Day 10

[fateaccompli]

[It's awfully warm today. There are cool drinks in bowls of ice, and shady umbrellas anywhere that there's likely to be a lot of sun. It's a little cooler inside, or in the caves and grottos near the ocean, but even the woodland paths are muggy and unpleasant. Swimming might be the thing to do, today.]

[The poll board has switched over to proclaim:]

HANA & RUSSI ARE: NOT A MATCH

Nicon pipes up to say: "Just a reminder to everyone, we're pretty much halfway through! Day 20 will be the last day, if you don't get everyone matched before then. I think you're starting to narrow things down, but . . ."

[ the teams ]

White	Black
Hana	Viola
Katsura	Anna
Alex	Pascal
Kasey	Gale
Lisbeth	Russi
Morgen	Jun
Seo	Eliza
Roz	Kyriss
Fen	Kaname
Asato	Ren

[ the poll ]
[Your goal today is to pair off with someone you think might be your own soulbonded. Remember, this needs to be consensual, and it must be pairs.]

[Functionally, the poll below has only members of the white team. Black team members are responsible for placing a vote on their partner only when you and your partner have mutually decided. You can do so AT ANY TIME—if you come to an agreement with a partner early on in the day, please do toss up a vote so it's clear to everyone that you're thinking about it! You can switch things around later, or move your vote to "I'm thinking about it…" if you're reconsidering. You can also handwave the discussion and pair up OOCly; the key part is that we don't end up with two people on one person, anyone without a pair, or an OOC misunderstanding that would make it a one-sided agreement.]

Poll #18556

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

View Respondents

Who is your match?

View Answers

Hana
1 (16.7%)

Katsura
1 (16.7%)

Alex
1 (16.7%)

Kasey
1 (16.7%)

Morgen
0 (0.0%)

Seo
1 (16.7%)

Fen
0 (0.0%)

Asato
1 (16.7%)

I'm still thinking about it . . .
0 (0.0%)

[Please remember that the deadline is SUNDAY @ NOON PST! It's probably best to try to arrange pairings by Saturday evening at the latest.]

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Comments

[ the deities ]

[fateaccompli]

[Makelo looks pretty at ease, lounging mostly-underwater in one of the canals, hair floating out around him. Nicon is perched nearby, looking awkward and probably a little overheated, still mostly-dressed. Lysagora can be found elsewhere, dozing in the shade of an umbrella with evidence of multiple popsicle sticks in a little pile.]

[moonbiting]

Um, excuse me, sorry to bother you but can I... uh, bother you for a bit?

Re: [ the deities ]

[tytosmima]

[ going to... hesitantly approach them-- nicon more specifically, looking a little worse for wear and also incredibly hungover aaand a little overheated as well. but. ]

... can I speak to you?

[thirtypieces]

[ For those of you paying attention:

Alex slipped away during the hullabaloo with voting decisions. They did not resurface afterwards— not to find a bed, and not to eat anything. As of the morning of this tenth day, Alex still has not reappeared anywhere publicly.

If you're trying to find them, they've hidden themself in one of the paintings— a lovely, picturesque garden. ]

[fateaccompli]

[suddenly: a deer]

Hi.

[apotheca]

[spirits' sake, finally. Ren has found them and he presses a cold drink into their hand. he's wearing an overly large sunhat because #ripdignity.]

Take care of yourself.

[laqueus]

[not exactly trying to find them, but he's partial to gardens himself, and—]

...Is this where you've been hiding?

[memregain]

[Russi can be found eating once again as always, a standard normal plate of three hundred burgers or something. It's a normal day, it seems.

OR, you can also find him standing knee-deep in ocean water by the beach. He's staring out at the oceanline, who knows what exactly he's looking at though. Maybe he's just thinking about something. Maybe nothing at all.]

[pruriency]

[Hana is going to sit on the sand, watching Russi without calling out to him yet. He looks shittier than yesterday but that's not relevant.]

[fateaccompli]

[dun nuh]

[justasnake]

That's so many burgers.

[morgen]

No fear of the water, then.

[burdenshared]

So, if we wanna apply real strategy to this, if four of us vote for someone we know isn't our match, and four of us vote for someone they think is their match, any matches we make will be between those four pairs.

[contrapostasy]

Already on it.

[noyolo]

[ im now reading the Half-Blood Prince and eating a bagel. like ya do ] I like strategy.

