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[It's so charming to see her happy...it makes him feel soft inside, watching her, and it's easy to remember now how they ended up in this whole awful situation in the first place. Because he feels this way when he looks at her.]

You're comparing this to volleyball, really? Ha.

I also played softball. And like two whole weeks of tennis before I got bored of it.

[ She sticks her tongue out for a moment, deliberately silly, before she catches herself. ]

I draw the line at golf, though.

What's the matter with golf?

[THIS IS IT, THIS IS HOW THEY FINALLY STOP BEING FRIENDS FOREVER

He walks around the table, looking for his next shot. Hmmmm!]

[ She looks him dead in the eyes, as serene as she has ever been, and says: ]

Nothing... If you're my dad and his work buddies.

I don't know how you managed to make something so innocuous sound so insulting.

I love my dad.

[ That, too, is deadpan in her delivery. ]

But I'm pretty sure I will never understand how much he likes that game.

I absolutely don't want to be lumped in with your father, whatever else you may think of me, and however much you love him.

[ In another time, she might've made a some people are into daddy kink joke, but this is not the time.

She still thinks it, though. ]

Just don't extoll the virtues of golf and we'll be fine.

I won't, I won't. —Though I think you're being slightly unfair to it, but that's all I'll say!

It's okay. Just consider your fondness for it as like... being a dad in training.

[ She says it with a straight face, then gives that up to laugh. ]

I know you know that makes it worse!

[But he can't even pretend to not be at all amused.]

Worse, or better?

[ Eh? Ehh?? She gestures for him to take his turn. ]

You know!

[HE MISSES THIS ONE. Too much trying to just get it over with and not enough trying to win! Foolish!]

I can only guess!

[ But she's still grinning at him as she steps back to the table, giving it a thoughtful look. Hmmmmm.

Her shot isn't a great one, but it at least (hopefully) sets her up for a better shot next time, unless he counteracts her. ]

Honestly. Now I'm just going to have to have my revenge by crushing you at this game.

[SO SCARY. He does make a show of walking around the table and picking out his next shot carefully, drawing it out.]

Yeah? Do your bet, Papa.

[ She doesn't say that as brightly as she might have, a couple of days ago, but she's not not teasing about it. Carefully. Just in case that's a line too far. ]

[He makes such an affronted noise at that! How dare she! Papa! But you know, definitely the kind of noise that comes out sounding like he's also smiling. Because he is.

He also manages to sink a ball, though.]

Ha! Your days are numbered!

[ Since that went over better than expected, she brightens a little in response. ]

Keep dreaming big, and I'll call you Daddy next.

[ She will not. ]

I'm two or three years older than you!

[FLUSTERED...he doesn't even have a strong concept of daddy kink, and it definitely doesn't apply to him on either side of the equation, but there is still something about her saying that! He misses this shot!]

Ah, it's my turn now.

[ She's unrepentant about it, stepping up to the table to study the current layout. There's one shot she can possibly make, and she's careful about lining it up. Sometimes you take advantage of something without giving it much serious thought about how else it could be interpreted. On some level she realizes, but she hasn't yet connected it consciously to the moment. ]

I see you already have the psychological component of this game down pat. I don't actually believe you anymore that you'd be bad at poker.

[SHE COULD JUST CALL EVERYONE ELSE AT THE TABLE DADDY AND]

[ She laughs at that, pausing to concentrate on her shot, sinking one more ball. HaHA. ]

I know a little bit about trashtalking. That doesn't really save me in poker.

It could if you did it aggressively enough, I'm sure. But maybe not. You could apply it to golf instead.

[It's time to make golf more interesting!]

I feel like trashtalking too much in golf would be dangerous... you're swinging those clubs a lot harder than any force you put on a pool cue.

[ She's pretty sure she would get clobbered for it, knowing the people whom she might have played golf with back home. ]

Wait until we play darts next. You'd better be careful about calling me your daddy then.

[As if he could throw a dart with any kind of dangerous intent and not completely fail. Even his Pokeball throwing is pretty much on the least impressive possible level for throwing a Pokeball. He's not shit compared to the guys in Galar.]

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