Mikodez would disagree, but he's good enough at games not to say 'life is mostly a game'.
Besides, Istradez is one of the few parts of his life where he tries to make sure that's mostly not true.
"Nothing, that's the problem!" He pauses a moment. "...Well, I did add some spices, but it's just not the same."
Spicy and sweet are definitely not interchangeable. Even if people have made the same 'you've put in so much that there's no distinctive flavor' argument to him.
Istra's point is that this is not one of Miki's games, but maybe it is. Everything's a fucking game. He hates it. He gets frustrated just thinking about it.
"Nothing," he tells him, looking away. But even that sounds ridiculous, so he softens after a moment.
"A story about his sister." Wiktor asked him not to tell, and so he keeps the details vague. Wiktor might be on his shit list, but he's still a friend. "How she made a sacrifice for him, but he doesn't think it was the right move. So now he wants to undo her decision."
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Besides, Istradez is one of the few parts of his life where he tries to make sure that's mostly not true.
"Nothing, that's the problem!" He pauses a moment. "...Well, I did add some spices, but it's just not the same."
Spicy and sweet are definitely not interchangeable. Even if people have made the same 'you've put in so much that there's no distinctive flavor' argument to him.
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He sighs.
"It's probably fine," he says, rather listlessly.
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And there is so much venom contained in that single word.
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He sits down by Istradez.
"What did he say?"
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"A story about his sister." Wiktor asked him not to tell, and so he keeps the details vague. Wiktor might be on his shit list, but he's still a friend. "How she made a sacrifice for him, but he doesn't think it was the right move. So now he wants to undo her decision."
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He can't stop the sacrifice Istradez made.
His deal wasn't for Istradez's life, and that was true when he didn't know Istradez would be here.
"I see. Not a happy story."
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He raises his chin a little. "He thought she made the wrong choice, even if she made the choice herself."
It's not talking about it if he's talking about someone else's sister.
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It's not talking about it if there are obvious differences between the situations.
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But that hadn't entirely been Istradez's motivation, had it.
He leans against Istradez.
"So many people here are driven by tragedies. It's almost inspiring." They can let themselves have such simple motivations.
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He softens just a little at that.
"Except you," he says blithely, almost deliberately so. "Which is why you remain so aggravating."
He turns slightly to kiss him.
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He returns the kiss, reaching up to thread his fingers in Istradez's hair.
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Istradez leans against him, satisfied for the moment that he got his feelings out without actually touching on any issues.
He closes his eyes, sliding into his lap without another word, glad to have this as a lovely distraction.
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Focusing on Istra also means that he doesn't have to think about other people bringing dead siblings back to life.