That damn bird's probably going to bury it even further in the basement and add more safeguards now that it knows we can get to it, and we're dangerous.
[They're willing to try and hurt it, kill it even, likely registering its playthings as threats simultaneously. Bakugo doubts they'll get a second shot so easily.
But dammit if he won't be among the first down in the basement of those thumps start up again! What kind of hero gives up over some shitty excuse like "it's too hard"?]
Haa?! You already repaid me for that, dammit!
[Not the point Vanitas was making, but... DODGE!!]
I followed the sound and got close, but I ended up in a trap. In someone else's body. It was weird.
And then I tried again and.. it happened again.
[It was dark and he went the wrong way that second time because he thought he heard someone else. He would have made it to that room the second time if he hadn't stopped. Or that's what he wants to believe.]
[Was there some kind of trigger to make it wear off? What happened when it activated? Other nerdy questions he's not going to ask cause he's not a damn nerd! ... Tell him. Sheesh.]
It would've found someone you'd be willing to follow.
That first time we broke out to escape the room, but that didn't break the curse. It lasted the whole day.
[That one had been straightforward. He even got free money out of it with some gentle extortion. But at the end they got away and by the end of the day he was back to normal. Having abs was cool while it lasted, though.]
The second time, we couldn't find a way out so we...ah...did what we had to do. You know?
[And the doors unlocked right as they finished and ended back up in the correct body.]
Felt more like a dungeon, but wetter, and darker. There was nothing down there but more trap rooms. A lot of people must have tried to get to the heart. I wonder how many people got there.
[Probably not too many, and clearly not in a big enough group to get to heart and destroy the damn thing.
Abs will take him a while. And in the meanwhile, Bakugo has enough for both of them.]
It was annoying. I don't even like to touch myself normally. Doing it like that is just cruel and unusual. Could you pin yourself to a wall?
[Sharing the TMI to spread the trauma. Happy nightmares.]
[The number of people who got down there wasn't as important. No one did shit to the heart, so he'd rather learn more about the house's trials. For future reference if it tries reusing traps.]
You had to fuck during the body swap?
[For some reason he thought body swap was one trap, and forced make outs was another. But simultaneously? Fucking gross, and creepy.]
I didn't try and fail enough times to find out, but from talking and listening to people there were physical punishment rooms like the ones I ended up in, and mental/emotional punishment.
[Although, depending on the person, having to seduce himself did plenty of emotional damage.]
No, I didn't go that far! I didn't even know the other guy, so I just used my hands, mostly. I turned him around so I wouldn't have to look at my own face. It was so weird. 🤮
[Fuck yeah, he's discovered emoji. There's one for everything. Technology is impressive.]
[One of his companions tried to get him to go into an obviously ominous door, and he almost brained him for even thinking about it. Had to drag the bastard away eventually.]
[Trying to prepare is the sensible thing to do, but sometimes the games and challenges seem too depraved to prepare for. But Bakugo does have a point. Especially if there's a chance they might get to destroy the heart one day.]
Alright. That sounds reasonable. Almost everything seems to be romance or sex related, though. There's not a way to prepare for that.
[How's he gonna know if he doesn't ask?! You want him to assume?! Brat!!
Vanitas isn't wrong. The best way to prepare is to assume whatever challenge they face likely has something perverted attached to triumphing over it. Some can be brute forced, but... rare.]
You can decide for yourself how far you want to go and what you're comfortable with. Most of these stupid trials last about two weeks or a month. New arrivals happen every other month. There's a lot you can prepare for even if it's perverted.
I'll be vague from now on since you're so sensitive about it. [Unless it benefits him to do otherwise.]
By the time more people show up next month, I'll be used to most of it. I don't think anything can surprise me at this point, but I'll pay attention if I see anything new.
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Date: 5/27/25 00:23 (UTC)[Vanitas doesn't have any shortage of hope. He's still new to all this and isn't jaded by it all just yet.]
Good. Because I'd hate if you were injured and needed help down the hallway and didn't ASK ME FOR ANYTHING.
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Date: 5/27/25 00:28 (UTC)[They're willing to try and hurt it, kill it even, likely registering its playthings as threats simultaneously. Bakugo doubts they'll get a second shot so easily.
But dammit if he won't be among the first down in the basement of those thumps start up again! What kind of hero gives up over some shitty excuse like "it's too hard"?]
Haa?! You already repaid me for that, dammit!
[Not the point Vanitas was making, but... DODGE!!]
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Date: 5/27/25 00:40 (UTC)I'm going back to bed.
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Date: 5/27/25 00:43 (UTC)You're supposed to be resting!
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Date: 5/27/25 00:50 (UTC)AND I FEEL FINE. I DIDN'T GET TOSSED THROUGH DOZENS OF STORIES INTO THE CEILING.
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Date: 5/27/25 00:56 (UTC)What the hell did you do down there? Wander till you got bored?
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Date: 5/27/25 01:06 (UTC)And then I tried again and.. it happened again.
[It was dark and he went the wrong way that second time because he thought he heard someone else. He would have made it to that room the second time if he hadn't stopped. Or that's what he wants to believe.]
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Date: 5/27/25 01:11 (UTC)[He didn't know the hotel could do that. But it doesn't surprise him, unfortunately. Great, something else to watch out for in the future.]
