Day 16

[fateaccompli]

[It's raining steadily today.]

[The poll board this morning has switched over to proclaim:]

MORGEN AND RUSSI . . . ARE A MATCH ☆

[Nicon has shown up again, slightly dressed down from his usual slightly formal outfit, hair down out of its high ponytail. He looks a little tired, but relaxed and in high spirits.]

"Good work, everybody. I knew you could do it. You know, Morgen and Russi, if you wanted to stick around, I'm okay with it. Or you can head off on your own. I wouldn't want you to miss time hanging out with people, and it's at a point where I don't think it'll interfere . . ."

[He lets that trail off. But yes—Morgen and Russi can choose to stick around, for now, unless they were looking forward to that date, of course.]

[ 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 black team. White 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 #18621

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

View Respondents

Who is your match?

View Answers

Pascal
1 (14.3%)

Gale
1 (14.3%)

Jun
1 (14.3%)

Eliza
1 (14.3%)

Kyriss
1 (14.3%)

Kaname
1 (14.3%)

Ren
1 (14.3%)

[The deadline this week SATURDAY @ 4PM PST!]

[ full rules ❤ setting ❤ talk to the deities ]

Comments

[contrapostasy]

[ Squeezes it meaningfully ]

Mm. Either way, there's still plenty of other people who want you.

[howintreeguing]

...thank you. It makes me very happy... to hear you say that.

[contrapostasy]

Oh, am I special~?

[howintreeguing]

Of course you are. You're... my brother.

[contrapostasy]

[ Jun's expression seems to wobble for a moment, genuinely touched at the reminder ]

... right. Of course.

[howintreeguing]

Did you... forget about that...?

[contrapostasy]

No. Just... hm. Your sincerity caught me off guard, still.

[howintreeguing]

Oh...

[leaning against him a little, bumping shoulders]

You were teasing... a bit, so... maybe I should have... teased back.

[contrapostasy]

Maybe. But I appreciate that you're real with me even when I put up a bit of a front.

[howintreeguing]

...well... that's probably good... since I don't really... think of being any other way... until it's too late, most of the time.

[contrapostasy]

I know. I envy that a little.

[howintreeguing]

...it just means I haven't... fine-tuned my communication skills, though.

[contrapostasy]

True. And in my case, I might have over-tuned mine. Maybe we'll balance one another out.

[howintreeguing]

[leans up to kiss is cheek]

That seems reasonable.

...are you glad... to be matched with Hana?

[contrapostasy]

I am.

[howintreeguing]

...I bet... he is, too. Even if... he's scared about it.

[contrapostasy]

Let's just say he's come to embrace the idea.

[howintreeguing]

...

...was that innuendo?

[contrapostasy]

Yes. Yes it was.

[howintreeguing]

...I think... that's... cute.

[contrapostasy]

What, the innuendo, or--?

[howintreeguing]

Yes, and you and Hana... as a couple.

[contrapostasy]

It feels a little trite.

[howintreeguing]

Which part...? In what way?

[contrapostasy]

Just... what with our denial over being a match, then being a match all along? But having grown to like each other along the way. It's like a soppy romance novel.