I thought so. [Yessssssss! Love is absolutely fine with this? They can pirouette their way across the floor and Love is letting Senri lead, easily following. Dancing is pretty natural for them, it seems.]
[yeah this is happening. senri will laugh happily at that as he guides love around the floor. he can't do anything super fancy - it's just a simple upbeat waltz - but he's just as pleased]
Ahaha, someone told me we'd get along - I didn't think he'd be this right.
Oh? I'm hoping that's a good thing. [There's a laugh as they continue and the waltz will 100% continue until the song ends. Love hasn't had any dance partners yet and that's truly a tragedy.]
We get along fine! Don't get me wrong, Sincerity is really nice…but I think we'd do really well together! It's just kind of a bummer is all. Out of everyone? He's someone else I wouldn't mind seeing win. I know his heart's in the right place.
You mean what kind of world? [Dryly, but:] Is this how you treat all girls Senri-san? You just go up to them and start asking really personal questions?
[Love is definitely just teasing him, but it's hilarious.]
[senri has flirted with like three gods so far and he's not about to stop apparently]
Should we get to know each other better first? I could take you out to the movies, or we could go to an amusement park - a costume party with a giant dance hall?
Your Cinderella's in another temple, I'm afraid. [They laugh.]
So many of you have come to me seeking answers and I'm trying to answer them all. I hope I'm doing a good job. [But yes.] Is it okay if I ask why you chose Sincerity?
[he hasn't confirmed if gods can or can't lie yet.... he hasn't been sure how to ask.
so he tempers his answer just a little bit.]
.... I'm good at talking to people, you know? Or at least - I hope that I am! I hope that people can leave conversations with me smiling, and maybe with a story to take to their friends.
....
But sometimes those stories aren't true.
I wonder, would I be even better at making people smile if all our interactions were genuine? If I could be sincere?
I like you. I like Beauty and Merriment too - but I think Cheri has something that I don't, that I don't know how to teach myself, because sincerity is something you can't imitate. That's why I chose him.
[...that's a very honest answer and it's clear that it surprises them.]
You're right, you know. Sincerity gets hard to fake when you keep doing it, and Sincerity's name matches him pretty well. Do you want to be more sincere for yourself, or for other people though?
[that's a lie. he knows very well that it's both. he wants genuine relationships, he wants to be able to reach out to people, and have them reach out to him too.]
Can I ask why you want to know? Is it really just to get to know me better?
Yes. I'm sorry, maybe that was a little too personal. But I think with that answer? You picked the right god even if that doesn't mean I won't stop trying.
[There's a tinge of curiosity in their tone, and empathy.] Let me ask you something else. What does Love mean to you?
It matters on a different level than what you're thinking. Besides, right now it's anybody's game even if I plan on being the winner. [Oh honey. You have a long way to go.]
Those are all really cute ideas, but...that's not all that love is. And I think you know that. [Senri you absolute tool.]
I want you to think about that a little more. You don't have to give me an answer now, but tell me when you find one.
People...aren't always going to agree. I'd really like it if that was true, but some other gods are really going to make this tough. If everyone agreed to follow one god, I'd have everyone's allegiance already.
[There's a light laugh.] I think you could find love here, but maybe not in the way that you think. Love has a way of sneaking up on you.
That's what I was thinking too... Do you know if there's something that might be stopping them? If you win, you can grant the wishes of everyone on your team, right?
[that's what he's guessing....]
Oh, that's poetic, I like it!
[senri, a week from now, thinking taka's cute: oh i don't like it]
I'm gonna guess it's that some people think love is weak. Or they don't agree with the world I want to design. Who knows what the reasoning is? It just means we have to work harder.
[So hell if Love knows.] Sometimes morals are stronger than wishes.
[He can't see it, but there's a smile behind the mask.] The other thing? Don't be afraid of it. Love comes in a lot of different forms, too.
