[The tug gets a small grunt. He gives Shirasu a look, and then turns his head in the opposite direction again, as if he's pretending to pout. But he's fine, naturally.]
You're free to try then, if that happens to be the case.
[For a bit, he's quiet. It doesn't seem like he's trying to continue to pretend pouting so much as he's just... thoughtful. Slowly, his head rolls back; he isn't facing Shirasu, but looking forward.]
Not necessarily. Applicants can do what they need to do in order to survive or pass save for killing proctors. So many are maimed or die taking the Hunter Exam. [He smiles faintly, mostly to himself.] There is a man who has purposefully failed thirty-five times. His only goal is to get rid of rookies who fall for his tricks.
[Shirasu is no fun. He's just trying to push the other man's buttons, but never gets many good reactions... Alas. He'll find the Illumi berserk button one way or another. Maybe in regards to Sol, someone Hisoka has not forgotten Shirasu likes.]
You know me so well. [It sounds absolutely sarcastic.] It's like you can see me laid bare.
[where hisoka is sarcastic, he's just deadpan. clothes stay on, thanks, he fully expects that to be a form of innuendo with hisoka and he's stopping it here.]
[Come on, Shirasu? He's trying to PUSH some BUTTONS. Ugh. This is awful. No one will give him good reactions. He just makes a face and then looks the other way without pursuing any kind of rebuttal.]
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[that comes with a slight tug at hisoka's hair, fingers threading in just enough to do it.]
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You're free to try then, if that happens to be the case.
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Perhaps I'll find myself at some disadvantage there.
[he knows what he's like, okay.]
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Not necessarily. Applicants can do what they need to do in order to survive or pass save for killing proctors. So many are maimed or die taking the Hunter Exam. [He smiles faintly, mostly to himself.] There is a man who has purposefully failed thirty-five times. His only goal is to get rid of rookies who fall for his tricks.
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[honestly. just doing the same thing that many times in a row...]
But if that's the case, then perhaps it wouldn't be so difficult after all.
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[he exhales a sigh, there, debating shoving hisoka this time.]
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[Don't get him riled up, Shirasu.]
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[honestly, not riling hisoka up may be part of why he's just chilling.]
But then I don't get the feeling you'd associate this much with anyone you thought would outright fail.
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You know me so well. [It sounds absolutely sarcastic.] It's like you can see me laid bare.
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[where hisoka is sarcastic, he's just deadpan. clothes stay on, thanks, he fully expects that to be a form of innuendo with hisoka and he's stopping it here.]
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Your loss.
[Okay, maybe just that one.]