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【 behind the screen 】

@guildleader / guildleader.tumblr.com

living inside RPGs is easy. what's hard is facing reality.
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*: ・゚✧   interrogation starters.

feel free to change pronouns etc as needed.

CALM / QUESTIONING.

  • “ tell me, what happened?”
  • “ did you see anything?”
  • “ what do you remember?”
  • “ do you remember anything unusual?”
  • “ please, try to remember as much as you can.”
  • “ every detail is important.”
  • “ and what happened next?”
  • “ and what did you do when all this took place?”
  • “ what were you doing around __ am/pm?”
  • “ where were you around __ am/pm?”
  • “ can anyone verify that?”
  • “ was someone with you?”
  • “ and you had nothing to do with it?”
  • “ and you weren’t involved?”
  • “ did you see it happen?”
  • “ did you see who did it?”
  • “ did you see or hear anything? anything at all?”

CARING / UNDERSTANDING.

  •  “ you seem scared… is that why you don’t want to talk?”
  • “ did someone hurt you?”
  • “ it’s okay. you can tell me.”
  • “ you were just trying to defend yourself, weren’t you?”
  • “ we can take a break, if you want.”
  • “ everything will be okay, i promise. but you need to talk to me.”
  • “ it’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it. but it really would help if you did.”

SUSPICIOUS.

  • “ there is something you’re not telling me.”
  • “ i think you’re lying.”
  • “ you looked away just now when you said that. are you sure you’re telling the truth?”
  • “ except what you’re telling me doesn’t align with what we already know.”
  • “ seems to me like you know more than you’re letting in on.”
  • “ what aren’t you telling me?”
  • “ who are you trying to protect?”
  • “ so you really don’t know what any of it means? no clue at all?”
  • “ they must’ve told you more than that.”
  • “ you have to have seen more than that.”
  • “ and you want me to believe you don’t remember?”
  • “ and you want me to believe you had nothing to do with it?”
  • “ an accident? is that what you’re going with?”

DEMANDING.

  • “ i need you to tell me the truth.”
  • “ i need you to tell me what happened.”
  • “ i know you’re not telling me the truth.”
  • “ that doesn’t line up with the evidence. so… you wanna try that again?”
  • “ stop lying. i already know that’s not what happened.”

MAKING A DEAL / ASKING FOR HELP / DEMANDING HELP.

  • “ what do you want in exchange for this information?”
  • “ i’m listening…”
  • “ you’re coming with me.”
  • “ since you’re the only one who knows how to find them, i don’t really have a choice but to take you with me.”
  • “ fine. i’ll take you with me, but if you try anything…”
  • “ i can’t give you that. you know that.”
  • “ if we’re going to make a deal, you’re gonna have to ask for something a little more rational than that.”
  • “ okay. we have a deal.”
  • “ sorry. no deal.”
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The question was sudden. She adored animals as a whole but she also her preferences as well. Not that it mattered, all pets she ever came in contact with were those owned by her friends when she goes over, as everyone in her family is against having any other living beings in the house that aren’t human or plants. It was so unfair. It was also unfair that someone who seems to be able to pick which pet to get is asking her such a thing. Not when she can’t get any of her own. ❝  Cats. Definitely cats. They are way better than dogs. They’re smaller, more cuddly & don’t bark all the time.   
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“That is true.” Sakiya thought hard about the subject, nose scrunching up in thought, though soon she showcased a smile of her own. “They are also big idiots sometimes and even knock things off the shelves. If I had one, I’m sure it would be constantly on top of my PC tower, because it gets all warm and nice. Or it would step all over my keyboard, for sure.” A light chuckle left her lips but she sighed softly. “Too bad I can’t have pets.”

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  “  I might have to try one sometime then. I also love strawberries, they’re one of my favorite fruits. “ but it would be on a day when he didn’t have to worry about fitting into something small later. who knows what ingredients were in there (besides the obvious ones), he couldn’t risk feeling sickly at any point. but just watching her with the cake was making him feel peckish so he decided to much on a lollipop just to chase the craving away.  
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“Strawberries are incredible. Throwing in some blueberries and raspberries would just make it extra delicious.” All that talk about fruits in cakes just made her want to take on a baking class to learn how to make it too. She knew some of the basics but, truth be told, she just didn’t have the money to spend on ingredients to bake. Plus, she didn’t have the time. The few breaks she had, she would grab some coffee or muffins, maybe a slice of cake. “You like sweets?”

