week two | match ceremony

[marriagebroker]

Tonight, we're back in the courtyard. It looks similar to last week with the slight exception, there is now a plush couch near the stage, and a single lantern already lit above the stage. There's still food, drinks, all sorts of things available for the contestants to snack on and enjoy.

On the stage is Wei Wuxian, looking presentable in his hanfu for today. He's busy twirling his flute in hand as he waits for the contestants to show up and find their places, and when they do he'll extend both arms out, welcoming the cast.

"Second match ceremony! You're exempt from a black out tonight because you've already found one of the matches."

He'll gesture to that couch from earlier, which seems to be The Special Seat for Ringo and Furina to sit at if they'd like.

"Now, we know how this goes so let's not delay anymore! Team Wangji, it's your turn to announce your matches!"

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[fireball]

They match each other's freak.

[ Crosses her arms, nodding. ]

[anathemaw]

[ what the fuck ]

Thou speak'st full confident for one so ill-known to me.

[fireball]

[ Stares up at him. ]

Tell me I'm wrong, then.

[anathemaw]

Thou'rt wrong.

[ he highly doubts rom reaches anywhere near the depths of his own depravity. That said: ]

Yet I would not claim knowledge of the meet pairs. [ a pause. ] All not yet disproven are possible. Even our twosome.

[fireball]

[ Still staring up at him. ]

So you don't know that I'm wrong.

[hexensabbat]

[covering up a snort of amusement off to the side]

[scooptimistic]

I--

[ Help. ]

I don't think they're freaky?

[fireball]

No, they definitely are.

[ ... ]

That doesn't have to be a bad thing, though. If you find the person who matches your freak. Then it's good.

[phenomerom]

[ Girl. ]

Miss Poppy, you certainly have a way with words.

[fireball]

[ Smiles at him, because bullying Rom brings her joy in life. There isn't a lot of light in the smile, but hey! She's doing it! ]

I know.

[ She is also maybe a little apologetic. But not that much, she's still just saying shit. ]

[phenomerom]

But please do remember -- I'm familiar with online lingo, but Lord Messmer is not. Being called a rizzless cringe tryhard wouldn't do much to me, but it might be a bad idea to, for example, saying Lord Messmer is slaying right now.

[anathemaw]

[ordimame]

1/2

[fireball]

[ wait she respects rom SO MUCH right now ]

2/2

[fireball]

[ But also. The drive to bully (affectionate, maybe??) remains. ]

So you're saying you don't have some key things in common anymore, huh?

[researcherstory]

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

What is "rizz"?

[scooptimistic]

Rizzless?

[embellwish]

Slay?

[poans]

[Fascinating . . . ]

[ordimame]

[THEY MATCH. . . EACH OTHER'S FREAK. . .]

. . . how???

[fireball]

Rom's goth and Messmer's got that whole matching aesthetic or whatever.

[ obviouslyyyy ]

[ordimame]

[girl]

I won't discount them as a possibility, but I think I'd rather hear what they have to say about it first.

[crimsin]

[ HA! ]

Well, that is one consideration we have yet to make.

[fireball]

[ sweet nico ]

Right? Thank you!

[nrangel]

[ A loud snort turned cough turned just outright laugh at this one.

POPPY. GIRL. ]