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[overrate]

What?

[ look. he's trying to focus, but also. if she's nudging him to look, he's definitely... definitely... gonna glance that way. ]

Are you fu--

[ he realizes what she was doing almost as soon as he glances, but by then it's too late. ]

[purrsistence]

[ Catra lets out the most gremlin-level cackle of joy you've ever heard ]

Hahaha! Oh boy, I can't believe you actually fell for that one! You should've seen your face!

[overrate]

[ he lets out the most exasperated sigh. He shouldn't have looked. and now he's behind. ]

You're fucking lucky. That shouldn't even count.

[purrsistence]

[ She's like, still chuckling. This might be the happiest you've ever seen her. ]

Ahhh. That's the good stuff.

[overrate]

For that performance-- I'm buying the shittiest lunch possible.

[ it's his petty revenge, even if he still looks disgruntled and annoyed. but also, this is weirdly normal so he isn't totally put off. not yet, anyway. ]

[purrsistence]

Ohhhh Jason Jason Jason. Sweet, naive Jason.

You could never buy anything shittier than the endless parade of grey ration bars I'm used to. But I appreciate your commitment to the cause.

[overrate]

Doesn't mean I'm not gonna try.

You can find some surprisingly shitty options, if you know where to look.

[purrsistence]

Is someone being a sore loser?

[overrate]

Someone pulled off a win using dirty tricks.

That mean you're scared of me actually trying?

[purrsistence]

Please. A win's a win, doesn't matter how you get it. Don't be mad you didn't think of it first!

[overrate]

And lunch's lunch, doesn't matter about the quality.

[purrsistence]

[ Catra just snickers with amusement. ]

Yeah, sure. All right then, weirdo. Lead on.

[overrate]

[ he already knows a few sketch places, just from wandering around the poor parts of town, so, you know.

he pushes back from the game, and turns towards the exit. ]

Got a walk ahead of us, then.

[purrsistence]

[ Catra makes to follow, and the smallest "prrt" escapes her throat unconsciously. ]

[overrate]

[ did she just purr? or did he imagine that??

of course, the assumption.... ]

I can play dirty too-- don't get so proud of yourself.

[ and then he shoves his hands into his pockets, exiting out onto the street ]

[purrsistence]

[ Grinning, absolutely no less proud of herself-- ]

Hey, I wouldn't expect anything less.

[ Fair's fair, after all. ]

[overrate]

[ as they're walking though, ]

By the way, did you get a weird text recently?

[purrsistence]

[ Catra catches up to him and walks in step as she frowns, her eyes sliding over to him. ]

... Yeah, actually. How'd you know?

[overrate]

Thought I might ask since you're probably one of the only other people who would get a weird text.

[purrsistence]

[ Cautiously, her tail flicking behind her as they go-- ]

... What did yours say?

[overrate]

Something about a project Iscariot. A dummy program backup of Judas.

[ he kicks an empty can out of the way as they keep walking, and glances up, like he's thinking. ]

More AI shit.

[purrsistence]

[ Catra, on the other hand, is suddenly very interested. ]

... A backup? ... Tch. Of course they made a backup. ... Does it work?

[overrate]

They were testing it.

Now, what'd you get?

[purrsistence]

Great. So-- potentially.

[ So all their effort to steal Judas may have been for nothing. Fantastic. She looks irritated, and comes up to the can Jason had kicked down the street before. She kicks it again, equally frustrated. ]

Nothing useful. Just a bunch of-- standard protocol memos about how they train their soldiers.

[overrate]

-- How?

[ they're brainwashed. how does that even work? you need to train brainwashed people? and honestly-- maybe that would provide some clues about what he picked up from Tempo. ]