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]

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. ]

[selfconcept]

No. I didn't think anyone would like this sort of look...

[ There's something for everyone, is what he concludes. ]

I shouldn't distract you with this though. It's dangerous for you.

[partymagician]

[ He reaches out to pinch Hien in the side. ]

Go pick out what you wanted me to try.

[selfconcept]

Okay.

[ He retreats into the fitting room, changes back to his regular clothes, gives Fai the clothes he wore and well, if Fai decides to stay in the fitting room and ponder over the clothes, Hien comes back quickly.

It's a very big hoodie in a beige color and a pair of black leggings. ]

Your turn.

[partymagician]

[ Fai stares at what Hien hands him. It’s much simpler than he expected. Then again… what did he even expect?? ]

See you soon.

[ It takes him longer than Hien to change, especially as he takes time to look at himself in the mirror.

He does eventually come out of the fitting room, though. ]

It’s pretty cute~ Good work on your selection!

[selfconcept]

[ Hien stares at Fai when he comes out of the fitting room and--wow. Just wow. He was sitting on a bench seat and his elbows on his knees and he puts his face into his hands.

He's so cute............................. ]

Let's get that.

[ He says with his face still in his hands. ]

[partymagician]

[ Well. That wasn’t the reaction he was expecting.

Fai walks over and crouches down in front of Hien. ]

Everything alright?

[selfconcept]

... Yeah.

[ How he wishes it was winter instead of summer right now. ]

On second that, wearing that hoodie might get hot, so we don't have to get that.

[partymagician]

But the leggings?

[ Judging from Hien’s reaction, Fai assumes he’ll want Fai to get these… ]

You can pick something else out for me to wear with it.