Nope! ✩ Good guess, but not quite! I turn twenty next month! ♪
[... And then he deflates shortly after the words leave his mouth.
Being stuck in this place for his birthday is not a good thing. For starters, it means he's been spinning his wheels for months. But he's also heard that bad things can happen to people on their birthdays. Rinne got cursed for his birthday! At best, all Hiyori can hope for is that they'll hand him some sex toy as a "gift." But at worst, he's screwed! And then Jun's birthday is the month after his, so he has to worry about that too...
Yep. That took the wind out of his sails. No more talk about birthdays!
He works hard to keep a pleasant smile on his face after that, even after Bakugo unleashes more obscenities. At least his attitude is funny enough that it lifts Hiyori's spirits just to hear him go on. He doesn't normally like listening to angry outbursts, but in this case, the anger mirrors his own and feels gratifying to hear. At least someone sees things for how messed-up they really are.
... really, Bakugo does see things for how they are. Hiyori hasn't explained Game 52 to him, and yet he immediately deduces the point of the whole rank systems and sees how the House intends to manipulate them. Hiyori grimly replies,]
Bingo. That's exactly what they're trying to do.
[But he hasn't fallen for it, and it sounds like Mr. New Arrival won't, either. That's good!
... except now Bakugo's saying (or shouting) that he wants to get to the top. So, on second thought, never mind. He plans to do exactly what they want him to do! ... or so he says, but since Hiyori hasn't explained Game 52 yet, he probably has no clue what ranking up entails. Will that force him to rethink his plans or not?
He still won't talk about Game 52, but he will explain one thing. In an even-handed tone:]
I'd wait to see what rank they give you before deciding on a game plan. You might be given a high one for all we know. There's no rhyme or reason, as far as I can tell; I know the ranks don't reflect our real-world status, since there are princes and other scions here with low-to-middling ranks. It's not inversely proportionate either, though, since there are also wealthy celebrities who were given high ranks. And neither of the princes I've met were assigned the absolute lowest possible number, either. I think it really is just random.
[Though he doesn't know that for sure. With a small, sardonic smile he adds:]
I'm a so-called 8, in case you were wondering. Not that my "rank" means any~thing to me. The accommodations are big enough to house both me and Jun-kun, which is all I need. So if they want me to work hard to improve my station, too bad!
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Nope! ✩ Good guess, but not quite! I turn twenty next month! ♪
[... And then he deflates shortly after the words leave his mouth.
Being stuck in this place for his birthday is not a good thing. For starters, it means he's been spinning his wheels for months. But he's also heard that bad things can happen to people on their birthdays. Rinne got cursed for his birthday! At best, all Hiyori can hope for is that they'll hand him some sex toy as a "gift." But at worst, he's screwed! And then Jun's birthday is the month after his, so he has to worry about that too...
Yep. That took the wind out of his sails. No more talk about birthdays!
He works hard to keep a pleasant smile on his face after that, even after Bakugo unleashes more obscenities. At least his attitude is funny enough that it lifts Hiyori's spirits just to hear him go on. He doesn't normally like listening to angry outbursts, but in this case, the anger mirrors his own and feels gratifying to hear. At least someone sees things for how messed-up they really are.
... really, Bakugo does see things for how they are. Hiyori hasn't explained Game 52 to him, and yet he immediately deduces the point of the whole rank systems and sees how the House intends to manipulate them. Hiyori grimly replies,]
Bingo. That's exactly what they're trying to do.
[But he hasn't fallen for it, and it sounds like Mr. New Arrival won't, either. That's good!
... except now Bakugo's saying (or shouting) that he wants to get to the top. So, on second thought, never mind. He plans to do exactly what they want him to do! ... or so he says, but since Hiyori hasn't explained Game 52 yet, he probably has no clue what ranking up entails. Will that force him to rethink his plans or not?
He still won't talk about Game 52, but he will explain one thing. In an even-handed tone:]
I'd wait to see what rank they give you before deciding on a game plan. You might be given a high one for all we know. There's no rhyme or reason, as far as I can tell; I know the ranks don't reflect our real-world status, since there are princes and other scions here with low-to-middling ranks. It's not inversely proportionate either, though, since there are also wealthy celebrities who were given high ranks. And neither of the princes I've met were assigned the absolute lowest possible number, either. I think it really is just random.
[Though he doesn't know that for sure. With a small, sardonic smile he adds:]
I'm a so-called 8, in case you were wondering. Not that my "rank" means any~thing to me. The accommodations are big enough to house both me and Jun-kun, which is all I need. So if they want me to work hard to improve my station, too bad!