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Maybe it wasn’t the best idea.
007n7 was sprinting full speed down a street after burning down the local pizzeria. A place he always loved to mess with.
He had gotten the idea from his buddy, Noli, a while back and decided to try it out.. Alone.
Yeah, sure, he could’ve waited for Noli to join him, sure, he could’ve had the chance to take is cousin with him. Someone, anyone.
Why? You may ask..
Well because now he was being chased by admins, how great.
And whats better? They found his GUI and managed to take it.
Thats fine. He can steal it back later.
He bolted down the street, taking alleyways and side roads. He ended up at a high end area where all the fancy and rich people go to.. Ew.
He looked behind him, his tail swishing back and forth as he noticed he was alone.
”Heh.. Finally got rid of those losers.”
He slowed to a walk and smirked as he walked down the fancy streets.
…
…
…It’s not like he’s subconscious of what he wears… No!
…
He thinks he looks fine! Perfect! A hacker shouldn’t be dressy and perfect! Disgusting!
He paused right outside a nice casino, his brow furrowed and he scoffed.
”Yeah, like you would ever see me in there” he muttered.
Then 007n7 heard it, the sound of rushing footsteps and yelling.
”Fuck. They found me.”
His eyes darted between the casino and the sidewalk, he eventually gave in and rushed into the fancy building, looking around frantically.
”Shit… Okay.. They found me, no big deal! Just gotta…”
He looked towards a ‘VIP area’ in the back, he rushed towards it and practically fell into it. He shut and locked the door, his tail twitching nervously (Though he would never admit it).
He sighed and leaned his head on the door, only to almost jump out of his skin when someone said something.
”Uhm… Hello?”
007n7 turned around so fast it almost made his head hurt.
”Who the fuck are you?!”
The person, who was another male, roughly 007n7’s age, stood up from the couch that they were sitting on.
”Not important until you give me your name.”
007n7 plastered his iconic grin. “Aw… Does someone not recognize the best hacker in Robloxia? Such a shame..”
The person rolled their eyes, adjusting the fedora they wore.
Shit was that a limited? Damn, boy got money.
”No, I don’t. And quite frankly.. Your poker face isn’t that good.”
007n7’s eyes narrowed slightly.
”Excuse me?”
”Yup, I mean… You obviously just putting that on for show.”
007n7 scoffed.
”Okay, ‘Mr Casino’, then who do you think I am? Hm?”
The man shrugged.
”Someone who thinks they can just waltz up in here and pretend to own the joint.”
He rolled his eyes and walked also to them, almost shoving them back, but he held back. For what reason? He didn’t know.
”Listen here, I’m the most powerful hacker to walk this planet. You should treat me with respect or fear. Pick your poison.”
The man sighed, shaking their head.
”Okay.. Sure.”
A beat.
”How about this, a bet.”
007n7 perked up.
”If you can beat me in a game of your choosing, I’ll give you your respect.”
007n7 chuckled, the man in front of him was going to go down. He didn’t even wait to hear what would happen if they won. Because, well, he ‘knew’ he would win.
And in the case of almost losing, he could just cheat with the GUI… Well, the small one on his glasses. It was a weaker version, but it still was able to do something.. Something small.
007n7 knew nothing about poker or any other gambling game that surrounded the walls of the casino, so he chose Uno.
A simple game, yes.
But the more simple, the faster it would be over with.
”Alright,” They started “I’ll let you go first.”
007n7 rolled his eyes.
”Fine, but not because your giving me pity..”
Right?
”Course not! It’s just manners, you’re the ‘customer’, correct?”
007n7 scoffed, leaning forward to pick up a card.
”Red 5.”
The man nodded, setting down a red 8.
007n7 placed a red 3.
Yellow 3.
draw card
Yellow 2
draw card
Yellow 8
“How the hell do you have two cards left?!” 007n7 said through his teeth.
”Luck, I suppose” The man laughed.
007n7 rolled his eyes.
”Probably cheating..”
He was a hypocrite, he was also cheating. He could see the color of the cards in the man’s hand.
One green and one Blue..
He adjusted his glasses and finally flipped over a red 8, placing it down.
”Ooh lucky you!” The man snickered, picking up a card, only to immediately place down a blue 8.
”Uno!”
”WHAT?!”
007n7 growled softly behind his teeth, he place down his blue.
A blue 2.
He narrow his eyes, wait… damnit he had a 2 colored card.
