week three | mingle

[marriagebroker]

No outright changes this week either. Week three rolls around, braced for impact as ever. The estate is still intact, the contestants are still motivated, things are looking good.

Well, aside from the fact you all had a blackout this weekend. That wasn't so good.

Either way, when Monday rolls around, Wei Wuxian seems to be in a cheery mood as he greets everyone Monday morning.

"Everyone, come here, come here. I have an announcement!"

Better go see what that's about, huh?

Boom Boom Room | Dates | Property Damage
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Voting

Comments

[beatmatching]

[ luka is here with a rubiks cube, sliding the colors and blocks back and forth in a smooth rhythm. ]

Getting the most information about the rest of the pairs means we should test one of the same sex pairs. Using what we know means that would be either Nico and Verso or Messmer and Rom. Out of those pairs, I'd say the former though there might be arguments for the latter.

[hexensabbat]

Yeah, if we strike you and Serpilia and Odile and Edamura from the options, that just leaves those two pairs plus Maya and Aventurine as our last two lights.

Our chances are pretty good. Three pairs, two lights.

[nrangel]

So not trying to use it as a safety net, but trying to use it for more information.

[ Hmmmm... ]

A little riskier if we're wrong, but it could really shave down the possibilities if we're right.

[beatmatching]

It's actually more logical either way. Testing Aventurne and Maya regardless of the result doesn't tell us much beyond what we already know.

Testing a same sex pairs nets us more information about the rest of the pairs rather than just two people. It would be like testing me and you, which theoretically has some merit since I have two exclusions already.

[nrangel]

[ He's making some really solid points here. Wow... pretty face and a mind that can synthesize information like this? Maya is lucky. ominous laugh track to follow this thought. ]

I get where you're coming from with this. I guess what it comes down to is if Verso is ready for it now.

[ Since last week, well... ]

[hexensabbat]

[She raises a hand at that.]

Testing Aventurine and Maya tells us a lot, but only if we can also hammer down either Verso and Nico or Messmer and Rom.

It hinges on the other pair, unfortunately. Sooo... more info, but also more inferences.

[beatmatching]

Right. So it's worth more to go for the pair that tells us more about the rest of the remaining matches and then work off that for the ceremony and our last booth.

We can then likely safely assume Aventurine and Maya while working out the rest of the pairs which we know little about.

[hexensabbat]

Hmmm... yeah, I mean, either option's good as far as I'm concerned, so I'm not fussed on which we go with. We've got this in the bag, I think, either way.

I'd lean more towards Verso and Nico than Messmer and Rom, though.

[embellwish]

If it were Nico and Verso, then we'd have two of each type of pair left...

[ She tilts her head. ]

If it's them, who would you suppose is the third light from the first week?

[beatmatching]

Maya and Aventurine. But it's more important to confirm a male-male pair to solve the rest.

[ he doesn't doubt that maya and aventurine are likely paired, but the logic weights heavier in confirming one pair over the other in his mind. ]

[embellwish]

Things would line up neatly, if that were true...

[ But things are rarely so lucky, and rarely do they work out so well. Still, there's some merit in considering what they should do if that outcome comes about. ]

If both are correct, that means your match is likely among Edamura, Messmer, Rom, and Yi Sang. Unless you think you'd be the outlier, the one remaining man left paired with a woman.

[beatmatching]

Mmhmm. I don't think it's likely I'm paired with a woman.

[ even if his apparently very heterosexual heart sings otherwise. ]

As for who, that's something to consider after we get a confirmation tomorrow.

[embellwish]

So, you won't even give me a hint.

[ Well, he's extra het... so she guesses any goss there is about which boy he'd pick as his match isn't very saucy. But still. ]

I think I must be paired with a woman, too. Both my exclusions are men, after all... so it's far more likely. We're in the same boat that way.

[beatmatching]

[ he smiles. ]

I can tell just you, if you want. [ 🤝 ]

[embellwish]

[ Leaning in innocently, she's not above being the only one privy to this information. ]

Go on, I'm listening.

[beatmatching]

[ leans back and whispers! ]