CORRUPTION LIVE (?)

[constellationprize]

Who: You!
Where: Lobby!
When: Day 425 afternoon!

[ Today, yet another corner of the lobby has been commandeered - this time by a couple of ☆ZRAELs? When the Live starts Aradia comes into view, her hair pinned neatly up and away, clad in a BARiTONES suit, a pair of glasses perched on the bridge of her nose. She sits cross-legged at one of the sofas, a selection of drinks and snacks at a table off to her side.

Adjusting the glasses and taking a sip from a teacup nearby, she opens her mouth to speak - tone soft. Gently, but with a different quality than usual, voice low, ]

Everyone, good afternoon. To my peers and my beloved familiars as well, and to those of you who have prior only observed - the festivities so far have certainly been wonderful, haven’t they? Well -

Certainly that must be the case, but for each of you - yes. Certainly, you must be very tired … and so I would, you see, like to extend a certain invitation.

As a reward for your efforts, why don’t you come here? To rest as you’d like, peacefully - as you’ve each been so well-behaved, you’ve certainly earned that right, haven’t you? Whether you’re busy, or feeling poorly, or even if we’ve yet to be acquainted - I’ll spoil you as much as you like. So -

[ In the background Doodleman can be seen too, wearing a maid uniform, and near him a - tent or booth of some kind? You can barely make out the label at the very top -

**** ****ing…?

It’s just asterisks?

Well. ]

With only us here, why don’t we indulge ourselves?

Comments

[constellationprize]

Flan, why don't you come here? Or, if you want to have your **** **** too, then we could go into the booth...

[whenshesmiles]

Why do you always want me to "come here"?

[constellationprize]

Well ...

... It's so that I can touch you, isn't it?

[whenshesmiles]

I mean obviously, but why?

[constellationprize]

Because ...

... Even though it probably isn't something that you're really used to, or that it might be something that hasn't been able to happen for a little while, it seems like it's something that you might like a little bit - maybe ... Being praised, and things like that - and besides that, you're always working hard and doing your best, aren't you?

Well, if it isn't something that you want to do, then it isn't something that needs to be done, and if it's embarrassing, then we can do it somewhere else instead... right?

[whenshesmiles]

You can just say it's because you want to, you know.

[constellationprize]

[ , ]

Um ... Well -

It isn't - ... it's more than just wanting to, you know...?

[whenshesmiles]

Is it? Couldn't tell!

[constellationprize]

More than anything like that, I think - ... that it seemed like ... to me, something that you might like too, but it's okay if that isn't true, you know...?

[whenshesmiles]

You know, you always say that. "It's okay if that isn't true", "it's okay if you don't like it", "it's okay if you do like it". You know it's okay to not be okay with things, right?

[constellationprize]

[ , , , ]

Um - of course that's true - that's true, of course, but I really don't mind it, you know...?

[whenshesmiles]

Yeah? What do you mind?

[constellationprize]

Um, well -

Of course, if it's something that can be helped - it's no good to hurt others, you know....?

[whenshesmiles]

I don't, actually.

[constellationprize]

I think - ...

[ a breath, ]

. . . Of course you might not agree, but I think - ... if it's possible, then I think that it's better to solve conflicts using words instead.

[whenshesmiles]

Uh, if it's solvable with words? Usually isn't though and I don't know what that has to do with sex.

[constellationprize]

Oh - ...

... Then... we were talking about sex . . . ?