WEEK FOUR MINGLE

[potatomance]

ᯓ⭐ WEEK FOUR MINGLE

Heya, lovebirds! You're entering the final week and things sure are... great.

Right?

Well, whether you're feeling great or not, you're going to find yourself looking your best in formal wear this week! Suits, gorgeous dresses, fabulously outlandish outfits, you name it, you're stuck in it. No sweatpants or lab coats for anyone this week. We have standards.

And we also believe in telling the truth, one way or another!

That's right, if you're asked a question, any question at all, no matter how innocent or dire, you are compelled to speak your most truthful answer. It could be who you think is the hottest in the castle. It could be your opinion on orange juice. Whatever it is, there is no longer a brain-to-mouth filter in place!

And maybe you'll figure that out and all decide to be merciful, but Riri will be popping up every now and then. And Riri? Riri will not be merciful.

Except for one thing, and that's a note in the main room that states simply: You all suck at this, so this week, our good ol' lesbian duo can now speak normally. You're welcome. ♥

FAQ ⭐ Truth Booth Voting ⭐ Mysterious Thing ⭐ Sex Dungeon ⭐ Perfect Match Voting

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[ozzz]

[Seated against a tree trunk out in the flower garden, Mithra partakes of his meal—a cut of uncooked meat taken from the fridge—while stuck in a suit. With the usual languidity and a reckless abandon to his motions, he summarily bites into and tears chunks out of the meat until there's nothing but bone left in his grasp.

Red juice stains his jaw as he licks his fingers clean. Then he turns the bone around in his hand for a time, taking in its contour with a discerning gaze, before a red light flickers from his palm. The bone crumbles into dust and Mithra curls his long fingers in to make a fist, capturing the remains before they can fall onto the ground.

Come night, Mithra wanders the castle as he's done ever since bed arrangements ended with Manuela after the first week. Deprived of blissful oblivion, he nurses the occasional drink at a mini bar, floats on his back with the suit on in the pool, strolls through the flower garden, and stargazes on the roof to kill time. It's that hour when everything is still and silent, only for the familiarity of solitude to be shattered by the emergence of another presence as Mithra's eyes, bright against the pronounced bags under them, flit away from the current task at hand.]

Hello. What brings you here?

CAT...HERD??

[aureated]

[Listen. It's Monday, and the week has only just begun, and everyone probably wants to take a break from thinking about Perfect Matches.

But!

Aurelia is not going to let that happen. So she gathers everyone as best she can, dragging people if need be, to the living room. I forgot to pick a fit for the week. She's wearing this gown. There.

And then, hands on her hips:]

Very well then. Let's not wait until the last minute to decide on both the Truth Booth and the Perfect Matches this ceremony.

If we do, I fear a loss is in our future.

So. Our options appear to be either Mithra and Brenner, or one of the Potato Creature's matches. Lin and Zhongli, or Phoenix and Xianyun. I'm inclined to believe Mithra and Brenner are a match, so I would rather we choose between one of the two leftover matches to send.

Now, I would like to hear opinions from everyone, especially those who have not spoken much throughout these discussions.

[YOU HEAR THAT, CAGEY MDILFS?]

[hnl]

[So let's start with one thing first-]

You're that certain that myself and Mithra are a match?

[aureated]

In terms of logic, I would rather bank on our 50/50 chance.

[... That said:]

But yes, I feel rather confident in it. It was most likely your match that was the light this past week, and the week before.

[cosmoid]

[ uroko doesn't mind really, he figured they would need to do something like this and acted this weekend accordingly (with amazing foresight, though really some things are just serendipitous.) he does however, mind being in a suit, and he's getting it wrinkled from the second it's been shoved onto him. at least he's sitting crossed legged and not literally flopped across the floor, but that's the best he can do. ]

There was discussion about sending one of the assigned pairs this week for the sake of a receiving a positive confirmation, one way or the other. At this point, sending another pair in to possibly receive a negative result without a direct positive inference in tandem won't do us much good. Therefore I agree—I believe it should be Lin and Zhongli but that is mainly based off instinct.

After that, we can see what conclusions we can draw based off the other ceremonies. To that end, I think it likelier than not that my assigned match is Manuela, but we can discuss that possibility when we have more truths to work with.

[hnl]

In that case, it would confirm there's no rhyme or reason to certain pairs. That only makes it more difficult for us.

[After all, how is Mitrha even remotely compatible to him? Brenner doesn't think he is at all.]

I agree with you, though. I'd rather go with our 50-50 chance, because either way, we get a confirmation which we direly need.

[aureated]

I am personally fine with sending Lin and Zhongli--though I would like to hear from both of them what they think of such a thing. Lin was very against going to the booth previously, and in a sense, the outcome is the same whichever pair we send.

