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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Comments

[alcoheal]

["Went behind her back" what? It's a good thing Lin doesn't express that opinion out loud because Manuela's temper would flare even more from the revelation.]

I'm glad it is. You should never blame another gal for something that's a man's fault. [Unless the other lady was in on it the entire time... she doesn't think Lin would have made those amends if that were the case, though. Manuela gives a nod of solidarity.]

[ziplash]

I think it was her confessing to him that prompted him to end things with me, [ BIG sigh ] But, you're right.

[ She waves a hand wanting to sweep away the very mention of her past. ]

We would've never worked out anyway. He wanted a house full of kids — I don't.

[alcoheal]

[Ah...that's a little different. The girl did step on Lin's toes. She can't completely blame her for her honesty, but Manuela has to wonder just how much was already starting to fall apart by the time it happened.]

No? It's always been a little confusing to me - having kids, that is. If I want them, the thought process that goes into having them...that kind of thing.

[That choice seemed easily available to Lin, too...which isn't something she could say for all married women where she comes from. It's a privilege.]

Do you mind sharing why?

[ziplash]

...My mother was chief of police, and she was never around.

[ She admits it bluntly, but she's unable to keep every bit of resent out of her tone. It's... still something that bothers her, clearly. ]

I know what it takes to have this job. I'm not gonna have kids just to have them feel towards me the way I do about my mother already.

[ If she had kids, she thinks her work would get in the way a lot, which would just lead to them feeling neglected and insufficient, same as she had. If she can help it, she won't inflict that on someone else. ]

Do you imagine yourself having some? One day?

[alcoheal]

That must have been hard. Surely she just wanted the best for you, but it wouldn't feel that way to a kid. [And she's seen enough of those generational scars to know how deeply they can run and how much they can sting. It's one of the main reasons that Lin's follow-up question makes Manuela pause for such a considerable amount of time.]

... I'm not sure. Whether I want to or not, I'm running out of time. I'd rather not see it as the reason to chase after a marriage, though...I do enough of that on my own already. [She laughs a little bit, able to treat the self-deprecation as a joke for once.] ...I doubt I'll be at Garreg Mach forever, but I might teach somewhere else down the line. Somewhere that really needs it more.