[Rukia blinks, listening with calm interest...until he presents his thumb. She looks at his thumb. Then she looks at Ramza with a pained, pitying expression as if he'd hit his head many times in the past few days.]
I'm not sure I understand.
[Is he saying he can defeat her swordsmanship with just his thumb? How arrogant.]
[Now that she has a better idea of what he's doing, she's completely on board. The customs of the living are fascinating to her. She makes a fist and sticks out her thumb with a triumphant grin.]
[He offers up his fist in mirror image to Rukia's. Then he loosens his fingers.]
We clasp hands, leaving only our thumbs free. After a count of three, we attempt to pin our opponent's thumb down, using only our own thumb. It must be held for a count of three in order to claim victory.
[Rukia nods, listening very seriously. If she's going to play this game, then she intends to win it. The pride of the Kuchiki clan depends upon her success at this important contest of dexterity. ...No it doesn't.]
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I'm not sure I understand.
[Is he saying he can defeat her swordsmanship with just his thumb? How arrogant.]
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It is...a thumb war... We wrestle thumbs until a winner is declared.
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[Now that she has a better idea of what he's doing, she's completely on board. The customs of the living are fascinating to her. She makes a fist and sticks out her thumb with a triumphant grin.]
How do I play?
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[He offers up his fist in mirror image to Rukia's. Then he loosens his fingers.]
We clasp hands, leaving only our thumbs free. After a count of three, we attempt to pin our opponent's thumb down, using only our own thumb. It must be held for a count of three in order to claim victory.
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Understood. A practice round, then?