[But she does agree that instinctively, Lin and Zhongli makes sense.]

As for yourself and Manuela... I am inclined to trust your judgment. Is she in agreement?

[A beat. Aurelia narrows her eyes as she thinks.]

If you and Manuela are a match, and we assume Mithra and Brenner are, then Oriphi must be paired either with Lucifer or Maruki.

[aureated]

[she's no so sure there isn't any reason for the two of them to be paired, honestly... but she'll keep that to herself for now.]

Indeed. Between the hint we were given earlier, the blackout week, and that confirmation... we should have enough information to make an educated guess, at the very least.

It is unfortunate that some aspects will come down to a guess, but I suppose that is what keeps the audience engaged.

[hnl]

[Yeah, well, that probably requires a certain level of self-awareness that Brenner does not possess nor anyone has wrenched free from him, so. You know. This is where we stand.]

Because audiences like to see a trainwreck in real-time.

[ :') they're doing so badly it's truly disappointing.]

[cosmoid]

Yes, we spoke of it after the ceremony. In our case, we are similar—perhaps too similar, but I think it is a fair inference to make from first impressions.

[ he frowns here slightly since he... probably should have left off the last bit, but oh well. ]

The pairs it seems, aside from your own, are simply assignments based on guesses and traits. Oriphi and Lucifer in that light, make some sense.

[ozzz]

[After much grousing from his end, Mithra is present.]

It makes sense to me, though.

[Perhaps Brenner is simply not very bright (no).]

[psychs]

[ He's been wondering about this, too. Lucifer and Ori have the sort of gentle warmth the complements the other well, but where does that leave him? ]

If Lucifer and Ori-san are a match, that would mean I'm myself matched with Oz-san or Xianyun-san, and I'm not sure how likely either matchup would be.

[ Then again, he was pretty sure about Phoenix, so what does he know? ]

[hnl]

[Brenner is smart to the point where it wears the player out, but also very ignorant about certain parts of his own personality, so. Mithra might be onto something!!]

Because we're opposites?

[If that's still his logic? If not, then enlighten him, sir.]

[voxnozzz]

... If it is us, I would not say it is entirely unlikely.

[



lmao ]

[thefinalcontract]

I mentioned this before... But I think the tactic is sending a Steampunk pair to the booth so that the two possible matches are not left on the floor, leaving Riri to decide who goes where.

I do not think we'll be granted so easy a win in regards to hoping that he'll match them for us when we don't know the answer ourselves. We were blessed with one hint I do not think we will be blessed with a win.

[He's going to stop there. He wishes he would. An effect where he has to speak the truth is a very dangerous thing for him.]

I also do not believe myself to be a match with Lin.

[cosmoid]

[ a very slow blink but


if he thinks about that, then-


sure. ]

[ozzz]

Yes.

[At the heart of their supposed match, that's what he believes.]

You want everything to be under your control. I find it difficult to believe that someone like you would accept a decision made by somebody else on your behalf. In other words, the match determined by this show has no meaning for you.

[He folds his arms.]

It's the same for me; however, unlike you, I don't need another's strength in order to survive, nor do I care what others do.

[psychs]

[ ...why is that kind of foreboding ]

What do you mean by that?

[aureated]

[Interesting, interesting...]

And if Lucifer and Manuela are a match, then it must be you and Oriphi or you and Uroko.

[She taps a finger on her elbow as she thinks.]

I wonder which of the pairings is the most likely...? It seems most are more candid than usual right now, which may very well assist us in determining that.

[aureated]

I've no issue with that strategy, though I do not think the potato would choose to sabotage us. [Nor has it really needed to... she thinks.] Remember that we are being watched. There would be an outcry if we were to get everything right, but fall at the last moment because of outside meddling.

Still, there is nothing wrong with such a sensible strategy.

[As for that... both of her eyebrows arch, interested.]

I see. Why do you say that?

[ringsmaster]

[ Hey Aurelia he's actually been participating in discussions since week 1, are you proud of him? ]

If we're going on the assumption that Mithra and Brenner are a match, plus one of Riri's pairs, then I think my only options at this point are Ori or Oz, possibly Phoenix if he's not matched with Xianyun.

[aureated]

[well, there u have it]

[voxnozzz]

[ don't glance, look, perceive, breathe at him ]

[aureated]

[She presses a hand to her forehead, sighing.]

It truly is so irritating that it has come to this.

[aureated]

[she IS proud of him. Her pointed comments were not for him, Lucifer is a good boy.]

You could also be matched with Manuela. In terms of pure numbers, it would solve our conundrum of intra-team matches.