[ Take that, universe! The machine dutifully spits out a generous amount of tickets, which Maika is happy to seize. She holds them out to Schneider with a grin. ]
Alright. So where's their merchant that takes these?
[ It's the counter with bright flashing lights and an assortment of plushies and tacky prizes, probably. ]
You're the one who knows casinos. Aren't they always a racket? Tricking you into spending more money than you can afford, trying to get something worthless?
[ Maika doesn't know what some of these things are, little plastic spirals and paper packets with flying devices printed on them. The stuffed animals at least explain themselves — some of them are actually kind of cute. She tilts her head at them as she studies them. ]
Did you ever have this kind of stuff, with so many sisters?
Mm. My third eldest had some she made herself. [Schneider looks up at a particularly big plushie. Cute indeed] Our dolls were stuffed with straw and made with flour bags. Not as soft.
[ Maika can't help the way her brain automatically tries to break that down and catalog — straw and flour bags, the kind of materials even an urchin might be able to get their hands on. Handmade — a child with at least enough free time to do that much, but maybe not much more, and the work could be fast if she was familiar enough with the manual labor. ]
Maybe not. But just as precious to a child, I'd bet.
[ Little treasures always were, especially if you didn't have much more.
Maika points at a cat plush and glances at Schneider. ]
[ Each of those is equally baffling, actually? But Maika shifts her hold on it, a tiny bit more careful. For a moment she can't think of the last time someone just... gave her something. For no reason. ]
I know my shooting wasn't that good. I've never been a markswoman.
[ Schneider doesn't call it out for what it is; that amongst all those people, only one person came looking for her out of concern, whether or not she needed it]
Call it a gift for showing me something impressive then.
[ Maika hums in thought and looks down at the little plush, squishing it once in her hand. She gets the feeling Schneider isn't talking just about the show of strength. ]
...People don't usually give me gifts for acting however I want. But I'm not sweet enough to turn it down. [ There's a pause, because the word has seldom come easily to her, but: ] Thanks.
Well, I like to give people gifts for that. [Whatever Maika wants to pretend it is] You're welcome.
[also this is totally where Schneider cons her way into sleeping in Maika's room until her roommate situation is sorted...which, doesn't stop her from taking catnaps there anyway]
I probably would have strung him up by his hair if I had to hear about Idrila every morning.
[ She's not best-pleased with Argenti at this point in time, but that would be true regardless. ]
...I don't know if the little priestess forgot to assign me a roommate, or if I scared her off before I saw her, but the bed is usually free. Use it when you need to.
[ "Usually." Otherwise, Maika's strays can tussle like kittens for space?? ]
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Whatever they did, it doesn't seem to have taken away all your strength.
[What is their prize!!!]
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Hah. A lot, but not all.
[ Take that, universe! The machine dutifully spits out a generous amount of tickets, which Maika is happy to seize. She holds them out to Schneider with a grin. ]
Alright. So where's their merchant that takes these?
[ It's the counter with bright flashing lights and an assortment of plushies and tacky prizes, probably. ]
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[But off they go with their tickets. Schneider clearly has a lot from all the games she's been destroying with her unerring aim]
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[ Maika doesn't know what some of these things are, little plastic spirals and paper packets with flying devices printed on them. The stuffed animals at least explain themselves — some of them are actually kind of cute. She tilts her head at them as she studies them. ]
Did you ever have this kind of stuff, with so many sisters?
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Maybe not. But just as precious to a child, I'd bet.
[ Little treasures always were, especially if you didn't have much more.
Maika points at a cat plush and glances at Schneider. ]
That one looks like you.
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How so?
[miffed]
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[ Look at them. Round and sparkling. ]
Small. Fluffy. The way cats always have at least eighteen knives on them, on top of whatever they're carrying.
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You sound like you favour cats.
[She looks at the ticket list and then hers. Aha. She promptly makes the exchange, and dumps the cat in Maika's arm]
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[ Wait, what? She's derailed from her observation, reflexively catching the plush in her arms. ]
...What's this for?
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[ Schneider giggles a little at Maika's expression]
Or mmm...a thank you?
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I know my shooting wasn't that good. I've never been a markswoman.
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Call it a gift for showing me something impressive then.
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...People don't usually give me gifts for acting however I want. But I'm not sweet enough to turn it down. [ There's a pause, because the word has seldom come easily to her, but: ] Thanks.
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[also this is totally where Schneider cons her way into sleeping in Maika's room until her roommate situation is sorted...which, doesn't stop her from taking catnaps there anyway]
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[ It's half a tease, but that doesn't make it untrue. Well... one more catlike thing about Schneider. ]
...Heading back? I should put this away.
[ And she's planning on escorting Schneider casually, at which point the stray cat annexation of her room will be fulfilled! ]
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[Because ew, going back to that roommate]
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Which one was yours, again?
[ There's plenty of people at the meeting she wouldn't be in a hurry to go back to personally. ]
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[ el oh el honestly]
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I doubt he'd actually attack you, after earlier. But I wouldn't want to sleep there either.
[ If nothing else her urge to pick another fight would be overwhelming. ]
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[ the luck of it all...]
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[ She's not best-pleased with Argenti at this point in time, but that would be true regardless. ]
...I don't know if the little priestess forgot to assign me a roommate, or if I scared her off before I saw her, but the bed is usually free. Use it when you need to.
[ "Usually." Otherwise, Maika's strays can tussle like kittens for space?? ]
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I'll take you up on that then.
[shameless ]
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Still. Maika gives the plush a little squish, obscurely pleased. ]