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[awakenerd]

Who: anyone
When: day 57, afternoon
Where: anywhere it's a mingle

[This is a mingle but there is a comment in a Chain Chat to the whole train!]

Rean: A while ago some of us were discussing a festival where every team puts on a production, game, booth, whatever, maybe based around team bonds or interests.

What do people think? Maybe it's a good time to to talk about it again?

[Feel free to discuss with each other! Or just mingle as usual.]

Comments

Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[bad_crowmance]

[ With all the memories going on, Crow decides to take the opportunity to regain one more of his own. It is perhaps not quite as dramatic or high-ocatane as some of the other ones that have been playing... but it leaves Crow momentarily speechless before he refocuses, pulling out his phone and messing with it as though nothing were out of the ordinary.

Good thing most of the people here aren't mind readers or empaths. ]

[overworker]

[At least one person here doesn't have to be a mind reader.

A small one that watches the scene with a troubled look in her eyes, before plopping next to Crow on the couch. Definitely nothing happened and everything's fine.]

Hey.

[bad_crowmance]

[ He barely glances up from his phone but he does grin when he hears her voice. ]

Hey Towa, what's up?

[ No big deal here, Crow definitely didn't just remember being amnesiac and brainwashed. This is fine. ]

[overworker]

Oh, nothing special. Just thinking about songs for the concert. It's been a while since I've done any singing-- thought I could use some practice.

[Totally not here worrying about a friend or anything.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ You're a good friend, Towa. ]

Of course! We should probably all get together and figure out exactly what we're going to do. It'll make practicing easier.

[overworker]

That would be a huge help.

[It’s not easy, but her heart is in the right place. And she likes to think she knows what kind of things will brighten his day.]

I also have to do a little brushing up on my tea ceremony. I wonder if Miss 80H is going to wear a kimono...

[bad_crowmance]

I'd bet she'd look hot in a kimono.

[ He pauses, and then adds. ]

...Then again, she could make a burlap sack look hot.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[shintaiprotagonist]

[leaning thoughtfully over the back of the couch]

That seemed to be quite a significant meeting.

[bad_crowmance]

[ He glances over at Tide momentarily. ]

Kinda seemed that way! I get the feeling there's a lot of context I'm missing, though.

[shintaiprotagonist]

That seems to be the way of things.

[bad_crowmance]

Pretty much! The only answer is to just keep getting more of 'em as you can and hope someday it'll all come together.

[shintaiprotagonist]

Presumably, someday, it must.

[bad_crowmance]

Presumably! It's too bad we don't get 'em back in any order that makes sense. Oh well.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[awakenerd]

[How are your feelings buddy.]

That was odd.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[bad_crowmance]

[ His feelings are a mess! He's confused, upset, alarmed, and very very distressed. Sometimes you remember being a brainwashed amnesiac without any context whatsoever and it throws you off really badly. Crow has actually done a pretty damned good job of schooling his expression so none of it's showing on his face but well, Rean Knows and he's not bothering to block any of it. He knows that would just worry Rean more. ]

No kidding. I feel like I just jumped into the middle of the fourth book in a series and I've only just read the first one.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[awakenerd]

[Gently bumping shoulders.]

I'm sure books two and three will show up eventually.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow bumps Rean's shoulder in return. Actually, he has this absurd urge to bury his face in Rean's shoulder and scream but even if he were likely to give into that urge (spoilers: he's not), he definitely wouldn't be doing it in public so this will have to do. ]

I'm sure it will. I'm getting all the pieces out of order but at least it's an idea of where the story's going. So that's a start.

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[awakenerd]

Maybe a walk will help you think about it.

[And somewhere more private Crow can scream if he needs to.]

Re: Spoilers for Chapter 2 of Trails of Cold Steel 3

[bad_crowmance]

A walk might not be a bad idea.

[ Crow stands up and stretches before he puts his Chain away. ]

Wanna join me?

[voreaciously]

[She doesn't make a habit of watching memories, in fact, she pointedly avoids doing so but as she discreetly gets up to leave, she catches sight of the Aion and is fascinated, immediately asks herself a number of questions, and oh, they're defeating it which, well ok fine, but many of those weapons use orbal energy and she hasn't made a formal study of the stuff yet, but it's quite interesting and HEY THAT'S THE INSTRUCTORS VOICE COMING FROM A REALLY FASCINATING THING AND ANOTHER YOUNG LADY IN ANOTHER MECH. NEATO.

Ah...it's Hestia. Of course, she knew she was from their world, or at least heavily suspected what with the ARCUS but she had no idea who she knew. 80H did not know her long, but she liked her well enough.

So her name is Emma.

As the other (stunning) woman of power shows up and mentions--

hey.

hey what's that.

that's crow but wow that's super off?

anyway rest of the memory proceeds and sheeeeee is not going to say jack shit.

it's weird though because she knows crow and rean are in love but maybe this was before then, but there's something...expectant, knowing in rean's tone, something that is lacking from crow's so something is just. Not Right Here.]

Good day.

[Sure.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Something Is Not Right Here, but Crow's tone is as breezy as ever ad he looks up at her voice. ]

Yo, what's up?

1/2

[voreaciously]

[hm ok they're not the same people and she definitely isn't that level with crow as she is with katsuki but they do have some stuff in common, so she will just

sidestep that elephant with grace and he can deal with this however he so chooses, with or without her.

But first, a distraction.]

I have been collecting a number of samples from this world to use in confectionaries and I was hoping you would assist me by giving me your opinion by tasting a number of them off a certain platter.

2'/2

[voreaciously]

[She leans in, voice low.]

The platter is me.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow puts his Chain away and gives her a lascivious grin. ]

You have my undivided attention.

[voreaciously]

Good. Let us go.