Room 107: Jellicle Cats are merry and bright

by **Basil Benson** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:12 pm

Basil took the cards as he'd been instructed to do and mirrored Diego's behavior spot on in terms of the game itself.

by **Diego Zapata** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:24 pm

"So you really think there are people who enjoy losing?" Diego asked while examining his cards.

by **Basil Benson** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:38 pm

"Not losing per say.

I think people confuse achievement or accomplishment and winning as the same thing. Some people simply don't care if they win or lose, as long as an accomplishment was made.

For example, a runner may not win the race, but they might run further than they ever had before. They still lost, but something was accomplished, so they're satisfied with the result anyways.

Further still, there could be a type of person for whom their goal is to lose. So it's like a reverse win condition to them."

by **Diego Zapata** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:06 pm

"Ah, but if losing is winning than it isn't losing anymore," he said with a smirk.

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:12 am

Basil laughed, letting it go.

Basil was thinking hard again, doing the twitch. Did he always think this hard.

He threw in five chips.

by **Diego Zapata** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:25 am

Diego thought longer about his bet this time, before simply calling the bet with the vaguest possible look of what may or may not have been annoyance.

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:43 am

"Sure you want to do that friend?"

by **Diego Zapata** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:11 am

He shrugged and tossed out an extra chip.

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:25 am

Basil tossed another chip in as well.

by **Diego Zapata** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:41 pm

"I can smell that fifty already," he taunted as the game continued.

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:28 am

"Ya-huh. I bet.

I can too because it's in my wallet where it will remain and eventually turn into something fun, delicious, or both to please Madame. "

by **Diego Zapata** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:47 am

"Then show me your cards and prove it."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:35 am

"Looks like ogling my queens got me something after all." He stated, laying out his cards and sounding amused.

It was only two pair.

by **Diego Zapata** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:24 am

Diego frowned, sighed, and slowly tossed down his own, lower numbered, two-pair.

"You win this time Mister Binzun."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:44 am

Basil didn't seem nearly as amused by winning as Diego had been. He simply discardrd his cards and awaiting Diego to give him some more.

"You still have a chance friend. Best 2 out of 3, yea?"

by **Diego Zapata** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:44 pm

"Exactly. You got lucky this time," he said as he dealt the next hand, "But Lady Luck likes cats."

by **Basil Benson** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:55 am

"Do you know what Matou means?"

by **Diego Zapata** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:45 am

"Not one bit of a clue. Exactly zero clue."

by **Basil Benson** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:52 am

"It means tomcat." Basil replied, his hooded head turning and tilting to look at the deck in Diego's hand.

by **Diego Zapata** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:46 pm

"Okay... that is what I am. And?" he asked as he finished dealing.

by **Basil Benson** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:54 am

"Actually, I bring it up because it's what Madame calls me." He says, seemingly reorganizing his cards.

Ok now he was definitely fucking with Diego.

by **Diego Zapata** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:21 am

"Poor Basil, girlfriend fantasizing about another guy," he tsked, turning the fuckwithery back on Basil.

by **Basil Benson** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:00 am

That frazzled him. The hood tilted upward quickly to look at the other man, and he was not paying attention at all anymore.

by **Diego Zapata** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:36 pm

"Too far?" he asked, "Feels like too far."

by **Basil Benson** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:39 pm

"Play the game, Diego." Was Basil's curt reply.

That was probably a good indicator.

by **Diego Zapata** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:12 pm

Diego just kept his yap shut and played quietly until the awkward moment passed, lest he shove his other foot in there.

by **Basil Benson** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:23 pm

Basil too was exceptionally quiet, but he would keep playing, maybe out of spite.

by **Diego Zapata** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:19 pm

"Listen man, I... don't always know how far to take a joke. I'm sorry."

by **Basil Benson** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:27 pm

"It's fine." Basil replied. It wasn't, obvious in the fact that Basil seemingly bet with no intended purpose.

After a moment, he spoke up.

"We're not that different really. Physically."

by **Diego Zapata** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:31 pm

He raised a brow. "Riiight. I missed that you were a catboy too."

by **Basil Benson** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:02 pm

"We're both slim, classically handsome, curly haired.... And you can be seen all the time, so that's a nice bonus."

by **Diego Zapata** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:28 pm

"Thanks for the handsome bit, but what are you getting at about me looking like Latin cat Basil?"

by **Basil Benson** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:46 pm

"I'm just saying I'm not entirely irreplaceable is all. So much so there is literally a replacement rooming with me who comes with perks and advantages I do not. Not that you would do that yourself, but the realization that I'm expendable keeps me up at night... sometimes.

It's a sore spot. Sorry."

by **Diego Zapata** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:13 pm

"Dude. I may fit certain physical criteria, and maybe a few interests, but that's more or less where the similarities end. I couldn't just adopt a British accent, don an invisibility cloak, and successfully pretend to be you."

by **Basil Benson** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:19 am

"Are you certain?

You'd feel the same up top anyways." It kinda sounded like he was joking?

by **Diego Zapata** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:52 am

"And then someone steps on my invisible tail, I yowl like a cat, and it's all over," he quite obviously joked.

by **Basil Benson** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:59 am

"You never know. They might be into it, in some kind of 'OC do not steal' way.

Are we playing or what?"

by **Diego Zapata** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:27 pm

"Oh, yeah," he said, finally meeting the bet and raising a few chips. He failed to entirely suppress a confident smirk.

by **Basil Benson** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:58 pm

Basil's heart really wasn't in it anymore. He considered folding, but thought better of it as that may not placate Diego's ego enough to accept that as a win, so he called the bet purely for his friend's benefit.

by **Diego Zapata** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:03 pm

"Say hello to the ladies," he grinned, showing off four queens.

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