[A move away from either of them getting tagged. She moved a piece up a hop away from behind, checking to see if he was going to ove in for a one for one trade.]
That will do it, yes. I'm guessing you live a dangerous life? You don't seem the random victim.
[He says blithely. Instead of doing the expected thing, he moves one of his backburner pieces forward instead, just to see what she'll do in response.]
[That gave her pause. Ok, so they were playing a longer game. She could do that. It made things more interesting. Instead of going for the back row, she started on the other side of the front one, getting ready for a second direction in a few moves.]
Everyone's a criminal somewhere. But you just seem the right kind of matter of fact. Like it doesn't fuss you one way or another. At least you're not the whiny "I did nothing wrong, honest" type. Never could abide the ones who weren't honest about what they are.
[His next move is another random one, all the way across the board.]
Nor can I. The ones who are wracked with guilt but don't have the good sense to stop, the ones who make excuses for themselves and look down on the rest of us--
[her pace slowed considerably. It was blatantly obvious that she was checking for pattern and developing move sets, thinking three moves down the road, though it was reactive. This wasn't her strongest game and she sort of expected to lose, but she played conservatively, angling to not leave too many openings as she got her front rank in position twice around.]
Putting on airs for skill is one thing. We are what we are. It's survival. I don't need to do it here, so I do what I'm good at.
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That will do it, yes.
I'm guessing you live a dangerous life?
You don't seem the random victim.
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[He says blithely. Instead of doing the expected thing, he moves one of his backburner pieces forward instead, just to see what she'll do in response.]
Nah, you've got it right; I'm a criminal and all.
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Everyone's a criminal somewhere.
But you just seem the right kind of matter of fact.
Like it doesn't fuss you one way or another.
At least you're not the whiny "I did nothing wrong, honest" type.
Never could abide the ones who weren't honest about what they are.
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Nor can I. The ones who are wracked with guilt but don't have the good sense to stop, the ones who make excuses for themselves and look down on the rest of us--
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Putting on airs for skill is one thing.
We are what we are. It's survival.
I don't need to do it here, so I do what I'm good at.