Question Meme v. 2

[puzzlekeeper]

10,000 COMMENTS MEANS I'VE RPed TOO MUCH so u know why not talk about that

Ask me questions, I respond and then ask you a question, etc etc we know how the tradition goes

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[puzzlers]

CR ME, ONE OR BOTH OF MY NERDS.
if yugi, update b/c u did him once b4

[puzzlekeeper]

I'M DOING THE GEMLIN THIS TIME

So... D.Va's arrival was obviously unfortunate in a lot of ways, timing-wise, since King was double amnesiac and didn't really understand shit and could not approach a new teammate the way he would have wanted to (ie, informative and helpful). So he just got competitive and played video games with her, obviously!

But that might now have happened quite the way it did if he DID have his memories and was taking things much more solemnly/seriously, so it was sort of an early bit of bonding/"same hat" that they might not have gotten right out the door otherwise. AND the fact that he was amnesiac at the time means her arrival wasn't overshadowed by Mori's departure for him, nor does he associate her arrival with Mori being taken away. Which is also fortunate.

And then he got his memory back and felt like he could "re-meet" her properly, which he did by.... immediately seeing a memory of her dying, impulse buying a motorcycle to do suicidally dangerous shit with her to make her feel better, nearly die, and then lay in a subway tunnel bonding about death. And like... idk man but that's A Lot. You probably don't walk away from an experience that formative with just a casual relationship with someone? She definitely shot way up in trust that day alone.

But it's one thing to just consider her a confidant/someone similar to him with some shared views and experiences, and another for her to consistently be there for him - which she has been. She's gone above and beyond for him in so many ways, probably more than most other people, even? In ways big and small. Any time he stumbles it seems like she's immediately there, or when he's stressed she can tell and offers to help him blow off steam. They're just very similar and on a wavelength that works for them, and he's hoping he's providing her even a fraction of the support she's providing him, and would basically do anything for her at this point. She's definitely the teammate he feels closest to behind Hiryuu, and she shot up there QUICK.

And ALL OF THAT ABOVE is why he's been okay with the less platonic things - because normally he would shut it down out of disinterest, but he has such an emotional bond with D.Va that kissing kind of feels like an extension of that? They both enjoy it and it makes them happy and he can see how much it makes HER happy, in particular, and he loves that there's something he can do to get that reaction from her.

That said, he's still not sure what went on with D.Va and Yugi that one night, because she couldn't quite articulate to him what she wanted that they didn't already have? He thought he might have gotten the gist, but she was cagey enough about it that he was like ?? hmmm. Especially compared to how confident and decisive she was about the earlier "hey let's be on casual makeout terms" portion. So for now he's just resolved to... continue as they had been before and just seeing what happens and being there for her. Whatever happens happens!! As long she's happy he's happy.


NOW REVERSE ME!!

[420blazeit]

I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS.

i have to agree, that her ill timed arrival helped rather than hurt things, which is definitely what helped get them off to a great start. she hadn't given too much of a fuck about things and had just had one hell of a time playing games with everybody. especially king. and she'll remember whooping his ass until the end of time, because that's probably one of the few times that's going to happen.

but, ok, yes, that. she tries to act like all is well 99% of the time and that memory kind of broke her. she obviously still tried to play it off, but she was kind of... not doing a good job, and the distraction from king helped. she was sad and confused and mad and just... a mess. she regrets almost getting the both of them killed... TWICE... but she needed that, and the conversation they shared in the tunnel was just... it meant a lot. getting to connect with somebody on a level like that isn't something she thought she'd ever get to do. not when she was feeling so fucken hopeless. but she left that wreck feeling a bit... safer? not the best word, but i'm having trouble wordsing. like everything could and would be ok. sure, she's dead, but fuck if she's letting that stop her. king gave her hope, basically!

and that's why she goes out of her way to try to make him happy! because there's nothing that really truly compares to that. so when he's upset or whatever she tries to get in there and turn that shit upsidedown. no. stop feeling bad dammit. not allowed. she sometimes worries she's coming on way too strong ( because she usually is ) but if the end result is a smile of any size then WORTH IT. he means a lot and she wants him to know it... and then things got a bit tricky...

she likes him. a lot. and it's like. fuck. she can't? or maybe she shouldn't. in any case when things finally crossed from let's just make out to oh fuck i have the feels she did kind of go awol. not directly at him, but, yeah, yugi got that. WHOOPS. time to scar an aibou. and then she didn't really even articulate what she wanted to either of them and she kind of locked that up. she doesn't want that stupidity to ruin what they have, so she's going to keep it to herself and maybe things will be ok on their own? or something. but in any case she'll do right by the both of them! because she gets their cute important bond.

so basically you're amazing king! and you're one of the few people she'll legit open up to without, like, holding back any. she likes you a lot, more than she thinks she should at this point, and she's confused and unsure what to do about that, but ready to let it ride and see what happens ♥

Edit: I forgot to ask a question - End game plans, since they kiiiind of touched on it in train cave.