[ Balthus gladly returns the toast, with a bit more force than necessary. Then again, if there aren't a few drops of drink spilling over the corners of your mug, is it even a toast? Bumping drinks together is a symbol of liveliness, it's an experience of affluence and joy, it shouldn't be entirely clean. ]
To exactly that! Couldn't have said it better. You always were well-spoken.
[ And he takes another hearty swig from his cup because honestly, he might as well get a headstart in on this whole getting trashed business. Bad habits are where Balthus is really in his element. ]
Up for a little betting game?
[ He doesn't know what to bet about or for, but the best ideas come spontaneously. Probably.
It's all about the principle of the matter anyway, because this is what they do when they spend nights out late talking about nothing but nonsense. Balthus would lose all the time and it would only raise his fascination with the game, if he's entirely honest. There is something intriguing about letting Yuri take everything from him like he's a deity of fortune incarnate - or maybe just a little cheater. Both of these options have their appeal. ]
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To exactly that! Couldn't have said it better. You always were well-spoken.
[ And he takes another hearty swig from his cup because honestly, he might as well get a headstart in on this whole getting trashed business. Bad habits are where Balthus is really in his element. ]
Up for a little betting game?
[ He doesn't know what to bet about or for, but the best ideas come spontaneously. Probably.
It's all about the principle of the matter anyway, because this is what they do when they spend nights out late talking about nothing but nonsense. Balthus would lose all the time and it would only raise his fascination with the game, if he's entirely honest. There is something intriguing about letting Yuri take everything from him like he's a deity of fortune incarnate - or maybe just a little cheater. Both of these options have their appeal. ]