Week 1 Mingle;

[omnivoracious]

❤ Week 1 Mingle

Welcome to a new week, lovebirds! Monday dawns gray and misty, and it's actually not long before a thunderstorm rolls in! You can, of course, kiss dramatically in the yard in the rain and risk getting struck by lightning-- or you can stay inside, cuddle in the conversation pit, USE THE GODDAMN BOOM BOOM ROOM or do anything else until the storm blows over by the evening! Don't worry, the rest of the week will be bright and sunny and beautiful!

There's also a new section of the house, weirdly enough! There's a bright turquoise door located near the bedroom and opening it leads to... a massive indoor pool. The water is a pleasant temperature, there's a hot tub, there's an assortment of flotation devices for those of you who might have trouble swimming (tubes, life vests, boogie boards, pool noodles that can also be used to wage Deadly Combat if you are Sara and Kasque or Jeritza or anyone else ready for Violence). And if you somehow didn't pack a swimsuit because why on earth would your canon let you have one--

Worry not!! There's a rack of swimsuits in every size you lot could need! The catch (or not): they're all sexy. Like. Barely there sexy. Impossibly adhering to you sexy. Shoelaces would maybe cover more sexy. Absolutely great to play Chicken Fight in sexy. You get the idea.

Anything having to do with being able to write is still also Not Present.

Enjoy!!!

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[corporative]

Well, congratulations are in order for the both of you. What a shame it takes you out of the running for everyone else.

[He grins.]

So, are you over the moon yet, or has the news yet to sink in?

[unrecompensed]

Ah... um, thank you!

[She's assuming the second bit of that statement is meant for Cyrus. He was popular, after all.

As for the rest:]

I think... I'm still processing. It was so sudden, you know...?

[She'll freak out in a few hours.]

[corporative]

[No, it was meant for the both of you, silly. But either way, he isn’t surprised that she’s still in Processing Mode.]

Sometimes love blossoms quickly.

[Well, he wouldn’t know. But that’s the cliche, isn’t it? Even if “love” and “perfect match” aren’t exactly a 1:1, but he doesn’t care to split hairs.]

Anyway, there seems to be enough excitement to go around until it really hits you.

[unrecompensed]

I guess so...

[She kind of looks around, a little wondering, before she ducks her head, toying with a strand of hair.]

... I'm glad. I'm really glad... everyone is closer to winning now, too.

[corporative]

Ha. That’s one way to look at it.

[Rufus just looks amused, but he is grateful for the confirmation in his own way.]

Your win is one for the rest of us, too. But don’t let that steal the spotlight. This is yours and Cyrus’ moment. Enjoy it.

[unrecompensed]

You're so... so nice!

[JUST SO INCREDIBLY NICE.]

But--thank you. Truly! The spotlight is embarrassing, but not so bad... this time. I think.

[aldaft]

[Cyrus does not perceive, though he does smile.]

I am, yes. Aoko is a most patient teacher . . . and I am looking forward to learning with her, as opposed to simply from.

[corporative]

Wow, you two really did hit it off, didn’t you?

[It must come so naturally to some — that, or maybe that spark they had talked about did exist. The ever difficult variable, impossible to pinpoint. Rufus is almost jealous; not towards the happy couple themselves, but at the ease of which they’ve found their match.]

So then you have to share, but what’s in the cards next? What kind of learning are we talking about?

[aldaft]

As delighted as I would be to share, there are some details I must not divulge for Aoko's sake.

[Privacy is one measure of respect. And, while they did hit it off, Cyrus would argue that Aoko is due most of the credit for landing them where they are now.]

However, I can say that I hope to understand something that has been difficult for me to grasp for some ten years now.

[corporative]

[Privacy is important, yes — but there’s that show of loyalty, he thinks, more than anything else.

Ah, well. What a shame.]

Sounds like none of us had much of a chance, in that case. [The needle’s moved on some deeply personal matters, apparently. He chuckles, ever so slight.]

Good for you, Cyrus.

[aldaft]

[He shakes his head.]

There is a match for everyone here, and numerous connections to be had besides. Take heart, my friend. You'll find yours before long.