Week 3 Mingle

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The last week has brought the first spilled blood. Three of the contestants are gone, with the promise of more to fall soon. The atmosphere around the house will start to get heavy around Wednesday, which is when the first game of the week is. It's almost like the house knows something is up...

The conspiracy is beginning to unravel. Dazai isn't Dazai, and the cracks are forming in his act. But that act must be held up, or the Foundation will be brought in to take control of the game. Now everyone must play the part and act like everything is normal, at least on camera. That stress of always performing is bound to make someone crack eventually.

Once again, the cameras and microphones change. The contestants will have to search out new spots for their secret conversations. Even one wrong step, one wrong word, and it's all over for this group. Everyone is watching, and they need to play their roles.

They better keep an eye out too, because storm clouds are starting to loom over the area, both figuratively and literally.

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[dereban]

[ She wants to push him away.

At this point, she considers herself as unwanted trash that doesn't actually deserve any of it. But in the end, she doesn't. She doesn't and finds herself almost melting into that touch and it's because of that alone that disgust for herself comes back at full force. ]

. . . I'm not any of those things.

[ Her answer is quiet and the tears just continue because she knows just how kind he is. How kind they both are. And how her heart twists because she just wants to selfishly be with him because she's so desperate and lonely.

And he's right, in a lot of ways.

That maybe if she did this, in front of so many cameras where people can actually see them, she could ruin everything in a heartbeat. Maybe she already has. ]

I would never hate you, Atsushi.

[ She can't bring herself to. ]

Never.

[scarsnstripes]

[Atsushi wishes he had something to say to help her understand, to make her realize how important she was to him. It's hard though, when he feels lke he might be an interloper--again, why was he like this? Why did he do this to people?-- butting into something he has no right to even consider thoughts about.]

Inaba-chan, I'm not lying. Everything I'm saying, I believe... No, I know is true. And I know he knows that, too. He loves you for a reason, you know.

[He hugs her a little tight, just a tad desperate to help her understand.]

I care about you a lot. That hasn't changed at all. I want to spend time with you and laugh with you, and I even like it when I get teased by you sometimes. But that's all the more reason I need to do this right.

[dereban]

[ She knows he's not lying.

He wasn't ever good at it, and it's probably because of that which makes her heart twist all the more.

That's why she feels like she's such a monster, for feeling this way. She wants to run, but her entire body is just slack in his arms, unable to move away from it. Because while guilt courses through her body she just can't bring herself to pull away. ]

You. . . still. . . don't say things like that. You can't just say things like that. Not when you still don't know so much about me.

[scarsnstripes]

Do I have to know everything about you to care about you? I don't think so.

[He certainly didn't know everything about the people he cared most about back in his world, and that was fine. He didn't need to, to know they were important to him.]

You've been kind to me since day one here. You're fun to spend time with, you're helpful and supportive, and you've made my time in this house so much better. None of that's a lie. Why can't I care about you?

[dereban]

That's-

[ He's not wrong.

But she's paranoid. ]

You haven't. . . seen the real me, though.

[ And she's afraid that if he does, if anybody does, they'll just stop caring altogether. ]

[scarsnstripes]

That's fine. I can wait until you're ready to show me, bit by bit.

[He offers her a small smile.]

But the Inaba I've spent time with all these weeks... I like her. And I'd like to get to know her more, as much as you're willing to let me.

[He knows this has bitten him in the ass before, with Dazai. But this was... different. He'd never met Inaba before this place, not any version of her. He only knew this Inaba.]

[dereban]

I--

[ She starts for a second and then sighs, swapping to Japanese as she speaks. Her voice is cracking. ]

I want to show you.

But I'm scared.

[scarsnstripes]

I told you before, didn't I? I can't imagine there's anything you could do to make me hate you.

[He responds in Japanese as well, his smile understanding.]

But I can wait, until you're ready to share.

[dereban]

[ She sighs a little dramatically. ]

You're so kind to me, Atsushi.

I never feel like I deserve it, but you're really kind to me.