It is not a game of chance.
In a world of text messages left on read and friendships reduced to liking a photo once a year, the closed fist is a ritual of profound attention. You cannot play RPS while looking at your phone. You cannot play it while thinking about something else. You have to look the other person in the eye and commit. rps with my childhood friend
Every throw is a sentence. Rock says, I am stubborn. I am inertia. I will not change. Paper says, I see you. I will cover you. I am the patient answer. Scissors says, I am chaos. I cut through the nonsense. It is not a game of chance
People think the goal of Rock Paper Scissors is to win. That’s wrong. The goal is to understand . You cannot play it while thinking about something else
It is a conversation we never had to learn how to have.
He never thanked me. He didn’t have to. The game recorded the mercy.
I looked at Leo. Leo looked at me.