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[anthropophagite]

This might be a silly question. But how do you suppose we should be counting our birthdays here?

I technically should be 19 now, I think.
But if it's Halloween, I'm still a bit away from my birthday, too.

Should I be 18 or 19?

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[strongroots]

[ aha, look at that reaction. But Robby just gives the most innocent (innocent!!) smile, spreading out his hands. ]

But I can cheer if you make a hit?

[ Is that allowed? ]

[anthropophagite]

[ kaneki concedes, nodding his head a little before he sighs almost dramatically. ]

You may cheer, yes.

[ and kaneki goes for it then. he grabs the ball - it's easy actually, he does have inhuman strength, even if it's not at 100% - and then he prepares himself. But the problem of inhuman strength? he doesn't know how much he should put into it.

and when he lets the bowling ball go, it goes too fast and quickly curves to the side and gets off the bowling lane and just... smacks against a wall ]

.....

[ his face turns bright red and quickly turns to Robby ] That doesn't count -- I didn't prepare right!

[strongroots]

[ At least Kaneki doesn't have to worry about Robby laughing. No, the face he's making is more in line with confused and baffled. Because yeah, he hasn't bowled before, but Robby knows those balls are heavy. You don't just smack one of those things against a wall without trying (harder than Kaneki was).

So he's still trying to puzzle this out even when Kaneki looks at him, switching between the ball's landing spot and him. ] --You did that how?

[ Is Robby overthinking this?? He doesn't feel like he's overthinking this?? hello?? ]

[anthropophagite]

[ kaneki looks back at the wall, and then looks back at his hands, before he whispers ]

... with lack of skill...? [ please accept that answer, Robby, Kaneki doesn't know how he can lie about this ]

[strongroots]

[ Please enjoy Robby just staring at you for what might feel like eternity, Kaneki (but is only about five seconds, tops)....

Before, finally, he's going for a bowling ball himself. ]

If people in your world are just stronger than people in mine? I'm gonna complain. I mean, why do all the other worlds get the luck?

[ This is, like, so unfair, okay? And maybe it sounds whiny (though some of it is forced), but this is why Robby's grabbed a ball, testing its weight. ]

I wanna see how different we throw these. See who has the easier time.

[anthropophagite]

[ please don't stare ]

Ah... you think so? [ YEAH LET'S GO WITH THAT ] It's not-- that strong. [ it used to be a lot stronger.

Kaneki watches the ball before he rubs the back of his neck ]

I mean, it doesn't matter if we are just going to play, right? [ he hopes this isn't about to become a Thing ]