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Ahaha, someone told me we'd get along - I didn't think he'd be this right.
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I was wondering when you'd come see me anyway.
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[hm bad? but honestly senri will still hold onto love's hands if he's allowed to even after the song ends]
Were you waiting for me?
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Yeah. I wanted to place a bid on you myself, but the guys beat me to it. [Huff.] It was a little unfair, but I guess you made an okay choice.
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something in senri's heart settles in place - Love did want me after all.]
Hahaha, only okay? Don't you and Cheri get along?
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We get along fine! Don't get me wrong, Sincerity is really nice…but I think we'd do really well together! It's just kind of a bummer is all. Out of everyone? He's someone else I wouldn't mind seeing win. I know his heart's in the right place.
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[and he tilts his head]
How about you, Lovely? [it's a pretty standard nickname, but oh well] What would you if you win? I kinda wanna join your team too, you know?
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[Love is definitely just teasing him, but it's hilarious.]
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Should we get to know each other better first? I could take you out to the movies, or we could go to an amusement park - a costume party with a giant dance hall?
[why did you make me write this]
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I think I've worn enough costumes for a lifetime…but this place could use an amusement park. [God please don't.]
But I'm not your patron. We should get to know each other a little before we get into that, don't you think?
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I'm sure you've been getting a ton of questions right? Is there something you want to know about me first?
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So many of you have come to me seeking answers and I'm trying to answer them all. I hope I'm doing a good job. [But yes.] Is it okay if I ask why you chose Sincerity?
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Gods gossip too, right? Is my answer going to be reported back to Cheri and the rest? I'll want to make sure that my answer is good...!
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so he tempers his answer just a little bit.]
.... I'm good at talking to people, you know? Or at least - I hope that I am! I hope that people can leave conversations with me smiling, and maybe with a story to take to their friends.
....
But sometimes those stories aren't true.
I wonder, would I be even better at making people smile if all our interactions were genuine? If I could be sincere?
I like you. I like Beauty and Merriment too - but I think Cheri has something that I don't, that I don't know how to teach myself, because sincerity is something you can't imitate. That's why I chose him.
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You're right, you know. Sincerity gets hard to fake when you keep doing it, and Sincerity's name matches him pretty well. Do you want to be more sincere for yourself, or for other people though?
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[that's a lie. he knows very well that it's both. he wants genuine relationships, he wants to be able to reach out to people, and have them reach out to him too.]
Can I ask why you want to know? Is it really just to get to know me better?
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Yes. I'm sorry, maybe that was a little too personal. But I think with that answer? You picked the right god even if that doesn't mean I won't stop trying.
[There's a tinge of curiosity in their tone, and empathy.] Let me ask you something else. What does Love mean to you?
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[he tilts his head - because right now that's obviously Love.]
Mmm....
I don't know - cute dates, holding hands, someone to give you a hug when you're sad?
[HE HAS CLEARLY THOUGHT A LOT LESS ABOUT THIS but he perks up as he brainstorms anyway.]
Fairytale meetings and someone sweet that you can give your everything to!
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Those are all really cute ideas, but...that's not all that love is. And I think you know that. [Senri you absolute tool.]
I want you to think about that a little more. You don't have to give me an answer now, but tell me when you find one.
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[sincerity explained it to him with a game - and maybe senri was thinking a little too optimistically rip]
Mm, that seems... like really hopeful thinking, Lovely. [and he laughs a little] You think I could find love here somehow?
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[There's a light laugh.] I think you could find love here, but maybe not in the way that you think. Love has a way of sneaking up on you.
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[that's what he's guessing....]
Oh, that's poetic, I like it!
[senri, a week from now, thinking taka's cute: oh i don't like it]
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[So hell if Love knows.] Sometimes morals are stronger than wishes.
[He can't see it, but there's a smile behind the mask.] The other thing? Don't be afraid of it. Love comes in a lot of different forms, too.
[Suffer, binch.]
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