It was a fucking maze down there. We only made it cause Shades followed his friends' voices.
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Date: 5/27/25 01:24 (UTC)[If it happens again, he's running away with someone else's body because his own is trash.]
I wouldn't have found it anyway, then. I don't have any friends. Heh.
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Date: 5/27/25 01:30 (UTC)How long did it last?
[Was there some kind of trigger to make it wear off? What happened when it activated? Other nerdy questions he's not going to ask cause he's not a damn nerd! ... Tell him. Sheesh.]
It would've found someone you'd be willing to follow.
[At least until logic slapped you in the face.]
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Date: 5/27/25 01:43 (UTC)[That one had been straightforward. He even got free money out of it with some gentle extortion. But at the end they got away and by the end of the day he was back to normal. Having abs was cool while it lasted, though.]
The second time, we couldn't find a way out so we...ah...did what we had to do. You know?
[And the doors unlocked right as they finished and ended back up in the correct body.]
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Date: 5/27/25 01:48 (UTC)[And a day long curse for their troubles. Shit, the house really didn't want people finding its heart. Obviously.
And you can always get abs, Vanitas...]
Pervert. This shitty bird won't waste a damn opportunity.
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Date: 5/27/25 02:01 (UTC)[Probably not too many, and clearly not in a big enough group to get to heart and destroy the damn thing.
Abs will take him a while. And in the meanwhile, Bakugo has enough for both of them.]
It was annoying. I don't even like to touch myself normally. Doing it like that is just cruel and unusual. Could you pin yourself to a wall?
[Sharing the TMI to spread the trauma. Happy nightmares.]
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Date: 5/27/25 02:07 (UTC)[The number of people who got down there wasn't as important. No one did shit to the heart, so he'd rather learn more about the house's trials. For future reference if it tries reusing traps.]
You had to fuck during the body swap?
[For some reason he thought body swap was one trap, and forced make outs was another. But simultaneously? Fucking gross, and creepy.]
Close your eyes and don't make noise!
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Date: 5/27/25 02:20 (UTC)[Although, depending on the person, having to seduce himself did plenty of emotional damage.]
No, I didn't go that far! I didn't even know the other guy, so I just used my hands, mostly. I turned him around so I wouldn't have to look at my own face. It was so weird. 🤮
[Fuck yeah, he's discovered emoji. There's one for everything. Technology is impressive.]
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Date: 5/27/25 02:29 (UTC)[One of his companions tried to get him to go into an obviously ominous door, and he almost brained him for even thinking about it. Had to drag the bastard away eventually.]
I don't need to hear all the damn details!
[IGNORING THE STUPID EMOJI!!]
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Date: 5/27/25 02:40 (UTC)[Vanitas does laugh at the idea of Bakugo complaining about the TMI but he does avoid any further details.]
I thought you'd be used to that kind of thing by now.
Wait, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ASKED IF I HAD TO..HAVE SEX!
[He's used to emojis but F-bombs as verbs and not adjectives--not so much.]
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Date: 5/27/25 16:48 (UTC)[Which is a hurried way of explaining anything the Golden Peacock bothers doing.]
DOESN'T MEAN I WANNA HEAR IT!
YOU COULD'VE JUST SAID "YES"!
[He'd get an answer and Vanitas wouldn't get yelled at. Sheesh!]
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Date: 5/27/25 20:36 (UTC)[It's not his fault the answer is more nuanced than yes!]
IT WAS JUST A HANDJOB.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
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Date: 5/27/25 23:01 (UTC)In other news-]
THEN STOP FUCKING SAYING SHIT ABOUT IT!!
[Don't calm up AFTER you give him another chunked detail!]
The more challenges we know this place comes up with, the more we can prepare for it.
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Date: 5/27/25 23:45 (UTC)[Trying to prepare is the sensible thing to do, but sometimes the games and challenges seem too depraved to prepare for. But Bakugo does have a point. Especially if there's a chance they might get to destroy the heart one day.]
Alright. That sounds reasonable. Almost everything seems to be romance or sex related, though. There's not a way to prepare for that.
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Date: 5/28/25 01:20 (UTC)[How's he gonna know if he doesn't ask?! You want him to assume?! Brat!!
Vanitas isn't wrong. The best way to prepare is to assume whatever challenge they face likely has something perverted attached to triumphing over it. Some can be brute forced, but... rare.]
You can decide for yourself how far you want to go and what you're comfortable with. Most of these stupid trials last about two weeks or a month. New arrivals happen every other month. There's a lot you can prepare for even if it's perverted.
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Date: 5/28/25 02:06 (UTC)I'll be vague from now on since you're so sensitive about it. [Unless it benefits him to do otherwise.]
By the time more people show up next month, I'll be used to most of it. I don't think anything can surprise me at this point, but I'll pay attention if I see anything new.
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Date: 5/28/25 02:19 (UTC)[Big difference! Ugh, this bastard...]
Have you found a few places you can go to regularly?
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Date: 5/28/25 02:44 (UTC)[He could have gone way more in depth than that, but thankfully for both of them he decided against it.]
No, I haven't had to. There always seems to be something going on that I end up getting caught up in.
Although, I did go shopping, but somehow I don't think that's what you're asking me.
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