paradisa | (no subject)

Those are always interesting.

[Mmm, French girls.]

[Ezio, how can you make everything sound dirty :| Steph crawls out of the gutter.]

Train. Rollerblades. Chimichanga. Bicycle. Scooter. Motorcycle. One of those is a food.

[ That must be where his talents lie... She giggles at "chimichanga" because it's so cute. ]

The rollerblades? [ Like rolled and cut up with blades idk. ]

Train is not an American word.

[ponders]

I don't know which is food though.

Okay, so I went with more modern stuff than American stuff. Guilty. A train is like a line of cars connected together. It's transportation. Rollerblades are shoes with a wheels on the bottom--they're pretty fun once you stop falling on your face or butt.

I'd say it's the one that sounds weird, but they all probably sound weird to you guys.

Chimichanga. But that one sounds different.

[ Like it's not American at all. ]

It doesn't sound like any language I've ever heard of.

That's right. English takes a lot of things from other places or just makes up gibberish. Gibberish might be gibberish.

[Steph's been looking at the board a bit. Can she... oh, yes. Yes, she can.

"MONOGAMY" and a BIG SMILE.]

[ She sees the word on the board and laughs, trying not to look at Ezio because the point is made. Ezio 1, Steph 1. ]

Look at me. I am steadily being defeated.

[jokingly]

Is that a real word?

[To Lucrezia]

Defeat? You're doing better than I am!

I'm ninety-five percent sure you're joking.

I think Lucrezia wants a crushing victory. Ruthless. I knew it.

I do want my perfumed silk.

And you are not playing to the best of your abilities, Ezio.

[ She puts down "SODA." Yay. ]

I'll have you know, I have been monogamous.

[The first time he ever had sex, he was :') NO, HE'S NOT THAT BAD...

He just switches some tiles.]

I think I am just unlucky, as I have gotten few useful tiles.

[Steph just smiles and adds an S ~~to "FICA"~~ another word on the board.]

What's a loss, right? Aside from a crippling blow to the ego, a reason to cry, a terrible embarrassment...

[ Here is glancing at you, Ezio, with amused disbelief.

She switches some usable tiles. She would rather lose and gain friends than otherwise. ]

Would you cry if you lose, Stephanie?

I have lost parlour games too many times to cry about it.

[Yes, he has letters. "DOG".]

[Switchin' tiles.]

Nah. The experience is more important than winning or losing. I'm just happy to play with such awesome people.

[Buttering you all up because she just got KICK ASS LETTERS.]

[ She laughs. Ezio's really no good at this. Then she adds a "GED" to his "DOG." ]

Are we awesome? [ That word carries so much gravity. ]

[Oh, crap, he hadn't realized you could do that, and now he's seen both Lucrezia and Steph add onto things.

He laughs and adds an "LY" to Lucrezia's "DOGGED". Stubborn, grim persistence. Sounds fitting.]

I would not consider this my most awe-some moment.

[Stephanie makes a face--those letters they put down took her spot. Curses. Tossin' down a few letters. "YAK," aw yeah.]

Generally awesome. I'm not saying I'm awed in this moment.

[ Generally awesome, she can be that. But she eyes Steph's three-letter word warily. That could be retaliation for Ezio's four-letter word. ]

What does that mean, Stephanie?

[letter switching, glance at Steph]

Yak? It's an animal. [Very innocent.]

What is this animal like? [ She hopes she won't regret asking. ]

It doesn't sound like an animal's name.