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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[hnl]

[He spreads his arms, a vague indication towards this whole farce.]

That's right. My word against theirs. And nothing else to go on -- for anyone. Doctor Maruki hasn't had the highest opinion of me from the start. Do you think anything I say to reason with him is going to be effective, especially now that he's seemingly intent on tearing apart my reputation?

[ziplash]

I'm only saying those who face false allegations typically are more eager to disprove their accusers. With their side of the story.

[ By coughing up more details, not pointing fingers and saying there's no point in doing so. Still, she keeps her tone in check, because truthfully, there's no way for them to confirm anything here - there's not physical evidence for her to look over, or interviews to conduct. All she has to go off of is the way he acts. ]

You don't need to reason with him, you do need to reason with the rest of us. I doubt your relationship with him will improve, [ bluntly, ] But you have ten other people to think about.

[hnl]

My side of the story is that I’m doing all that I can to help them. Whether you believe that or not isn’t for me to decide, but I can tell you that if left to their own devices, they’d not be so much as allowed to live.

[So. They live in the confines of the project, or. They’re “disposed” of by the government. Surely no one’s going to argue the alternative here.]

I’m not going out of my way to be uncooperative. Be honest, is there anything that I could say that would convince any of you?

[ziplash]

[ Hmmm.... it's as fine an explanation for now, she supposes, and it's not like she wants to further complicate the relations between everyone by continuing to drill deeper. It's hard to pursue it when she hasn't seen these memories for herself, either. She'll stay neatly in neutral ground, until further evidence comes to light. ]

I don't know about the others, but for me, no. I make judgments with my own eyes, when confronted with evidence. All this [ She gestures to the hullaballoo around them, ] Is hearsay. Doesn't hold up in court, and it doesn't hold up in an arrest, either. Nothing anyone says would convince me either way.

[ Whether he's innocent or guilty... it's not something she would decide on something as flimsy as arguments. ]

I can't exactly go investigate this little laboratory of yours, but if I were able, believe me, I would. And if you're innocent, you wouldn't have anything to worry about. Until then, well, I'm more concerned about the present.