The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

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[bluediligence]

[ wh ]


[ ah ]






[ oh no, you broke it ]

[daydreamshimmer]

[Oh no, that's cute.]

[OH NO, THAT'S HILARIOUS.]

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Jewel Net is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief.

[bluediligence]

[ oh no oh no oh NO OH NO OH NO ]

[ she's still short-circuiting, mouth opening and closing like a fish ]

I-I, uh, I -

[daydreamshimmer]

Please, my dearest gem, will you grace mine ears with your words?

[Waggles her eyebrows at her.]

[bluediligence]

[ SQUEAKS ]

[ puts her free hand over her tomato-red face ]

Uh! U-Uhm, I, oh ... my ... dearest beloved ... Romance Ore! I must be in a museum, because you're a work of art!

[daydreamshimmer]

Are you sure? Because I thought I was in a Church because you are simply divine.

[bluediligence]

You're the one who must've fallen from heaven!

[daydreamshimmer]

Oh no, no, it cannot be so.

For your see.

[Taking her hand in both of hers, dropping to her knee.]

You have been the light of my life. Every morning, I rise to see your face. Every night, I sleep so I could dream of you. The blue of your eyes my favorite color, the sound of your voice my favorite song. The only way I could fly to heaven is because your very presence makes my soul sword.

Jewel Net, you are the love of my life and I can only hope that you will agree to be mine.

[bluediligence]

[ she's just turning redder ]

[ and redder ]

[ and redder ]

[ even though it's all just for the game, oh god, oh no ]

[ makes a faint wheezy strangled sound ]

[daydreamshimmer]

[Getting to her feet and her other hand goes to Faito's cheek and she's stepping reeeeeeal close.]

Jewel Net....

[A soft whisper.]

[bluediligence]

[ somebody help her ]

[ her hand twitches, like she might've pulled away if it wasn't for the time limit on the handholding square ]

Y-Y-Yes, Romance Ore?

[daydreamshimmer]

[Leeeeeeeeaning cloooooser]

[And last second turns to lick Faito's cheek before stepping back with a shit eating grin.]

Sorry, but it was too hard to resist the jest, my love.

[bluediligence]

[ oH NO ]

[ She makes a small, jerky movement like she really is going to run away - and then just sits down hard right there in the sand ]

[daydreamshimmer]

[She's laughing, sorry, but sitting down beside her.]

I remembered I had a prank square. I hope you will forgive me, my gem.

[bluediligence]

[ pls no bully ]

... You're a menace, geez.

[daydreamshimmer]

I know.

[bluediligence]

[ and she is failing so hard at this roleplay ]

[ deep breath!! ]

Ah, Romance Ore. You ... sure know how to make a girl feel special.

[daydreamshimmer]

I try. You, my dear, are worth the effort.

[bluediligence]

And you're worth the embarrassment. You brighten my day - nay, my life!

[daydreamshimmer]

Oh, my gem, how you make my heart flutter.

[bluediligence]

W-Well, they do say that love gives people wings ...

[ Nobody says that, Faito. ]

[daydreamshimmer]

And you're the wind beneath them.

[bluediligence]

And! You're the sun that shines upon them-!

[daydreamshimmer]

[Preens a bit at that.]

And you're the blue of the sky above.

[bluediligence]

[ fidget, fidget, fidget ]

I don't know what I'd do without your warmth and light.