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Who: anyone
When: day 29 all day
Where: wherever!

[Mingle, look at memories, run amok, whatever.

Or, you know, there's morning glories blooming all around the train today. Mostly white but with a few brilliant crimson flowers (do morning glories come in that color?), all of them smell sweet and lovely, though the red ones smell a bit like... cinnamon? They're also blooming all day, which is weird.

The scent wafts pleasantly through the train through the morning. The sweet scent brings the urge to be honest and express your emotions freely. The more spiced scent... might make you randy? No not the tall redhead. The other kind.

In either case neither effect is generally overwhelming, and can in most cases be overcome, if you happen to notice you're under any influence in the first place. The effects are subtle enough.

In the afternoon a light rain will crush the flowers, making the scents heavier, and the effects stronger for a few hours, before it all clears up in the evening.]

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[His face??]

We're from the same place. And we were classmates. Is being close that weird?

Why are you so insistent he isn't interested in you?

[Thinking back to... well. Kissing. That did happen. But nothing has since and Crow hasn't brought it up again. They like each other and get along and Crow's helping him out a lot, that's enough to be very very happy with as it is.

Why would anyone be interested in Rean in specific in the first place? It just seems a wildly esoteric and foreign idea.]

I think I'd notice if he was.

[No you fucking wouldn't Rean.]

You really absolutely clearly have not.

[SHE IS GOING TO STRANGLE YOU BOTH.]

Why are you so sure he's interested?

Because pheromones have a scent, Rean.

Are you sure that's not just him?

[Wordless frustrated keening noise.]

Why are you so adamant about this?

It just sounds kind of outlandish to me is all. Sorry I don't mean to doubt you specifically.

[This is why Rufus had a meltdown in him literally yesterday and yet here we are.]

Why would it possibly be outlandish to you?

[Screaming internally.]

There's better people to be into? Like i could set him liking 80H.

Better--does no one on this train have the sense of self-worth the Night Mother gave a squirrel?!

[SHE IS SO DONE WITH ALL OF YOU. ALL OF YOU.

[But anyone would be better...]

Naeva... Want me to make you some tea?

Tea has no nutrients I can absorb in it!

[She actually does like tea and sweets despite this but she's in full gekker, give her a second.]

Okay, sorry.

[She'll calm down in a minute but she just made a literal gekkering noise out of frustration.]

I am only going to say this once--when it comes to who people like or dislike, romantically or otherwise, it has nothing to do with how the person they like compares to other people. Continuing to bring up other possibilities is therefore both irrelevant and infuriating.

I am not going to argue about your frankly ridiculous notion of your self worth, but instead suggest you go ask the people from your world if they agree with it. I will tell you now that they won't, but you should hear it from them.

I know that.

[About other people.]

I'm glad you think that well of me though.

[He does know people like him for some reason, he doesn't get why, he tries not to be a disappointment to it though.]

Sorry.

Don't apologize on reflex, actually go ask them! And apply the same logic you'd apply to other people to yourself.

I'll try.

[He's not going to ask Randy or Rufus though oh boy he's not that dumb.]

Promise me, Ginger.

I'm not going to ask anyone, and my name isn't my team. I get that it's frustrating, I'm not trying to piss you off, but Randy and Rufus have enough to deal with and frankly it's not something worth bothering them over.

[This is exactly one of the problems they are dealing with you dense protagonist-ass motherfucker.]

....A lack of self-worth will cause greater problems for unity and cohesion down the road. But suit yourself. I'm not having this never-ending argument with you too.

[This is a lie she is absolutely going to have this argument with him again.]