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.

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Comments

[warhawks]

Yeah... [ She hesitates a moment — she's only told Ritsuka and Sanji the full story — but she's trying really hard to make this attempt at consolation seem sincere. What Public Security might do to her when she gets home is future Asa's problem. ] Um. For... the same reason as you, pretty much.

[ Not to remind him about BEING DEAD, just to 🤝 about it. ]

[newlugers]

[ at that, he blinks. ]

For real?

[ part of him wants to ask "why didn't you say anything?", but he can't in good conscience - he certainly didn't say anything, either. It's a shitty thing to think about. Maybe it's why she's been in such an awful mood all the time; Steve would hardly blame her. He's having a rare moment of reflection right now. ]

Damn. [ he scratches the back of his head. ] ... Sorry. For being a dick to you before.

[warhawks]

... It's fine. I haven't exactly been open about it.

[ Only Ritsuka willingly, and Sanji because she had to, after what happened on their date. She's just glad Anna didn't figure it out, because that's a conversation she wants to avoid as long as she can. Hopefully forever. ]

Don't get the wrong idea. I still think this is all just a big scam. But if there's a chance...

[newlugers]

[ A big scam. It's an echo of his own original thoughts, and it's a nice little reality check. He can't get caught up in the (emotional) weeds of the situation. ]

Only an idiot would believe in a magic wish, but you'd be a bigger idiot not to take that chance. [ a small, understanding nod. ] We got nothing to lose.

[ other than feelings. but he's over having feelings now!! even if asa said it wasn't stupid!! it's still stupid in his mind. ]