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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Comments

[partymagician]

[ Fai eventually walks over, placing a cap with a little pterodactyl on it atop Hien’s head. ]

I like it!

[selfconcept]

[ Guh. He got his eyes covered by the visor, so he lifts that and turns to stare at Fai with his usual look. ]

You like me with a hat on?

[ That reminds him though, so he leaves the shirts section and goes over to the toys section instead without waiting for Fai's answer. ]

[partymagician]

It looks cute.

[ Especially with the little design on it…

He follows Hien over to the toys, wondering what grabbed his attention. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien takes the cap off and looks at the design, squints at Fai, and puts it back on his head. This design is fine.

Anyway, he gets out a little package full of capsules. ]

I haven't seen these in a long time... if they have those wiggly toys, this gift shop would be like a nostalgia fest.

[ Fai probably has no idea what he's talking about, so Hien will elaborate. ]

It's like one of those tube toys that has water or jelly inside it and it slips out of your grip a lot.

[ Hien holds his hand up, but then puts it down real quick. ]

... Anyway, is that all? Let's go if we're done.

[partymagician]

[ Fai stares at Hien, trying to hold back a laugh. ]

That’s quite the demonstration…

[ It does look like a fun toy and all, but. ]

[selfconcept]

Shut up.

[ He smacks Fai's shoulder. ]

I didn't know how else to show you. Sorry it's in a cylinder shape.

[ god. His face feels like it's stinging and burning from the sheer embarrassment. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai snickers. ]

No need to apologize to me! Just don’t go demonstrating that everywhere.

[ His embarrassment is so cute though… ]

[selfconcept]

I didn't mean to... ugh. Whatever. Forget it.

[ Hien takes whatever he wants to take before rushing out of the gift shop. Bye. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai continues to look around to give Hien some time to cool off. He ends up grabbing a dog tag and a t-rex plush. He goes out through the entrance so he can snag his backpack before setting off to find Hien.

When he finally does, he shoves the plush into his arms. ]

Here.

[selfconcept]

Wh--

[ Hien already packed his things inside his own bag, which wasn't much in the first place, and suddenly he has a t-rex plush in his arms.

...

He holds it up, making it face Fai. ]

Ferocious.

[partymagician]

Just like you.

[ He boops Hien’s nose. While he’s now well aware that Hien can be pretty violent, Fai wasn’t and still isn’t afraid of him, and that should be more than clear by his joke. ]

I also got these.

[ He holds up the dog tags. ]

[selfconcept]

[ He looks at the dog tags and then gives Fai a dead look. He knows these are also popular IDs by military personnel, but he isn't from the military. And from how he calls him Puppy a lot-- ]

No.

[partymagician]

You don’t want to be my puppy anymore?

[ How sad… so, so sad. ]

[selfconcept]

I was never your puppy.

[ He almost growls out. ]

By that, I mean I'm not a puppy.

[partymagician]

…

[ He tilts his head. That emphasis sure is something. ]

But you’re still mine? You can be a kitty if you really prefer that…

[selfconcept]

I'm not a kitty either.

[ It's weird how he'll accept whatever nickname from anyone else, but he doesn't want Fai to call him anything other than his name.

... ]

[partymagician]

[ He sighs. ]

Then what are you? I’ll call you whatever you want me to.

[ Will he? It’s hard to say. ]

If you want to be a dragon, then I’ll come up with a nickname for that.

[selfconcept]

I'm Hien. Just call me by my name, stupid.

[ He gets a little huffy and turns around to leave with the t-rex plush in his arms. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai follow right after him. ]

Ah, I see. So you’ll let the kids give you nicknames but not your partner…

[selfconcept]

Yeah.

[ Without hesitation. ]

Don't like it?

[partymagician]

Hmm… I guess I just don’t know why.

[ Hien doesn’t have a problem with them it seems, so it’s not like he can just chalk it up to that… ]

[selfconcept]

You're not a kid, Fai.

[ Does that tell Fai more than it's supposed to? Maybe. Hien continues walking though. ]

[partymagician]

So you do have a fondness for the kids here. I knew it!

[ He feels so proud… he was Right. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien stops walking, stares at Fai almost in disbelief, and resumes walking.

Is that the correct answer? Who knows... ]

[partymagician]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I told Idia you would react this way too.

[ Hien is just proving him right. ]