WEEK THREE MINGLE

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ᯓ⭐ WEEK THREE MINGLE

Happy third week, lovebirds! Here's to hoping you're riding high on the wave of success of one whole pair being correct! Surely you must have an idea by now how to win this thing!

Probably?

The good news is that you're not going to have to find yourselves in any weird clothes this time around, except maybe that just leads to a strange sense of foreboding for a future scenario...? Who knows. You can't quite brace yourself for it this time.

But don't worry, it's not like there's nothing happening. On the contrary!

For the entirety of this week, you'll find yourself feeling... clingy. It's going to start feeling very strange if you're not leaning on someone, holding their hand, cuddling with them, sitting in their lap, stealing a kiss, or engaging in some other form of affectionate physical contact. And if it's someone you're already feeling fond of OR someone you actually can't stand, guess what?

That feeling is doubled!

You may realize this is an unusual feeling, but so what? Trying to ignore it is only going to make it feel stronger and do you really want to make yourselves feel miserable?

Shut up, masochists.

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[ziplash]

[ NOT MOMMY..... she's just gonna clear her throat awkwardly. ]

Brenner suggested that he and Mithra and Uroko and Oz are unlikely to be matched, so the chance would, ideally, be closer to one in four.

The more important thing is to think about whether you genuinely believe you and Dr. Maruki can be matched. What did you make of him, when he told you his secret?

As a man, and as a lawyer.

/2

[cosmoid]

[ please hold he's absolutely fucking losing it. he's been in his cups but his alcohol tolerance is well, godly, but this just pushes him over the edge. ]

[ziplash]

What did I just say?

[ sorry, that counts as derailing... SHE'S A HATER I'M SORRY ]

If you don't have anything to contribute to the conversation, be quiet.

[cosmoid]

[ okay, okay, once he catches his breath. ]

Then that creature is a far greater master of curses than me.

[ziplash]

Believe me, I agree. If only we'd had the foresight to share these things about ourselves on day one.

[ It would have hastened things along quite a lot.... but, hindsight is 20/20. ]

It makes you wonder if either of them will be matched with someone in opposition to them. It's why I'm unsure about sending Maruki in this week.

[helmswoman]

It's quite all right. A lot has gone on tonight.

[ Not that Yukong knows if that's even what caused this, as Ori's drunken speech seemed to be more about good feelings and bonds, not whatever tonight ended up being.

Either way, she hushes her again, then tries to gently turn her around so that she can bury her face against Yukong's silk pajamas. ]

[thefinalcontract]

[ :( ]

All these years and still not adept in figuring out the nature of truly repugnant humans...

[One could blame it on many things. He is a human from a place far more advanced than theirs. Things he talks about and even when they discussed his role in the world and how it compared to Cloud Retainer's... It was all done deceitfully and in a way they would not be able to parse. His demeanor and smooth assurances all made it sound different... One has to trust humans at their word but with his vocabulary beyond theirs in terms of general sciences and procedures... Perhaps it's little wonder they were deceived. But it stings nonetheless.]

Lucifer requires some consideration... Recent comments have put my thoughts in disarray and I could not parse them in that room full of... that.

[He takes a moment, turning the cup in his hands, watching the amber liquid within gleam in the moonlight.]

I did not wish to become the Geo Archon, you remember this. You knew me before those days. But after Guizhong... I do not seek for dominion but I cannot allow the common people to suffer. [That is what he told them all when he decided to step into the fray.] For if we did not defend ourselves we were going to be killed by those that desired the seat of Geo.

To protect the people who would one day become Liyue Harbor's people. To protect us... what was left of our family. It had to be done. I have grieved and lost a hundred times over. I have called upon great forces who have died or worse... But I can not imagine myself becoming so apathetic that I'd allow hundreds, thousands... millions of my people to simply perish.

But I also understand the threat of the sword pointed at your throat. And it may not be your own people but thousands of others from another place entirely. [He can't speak of it... Khaenri'ah. And how he and the other Archons, at the call of the Heavenly Principles, rained hellfire upon that nation until there was nothing left of them at all. And the price was far too great. The innocent loss of life and old friends both. Nothing was the same after Khaenri'ah. Nor can he claim to have been the same Rex Lapis that had left.] That aside... I have left the people of Liyue now. Knowing that they'd be alright and that Adeptus and mortal would work together to see the harbor safeguarded, yes. I'd have never have allowed things to progress as they had if I had truly any doubts. But I have left them all the same.

[And should the Heavenly Principles ever turn their ire onto the Harbor he'd defend it still. He knows he would. He thinks he would. Wants to believe he would...]

I spoke with Azhdaha not terribly long ago. His seal had started to weaken and a part of him led me back to him to make sure he remained locked away. We could not speak overlong, of course, but he reminded me of just how many more years I have to live. Thousands more, perhaps. If I am tired now... I am not that apathetic now, no, but what of later? If the Heavenly Principles awaken and learn that I have attempted to slip free of their shackles will they turn their ire onto us as they did with Fontaine and the other nations that have crossed them in the past?

