week two | dates

[marriagebroker]

Kiss the girl~!

Or guy.

Or person.

Or Messmer's snake.

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[researcherstory]

[ No, sorry, hold on. ]

Are you implying something of me by speaking of his heart, Edamura?

[ordimame]

No. . . not even a little bit.

[frowns!! he would never]

You sounded so defeated, so I'm just encouraging you to go for it. Shoot your shot! Whether he has found his match or not.

[in the case of the latter he just cannot encourage home-wrecking. . . (man who doesn't know poly exists)]

[researcherstory]

[ Edamura, every one of those words sound--

She shakes her head. ]

I plan to learn about him the same as any other. [ No "shooting shots" here!!!!!!! ] Have you taken a job as a journalist before, Edamura?

[ordimame]

[let him be her biggest hype man 8(]

Good. [getting to know him is, in a way, shooting a shot, right??]

And no. . . I haven't. Why?

[researcherstory]

You and Maya have a similar adaptive personality.

[ That's all. ]

[ordimame]

[oh. . .? sitting up a little straighter]

Do we? I never thought about it. . .

[lifting his gaze to stare at the ceiling, openly pensive]

She seems a lot more optimistic than I am, though.

[researcherstory]

That's because she is. But that doesn't mean she lets anything escape her notice.

[ She's charming in that way. And frustrating, but charming. ]

You also seem quite observant, even if you're stupid.

[ Please, girl, ]

[ordimame]

[hello?????]

That's a very flattering description of me. "Observant but stupid." You're going to hurt my feelings!

[no she is not]

[researcherstory]

I hardly doubt that. You've gotten used to my attitude already, and reply in kind. I imagine we are more alike than you think -- at least, as far as what we show to others goes.

[ Something they also share with Aventurine as well, which she'll make mention of in the future probably. ]

[ordimame]

[damn. got 'im there. he laughs when she comments on them being alike-- a sentiment he agrees with-- but. . . getting into that is dangerous territory, so he quickly moves on]

All joking aside, are you bringing up my similarities with Maya in a roundabout way of telling me to "shoot my shot," too?

[payback for him hyping her up over Verso??}

[researcherstory]

I am. If you are to encourage me to try my hand at something so ridiculous, I will expect you to do the same. We may report to one another about our success, or lack there of, at a later date.

[ When both of them fumble... ]

[ordimame]

[THE WAY SHE ASSUMES IT'LL BE A FUMBLE???]

. . . I did already ask to spend more time with her.

[he didn't say "date" but he did think it! her and Shoko!]

I don't really have any expectations. I just think she's nice. We could. . . I don't know. Have a good time together.

[. . .]

So I don't know how it'll go! But if you're that curious, I'll tell you.

[researcherstory]

[ Good man, taking initiative. Isabeau could learn a thing or two. ]

I will be glad to hear, since I am sorely lacking in entertainment otherwise.

[ Her own fault, since she isn't asking after everyone. Just Edamura really. Surely there are others to cheer on, with actual chances, ]

Now, if I may ask you a different sort of question, Edamura. [ ... ] When did you last take a vacation, and where?

[ordimame]

[oh my god]

You should be paying me if I'm keeping you this enthralled.

[said simply with another sip of tea]

. . . and technically I was on one before I decided to join this show. South Korea.

[researcherstory]

[ A sip of tea, amused. Her company is payment enough.



Also, South Whom. ]

... I see.

[ But in that "I'll take your word for it". ]

And what is South Korea like?

[ordimame]

[SHE ASKED???]

[but he laughs, having expected that follow up question]

I was in Seoul for a bit. The nation's capital. It's bustling. Busy! So jam-packed with people you can barely breathe while you're walking down the street.

[researcherstory]

[ Dryly: ]

How pleasant. You truly make it sound attractive, Edamura. I want to do nothing more than visit.

[ Not, good lord. ]

How is their literature?

[ordimame]

I take it you're really not a city person.

[he sounds amused]

. . . I actually don't know too much about Korean literature. Varied, I assume? Some good with some bad?

[researcherstory]

No, not particularly. Even the capital of Vaugarde doesn't sound so... stifling.

[ Suffocating. Ugh. So many people. ]

Also. You're useless. A city's literature is the first thing you should consume, Edamura, even before its food. How else are you to understand its people?

[ordimame]

[what the hell is Vaugarde]

Iiiii could always just talk to them?

[he is an academic AND YET. . .]

[researcherstory]

[ Wouldn't you like to know, bean boy. ]

... You are more extroverted than I assumed.

[ordimame]

[AMUSED]

You're really surprised? My line of work has me dealing with people on a regular basis, you know.

[their next serving of tea is being steeped! Edamura inhales the scent, letting it out very slowly]

. . . but we're talking a lot about me. I get to ask you some questions too, right?

[researcherstory]

[ Dealing with people is different. She also deals with people. That doesn't mean she enjoys it. Ignoring all her enjoyment she's had here. ]

If you'd like. But I prefer to ask, not answer.

[ But she will answer, since... he has answered her, and they have a rhythm she's fond of, watching their next serving. ]

[ordimame]

So do I! That's why this-- [gestures between them] -- works so well.

[but he does sober a bit, because he thinks his question might be a little more on the serious side]

Your profile said something about "saving the world." What was that about?

[he only didn't ask the other night because his brain was still rewiring itself]

[researcherstory]

[ This... Please. Yes, that is why they work so well. ]

Oh, that. [ nbd ] I recently helped to save a country from being frozen in time.