[True enough! What's the good of being a monster if you can't laugh at the parts that aren't too horrible for laughter? This game didn't end in anyone dying -- Atem hopes, feels strongly, that Celeste will wake up feeling more like herself. So, it's a laughing matter, that he's drunk her blood.]
I told you, it was a penalty game...
[Horatio might have heard of these, if he's familiar with Japanese comedy and variety shows. A batsu game is when the loser of a bet or contest has to do something unpleasant, though not particularly deadly.]
...she lost a bet, and being fed on was what we agreed would happen to the loser!
[A beat. Then, a touch more soberly:]
She hadn't been around lately. I hadn't seen her since we got her out of the tree...
[He doesn't have to say anything about the state Celeste was in when they got her out. They both saw. Her disappearing from the 8th floor and not showing up for work after that was worrying.]
...so, I figured a contest with supernatural stakes would be the best way to draw her out.
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Date: 2021-08-05 03:48 am (UTC)[True enough! What's the good of being a monster if you can't laugh at the parts that aren't too horrible for laughter? This game didn't end in anyone dying -- Atem hopes, feels strongly, that Celeste will wake up feeling more like herself. So, it's a laughing matter, that he's drunk her blood.]
I told you, it was a penalty game...
[Horatio might have heard of these, if he's familiar with Japanese comedy and variety shows. A batsu game is when the loser of a bet or contest has to do something unpleasant, though not particularly deadly.]
...she lost a bet, and being fed on was what we agreed would happen to the loser!
[A beat. Then, a touch more soberly:]
She hadn't been around lately. I hadn't seen her since we got her out of the tree...
[He doesn't have to say anything about the state Celeste was in when they got her out. They both saw. Her disappearing from the 8th floor and not showing up for work after that was worrying.]
...so, I figured a contest with supernatural stakes would be the best way to draw her out.