I am not as long lived as Lucifer... But in these many millennia to come should a day comes when Liyue burns will I be inclined to do anything about it? Lucifer is attempting to improve and do better. [He glances at Cloud Retainer with a small smile.] A feat most worthy... One to be proud of. I have been trying to determine why we were not matched. Because at a glance it does seem perfect. The answer is perhaps... As Lucifer returns to reaching for his dreams I am on the decline. I don't have any particular dreams of my own. Even the wish... I can't think of a single use for it.

I have, after all, left the sky and heavens behind. And such a heavy stone will only bring down those attempting to ascend to greater heights.

[helmswoman]

[ Oh.

Yukong isn't sure that she was still capable of it at this point, with all she's lived through, but she does actually blush at that. The movement of her hand pauses, fingers caught halfway through one of Ori's long tresses. ]

And yours are like the ring of a helix nebula.

[ozzz]

Nothing.

[He feels strange, but there's nothing new about that. He's already said more than he ever wanted to tonight, so he settles for sliding his hands in his pockets and turning away.]

I suddenly feel like going for a walk.

[hearthwarming]

[ She doesn't like the sound of that laugh at all... It sounds too much like her own, the sort that she gives when she doesn't know how to respond to a compliment. For all that she's been called someone who doesn't have any self-esteem, or someone who's too hard on herself, she hadn't thought Manuela to be similar. But they all have their reasons. ]

The student that I saw in your memory? She was asking about your time at the opera...

[ And now, Manuela colors in the empty spots of that memory for Ori, in such a way that the tiefling can see the portrait of Manueal more fully... and in a way that's a bit sobering, though the moment of earnest clarity doesn't mean she'll be taking her hands off of the other woman's cheeks. ]

You know... I think it's really kind and strong of you, to support her. It would have been easy to be jealous, or to refuse to even help her in any way, so she would have to work as hard as you had to achieve what you did... But you wanted her to succeed. There's nothing disgraceful about that.

[hearthwarming]

[ She laughs, at that. He's right, and she knows it, and maybe... she's running out of reasons to keep a safe distance, when it comes to her heart. ]

The wisdom of a God... or even his scale, huh... I've never met anyone like you, Uroko. Truly.

[helmswoman]

[ It's the first time that Yukong has heard him laugh, and it's not at all a bad sound. While hers is much briefer, his reaction does startle a chuckle out of her. ]

I suppose only time will tell. I somehow doubt anyone is going to want to bet on that particular match for this week's booth.

[cosmoid]

If you insist.

[ hes not deterred in the slightest I'm gomen. ]

As a member of the police, your match should be someone similarly aligned to the law. Do you agree?

[helmswoman]

I can't say I'm surprised that certain people preferred to keep such dark details to themselves until now...

[ It's not as if it's a good look for either Brenner or Maruki, to say nothing of Lucifer's less public admittance. It gives everyone much to chew on. ]

You still have time to sort out who still feels Maruki could be their match, after what he admitted to. Perhaps focus on that.

[ Which is probably as far as she can toe the line before the gibberish starts. She gives Lin a firm nod, one filled with trust. She's got this. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Her amber eyes go wide, and so does her mouth, out of which a little bit of bagel falls out. ]

R-Really?

[ wait. that's free bagel. back into her mouth it goes. ]

Even stronger... in what way? And you really... are all right with being paired with him still, right?

[ Because... that would be incredibly kind of Phoenix, and that sort of kindness that she thinks Maruki could stand to have more of in his life. ]

[cosmoid]

It's something to keep in mind, if nothing else. If his match is someone opposite meant to better him...

Even knowing if we have nonsense matches like that would be a boon.

[ozzz]

[For someone of his nature, the question feels like a trap.

There are only so many ways he can answer. It doesn't matter in the end, because the words don't come. Rather, the odd feeling that's been building since they drew closer compels his hand to ghost across the sheets between them and settle over hers as he drops his gaze.]

[helmswoman]

I'm counting on you to bring it up when it's relevant, then.

[ She nods firmly. How did he end up being one of the most reliable people to work with here...? This place really has been full of surprises. ]

[hnl]

[Tolerance through apathy. How did we get here.]

You don’t have an opinion on the matter?

[hnl]

I want to point out that myself and Mithra could very well be a match if this show is pairing for the sake of drama and nothing else. It’s not like I threw away my last pick for fun at the match ceremony.

[It was strategic in its inanity.]

That said, no. If Mr. Wright is willing, why not test him with the doctor?

[ozzz]

[Cue a blanket fort on fire.]

They complement each other enough. They both have a habit of running, albeit in opposite directions. There's strength in numbers, yes? They can slow each other down.

[voxnozzz]

[ ...

oz has no fear of being judged. he is who he is, and he's done what he's done; the roots of his hesitation rest at the feet of someone else who is not here, and he attempts to rip them out all the same.

so, the silence nor the question bother him. ]

... I am myself. That is all.

[ it's not so useful a response, but it's the only response a wizard that's lived as long as oz can give. ]

[hnl]

[That actually makes his brows hike up.]

I think that’s the most consideration I’ve ever heard you give anything, Mithra.

[ozzz]

I'm always considerate.

[voxnozzz]

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