[ open post; voice test here to avoid spoilan the public ]

[xenophilos]

i do have to wonder, yoU know, aboUt what it would be like to play chess with a more agreeable opponent.
i think it woUld be nice, for a change!
to be able to play with a lovely chess chUm who appreciates the game, bUt wont... do *things* with the captUred pieces when one makes the UnfortUnate oversight of tUrning ones back. u_u
it trUly does have a way of getting Under yoUr skin after a while trying to find ways to replace them. oUr chess set shrank by five whole pieces by my last count.
what a nUisance.

(( ooc: please assume text replies for now! uwu ))

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[scrums_and_whatnot]

Golly isnt that cheating??

[xenophilos]

that is exactly what i thoUght! :U
bUt to be entirely honest with yoU, jake, this sort of Underhanded Unpleasantness is par for the coUrse with him.

[scrums_and_whatnot]

Youre talking about your brother uu right?
Hes a bit dastardly and i have to admit pretty friggin unpleasant to boot.
I wish i could offer my services as a chess chum but to be honest i doubt id give you the challenge a gal like you deserves.

[xenophilos]

yes, i am. hes become even more Unbearable than UsUal lately. u_u
bUt i sUppose it is only what i have come to expect.
yoU shoUldnt think something as silly as that thoUgh, lovely.
the challenge is fUn, bUt why, when i give it some thoUght, indUcting someone new into the deeper rUles and manoeUvres of the game could be jUst as exciting!

[scrums_and_whatnot]

Really?
Youd want to teach me? Because make no mistake im a complete novice at chess.

[xenophilos]

yes!
^u^
i am sUre it woUld be qUite the smashing little exercise.
i dont mind if yoUre a novice if yoU are alright with me teaching yoU! the basic rUles of chess are qUite simple to pick up.
after that, all it takes is practice and learning how to read the board to become a dab hand at it all.
althoUgh i sUppose some enthUsiasm for chess is probably UsefUl too.