fanmail + theme announcement!

[idolpro]

Who: You!
Where: Hotel Lobby!
When: Day 338

[ What?? Is it. . . fanmail time already????

It is! So there are many boxes scattered around, less like they're blocking the entrances and more like they're just blocking your walking path in general. Don't trip, there's a box! Look out, it's a box! What's in the sky!? . . . I dunno, that's not a box!? ]

Producers: It's starting to warm up, so let's warm things up!
Producers: Out with the old, in with the new! Novel and Romance are over, now it's ✨✨✨RECIPROCATION✨✨✨ and ✨✨✨DRESS-UP✨✨✨for you!
Producers: Did you get something nice? Pay it back, you fucking fucker!
Producers: Did you get something mean? Get thy vengeance sevenfold!
Producers: Oh, and make sure you look nice when you do it!
Producers: You won't get the extra points though ☆(・ω<)

[ OOC NOTE: WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING NEW!

In the interest of making it easier to hide/separate NSFW content, we're asking players to put their NSFW fanmail reactions under a "cut". How does that work? Here's an example!

We've got a poll up on Discord about it; if it's too much effort or if there's something about it you super don't like, you don't have to do it, but for the sake of player comfort and happiness, if it's not too big of an ask, we'd like everyone's cooperation in trying this out. Thank you! ]

Comments

[1istheloneliest]

You're welcome...

[he rubs the back of his neck with his free hand, a little embarrassed

it sounds like there's a story there but he decides not to press Levity on it]

Sure, if that's what you need then that's fine. I'm not in a rush.

[weenwoon]

[Boy is there a story!!! Thankfully things are a lot better now. He smiles, squeezing Hardy's hand lightly.]

Thank you. I'm doing better now, but...

[He trails off a little awkwardly, then shakes his head.]

Forgive me, that's a bit too gloomy a topic for now. I believe my next step here is to ask when you would like to have the date and where you want to go?

[1istheloneliest]

As far as when, I guess whenever you feel ready and want to go. Where is trickier, but I think the typical first date is either getting food or doing some low stakes activity, sometimes both? So...

[he literally got sent to the moon for puberty so he doesn't know how dates work very well]

[weenwoon]

[why are the hargreeves fucked up!]

Well, I didn't have other plans for today and I haven't had lunch yet!

[He thinks for a moment.]

We could go to the department store. There's food and window shopping is a fun and easy way to find things to talk about.

[1istheloneliest]

[it's literally all they know]

Makes sense to me.

[his stomach rumbles and he looks bashful]

And, uh, apparently I am hungry.

[weenwoon]

That makes two of us, then! Drop off the mail back at our dorms and meet here again in fifteen minutes?

[1istheloneliest]

That works.

[and letting go of Levity's hand to zip off and get ready!]

[weenwoon]

[First! Date! When Hardy gets back, Levity is there in his going out clothes, fiddling with his phone as he waits.]

Hey.

[1istheloneliest]

Hi. Guess we both had the same thought.

[he has also changed from his workout clothes to a real outfit]

[weenwoon]

It makes sense, doesn't it? And I'm too sober to go out in my bedtime clothes again.

[He chuckles, offering his hand again.]

You look really nice. Though I must say the tracksuit is cute, too.

[1istheloneliest]

So much easier to go out wearing whatever when you're not sober. Comfort becomes king.

[taking Levity's hand and interlacing their fingers]

Thanks. You look great.

[his ears turn red]

I think the tracksuit makes me look like a typical jock.

[weenwoon]

[Cute!! Levity can't help smiling, a little flustered as well.]

Thank you. What's a jock?

[1istheloneliest]

Like, a shallow athlete who muscles through everything.

[weenwoon]

[Oh. A rude word...]

You don't seem like that to me at all, for what it's worth.

[1istheloneliest]

[a small laugh]

That's because I'm not really like that. Very observant.

[weenwoon]

What would you say you're like?

[1istheloneliest]

That's a fair question, but I dunno if I have an answer. I'm still figuring that out. Before coming to this place I didn't have a lot of opportunities to make my own choices.

[weenwoon]

Do you remember much of your past?

[1istheloneliest]

Yes and no, I've only bought back two of my memories, but my brothers have filled in a bunch of gaps for me.

[weenwoon]

[He chuckles.]

Ooh, lucky. All I've gotten from Alexander after arrival was him telling me I used to be his best friend, and then suddenly it turns out he and Cosmo are afraid of me and don't trust me. But also they still love me.

[Shrug! Cagey old men!]

[1istheloneliest]

[light face palm]

Heck of a set of mixed messages to be saddled with. Can't say it doesn't sound like them to be, uh, enigmatic about stuff.

[weenwoon]

It appears so, yes. I did manage to glean some more information, such as that something terrible happened to our world and they've been working to restore it since... but not much else.

[He sighs.]

Alexander in particular is terrible about it. He stayed away from me for a long time until I got really hurt in a game. But even after that the things he's told me have all been very... abrupt, heavy and hard to process.

[1istheloneliest]

That's not a lot to go off of, but I guess it's good they're trying to improve things.

Alexander has always been so direct with me, but he has no reason not to be. Sounds like he's been direct with you too, just not in a way that's actually helpful.

[weenwoon]

Very unhelpful, really. But I didn't know you're friends with him - although that is unsurprising, given his relationship with Five.

[1istheloneliest]

He's made it a point to reach out to me because I matter to Five. I also like to think he likes me now that he knows me, but yeah, it's the Five thing that makes me a priority.