minato

[whitewalls]

I'LL PUT A MEME HERE LATER I'M AT WORK

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[compendiem]

[ ...that's a good question. He has to think on it for a moment, but after a while, what he comes up with is: ]

Something that makes you hesitate to ask, I guess? I'd already do whatever you want if you ask for it, but a favor... if it's something that makes you hesitate... whether becauses you think I'd refuse, or if you think it's a burden, that's when you can use a favor.

[whitewalls]

I see...

[ that's a good way to put it, she thinks. ]

I don't think I have favors at the moment, in that case.

[compendiem]

That's fine. Because there's nothing you would hesitate asking for, or because there's nothing you need?

[whitewalls]

A little of both...? Nothing that comes to mind really seems like a favor.

[ unless hanging out might be considered one but she would not ask that ]

[compendiem]

Hmm, alright.

[ If Minato hears that Naminé would hesitate asking him to hang out, he'll feel sad??? don't tell him that ]

I have a favor to ask you, though. If you can think of another bet we can make, so I can earn one.

[whitewalls]

Another bet...

[ hm ]

Maybe we could play a game? And the winner gets the favor.

[compendiem]

A game... That sounds good. Something like... jan-ken, or slots?

[ Can he convince Naminé to play the slot machines with him? maybe one of them will hit the jackpot and it'll take half the time than if he had to go at it himself. ]

[whitewalls]

Slots are... those things in the new area, right?

[ she has no clue what the other game he named is ]

[compendiem]

Yeah.

[ Who cares about jan-ken, Minato's here to make a gambler out of Naminé ]

Those machines where you pull the lever. If you match three of the same pictures in a row, you win. Depending on the picture, you get different prizes.

[whitewalls]

That sounds simple enough...

[ if only she knew ]

Let's do that then.

[compendiem]

[ Sorry Minato isn't a good influence, but he thinks he is so he says nothing against this. ]

Alright. I'm on my way back now, actually... Do you have time now? Whoever hits jackpot first, wins.

[ How many minutes will Naminé suffer before she gives up. ]

[whitewalls]

[ at least it'll be an easy way for him to win a favor ]

We can go now, yeah. I'm free.

[compendiem]

Awesome.

[ Flash forward to the casino, where Naminé can see the little corner machine where Minato has decided he'll live for the rest of his time here. ...There's coffee mugs everywhere, which he fills up all at once when he runs out and systematically works his way through them. Some of them are still full. All of them are cold. ]

Do you want any coffee?

[ While he gestures to the machine next to his. ]

[whitewalls]

[ ... naminé has a few questions but no idea how to ask any of them.

for now, she just sits at the indicated machine. ]

No, I'm fine. [ ... ] So we just pull the lever?

[compendiem]

[ Then she will never learn the answers to those questions. ]

Yep. Pull once to start the reels, and again to stop them.

[whitewalls]

Got it.

[ she immediately goes to pull it now. she seems pretty fascinated by the sound it makes? it's cheerful. ]

How long have you been playing with this?

[compendiem]

[ It's bright and cheerful and about 24948 hours and 35894590 cups of coffee later, it's grating and headache inducing but he will power through it. ]

Hm... I found it around two days ago, and have been playing it since. I'm already in the positives [ He reaches up with his free hand to tap the screen, showing the number of unclaimed credits he's earned ] so I think my luck is pretty good.

[whitewalls]

[ there's a pause....

she leans over to look at his screen. hers is still spinning. ]

Have you taken breaks?

[compendiem]

...You gotta pull twice.

[ Ignores her question and gestures to her machine ]

[whitewalls]

Huh?

[ that momentarily distracts her, at least, and she'll pull it again to watch it come to a stop.

no matches. ]

[compendiem]

Oh, too bad.

[ The entire time, Minato hasn't stopped cranking his lever; he can tell by the sound (or lack of) whether he's made any matches or not. ]

Keep trying, don't give up.

[whitewalls]

[ too bad she doesn't know about gambling addiction

but she'll pull hers again. she's apparently been distracted, for now, from her question. ]

[compendiem]

[ This'll be her in a while. Satisfied, Minato sits back and resumes his own lever pulling, eyes closed and mind wandering as he autopilots pulling and reaching over to take a swig of coffee every once in a while. He could probably do this in his sleep.

It'd be peaceful, if it weren't so bright and loud. ]

[whitewalls]

[ she keeps glancing at him, her concern growing slightly because it is so very obvious he has been doing this a lot.

minato. minato your breaks.

but for now it's just. lever pulling. ]

[compendiem]

[ He's taking a break right now. He's taking a nap. While still playing. ]