hot_mess_express ([personal profile] hot_mess_express) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-05-11 10:39 am

the tenth trial?

Who: everybody
When: Day 22, starting bright and early
Where: the jackal zone


[What was it...ah, yes. Come hither, Heroes, prove thy worth.

The familiar tremor of a trial comes with a voice that's probably familiar to a lot of train denizens. Entering the door to the trial reveals that somehow, yes, it is in fact Naeva who's done this.

The game room is a beautiful tea garden with elegant, victorian-style tea tables set out throughout. Naturally, the tables all have tea, a variety of snacks, and flower arrangements featuring the herbs from each team. The garden is also full of crystalline jonquil, though they can't seem to be picked up normally.

There are baskets set out for everyone who arrives, and a sign explaining the rules of the game. Across the top it reads Bonding Game.

Cardamom, you've made a huge mistake.]
crimeson: (but i won't wait much longer)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
[holding his haaaand. affectionate. so fond.]

Well, yeah, but I can still like being told you like me. With such a cagey sort of lover, it feels special, you know?
ruinatings: (062)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-12 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
...I see.

[And his ears are turning red because he's a little embarrassed to be called out and also, really really embarrassed and pleased to be called Randy's lover. Talking to Randy just makes Rufus feel like a teenager and it could be humiliating but he's mostly, actually, happy.]

When we get back, I have something I need to talk to you privately about.
crimeson: (i'll take the west train)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah? All right.

[he'll be worrying about it until then, but he doesn't want to give Rufus the impression that he's anxious about being alone with him or something, so he stays relaxed.]
ruinatings: (021)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-12 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Little does Randy know it's the opposite of something to worry about. Rufus doesn't seem like he's holding in being angry or anything, at least. Randy knows him well enough to pick that up. He's genuinely relaxed, squeezing Randy's hand a little.]

So. Tell me something I don't know about you.

crimeson: (then you can share a fine laugh)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, you know so much about me already...

[MISTER IRONBLOOD!!!!]

Hmm...
ruinatings: (099)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-12 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
Not the important things.

[He knows a lot, yep! But he doesn't know the little things. The stuff that really makes Randy who he is. Things that were useless to Rufus' machinations but feel vital to connecting with Randy more deeply in the now.]
crimeson: (but i won't wait much longer)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
[squeezes his hand gently. it's okay.]

...I like to cook. Sometimes I think I was the best at it, of the SSS. Jaegers don't really... do the whole cooking nice meals thing, either, so I'm self-taught. Did you know that?
ruinatings: (007)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-12 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't. Will you cook for me later?

[He's genuinely interested!]

I myself have no cooking skills whatsoever.
crimeson: (i wouldn't have it any other way)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. Anything specific you'd like?

...And I guess that makes sense, growing up in one of the fancier noble houses of Erebonia.
ruinatings: (004)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-12 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
Make whatever you're best at.

[He just wants to eat what Randy cooks!]

I've had enough high-class food for a lifetime, so I'd rather try what you like.
crimeson: (you said yourself fantastically)

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-05-12 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll keep it a secret!

[he's gonna make Rufus hotpot.]
ruinatings: (025)

[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-05-13 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'll look forward to it. Now, we've almost completed the list.