3.0 - week three

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WEEK THREE

Last night might have been exhausting for any number of reasons - maybe it was the emotional

toll of dealing with those ghosts, or maybe you stayed up too late after watching Jim Shrok. Who knows, but Saturday is over, even if some of you haven’t quite left it behind and half spirits that are still hanging on, tethered to you and weighing you down…

But that’s not going to stop a new week from starting. There’s no breaks in an eight week course.

There’s very little fanfare to the start of your third week of the course, though it does seem like the fog has lifted even more. It’s a bit more of a trek down the abandoned streets of Estelline, but surely a mile is walkable? Or you could grab a bike or try to hotwire one of those cars in the mall parking lot… Whatever you plan to do this week is up to you. All you know is you've got some new locations to explore.

As always, Florence and Lorelei are available.

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( OOC Note: Luci, Mutsu, and Mae will each receive a small roomba! Congrats on the successful egg drop. It's a tiny little friend that cleans extra well, though this also means its trash compartment is a little smaller so it'll need to be cleaned more often. )

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[partymagician]

[ He swaps it out for a royal blue, holding that one up instead. ]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard you say you dislike something.

[selfconcept]

Really? I don't like physical pain either.

[ If he says it like that, does it sound normal...? He keeps the gray t-shirt close to himself, but looks at the one Fai is holding out. ]

Is there a darker one...

[partymagician]

[ It sure doesn’t! Fai still thinks it’s weird, but he decides to drop it for now. ]

No, because it’ll be too close to what you already wear.

[ He hums thoughtfully. Ah! He’s got it. ]

If you try it on, I’ll try on whatever you pick out for me.

[selfconcept]

But I don't have any...

[ His eyes wander around before he can say anything and he sees something he'd like Fai to wear.

Hm. ]

Okay.

[ That was fast. Hien reaches out for the shirt Fai picked. ]

[partymagician]

[ Well then! ]

Your sudden motivation worries me a little.

[ But he hands over the shirt anyway. ]

Can I grab some pants for you?

[selfconcept]

Yeah.

[ ... ]

You said it, not me.

[partymagician]

[ Hien has a point so… Fai will leave it at that as he goes to grab some pants. He eyes the skinny jeans for a moment before opting for a pair of black straight-leg jeans instead.

He hands a pair over to Hien. ]

Here. These should be your size.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien quietly takes the pair of pants. Jeans should be fine as long as they're not too tight. ]

You like dressing people up and stuff?

[partymagician]

I do like picking things out… but I mostly want to see you in something different.

[ So. Sort of. ]

[selfconcept]

Are the university clothes and this sweater not enough for you?

[ Hien knows it should matter, but on the list of things that he cares about, this is far from being at the top. ]

[partymagician]

The sweater is an improvement.

[ He smiles at Hien. ]

Of course, you’re free to wear whatever you want anyway.

[ Fai isn’t the type of person to dictate things like that for someone. ]

[selfconcept]

That's what I've been doing.

[ Can't be tamed. ]

Should I go to the dressing room now?

[partymagician]

Unless you want to change out here.

[ He raises an eyebrow before he starts pushing Hien towards the fitting rooms. ]

Come on, I want to see!

[selfconcept]

Fine, fine. Stop pushing me—

[ Hien picks up the pace to lock himself into a fitting room and comes out... relatively quickly. Ten seconds? Ten seconds. He's wearing both the top and pants that Fai suggested. ]

... I don't want a tie with this.

[partymagician]

[ Too fast…

Fai gives him an odd look before unbuttoning one of the buttons on Hien’s shirt and rolling up his sleeves so that they sit right below his elbow. ]

Of course not. A tie is too formal.

[ … ]

You look good.

[selfconcept]

Thanks. This isn't really my style though... and it's getting hotter.

[ Summer(??) weather sucks... Hien doesn't like it. ]

[partymagician]

Should I find something sleeveless for you?

[ He’s joking!! Maybe. ]

[selfconcept]

Sure.

[ That's not his style either, but if it's comfortable, he'll keep it. ]

I'll wait here...

[partymagician]

[ Oh. He wasn’t expecting Hien to agree???

Fai stands there for a moment before going to find a tank top. He compromised with a gray one that has an abstract brightly colored paint pattern all over it.

He hands it over. ]

Try this.

[selfconcept]

[ He takes a look at it, then at Fai, and retreats into the fitting room. It doesn't take long for him to come out this time either. He's wearing the same pants though.

His hair looks brushed back. ]

[partymagician]

[ …

Give him a second to recover. He manages to bring a smile back on his face in a split second, acting like he didn’t just have a moment. ]

I like this on you.

[selfconcept]

... You sure? You looked stunned for a second.

[ In a bad way. ]

[partymagician]

[ Ugh. Hien noticed!! ]

I really like it…

[selfconcept]

[ ...

Fai admitting that makes Hien self-conscious a little, but it's not an overwhelming feeling. It's fine. ]

You like this kind of look?

[ He looks down at the clothes he's wearing. ]

[partymagician]

Yeah. Is that a bad thing?

[ It’s fine if Hien doesn’t like it at all, honestly. Fai gets to see him in it anyway, so he’s still winning. ]