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week two | mingle
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
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!
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.
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Submissions
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So, better to look at this all neutrally. Start broad, and go to the details... ]
I gotta agree — I don't think it's Minami and Will, or Steve and Akechi either. But I'd add Asa and Yanami to that list.
[ His brow creases. ]
It's possible they threw us a bone to keep us off track, but Yanami seems pretty sure her match is a guy. I think it's probably Maomao and Kat, or you and Lessing.
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I'll just say I'm fine with going up for testing this, whatever options we end up with next week. I'm not fully confident here, but I think only a few of us are fully confident about our pair-ups in the first place.
[ Anna. ]
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[ It'll give them more constant data to go off of. He taps his temple. ]
If the match ups are more about two people who seem different but can bring out different sides of each other, kind of like Wednesday and Ryuji, I could see that for both you and Lessing, and Maomao and Kat. Though, Kat seemed to not think they were matched up...
[ He should ask her about that later. ]
I dunno. As far as the next thing to test, we'll have to see how the ceremony shakes out.
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... If that's how it falls, though, what'll you do? Kat or Sanji, maybe?
[ If Josuke's up this week, Mark's a no-go. If they want to test her and Lessing, he can't pick her. ]
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Are you kidding? The chances Sanji is paired with one of the guys have gotta be slim to none.
[ Not impossible, Sanji said it himself. But after cigarette nosebleedgate, he's having some serious doubts in that outcome. He changes the subject quickly, looking exasperated. ]
I'm starting to think I shouldn't pick from who I was going off of originally. I mean, Mark, you, even Wednesday and Ryuji... it's pretty close to all being wrong. I might be better off thinking outside the box this time.
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[ But right. Subject change-- ]
How outside are we thinking here? Akechi-outside? Maomao-outside?
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[ what if he refuses to lock in with him? That'd be so cringe... not very cool for his image... ]
I would guess Steve, maybe, but he wants his match to be a girl, too. Between Sanji, Mark, and him, there's not about to be many of you left to pair off otherwise.
[ Assuming Anna stays with Will the whole competition. ]
Minami brought my name up out of nowhere, so there's that, too.
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[ Even though Minami also said it was a stretch... ]
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[ He gives a full body shiver. ]
But I actually don't really know anything about him outside the demon thing. Judging by my track record, it's not smart to just write things off.
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[ Okay, Ritsuka. ]
Ae you thinking about discounting Kat entirely? Even if we assume Lessing and I are a match and we... assume Sanji and Steve and Mark are all paired with girls and Will and Anna-chan are a thing, there's still one more.
[ She sighs, shaking her head. ]
I just don't want you to think you have to settle, in some cases. [ Because he said he'd rather not, with Akechi. ]
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Well, at least for me, I can look at this all from an objective standpoint. I'm not gonna take it personal, no matter who I'm matched with... so it's not about "settling" to me. It's about solving the puzzle.
[ Because it's a game. His personal feelings are a different matter. Case in point, he likes Sanji and thinks he's a great guy when he's not being a menace to society and Dorotheas everywhere, but the fact of the matter is that he thinks production would only match him with a guy to screw the contestants over. His feelings aren't gonna be hurt if Ritsuka and Lessing are matched, either; it won't change his closeness with her, as far as he's concerned. ]
What I'm trying to say is that even if I don't pick someone, it doesn't mean I don't like them. Kat and I get along great, and Sanji and I do too, sort of. [ it's confusing, let's not get into it. ] But it won't help us if I can't see past the people I initially thought I be matched with.
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But I see your point. Okay, so maybe we work on testing your theory with someone a little more unexpected, whatever that looks like. And we'll work on Mark's pair too; the more of these we can knock out, the easier it'll be for the rest of the matches to start falling into place. Lessing said he'd pick me, so hopefully that gives us enough data to verify whether we're a match or not. [ Unless tomorrow goes sideways, which. Possible. ]
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Huh?
[ The rest of what she said seemed pretty self explanatory. Disbelievingly: ]
Who, Sanji?
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[ Just kind of beckons him closer, because some words are for Josuke only. ]
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So I kinda sorta had a hunch so I sat him down and just asked him if he liked you, just based on what I'd noticed.
And... yeah, he does. He just seemed conflicted about it and it sounded like it was a bigger issue than I could help with. Anything else would probably have to be between the two of you, anyway.
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Conflicted? Conflicted how? If it sounded like too big of a problem for Ritsuka to tread to, he wonders if it's even going to be helpful if he sticks his nose in, too. The last thing he wants is to make whatever's going on worse. Since they're sharing inside information: ]
So that's it... he acted like he was getting a tooth pulled during that game, but his heart was beating like he was about to jump off a bridge.
[ He stays leaned in close, his words sympathetic. He'd started thinking perhaps it was disgust, discomfort, or even embarrassment that had elicited such a reaction. Understandably, he wasn't exactly looking to experience more of being on the receiving end of it. Now, though, he thinks he understands, and he sees Sanji in a bit of a new light. ]
Whatever it is, it must be serious. [ He feels concerned, maybe even a little guilty. What if he's the problem? ] I hope he's not too bent out of shape over it... did it seem that way?
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Well, that does contextualize things, doesn't it? She'd wondered if Josuke thought Sanji had been disgusted, which had ultimately been why she'd sat Sanji down in the first place to talk it over and then had nearly killed him by causing him to choke. ]
... Yeah. [ She'll be honest here. ] He said it wasn't because it was you, but he said the match was the problem, but then he said it didn't have to do with the show and that he'd figure it out. He just looked... really distraught.
I don't know what he's thinking, really, but I also didn't want you to think he didn't like you.
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Yeah, the tangle must go deep. Josuke's brow knits, deep in thought. ]
Well, I'm not gonna lie, that was the impression I was starting to get.
[ And he's glad that's not the case, but... this fills him with unease, too. ]
I don't want to stress him out more... but I'll see if I can help somehow. It's gotta be a problem bigger than just me. [ She did say it would likely need to be between the two of them, so it makes sense for him to be one patting around for clues, rather than Ritsuka continuing to push the issue. He gives her shoulder a pat, nodding in understanding. ] Thanks for telling me.
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Yeah, that makes sense.]
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