POST-ROUND 2 MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ Once the decisions have been made, everyone is ushered—though those gentle tugs—out their respective mud rooms into the courtyard. An impossibly tall and incredibly dense garden hedge divides one half of the courtyard away—moreover, it increasingly gets taller when climbed, preventing its residents from escaping their slice of the courtyard. From beyond, idols can hear the distant sounds of something rumbling—perhaps it's the ground shaking. . .

The roster is visible on a large screen, though as time progresses, certain names are blacked out. . . ]

[ Mouths and Hands will be able to transform into monsters at-will, though Hands are much more diminutive and Mouths have supernatural abilities at their disposal. Moreover, unit abilities are on. ]

Comments

[unbr8kable]

[Ohh, rad. She tests that out, scritching down to the skin to see her hand melt away and back. How is dog the best???]

Aww... Don't worry. They've gotta let us outta here soon, right? Then there'll be time for a bite, right? One that people won't get mad over, at least...

[at_heart]

[ And that gets the funny whuffling noise that passes for a laugh when Lupine's a wolf. Yeah, he could definitely go for food. Actual food. Thanks to Tenn, he's much less hungry than he was when they started this round, but that doesn't mean he couldn't still eat.

Pressing into that, because pets feel pretty good despite the context. ]

[unbr8kable]

[Sweet. She leans in a little more; what's the point of having two hands if not for extra pets???]

Sure would be nice if people'd just let you take care of 'em... Maybe if I was a handsome wolf, I'd be more convincing...

[at_heart]

[ A curious sort of noise. if she's talking about alizarin his player is going to die a tiny bit ]

[unbr8kable]

[Well,,, She huffs out a breath, expression lightening a bit]

C'mon, who could say no to a face like yours? Could prolly stick a whole head in there, too...

[Impressed,]

[at_heart]

[ It's just great, that's all. Both talking to him about each other. Excellent. ] [ Lupine would definitely be smiling crookedly right now if his void maw with too many teeth were capable of it. As it is: another half-wag. ]

[unbr8kable]

You ever tried it?

[Casual, as she reaches over to give some chin scritches, going up his jaw and behind his ear]

I only ever made small mouths so far. You think big ones'd be better? Seems like it'd be more efficient, but less--personal, y'know? I don't do that kinda thing with just anybody, after all.

[at_heart]

[ Tried what? Headtilt, though he is quick to resituate his head for better chin access.

He only has the one mouth :|a It's pretty big? ]

[unbr8kable]

Eating.

[Takes advantage of that chin access,]

Not every mouth's good for everything, y'know?

[at_heart]

[ He's eaten, well, in his regular body. But he hasn't actually eaten anyone in this game yet. Fought only Mouths, and they didn't smell appetizing. So Lupine shakes his head. ]

[unbr8kable]

[She nods]

Well, when you do, I hope it's the right one. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but doing something like that should be special.

[at_heart]

[ ...Special? Are we talking about eating people right now as something special?

Lupine is going to tilt his head, then bump her gently with his nose. Is he following that? ]

[unbr8kable]

What?

[Her cheeks tint a little, not quite defensive, but definitely self-conscious]

It's pretty intimate, ain't it? Can't get much closer to someone'n that. Even wolves can't eat just everybody.

[at_heart]

[ He would absolutely have eaten people he wasn't intimate with, and he plans to do so in the future???

This is the result of Different Berserks. ]

[unbr8kable]

[She switches back to finger combing through the soft fur at the top of his head, a little anxious]

You think it's weird? I mean, I ain't trying to be judgey or nothing...

Just feels like if you're gonna open yourself up that much, it should mean something, to the both of you. Since from then on it's gonna be a different sort of relationship, right?

[at_heart]

[ Yeah, no, that doesn't compute even a tiny bit, but Lupine bumps into her hand anyway with a sound like a sigh.

It's okay. You can be weird. We're all probably a little weird.

(Well, he's not wrong.) ]

[unbr8kable]

[The perils of being bad at polyamory]

[...Polymunchory]

[At any rate, she sighs as well, but gives this good wolf a hug, since he's here]

[at_heart]

[ Lupine thinks he's just not someone who really dates, for one reason or another, but while he's pretty good at this whole big-circle-of-casual-sex-friends thing, he would be hilariously bad at polyamory.

Wolves aren't great at hugs, but he can certainly get one of his big paws to rest on her back lightly. There, there. ]

[unbr8kable]

[Oh]

...Thanks. Man's best friend, right?

If you end up in trouble, lemme know, I guess. Could help you out, maybe.

[at_heart]

[ ...Nem. ] [ You know, he's not in the right state for this, but he's still very aware, in a distant sort of way, that he'd be touched by that if he could access more of his feelings. He'd really like an alliance with avante, for all sorts of reasons. Even if it's just informal.

So: an agreeable sort of whine. ]

[unbr8kable]

[To be fair, at the moment 'help out' means 'eat' so being less enthusiastic at present may be for the best,]

[At any rate she just smiles and goes back to petting him. No snacking for now]

[at_heart]

[ Hey, you like him enough that love berserk makes you want to eat him, that's definitely some sort of compliment? But a mutual lack of snacking was had. Pets still good, no one here smells appetizing, and he's not that hungry. He can wait for the next round. ]