[ he'll just approach her wherever she is. He's practicing talking to people and not being offputting, which is hard when your charisma score is an 8. ]
Is it more or less odd to pretend that we all haven't read about each other on this ... device yet?
[she has indeed read enough to realize there is a large frog person here, but that does not stop her from looking his way, wide eyed, a few seconds longer than natural. reflexively, as she realizes that she's doing this:]
—Sorry. [...] It might not have been odd to pretend until you mentioned it? But now it, um, probably would be. You're - Gerard, right?
[ he kind of. sticks a hand out like he expects a royal greeting (being smooched on the hand) and then remembers where he is, shakes it off and pretends he didn't do that. ]
Yes, that's right. Libby, then? That's what you prefer?
[ he's just sitting around in the ikea, looking at some reasonably priced bedframes idly like there's nothing better to be doing. sad! divorced behavior. ]
Ah. Libby. Have you sorted out this ... team situation?
Ah, yes, actually. A young man here is rather enamored with frogs, and of course I have to take care of Ylfa, so the choice ended up being a bit made for me. It is not an issue.
[ wow. what a pride weekend! he doesn't even know how to react to any of that, so he is choosing instead to ... not to. going to sit somewher relatively quiet. the ikea? ]
More, or less chaotic than you were expecting all this to be?
[red string continues to exist, so she's gravitating towards him after the execution that she definitely attended even if i was driving the entire time. with a frown:]
[ yes he is being very awkward about it but he would like to stand very close by. sorry about it. he does understand that apologizing about that would somehow be even more awkward though. ]
It's-- I don't know. It's certainly a lot to consider. [ sighing out. ] I think the most difficult thing is figuring out what to say to the rest of the team.
[ welcome to the library! this seems like a good place to find nerds (libby)
gerard himself is actually looking quite industrious, muttering to himself and looking across the shelves and then swinging around to looking at the librarians like he's going to get? in trouble? ]
[nerd successfully located! she's got a stack of books in her arms already as she wanders down an aisle, pausing when she sees him. as she comes closer, he'll start feeling a few waves of the anxiety and anger that make up her default emotional state. seeing him looking around sheepishly adds a layer of confusion and amusement on top of that, though. after a moment:]
[by now she's swapped her dress for more normal (to her) clothes, and she's in the cafe just kind of picking at a muffin now that she's gotten cleaned up. she glances his way as he comes in.]
WEEKEND 0 - SATURDAY
[ he'll just approach her wherever she is. He's practicing talking to people and not being offputting, which is hard when your charisma score is an 8. ]
Is it more or less odd to pretend that we all haven't read about each other on this ... device yet?
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—Sorry. [...] It might not have been odd to pretend until you mentioned it? But now it, um, probably would be. You're - Gerard, right?
[low charisma handshake]
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Yes, that's right. Libby, then? That's what you prefer?
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W0 - MONDAY
Ah. Libby. Have you sorted out this ... team situation?
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Ah - yeah, I did. I'm pretty happy about how it worked out, actually. What about you?
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[ FROG FANBOY. ]
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WEEK 0 - Friday
Did you, ah, know this guy?
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I didn't, but... [sigh.] Maybe I shouldn't be surprised things are starting this soon, but it's still fucked up even if it's not shocking, right?
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What about you?
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[ he's fidgety, adjusting his clothes and crown and not quite sure what to do with himself. ]
I suppose they did tell us what exactly was going to happen. And still, didn't quite want to believe that.
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W0 - SUNDAY
More, or less chaotic than you were expecting all this to be?
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[she doesn't even know how to judge the relative level of chaos here. after a moment:]
Or, like. At least a way different kind of chaos than the chaos I anticipated. What about you?
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Um - hello. [...] Do you feel, er, strange, by any chance...?
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there are so many worse people than libby. he likes libby. ]
If you mean the whole [ HE GESTURES. it's not exactly clear what the gesture means. ] thing then. Yes. Very strange indeed.
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[tiny pause, and then, awkwardly:]
Not because - I mean, not because it's you. Just, you know, annoying in general.
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w1, sunday.
...How are you doing after that?
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It's-- I don't know. It's certainly a lot to consider. [ sighing out. ] I think the most difficult thing is figuring out what to say to the rest of the team.
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Well... What do you feel like they need to hear?
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W2 - LIBRARY
gerard himself is actually looking quite industrious, muttering to himself and looking across the shelves and then swinging around to looking at the librarians like he's going to get? in trouble? ]
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Um... Are you worried about something?
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which he has. a book drops out from under his shirt. ]
....... Erm.
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W2 - SATURDAY NIGHT
Hello, Libby.
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If you came to ask questions, you can go ahead.
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You said you didn't pick him for the reasons we said. Why did you?
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W5 - SUNDAY
secondly he will come looking for her after a while? where’d she run off to. ]
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...Hey.
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