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[driftsintobuffetline]

you volunteered to fight Mars! you'll show off your skills for me, right, Uranus~?

[sleight_of_hand]

Like hell! I'm not fighting anyone.

[driftsintobuffetline]

awww, but I wanted to see

Are you afraid of Mars?

[sleight_of_hand]

No, I just don't fight when it isn't worth it.

Which this isn't.

[driftsintobuffetline]

how do you know? you don't even know who Mars is

[sleight_of_hand]

Because I haven't done anything wrong enough to warrant having to fight someone.

...recently.

[driftsintobuffetline]

oh no? I thought you were a bad boy~

though it could be helpful to you down the line if you trained up the skills of a teammate now. no one wants to have someone untested covering their back when the shit hits the fan

[sleight_of_hand]

Look I don't generally fight with anyone anyway, so... yeah. Not interested.

[driftsintobuffetline]

shame

[sleight_of_hand]

What?

Look, it's just better that way.

[driftsintobuffetline]

if you say so

but from experience, i believe fighting someone does improve your skills---both of yours

but if you want to sit this one out...! by all means go ahead

[sleight_of_hand]

Well, yeah, obviously.

It's not like Antares-san can MAKE me.

[driftsintobuffetline]

...i...

don't think you understand how the chain of command works, Uranus-kun.

[sleight_of_hand]

No boss can make you do something you don't want to do.

[driftsintobuffetline]

suuuure ok maaaaaaaybe

but they sure as hell can make your life hell until you do it

[sleight_of_hand]

Been there.

Done that.

Got the fancy grey jumpsuit to go with it.

[driftsintobuffetline]

gray jumpsuit?

[sleight_of_hand]

Nevermind.

Point is, I'm not doing anything I don't want to do, especially something as dumb as fighting some brat that's looking for a fight.

[dun_moch]

I am afraid there is no room for choice in this matter. This is an official training assignment that you are obligated to accept.

You will fight Mars. The only thing that is up to you is whether you will meet him willingly, or if he will have to come and find you.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ ...ugh. Either deal with this Mars personally, or let him come after him, and possibly fuck up half the people in Heropa in the process. Yeah, no; not worth it, not when he can take as much of a beating as he could. He would just need to weather out whatever this idiot could dish at him, then beat him down into the ground. Easy. ]

Ugh, fine. If you insist, Your Majesty.

Where and when?

[dun_moch]

That will be left up to Mars. He issued the challenge.

[sleight_of_hand]

Well, he better decide quick. Some of us have better things to do. Like work.