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

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[titlecard]

[ He perks up. ]

Yeah! And it'll all work out in the end, right?

[ he might be starting to think he. kind of needs it to ]

1/2 forgot

[makeine]

Of course!

[ she'll take his hand to pat it. ]

You don't need to worry any, Mark-kun. Your match might be closer than you think.

2/2

[makeine]

And even if it isn't who you hoped or thought it could be, there's nothing wrong with falling in love with someone that makes you happy, and dissolves every worry you have into nothing. Like sugar and water.

[ though technically it's not... nothing... she's not a science girlie. ]

[titlecard]

[ Your match might be closer than you think, she says. While literally holding his hand. When they both know his match is a girl.

... He is staring at her hand, the gears in his brain whirring. Ryuji and Wednesday were opposites... he doesn't know who his opposite here is, but Anna is really confident where he's not...

...

she's still talking. he meets her eyes again. nervous smile. ]

Yeah. I— yeah. And besides, even if it isn't who I thought it'd be, it could just be like having my eyes opened to a new possibility, right? I mean— I'm sure I'll be happy in the end.

[ new crush just dropped?? ]

[makeine]

Ex-actly.

[ pat pat! she's so glad her good friend mark understands. letting go of his hand now... ]

No matter what, the important thing is not to hesitate. You'll end up regretting a lot if you just step to the side, Mark-kun.

[titlecard]

[ He lets his hand fall back to his side. Just hanging there. Limply.

And, after a beat, ] Right, just like you said — confidence is sexy. [ He saw her mouthing that at him earlier. Which is why he sounds totally convincing right now.

... ] Don't worry, I won't hesitate, [ he said, hesitating. ]

[makeine]

Sure, you're totally convincing me right now.

[ yes, she's teasing. ]

I'll look forward to seeing who you go for then! You've gotta keep me updated, okay? Maybe I can even give you some advice on their likes and stuff!

[ she did like, so good at suggesting date spots for ryuji, so, ]

[titlecard]

[ He dips his head for a second. Yeah, he's still got to work on that, huh,

But he takes a deep breath and, okay, he's normal. He can just act like it's nothing! She's with Will anyway, right? So it's nothing. He doesn't even have to think about the little butterflies in his stomach now when he looks at her. Surely those will go away once he's out of the moment. Yeah! Yeah, ]

I will! [ He nods. He will. ] I mean, like you said, there's Ritsuka... and maybe also Dorothea, if she and Sanji don't match. And Kat!

[ And not Anna!! Who is with Will!! And not Anna, who is with Will, ]

[makeine]

[ i

cannot stress how fucking oblivious anna is to people liking her most of the time unless they say something so if this crush keeps up she's not seeing it. ]

... Sanji-kun's wonderful, but between you and me, I think you got a pretty good shot with her too. She's looking for a guy that'll treat her well, who'll look past her pretty face and like her for her. I think either you or him could definitely do the trick.

[titlecard]

[ he's a good boy, he can't get in between her and will... he might just pine from afar when the melancholy strikes him. or maybe make a move when it's least expected... who can say...

He is not about to make any moves right now, though. Not when it's still so fresh. He at least needs to sleep on this.

It helps that he also really, really likes Dorothea. ]

Yeah? Yeah, I'm not going to get in the way of Dorothea and Sanji if they're a perfect match — [ because he's a good boy, who doesn't do that sort of thing — ] but we have gotten along. Kind of from the beginning, actually. She's really cool, and down to try anything, and I... do like her, a lot.

[ And as the words come tumbling out of his mouth: this is why he won't tell Anna early. Because he doesn't need to ruin anything... especially not when there are, well, a lot of great girls here. ]