week one | overflow

[marriagebroker]

Ok, weirdos.

Boom Boom Room | Property Damage
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Voting

Comments

[ordimame]

[casually popping some popcorn into his mouth while he watches]

They sure do know how to work an audience.

[fireball]

Right?

[ munch munch. ]

It's like, okay, they're going to go find out if they have to spend eternity together or whatever. [ is that what this is

a beat. ]

At least the whole thing's really pretty.

[ordimame]

[. . . POPPY]

"Eternity?" I don't think the matches are that serious??

[tosses a tiny piece of popcorn her way]

And if it wasn't, I doubt the audience would be nearly as invested. Looks and aesthetics go a very long way.

[fireball]

[ lets the popcorn bonk off of her and onto her lap. eats it ]

I... I don't know? Maybe??

[ maybe it IS for eternity?? who's to say?? the way Yingying and Luka are acting... ]

That's true though, huh.

[ A beat. ]

Do you think we, like... fit in here?

[ they're so... normal...? ]

[ordimame]

[his response is immediate]

Absolutely not.

[MUNCHES MORE POPCORN]

But! I'm personally not going to let that stop me. Are you?

[fireball]

[ You know what. You know what, his response is admirable. Immediate, without a degree of self-consciousness, and just eating popcorn. Time to follow in his footsteps! She perks up. ]

Absolutely not.

[ Sits up straighter. Munches with pride. They will persevere! And be so much cooler for it!!

slides over to sit a little closer to him too though. normie solidarity. or something. ]

[ordimame]

[yeah. yeah!! he's still pretty adrift over the revelation that his fellow contestants are not all normal human beings from a completely normal world where only normal things happens. but he copes by being confident that he is a fish out of water!!]

[flashes her a smile when she slides closer, rocking to the side to bump his shoulder against hers]

So I take this this means you aren't hiding any wild secrets? You're not an AI, or a vampire, or a mysterious idol from space?

[fireball]

[ Oooh, a shoulder bump. She shoots him a sly grin, bumping his shoulder in return. ]

Nope. Just a regular ol' video game engineer. I could code circles around everyone here, though.

[ A beat. ]

Except maybe the AI.

[ She's just going with it, though. There are so many weird people here! Nothing matters! Yeah nihilism!! ]

What about you? You're not hiding anything from me, hmmm?

1/2

[ordimame]

[You're not hiding anything from me lmao]

[ordimame]

Nope. I'm just an average guy, traveling the world and tasting coffee as I go.

[a small laugh. A LITTLE WRY]

I'm still not entirely sure I haven't been kidnapped and drugged! And that his is all an elaborate scheme.

[phenomerom]

That's the spirit, Edamura-san!

[ Sorry, he was eavesdropping. Gonna give him a little fistpump in encouragement tho! ]

For what its worth, I think you're both fine additions to our lovely band. But regardless, I'm glad you're keeping your spirits up.

[ordimame]

[oh my god?? throws a small piece of popcorn at Rom. eavesdropping is rude!]

I can't tell if that was on purpose or not!

[THE "SPIRIT" THING. WAS ITA JOKE?]

[phenomerom]

[ Just. Letting the popcorn ping off his hat. ]

Hm? Was what on purpose?

[ :) ]

[ordimame]

[. . . it was definitely on purpose!!]

Just sit down and eat popcorn with is, Shindou-san.

[fireball]

[ hello??

shoots him a look. faint blush. looks back at the screen, eating popcorn. ]

[phenomerom]

[ Don't just look away????????????????? ]

Miss Poppy~

[ Singsong and annoying, until she looks over. So he can give her a fistpump, too. ]

Believe in yourself! I'm rooting for both of you!

[fireball]

[ looks over at that fistpump

turns back to stare at the screen harder, somehow

blushing starting to intensify, though. she has heard him. tiny, tiiiinnnyyy smile ]

[nrangel]

That's what a show like this needs, right? A nice, strong start.

[ordimame]

I'm sure it'll blow the ratings right through the roof. The producers are probably having a field day right now.

[nrangel]

I would if I were them. Honestly, they should set up some kind of thank you gift for the rest of us for making this happen.

[ordimame]

Personally! I'd like a top shelf bottle of their finest liquor.

[listen he still feels super ??!?!?!? over all the non-normal things happening here let him drink]

[nrangel]

No kidding? Bet you and Shoko get along well then. At least on that front.

[ Look just because they're watching the truth booth ceremony right now doesn't mean she can't work on her other conspiracy board connections to try and figure this out.

No matter how shallow they might be right now. ]

[ordimame]

We do, though I don't think it's because of the liquor. I'm actually not a very big drinker.

[it's just. listen. it's been a long week]

[nrangel]

And yet here you are wishing for the good stuff.

[ordimame]

Sometimes a man has to knock himself out.

[SAGE. . . NOD. . .]

Or, at the very least, he deserves to be treated.