[If he's thrown by the move that Ayato chooses to make on the board he doesn't show it. He only presses his lips together slightly, a brief pause of his hand over the next piece he decides on before he makes his play after a minute of thought.
There's something about just having a casual game like this - even if neither of them are going easy - that is entirely calming. Some of the tension he always seems to hold has eased out of his shoulders already.]
Uki is usually warned for even here, but I've experienced it being slipped into situations without the consent of the participants before now. Not a thing I take lightly. [He turns his attention back to his tea.] That said, I make no judgements on those here who choose to make use of it for themselves. There is nothing innately harmful about it.
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[If he's thrown by the move that Ayato chooses to make on the board he doesn't show it. He only presses his lips together slightly, a brief pause of his hand over the next piece he decides on before he makes his play after a minute of thought.
There's something about just having a casual game like this - even if neither of them are going easy - that is entirely calming. Some of the tension he always seems to hold has eased out of his shoulders already.]
Uki is usually warned for even here, but I've experienced it being slipped into situations without the consent of the participants before now. Not a thing I take lightly. [He turns his attention back to his tea.] That said, I make no judgements on those here who choose to make use of it for themselves. There is nothing innately harmful about it.