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[Once again, cheating techniques that only work on Lotor. HORSE CONQUERED]

If seducing the enemy king is what it takes to win this war...

Look at you, utilizing difficult strategies for greater effect.

[ He is so proud.

His other trap is ready to spring though. Maybe he can lure something important close. Look at that tantalizing little pawn he's got out!!

Also takes another stacked cracker. ]

One day I'll have you taste the food that the Empire provided. You'll never have to fret about pleasing me again.

I want you to have the best I can give. 'Course I'm gonna sweat about it.

But your reaction's worth it.

[Fuck it, goes for the pawn. If this ends badly maybe I can keep distracting him.]

[ murmuring, musing: ]

You truly are the ideal partner for me.

[ he is going to take your soldier though. with all the love in his raisin-dried heart. ]

Edited 2022-12-24 08:39 (UTC)

[Ah... shit]

Have I mentioned how the colour of your conquering army really brings out your eyes.......

[ the laughter is starting now. ]

Have you considered surrendering to me? I'll treat your remaining soldiers gently.

But what of their tragically deformed king?

[What if: bring out the queen to play. Defend your man]

Protocol says he's to be beheaded in public with his name erased from history so that none may mourn him, but I have a much better idea.

He's been quite impressive tonight, so it's best to keep him close.

[ sacrifices a pawn... you can have that but not my useless queen man. ]

Keeping him as a trophy instead? I don't think his subjects would stand for it.

[Blaze a path of destruction, my queen]

Oh, but I am quite confident that if they were to storm the castle, they'd find their king enjoying himself thoroughly.

[ left and right, carnage... but there's an incredibly brave knight sneaking up behind her now. ]

[That gets Kaine to flush red as his imagination gets the better of him. Oh no. Why does Lotor have to have such a beguiling and suggestive voice???

Absolutely doesn't see the knight coming. Curse their unpredictable movement patterns]

That's-- very far from standard protocol.

[ His voices. lowers just so. ]

I prefer... creativity.

[ and then he smoothly takes the queen. goodbye romantic rival! he is going to take your husband for himself now that you're out of the picture! 👋 ]

[A shiver runs up Kaine's spine before he realizes with some stupefaction that he's been de-queened.]

Oh.

Yes, that's... evident.

[ He's leveling an unbreaking (and proud) gaze at Kaine while he reaches over and snags a single grape.

It'd be so easy to surrender, sweetie. He'd take SUCH good care of youuuuu-- ]

[Looks at what is left of his forces. His strongest piece, gone. What possible strategy does he have left?

Really, the smart thing to do would be to resign.

...]

No way. He's fighting 'til the end.

[LAST STAND, GO]

[ laughing again. ]

Oh, I am delighted. I really would have been tender to your men, but I won't lie and say that your courage [ ... ] isn't heartwarming.

[ moving up towards the king. hey look he's leaving your horsies alone this time. ]

[Noooooooooo]

How else could you respect him if he didn't give it his all?

[Not that he isn't stuffing copium crackers in his face]

And this king does respect good boys.

[ you. you're the good boy.

...puts him in check. ]

[good boy!!! //////]

Well that was fast...

[A dramatic sigh as he stacks a cracker with fine meats and cheese.]

To the victor go the spoils.

[Feeds you your victory cracker]

[ He leans on his palm for a tick, regarding him intently.

Then leans over to bite his victory cracker from his trophy almost-husband's fingers. ]

[Meets his gaze with a helplessly adoring crook on his lips.]

I'm no match for you. As usual.

[ politely finishes his cracker before responding. ]

But you continue to play me. I adore that part of you.

[ the... the impossibly good part... though he sometimes wonders if it's a little masochism too. ]

Putting up a fight even when it's hopeless is a family trait.

[Questionable whether masochism is. He's never probed that deeply into Peter's private life......]

Edited 2022-12-25 01:27 (UTC)

Which surely means that you'll play against me again next time.

Oh, I'll try.

But for now... what do you want to do to your captured trophy king first?

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