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[carmesi]

If (and only if) I cheat, it's not like I am earning a prize. You are willing to earn a big prize through cheating? That's not going to feel great. And I'm going to think all the shapes you make are made up. I will have to double check before you submit them.

How come you're the only one getting a prize?

[unquiets]

Did we say there wasn't going to be a prize for whoever wins at our card games?
Besides, satisfaction's like its own prize.

Do you want a star chart?

[carmesi]

Satisfaction is for people who aren't sure they will win.
Let's make the stakes high.

( remember: she is competitive. she also thinks a star chart is a proper reflection of the stars in space, not.... )

Star chart? Sure.

[unquiets]

Isn't it the other side of curiosity?
How high?

( david may be less competitive, but he has more whimsy. )

Consider it done.

[carmesi]

Yes. But we're not cats.
I think the highest stakes are things that we would owe each other, no questions asked. Or do you want an object as a prize?

[unquiets]

Owe each other?

( ???? )

[carmesi]

( ???? )

Like a favor?

[unquiets]

Oh.

( punctuated by a pause because, like, you don't need to win at things to want to do a favour for someone else? be in a position to owe a favour or be owed? )

Yeah, no. That makes sense. We can earn points to be able to... do things for each other without recrimination.

[carmesi]

There has to be a difference with these favors to normal ones, though. They get to be special. Do you need examples?

[unquiets]

Yes.

( please enlighten him on special favours, wanda. )

Are we talking massages? Cooks dinner for a week?

[carmesi]

Hm... Yes, something like that. Are you good at massages?

Or it could be like truth or dare. Share silly secrets or do something you might not do before because you want to. Like eat a very spicy pepper.

[unquiets]

Yeah, they did classes in between therapy at the hospital I was at.
Like... Learn a life skill, kind of thing.

[carmesi]

Really?
Are you good at it?

( doubt )

[unquiets]

Top of the class.

( wanda. )

[carmesi]

Okay.

I'd rather you try a very spicy pepper.

1/2

[unquiets]

[unquiets]

Do you like people being in pain?

1/2

[carmesi]

[carmesi]

Nevermind.

[unquiets]

Don't take it so seriously.

[carmesi]

Am I supposed to take your massage skills seriously?

[unquiets]

( the telepathic equivalent of a shrug. )

I have picked up the ability to do one or two things over the years.

[carmesi]

Massages and what else?

[unquiets]

( a beat and a laugh. )

Bullshit.

[carmesi]

Because you have bullshit skills, I think the very spicy pepper is an appropriate dare.