33 - Armed To The Teeth Against Love

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What the hell is this?!!

[ The impressive shout emerges, not from a man, but a teddy-bear. Lying on the pavement, kicking his tiny arms and legs feebly. Hi, Karl. ]

Of all the pathetic, worthless, idiotic -- !

[ A stream of profanities. Such a mouth Mr. Teddy has. Not PG-rated at all. ]

[OOC: Karl is a teddy-bear. Lol. Have at him! ]

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[ This awful. Repulsive. He won't forget the indignity -- or forgive Setsuna -- for as long as he lives. ]

Hand Saya over and perhaps I will.

[beyourarmy]

[He pulls back once again, expression becoming sharp.]

No. Listen right now you spoiled brat! She is not a thing, or an item, to be handed over to you. Whether she goes to you or not is a decision she has every right to make, when she's capable. It's not my place. [All the while he's poking Karl's tummy when he punctuates his sentences.]

Until then, you have no business trying to force her, or anyone else, into anything. That is not an option, or something to be debated. She is her own person, and you'll fucking treat her like it.

Or I'll punish you. [That finger poke goes to Karl's nose.]

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[ The tirade just intensifies his wrath. HOW DARE THIS BOY PRESUME TO LECTURE HIM?!! ]

Punish me? [ Hah. ] I'd like to see you try.

[beyourarmy]

Fine.

[Setsuna grabs a chair, pulls it to the shelves. Then he puts Karl on the highest one, all the way in the back. And LEAVES him.]

Promise you're going to stay away from Sara and I'll get you down and leave you alone and call all this done. And don't bother trying to bargain with me. You either leave Sara alone or not. It's that simple.

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You BASTARD.

[ The wildest thrashing. GET HIM DOWN GET HIM DOWN!!! ]

Come back here!

[beyourarmy]

No, Karl. Promise first, then I'll take you down.

Deal with me, and me alone. I'm the one pissing you off. [He's at least staying in the store, off the chair. The chair remains by the shelves, though.]

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I refuse to promise anything.

[ AND THE MOST STUBBORN TEDDYBEAR AWARD GOES TO... ]

[beyourarmy]

Then I'm not taking you down, and I'm not leaving you alone.

Hell, you don't even have to promise. Just say you will. We'll deal with it later.

But if you can't even be gracious enough to say that? I'm leaving you there.

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[ With effort, he rolls so his back is to Setsuna. Hmph. ]

[ You have your answer. ]

[beyourarmy]

Then you're staying there, Karl.

[Sigh. But he can do this ALL DAY.]

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Since when did you become my babysitter?

[beyourarmy]

You don't need a babysitter. You need a spanking, but it won't do any damn good.

So now we're stuck with this. Deal with it.

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[ No answer. Just a tetchy grunt. Karl is the eternal hormonally-unbalanced teenager. ]

[beyourarmy]

All you gotta do is say you'll keep our problems between us, and I'll take you down.

Even better, no more hugging and cutesy talk. I'll just let you go. Maybe even take you home to Diva.

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[ The little nose wrinkles, button-eyes creasing. ]

No.

[ Setsuna got between Karl and Saya. And Karl is nothing if not an expert at bearing a grudge. ]

[beyourarmy]

Fine. This obviously isn't working.

[He turns to leave. Headed for the exit of the store.]

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[ He lets Setsuna go, stewing and seething. ]

[ Nope. Will not call him back. ]

[ NOPENOPENOPE. ]

[beyourarmy]

[That's okay. Because stubborn as he is, after Setsuna leaves the store, he comes back. Rather quickly.]

[He's slower going up to the shelf and pulling Karl down, though. He nearly crushes Karl to his chest and sighs. He'll find another way around this. He'll put Sara under a 24/7 guard.]

Karl...you suck.

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[ URK. His whine is muffled against Setsuna's chest. ]

I'm not the one who put a bear on a high shelf.

[beyourarmy]

No, that was me. I suck for that.

You still suck because I had to go back and get you. [Setsuna can still hear his whining, so Karl can just stay like that.]

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How is that my fault?

[beyourarmy]

Because you're a horrible asshole! And I shouldn't be taking you down! [Don't ask for logic right now, from Setsuna, of all people.]

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[ He's drained from the yelling. His voice is quieter, but full of vitriol. ]

Yet here you are.

[ Weirdo. ]

[beyourarmy]

Yes. I know. This is stupid, but I'm doing it anyway. No one really deserves to be left like that.

[Crazy mother-fucker.]

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[ He huffs. ]

Diva would agree with you.