week three | dates

[marriagebroker]

Here we go again.

You all better kiss.

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[embellwish]

[ A wish that can be achieved on her own....

Those are the best kinds, aren't they? As ever, wishes don't just come true if you pray for them to. Putting your heart's desires in motion, holding on to that wish over time until you can see it come to fruition, those are much more powerful ways of "wish granting" than any fairy could have. Her brow furrows, conflicted, but still managing to smile through it all. ]

I see what you mean. It's a wish you need to see come true on your own.

[ There were lots of people like that who came to her dais, asking merely that she watch over them while they pursued their dreams. So, she does understand.

It still... doesn't feel quite right, being on the receiving end of all this generosity. For not only Edamura and Aventurine, but also Shoko to offer her their wishes? They've only known each other a few short weeks. When she was a baby and was taken in by what would become her family, she never knew anything different but the selfless, all-encompassing love given to her, a poor weak thing found at the base of a tree. But now she's grown up, and she can recognize, beat for beat, the actual weight of such acts. ]

Still... think about it, okay? People are always wishing for things for the people around them — be that fortune, health, or happiness. That's the beautiful thing about wishes. [ Loving or caring about someone so much that you would forego your own solitary desires is, in her mind, the miracle of living. ] I'm honored you would think to use your wish for my health. But if there's someone you really love that could also use your kindness, don't feel obligated to me.

[ She's sure Shoko has other loved ones, even though she's lost a lot... she even has Poppy here, and other contestants, too. After saying that though, she reaches across the table to take her hand and squeeze it gently, trying to communicate her earnest wish for Shoko. ]

[irreversal]

[ Yingying reaches for her hand, and Shoko doesn't shy away from the casual touch; instead, she laces their fingers together and rests her other hand atop their joined hands. The illusion of Yingying is, as ever, cool to the touch despite the warmth that carries in her voice and in her demeanor. ]

A lot of the people I love are gone, Yingying. And I'd never hear the end of it in my dreams if I used something like a wish to cut past everything they worked hard to build up. I can't let the kids down, either.

[ ...But that Yingying still encourages her to hang onto her wish is what makes her so kindhearted and lovely, isn't it? She wouldn't be someone that the lot of them would offer their wishes to, otherwise. ]

But I hear you. I'll respect your wish, too, Yingying. But if there's anything else we can do for you while we're here... just ask, okay? You're not alone here, after all.

[ She's got Shoko, and everyone, and also this Bloomin' Onion that is now on their table... ]