Tony raised an eyebrow. "Truth or dare? I didn't even know that game existed in this world. Why do you two want to play it so badly?"
Slag and Mire smiled. The former stepped forward. "Well, we were originally planning to only play with you and Atlas. We wanted to do something fun out of boredom." She said, innocently smiling afterward. Tony raised an eyebrow. He knew the girls well enough to know when they have ulterior motives, but before he could interject, Hex spoke. "What is 'Truth or Dare'?"
Slag and Mire looked at her blankly. Slag sighed. "Mire, let them go. Hex needs to do some learning."
The slime girl complied, gently releasing Tony, Atlas, and Hex. Slag and Mire sat in the middle of the room. "Okay! Step one, sit in a circle." The latter said, patting the ground. The group complied. Hex listened intently as Mire continued. "Okay, now we pick someone to start. That person asks someone 'truth or dare?' and they have to pick one and follow the commands."
Hex nodded. "I think I understand. Can I see someone try?"
"Sure, I could go first." Tony said. He thought for a moment and snapped his fingers. "Hex, truth or dare?"
The witch was surprised at first, but then thought for a moment. "Uh, truth?"
"What is your favorite color?"
"Black, of course."
Tony smiled. "See? That's how you play. It's easy! Now, it's your turn."
Hex smiled. "Okay! Tony, truth or dare?"
"Truth, please." He replied. Tony didn't feel so ready for any dares yet.
Hex smirked. "Out of the four of us in this room, which one of us do you see yourself having a future and a family with?"
Apparently, Tony wasn't ready for any truths, either. The room was silent for a moment before the boy's face twisted into a look of shock. "What kind of question is that? Are you asking me to choose favorites?"
Hex feigned innocence. "Of course not, I'm just wondering how you view the future."
Slag and Mire laughed. "This one is easy! Obviously, he sees us in his future!"
"Don't speak so soon! He still hasn't said anything!" Hex barked. Atlas merely sat silently, still shocked by the question.
Tony looked at the girls bickering and realized that he hadn't really put much thought into his future. Outside of the settlements, Minecraftia truly had no laws. It was a fully natural and untamed world and, because of this, the world was governed by more of a "here-and-now" survival method rather than foresight. That still didn't answer the question. Tony put a hand to his chin, beginning to think…
Tony chased his child around the house, the both of them laughing as they ran. Suddenly, a feminine voice rose from the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!"
Tony looked at his child and quickly lifted it up onto his shoulder. The kid laughed as they entered the kitchen to see a curvy woman in a witch hat placing several plates down. Tony placed the child in a seat and looked at the plates, smiling. "Honey, this looks delicious."
"Well, I would hope so. I did spend quite some time gathering just the right ingredients." She laughed. Tony sat down at the table and began eating. Hex watched her family for a moment and smiled. "I would never have guessed that I'd be so lucky to be living this kind of life."
Tony smiled. "I never guessed I'd be so lucky that someone like you would fall for a dork like me." He joked.
Hex smiled and sat in the chair next to him. "Hey, you're my dork." She said, kissing him. The child giggled and covered its eyes with its large hat.
Tony shook himself from his daydream. He looked around and saw that the girls were still arguing. 'Hm… married life with Hex… it looked… whoa now, focus. What about Slag and Mire?' He thought before slipping back into his daydream...
Tony and his wife chased their children around the house, the both of them laughing as they ran. Suddenly, a feminine voice rose from the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!"
Tony and Mire looked at their children and quickly lifted them up and onto their shoulders. The kids laughed as they entered the kitchen to see a gelatinous woman placing several plates on the table. "Honey, this looks delicious." Tony said. Slag smirked. "Well, I am the best cook this household has ever seen."
Mire pouted. "Hey! I helped, too!"
Tony sat down and took a bite. His two children looked at him and imitated his actions. Slag and Mire laughed as they sat in the chairs on either side of Tony. Everyone took a bite, moaning in delight. "Mmm! I really outdid myself with this one!" Slag said, sitting straight and with pride.
Tony smiled. "I think you both did a great job on this. It's really good!"
Slag and Mire leaned on Tony, placing a single kiss on each of his cheeks. "Thank you very much."
The kids giggled and covered each other's eyes.
Tony felt his face get warmer at the thought of living with both Slag and Mire. After all, the duo was inseparable. He would need to stock up on a lot of heat resistance potions, though. Tony felt his blush grow and decided to move on.
Tony chased his child around the house, the both of them laughing as they ran. Suddenly, a feminine voice rose from the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!"
Tony looked at his child and quickly lifted it up onto his shoulder. The kid laughed as they entered the kitchen to see a curvy woman in a white robe placing several plates down. Tony placed the child in a seat and looked at the plates, smiling. "Honey, this looks delicious."
Atlas blushed a bit. "Um, thanks. Oh, look at me. We've been married all this time and I'm still getting flustered."
Tony walked up to her and grabbed her hands. "Well, I still get flustered around you, too. It's okay." He said, caressing her cheek.
Atlas smiled and closed her eyes as she held his hand. "I love you, Dear."
"I love you, too. Come on, you should eat something. You haven't eaten all day."
Atlas blushed. "Oh, I guess I was so busy with my books that I forgot. I do feel hungry." She said, sitting. Tony ruffled his child's hair before sitting next to Atlas. As they all began to eat their meal, the librarian smiled. "Oh! The other day I found a cute little flower bed in the forest. We should all go. It would be relaxing."
Tony smiled. "That sounds like fun." He turned to his child. "You wanna go have a little picnic later?"
The child giggled and nodded.
Tony sighed. 'Of course a life with Atlas would be peaceful and heavenly. I just can't choose…' Suddenly, someone cleared their throat. Tony looked up and blushed as he realized the girls were staring at him. "Tony, you've been sitting there for three minutes. Did you make a decision?" Slag said.
Tony gulped. "Uh, well…" He sighed. "I can't decide. I really care about all of you. I thought about it and I figured out that a life with any of you is great. I just… I don't know." He sighed.
Hex smiled and put a hand on his cheek. "Hey, I understand."
Tony felt his cheeks burn at her gaze. "Y-you do?"
"Of course! Obviously, you want to be with all of us together." Tony felt his body freeze and his face burn at her words. He almost fell back. "W-what? N-n-no, I-"
Slag and Mire leaned up to him. "Wow, why didn't you say so? We would have allowed it."
Atlas looked away, blushing. "Oh my, Tony… I didn't think you were into that sort of thing."
Tony felt his face burn even redder as he sighed. "Can we just continue?"
Hex smiled. "Okay. It's your turn to pick someone."
Tony composed himself and scratched his chin. "Hm… I choose…"
AN: I'd like to thank welcometodalolz for the intriguing truth or dare question in this chapter.
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