mindcracklove | Prompt Swap: ~The Slap~

Prompt from Kappa77 for Prompt Swap.

“Some/all the Mindcrackers participate in The Slap” (It’s a thing on Youtube, if you don’t know. Basically random people are pulled off the streets to slap each other in the face.) :/

And just pretend the Mindcrackers don’t know each other for this, it makes more sense if you do. ;)

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Everything that’s going to happen will be determined between you on camera.

Guude stood, motioning for the two men in front of him to shake hands. They looked at each other, a slightly awkward smile forming on the taller man’s face. The purple-eyed man extended his arm, introducing himself as he did.

“Hi, I’m Nebris.”

“Etho,” said the other man flatly, extending his arm for a quick shake, then returning it to his side.

We asked people to hit each other in the face for the first time.

“Hi, I’m Aureylian.” The red-headed girl smiled up at the man in front of her as they shook hands.

“I’m Vechs. So, I guess I should take off my goggles for this, right?” He questioned.

“Yes, you probably should.” She said with another smile. The taller man replied by taking off his red helmet and reflective green goggles, tossing them onto the floor beside him. He shook his head, his dark hair sticking up messily in places. He had bright, blue eyes, and a slightly goofy smile on his face.

“Well, ladies first.” He said politely, bending down so he was eye-level with the girl. She brought a hand up, opening her mouth to say something. She quickly closed it, winding her hand back. Aurey looked at the man, her emerald green eyes meeting his blue ones. She started to move her hand forward, but grabbed it and pulled it close to her at the last second, turning away from him as her cheeks grew red.

“No, I can’t, no, I’m sorry.” She stuttered out.

The Slap.

“So, on three?” The native Canadian asked.

“Yeah, I guess.” The butcher’s reply was short as he held a hand up, the other man mimicking his movements.

“One,” Pause started, preparing to hit the stranger in front of him.

“Two,” Beef continued, drawing the number out slightly. Suddenly, Pause’s arm moved, and he felt himself recoil backwards from the other man’s strike. “What the heck, dude? You went on two!” He said, a small smile playing at his lips.

“Oh, I did, oops, that was my bad.” He answered, his attempt at sounding sincere spoiled by his wide grin. Beef smiled, quickly extending his arm and hitting Pause, leaving his face slightly red.

“Alright, now we’re even.” Beef said with a laugh.

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Nebris massaged cheeks, which were sore from the repeated hits they had received. He frowned at the smirk on Etho’s face.

“Oww, that one really hurt, Etho.” He said, pouting slightly.

“Do you want to try again? We can go for best six out of ten,” he said, the smile on his face growing. Every time, the ninja had gotten a hit on him, and not once had Nebris been able to return the favor. He honestly didn’t want to keep playing their little “game”, but an idea came into his mind. He returned his hand to his side as he replied.

“Sure, I’ll go again,” he said, earning yet another smile from Etho.

“Okay, then go right ahead.” He took a couple steps closer to the purple-eyed man, taking a defensive stance. Nebris stepped closer, trying to plan the ninja’s course of action. Nebris pretended to lean in as if to hit him. The smaller man, predicting his movements, quickly ducked to his exposed side. What he didn’t predict, however, was Nebris quickly shifting, grabbing his shirt collar and lifting him off the ground. He struggled in the other man’s grasp.

“Hey, that’s cheating.” He accused, his smaller hands wrapping around the large one suspending him in the air. A smirk came to Nebris’s face as he reached up with his free hand, hitting Etho’s face. The result was a loud smacking sound as his hand hit the fabric of Etho’s mask. They stared at each other for a couple of seconds, then simultaneously smiled. Nebris placed him back on the ground.

“So, do you want to try again?”

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Vechs looked at Aurey, he long red hair flowing down her back. He moved forward, extending a hand as he approached her.

“Hey, Aurey,” he started. She turned around suddenly, the back of her hand hitting his face.

“Oh my goodness, I am so so sorry, I didn’t mean it—” She was cut off by a gentle hand against her face.

“No, it’s okay, really.” He assured her. She smiled, but it quickly faded as he reached up and hit her with his other hand. He broke out into a small fit of giggles.

“Hey, that hurt!” She said, pouting. But the smile quickly returned, and she quickly hit both sides of his face, causing his giggles to fade momentarily. But they quickly returned, and soon both of them were laughing, hunched over in the small room as they laughed. Once there was a small break in the laughter, Aurey spoke up, her tone serious.

“Wait Vechs,” she said. He looked up at her as she took a step closer.

“What is it?” She reached up and hit him again, restarting the giggles again. And the laughter seemed to continue on, until Guude came into the room, announcing that they could leave. They all said goodbye, and as they left, Aurey jumped onto Vechs, embracing him in a hug. And as they walked out, they both smiled.

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