week two | dates

[showhost]

You worked up your courage and asked someone out on a date! Good job!





Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.

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[makeine]

[ "look at how well things are going for her so far" she is actively waiting for that other shoe to drop. ]

It sounds like you're thinking too much already, actually. You're never gonna get anywhere nailing your feet into the ground like that... I don't think anyone would get the wrong impression from you though, Mark-kun, it might actually be a little thrilling.

[ getting through this parfait... she's gonna split the leftover into each waffle cone ear and hand one off to him so she can have the other. ]

But let's start off small. Make excuses and find reasons to hold someone's hand and be close to them. That's a kind of impulsiveness too. Adds in a little thought, a little planning, but it's purposeful.

[titlecard]

[ Things are going so well for her!! Look at how much further ahead she is of him already (they are still at the exact same point when it comes to determining their matches).

The waffle cone is going to be so good... he's just going to eat a K*rby macaron to mask the fact that he probably is thinking too much, and also the surprise at the idea of him being thrilling. That feels like something he shouldn't do, but... he could... ]

Excuses, huh... I think a little bit of thought would be better for me than being totally impulsive.

[ Impulsiveness also feels incredibly dangerous for him... ]

I like that, though. Having purpose... I'm going to try that. I will.

[ Will he actually? That's TBD, but at least the sincerity in wanting to try is real. ]

[makeine]

You'd better! I'm not letting you leave without some kind of experience, Mark-kun! You and Lessing-san feel as old as Sanji-kun looks, but I know you're young like the rest of us!

[ with a point!!! of her spoon!!! before she's downing her waffle cone and moving onto a plate of W*ddle D*e pancakes. ]

So you've gotta know the thrills and chills of romance. Of intimacy. Of being so close to someone, and not being able to do a thing about it! It's essential!

[ ...

is it, anna. ]

[titlecard]

[ He laughs, perking up as he goes for his own waffle cone. It really... kinda does feel like he's aged a lot in just the past couple of months. ]

Okay, okay! [ It's said fondly, like hey! He gets it! But also she has a point, and he will absolutely continue to listen. ] I'll have an experience. I'll feel that way! I mean, hopefully it's all just a good feeling, but I'm going to do my best. Really!

[makeine]

Oh, it'll be painful, but that's just how love is. Roses have thorns and all that jazz.

[ nothing beautiful comes without pain. probably. except these delicious desserts which are perfect and could never hurt someone a day in their life. ]

You just can't let it keep you down. You're always gonna stumble and maybe scrape a knee or two, it's just a matter of getting back up again. How're you supposed to look ahead when the ground's all you see, right?

[ omnom. spoke like a real philosopher here, shortly before she stuffs her cheeks with sweets. ]

[titlecard]

[ He pokes away at his parfait remnants with a spoon. But he doesn't want it to be painful, he's already had that...

Looks back up as Anna gives her pep talk. ]

I— I mean, that does make sense. I think. [ Takes a bite, thinking it over. ] That's... actually kind of one of the reasons I'm here? I was down before, and I guess this is kind of one way of me picking myself back up.

[ she's soooo wise ]