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

[hexensabbat]

You're right. That's what makes it so tempting. Then we could have as many ladies match up with each other as possible at the ceremony and see how the chips fall.

[Ringo just laughs a little as she leans against Furina, and:]

Buuut, if it's Verso and Nico and they're a match, then we'll have company.

[enscene]

[Ringo pillow... nice. Furina just kind of crosses her legs and tries to sit in the most bizarre combo of prim and slouching possible. Big bisexual sitting energy.

Is the counter more tempting than a nice pillow? Is it? Hm...]

I've grown quite accustomed to our unassuming, quiet life in the lap of luxury. [Bullshitting, for sure. They're here like, all the time, and also it doesn't get boring at the honeymoon suite! Promise!] If we get another couple, we'll be the veterans--so much responsibility.

As long as we won't gain too little ground by hopefully gaining them as our second pair?

[hexensabbat]

I don't think so. Like I said, it's the safe option, but we still gain something from it.

The real trick is pinning down the three matches from the first week.

[Ringo is just going to reach for Furina's hand to use her fingers to count, because she can. Disgusting lesbian PDA over here.

With Furina's hand in her own, she extends three of her fingers.]

You and me are one of them. [One finger gently pressed down.] If Nico and Verso are the other [Another down] then the last one is Maya and Aventurine, Messmer and Rom, Luka and Serpilia or Odile and Edamura. And if we can pin down that last one too, we can knock off a lot of potentials, especially given Wei Wuxian's hint.

[Was all of this just an excuse to play with Furina's hand? Yeah, probably, but Ringo's also working through the logic for herself here too.]

It's still a good choice. In the end we're gonna have to make some sort of assumptions. Just ideally some smart ones.

[poans]

[He turns his head toward their only known perfect match at the familiar siren call . . . and refrains from walking over when he sees their hands, instead turning back to another discussion of interest. He shan't interrupt their moment.]

[enscene]

[Oh... hand math. She's a little bit enraptured and also a little bit flustered to be doing this right in front of god and everyone. But Ringo's hands are pretty wonderful, and she can't not pay attention to them whenever they're doing anything, so. It's fine!]

Once those three have been found, we'll be in the dark... uncertainty certainly is uncomfortable, isn't it? [She sighs a little wistfully.] This will pay off most handsomely if we approach the weekend with the same strategy throughout.

[Quieter, more generally in Ringo's direction than for the entire group, though it can certainly be overheard.] ... I'm a little relieved to not have to cast my lot this time.

[hexensabbat]

[In the dark, unless they make a bunch of assumptions... but Ringo leaves that alone for now, because she also doesn't want to sway everyone given she can't even vote.

Instead, she traces a finger along Furina's palm idly, just to keep touching her hand.]

Yeah, it feels weird to be on the outside looking in, but... it's kind of nice not to have to think about picking based on strategy over who you like most, yeah?

[She doesn't envy this week's pickers.]