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

[willandaway]

[oh. . . so that's what Mark means! yeah, that is definitely not the definition of noble where Will comes from]

That's. . . interesting.

[he can see it, though. nobles are supposed to be kind and courteous and trustworthy! it's not. . . anyone's fault that most of them are-- well. . .]

There are some nobles who live by that creed back home. But a lot of them are. . . [he lifts his free hand and waggles it side to side]

[titlecard]

[ Mark frowns a little, but. ]

Yeah... I get that.

[ Not to the extent Will does because he's still so sheltered but. Close enough. ]

More of them should be like you, then.

[willandaway]

[. . . a little pink at that compliment]

Thank you. But I think you're giving me awfully high praise.

[titlecard]

[ He shakes his head; no! No. ]

I mean, you're a good person, right? The world would be a better place if more people were; that's all I'm saying.

[willandaway]

[good person, huh. . .]

[. . .]

I believe the world can change.

[he says quietly, but with conviction]

[titlecard]

... Me too.

[ also quietly, but with less conviction. ]

I think I kind of have to.

[willandaway]

[. . . ah?]

What do you mean. . .?

[titlecard]

I think I just... I don't really know what I'd have, if I didn't know that people are good. That they could be good.

[willandaway]

[. . . oh. oh no. . .]

[a pause, because now Will is getting those. . . "my life has been difficult" vibes from Mark, and he isn't sure how to breach the subject]

Have you. . . [a pause. he starts over] . . . no. I shouldn't ask.

But people can be good. And I believe. . . there is more good in this world than there is bad.

[no matter how shitty things are]

[titlecard]

[ He offers up a weak smile of thanks at Will backtracking his question. Whatever it was going to be, Mark probably wasn't going to have a good answer for it, so thanks, man. ]

Me too. I believe that too. Just... sometimes it's nice to hear that from someone else, I guess.

[ his fellow protag... ]

[willandaway]

[PROTAGS GOTTA BELIEVE IN THE GOOD]

I understand. Otherwise, how else would we have hope? Right?

[titlecard]

Right. [ And, a little more confidently: ] Right. Exactly.