Higurashi aftermath

[sharpasafawkes]

[IN OUR LAST EPISODE Shaun and Cesare had a little trip down to the labs, if by "trip" we mean "a magical adventure full of torture-filled antics". Needless to say there's one historian laid up in a hospital bed, more or less asleep and bandaged like you wouldn't believe.]

Comments

[sharpasafawkes]

[Makes a dumb move on purpose, just to see what the tiny does]

[maleborgia]

*looks at it for a while*

Is that part of your strategy?

[sharpasafawkes]

I can't answer that, you've got to find out for yourself.

[maleborgia]

*...cautiously picks off a different piece, not willing to put anything near it*

[sharpasafawkes]

[la la la moving, lookat that piece right theeere~]

[maleborgia]

*takes something near it, with the thought that Shaun is trying to lure him towards that piece so that some other one can get him 8( *

[sharpasafawkes]

[Starting defensive maneuvers...]

[maleborgia]

*backing up, backing up*

[sharpasafawkes]

[socute]

[maleborgia]

*hush, you. attempting trap :|a*

[sharpasafawkes]

[Sees it coming, but makes it look like he's going for it.]

[maleborgia]

*continuing it, unaware*

[sharpasafawkes]

[So when he starts to counter the trap?]

[maleborgia]

*exciting!

trying something, trying something--it works a bit, not enough to really stop Shaun, but enough that he'll want to try this scenario again later*

[sharpasafawkes]

[considering just letting him win...

-but no, he's not going to learn otherwise.]

[maleborgia]

...Oh.

*looking at the little bit left on the board now*

You're going to win.

[sharpasafawkes]

Am I? Look at the board carefully before you say that.

[There might be a few openings, but it'd take a lot to win]

[maleborgia]

*moving something cautiously* If I go here then I could be nearly in position to checkmate you. But if I do that, then you would have to not notice and to attack my other piece over here instead. Or I could take your knight, but then my king would be poorly defended and you would be able to win anyway.

[sharpasafawkes]

[Nodding]

You could move your rook to defend, but that'd only give you a turn. You'd have had to distract me first.

[maleborgia]

Yes. *looking at the board, decides to just play that tentative move anyway and sits back to let the game finish*

[sharpasafawkes]

[plays it out, explaining his moves as he does.]

[maleborgia]

*the most attentive audience!*

[sharpasafawkes]

[Aaand then finally bumps Cesare's king over with his fluffy little head]

Checkmate.

[maleborgia]

*sweeps the pieces off the board and starts to set them up again*

I won't make the same mistake this time!

[sharpasafawkes]

Cesare, I'm still hurt, just let me rest again for a bit.