puppycrush2 | week two

[Oh...little tail! Kat can't help but have her eyes drawn to its wiggling. There are no people with animal features like his where she comes from, but she's seen a lot of things that make his tail, ear, and horns not even something to blink over. They are, however, extremely cute.]

He said it's pretty cozy out there now! And invited me to spend a night camping so I could maybe find my spider... [Kat sighs.] But I guess that doesn't matter now.

[She assumes that, like everything else Minami threw at them last week, his fortune was a complete lie. Even if it wasn't, it already worked out for Wednesday and Ryuji, so she might have to look for another sign, anyway.]

You live in a tower? How tall?

[ At least there are some people who have been subjected to too many horrors to give him a hard time for his features.

He pauses mid-setting down some fancy looking pastry that Kat will definitely be eating by herself as he considers the question. ]

About sixty-five meters.

[ Though far from the most impressive tower in his country. ]

If you still want to try and find spiders anyway, we might be able to here in this park.

[ Though if he was told that it was Minami fortune in particular that had her looking for one, he really couldn't blame her for not wanting to waste her time. The boy had really made a dramatic mess of things. ]

[He's so precise about it! Kat has to admire that he's able to stick to the details like that; precision really eludes her unless it's essential for pulling off a mission or something.] That's pretty tall! You must have a great vantage point. I love being on the top of the clock tower for the same reason.

[But as the topic drifts back to the spiders once more and to the promise of a good omen, she drearily picks up one of the tarts and takes a big, sulky bite out of it.]

That's okay... I think that's in the past. It probably didn't even mean anything. Oh! Not that I'm not happy for Ryuji and Wednesday. If anything, this just means they would have gotten it on their own no matter what.

[ He could keep going on about the tower if she wanted, but it seems like this particular topic of the spiders is weighing heavier on Kat's mind. Quietly he pushes another one of the sweeter looking foods towards her before he shifts to lean back and rest some of his weight on his hands. ]

You were hoping for something for yourself though, right?

[ There's no judgement in his tone. It's just a question. ]

Of course, that would have been nice! [She had also been kind of expecting it, just because she'd explicitly asked about connecting with her perfect match. Kat grabs the sweet Lessing pushes in her direction and starts mowing it down, using the pause to reflect on her circumstances. What's that saying? Always the bridesmaid...? Sometimes Kat wonders if that's what her love life is supposed to be like.

Treat successfully hoovered, she starts looking around for a drink to split with him, pouring out something that looks like sparkling lemonade into two distinct glasses.]

I think Minami was probably just leading me on, anyway... but the way it worked out was kind of perfect! You know, seeing how happy they were [yes, she is counting Wednesday as happy] made it all worth it! Don't you think?

[ Wednesday, the one person who manages to make Lessing look like a ray of sunshine here, but he won't argue with her on that one, even if Wednesday looked more surprised than anything by the results. She didn't seem outright displeased, so that's good enough, right?

Ryuji, at least, seemed beside himself with excitement, so that's a good enough win. ]

It seemed like it worked out pretty well.

[ He'll take his glass. ]

But that doesn't mean you can't still want to figure out who yours is next.

[ And while he thinks he's the most ill-equipped person in the world to play match maker. Lessing... is going... to try... ]

What are you looking for in a match anyway?

[Trust her! Wednesday was totally happy!

Kat's busy trying to figure out what foods Lessing is most interested in - what, doesn't he like sweet things? How is that possible? - but at his final question, she pauses and sets the plate she's holding down on the blanket. Her glance turns to the sky.]

Maybe it's kinda silly, but I think I'd wanna be matched with someone who likes me for... well, for me. Doesn't every girl look for someone who can charm her off her feet?

[As one of the few people here with love as important a motivator as securing her wish, Kat's been pretty earnest about discovering true feelings and connections from the start. And despite that... it hasn't been nearly as easy as she thought it would be. She's realizing just how foggy and nonspecific her dream person might have been all alone.]

I... well, I can get distracted when someone cute compliments me or when I think about finding romance. The past couple of times I've gotten a crush on someone who was nice to me, they actually were just somebody who needed my help...

[ There are all types of people in the world, Kat, and some of those people will reach for a piece of very normal looking cheese to chew over as she tells her story instead of any of the delicious looking pastries.

Her story is a little hard to relate to for Lessing. It sounds like she's someone who is coming here with her heart open, who develops feelings quickly and without much pushing. It's not something he can say he's really capable of himself, though he can at least appreciate the largest want on her part.

Though thinking of the other contestants........

Is there anyone that's going to be capable of charming her off of her feet? ]

So someone who isn't looking to gain something specific from you then?

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