MESSAGES

[kingmakereffect]

If you have something to ask the Kingmaker about over the phone, this is where it goes! The Kingmaker will answer the phone as soon as he's available. There isn't an option to leave a message on his voicemail, but the Kingmaker will take your calls at almost any hour of the day.

Your smartphones will only connect to the Kingmaker. There is no option to dial a number, instead it will connect automatically to his phone.

Comments are screened for privacy; no listening in on each other's private conversations without permission, after all.

Comments

[kingmakereffect]

I see. Well, you never know, maybe I'll let you know later if your birthday's coming up.

[captainobnoxious]

[!!!]

Would you? That'd be great! Then everyone has to give me presents and maybe you can even come down and let me land a hit on you!

[kingmakereffect]

Don't get too carried away. And I said maybe, so don't get your hopes up.

[captainobnoxious]

[But don't you just love how excited and happy you make her sometimes, Kingmaker?]

When's your birthday?

[kingmakereffect]

[oh sigrun..........]

That's not really important.

[captainobnoxious]

You asked me, I ask you. It's a fair trade. Even season'll do.

[kingmakereffect]

...Winter. I guess I can tell you that I'm an aquarius, since Dedicated asked about that.

Ask him if you don't understand.

[captainobnoxious]

I will. Because I don't. Sounds fishy though.

[No, Sigrun. The one after that is the fish.]

I can so believe that you're a winter baby though. We're like, exact opposites! Why'd the shrimp want to know anyway?

[kingmakereffect]

I actually don't know? It was probably an attempt to annoy me. It's not very easy to do that, though.

[captainobnoxious]

You're pretty unflappable, yeah. Until we get on a topic you don't want to talk about.

[Like his past, friend, and possibly family.]

And then you get all mean and curt and shit.

[kingmakereffect]

Most people don't ask me personal questions like you do. I'm a pretty private person.

[uh huh, sure.....]

[captainobnoxious]

Private's just another word for coward. You're scared of getting attached to other people, aren't you?

[There's... quite a few people like that here, so, it's not out of her guessing range.]

[kingmakereffect]

...Scared... No, I wouldn't say that.

[He sounds contemplative though, so there's that?]

[captainobnoxious]

[It's always a good day when she gets him to sound thoughtful about her questions.]

Then what would you say? Besides that it's not important, I mean. As a person.

[kingmakereffect]

I don't get attached to others easily, that's all.

But you're right, it isn't important.

[captainobnoxious]

So when you do, it's something pretty special.

... Or someone that's particularly stubborn. How'd you two get to be friends anyway? That's a happier question than my usual about him, and I don't think I've asked it before.

[kingmakereffect]

...Circumstances sort of forced it, in a way. I don't know if I would've been friends with him normally otherwise.

And that's the most I'm going to say about it, before you ask.

[captainobnoxious]

That's more than enough, actually. I mean, I can't say half the people here would've even given each other a second look if we weren't forced to live with each other for the past... what, month now? Over a month. So it's nice, in a way.

[...]

So thanks for that, at least. I've gotten to do a lot here that I didn't really get to before back where I'm from, and even if it's meant that every week we have to put one of our companions down in the pit with the people they killed it's... kind of been worth it, honestly. But that's just between you and me. Wouldn't tell but one other person that.

[kingmakereffect]

[...................]

I see. I'm not really sure what to say to that, but... thank you for telling me.

[captainobnoxious]

[She laughs a little at that.]

People generally say "you're welcome" when thanked, Kingmaker. As messed up as the thanks is.

[kingmakereffect]

Well, yes. I wasn't expecting to hear something like that, that's all.

[captainobnoxious]

Well, I wouldn't expect anyone to say it, but I'm sure there's more than a few people here who'd agree. I wouldn't just go asking around though.

[Even if that'd be pretty fun to hear about.]

[kingmakereffect]

I'd be the worst person to ask about it anyway.

...But that is interesting.

[captainobnoxious]

Right? It's a silver lining kind of thing.

[... Though she goes quiet for a moment, thinking.]

Until someone you care about is killed or does the killing, anyway. That's a pretty hefty downside. I'm not sure how well I could handle it again, especially if...

[...]

Well, anyway, that's enough out of me! You have worse company to be keeping, so I won't keep you from your solitude or the ten other people asking you weird questions.

Oh, hey, do most people call you, or do the thing with their fingers? And which do you like more?

[kingmakereffect]

...I get a decent amount of both. Personally I prefer calling, but I don't have any problems with texting.

[He'll let that go just for you, Sigrun. But your worries have been noted!!]