75th ♫ | Shall I name this heart-rending pain "Snow Halation"?

[phaiinein]

WINTER HOLIDAY ❤ 2023 CMO

WOW a whole year has gone by already and it's already time for another WINTER SEASON THEMED CMO!!!! obviously you can use this for other winter holidays from other cultures but i'm doing christmas and fantasy christmas because i morph into an elf on the shelf at exactly midnight on november 1st like a werewolf curse

As well as prompts, this post can also be used for IC gift giving! Feel free to just tap my toplevels for a gift-giving starter if that's what you want.

Feel free to also use this as a meme/mingle/CMO or whatever for your own characters! Include prompts or don't, I ain't the boss of you.

POTENTIALLY HANDY PROMPTS:

RP Scenario Generator | Mistletoe Meme | Seasonal Greetings Meme | Winter Wonderland Meme | Winter Festival Meme | Baby, It's Cold Outside Meme | Happy Holidays Meme | Rain Meme | Body Heat Meme | Family Meme

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[tokenloveinterest]

Well, you're not.

[JUST ABSOLUTELY MERCILESSLY.]

I thought Judai was in here, so I was going to set up some mistletoe, or at least play with Pharaoh, but... If you're the only one in here, there's no point.

[thundercrashes]

First of all, pretty sure Pharaoh is in the rafters right now.

[He says, with a point above them. Judging by the occasional Ojama yelps, he assumes the cat is trying to catch them again.]

Second of all, what makes you think Judai would have stuck around if he was in here and saw you hanging up mistletoe of all things? If you're wanting to catch him for the sake of one of your romantic delusions, it'd make more sense to set them up first, and then get him to come into the room.

[... why does this sound like something that Manjoume is speaking from experience on... actually, knowing about his Asuka crush, he probably has tried a similar stunt like Rei's before.]

[tokenloveinterest]

[She's just. Giving him a look. A big look of pity.]

Did you try that with Asuka before? Wow.... No wonder.

[what's THAT supposed to mean, rei.]

[thundercrashes]

[The amount of disrespect he has to put up with her...]

And what is that supposed to mean? ... You know what, I don't think I even want to know the answer to that, just stop giving me that look. It's totally not warranted here.

[tokenloveinterest]

[Well. After a moment, at least, the look of pity changes. Now, she has a look of mischief.]

Hmmm... Well, if you insist. Then, I guess if it's totally not warranted, then you don't need help with getting Asuka's attention?

[thundercrashes]

[... Okay, you've got his attention now, as Manjoume sits up a little straighter here in response.]

You'd actually help with something like that? [A pause, and then he averts his gaze.] ... Not that I need the help, of course.

[Because it's totally not necessary. Obviously.]

[tokenloveinterest]

Of course I would! A Maiden in Love would never turn her back on someone else's true, pure love!

[And she can use this to her advantage, of course.]

[thundercrashes]

[In return, she gets the squint of suspicion here, because Manjoume don't easily trust like that.

Fubuki can get away with saying that kind of thing because he's Shishou, but Rei however...]

What's the catch?

[tokenloveinterest]

What catch? Of course there's no catch.

Well, no catch that would matter so a duelist as great as Manjoume, winner of the Genex Tournament, and all of that. After all, you're the best duelist in the Academy, aren't you?

[thundercrashes]

Manjoume-san, and of course I am. There's no need to even question that fact here.

[He's also currently the best duelist being played like a fiddle, but it does not appear that he's realized that here yet.]

[tokenloveinterest]

So, then. Do you think you're stronger than Asuka, Manjoume-san?

[he's SO EASY

this might be easier than even Kenzan was!]

[thundercrashes]

[That actually gives him pause for a moment--he had dueled Asuka once before, and she had defeated him soundly. But... that was first year, and this is now. Maybe things have changed, so when Manjoume responds, his tone is a little more careful in his words.]

The only way to really know that for certain would be to face her head on again.

[tokenloveinterest]

Or to face someone else who was already stronger than her, right?

[thundercrashes]

[Well. That gets his eyebrows raised a fair bit, and yet, she's definitely got his attention, hook line and sinker.]

What exactly are you planning here?

[tokenloveinterest]

[Some part of Rei should probably feel guilty for this.

But she's Rei, queen of the incredibly overcomplicated plans, and Manjoume just makes this so easy.]

You know, if I were to duel Asuka, it wouldn't be hard for me to shut her down completely- Her deck has a big, glaring weakness. And then, while she's on the defensive and has no way to win... A certain someone might jump in to save her.

[thundercrashes]

Really now.

[Manjoume's tone is skeptical at the prospect of Rei being able to defeat Asuka that easily. Still...]

In the completely hypothetical event of you actually winning, how exactly do you foresee how... a certain someone might be able to jump in to help her?

[tokenloveinterest]

[manjoume she uses rituals and we predate literally ANY ritual support. frankly i could shit all over seto kaiba because the blue-eyes support ALSO hasn't been invented yet.]

You know how there's that winter tournament coming up?

[thundercrashes]

[Listen, I absolutely believe Rei could accomplish it, but good luck convincing Manjoume the simp of that.]

Yeah, I'm aware of it. I'm guessing that's the stage you're wanting to use for this plan of yours?

[tokenloveinterest]

[you are SO lucky she won't call you a simp to your face.]

I might have gotten a peek at the rules ahead of time. It's going to be a battle royale format, where duelists can jump in to interrupt each other...

[thundercrashes]

[Oh]

I get it now. So you want to duel her, and then when it looks like she's on the ropes, I tag in to interrupt you from dealing her the finishing blow...

[There's a pause before his brow furrows.]

Wait, so what is it then that you're hoping to get out of this? I'm assuming you've got some kind of plan for this to work in your favor for getting Judai's attention, right?

[tokenloveinterest]

Of course. Even if I lose, don't you think holding my own against both you and Asuka at the same time would get my beloved Judai's attention?

[this is a lie. this is 10000% a lie. she is lying through her teeth.]

[thundercrashes]

[Manjoume, unsurprisingly, looks grumpy at the mention of his rival, and the reminder of Rei's crush on him, but...]

Judai is rather oblivious when it comes to most things, but... if it involves a duel, you do admittedly have a better chance of getting his attention that way... I guess.

[As much as he hates to have to agree with her on something like that. Plus...]

And if it does get his attention, then... that means I shouldn't have to worry about him interrupting my chance to win over Asuka...

[So Rei might actually be on to something after all, if this works out in a way to benefit them both here??]

[tokenloveinterest]

Exactly! You get it.

[Of course, what she's really banking on is Judai seeing a 2v1 and deciding he wants to jump in and help.

But she's not going to tell Manjoume that.]

Everyone wins in this situation, right?

[thundercrashes]

[It's probably a good thing she didn't bring up this possibility: there's a big chance that Manjoume would genuinely forget about the goal of this being to further his chances of winning over Asuka (and Rei getting closer to Judai), if he gets distracted by the thought of fighting against his rival here and trying to get the win over on him for once...]

Yeah. If you actually manage to back Tenjoin-san into a corner to kick all this off during the tournament, that is. But if this really plays out like you think it will...

[There's a pause, before finally, he offers his hand in a handshake, an agreement with a fellow collaborator.]

Then fine, I'll go along with this plan of yours.