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                   “Yes.” Nori says very firmly. “I will pay you three hundred and fifty dollars to dance for me – especially if you throw a smooch in there.” She giggles but she wasn’t kidding. She wanted to see if Saki would actually be able to keep up with the rhythm of things. Even if she couldn’t – it would be adorable! “– wait, would that make me your sugar momma?”
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Nori! You can’t just say stuff like that!” Truth be told, at that amount of money, just dancing and smooching her friend was a pretty good deal. In fact, Nori was quite a gorgeous girl and Saki wouldn’t mind one bit of action to happen between the two. “Throw it 100 more and I dress up as a maid for you.” Now, that was just getting kinky, Saki. “You’ve peaked in life, you’re now my sugar momma.”

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                   There’s a small pout companied by red cheeks at the other’s accusations. “Of course I didn’t do this on purpose – I was on my phone.” It wasn’t a lie – she really hadn’t been paying attention. “I am just making the best out of a bad situation. Plus, you can afford to miss one day, yeah? I’m off today – you’re off today, now, it’s perfect – right?”
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Saki had to admit, it was pretty perfect. “I can afford to miss one day, yeah. But you’re staying up with me while I write some coding tonight.” She was going to get something out of this too, a chance to have some company while working later that day. “What do you want to do today then? Since we have the whole day, let’s make the most of it.”

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“Did you do this on purpose? You know I dooze off on my way to college.” A pout took over her features but it soon dissolved into a smile when her friend mentioned a little date for the day. “This was an ambush to get me to go out with you, huh? You know, you could have just asked. I’m always down to hang out.”

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     Only a  GROAN  came in response to her attempt at keeping him awake. It was bothersome enough to rouse him— really it could almost be considered a skill how he almost seemed capable of sleeping on command. It was a moment before his head moved  JUST  enough for a dark magenta eye to look out at her.  No one said you couldn’t.
          Nap along with him—— he meant. Nonetheless the male gave a lazy stretch before propping his chin in an upturned palm.  What’s the point of keeping me up, anyway. You  KNOW  I’ll probably just doze off still.
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“But if we’re napping, we’re not hanging out. I mean... technically we are... but still!” A deep sigh left her lips but she rested her head atop her folded arms as well, looking in another direction. She usually spent most of her time awake, saving some power naps along the day. “How can you sleep so much and not get super groggy and weird, or have a headache?”

She was aware that no matter how much she bothered him to stay up, he was eventually going to fall asleep, and that would be her cue to get some sleep as well, but, for now, she just wanted to talk.

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It’s nice to meet ya, Saki. I can also go by Hide, since it’s easier – and hey, four-letter nicknames!” He listened to her explanation with rapt attention, occasionally looking up in thought as he was doing his best to try to imagine the game in his mind. Hideki could definitely see it – he knew there might definitely be some game out there that could be a great inspiration for it, but at the moment he was drawing a blank.
That sounds fun … it’s a hard thin’ to pull off the ‘no memory’ trope but when done right it’s good. At least if yer goin’ for a Runescape kinda look then yer covered with low-poly art since it ain’t … well, I don’t do 3D modellin’ myself but I know there’s probably assets ya can use that don’t cost too much. How far are ya with it? Well – … plannin’ mechanics still?” 
He pursed his lips for a moment, looking off to the side before adding, “Hope I ain’t overwhelmin’ ya with too much talkin’ – ain’t met anyone else into makin’ games that ain’t online.
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“Oh, Hide it is then!” With a big smile, Sakiya listened to everything he had to said about her idea. She nodded at certain ideas he presented and noted them down in her mind, her full attention and enthusiasm spilling through wide and interested eyes. She couldn’t really idea her excitement when she was planning something like this with someone else, even if it was just a conversation and exchange of ideas.

“I’m still trying to plan everything but I got some basic coding done to run the intro for the game. The cut scenes will be slightly different from the actual game, I’m going to use a friend’s art for it, while the rest I’m going to try to manage with a colleague of mine, he is way better in 3D modelling than I am. Plus, as you said, we’re going to use some assets available that will match well with the ideas.”

She lightly chuckled at his remark- did he actually think she wasn’t enjoying every bit of the conversation? “You’re not overwhelming me at all, I’m quite pleased I met someone interested in the same thing! It isn’t every day I get to meet people in the same area as me.”

