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Post by Joker on Sept 24, 2023 17:06:37 GMT
"Sure! I've never played either, but I'm willing to give it a try!"
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Post by NIKI on Sept 25, 2023 4:03:38 GMT
"Okay!! Let's go, then!"
Dae and Yu go out to set up the game in a wide, grassy area. The hoops are on the floor at a distance... and our guys have their weapons darts ready.
"How about we raise the stakes? Should we set a prize for the winner and a punishment for the loser? Nothing too bad, of course!"
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Post by Joker on Sept 25, 2023 16:40:31 GMT
Yu wasn’t too confident in his ability to play the game, but he didn’t want to look like a total loser in front of his friend.
“O-Okay, that could make things interesting.” He replies, wondering if Dae had any ideas in mind already.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 25, 2023 19:37:52 GMT
"Alright! Let's see, how about the loser... um..." Thousands of horrible, humilliating punishments pass through Dae's mind before a look of enlightenment shows up on his face.
"Ah! The loser attempts the spicy noodle challenge I told you about! There's a version even I can't stomach! How about that? It's not too bad, right?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 25, 2023 20:54:09 GMT
"Do they really make noodles that hot...?" Yu wonders. He quickly decides to stop thinking about it though before he decides to decline the challenge.
"Alright, you're on! What does the winner get then?"
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Post by NIKI on Sept 25, 2023 21:42:54 GMT
"Oh, they do." Dae responds with a haunting expression on his face.
"And the winner gets a kiss on the cheek from the loser, of course!" The popstar makes a peace sign and winks.
"..."
"Hehe, I'm just kidding. Actually, I feel like simply being spared from the noodles is enough... So, you in? Ah, if you really wanted that prize I'm okay with it, too! Heh."
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Post by Joker on Sept 26, 2023 2:00:49 GMT
Yu's face flushes again at the mention of the kiss.
"Y-Yeah, that should be fine!" He says, leaving it unintentionally vague on which prize he'd be okay with.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 26, 2023 16:41:37 GMT
"...Alright! I'll go first, then, to demonstrate!" Dae exclaims with a smug look on his face, not bothering to clear up what the prize was either.
On his first throw, he throws the dart so hard it gets impaled in a tree. "WOW, guess we gotta be careful with these things, huh?" He feels embarrassed about his demonstration, but the game goes on...
~~ Timeskip ~~
Surprisingly, they both are really, REALLY bad at the game. They have scored exactly 1/5 each ... it all comes down to this moment... the last two darts.
"Well... it's your turn, dude..." Dae looks at his opponent with noodle induced fear.
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Post by Joker on Sept 26, 2023 22:36:01 GMT
"Okay, that works for me!" Yu says. As he watches the dart pierces the tree, he briefly ponders if both of them will make it out of the friendly game alive.
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Yu nervously returns the look. He silently throws his final dart and it misses or something. I've never actually played lawn darts so I don't really know what to write here. But Yu fucks up oops
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Post by NIKI on Sept 26, 2023 22:45:54 GMT
"Heh." It is unclear if that was a laugh or some sort of sigh of relief. Dae nervously steps up and throws his last dart, hoping there would be no need for a 1 point tie-breaker.
And it lands in the damn hoop! Yay!
"YEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! I WON, oh my god." Dae jumps up in excitement! There are 10 darts impaled in the ground around them, but who cares about that, it's over!
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Post by Joker on Sept 27, 2023 0:05:11 GMT
"That was fun! Congrats, Dae!" Yu congratulates his opponent.
"Um... I guess I should head over to the points shop and get those noodles, huh?" He says, laughing nervously. "But before that... What about the uh... Winner's prize?" His face flushes slightly for like the millionth time that day.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 27, 2023 6:10:02 GMT
"The winner's prize? What- oh!" Realization falls upon Dae's face as he remembers what he said.
"Well... yeah! Hurry up and give me my prize! Then we'll go get the noodles!" He bluffs, thinking Yu won't actually do it, even going as far as bending his knees down a little and tilting his head for easier access. He crosses his arms.
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Post by Joker on Sept 27, 2023 21:49:19 GMT
"W-Well, okay then..." Yu mumbles. "If you're sure..."
He takes a moment to build up some courage before leaning in and giving Dae a quick peck on the cheek. After the realization of what he just did sets in, Yu takes a few steps back. He covers his bright red face with his hands and crouches down to look small as possible.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 28, 2023 3:50:01 GMT
Dae cluelessly continues his irritating display, tapping his cheek repeatedly while Yu builds up a courage unbeknownst to him. He's about to say something when SUDDENLY he receives his well-earned prize.
"Ah!!" Is the only thing he says before bringing his hand to his cheek in shock. He smiles! Happy with this turn of events. He's always found joy in making his close friends begrudgingly show affection to him this way. That is, until he notices Yu's reaction and suddenly Dae's face is almost the same color as his hair.
"Hey. Hey, man. It's okay. You hear me? It's fine!" Dae says unconvincingly. He awkwardly crouches down next to poor Yu and pats him on the back as usual, avoiding eye contact. Not that it was difficult since Yu's covering his face anyway.
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Post by Joker on Sept 28, 2023 21:46:16 GMT
Yu flinches at Dae's touch.
"I-It is...?" He asks, his face still buried in his hands, muffling the sound of his voice. "You don't have to pretend to be fine with it if you're not..."
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Post by NIKI on Sept 28, 2023 23:25:02 GMT
Dae retreats his hand with the flinch. "Nonono, I guess I just... wasn't expecting such a reaction, haha... I promise you I'm fine with this sort of 'closeness' with friends, but are YOU fine with it?" He asks, finally turning to look at Yu, he's calmed down but his cheeks are still flushed.
