Tenth Vector * Action

[onewayroad]

[Of all places for the mistletoe to catch him, it seems fitting that Accelerator would wind up stuck just a few meters away from one of the campus vending machines. The mistletoe itself is somewhere above him, out of reach. The glitch certainly came prepared with its own little forcefield around this particular piece of mistletoe to thwart his attempts at getting rid of it using his powers. His fingers only bounce or slide off the field. His reverse engineering won't work on it either.

As a result, he's stuck right there, too far away from the vending machine and unable to move outside of about a meter radius. The flooring around him is split with a number of cracks from his futile attempts to leave. Every once in a while he can't help but kick small broken pieces of the flooring aside.]

This is fucking ridiculous.

[All he wanted was some coffee, damnit.]

Comments

[princesspool]

But it will! I was the same as you! I too was trapped under a mistletoe only a few days ago, but I wasn't free until a boy kissed me.

[onewayroad]

Anyone could say that.

[princesspool]

But why would I...? I have no reason to deceive you.

[onewayroad]

To take advantage of whatever fuckup is happening.

[princesspool]

[head-tilt...?]

In what way?

[onewayroad]

[sighs, folding arms across chest]

You can't be that dense.

[princesspool]

I don't understand why you are so hesitant about this!

[... except...could it be?]

... Oh, my. Would it be your first one?

[onewayroad]

Are you being obtuse on purpose?

[yes, yes it is]

[princesspool]

[This explains SO MUCH.]

... I see.

... Is there someone else you would prefer to have kiss you?

[onewayroad]

[practically hisses his response]

I'd rather not have to ever kiss anyone.

[princesspool]

Unfortunately, it is the only solution we have. If you want, we can keep this a secret! In fact, you're the second boy who wanted me to keep quiet about it.

[... for different reasons.]

[onewayroad]

I still refuse to believe it's an actual solution.

[princesspool]

Even in a place as bizarre as this?

[onewayroad]

This place isn't as bizarre as you claim it is.

[princesspool]

Even with the 'NPC's, and 'glitches', and the uncontrollable weather, and...

[onewayroad]

Those all link back to the program that runs the place.

[princesspool]

Then I guess we have different ideas of what makes something bizarre.

But it doesn't solve your predicament. Are you truly going to stay here instead of letting one kiss free you, first or not?

[onewayroad]

If I can help it.

[princesspool]

... I suppose if that's your choice...

[onewayroad]

[annoyed sigh]

You 'suppose,' do you?

[princesspool]

If I simply left you like this... it would feel terrible. You don't deserve such a mean spirited problem.

[onewayroad]

[The most bitter of laughs and scoffs]

I can hardly believe this.

[princesspool]

Oh, what don't you believe now?

[onewayroad]

What you're saying.

[princesspool]

... That I would feel awful for leaving you like this?