02.50 - week two, saturday

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W2 SATURDAY

Like last Saturday, everyone will get an announcement on their tablets; this time, the announcement is preceded with a bell of some sort before Lorelei appears on the screen again.

"Good morning, everyone. This is an announcement to let you know that today's lesson will take place starting at 8:15 tonight. Again, today's lesson will be starting at 8:15. Please meet at the lower campus exit near the lecture by 8:00pm; Florence will be waiting for you there.

If you have a bag for some snacks and, perhaps, an item you can use for self-defense in the case of an emergency, please arrive with those things on you. We will provide you with an overview of what to expect when you arrive at 8pm.

Thank you."

The alert ends.

You have the day to prepare, ask each other what the hell is happening -- Florence and Lorelei do not seem to be available, strangely enough. There's a lot to take in with the information you have now. But before you know it... night falls.

FULL NAV

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Comments

[magicam]

[He can... pretend to have a good reason for things?]

...Cay is much more than two things at once more often than he'll ever admit other than, like, right now.

[Which is really just inviting Owen to be even more interested in him, right? Ah well.]

It's... easier if people just think he's cute and bubbly, right? Instead of this worthless ugly thing?

[sicklysweet]

[Sure, let’s go with that.]

That’s just more interesting.

[He has graduated to cheek pinching.]

I would like seeing your ugly side more often.

[magicam]

...You have bad taste.

[Who would want to see his ugly side, anyway??]

[sicklysweet]

Shut up. My taste is great.

[Though, like. Cater's not actually wrong, Owen is just. Owen.]

[magicam]

You like sweets and want to see Cay's worst selves. Bad taste.

[And that's not even counting Owen just being Owen...!]

[sicklysweet]

What's wrong with sweets?

[That's not the point right now.]

Someone having different tastes than you doesn't mean it's bad. Isn't it good someone wants to see the worst side of you? That someone might like seeing you how you are? Being honest is good for your heart, which would be better for your magic.

[magicam]

...You wouldn't understand.

[It's... well, it's not a long story, but it's a story, and one that he doubts Owen would especially care about.]

It isn't. If someone likes... this... then they're lying or... are you. And we've established you have bad taste. I... am honest, with myself, at least.

[sicklysweet]

It's very hurtful that you keep saying I have bad taste... Is that what the real Cater is like? Someone who just wants to hurt older, wiser wizards who just want to help?

[Owen is, unfortunately, still Owen.]

I also don't know that this is being honest, Caycay.

[magicam]

Could be.

[Both in regards to, you know, lashing out at older, wiser wizards, and also being honest.]

Why do you wanna see the bad parts of me so bad, anyway? You said it's interesting, but...

[Why is it interesting??]

[sicklysweet]

[Does he really want the answer to that... He's getting it anyways, but, like. Did he want this?]

The truth is always more interesting than the lie, especially when it's something bad, something people want to keep hidden while it festers and grows like an infection. It's something you don't want me to see, don't want anyone to see, so I just want to see it more. I want to know what it is about you that could be so bad, so disgusting, you don't want it to see the light of day. Is it actually that bad? Or is it something that is utterly harmless?

[magicam]

[He does... but he doesn't... but he does. It's complicated.]

Mm... You - from what you've told me about you - would probably find it harmless. But to me... it is that bad. Sorry to disappoint.

[sicklysweet]

Mm, probably. I don’t think you could be all that bad. But I’m still curious about our sweet Caycay.

[Just hurry up and give in!]