The man placed down their card and won the game.
”Sorry man, but hey! Good game!”
007n7 grumbled, tossing down his cards.
”Whatever. I let you win.”
”Uh huh… Anyways! I best believe I should know your name now?”
007n7 rolled his eyes.
”The name’s 007n7.”
The man nodded, holding out their hand.
”And I’m Chance! Good game, 007n7!”
007n7 grumbled, smacking their hand away. He stood up and looked towards the door.
”Whatever…”
Chance frowned slightly, standing up as well. “Well now,” they started “Don’t be such a sore loser, man! It was a good and fun game!”
007n7 sighed, checking out the door before pulling his head back into the VIP lounge.
”I’m not a sore loser!”
007n7 hissed back, he rolled his eyes.
”Just…-“
‘Paranoid’
”Tired.”
Chance raised an eyebrow.
”…Uh huh.. Okay buddy.”
007n7 sighed once again and decided it was now or never, he needed to go.
”Have fun with your.. High end, fancy casino, I guess” 007n7 made a dismissive flick with his wrist and started walking.
”…It’s actually my parent’s casino. I’m not allowed to run it yet.”
007n7 paused for a beat, looking back with a raised eyebrow.
”But dude, you’re the one out there.. Dressed in… That.”
He gestured to their fancy clothes.
”Yeah, I may be the main face, but I’m not running the joint yet. After all I’m only 21.”
007n7 looked back out the door.
”..Great for you, I guess. At least you’re still young.” He stuck out his tongue slightly. “I’m 23.”
Chance snickered.
”Well, hey! Think about it this way! You beat me at something! Eh?”
007n7 turned his body back to them.
”Eh?”
”…Eh?”
They both just kinda stared at each other for a while.
”Oh!” Chance snapped their finger. “I meant that, well, you’re older! You win at age!”
007n7 scoffed.
”…Yeah? I suppose you’re right.”
Chance grinned.
”Well now, don’t let me keep you waiting! Go on, and hey, if you ever want to play a rematch, I’m here!”
007n7 thought for a moment.
”I thought you weren’t going by to give me respect? The bet and all.”
”Well, that bet was more of a joke, you seem like a cool person, plus you haven’t done anything to actually make me not respect you.”
He hummed softly, looking back at the door, then back at Chance.
”Well, aren’t you different.”
Chance nodded.
“…Well, maybe I’ll take you on that rematch offer. And get ready to LOSE!”
He chuckled, regaining his cocky persona instead of the heavy silence he thought he was creating.
”…Bye.”
And with that he left the VIP lounge and headed down the streets, looking out for any admins or anyone who might call for them.
He felt kinda weak and ‘naked’ without his actual GUI panel.
He needed to get it back, he needed to hack that dumb.. Fucking.. idiotic.. Rule-fucking-following HQ that the admins adore with their whole ‘soul’.
…
’Heh.. As if they even have a soul.’
It had been a few days since the whole incident, 007n7 was throwing a tantrum after he still couldn’t find a way to get his GUI panel back. Noli had been scolding him for not waiting for them both to do it.
But honestly?
007n7’s thoughts weren’t just on the admins and GUI panel.. They were from the night. When he met Chance.
Normally people scream, run, call for admins. But Chance? They didn’t even know who he was.
It irritated him, irritated to no end. And oddly enough, it was refreshing.
Not in some twisted way, well, maybe.
He shrank further into the couch and sighed dramatically, looking over at Noli.
”Noooooooooli…”
He made a pouty face.
”NOOOOOOOLI.”
Noli sighed, looking over.
”What, Sev?”
”I want my GUI baaaaaack… :(“
”Too fucking bad man! You’re the one who got caught! I’m not helping you get it back, you gotta figure it out yourself!”
007n7 huffed, looking away from his friend.
”You’re so meeeeean!”
”And you act like a toddler when you lose your stuff, seriously dude.. Chill!”
”I can’t chill!” He sat up straight. “That’s my life’s work, being handled by.. by those filthy admins!”
Noli sighed.
”Well, be more careful next time!”
”There might not BE a next time!” He whined, falling back against the cushions.
”Shut up dude!” Noli hissed, nudging 007n7 with his elbow.
007n7 frowned and crossed his arms.
Later that night.
Chance was walking down the street, trying to figure out how to do a coin trick with one of the coins they had in their pocket.
They weren’t looking were they were going and soon enough found themself turning down a street they didn’t recognize.
