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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[ Yukong is also helping with cleaning duty, as much as she can, because it shouldn't just be down to Ori! (Especially since Manuela is quite a messy cook.) She also is in and out of the kitchen, doing that dad-stand-and-watch-TV pose while she dries off plates. ]

A good question. This is something we tried to keep in mind, though I also don't think it should have prevented us from sending them. Hopefully they sort it out, or we might have to send Xianyun to help.

[ Or is that against the rules... ]

Assuming one is even allowed to intervene on their behalf, of course.

[ Hi, she's here! For the first time since she flounced from the pillow fort, as a matter of fact. No, she doesn't want to talk about it. ]

[ It's good to see Xianyun, and to be honest, Yukong was with her every step of the way as she wrapped her fingers around that man's throat.

She's not going to bring that up now, though, realizing that it isn't the time to discuss such things. Nonetheless, she gives Xianyun a bright smile of greeting and a nod. ]

True. Riri would likely prevent you. But it also doesn't want them to actually hurt themselves, so I can only hope it would intervene, if anything went amiss.

One would hope, although one is not confident that assistance wouldn't come at a price.

[ That price being their dignity. Riri would find a way to make it as embarrassing as possible. ]

That said, they seem to be doing well enou--

[ Oh. They fell. ]

Hm. Never mind.

Ah...

[ Yukong ceases with her plate-drying for a moment to watch, mainly wanting to be certain that the two of them are all right. When she hears Maruki and Phoenix confirm that each of them is okay, she heaves out a sigh of relief. ]

All things considered, it could have been much worse.

[NOT THE DAD POSE...Manuela is far from an ideal homemaker herself and might not be the best judge of the skill in others, but seeing Yukong parked there like that brings a smile to her face nonetheless. She deserves thanks, also, for liberating them all from Manuela's shortcomings.]

We definitely shouldn't just be picking on who can carry each other down a well...! This is a worthwhile sacrifice. [She doesn't mean that sincerely, as evidenced by the mocking hand placed on her chest.] Well, I could always toss them down there...but getting them back up...

I agree, we don't want to limit ourselves just based on that criteria. Everyone seemed to agree they were our best shot at finding a match, so...

[ Now it's time to see if their instincts were correct. They couldn't have been more wrong last week, but now more information has been shared, and the air has been cleared. Phoenix's words to Maruki were quite heartwarming, so... she sincerely hopes this works out. ]

You're right, the climb out will be even challenging. For now I suppose all we can do is cheer them on.

[ And they've started to climb down now. So far so good... ]

Someone who supports you and will partner with you on your own path...isn't that the most we all can hope for?

[She's really rooting for these two guys at this point, maybe partially because she can see her own desire for such a supporting and encouraging partnership in the way they spoke last night at the dinner table.]

They're pretty close to each other. Physically, I mean. [She can see how this could go bad.]

[ At that first observation, Yukong glances over and smiles warmly. ]

What a lovely way to put it. Yes, you're right.

[ Although Manuela is also right that they're a bit too close to each other. Phoenix probably should have waited for Maruki to get all the way to the bottom before following after him—

Ah.

There they go. ]

... Oh no. It seemed like they were near the bottom [ she would know! ], but I hope they're all right.

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