[apotheca]

[standing in shorts and a tank top, but still in his customary embroidered shawl, Ren checks the chart and ticks "W" off in the Hana/Russi columns. well then.

for reasons completely unknown (did he need something to do with his hands? does menial work sooth his mind?), he has prepared several extra glasses of iced tea on the table beside him, complete with a dash of lemonade and little umbrellas to gussy them up a bit. those were the butlers' idea. feel free to partake in one. Ren's own glass has vodka, rum, gin, and tequila added to the mix because why not.]

So it is Alex and Kaname. Probably.

[contrapostasy]

Oh, probably. More importantly - maybe you should turn to bartending. I bet you'd get decent tips.

[pruriency]

[Hana isn't showing much of a reaction. Though his smile looks forced and his tone is a bit off. He didn't spend the night in the library and he has some paint on his fingers that he didn't wash properly. Aside from that, he looks even worse than yesterday.]

Ah. Back to square one for me, huh?

[contrapostasy]

Not looking forward to all the stress again?

[laqueus]

[looking at the current votes with some distress]

[memregain]

[Offers him a tart.]

It's pretty tough isn't it?

[contrapostasy]

[ Apparently unconcerned with the vote result, in the library with some easy-to-read kid books, what seem to be basic vocab tests, and some other note books he's writing in with plenty of different coloured pens. Looking closely, these seem to be... lesson plans? ]

[fateaccompli]

[hesitantly: a deer]

[poking his head around the corner of the bookshelf. he has antlers so he is not very inconspicuous]

[tytosmima]

[ this morning: curled up on his usual napping couch by himself and fully wrapped up in a blanket despite the heat.

incredibly hungover. he looks, uh. not great. ]

[fateaccompli]

[puts down a glass of water and two unmarked pills next to the napping couch]

[bowtiedbones]

Echo! Echo echo echo!!

[Eliza is avoiding the heat by exploring ocean caves HECK YEAH]

[morgen]

[Morgen is on the beach, with two umbrellas for shade and two squashy cushioned chairs dragged shamelessly through a portrait, and he's thumbing through a notebook and taking notes with a thoughtful frown.]

[apotheca]

[well, this could be awkward, but Ren bravely soldiers forth, cold drink in his hand and a ridiculously overlarge sunhat protecting his fair skin.]

Has someone taken the time to explain the concept of beach chairs to you, or are you just stubborn?

[moonbiting]

[if you're looking for Seo today, he's mostly going to be in a studio portrait, practicing something on his guitar between lots of frantic scribbling]

[apotheca]

[he knocks gently on the door frame, all smiles, and carrying two cold iced teas on a small tray.]

Hey.

[howintreeguing]

[the tree is going to spend most of the day curled up high in an actual tree, contemplating things quietly, unless someone comes looking for them!

however, in the afternoon, they do come down long enough to say to the group:]

...I've been thinking... and, um... based on the ideas that... perhaps, Jun and I are a match, and... Alex and Kaname or... Eliza and Kasey... might be a match, I came up with... two possible voting configurations... for this round. Since... if Eliza and Kasey are a match... Alex and Kaname cannot be a match, it narrows down the options...

Of course, these configurations are... not the only possibilities even... given the criteria I have outlined, but... perhaps... they are a place to start...?

[they pin up two written lists:

Kaname/Alex + Katsura/Jun
Pascal - Morgen
Gale - Hana
Russi - Fen
Jun - Katsura
Eliza - Seo
Kyriss - Asato
Kaname - Alex
Ren - Kasey

Eliza/Kasey + Katsura/Jun
Pascal - Alex
Gale - Morgen
Russi - Seo
Jun - Katsura
Eliza - Kasey
Kyriss - Hana
Ren - Asato
Kaname - Fen ]

What... do you think? I'm... pretty sure... I haven't included any matches that... we've eliminated... and that... either of these... match-lists... would account for our one remaining unknown correct match... from days two and six... and our two remaining unknown correct matches... from day four, but... I may be in error.

[morgen]

I think I need to get to know Gale a little better.

PROMPT: Treasures

[contrapostasy]

[ Later in the evening, when votes are expected to be wrapped up soon...! Jun just posits another prompt, one that's pretty succinct for a change. ]

What do you treasure? Objects or otherwise.

[bowtiedbones]

My familiars' bones are the most valuable things I own.