WEEK THREE MATCH CEREMONY

[potatomance]

ᯓ⭐ WEEK THREE MATCH CEREMONY

It's That Time! Again! Woohoo! Step on up, take your seats, place your bets and pray for mercy!

It is once again the same set-up, so you'd all better be looking spiffy and spruced-up.

Riri looks the same as always, but that's because it's Riri.

"Let's see how you did this time? Lucy the Pussy is up first, so don't waste our time and get up here already!"

This is why Riri doesn't have any friends, maybe.

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Selections

[potatomance]

[ I love creating suspense. ]

LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR

[potatomance]

[ As Riri said, Lucifer is first! His pick is Maruki!

"We've both done things we're not proud of, heh, and we've both learned hard lessons because of it. We're trying to move forward as best we can. I think that sort of common ground is what we both need. He's a really kind soul, and I'd be happy to call him my match." ]

That'd be nice if you could, huh? Sure would suck if you couldn't, huh? Well, I hope for everyone's sakes that you're right!

[ringsmaster]

You sure have a lot of attitude for a soon-to-be plate of hashbrowns.

[ ANYWAY HEY MARUKI WANNA HOLD HANDS. (Surely nothing bad will happen this time.) ]

[psychs]

[ At the end of this week he's out of fucks to give, so he steps up next to Lucifer and takes his hand without hesitation and uses his free one to flip Riri off. ]

I'm thinking mashed potatoes sounds good for dinner tonight. [ straight up n_n

And then to Lucifer: ] And for what it's worth...you were my first pick, too.

[ So he's ready to lock in! ]

ORIPHI

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[ Ori gets called up after and her pick is Uroko! She even does the earnest staring thing.

"If I'm honest... Those first few days, when you kept trying to steal food and would say those things about me... I didn't know what to think about you. But I asked you to get to know me for more than how I look, and you genuinely made good on that. I can hardly believe that you hadn't..." She chuckles and shakes her head. "Never mind. You know, I think... I don't care if it makes me look easy, to feel something for the first person who flirted with me here."

Then she glances at Riri. "Though if you're taking that as an invitation, please, just... shut up."

Riri is just giggling obnoxiously, waving a stick hand at them to get it over with already. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ yeah that's right!! she told the potato to shut up. But redirecting her gaze back at Uroko: ]

Shall we?

[cosmoid]

Sometimes things happen in unexpected ways. But if anything, I think that makes them more real.

[ he comes up to the stage, reaching for her hand to lace it together with his own. ]

No matter what anyone else thinks.

MANUELA CASAGRANDA

[potatomance]

[ Manuela's up! Her choice? Oz.

"You say you aren't used to compliments, so maybe I'd better get you warmed up to the idea? I'll save the stuff like how handsome you are for another day; that's obvious, isn't it? I'll never fully understand you, and that drives me nuts, but because of that I find myself hanging off your every word. How much do you think you care for others, Oz? Because I think you consider them a great deal more than you say. No matter where it is you come from." ]

Well, a better choice of wizard maybe. Good job?

[alcoheal]

Cram it.

[voxnozzz]

[ oz isn't used to not being able to blast things that annoy him, so he goes towards his next method of coping: absolutely pretending they don't exist. like an adult!

unfortunately he can't pretend that his feelings of... something, towards this, don't exist. he meets manuela silently at first, processing the words given to him, as if holding them awkwardly, with care. ]

When it comes to us, your origins matter more than you would assume.

[ that, first. his gaze trails towards the side, before it settles on her.

what comes afterwards? "you are right that you will not understand me." "you are wrong." "in another way, you are not." these are simple matches on paper, but the peering into his heart has been exhausting in a way that he could not ever describe.

oz settles, finally, on a gentle: ]

... Thank you for the gift.

[ and he does mean it, despite everything. ]

[ozzz]

[Very original. Mithra looks somewhere else, seemingly bored out of his mind.]

[voxnozzz]

[ ... oz will always be here to stare without words, even if mithra is not meeting his gaze.

he sees you, nemesis. ]

MITHRA

[potatomance]

[ Mithra gets called upon, who picks Brenner with the air of someone who just does not care.

"We're opposites. What more is there to say?" ]

Wooow. Love the passion. I get it, though. Pickings are slim.

[hnl]

[At least this is expected, which means that Brenner strides up without much hesitation -- but what else is new at this point.]

Straight to the point, at least.

[which is fine he's ready to get this over with also]

[ozzz]

[Yes, so much passion. They're burning up from the heat.]

There's no sense in drawing this out. Shall we lock in and be done with it?

[hnl]

[Amazing. Again, perfect match material.]

Yes, I think so. As always, I'm keen on seeing the results.

[l-lock in time]

REMNANTS

[potatomance]

[ And with that, everyone on the team has picked or been picked, so Riri stares at the leftovers with beady little eyes and then Sighs, calling up Phoenix and Xianyun first and then Zhongli and Lin. ]

... Sorry, I'm sure your mommies and daddies still love you very much!

[alcoheal]

[Under her breath:] Oh, that's not how I thought that would go.

[SURELY.........THE OTHER WAY AROUND......? Looking at literally anyone else in the audience?]

[aureated]

[A SHRUG OVER HERE where she's sitting with Yukong and watching all of this go down.

I guess they have to let the potato cook??]

[helmswoman]

[ Is this good or bad, Yukong doesn't even know. She tenses her jaw, waiting for the results... ]

[bewrightback]

[(As a matter of fact they do, thank you very much...)]