wizardmanor | Floor 4, Room 2

You sure? We could repaint your entire room!

[This is said like a joke, but would you put it past him...??]

... Really.

[ Absolutely NOT. ]

Yeah! I'm thinkin'... bright orange.

[do NOT take this man seriously.]

[ 🧍‍♂️ ]

No.

Startin' to regret lettin' me contribute yet?

You aren't being serious.

[ HE HOPES. ]

Are you sure I'm not?

[is this a face that would lie to you (yes)]

[ .........

Oh? He's going to challenge him on that, then. Yamato puts on a smirk and leans in a little closer, taunting him. ]

Would you really do that?

[You think he is at all bothered by Yamato in his personal space?? No. So he leans in as well with a smug grin.]

'Course I would. It'd be hilarious.

[ He isn't moving. He's staying right here, staring Malice directly in the eye with that same smug smirk on his face. ]

Just because I'm new to magic doesn't mean I don't have tricks up my sleeve. I'm big on revenge, you know.

[You and him both, buddy!!]

Yeah? So what is it you're gonna do to me?

[ What is he going to do? Hmm. That's a good question. Malice is absolutely calling him on his bluff right now, but Yamato is a good actor. He's good at improvising. He'll even try to drive his point home by lightly grabbing onto Malice's collar for emphasis – not enough to be alarming or suggest harm, but just enough to keep them both on their toes. (Or maybe...just him. Maybe Yamato's only surprising himself, here.) ]

Your room's incredibly purple. Maybe I should make it a green and glitterless wasteland, just like my room. Leave my little trademark in there so you won't forget who you messed with.

[ And right after that delivery, his voice raises back to its regular pitch, and he laughs as he lets go of Malice's collar. He pulls back and folds his arms over his chest. ]

Haha, just kidding! Man, you really don't back down from a challenge, do you? I should've expected that from you. Anyway, I'll let you get away with a little glitter. It's fine.

[Malice lets Yamato pull him down easily enough, grin never fading even with the threat. But then Yamato's pulling away and laughing it off and Malice scoffs and rolls his eye.]

'Course I don't! You gotta learn to stand your ground through any situation back home!

[Things usually end far more violently than this, after all. He's glad Yamato deescalated the situation before Malice could get properly fighty about it.]

You sure 'bout that? A little glitter's still gonna get everywhere!

[ damn...malice coulda kicked his ass.......opportunity MISSED. ]

Yeah, I'm sure about it. Consider it your once in a lifetime opportunity to use it around me with my explicit permission.

[ Yamato is, alas, too much of a softie around the people he cares about to be a menace for too long. ]

One and done, though.

Hah, I'll take it! Gonna have'ta find a good place for it... I'm thinkin' of leavin' my mark with some wall decoratin', since you could use more of that!