week two | dates

[marriagebroker]

Kiss the girl~!

Or guy.

Or person.

Or Messmer's snake.

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[ordimame]

[AVERT. . . THE APOCALYPSE. . .]

. . . kind of!

"Saving the world" feels like a pretty big responsibility, though. You didn't feel like cracking underneath the pressure?

[hexensabbat]

Never crossed my mind.

[That's not a brag. It's just a fact, as she tilts her head, blinking.]

Figue and I were made for that purpose and that purpose only, you know? Hard to crack under the pressure of doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing.

[ordimame]

[. . . that purpose, and that purpose only? his dubious features grow slack, brows raising, as he tries to comprehend what that must feel like]

I. . . suppose so, but. . .

. . . that seems kind of cruel to you two.

[to give them but one purpose, and nothing else. to thrust upon them a huge responsibility without thinking about whether they'd actually want it or not]

[hexensabbat]

[She blinks at that. Huh...?]

"Cruel"?

[???]

I dunno. I never would've been created if not for that, and I definitely like being Ringo, so it feels like a fair trade to me.

1/2

[ordimame]

[so it doesn't even register on her radar, huh. . . in that case, maybe he is just overthinking it?]

I don't know. . . I guess, because I'm human, I think people-- [this includes non-human people, he hopes she knows this] -- should just be able to exist without some kind of specified purpose.

[takes a sip of his water, gaze flickering towards the river. a slow exhale]

But if it doesn't bother you, then. . .

[ordimame]

[. . . a thumbs up and a smile!]

I'm happy you were given the chance to be Ringo.

[she truly is a much stronger person than he, to shoulder that burden so simply. her carefree attitude is. . . refreshing, if he is being honest]

[hexensabbat]

You won't hear any argument from me on that.

[People should be able to exist without some kind of purpose.]

And now that I've handled the end of the world, I guess that's me too. I'm Ringo, but I'm also able to pick my own directives. More or less.

And so now I'm here!

[ordimame]

Aaaand now you're here.

Jumping off of cliffs.

[which he thinks is super "exciting" in the way that it makes his heart leap into his throat. but doing it alongside someone with her levels of energetic enthusiasm. . . well]

[. . . that makes it kind of fun]

Speaking of, how would you rate that experience?

[hexensabbat]

It was fun!

[Yeah. No surprises there.]

And pretty unique to do something like that with all of those safety features intact.

[ok, Ringo.]

What'd you think?

[ordimame]

. . . I don't think anyone should be doing without those safety features!!

[says the guy jumping CLEAN OUT OF BUILDINGS]

And I'd rate it a solid. . . eh. Seven.

[hexensabbat]

... Wow. Tough crowd.

[She just sounds amused, though.]

Then we'll make the next date a solid eight or nine.

[She stands then, stretching, before she offers him a hand up.]

Ready to head back? We've got a full itinerary this week, after all.

[ordimame]

Hey now, a seven is a pretty solid score!

[. . . made even more solid by the company he keeps. it may have been lower, if Ringo herself were not so. . . exciting. but with all that said. . . he finishes off his water and tosses the bottle into a nearby trashcan]

. . . it's almost a shame to leave this scenery behind.

[hexensabbat]

Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?

[A grin, and she nudges his shoulder.]

Maybe you can consider it a prize for surviving the jump.