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

[gamboler]

[ What a show...he almost feels like he should applaud - but he doesn't. ]

I still believe that I have a good chance at being paired with Maya. If that's true, then we can assume every other unconfirmed match from the first week is incorrect. This would also leave only one other mixed gender pair among us.

[ A thoughtful hum... ]

As it stands, if it's not Maya, the man I feel I'm most likely to be matched with is Edamura.

[ For Reasons. ]

[ordimame]

[he is, like. on his way out the door, pack of cigarettes in hand. NOT TO BE CAGEY HE JUST NEEDS TIME TO THINK!!]

[but then he stops. looks over at Aventurine]

[and grins a li'l]

[gamboler]

[ ]

[ordimame]

[REAL GIF OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE]

[phenomerom]

[ Okay good because he doesn't need applause right now. ]

I see ... it certainly sounds like a good number of us believe in your pairing with Amano-san. Though I suppose if you'd like to -- [ take a gamble, he almost says, before realizing that might touch upon Aventurine's bias ] -- try something different, this wouldn't be a bad opportunity for it. As we've guaranteed another failsafe for the week, you don't necessarily need to stick to what feels like the safer option.

[gamboler]

[ Wao, why does everyone think he likes to gamble... ]

Like last week, a blackout would tell us more than a few lights would. I suppose it depends on how confident the others are feeling about their choices.

[phenomerom]

Certainly, the temptation to aim for another blackout is there. A full slate of negatives could be more helpful to us than a handful of half-answers we can't be sure of.

[ But! ] But we do only have one more week ahead of us after that. One round each with the Truth Booth and the ceremony. I don't think too many people will be raring to take huge risks.

[gamboler]

And one person taking risks while the others play it safe will be detrimental overall. It's almost a good, old-fashioned prisoner's dilemma.

[ He's making it sound way more cutthroat than it is...just let him have this. ]

[phenomerom]

I suppose there's also the chance that aiming for a blackout might end in failure if we chance upon an unexpected pairing, with no way of confirming which dark horse ended up netting us a light. What a nightmare that would be!

[ Laughs, like it's genuinely funny. ]

[gamboler]

[ It is funny, though! At least, Aventurine is laughing right along with him. Buncha freaks. ]

We'd certainly have our hands full sorting through that one! I'll just have to behave myself this time and place a safe bet.

[hexensabbat]

I'm pretty confident it's you and Maya.

[Casually.



Because it's more convenient for my math that way.]

[gamboler]

So am I. Aside from that last mystery light from week one possibly being ours, and taking into account my luck, we did click rather quickly.

[ Despite their differences. Obviously, their connections have manifested differently from what the showrunners expected, but that doesn't mean they were off-base either. ]

[hexensabbat]

Right, right. And the other pairings seem a lot less likely.

I think you should stick with her this week. Then we can assume one of the lights is yours, and it ups everyone else's chances of getting something right.

[gamboler]

Well, so long as our Queen of Numbers endorses the choice. I don't typically go for safe bets, but this time, I'll make an exception.

[ He'll find some other reckless gamble to make against his liver whenever the rager happens. ]

[hexensabbat]

Whaaat, "Queen of Numbers"? That's a wild title.

[She laughs though, charmed nonetheless.]

Thanks, though. I guarantee we'll have at least one light at the ceremony! And ideaaaally, a bunch more.

[poans]

[This time, there's no lesbian PDA to repel him, and so here he is.]

Did you call?

[hexensabbat]

[... help]

Oh! Sure!

What do you think, Yi Sang? You a yaoi or a het?

[wild ass tags I'm typing today.]

[gamboler]

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Looks at Yi Sang

Who has fumbled Yingying's advances ]

[poans]

[Yi Sang looks at Aventurine, utterly oblivious.]

[researcherstory]

[ He's clearly a yuri. ]

[poans]

[Does het mean he is obligated to engage in intercourse? Hmm . . . ]

While it is too early for me to say with confidence, and I do not truly prefer one over the other . . . for the purpose of the ceremony, I thought I might present myself as a het.

[hexensabbat]

Gotcha. Good to know!

[Look at Yi Sang go!

And then, louder to the group:]

Then all of the rest of the guys have to present as yaoi! Except for Aventurine, obviously.

[help me. take my keyboard away from me.]

[gamboler]

[ this is pan erasure ]

[poans]

[No.]

Ah, but the discussion is still young. Please, do not take this to mean that my choices are inflexible. In the event of a necessary yaoi, I shall choose another.

not here

[embellwish]

[ too early to say with confidence...... don't truly prefer one over the other....

suspicions confirmed he doesn't know shit ]