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]

[. . . and then, more seriously]

It's not that I don't have faith in you and Lessing. It's just-- [. . . hm. how does he put it. . .?]

[. . .]

I could see why. . . someone may look at Minami, and then look at me, and believe that we would work well together.

[singurarity]

Maybe.

But whoever that someone is, I don't think it's any of us besides Minami. I could list at least three other people I would have thought of before him.

And no, that's not an invitation to explain that.

[willandaway]

[oh my god]

Then. . . I'll explain.

[a small exhale]

Minami is a demon. He is currently. . . hunted? By someone who apparently blames demons for every bad things that happens, whether it's truly their fault or not.

[. . .]

He did say himself that demons do bad things, but regular people do as well, don't they? That sort of unfair treatment. . . [a beat] It reminds me of home.

[singurarity]

... So you think you might be matched because you're both used to being treated unfairly due to your species?

[ oh buddy, let her tell you-- ]

[willandaway]

That may be part of it.

[he knows it's shallow, because when it comes down to it. . . he doesn't think he and Minami are very compatible personality-wise]

But maybe the people who decided on the matches saw what I was fighting for, and thought that Minami might benefit from it?

[singurarity]

I won't say it's not a possibility, and we can consider it if we don't somehow rule it out tomorrow or next week.

But let's see how it goes first.

[willandaway]

. . . all right.

[that he can do. because while he brings this possibility up to Ritsuka. . . he isn't 100% sure about it, either. and. . .]

[he also. . . didn't want to talk about it in front of Anna]

Are you very confident in yourself and Lessing?

[singurarity]

A little more than I was before, honestly.

[ So maybe that counts for something. ]

[willandaway]

[it absolutely does!!]

[a tiny little smile]

Have you two grown closer?

[singurarity]

...

[ A little huffed-out laugh. ]

Yeah. I think we reached an understanding.

[willandaway]

"An understanding.

[a huff of his own. it's almost a laugh]

That does feel a bit like an understatement.