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20k Leagues Under the Sea

Who: Youse guys
Where: The game tower
When: Day 381, post graduations

[The lobby of the game tower is made up to look as though it's underwater; the walls shimmer with the reflections of waves, and the lights have the faint blue-green tint of sunlight filtered through water]

[Colorful jellyfish made all of paper covered with printed text float by overhead, and schools of brilliantly colored paper fish skitter away from anything that comes close enough to be considered a threat.]

[Careful: there's a paper shark up near the ceiling]

[You may also find yourself mysteriously done up in steampunk attire]

[Near the far wall, there is an open book on a pedestal. The pages are blank. It is titled GUEST BOOK, and a pen waits nearby.]

MINGLE | GUEST BOOK | ROOMS | ENDGAME | WINNERS

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[He laughs leaning his forehead against his cheek.]

I do enjoy it. Seeing that smile on his face. While I did give the initial push, I'm quite glad both of you were there to catch him.

[He wants to pet Emet's hair but it's a bit difficult without hands? Well he'll just use a wing hook instead.]

And I am glad you pushed him. ...But you are giving me the impression it is an idea much like foolish ones I have heard from him.

Hmmm? What do you mean?

He meant to pawn me off on someone else with the ridiculous thought that another would be better for me than him. So I am suspicious of you having similar ideas. That if he has other friends then he won't worry so much about you?

To an extent that would be a good thing I suppose, but for the sake of avoidance and diminishing yourself? Making it easier to go off, or if you were to die?

Ah. Is that what he did?

Be assured my intentions are not the same. Cosmo is always pushing for the future to the point where he forgets to live in the present. In truth, Five is very similar. Helping him remember there is a present to live for does curb his tenacity when it becomes detrimental to his health.

Though I suppose it is a little as you fear. Though my motivation is help rather than to diminish or avoid. He needs an anchor. I know my limits. As much as I would like to say I could be that for him myself, I have already tried and failed once. Thus I am looking to you and others for assistance.

Not what he did as we have put a stop to that now, but apparently that was his intention from the start.

And if you are only on the reasonable end of that, then good. I won't have to lecture you.

[He pinches the bridge of his nose which is quite comical in his position and sighs out.]

... Lahabrea.

['Idiot' is unspoken but clearly intended.]

[He laughs - for the pose? For the tone? Both.]

Don't worry, he had quite the lecture. And it was quite some time ago now.

...Although if you feel like shaming him even so, that level of foolishness deserves it. And on top of that the information was paired with a "romantic gesture" of your suggesting. Apparently any advice needs to be much more specific.

You are already proving your weight in gold for any investment, albeit minor, I had in pushing you along. Though that was mostly in his direction. He can speak to you of things he would not dare in to utter in my presence. His ears would still be ringing had he proclaimed such to me.

[He huffs.]

At least he has than, and I hope you at least enjoyed the suggestion for your trouble.

I think you would have more cause to, if he meant to do that with you. Although I don't think it much speaks to any greater ease in confessing things to me. I have had to push quite hard to wring out any if the things I've gossiped about to you.

Do not think I do not appreciate your own determination. It is one of your charm points. The fact that you can manage to wrangle that out of him at all shows a skill very few have.

Well, and maybe he likes you. Just a bit.

[Well the last part makes him blush deeply, so he just has to ignore that...!!]

You mean that I am stubborn. That must be a favourite trait for you, looking at those you surround yourself with.

[He taps his nose because he can!]

Stubborn, yes. But also the trait of loving fiercely and being willing to listen. All terrible, I know.

[Hey???? He flusters even more, but at least it twists into indignant pouting. And snapping his teeth at that finger.]

Well I only listen to the three of you.

[If he opens his mouth, he will put fingers inside to dare him to bite.]

And we are very honored by it?

[Of course he bites! Not too hard, but he makes a show of it. He's a demon and he bites!!]

As you should be. You are in a very unique position.

[He laughs, completely delighted as he shakes his hand out after.]

One day I will have to go back and reminisce how we were able to completely charm this impressive demon.

Oh, compliments now? That is certainly part of it.

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