week one | match ceremony

[showhost]

The weather is temperate and mild for the match ceremony on this fine Saturday evening, and the crew leads everyone onto a balcony with a cute seating set-up of couches and love-seats. The vibes are Trendy. There are enough places to sit for everyone, but there are only two single chairs, so everyone else is gonna have to cozy up on the couch. Or you can cuddle up in the chairs. I’m not your mom. Also there is only one egg seat. There's mood lighting, like fairy lights.

To one side, there's a small stage of sorts, with a podium where the characters will place their hands to lock in their answers.

Wednesday and Ryuji are led off to the other side so that they can take a seat of honor over on a comfy couch to one side--close to the other contestants, but just far enough away that it's clear they're getting special treatment. Don't you wanna go to the Honeymoon Suite now? Huh???

Anyway.

There are non-alcoholic drinks for people to take at will (all the better to catch spittakes on camera), and the weather is breezy and nice.

And, standing in front of the makeshift stage, with a set of seven unlit lights behind him and one lit light, stands the Overseer. He is dressed the part, of course. He also... looks tired for a moment, but he snaps back to his Proper Hostly Character as soon as the cameras are properly on them and everyone is settled in.

He presses a hand to his chest, sweeping the other outwards.

"Welcome, everyone, to your first Match Ceremony!"

He beams, all classic Tsukasa Sparkles. "As your host, allow me to explain how this will work."

For... the audience mostly. Maybe also for Ryuji? He's not sure how many of the contestants still don't know. It's fine.

"The lights behind me represent each Perfect Match. If--no, when you manage to light every single one, you'll have won, and you will all receive your wishes. For each Perfect Match you find at this ceremony, a light will be lit! And it is your task to figure out which pairs led to those lights appearing."

He nods firmly, eyes and expression shining with confidence in the competitors sitting before him. "And you do not even have to worry about losing a wish this week! It isn't possible for you to have a blackout, since Miss Addams and Sakamoto were a Perfect Match. Congratulations!"

Get on with it, Tsukasa. He clears his throat, pauses just long enough for there to be an inevitable easy cut to commercial break when they edit this later, and then:

"We will begin this week with Team Wonder."

He extends his hand to Dorothea, the other pressed over his heart. "If the lovely Miss Arnault would come up to start us off...?"

Looks like it’s the moment of truth, so strap in.

--

The ceremony has finally arrived! Each character on Team Wonder will be called up in an order determined by the producers (read: rng'd). Each will get their own sub-toplevel that characters can react to at will.

After the matches have all been locked in, we will then find out just how many you all got right.

Otherwise, feel free to use this log for reactions/toplevels for pre- and post-ceremony, and anything else you please. The world of reality TV dating is yours to embrace.

Comments

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[aspirings]

[He trots back up onto the stage, clears his throat, and straightens, as if that never happened. He looks Frazzled. It's fine. Don't worry about it.]

Er.

Akechi and Burnside, if you'd come up to lock in as a match this week.

[After they have done that, Tsukasa clears his throat.]

And Mitaka-san and Yanami-san... please act as a match this week as well. That... should cover everyone.

[flaweddetective]

I'd rather not, actually. If I disapprove of the match I don't have to touch the pad, correct? It's not like anyone picked me, after all.

[aspirings]

[HELPPPPP]





Please come up and lock in, Akechi.

[flaweddetective]

No.

[aspirings]

[........................ keep it together for the cameras, Tsukasa.]

We won't be able to tally the matches if you don't.

[flaweddetective]

Well. I was attacked on your stage and left with no match. I'm really not obligated to do anything, right?

How this is all being handled is really unprofessional.

[makeine]

You're being even more so by elongating an already awkward situation for everyone, Akechi-kun. Get your butt up here and deal with a moment in the limelight -- you should be used to that much.

[aspirings]

[ATTACKED?!?!?!

oh my god it's all falling aparttttt IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.]

No... I suppose you aren't obligated to do anything...

[THINK, TSUKASA, THINK.]

Still... isn't this important data for figuring out the matches--?

[flaweddetective]

Will there be any ramifications towards the one who assaulted me on your set? This is your production, right?

I could just go home.

[aspirings]

[sir i'm just the sparkly host]

Ah. Well. That is something to discuss with the producers.

[at NOT NOW.]

Still... would you really want to give up on this chance for a wish?

[He thinks he does not really know Akechi after all, but... still.]

Aren't you here for a reason?

[flaweddetective]

At this point... I don't really give a shit! Haha~ So make it right.

[aspirings]

[who hurt you, dude.]

I can't do that right now. [he doesn't have that sort of power!!!]

So... you'll have to decide... if that wish is still worth fighting for.

At least for right now. We can't force you to stay, but... you've come this far for a reason, right?

[gravkitty]

Goro...

[She wants to kick him in the face. She really, really does.

It's harder and harder to believe that his situation is anything like Raven's. But...]

Let's go on a date next week, okay?

sorry shay sorry shay sorry shay im so sorry

[flaweddetective]

I'll pass.

[gravkitty]

Ah -

[She just kind of takes a step back, hot-stove-stung.]

... Fine.

[makeine]

[ ....................

huh? huh???????? b ]

Sorry, can I not sit it out? Mitaka-chan wants nothing to do with me, so I'm really not feeling it.

[aspirings]

[S...SHOULD HE HAVE PAIRED UP STEVE AND ANNA??? BUT. WOULD ASA WANT TO GO UP WITH AKECHI??

HELP??]

Yanami-san, please... we need everyone to be accounted for in order to do the final tallying. I understand it isn't ideal, but...

[makeine]

[ ...

fine. she'll shrug, like it really doesn't matter one way or the other, and go up to lay her hand on the panel. she won't look at mitaka at all during this though, gaze cast disinterestedly away in this whole proceeding now. ]

[aspirings]

[WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GIRLS?????????????????

Regardless, that gets a grateful little dip of his head and sigh.]

Thank you, Yanami-san.

[warhawks]

[ Asa just... walks up silently. She doesn't have the right to say anything, whether it's to excuse herself or comfort Anna over the Minami and Will situation.

She glances at Anna once, then stares at her feet the rest of the time before trudging back to her seat. Somewhere away from everyone else. ]

[warhawks]

[ she's literally standing here like this while Anna argues talks with Tsukasa

as if she didn't feel guilty enough ALREADY ]

[makeine]

[ yeah, sorry they can't avoid each others. she knows it's what the other girl would prefer.

rules are rules, though. ]

[haircared]

[ to the peanut gallery of the rest of them not involved and still sitting down, watching this all unfold... ]

Jeez, I feel bad for him...

[ WONT SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF POOR TSUKASA ]

[aspirings]

[thanks josuke you're such a bro]

[haircared]

[ he'll cure your headache at his next interview, bud.... ]