:( patheticposting
nearly literally reduced to tears rn by how overwhelmingly it feels like nobody cares what I make or like or think about and how meaningless any of my creativity and love and effort is
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"Can I get a history check?" Pete asks.
Chay hums, flipping through his notes. "What are you trying to remember?"
"Have I seen or heard of Vegas taking physical abuse from his father before? Rumors, maybe?"
Chay taps his chin for a long moment. "Roll for perception instead."
Everyone at the table groans. Pete slaps a hand over his eyes.
"Can't believe you're doing Pete dirty like that, Chay." Porsche claps a hand onto Pete's shoulder in sympathy.
"What's your record on perception rolls, again?" Macau says. He starts ticking off on his fingers. "Failed that check on Kinn, then that other check on Hia, then the one on Porsche, and then on Porsche, and then Porsche—"
"Leave me alone," Pete says, muffled into his hand.
"Least it's better than his deception throws," Porsche snickers. "Haven't seen you get anything above a five in weeks—"
"He's just a little clueless, aren't you, Pete," Vegas says, arms crossed, mirth clear on his face.
"Fine, you bastards," Pete mutters, grabbing his die.
"You know what, Phi," Chay interjects, right as Pete rolls, "I'll give you advantage on this one."
"Holy shit," Porsche says, leaning over Pete's dice box. "He's not gonna need it."
"Nat twenty," Pete breathes out.
"Dude!" Macau yells. "Absolutely sick—"
"Phi," Chay tries to speak over the uproar, "can you — Macau, shut up — Phi, can you tell the table about your own father?"
Pete leans back. "When I was little, my father put me in muay thai, and he used to, uh," he grimaces, "beat me up after matches, if I lost."
Chay nods. "You watch Gun punch Vegas, and you immediately recognize this as a mirror of what happened to you in your past. You can also tell that this isn't new, that Vegas is used to taking these kinds of beatings, and he's used to bearing them in silence. Vegas is scared of his father — and Gun does not give a shit about his son, outside of how Vegas can be useful to him."
The table is hushed.
"Well," Pete says eventually. "That's just... great."
"Is Pete's background common knowledge?" Vegas asks suddenly.
"Nope," Chay says.
"Well," Vegas makes a note, "I'll wager that knowledge becomes a lot more relevant very, very soon."
Chay smiles, impish. "We'll see."
(inspired by this post from @veliseraptor)
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Just thinking about how KDJ receives a ton of flak for sacrificing himself all the time but frankly, he did really well. Like just incredibly well. He took down the Constellations, dismantled the Star Stream, gave everyone a happy ending (besides himself).
Frankly, it's a paltry price. One man for entire worldlines? People have sacrificed themselves for far less. Sure, that one man means the world to a few, but the vast majority of people would say that he's a hero, that it was a sacrifice well-made.
I just... think that KDJ needs to be praised more for what he accomplished. He's always had this negative view of himself that he failed throughout life, that he's undeserving, that he's not good enough... And heck, I don't think Kimcom would praise him after he returns, cause he gave them all the worst trauma of their lives 😂
So... yeah. I think it'd mean a lot to KDJ if 999, the YJH he looked up to the most, could give him a pat on the head and praise him for a job well done. Especially since 999 would be the YJH most likely to understand KDJ's actions.
I mean... KDJ even says as much. That he hopes someone (HSY) could reassure him that he was doing good. But nobody ever did :/
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