05 - week five

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WEEK FIVE

Come Sunday morning, the portals around Estelline fade away, but not all of the oddities hanging around disappear so quickly. The recreations of your dreams and memories are still around, ever changing and shifting. Whatever it is that brought these things here hasn’t ended, not yet.

You don’t have time to worry about all of that, though, even if you know you should exercise caution once two of you found yourselves on the bad end of a monster’s claws. The course still isn’t over, though, even if the portals changed lesson plans. Everything continues on, with new places to explore as the fog pushes back once again. This week still feels a little more like what you’re familiar with, though, after Saturday’s lack of lessons.

...For now.


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Comments

[selfconcept]

Sure do.

[ He notices that Fai doesn't have any problems and looks at him. ]

... Ice skating experience?

[partymagician]

Yep! It would be a shame to be from such a cold place and have no ice skating experience, right?

[ He smiles at Hien, just shy of a smirk. ]

[selfconcept]

A lot of people are like that, actually.

[ He looks at Fai though. What the hell— ]

What's that look for?

[partymagician]

[ It turns into a full on smirk. ]

Would you like for me to take the lead in roller blading too? I know you like that.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien frowns. That's so rude?! Holy shit.

He doesn't give Fai a verbal answer. Instead, he just goes off without waiting for Fai. Hmph. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai laughs as he skates after Hien, trying to catch up so he can hold onto his hand. ]

I couldn't resist!

[selfconcept]

Sure you couldn't.

[ Hien sighs, but holds his hand. ]

Not like anyone's here anyway.

[partymagician]

[ As if Hien hasn't said wild things in front of other people...

Fai laces their fingers together. ]

You can take the lead next time anyway, if you want to.

[ He's not sure if Hien would??? ]

[selfconcept]

[ It's easy to say if it's not true!! But this is true!!!!

Though Hien sighs. ]

I tried, remember?

[partymagician]

Not hard enough. I know you have it in you, though.

[ He believes in Hien! ]

[selfconcept]

It's this stuff that you believe in me for?

[ boy.... ]

[partymagician]

I'm just saying I know you can take initiative.

[ But... ]

I believe in you when it comes to other things.

[selfconcept]

Like what?

[ He continues skating around at a comfortable speed. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai keeps up easily, his hand still firmly grasping onto Hien's. ]

That you'll do what's best for us as a team.

[ The way Hien acted in his memories changed his mind about a few things, namely whether Hien would look out for him. ]

[selfconcept]

That's quite a change to what you claimed a while ago.

[ About Hien not doing anything at all in regards to Fai. ]

[partymagician]

Because you changed my opinion.

[ Good job, Hien. ]

[selfconcept]

Well, I'm glad... I think.

[ He knows it changed for the better, but he doesn't exactly work to change people's opinions about himself. It feels weird. ]

Can you do spins?

[partymagician]

[ He hopes Hien is more glad than anything else... ]

I've never done one on roller blades before, but probably.

[selfconcept]

Let's see it. I'll try to catch you just in case.

[ Yeah. No pain. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai nods, letting go of Hien's hand so he can attempt a spin.

It works! And looks very cool!

But then he stumbles immediately after. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Fai actually looked really cool and when he stumbles, Hien tries to catch him, but I rolled a 5, so Hien ends up falling for his attempt. ]

[partymagician]

[ Hien just ends up toppling over onto Fai, who is now laying on his back. ]

This isn't how I wanted you to take initiative...

[selfconcept]

[ Hien whaps Fai's head. ]

Ugh, just. Shut up.

[ He feels embarrassed... but he gets off Fai and then extends his hands to help him up. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai just laughs, taking Hien's hands. He gives himself a moment to reorient himself before letting go. ]

Can you do anything cool? I'd like to see it.

[selfconcept]

[ Uhhh.

Hien drops down onto the rink while holding up his body with one hand with his legs out like a protractor. Then he just goes in circles several times and fluidly transitions to standing up like nothing happened. ]

Like that?