Odd, isn't it, how the young are shy when it comes to directness?
[ Please. Odile sips her tea, all the more relaxed for it. ]
When a bottle tells them to kiss another, they follow without question. But left to their own devices, they find it harder to narrow down -- or perhaps unwilling to put themselves in such a position, even when we haven't a starting point.
[ It's soooooo funny, Yingying. She is having the time of her life watching them. It does sound like she may have her own ideas to speak on, but she doesn't yet. ]
[ You're all shy. Say who you want to go in with and be done. ]
Of course everyone does. We've scarcely begun to know one another. Conflicts and dislikes will arise later, if they have not done so now, so I see little issue with simply saying who one might like to step in with whether it's correct or not.
[ It isn't particularly logical, no, but-- ]
If we have a starting point, be it right or wrong, then we can build off of that. Or, rather than fixating on affections... who would feel suitable for our future? Whether as a lover or not, compatibility need include goals or plans that lie in the same direction, or at the very least don't overlap poorly.
Well, yeah. Exactly! That's where we're all starting.
[Ringo just tilts her head at that, expression mildly bemused.]
Trying to figure out the algorithm and what sorts of things they're looking for. Brute-forcing it isn't particularly elegant, but when we don't have a lot of variables yet, we gotta work with what we've got.
So! Suggestions I've heard so far: stress testing opposites attract, or loud and quiet together. People with strong personalities and their preferences, or the pickier more reserved sorts and what they like. We gotta talk about sexual preferences and also if anyone here doesn't wanna be matched with someone who's not human, too.
I think that covers everything? At least, for what we've discussed so far.
[ .... but wasn't Odile one of the ones not even playing spin the bottle? Some would even accuse out of shyness, though she's sure it has more to do with her not being the outgoing type. ]
Maybe? I made a deal with Verso to exchange saying those we're interested in. I'm happy to play with you too, sweetheart, if you want to brainstorm some ideas. How's that for overcoming "the youth?"
[ Since she's not shy, it shouldn't be a problem, right? Let's get these starting points a-cookin!!! ]
[ So mysterious... she wants to know more...... at the same time, she's not even being upfront about any of the reasons she is here, so she figures Odile is also allowed to keep that much to herself. ]
Verso did say Nico first when he mentioned who he was interested in, that's true. But you shouldn't let that stop you from looking for that "particular" thing in him. He could be looking for something in particular, too.
[ She seems the pragmatic sort, and maybe that's the kind of head they need for the guessing. Yingying taps a finger to her chin. ]
As for me, hmmm.... Luka left an impression. [ Was it a good one??? Hard to say. But it was probably the strongest impression made, for better or worse. Her feelings towards him are more different than any other contestant, maybe because their interaction felt more like a struggle for dominance, a show of their unusual adaptability to the show, than any usual introduction. Yingying was surprised to see another contestant so easily taking up the mantle — she thought she'd surely have the easiest time of them all. ] I'd like to learn more about him, at the very least.
Sure. But, I intend on getting to know everyone more...
[ No one will be safe from those efforts. They only get to be here for so long! And the place she's returning to after this isn't exactly, well. Bustling. Let's just say that. ]
Isn't that what we need to do to win? It's too early to rule any single person out at this time.
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[ Please. Odile sips her tea, all the more relaxed for it. ]
When a bottle tells them to kiss another, they follow without question. But left to their own devices, they find it harder to narrow down -- or perhaps unwilling to put themselves in such a position, even when we haven't a starting point.
[ It's soooooo funny, Yingying. She is having the time of her life watching them. It does sound like she may have her own ideas to speak on, but she doesn't yet. ]
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From where I'm standing, it just seems like everyone likes everyone else too much. Seems like a double-edged sword to me.
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Of course everyone does. We've scarcely begun to know one another. Conflicts and dislikes will arise later, if they have not done so now, so I see little issue with simply saying who one might like to step in with whether it's correct or not.
[ It isn't particularly logical, no, but-- ]
If we have a starting point, be it right or wrong, then we can build off of that. Or, rather than fixating on affections... who would feel suitable for our future? Whether as a lover or not, compatibility need include goals or plans that lie in the same direction, or at the very least don't overlap poorly.
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[Ringo just tilts her head at that, expression mildly bemused.]
Trying to figure out the algorithm and what sorts of things they're looking for. Brute-forcing it isn't particularly elegant, but when we don't have a lot of variables yet, we gotta work with what we've got.
So! Suggestions I've heard so far: stress testing opposites attract, or loud and quiet together. People with strong personalities and their preferences, or the pickier more reserved sorts and what they like. We gotta talk about sexual preferences and also if anyone here doesn't wanna be matched with someone who's not human, too.
I think that covers everything? At least, for what we've discussed so far.
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Maybe? I made a deal with Verso to exchange saying those we're interested in. I'm happy to play with you too, sweetheart, if you want to brainstorm some ideas. How's that for overcoming "the youth?"
[ Since she's not shy, it shouldn't be a problem, right? Let's get these starting points a-cookin!!! ]
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I am seeking something in particular here, though I decline to say more than that. In that line of thinking, however, I have found a few people whom I feel would suit well enough on the impressions they have made upon me thus far. Verso is highest on that list and would be the one I would choose to volunteer with, if he was amenable to it -- though I understand he and Nicodéme share a connection of a kind as well.
[ Simply put.
... Like, "interested" is a strong word and so she isn't using it, but. Can't say Odile isn't blunt. ]
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[ So mysterious... she wants to know more...... at the same time, she's not even being upfront about any of the reasons she is here, so she figures Odile is also allowed to keep that much to herself. ]
Verso did say Nico first when he mentioned who he was interested in, that's true. But you shouldn't let that stop you from looking for that "particular" thing in him. He could be looking for something in particular, too.
[ She seems the pragmatic sort, and maybe that's the kind of head they need for the guessing. Yingying taps a finger to her chin. ]
As for me, hmmm.... Luka left an impression. [ Was it a good one??? Hard to say. But it was probably the strongest impression made, for better or worse. Her feelings towards him are more different than any other contestant, maybe because their interaction felt more like a struggle for dominance, a show of their unusual adaptability to the show, than any usual introduction. Yingying was surprised to see another contestant so easily taking up the mantle — she thought she'd surely have the easiest time of them all. ] I'd like to learn more about him, at the very least.
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Then you plan to do so in the coming week, if not today.
[ More of a confirmation than a question. ]
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[ No one will be safe from those efforts. They only get to be here for so long! And the place she's returning to after this isn't exactly, well. Bustling. Let's just say that. ]
Isn't that what we need to do to win? It's too early to rule any single person out at this time.