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...!

Comments

[bluediligence]

I'd be happy to show you the ropes after we're all done here.

[ Wipes her forehead with her arm, whew. ]

[malignstar]

We can make that a pact!

Bond

[bluediligence]

[ ...! Claps her hands! ]

Yeah! I promise I'll train with you later.

Re: Bond

[malignstar]

Awesome! I guess it's petting time now.

[bluediligence]

I guess so, yeah ... Come here?

[malignstar]

[ Moving closer for pettings :3 ]

[bluediligence]

[ PETTINGS ]

Do you have many squares left?

[malignstar]

Yeah, but they're some of the more tricky ones.

[bluediligence]

[ Experimentally tries scritching ... ]

Mm? Which?

[malignstar]

[ Makes an almost purr sound as he leans into that ]

Mm... cuddling, kinks and pranks.

[bluediligence]

[ that's cute ]

[ MORE SCRITCHES ]

I've got to cuddle, too. We could do it together if you want.

[malignstar]

Well, if you're okay with it.

[bluediligence]

Well ... it's embarrassing, but I trust you.

[malignstar]

I appreciate that.

[ Going to go for hair pets now ]

[bluediligence]

[ She ducks her head down a tiny smidge, wahhh ]

That'd leave me with five. Two massage squares, a dance, something I like about myself, and talking about someone important to me.

[malignstar]

Two massage squares? Intense.

[bluediligence]

[ soft huff ]

I know, right? Do you think it'd count if I offered to massage someone's right hand, then their left hand?

[malignstar]

I don't see why not.

[bluediligence]

Some of these squares are so weird ...

[malignstar]

The most important person one is hard when you don't remember much.

[bluediligence]

Yeah! Yeah. And it's a little ... People are important to me in different ways; singling someone out as the most important implies that the others are less.

[malignstar]

It does feel weird to do that.

[bluediligence]

[ cheekpuffs ]

... Mm. I do want that blackout, though, so maybe I can talk about Kaito.

[malignstar]

The guy who's not your boyfriend?

[bluediligence]

He really isn't my boyfriend. [ HUFF ]

... I don't know what to say. He's my best friend back home, and I think that's been the case since we were little kids. It's ... it's like he's always been there? Even when we're arguing or pissing each other off, it's not ...

It feels comfortable.