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[foolmetwice]

Who: Mars, Joker and Fox (and observers!)
Where: the lobby
When: day 82, afternoon. POST-GAME

[ANYWAY THOSE SURE WERE SOME SECRETS]

[and now that the game is over, it looks like three boys have dragged a bunch of pillows and sheets form their respective dorm rooms and brought them into the lobby. they've also commandeered some of the furniture and have built. . . pillow forts?? out of same?? fun stuff!!]

[Mars sits in front of the pillow fort with a plate of freshly baked brownies! how delicious!! these brownies are not to be trusted]

All right, Fox. Eat it slowly, okay?

[come bother?]

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[criminaljustice]

[he's not sober in the least but he still works to get up because oh no]

--Maki?

[rollplayinghouse]

[Noooo her flawless escape has been ruined.

She comes back over to them, but just gives him a silent Look.]

[criminaljustice]

[why...

well, he knows some of why

but why]

Mars made some brownies.

[nailed it]

[rollplayinghouse]

I can see that. You all seem to be enjoying them, so I can leave you to it.

[criminaljustice]

Is that all?

[knows it's not but like. Maki pls.]

[rollplayinghouse]

I could make some comments on your choice of doing this in the middle of the lobby, but I don't want to ruin your party.

[criminaljustice]

... in other words, not just avoiding us hanging out because Fox is here but also judging us not being sober.

[thinks it over and then nods.]

It's fine, you can disagree with that sort of thing.

[rollplayinghouse]

No, it has nothing to do with whether you're sober or not. It has everything to do with you setting up some kind of love nest and letting Fox crawl all over you in public.

[maybe that hasn't happened yet, but if not, she's still pretty sure it will.]

[criminaljustice]

... Maki, I'm not Yasuragi.

[rollplayinghouse]

I'm aware of that.

[criminaljustice]

So you just think I'm just like that even though I've already established firm boundaries with both Fox and Mars and this is just a simple pillow fort so people can hang out and relax and chill.

'Kay. Good to know.

[he... is actually... a bit annoyed? very annoyed, actually.]

[rollplayinghouse]

Oh, please. I'm not saying you're doing exactly what Yasuragi did, and I don't mean you're going to have public sex or anything.

But do I think while you're both high off brownies rolling around in a pillow fort you're going to be suggestive enough with Fox that it would make me uncomfortable to watch? Yeah. Which is why I'm leaving.

[criminaljustice]

You're assuming a lot is what I'm saying!

I can hang out with Fox without getting suggestive--I've already made my stance on things with him clear!

But if you don't believe me, fine. I'm not going to argue or belabor the point.

[rollplayinghouse]

He asked you to strip when you were only friends, you were in a church, and he was totally sober. I don't think I'm making an unreasonable assumption when he's confessed love to you and you've set up a bunch of blankets and are feeding him weed brownies.

Are you really going to claim nothing is going to happen here that I would be uncomfortable watching?

[criminaljustice]

You are making an unreasonable assumption.

Obviously, that memory was a joke and I wasn't really going to strip in a church.

And all of this was Mars's idea and nothing is going to happen in public.

Your problem is that you're uncomfortable with Fox himself and I can't help you there, but stop accusing me of being permissive of that sort of thing when I've put firm boundaries and he's respected them.

[rollplayinghouse]

It's not like I know what boundaries you set. And it's not like those have mattered in the past when you decide you feel like ignoring them, either.

[criminaljustice]

[well.]

You could ask.

But you're right. You should probably just go.

[rollplayinghouse]

Right.

...You can do whatever you want to with Fox. It's none of my business anymore.

I just can't be here for it.

[turns to go again]

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[criminaljustice]

You say that but you sure make a big deal about it--

[criminaljustice]

[--wait

...

a little mystified:]

Are you jealous?

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[rollplayinghouse]

[Stops and whirls around again. Why is storming off so hard]

I was trying to walk away! You're the one who kept pushing me about it!

And I'm not jealous...!! At least, not like that! We talked about this! It's just hard, to watch him do things without thinking that are impossible for me to do, and even more so when it's with people who I—

[rollplayinghouse]

[realizes she's almost yelling, and drops her voice]

...Care about... and want to be closer to.

[criminaljustice]

[... time to get up and go over to her, not saying anything yet.]

[rollplayinghouse]

[She tenses up, and almost takes a step back, still kind of in fight-or-flight mode. She stops herself, but that just means she's just standing there, tense and off balance.]

[criminaljustice]

[... offers hand?]