”Hmm.. Well, that’s not a good sign.”
They said, bringing a ‘thinking’ gesture to their chin (🤔) as they looked at a sign that read ‘Bad sign’ on it.
”heh.. I’m so funny..”
Chance happened to look over and spotted what they assumed was an admin.
”Hey buddy! Mind helping me over here?”
The admin seemed paranoid, they swallowed and called back.
”Sorry sir! I’m in a bit of a rush!”
Chance raised an eyebrow and stepped closer. Putting their hands in their pockets.
”Chill man! I just wanna know what street I’m on, not here to delay you! Sorry!”
Chance grinned, trying to appear as non threatening as a man approaching someone in the dead of night in a run down part of town can be.
”Uh- I believe.. BerrySide Av?”
”Oh! Thanks man!” Chance happened to glance down at the admin’s hands, he was carrying something. A red, glowing box.
”Woah! That’s neat! What’s that?” They pointed at the box.
”…?” The admin (Who now seemed more like an intern than anything) “Oh! I- uh- It’s… Do you want it?! I was suppose to get rid of it! I-in the dump! But if-if you-“
Chance almost immediately reached for the black and red box.
”Yeah! Seems cool as hell!”
The intern jumped slightly, but ultimately handed the box over quickly.
”G-great!”
”So.. What exactly is-“ Chance looked around… Where’d the intern go? “It…”
”Huh.. Okay then.”
007n7 was pissed. It had been a total of eight days since his GUI was taken, and since he was basically left weakened.
He sighed, finally getting up and heading outside. He wasn’t happy, and his face definitely showed it. Some people backed up as he walked, half because they knew him, half because of his body language.
007n7 stormed into the store, stealing a bottle of soda and flipping the clerk when she said to return it.
He walked down the street, turning the corner when-
SMACK
He ran straight into someone, his soda clattering on the sidewalk below. He was about to scream, to hit, but he paused.
”Oh! I’m so sorry, didn’t see you- Oh! Hey! 007n7, didn’t realize!”
Chance laughed softly.
”Sorry about your soda though!”
007n7 shook his head, his brain glitched. Why couldn’t he yell? Weird.
”I- Yeah.. Whatever. It was mostly gone anyways.” He grumbled.
”So, what’s up? You look upset.”
007n7 scoffed.
”Me? Upset? Nah! Never!”
Chance breathed out a laughing sigh.
”Uh huh, and I’m horrible at poker. C’mon man! What’s up?”
”Nothing! Seriously.”
Chance looked around.
”How’s this; I’ll buy you another drink if… You play a game of Uno with me again!”
”A rematch?”
”Yeah, might help you calm down anyways!” Chance patted his shoulder.
”…Mhm.. Whatever man, sure.”
007n7 shook off their hand and followed them in through a side door.
The rematch was.. Better? 007n7 managed to get Chance to draw +4 with a card, thinking he had a chance (haha get it?) to win.
But Chance almost immediately got their footing back and won the game, once again. And funny enough, 007n7 wasn’t even that mad.. Well, he was still pissed, but Chance was right.
’That sounds wrong.. Normally other people are wrong.’
He huffed.
”Dude, I swear you’re cheating somehow.”
”No cheats! Promise!”
Chance snickered.
”Uuugh, whatever man..”
Chance started picking up the cards.
”So… Wanna tell me why you’re so upset?”
”Nope.”
”Awwwh, cmon! Buddy?”
”I ain’t your buddy.”
”You sure? I mean, you have played two rounds of Uno with me… On your own free will.. hmm…?”
007n7 scoffed, looking away while leaning back on his hands. He frowned.
”I-No! You totally forced me!”
Chance laughed, almost dropping the cards as they started sliding them into the case.
”Ah? Uh huh? You sure? Pfft… okay man.”
007n7 flicked a small crumpled up receipt he had in his pocket at Chance.
”WAH?! No! I’m wounded! Hurt! Dead..”
Chance fell backwards dramatically.
007n7 almost laughed, but held it back. He needed to keep his ‘cool’ persona on.
(Which, cmon people, you know he’s secretly a softy who likes to mess around)
In spite of this, the two continued playing, 007n7 managed to lose every time.
”AUGH! I DONT HAVE A GREEN!”
He kept drawing cards.
”GIVE. ME. A. GREEN. CARD!”
He finally drew one.
”YES! FINALLY! HOLY FUCK!”
Chance was trying not to laugh as they placed down a green reverse card.
