Love in the Time of Beans (Among Us Logic)

48 Hour Boyfriend, pt 1 (Ninja x Player)

Done as a request from Discord.

NOOB WAS NOT THE IMPOSTOR. 1 IMPOSTOR REMAINS.

"What the? She wasn't the impostor?" Player stared in disbelief at the cheerful sky below. His girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, had disappeared into the clouds, leaving a bean-shaped hole in the cotton puffs. Player had been certain -- 100% sure! -- that she was the impostor. So how was it not her? A achy sense of dread bubbled up inside him.

Player's fur stood on end when he heard a knife blade scrape behind him. He turned just in time to see Veteran slide the edge across the Gentleman's throat. The black bean collapsed to the ground, blood spurting from the wound.

The Gentleman tried to utter some dramatic last words, but all that came out was a gurgling gasp.

"Nope." Veteran cleaned the blood off the knife. He shrugged semi-sympathetically at his friend.

Player sighed. "Dang. I'm really gonna miss having a girlfriend."

DEFEAT

In a blur of colors, Player respawned in Captain's lobby. Noob shot him a poisonous glare from across the room.

"Babe, I'm really sorry," he started to say, but the apology went nowhere.

"We're done! Don't ever call me again!" she fumed at him, and she immediately left the room. Her paper party hat floated to the floor. Veteran came up behind Player.

"Sorry about that, dude," the yellow bean said. "I was so close to winning...I mean, you of all people would understand that, right?"

"I get it. I get it." Player glanced at him. "I don't even really care about losing this time. I'm more bummed about my girlfriend. I can't believe she'd dump me over a game."

"Yeah, that is really petty," Veteran agreed. "What will you do now?"

"I don't know. I don't want to dwell on it, though. Maybe I should move on before I get all mopey over it. Start looking for a new partner."

"You don't have to get into a new relationship so fast," Veteran told him. "You gotta give yourself some time to recover. Do some self-care."

Player wasn't listening. "I don't wanna be the only single guy in the lobby. I mean, you saw the last round. Rose had B-Day, Mr. Cheese and the Gentleman are together, Engineer and Gnome are a couple, I keep seeing Captain flirt with Stoner, you know how it is. I hate being alone."

"I heard someone say my name?" a nasally, nerdy voice piped up. Player turned around to see Engineer approaching.

"Oh, hey Engineer," the red bean said. "Where's Gnome?"

"She needed to stay home today," he explained. "So, it looks like you have just terminated a relationship."

"I know, Engineer."

"You know, I don't know if it is so logical to seek out a new partner so soon. You need time to recover and do self-evaluation. It helps to reflect on what caused the strain in the relationship, how you feel about what happened--"

"That's what I was trying to tell him!" Veteran interrupted. Player just frowned at Engineer.

"Did you stop to consider if this may have been your fault?" Engineer inquired. "It is very common for a person to blame their ex for all that went wrong in the relationship, when it is far more likely, on average of 75%, that both parties are equally responsible--"

"My fault?" Player squeaked indignantly. "You know, you're not helping, Engineer. I know you have it out for me, but you don't have to rub it in like this. Noob broke up with me over a stupid game. I didn't do anything wrong. So if you're not going to help, then leave me alone."