week two | mingle

[showhost]

Welcome to week two, Teens Who Are Definitely Searching for Love!

Hopefully everyone got a lot of rest over the weekend, and are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the upcoming week, because there are a few things of interest this week.

But first, some changes of note in the house!

First: there is a giant rectangular box on the living room table, addressed to Lessing. It is a care package. The only thing in it is his sword.

There is some Bauernbrot bread on the counter. Ask Lessing about that too.

There is now a hot tub near the pool. It’s large enough to seat about six teens comfortably, but you can get more in there if you really try for some reason.

Okay I think that’s everything. Additionally, Tsukasa is here early this week! He’s looking pretty perky, seemingly recovered from the Match Ceremony, and he’s got some interesting info to share with everyone.

Embrace Space | Property Damage, etc | Dates | Mini-Event
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Submissions

Comments

[titlecard]

[ ... Oh.

The regret one. Yeah. Yeah, he's got his fair share of regrets. He doesn't know how his and Ritsuka's could possibly stack up to each other — he really would rather not do it at all — but maybe that just means she's a stronger person than he is.

... He could believe that. Easily. He hasn't really felt all that strong as of late.

Mark offers her a small smile, trying to be encouraging, but definitely uncertain. ]

I... um, I do try to be a good listener. So if you want to. You can. We can... try that.

[ A beat. ]

Maybe at the same time as being a lap pillow? I don't know if that'd make it better or worse...

[ humour?? Does that help make it a little better?? ]

[singurarity]

[ She does laugh, so apparently so. She can at least appreciate the fact that he's trying to make this a little easier on her. ]

Sounds good to me! Let's go find a good spot for it then.

[ The cameras are around everywhere, but maybe if she requests they give her just five minutes of a reprieve... ]

[titlecard]

[ A good spot... Mark looks around. The cameras feel particularly obvious right now.

It clicks for him. ]

Did you want to go into...?

[ And for some reason it's too daunting to actually say out loud. ]

[singurarity]

[ Oh.

Help. ]

... Um.

[ aaaaaaaa ]

I'll try to make it as brief as possible? We could probably be vague about it outside of it after that?

[titlecard]

[ Mark nods, rapidly. It's so awkward. He needs to stop nodding. ]

Y-yeah, that works. I, um... ... I mean if we still do the lap pillow thing, maybe that would... count? In there...?

[singurarity]

Probably!

Okay! Let's do it!

[ IN THE SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK-- ]

[titlecard]

[ IN THE SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK– ]

Let's give it a shot!

[ protagonist-level determination has him ready to see this through, as off they go... ]