter about which traps to use which means it's not exactly a piece of cake.
but it's not as fun if there isn't a bit of challenge involved and now they're at a stalemate, waiting to recover as riku taps at the d-pad, as if nudging yoshi along to recovery. ]
[ both of them are struggling to recover, and ruby, like riku, rapidly button mashes as king boo recovers.
it just so happens he gets an extra millisecond ahead of yoshi, and soon enough, ruby races past the finish line. she throws her hands up (and nearly drops the controller) in victory. ]
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[ that shell she threw at him in that last half still stings, thanks. ]
How do I know you won't make this next one another practice round?
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Because I'm serious this time! See?! [ she points to her face and makes the sternest expression she can manage.
it's not very serious at all. ]
I've got my game face on. That's when you know I'm bringing my A-game!!
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Nope, can't see anything.
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[ she pushes his hand off and sticks her tongue out at him as he flicks her forehead. she shoves his shoulder playfully, then picks her controller back up. ]
Just for that, I'm gonna be extra serious! Soooo serious that you won't even see me coming!
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Yeah, 'cause I'll probably be at the finish line by then.
[ fighting words?? yes. anyway, once they start the next round, he'll be picking yoshi this time. ]
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You say that now, but just you wait!
[ these two, smh. ruby picks king boo and readies herself. when the round starts, ruby speeds off right away. and all things considered, they're actually pretty evenly matched.
though if he's not careful, he might just miss the banana peel she left behind her. just for him. ]
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he's a master now, but old habits are hard to break.
they're pretty evenly matched and riku is a little more stingy with using his items, saving most of them for the last round. unfortunately, he swerves around the banana peel a little too late and still clips the edge of it, but not before aiming a shell right at ruby. if he goes down, they'll go down together. ]
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ruby is a lot more liberal with her item usage and will send out traps where she can. that isn't to say she's not strategic about it, but riku is far more resourceful and he gets her when it counts. there's a lout of shouting and other miscellaneous sound effects on her end. especially when the shell clips her. ]
Noooo! [ and it's right before the finish line, too! if riku recovers fast enough, he'll be able to fly through the finish line while she's still recovering. otherwise, they'll be neck-in-neck again...! ]
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but it's not as fun if there isn't a bit of challenge involved and now they're at a stalemate, waiting to recover as riku taps at the d-pad, as if nudging yoshi along to recovery. ]
Come on...
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it just so happens he gets an extra millisecond ahead of yoshi, and soon enough, ruby races past the finish line. she throws her hands up (and nearly drops the controller) in victory. ]
Aaaand she scores! Woo-hoo!