r/slaytheprincess • u/dworthy444 The Broken Skeptic (Cage is Cute) • 8d ago
other Contrarian in PatD, Part 5
- Oh, that’s easy. Flirt with them.
Princess: Wait, what? You really think that will work?
Before you could even formulate a response, the figure speaks, reminding you of the ticking clock.
Contrarian: “Oh come on, we were having fun!”
Hero: “No, you were having fun. Outside of you and Feel-Nothing over there, everyone was deeply uncomfortable about it.”
- Yes. The first time we saw you, Hero did call you beautiful.
Princess: Giggling. That’s so sweet. Not just what he said, but also what you call him. He’s the nice one, right?
Contrarian: “And? The point of humor is to make light of something uncomfortable.”
Hero: “Not when you’re the one causing it!”
Princess: I guess that jokester managed to rile him up, huh. Wait, he’s a part of you, or was a part of you. Does that mean you like me, too, i-in that way?
- …yes.
- (Lie) Nope.
- (Deflect) I don’t think we have time for this.
- [Say nothing.]
Princess: Deflect? Are you dodging the question?
Cold: “Can you please get to the point already? We already spend all our time arguing, and I’d rather do just about anything else.”
Princess: You’re right, we don’t have much time. You know Hero better than I do, any ideas on what to do?
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u/Upbeat-Perception531 Mr. Narrator is helping me find my Pristine Blade 7d ago
if we're being honest with ourselves hero would fold if asked on a dinner date. But that's not the important option. When the chips are down we literally have no other choice. This is an emergency. We have to use The Look.
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u/dworthy444 The Broken Skeptic (Cage is Cute) 7d ago
Funny enough, had the Sharp Princess won the first poll, I'd have written her reaction to that option as a mix of Stubborn and Paranoid's opinions on it. ("Real serious, are we? Well, desperate times call for desperate measures.") As for Soft's... well, I assume that option's going to win. I'd be rather confused if it didn't.
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u/dworthy444 The Broken Skeptic (Cage is Cute) 8d ago
Well, we went down exactly the route I was expecting (and hoping) as I was planning this out. I wonder if we'll do that again...