"Um, I'm sorry if I overstepped... I mean, the last thing I want after what we talked about is making you uncomfortable in any way!"
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Post by Joker on Sept 29, 2023 2:21:52 GMT
“I’m okay, with it… I-I think.” Yu says, finally uncovering his face. He looks at Dae, his face still red, but avoids eye contact with him. “It’ll just take some getting used to, that’s all.”
“Y-You don’t have to apologize!” He continued. “I wasn’t uncomfortable or anything… It’s just that I’ve never- Um… Never mind…” He fidgets awkwardly with his hands. “S-Sorry…”
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Post by NIKI on Sept 29, 2023 7:17:11 GMT
"You think you're okay with it? Well, if you say so, haha!" Dae smiles. "You don't have to apologize either! I think it's okay... to go at your own pace, I mean." He playfully ruffles Yu's hair.
He gently moves turns Yu's head so he's looking directly in his eyes...
"Yu..."
"We still have to go get the noodles." Dae smirks.
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Post by Joker on Sept 29, 2023 21:24:48 GMT
"R-Right! I almost forgot about that..." Yu says. "And I kind of hoped you did too..."
"Well, um, we should probably get going then." He stands back up and offers a hand out to help Dae up.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 30, 2023 2:27:23 GMT
"I could NEVER forget... Ah, well, since I'm feeling generous today, I'll let you pick a lower level of spice!" Dae laughs and takes Yu's hand to pull himself up.
He stares at Yu's face for a little too long before looking away.
"Hey, I'm really glad we made up... I really appreciate you, dude. It's nice having you as a friend in here."
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Post by Joker on Sept 30, 2023 17:09:04 GMT
"N-No, it's okay. We did bet on it after all!" Yu replies.
He smiles at Dae's words. "I'm really glad we made up too. I really value our friendship, Dae. S-So, um... Thank you for being my friend."
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Post by NIKI on Oct 1, 2023 9:27:40 GMT
"Hehe. You're really sweet. Let's go get those noodles, friend!!!"
Dae smiles brightly and leads Yu to the store to seal his fate. He ends up paying for the noodles (cooked) and a nice little cup of icecream just in case. Then, they go sit at a table in the overlook, which is really fancy for a horrible noodle challenge.
"Okay... This is it, Yu... let me start by saying that I love and appreciate you and you said you agreed to do this at least twice." Dae gently places the BRIGHT RED noodles and a pair of chopsticks in front of the poor, poor victim aka Yutaro. He looks at him expectantly.
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Post by Joker on Oct 2, 2023 22:17:46 GMT
"A-Are they supposed to be that color...?" Yu asks nervously. He sits down and prepares the chopsticks, as his eyes dart back and forth between Dae and the cup (bowl?) of flaming hot death.
A few beads of sweat start forming on his forehead, and he dabs it off with a shaky hand with a nearby napkin. Yu takes a deep breath, physically and mentally trying to prepare himself for this deadly challenge.
He picks up a single noodle with his chopsticks and gingerly places it in his mouth.
"..."
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Post by NIKI on Oct 4, 2023 5:22:17 GMT
Dae nods to answer the color question and leans forward in anticipation, his eyes wide open waiting for a reaction. Even though he only put one in his mouth, he decides to be compassionate and not force him to eat more.
"...How is it? Speak to me, Yu!"
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Post by Joker on Oct 4, 2023 22:40:53 GMT
"H-Hot!" Yu shouts as he drops his chopsticks, and quickly reaches for a glass of water, and proceeds to gulp it down. It probably doesn't help that much.
His face is once again red, albeit for different reasons now, and he takes slows his breathing to try and cool his mouth off.
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Post by NIKI on Oct 6, 2023 7:38:56 GMT
"AHAHAHA! Wait, really? With just the ONE?! ...Doesn't matter, you can have this noww~ I don't want you to suffer too much, heh." Dae hands Yutaro the refreshing vanilla ice cream cup after CRUELLY laughing at his pain.
"Still, it would be a shame to let these go to waste... they're somehow still food, right? We should feed them to the horses or something." Dae says with the face and tone of a man who has tricked his friends too many times.
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Post by Joker on Oct 6, 2023 18:48:11 GMT
Embarrassed by Dae’s teasing, Yu refuses the ice cream and picks up the chopsticks again. He quickly shovels a few bites of the noodles into his mouth. He grimaces as he eats them, and forces himself to keep them down without spitting them out.
“S-So hot…” He mumbles, his face redder than before.
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Post by NIKI on Oct 8, 2023 5:28:16 GMT
Dae's eyes widen in shock at Yu's sudden MOTIVATION... the ice cream cup starts melting pathetically in his hand. Instead of stopping him, he acknowledges his efforts and begins cheering him on with a huge smile on his face!
"YEAAAAAHHH!!! You got this, Yu!!!!"
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Post by Joker on Oct 8, 2023 18:02:30 GMT
Now inspired, Yu continues to force down the noodles in front of him until the cup is empty. He drops his chopsticks triumphantly, and weakly raises a fist in the air to proclaim his victory.
"I-I did it. Somehow..." He groans. "Oh, that was awful..."
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Post by NIKI on Oct 9, 2023 3:03:18 GMT
Dae claps. "WOW. Yu, that was CRAZY. Now you can have this! Please take it." Dae hands over the ice cream cup, a little more insistent this time. It still had a bit of unmelted ice cream in it but it was like 30% liquid. His eyes sparkled with admiration.
"So, you're pretty tough when it comes to spice after all, huh? Hehe. You really surprised me just now!" Dae praises Yutaro as if he didn't just kinda peer pressure him into finishing the noodles. Maybe he just didn't realize he did.
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