week one | overflow

[marriagebroker]

Ok, weirdos.

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

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[hexensabbat]

Huh, you think so?

Edamura made it sound like it wasn't research that would help with figuring that sort of thing out, though.

[gamboler]

Did he? Aha, he says a lot of things that may not be sensible.

[ Mr. Bean catching strays out here... ]

I'd say physical compatability is very important. That's why our little game of spin the bottle went over so well, too.

[hexensabbat]

[Sorry Mr. Bean.]

See? That's what I thought! But I'm not really the best judge of this sort of thing.

[Ahem.]

How should I know what humans think leads to a good romantic match? Or what a "spark" feels like?

[gamboler]

[ Don't ask him... ]

Your guess is as good as mine, friend. Though as I hear it told, it's one of those things that when you know, you'll know.

[hexensabbat]

... Ugh. Those parameters are so vague.

No wonder this show's so popular! People must love debating what the most likely matches are. And the algorithm's hidden enough that almost anything can be argued for.

[gamboler]

Welcome to the whims of fickle human hearts.

[ They're all a bunch of hot meases, sorry, Ringo. ]

You're not able to, I don't know...hack into their algorithm and sneak a peek that might help us?

[hexensabbat]

[She laughs at that, amused.]

Think of my current situation as a supercomputer being shoved into a grandfather clock.

I've got tactile abilities now, and can talk with you guys, and can even kiss people! But the processing power is scaled waaaay back.

[gamboler]

[ Damn, the debuff of being human-shaped is real. Just wait until you wake up with a backache, Ringo. ]

Ah, well, it was worth a shot. That's being said, I'd say we wound up with the better deal, if it meant you got to join us.

[hexensabbat]

[ringo on that day]

Ha ha, wow! That was smooth!

Thanks! I feel the same way. I stopped missing the processing power awhile ago. It's fun to be closer to human, you know?

[ordimame]

[HEY]

They're perfectly sensible for me!

[grump grumble grouch]

Everyone is built different, so the way people approach finding their "perfect match" is going to be different, too.

[gamboler]

[ Oh, this does actually bring to mind something they should establish, good work Edamura. ]

You're right, actually. Everyone is built different. We should take into account sexuality, assuming the producers and their algorithm did, too.

[ordimame]

[oh. oh, yeah! that actually is a good idea, and Edamura's consternation melts away almost immediately. thought it does bring up one question--]

That isn't actually what I meant, but. . .

Do you think the producers and their algorithm actually know our preferences?

[gamboler]

[ Well...his mouth pulls into a frown. ]

Something that Wei Wuxian said in my interview with him suggested that the crew did some digging on us beforehand. A lot of digging, actually.

1/2

[ordimame]

[goes completely still for a brief moment]

[ordimame]

[blink and you'll miss it, Aventurine!]

Well, that's spooky. I don't remember authorizing something like that.

[gamboler]

[ He didn't blink, he doesn't miss it!! A little peculiar...what skeletons are hiding in this man's closet?

Well, he doesn't ask for now, but it is noted. ]

Neither did I, yet here we are.

[ordimame]

[THERE ARE NO SKELETONS!!]

Though I'm not sure a detailed look at my life would even result in an answer on my preferences. It's not like I've--

[wait that's embarrassing to admit to aloud isn't it?? STUTTERS AND QUICKLY BACKPEDALS. . .]

. . . it's just not something I talk about much!

[beatmatching]

[ hello ringo! sliding up wherever she is. ]

You owe me an answer, at least.

[hexensabbat]

[Sup. She's chilling on the couch, so it's easy to join her.]

I haven't kissed everyone yet, so the data's incomplete, but.

[A sheepish laugh.]

The way things are shaping up, I might not actually manage to kiss everyone, so maybe that's the best I'm going to get.

[beatmatching]

Then continue.

[ ringo deserves all the kissies though... ]

[hexensabbat]

[some people disagree.]

Alright! Then here's what I've got.

Passionate or dramatic kissers: you, Verso, Shoko, surprisingly!

Clearly capable of dramatic kisses but keeping it reasonable for a first kiss: Serpilia!

Perfunctory kissers or keeping-it-chaste-kissers: Maya, Yi Sang, Shindou!

Seemingly effortlessly suave kisses: Nico and Aventurine!

Very gentle and sweet kissers: Yingying, Furina!

I'm missing data on everyone else.

[me, cal, dying. Also don't @ me if I'm wrong about her kiss with Furina I haven't tagged that thread back yet.]

[beatmatching]

[ interesting. ]

And do you have a favorite type of kiss?

[hexensabbat]

... Oh, right, I was supposed to be figuring that out too.

[She got caught up in the data gathering and forgot about her personal preference exploration...]

Hm... not yet. I enjoyed all of them! Guess I'll have to do more experimenting.

[beatmatching]

Hmm, then I'll be patient.

[hexensabbat]

That eager to hear my answer?