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    Just like an alcoholic needed alcohol to get himself to sleep at night, right? The comeback was right there, on the tip of his tongue, but he held himself back. Maybe that was just one step too far, even if he could speak from experience on that note. At least her hobby was mostly harmless… Sort of. “Your career and your interests don’t always have to line up perfectly, y’know. I’m a mercenary for all intents and purposes and yet I love to read in my spare time.” Even after saying that, he still felt the whole point of this conversation was getting lost. Where were they even going with this? “Listen, we’re going nowhere with this. You needed some kinda fancy notebook, right? Where’s the nearest store that sells ‘em?”
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“They don’t have to line up perfectly but in my case, they do!” Sakiya had a huge passion for programming and gaming, and her dream was to create a game everyone could enjoy or create her own indie company to manage. She knew no boundaries to achieve that wish and so her nights were spent awake programming, surviving on power naps throughout the day and pure passion for what she did. “It’’s nearby but don’t you dare get me a fancy notebook! I don’t want you spending your own money!”

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【♛】༄ The short male had been minding his business. He wasn’t exactly a morning person, but he still woke up rather early nonetheless. And what better than to start the day off with his favorite coffee. However, it hadn’t gone as it usually did. Unless you knew each other, it seemed like most people didn’t interact with each other. So when he felt the tap on his shoulder he was mildly surprised.
And then this random girl asked him the strangest and possibly dumbest question he’d ever heard. “Hein? You’re asking what kind of drink people get at a café?” Was she joking? It certainly didn’t seem like she was. He gave her a once over. She clearly wasn’t a regular and she clearly wasn’t wealthy. He sighed.
“You can get all different kinds of things. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate.” He began explaining. Was she stupid? “It’s not like Starbucks, that’s for sure. It’s much better quality then trash like that. You can even build your own drink here by combining flavors however you like.” He yawned. “Since you’ve never been here before, I’ll just get you something.” Don’t want her to break her wallet, after all.
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He thought she was crazy, didn’t he? Now she was feeling a bit embarassed to have even asked. Truth was, she wasn’t used to these fancy coffee shops and wasn’t even aware how to order and she didn’t want to make an even bigger fool of herself by asking for something simple when approaching the cashier. At least she only made a fool of herself to one person. That’s a start.

“Oh, I thought I had to ask for coffee beans from the Amazon rainforest or something...” She said quietly, a small blush reaching her cheeks from the embarassment. However, once he said he would get her something, she got a bit more flustered. “No no, I can totally get it myself!” It was hard for her to accept such kindness from strangers or even friends.

“Thank you though, I was a bit lost here. It’s a whole new world, as Aladdin says.”

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“How did you know that so easily? That was amazing!” Seeing the girl accurately name every price of everything Sakiya had bought had the college student widening her eyes with a sense of fascination. “They could replace cashier machines with just clones of you and they’d be good to go!”

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“I don’t even think you need my help, you seem better at chess than I am.” It was true that Sakiya was something of an expert when it came to games, but it was mostly video games or board games, not exactly... well, that. “Wait, did you just invite me to play with you because you feel good winning against an innocent and fragile girl like me? Preposterous.” A little humor never hurt anyone and it brought a chuckle to leave her lips at that.

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“Between dogs and cats, what do you think make better pets?” It wasn’t as if she could actually have a pet considering her financial status or the conditions of her home, but she was curious what the other woman thought of the subject. Sakiya loved animals with her entire fragile heart, it was incredibly hard for her to pick one. She wondered if the other was the same when it came to it or if she had a preference.

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                Rue, here! If you like girls who keep their hair dyed green & will tower over you in heels then Noriella is the girl for you! She’s just a girl trying to make it through life, work a full-time job and possibly fall in love! She’s got the words to change your world and she isn’t afraid to use ‘em. She’s as soft as she is tough – and she will cry just as easily but she won’t go down without a fight. So, if that’s something that’s interesting to you then just give this a LIKE or REBLOG and I’ll check ya out!

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                    Nori gasps! Hands coming to clasp there over her breasts. “Would you really dance for me? You know, like that one Beyoncé song? Saki, if you dance for me then I will definitely pay you the money.” Who needed shoes when there was a cute girl willing to dance for her? No way she could pass that up. “I mean, I can always buy other shoes and other clothes but a dance from you? It could only be a one time chance!”
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“Are you seriously considering paying me to dance for you? Because this is not an offer I take lightly and I will jiggle my hips to music for money.” Sakiya had zero skills when it came to dancing but she could give it an honest try if she was willing to pay for it. Hard-earned money, is what they’d say. “It’s not a one time chance if you keep offering me that much money for a dance. This is seriously making me consider a whole new career.”

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“Sometimes, I must admit, I try to sound mysterious and tragic.”

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“Nori… I know, I interact with you on a weekly basis.” Sakiya was aware of her friend’s dramatic side. It made everything more interesting and with more emotion, made it easier to talk to her and get closer as friends. She liked that side of her. “It’s great that you’re like that, to be honest. You make it seem like we’re in a movie every time we’re together.”

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