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

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[reverso]

[Verso is also back! Looking a bit relieved, his nerves calmed, a weight lifted. That said, it seems like everyone's having a pretty fervent match ceremony discussion, and there's nothing being discussed that he'd flagrantly disagree with, so...

He's just here. For moral support. And if you need to flag him down for something, or say hi.]

[poans]

[Verso appears lighter, if more subdued for it, as if the weight of a mask has fallen with the booth's verdict. Once there's a lull in his share of the discussions, Yi Sang makes his way over to him.]

Is there aught on your mind, Verso?

[reverso]

Hm? Oh, just relieved. Going to the truth booth had been such a weight on me for a while...

[Going in, still shouldered with too many lies, would've made him feel awful. He's glad he managed to shirk some of them away between this week and last.]

And now I just feel tired. But not in a bad way, for once.

[poans]

[He remembers. It's a relief to see Verso more at peace after the tension of the week prior.]

Your visit to the booth has put us in a favorable position. [For that, he has their gratitude and is entitled to whatever he might need.] Will you be joining us for the forthcoming celebration?

[reverso]

[He tilts his head slightly, bemused. It’s touching to see Yi Sang checking up on him, or at least appearing to.]

Of course. The last week is right around the corner; I don’t want to waste what limited time we have left. You better be joining, too, friend.

[poans]

[Their time together is running out. Verso is right, and so Yi Sang nods.]

Mm. I shall be there.

[reverso]

Good. Maybe we’ll share a drink.

[A beat.]

So how are you feeling about everything?

[poans]

[He'll go on to refuse a shot from Aventurine, but from Verso he might well accept a small glass of something milder.]

It is the second and last time our team will be choosing. I am curious to know the results of our discussion tomorrow.

[beatmatching]

[ hello verso! ]

How was it?

[reverso]

[Hi Luka!]

Hey. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. [It did help that he sorted his shit a little beforehand. He feels a little drained from it now, though.] Happy to net us another win, too.

[beatmatching]

It's a useful confirmation to have.

With that and the ceremony tomorrow, the remaining combinations should be narrowed down by a fair bit.

[reverso]

Right. And with the help of the hint we’ve gotten, it’s all a process of elimination now, isn’t it?

So, does that mean you’re feeling confident?

[beatmatching]

About my own match?

No.

In general? Yes.

[reverso]

Ha. I suppose that’s about as good as we can hope for.

Do you have any inklings as to who your perfect match could be, at least? We’re getting closer to the end now, so you must have a few thoughts.

[beatmatching]

Before I answer: do you have any thoughts yourself as to mine?

[ because verso has seen more of him than most, he thinks. ]

[reverso]

Put me on the spot, why don’t you.

[ …

Hm.]

On our first date together, you recall why I said I once considered you a potential match?

[Because of their peculiar… states of being, so to speak.]

[beatmatching]

I like to do that to people.

[ a little bit more honesty~ ]

I do. What of it?

[reverso]

Well, I'm obviously not your match... but there are those similar to me here that, in my mind, could fit the bill in terms of commonalities. In ways deeper than just shared interests.

So, switching that logic out, perhaps they'd fit you. Yingying would've been a guess were it not disproven from the start. But other than that? Maybe Yi Sang.

[Maybe. He, too, struggles with what he sees in his 'reflection'.]

[beatmatching]

You might call me a liar, but my next guess is Yi Sang too.

[ he'd leave it there but he decides to elaborate. ]

We're similar but different. I'd call it a reflection of some kind.

[reverso]

Two sides of the same coin, that kind of thing?

[beatmatching]

That's right. I felt that way since the first time we spoke.

[ it's not really a positive connection by any stretch of the word.

but it is one, and for that luka thinks it's significant. ]