”FUCK! I DONT HAVE ANY GREENS!”
Before both of them knew it, a few hours had passed and 007n7’s phone started blowing up with texts from Noli.
”Ugh.. Noli, impatient bitch..” 007n7 muttered, taking out his phone.
”Friend?”
”…Yeah.”
”That’s cool.”
”Mhm.”
007n7 nodded softly and stood up.
”Anyways, I better head out. Catch you later, Chance.”
Chance grinned.
”Cya!”
…
”Wait!” They stood up and caught 007n7 by his arm.
007n7 tensed slightly but looked back.
”Yeah?”
”I wanna show you something cool, I figure you might have some idea what it might be.. Hopefully. And plus, you might cheer up about what was bothering you earlier!”
007n7 grumbled something about ‘having to go’ but ultimately followed Chance further into the VIP lounge.
”I managed to nab this off someone, they were just going to throw it out anyways!”
007n7 looked around.
”Ooookay… I didn’t expect you to be the type to pawn trash off of people.”
”It wasn’t trash!” Chance chuckled.
007n7 rolled his eyes.
”Sure! Sure, you just happened to get some ‘mysterious thing’ from a stranger who was going to throw it out! Totally not trash or anything!”
Chance started fully laughing this time, leaning over to grab something out of a small bag.
”Of course not! Ha! Okay, okay. Now, for real, close your eyes.”
007n7 sighed, closing his eyes.
”Aaaand….” They set something rectangular in 007n7’s hands. “Open!”
007n7 raised an eyebrow, it felt so.. Familiar to him, the shape, the weight..
It couldn’t be.. Right?
007n7 slowly opened his eyes only to be met with…
The C00lGUI.
”Huh?! What?! HOW DID YOU-“
His tail started wagging before he quickly stepped on it, earning a wince from his mouth, but restored his ego.
”Told you! Got it off of someone! Wait, do you recognize it?”
007n7 gripped it tightly.
”Eh- Yeah! Dude, this is my hacking panel!”
”…Oh?”
”Hacking panel? Like… Exploits? Summoning shit?”
Chance made an ‘o’ with their mouth as they nodded.
”Ah, I see. So wait, this is yours?”
”Uh huh! I-I actually can’t believe the admins were going to throw it away like that! Ha!”
“The admins?” Chance whistled. “007n7, you must be some sort of famous hacker to nab the those admins!”
007n7 finally stepped off his tail and actually smiled.
Noli would never do this, he would make fun of him, Noli would blackmail or hold his precious device hostage until he did something embarrassing or something..
Chance didn’t..
007n7 wasn’t sure why he did it.
Maybe it was just the.. Heat of the moment
..His excitement for the device being found
Maybe some.. Bug in his brain.
But he leaned in, giving Chance a small kiss on their cheek.
”Well I’m glad I could h-“
Chance paused mid sentence.
007n7 almost immediately realized what he had just done and pulled back, his face red with embarrassment.
”I-I uh.. THAT NEVER HAPPENED!”
And with that he rushed off, running out of the VIP lounge and outside, using the GUI to teleport back to the apartment.
He slid down his door, face still burning.
”What the hell…”
Back at the casino, Chance was frozen in place, slowly their cheeks started turning a light shade of blush as they started grinning wildly. The laughed loudly.
”Holy.. Holy Telamon! Ha! I-Wow.. I didn’t expect that from him!”
a few moments later a few black and red particles appeared through the air next to Chance’s head.
”Hey.”
Chance jumped back slightly.
”Woah! 007n7?”
”Just… Just call me Seven.”
”Alright, Seven.. What’s going on here?”
007n7 slowly peaked his head out of the particles, he looked both upset and happy.
“That… Before.. It was just.. In the moment, I was happy! Nothing more to it!”
Chance smirked, putting on hand on their hip as they slowly reached over with their other hand and yanked on the collar of 007n7’s shirt, pulling him closer until they kissed once more, this time on the lips.
”..?!” 007n7’s eyes widened but he didn’t pull back from it.
When the kiss ended, Chance chuckled.
”Yeah, I’m sure it was ‘just in the moment’”
007n7 made a small, pathetic sound and huffed, his face red.
”…Totally..”
”But thanks.”
”For what?” Chance asked.
”For.. Actually being someone I would want to kiss or to kiss me.”
Chance smiled softly.
”Yeah, of course… Now, wanna play a game of Uno?”