puppycrush2 | week four | match ceremony & end

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week four | match ceremony & end

Welcome to the final match ceremony, where the teens bet everything on what they’ve figured out. Their wishes, their victory all depends on this.

Everyone is led to the same balcony set up as the previous weeks, and are left to get settled. There are cute finger foods and lovely drinks to have, as per usual.

To one side, there's a small stage of sorts, with a podium where the characters will place their hands to lock in their answers.

Wednesday and Ryuji, as well as Ritsuka and Lessing still have their place of honor over to the side, and they’ve now been joined by Mark and Anna. Enjoy chilling over there! The rest of the contestants are ushered to the main seating area to get all settled in.

And, standing in front of the makeshift stage, with a set of six unlit lights behind him and three lit lights, stand the two Co-Overseers. The Tsukasa and Nene fits for the final ceremony! Classy! You all dressed up nicely too, right? Tsukasa is counting on you guys.

Both Nene and Tsukasa take the stage with practiced movements, as if they are very used to stepping onstage together, even though this is the first ceremony where Nene will be taking part.

Tsukasa makes a sweeping gesture to the gathered company, a sincerely bright smile on his face.

"Welcome to the final Match Ceremony. This is it! I hope you are all ready–though, of course, I’m sure that you are.”

He clears his throat, and nods towards the three lit lights.

“You now have three Perfect Match lights–one for Miss Addams and Ryuji, one for Ritsuka and Lessing and one for Mark and Anna. This means that you only need five more to finally succeed.”

He takes a deep breath, and then glances over at Nene, meeting her eyes.

She takes over. Despite her tremulous introduction before, when she’s onstage, she seems to have a professional confidence that was lacking before, voice clear as she continues, "You’ve picked the ones who are going up this week, so this shouldn’t be a surprise… but let’s start.”

Tsukasa nods, and turns his attention to Sanji.

"Sanji, if you please?"

--

Happy Match Ceremony! Each character picking this week will be called up in an order determined by the producers (read: rng'd). Each will get their own sub-toplevel that characters can react to at will.

After the matches have all been locked in, we will then find out just how many you all got right.

THIS IS IT! WE FINALLY MADE IT!

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[ unlike

almost anyone else except minami and josuke probably

anna is surrounded by suitcases. if you saw her struggling to get stuff in earlier and complaining to production that she needed yet another until she got it, no you didn't. she's always had this many. they aren't mismatched. don't worry about it.

but

she supposes that she won't have to use her wish on what she'd wanted... which means it's up for grabs... ]

I wonder if there's like, an expiration date on these.

[ hmm! who can say. anyway, she's happily looking at all the Adorable Stickers and giggling to herself about them. definitely... not leaving just yet, wanting to linger around a little longer -- not just to say goodbye, but to close a chapter in her life that'd become so much more than she thought. ]

[listen I know we have a post-match ceremony celebration thread but THEY ALSO NEED AN OFFICIAL SEE YOU LATER THREAD--]

[anyway, he didn't see her huge pile of suitcases at the beginning, so he is. . . giving her luggage a sideways glance. girl. you travel like that?? all he has is a bag. . .]

[but his smile is soft otherwise as he approaches, hands clinging to his bag strap]

On our wishes?

[ queen i was about to do the same damn thing, ]

Yeah.

[ ...

!!!!!!!!! will... ]

I mean, both things I wanted were pretty much solved? Even if it seems like it'll be less of a day trip and more like a week trip -- my week, not yours -- we can still...

[ see each other, be together. anna's cheeks pinken and she sets some of her suitcases up as. seats. patting the one beside her. ]

I just don't really know what to use it on now.

[SAME BRAIN!!!]

[he gladly takes her up on her offer though, sliding onto one of the suitcases next to her, leaning over to bump his shoulder against hers]

I'm in the same boat. [he never wanted to use his wish to solve his problems. he still doesn't. and now, it's just kind of. . . there??] Maybe I could use it to make travel between our worlds even easier?

[so they can take day trips, instead of having to reconvene at the house once every week or so?]

[ heehee. bumping back... then just. hold out her hand. ]

Oh, that'd be fantastic! I'd love to pop by whenever and snuggle.

[ definitely all she'd be using it for. ]

... How are you gonna explain me to your friends, though? I mean, I'll just say you're a foreigner to mine, that'll solve it pretty quick, but...

[there's a teleporter in his gauntlet runner. . . if he uses his wish to connect it to her world, then she could use teleportation magic to come visit him at any time. just popping over with nothing but a thought and a bit of magla--]

[oh. wait. the question]

I'll just be honest. They won't find it that surprising.

