perfectmatch | week two

[ My god finally a date with food

and more importantly-- ]

It's nice to have a little eye candy when being worked on, isn't it?

[ Woah. Odile talking about eye candy was not on Shoko's personal bingo card for the week.

As she's reaching for some cucumber-infused water: ]

—Eh? Odile-san, did you just say eye candy? [ a beat ] I mean, that's true, but...

I would never refer to any of our fellows as such. But... I don't see a reason to avoid speaking plainly what this is.

[ Being spoiled by hot people!!! Odile eyes the waters a moment herself, before agreeing with Shoko's choice and taking one for herself. ]

These glasses are kept up to date, doctor.

Oh, good. I was starting to wonder if we should have gone on a date to the optometrist, instead.

[ (This is a joke.) ]

Why not, though? You can tell me. Not like they're watching this date back at the house.

[ ................. ]

[ She has a point. These outings are far more private and, in Odile's opinion, preferable. ]

Why don't you start us off, then?

[ LAME.. ]

Ehh... Fine. Then I'll start with Yingying. She's objectively beautiful, isn't she? She really lives up to her title.

[ picks the woman Odile lowk has beef with ?? ]

[ Don't worry about that. ]

No, she very much is. Seemingly as delicate as the flowers she surrounds herself with... but far more alike the tree which bears them. Gentle and stalwart, unyielding when the wind howls so. Anyone would be welcome beneath her branches, and there they may find not only shelter against the elements but... perhaps a home within them.

[ ...

An obvious start, so Odile will give her own. ]

Nicodème, naturally, must be named beside her. He is just as objectively handsome as she is beautiful, and his manner is attractive besides.

[ She nods along emphatically at Odile's description. She puts it all so much more eloquently than Shoko would have bothered to, but her next pick is even more interesting. ]

I get it. He does have a Hollywood kind of face. Like in those vampire movies from before... [ A beat. ] Ah, does that mean anything to you, Odile-san?

Not a single word, save "vampire".

[ Girl help. ]

Hmm..

[ Shoko is probably not going to be the best explainer for modern technology. Even so, she links her arm with Odile's if she's allowed, so they can gingerly start making their way over to get massages as she gives it the ole college try. ]

Remember how we watched the Truth Booth thing at the house? There are actors that do that in a film or show, to be watched like on that screen instead of on stage. Like a lot of performers, they're usually attractive. So, I'm saying that Nico-san has a face like an actor's you'd watch like that.

I see. Like a play that can be repeated with ease, to no stress of the actors on stage. They do tend to employ some rather attractive faces.

[ So. She can agree, okay, letting herself be led... linked arms are, well. They are accepted after a moment of hesitation in her step. ]

Do you agree on Verso's self-assessment of his "ruggedly handsome" look?

[ Shoko scoffs, but it's easy to tell that it's in a teasing, good-natured way. ]

I thought he was a little too rugged at the beginning, to be honest... But it's true that he has a charming personality, and I understand why he looked a little rough when he arrived. I see his appeal now.

Speaking of a little rough, though... up for getting massages, Odile-san?

[ His looks are the least of his charms, true. But Odile only hums as a whole of the assessment. No answer. ]

... I'm not used to others touching me, [ or so she starts, ] but it cannot hurt. I rely too much on Mirabelle's Crafts to alleviate what aches I gain from improper reading posture.

[ shramp ]

[ She offers a knowing sort of glance; she'd sensed Odile's hesitation when they linked arms, so she's not surprised to hear that. ]

You can always ask them to avoid certain areas, too.

[ But with that settled, the staff come up to them and lead them to a dark room where there's a pair of massage tables, very atmospheric music, the strong aroma of lavender. They're instructed to dress down to their comfort level and left with robes as well, before they're left to prepare.

Shoko has no qualms about undressing, so she gets started straight away. ]

It's been so long since I did anything like this...

[ What a sensory experience... unlike anything she's seen, or smelled, before. She breathes in, and then exhales. ]

Then it should do you some good, doctor. Perhaps you'll be glowing by the end.

[ Odile has no issue dressing down at least, and it's only once they're both settled and hands are upon them does she tap back to the previous conversation. A little. ]

He is easy to speak with, isn't he?

[ Yes, now that they are both oiled up and got hands all over them... they can return to hag talk. ]

Mm? Verso-san? I think so. That's how he wound up so popular with everyone, isn't it? Someone who's attractive but hard to talk to wouldn't have had the same effect.

Yes, I thought so. That's all it is, then.

[ Just easy to talk to, nothing more. She seems to settle...

... and says nothing else, as if in thought. ]

[ Well, surely not all, but it probably counts for a lot, she thinks... Still, she hums curiously as Odile's silence stretches on. ]

Odile-saaan. Did you fall asleep mid-massage already?

We older folk are wont to.

[ But evidently not this one!!!! ]

I was simply... sorting my thoughts. Pay me no mind. It's your turn to speak a name, anyway, if we're continuing our attractiveness ratings.

Hmm... Ringo and Furina?

[ Somehow, it makes sense to bring them up together, considering the last Match Ceremony. ]

Both of them have really unique looks too, don't they? They'd turn heads anywhere. In a different way from Yingying or Verso-san.

[ It does make sense, and at the very least with these-- Odile can judge them more purely on impressions, rather than... her own... complicated feelings. ]

Certainly. Ringo in particular makes it hard to look away from her, both due to her brightness and, in some ways, because she very much feels that she could disappear at any moment. Furina has a noble way about her, but it seems as if her charm lies in her inexperience more than anything. It only takes a few minutes of knowing each to see that.

[ They're adorable. Next, then... ]

Aventurine is a handsome young man, and Maya made for a striking counterpart beside him, didn't she? Another pair one could hardly turn their eyes from -- but more because they don't let you have the chance, whether they realize it or not.

[ Since her head is firmly trapped (positive) in the head portion of the massage table, Shoko simpy hums along emphatically with every point that Odile makes, though her next set of fellow contestants does give her pause. ]

That's true. Maya's been so friendly and nice with everyone, though. I mean, that's a good thing, but I have to wonder who's making her heart race, you know?

[ And then... ]

I guess in another category, we have the two who picked us at the last ceremony.

[ Edamura and Poppy. ]

I think they're both really charming too.

Like puppies.

[ But like, in an amused positive way. Who can say who makes Maya's heart race. She seems dense. ]

Young, but spunky. I do enjoy their companies.

[ They're funny. ]

[ Like puppies... that's exactly it, that's exactly their energy. Shoko can't help but really laugh, for once. ]

Ahaha! That's so accurate, Odile-san. They're like two little puppies with attitude~

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