—— 𝓢 . 𝓢𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲

͏͏͏ 「 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 」 ㅤ

͏͏͏ chips, except he mashed them into one. Taking a bite . . . Chewing ... ... Chewing ... ... Still chewing—— gaze returning towards him with a raised brow, as if asking "what's the point of this??" ㅤ

͏͏͏ ❝ Drugs don't work on me, Penguin. ❞ Though he wishes he could say the same for ... whatever it is that's now in his hands, dull hues scanning over the food with notable disdain. A masterpiece ... please. ... The contents seemed fine. It was just a sandwich with ㅤ

͏͏͏ 🙄 ❝ Hand it over *🫴 ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ ... ... ... So random things slapped on one another. ㅤ

͏͏͏ He can handle it very well. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭, however, is not food ... It's just random things slapped on top of one another. ㅤ

͏͏͏ ... He's not—— ... No— ㅤ

͏͏͏ ❝ ... If what you say is true, then prove it. Don't ask for an easy way out like you've just done now, it's that simple. This ❞ he waves a hand, gesturing to penguin's—— apparent anger. ❝ Is all just an act otherwise, naught but empty words and aggression. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ you? To me, it just sounds as if you're giving up ... ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ Another cold until his robes were a neat square, held in his arms whilst he began to move past the other. ❝ My 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸. And our 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲. Beyond those two things and your demands to best me in the name of freedom, Penguin, what agonizing chain do I have on ㅤ

͏͏͏ I'm not forcing you to come more often than you need to. In fact, I'm hardly forcing you to come at all —— I haven't threatened your friends in ... I don't know how long. Why —— this is your 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 disappearing for a week. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ ❝ ... Let me rephrase what I said. ㅤ

͏͏͏ instead. ❝ ... What ever happened to wanting to earn that freedom from me? ... 'Thought you wanted to lob off my head first. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ ... Cloth was nearly folded across his arm, silence being the only response given for the time being. Somewhere he should've seen this coming ... and now he'd have to go through the process of saying no or —— explaining this and that but, he chose to ask something ㅤ

͏͏͏ inflicted. There's no law keeping you here. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ picked up before sparks lit their transit ablaze, flesh sent to celestial grounds in an instant, just past his front door. ❝ ... I'd like to remind you— ❞ he began, eyes drifting to the buttons he would soon undo to remove his robes. ❝ —that your "cage" is self ㅤ

͏͏͏ ... Nothing but a silent breath in response, hardly more audible than the breeze catching his cloak. This part in the game they played, the —— one sided distain ... it was tiring. Though of course, he found that most things in his life often were ... ... Static soon ㅤ

͏͏͏ Though maybe he should come to expect this level of uncooperation, stepping to the side to allow room within the graphed circle. ❝ ... Come on then, let's get you back home. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ ❝ ... A week and only just "okay?" ... I don't believe you, that's a whole week away from 𝘮𝘦. Something we both know you'd enjoy greatly, seeing as you despise me. ❞ ㅤ

͏͏͏ ... Thunder struck moments after the transmission ended, familiar pattern etching itself across giant's soil before crimson locks were apparent. ... a glance was taken ... he wasn't aware this island had a beach before the big announcement. ❝ ... How was it? ❞ ㅤ