[since they knew he was on the show and everything]

[ ... ]

It doesn't matter if my friends know you're from a show or not, "other worlds" is a bit much. They'll ask you too many questions you won't begin to understand. Plus, some of the others probably won't even believe you -- and magic is a total no go too.

[ oh my god the rules of a normie world, ]

I'm glad you can be honest with your friends, but I'm gonna study really hard so I can be confident among the people too.

[oh my god she's making him nervous]

I-- . . . I'm going to have to learn so much to pass as a person of your world. . .

[just getting used to HUMANS being everywhere, and them not being the monstrous beasts he has been fighting all this time, is going to be a trial. but if she is going to study hard to be confident among his people, then. . . he owes her the same, of course]

A crash course in being. . . ah, a hhhhigh schooler?

Don't worry. You can be a graduate, just taking time off your job to visit me -- which isn't untrue anyway -- and then eventually, after I graduate, when you propose to me properly...

[ ... her cheeks are so warm... ]

I'll, um. Move out. So. You know. You'll only have to remember for holidays, when I wanna see my family and friends again and all.

[. . . !]

[somehow, despite all of their talk about the future. . . it had not clicked for him that one of them would have to actively move to the other's world. that one of them would have to leave everything they knew and grew up with behind. . . just to be with the other]

[. . .]

[Will knows it couldn't be him. he is too invested in Euchronia's future-- and even if he does not intend to be king, he'll still need to stay after the Prince's birthright is reclaimed. . . to help his best friend become the best king that he can be]

[and. . . Anna realizes that, doesn't she. . .? she recognized it long before he had. his hear warms]

You'd. . . move to my world? With me? Really?

[a bit breathless, a bit awed]

What's the big deal? Of course I would.

[ it's like

so obvious??? duh??? ]

I'd go anywhere to be with you. It's easier than me asking you to give up so much when you don't have a lot already.

[ because

she could never ask him that, has... never asked him that. the brunt of the labor has been on her before, but that's something anna doesn't necessarily mind with will. he always gives back in the ways she wants and needs.

besides, it's not like she'll never see them again. that helps. ]

... You just gotta make sure to make me the happiest person alive. Easy trade, right?

[. . .]

[biiiiiiig smile]

Of course. . . ! And we'd visit your friends and family all of the time. As often as you'd like. You wouldn't leave them behind entirely. . . but-- but I'd still carve out a space for you in my world, so every single day you wake up, you'd know that you're home--

[he is]

[far too excited about this]

[ god

she loves him so much. but it puts a lump her throat anyway and she takes his hands, nuzzling into them. a shaky inhale, a similar exhale. ]

So this isn't goodbye, but "I'll see you soon".

[immediately]

Exactly.

[. . . ah--]

And it's not even "I'll see you soon" just yet.

[because the ceremony just ended, and they have to pack and get their things together, so. . .! they still have. . . a few more hours, he thinks]

You denied my space, I'm gonna leave as soon as possible.

[ she's joking don't give her a kicked dog look-- ]

[HELP]

[HE DOES LOOK LIKE A KICKED DOG I'M SORRY]

[ let him soak in it.

...

okay, she'll lean against him!!! ]

Really? You believed that? Like I'm not gonna have to be dragged off you?

I-I didn't believe it. . .

[pretend everything I said about the ceremony just having ended didn't happen. I can keep my threads straight. it's fine!1 he leans against her in return, arm snaking around her shoulders]

. . . it just too me by surprise. . . I couldn't help myself.

[indignant (ish) huff]

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makeine - 2024-12-08 16:58 (UTC) - Expand

[ She's just gonna say it. ]

Why do you have so many suitcases...?

Bought a lotta stuff while I was here so I gotta take it all home in case production gets the idea of repoing it for their own funds.

[ josuke wasn't the only person draining wallets. ]

You wanna look through some and see if you'd like to take an outfit or three?

It's fine. I don't have much room in my apartment... I kept the outfit you picked out for our date, though.

[ No homo. ]

... Listen, Anna. My world isn't a place you should be, and yours isn't a place I should be. Don't feel obligated to keep in touch after this.

[ looking at her like this ]

[ SIGH ]

I had to try. [ One last time.............. ]

You can try every day and I'll still deny you.

[ okay? asa's getting hugged. ]

... Will [ wow not will-kun ] said that he'd teach me magic, so I'll be able to handle you someday, promise. We're gonna keep in touch and I'll send you gifts -- we can always meet here too, and hang out.

[ She's still an awful hugger sorry Anna... she just kinda pats her back it's so awkward oghdfugh ]

I won't forget your chocolates. Maybe by then, I'll be just Asa again.

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