week two | mingle

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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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[ Oh... gives Dorothea a little wave. ]

Yeah, we do. Just... hopefully we get at least one right this week, even if we won't know who it is.

[ A beat, before he just blurts out: ] Do you think we could be a match?

[ And immediately glances away because he sure just said that! But both of their choices just got debunked within a week, and it's a small club to be in. ]

[rosethorns]

[A very exclusive club indeed. Having matches debunked doesn’t necessarily feel great, but having things narrowed down even a little is a boon when it comes to puzzling out the right answer. And Mark’s perhaps luckier in that sense, having narrowed down his potential match pool even further with that hint.

…which, clearly he’s been thinking about with the way he just comes out swinging with that question. He probably misses the way her eyebrows shoot up in surprise, considering he didn’t have the nerve to follow through with the eye contact afterward, but it’s easier to catch the way her hand raises up to her face to partially conceal a little smile.]

I mean, it’s certainly possible. It has to be one of us lucky ladies, right? And I’d like to think we’ve had some fun here together so far…

[So, it could be! Though Dorothea can’t help but worry after already facing one “No Match” just hours ago.]

[titlecard]

[ He absolutely misses her surprise, only looking up again when he catches that hand movement in his peripheral vision and it wasn't to chide him. Mark meets her eyes when she speaks, tense at first, relieved when he realizes he doesn't seem to have totally overstepped after. ]

Me too! [ A little too excited, Grayson. Dial it back. ] I mean, I think we've had some fun too.

[ A beat. ]

Maybe we could... just keep doing that? We've both got a week where we aren't going to find anything out anyway. We might as well use it wisely?

[rosethorns]

[The smile blossoms a little further into something more fond. What can she say, the excitement is endearing. And he knows how to not be weird about it, even if what she can only assume is nerves is doing him no favors in the attempts to be more smooth.]

It’d be a shame to let it go to waste.

[Mhm, certainly can’t let that happen. She hates how she can be so excited by the prospect while simultaneously worried that it might not be meant to work out. There are so many possibilities inherent in the game, after all. But she didn’t let herself dwell on that before today, so now she needs to grab a hold of that again moving forward.]

So, let’s… [She steps a little closer, reaching out to let fingers brush against his hand, just lightly. Her gaze travels from there, back up to his face.] …do that, then. See how it goes?

[titlecard]

[ Sheeee's brushing her fingers against his hand.

He follows her gaze down to their hands, back up to her eyes. His lips part slightly, but no sound comes out, just... taking the moment in. Waiting for his brain to catch up.

And when it does he smiles back at her, turning his hand over to take hers in it. ]

Let's.

[ Whether or not they're actually a match is future Mark's problem. ]