Ho' boy. Yep. Snark's feeling sick. The sniffling, the headaches, the can't-breathe-through-nose thing. All that gross stuff. I might be coming down with the (hopefully) common cold, oiiii... Not looking forward to it tomorrow. Takes are gonna be a bit late until I get better, sorry 'bout that guys. [quote]Missed the previous Take? No worries: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/190114008 (Take 54) https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/150599228 (Snark's ☆.。.:*・°☆future☆.。.:*・°☆ Stories)[/quote] [quote][b]If you want to be kept up to date on my new Takes, just follow #gotclass! It's much, much, much easier than me trying to hunt you guys down.[/b][/quote] [quote]New around these parts? Don't fret, have a Chapter Index! https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/151518733[/quote] [b]Meet the Team... [I]Fire[/i]team[/b] [b]Warlock[/b] Awoken, Female Twitchy [b]Hunter[/b] Human, Male Itchy [b]Titan[/b] Exo, Male Glitchy [spoiler] Haha, don't even know why I did that.¯\_(´◡`;)_/¯[/spoiler] ____________________________ "Hunter, is this [i]really[/i] necessary?" The Warlock asked him on the sidelines as she watched some party goes set up what seemed to be a makeshift wrestling arena out of the party supplies and dinnerware that the Warlock had worked so hard to set up. The Hunter stood beside her, nodding. "Yeah, Floof!" He began. "All of this is totally necessary! He took swipes at ya! You're just gonna take it?" "Why not? I take swipes from [i]you[/i] all the time." The Warlock answered back, frowning at the Hunter. "'[i]Floofy[/i]' being one of them." "Yeah yeah, but that's different!" The Hunter returned. "This ain't about [i]you[/i] anymore, it's about [i]us[/i]!" "[i]Us[/i]." The Warlock repeated, crossing her arms. "When did it become about us, exactly?" "When I insulted-- Er--" The Hunter quickly caught his slip up and briskly corrected himself before the Warlock could catch onto his little... [i]Fib[/i]. "I-I mean when [i]he[/i] insulted ya!" He let out a nervous chuckle before continuing. "Can you just do this for your darlin' Hunt'?" He used a Southern accent for the last sentence as he clasped his hands together and tipped his head to the side in the imitation of a begging puppy for extra measure. "Pleeeaaaaase?" He begged sweetly. The Warlock suppressed a shudder. "Eugh, fine! Just never, [i]ever[/i] do that again!" ____________________________ "Do we [i]really[/i] have to do this, Rush?" Emilia asked, sitting with Rush on a two-seated couch as they watched the party goers get pumped for the "competition" as if it was going to be the fight of the century. "You don't have to do anything you're not comfortable with, Emmy." Rush assured, putting a hand on her shoulder. "But the Hunter's Warlock [i]is[/i] mad at me. Maybe I can tell her that he was just lying to start this whole thing." "[i]Or[/i]..." Emilia chimed in with her own idea. "Maybe [i]I[/i] can speak with the Hunter's Warlock. You know, and tell her it was all a misunderstanding." "Haha, Emmy you're a geniu--" Rush started, but was interrupted by the Hunter calling him. "Yoooo Rush, I need ya!" He shouted has rudely as he did when he called his Warlock. "You know, I just wanna go over some things with you before we get it on!" Rush's head drooped a little as he muttered incoherently under his breath before looking back at Emilia. "Be back in a bit." He told her warmly before leaving the couch to go to the Hunter. Emilia watched as the Hunter wrapped an arm around Rush and said something that was unintelligible from her distance between them, but even from [i]that[/i] distance she could tell that Rush wasn't exactly enjoying his company at that moment. The two Hunters then left together to another room, leaving Emilia sitting alone. [i]I can do this without Rush.[/i] Emilia told herself mentally with confidence. But then came a worrying thought. [i]But [b]how[/b] am I going to do it?[/i] ____________________________ "Ooh Markus, you're gonna be the Belle of the ball!" Cosm0 squealed with delight. "The [i]wrecking[/i] ball!" She rubbed her hands together in the most sinister of sinister fashions, a cynical grin etching into her mechanical face. "Cosm0, can't we just do this for fun?" Markus pitched in with a hearty laugh. "I mean. Why should we fight at a [i]party[/i], eh? Parties are for fu--" "Not [i]this[/i] one!" Cosm0 cut him off with a hiss. "[i]You[/i]. Are gonna [i]wreck[/i] them. [i]You'll[/i] bring home the big fat stack of cash money. And [i]you[/i] will have fun doing it!" "Cosm0, that doesn't sound very fu--" Markus began again with a frown. But Cosm0 cut him off. Again. "Markuuuuuuuus! Just do this for meeeeeee! Pleeeaaaaaaase!" She grabbed hold of his arm and started swaying around, whining loudly. "Do it for meeeeeeee!" "Okayokayokay I'll-- I'll do it Cosm0!" Markus stuttered, trying to calm her down. He hated seeing her upset. Even if she [i]was[/i] exaggerating it. "Thankie~!" Cosm0 exclaimed as she briskly gave Markus the best kiss on the cheek an Exo could possibly give. She was just so fortunate to have a pal like Markus! "Ngh!" Markus grunted in response as Cosm0's metallic face brutishly impacted his own. "A-any time, 'M0..." He strained. ____________________________ "So who're you betting on?" A male Hunter conversed with another. The other Hunter snickered. "Heh, my money's on the one who likes to stand up straight." "Don't they [i]both[/i] like to stand up straight?" The first Hunter asked. "Well, yeah." The second Hunter admitted. "But I'm talkin' about the one who looks like her nose would be in the air twenty-four-seven." "Ohhhhh her." The first Hunter nodded slowly. "Well, I personally dunno who I'm gonna vote for yet." "Huh." The second one said thoughtfully. "Well, this was a nice chat, eh..." He leaned in to get a better look at the first Hunter's name tag. "[i]Jake[/i]." "You got that right, uhhhhh..." Jake also leaned in to get a better look at the second Hunter's name tag "[i]Ace[/i]." "Hehe yeah..." "Heh, yep..." Both Hunters chuckled awkwardly. "Why did we even get these stupid name tags anyway?" [quote]Take 56... Bleh, I want a Twix: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/191531981[/quote]