week four | match ceremony

[marriagebroker]

Tonight, they're back at the courtyard for the fourth and final time. Nothing has changed too drastically decor wise, there are still lanterns abound and a table full of food and drink. There is also now a third couch near the special couches for Messmer and Odile, if they so choose to sit there. But again, you do you! Wei Wuxian is certainly not going to stop you.

Speaking of that guy, he's here and dressed to impress again. He's looking snazzy. He's waiting for everyone to arrive, watching as they do and grinning broadly all the while. Then when everyone arrives, he clears his throat and begins to speak.

"You all have achieved three of the eight lights you need to win the game. With the match of Messmer and Odile, you only have to light up five lights tonight to succeed. Let's hope you pick right, huh?"

But he has complete faith in everyone! So, let's get this show on the road.

"Team Wangji, you're up."

Comments

[ordimame]

[THAT IS CALLED CANNIBALISM SO NO???]

[at any rate, he perks up immediately after]

So! Are you ready to get back to work, Serpilia?

[nrangel]

[ Yeah! She thought it was weird of him too for that reason tbh?

But she'll take a bite of a nice mushroom on her veggie skewer, before her face screws up for a second at that question. ]

Don't remind me that I have to.

[ A small sigh. ]

Not that I technically ever wasn't on the clock while here.

[ordimame]

[that's right. . . he remembers her telling him that she came here for work-related reasons. which makes him wonder. . .!]

Are you getting paid for this? Like. . . overtime pay?

[nrangel]

[ Another bite into a hot bell pepper, and a confuse blink at his question about that. Give her a second to chew here. ]

Did you think I was doing all of this for free?

[ordimame]

. . . I was hoping you weren't!

[but he says that with a laugh]

Good to know I was right. Maybe you need an actual vacation after this?

[nrangel]

That might be nice, and I've got some idea of where I'd want to go right now...

[ Though it's going to depend on how real those supposed wishes are, and what if any limitations they have. ]

[ordimame]

Oh. . . ?

Where?

[he has a gut feeling it has something to do with Ringo and Furina, but! he asks just to make sure!]

[nrangel]

Want to try guessing?

[ He's got to know, right? Serpilia stopped being subtle about things at this point, and Edamura was the first to realize who she liked anyway. ]

[ordimame]

[gives her a gently amused look]

Somewhere with Furina and Ringo, I assume. One of their. . . worlds?

[nrangel]

No fun if you guess it right away like that.

[ She doesn't actually look disappointed. ]

We'll see though. I think I did figure out what I want my wish to be, so it all depends on how well it works.

[ordimame]

Oh! Yeah?

[pulling up a li'l grin, openly curious!]

What is it?

[nrangel]

Simple, a way to come and go from wherever they are and back to my world.

[ She cannot and will not abandon her duty, but if she can see them during her time off, then... ]

[ordimame]

[oh]

[. . . oh!]

You don't think that's going to be a given?

[because if not he has to rethink some post-show plans--]

[nrangel]

I wasn't going to count on it, no. Were... you?

[ She looks a little concerned for him now. ]

[ordimame]

[sweats]

I-I mean, I was thinking they surely wouldn't send us home without any way of keeping in contact, right??

[nrangel]

[ In Serpilia's world, long range communication of that nature doesn't exist. The constant Catastrophes means that radio towers are hard to build in the first place, and the technology to send satellites into space just doesn't exist.

So the idea of communicating from a distance seems as wild as traveling between worlds, but it's clear they can manage that much, so... ]

Maybe. I wasn't really sure if the intention was to have the happy couples choose a world and stick to it or not.