It's okay. I like your company, Wave. I like it when you're around. Wanna play some music with me? Or do you want to pick up on the game we played last week?
[Oh... she wasn't expecting that, actually. It's really sweet of him, even if it doesn't make it actually okay.]
I don't think you want to see my attempts at music. I gave up on trying when I was a kid. [Bless her mother for not making her continue it, too.] But yeah, we could play more of that game from last week. Do you want to start?
[Oh, they're going there, are they? This was already a mistake. Wave can't help but glance away for a moment, biting her lip. Is she allowed to choose to strip instead to get out of it still?
But... she'll answer, because she does still feel guilty for rejecting him in that first week.]
Kaeya, Sylvain, Crow, and Damien.
[She could leave it at that, and she wants to--lords, does she want to. But...]
They were safe picks. People like them, they're hiding who they are to protect themselves. So I already could guess what they'd be like.
[ Rene nods. It doesn't look like he's holding it against Wave for rejecting him, even without her reasoning. He was also expecting to be rejected by his entire list, so. :') ]
[It's a hard question to answer, and Wave will take a moment to think about it before she responds.]
I don't really like my role. I'm supposed to make decisions based on people getting hurt, and... I don't want anyone to be hurt here. It's hard, putting yourself out there and risking yourself, you know?
[But in the end... she takes a breath and nods.] Mine's the Puppet. And yours is Bat, right?
Yeah. That's why I couldn't pick you again. But to me, I don't really feel that bad about getting rejected or not being included in top 4s. It's a dating game and everyone has different situations with their roles, so I don't take it personally.
That's a good way to look at it. I wish it was that easy, though...
[Which she figures is going to need some elaboration, so--] I'm not upset about being rejected by people on my list, but I think if I'd done what I was supposed to do the first week--not gotten any matches--I think I would've had trouble with accepting that. It would've hurt a lot more than a game's supposed to, even if it was because of my own actions.
[Does this count as a secret because it definitely feels like one.]
[ He doesn't think many people in the resort have been to a dating game before, or had seen them on TV. Rene just knows what to expect from these sorts of things regarding rejection, so that's why he hasn't been bothered much. ]
I had one match, but no date. I got paired with Gentaro as the dateless. But then again, I wasn't really all that great in my first week either, so...
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Is everything okay between you and Kaeya, by the way? That Kings Game Saturday night got a little weird after he joined.
[UNDERSTATEMENT...]
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I'm fine. You're talking about the broom thing, right? I wasn't actually angry.
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[SIMPLE AS THAT.]
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[ It just involved everyone else playing the game.
...
To be honest, if he wasn't involved, he would have laughed. ]
I'm sure Kaeya got a lot of scolding about that and was aware.
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Wave just. Straight-up rolls her eyes.]
They're both idiots, if you ask me. But yeah, I'm sure I wasn't the only one to give him hell about it.
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[ He can't help but to think it's Fai, but. ]
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[He's right!!]
Kaeya was being an ass, but Fai didn't need to make it worse.
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I don't think they'll do it again, so it should be fine from here on out.
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[She shakes her head. That's enough talking about the boys; if she keeps it up she's going to get annoyed with them all over again.]
Sorry. I came in here, interrupted you, then brought that back up. Apparently my conversation's not the best this week.
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It's okay. I like your company, Wave. I like it when you're around. Wanna play some music with me? Or do you want to pick up on the game we played last week?
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I don't think you want to see my attempts at music. I gave up on trying when I was a kid. [Bless her mother for not making her continue it, too.] But yeah, we could play more of that game from last week. Do you want to start?
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[ There has been one thing he's been curious about. ]
Who was your top 4 from the first week?
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But... she'll answer, because she does still feel guilty for rejecting him in that first week.]
Kaeya, Sylvain, Crow, and Damien.
[She could leave it at that, and she wants to--lords, does she want to. But...]
They were safe picks. People like them, they're hiding who they are to protect themselves. So I already could guess what they'd be like.
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Okay. It's your turn.
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Okay, then same question, but for last week. Who did you pick?
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[ He states it so easily, mostly because he doesn't really take the top 4 personally. Dating games are just that, dating games. ]
If I had to consider my four favorite people in the resort, I don't think I can do that with the weekly top 4 lists.
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[Look, some people around here take the Top 4 very seriously it seems...]
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Strategy... I wish I had strategy. I just can't pick the same people.
[ Well, that rules out a lot of potential roles too. ]
But I'll be sure to pick you this week.
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I meant what I said, too. You'll be on my list.
I think it's your turn, by the way. I technically asked two.
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[ Rene didn't even notice and just naturally answered Wave's questions. ]
If I ask you for your role, would you tell me?
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I don't really like my role. I'm supposed to make decisions based on people getting hurt, and... I don't want anyone to be hurt here. It's hard, putting yourself out there and risking yourself, you know?
[But in the end... she takes a breath and nods.] Mine's the Puppet. And yours is Bat, right?
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Yeah. That's why I couldn't pick you again. But to me, I don't really feel that bad about getting rejected or not being included in top 4s. It's a dating game and everyone has different situations with their roles, so I don't take it personally.
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[Which she figures is going to need some elaboration, so--] I'm not upset about being rejected by people on my list, but I think if I'd done what I was supposed to do the first week--not gotten any matches--I think I would've had trouble with accepting that. It would've hurt a lot more than a game's supposed to, even if it was because of my own actions.
[Does this count as a secret because it definitely feels like one.]
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I can see why.
[ He doesn't think many people in the resort have been to a dating game before, or had seen them on TV. Rene just knows what to expect from these sorts of things regarding rejection, so that's why he hasn't been bothered much. ]
I had one match, but no date. I got paired with Gentaro as the dateless. But then again, I wasn't really all that great in my first week either, so...
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I don't get that. I would've thought you'd have had a lot of matches.
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See, if I had the witch role, I'd probably have 0 hearts. It wasn't just me with a lack of confidence. It happened before.