week three | match ceremony

[marriagebroker]

We're back, baby!

The courtyard is lit up with lanterns all over and there is now a second special couch near the Furina and Ringo couch from last week. This is the Verso-Nico couch, if they want to sit in it. But they don't have to! Live your truth, boys! Go sit with your situationships instead!

Wei Wuxian is here, still looking happy after his absence this week, and he is dressed to impress in NOT a hanfu this time, but a modern look. He's liking it, honestly. Look at him sparkle!

"Congratulations, my friends! You are once again free from a blackout and losing a wish as you found a perfect match at yesterday's truth booth. Good job!" Wei Wuxian explains, twirling his flute in his fingers as per usual. "You might still get no lights again otherwise but, uh, let's hope not! I believe in you!"

... Does he?

Either way, he bounces on his feet and calls out, "Team Suibian, it's time to make your picks!" Looks like we're ready to go.

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[researcherstory]

If you manage to make it to my world, at least, there are experts in Body Craft who may be able to fortify your current form... but traveling there may prove a problem in the first place.

[ Especially since... who can say what a wish or three might do for her, whether it helps greatly or hurts in its vagueness. Odile tilts her head at the problem, but finding no immediate solution simply has her shrugging. ]

If you do choose to embark, then we'll work it out as we go. I only wanted to make sure you knew it a possibility, as I find your company enjoyable.

[ And definitely not all the stuff she said before. Just the enjoyable company part. She isn't sweet. ]

[embellwish]

[ What's that?? Odile isn't sweet??? Well.... Yingying is leaning over to snake her arms around her in a loose embrace anyway, every bit of her presence floral and ethereal. Up close like this, the intense fragrance of wisteria is strong to the point of being otherworldly, lending credence to her claims of this form not truly being of the physical world. Sing-songing: ]

Uh huh, "enjoyable," I see...

[ She is nuzzling her temple against yours Odile, taking in a deep breath against her hair. Odile is so cute and sincere, with that tough exterior on the outside... ]

Thanks for thinking and worrying about me. [ Turning her head just enough to press a feather light kiss into her hair, soft as a petal brushing her skin, her every movement graceful and weighty with her gratitude. It's not something she'll take for granted, this offer or Odile thinking this far ahead about how to improve her condition. She's really touched. ] I trust you'll take good care of me, should I follow.

[researcherstory]

[ She smells divine, which befits a woman not of this world. Odile closes her eyes as Yingying nuzzles against her, her own hands uncertain before returning the loose embrace awkwardly. Hugging is not a thing she does, that is evident enough, but she's not going to just stand there. That's even worse.

A soft hum at her thanks -- there's really no need for it -- before she pauses at the light kiss, cheeks warming a bit. Dastardly woman. ]

... Of course. You could even take on my last name, should you like, to lessen what questions you might receive when traveling outside of Vaugarde. We don't look terribly alike, but I'll tell them that it's a matter of age over any other factor.

[ Even if Yingying is way older she does not look it!!!!! ]

[embellwish]

[ Just when she was gonna joke about Odile proposing to her... lost opportunity for a joke. But having a new found family is much more important in the grand scheme of things. That's the only type of family she's ever known, anyhow. When she pulls back, her eyes have brightened with a note of hope, perhaps even excitement. ]

Your last name? What might that be?

[researcherstory]

[ Precisely why she followed it up, Yingying, she knows you. Odile raises a hand to pet her head, not unlike how she did on their boat ride. ]

Aiuchi, formed with the characters for "love" and "within". If you like it, then you're free to have it.

[embellwish]

Heh. It suits you.

[ She's not going to elaborate why, though.... she smiles at the head pats, happy to accept more. ]

As for me... "Yingying" is for "a dream that lingers in the heart." Tangled up with you, like the vines.

[researcherstory]

[ A soft, amused huff of disbelief at that. ]

Your name suits you well, Yingying. Not a bit of mine does me.

[ Not a single part... ]

Let's leave that aside for now and return to the others, then. I hadn't meant to keep us away for long.