week three | mingle

[showhost]

So, uh.

Welcome to Week Three! We’ve officially passed the halfway point, and after a super, duper successful Match Ceremony, I’m sure the teens are feeling all hyped up and raring to go.

Right?

Regardless, there are a few changes this Monday morning to greet the teens:

• First off, there is a new bathroom! Oooh, aaaahhhh. Three whole bathrooms in the house for the teens now. Enjoy.
  
• There is also a set of video games in the living room to connect to the TV. They are pretty much all multiplayer party games like M*rio C*rt. Don’t kill each other.
  
• There are a few packs of dorayaki now scattered around the house.
  
• There is also a piano now in the living room!
  
• On the counter in the kitchen, there is also some paper and writing implements, like basic ballpoint pens. Wait, doesn’t that break the rules?

Tsukasa’s extremely loud and obnoxious voice is not here to greet you guys this morning, which means it seems there isn’t a Task for the week–

But something else seems to be going on.

Embrace Space | Property Damage, etc | Dates | Mini-Event
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Submissions

Comments

[inparfait]

Don't! You can blame me if you want. But if I was you, I'd blame production. With a week left...who else would they even find?

[ he's okay with either blame option, really. and theyre totally sharing a chair because minami is bite sized. ]

[aspirings]

[He just looks so?? puzzled?? at that.]

Why would I blame you?

[WHAT DID MINAMI DO IN THIS SITUATION... PLS.]

Regardless, it's fine. I'm not looking for anyone to blame. This is simply the situation now, and I have to make the most of it.

I'm certain I can rise to the occasion! [It is Tsukasa, after all.]

[inparfait]

Hehe, that's better. I don't like when you make faces like you were. [ minami is a demon who aggressively romanced the host despite being told no literally the first interview. but it really is as simple as he said too: he doesn't like seeing tsukasa upset. ]

[aspirings]

[Minami is just a force to be reckoned with in every possible way.]

Ah, right. [He does know how Minami feels about that, too!] No need to worry. I'm fine.

[And once again, this is not Ritsuka or Protagonist "Fine", he really is.]

It was a surprise, but this is simply a new struggle for me to overcome! And I suppose this does mean I will be on camera even more.

[i hate him]

[inparfait]

Hey, that means more people will see us match too!

[ as much as he wanted to just be cutesy and match with tsukasa, the opportunity to be brighter and louder? that's never a bad thing.

why are they both like this. ]

[aspirings]

[He blinks at that, clearly having not thought about it, before he just coughs a little into a hand and.

You know what.

Yeah they sure will!!

Truly what does he have to lose at this point. He's done his best as a host, and now he's going to do his best as a co-host/contestant mash-up, because that's his lot in life. And that means he can enjoy himself too, doesn't it?]

Ha! So it does! I think it is quite plain at this point that everyone is aware by now anyway.

[Minami has kissed him in front of the group twice now..... it's not subtle.]

[inparfait]

[ oh my god tsukasa

minami is reminded again why he likes him so much and nuzzles in closer. ]

Mm yeah, mostly. But I think some people think I don't really like anyone? But I don't care what they think.

[ tsukasa (and anna at this point) know otherwise, but that's fine by minami. it's not something he really wants to advertise but also, yeah he's going to enjoy himself! always. that's how they got here. ]

[aspirings]

[look!! That's one more person than Tsukasa! Minami is making friend(s?).

For now, though Tsukasa is just enjoying the moment and the fire pit and kind of just... not worrying about things for a moment. He deserves this.]

... I doubt that impression will last long...

[Minami is affectionate like a cat, he just knows how this is going to go, okay.]

[inparfait]

[ he laughs against him, thinking about how "long" lasted between the two of them. ]

I like what I like! And I really wasn't here for anything other than a soul but- [ he's still not entirely settled on their plans after, but he's getting closer because it's not like he wants anything else at this point. ]

Do I need to say it? [ look at him being brave and not trying to yeet from this line of thought, at least not immediately. though he does press his face into tsukasa's chest. ]

[aspirings]

[Hmmmmmm. He could press, but honestly, this is more than he expected out of Minami already, and pressing feels a bit like poking a potentially overstimulated cat.

He doesn't need it spelled out anyway.]

No need at all! I'm quite confident I know exactly what you mean! Ha ha ha!

[dweeb. This is so overtly public cuddling. Gross. Tsukasa hasn't even noticed yet, he's just rolling with it because it's nice.]

[inparfait]

[ tsukasa is so much and is going to kill him. but that's okay. minami lifts his head up with a sigh that's unfortunately(?) fond. ]

I need to show you what good biting is like.

[ that's actually not a non-sequiter because he made a note to himself earlier! and hes close to both honestly. ]

1/2

[aspirings]

Ah, yes, of cour--

2/2

[aspirings]

[His brain cell catches up. He goes bright red.]

Wh--Minami!

Where did that even--come from?!

[inparfait]

Cuz I kinda wanna do it now... [ he won't but please understand he's suffering with his emotions and this is how he communicates (as tsukasa knows.) his facial expression says as much. ]

You make me feel so... [ reaching up to cup one of his bright red cheeks gently. (warm. happy. adjectives that have no place with him.) ]

[aspirings]

[They are IN. PUBLIC!! MINAMI PLEASE.

Tsukasa, of course, immediately reaches out to claps Minami's cheeks between his own hands, though far less sultry than Minami.

And:]

A-alright, enough!

[Forget the cameras (which is a thing he can never do, he's an actor!!), anyone could walk out here and see them like this at any time!!

But he can't be mad, either, because Minami is being more honest than usual, which is always a treat........]

Of course, I am glad to hear that you do, b-but this is very public--!

[inparfait]

[ puffing up his cheeks. ]

I wasn't going to do it right now!! [ this has nothing to do with being in public though. ]

[aspirings]

[he suspects this has nothing to do with being in public]

I suppose this is going to take some getting used to... [Sure, they can see each other more, but now it's not privately...]

[inparfait]

You've been on a date with me before!

[ in public, as opposed to their other dates.

no one perceive us.

give his braincell a second to remember the embrace space exists. ]

[aspirings]

[It is actually better for Tsukasa's heart rate if he doesn't remember.]

Well... yes. Once!

[...!]

Though now I can fulfill my promise and take you on another one!

/2

[inparfait]

Well yeah, obviously.

[ but he knew tsukasa was going to do that anyway even if minami personally needed to [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]. ]

/3 actually

[inparfait]

[ okay, there goes his braincell. ]

Oooh, but we can use that room now, right? It has a bed and it's private! I was getting kind of tired of the couch...

[inparfait]

[ is tsukasa dead by this point because- ]

I wanna cuddle on a bed!!!

[ -that's what he meant! ]

1/3

[aspirings]

"That room".............

["It has a bed and it's private"........]

[aspirings]

[??????

dalksndlks??????]

3/3

[aspirings]

[--oh.

Oh, to cuddle.

Oh my god, that's what he meant.]

A-ah. That's.

[wheeze.]

I--I suppose that's fine, at least for a few minutes.