[ let senri & zoe kumbayah ]

[usogi]

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[requiemed]

[There's a half smile in return, but:]

What do you mean, you did? You didn't do anything wrong.

[usogi]

I already got caught in a lie - it better be someone else's turn soon.

[requiemed]

...Hopefully it's a more serious lie next time.

[A beat, and then:]

Can I ask you something kind of off topic?

[usogi]

[senri blinks]

Of course....?

[requiemed]

I want to talk about something happier for ten seconds, so...

[A beat.]

You know you have to tell me who this secret person you mentioned in the trial is, right?

[oh my god]

[usogi]

[oh my god.

he's actually surprised into laughter]

Zo!

[requiemed]

[She laughs in response, despite herself.]

You didn’t think I would want to know? Come on, spill!

[usogi]

[and he snorts a little bit at that]

There's no point.

I already got turned down.

[requiemed]

[A beat, and then—]

I'm really sorry. If I knew, I wouldn't have...

[usogi]

It's okay - [and senri shakes his head immediately] - it's not a big deal.

I appreciated the laugh I got.... but I don't want to worry you over something like that. I'll still be okay. I can handle a little heartbreak.

[requiemed]

Well, hey. Just remember that anyone would be lucky to be with you like that.

[usogi]

[that actually manages to get him to laugh again]

You're funny, Zo.

I'm a handful and a half - pretty sure everyone who's even known me for three weeks here knows that much.

[requiemed]

[She reaches out like she's going to jokingly shove at his shoulder before she thinks better of it and pulls her hand back.]

You're being way too hard on yourself, you know.

[usogi]

- no touching until Monday. Keep your hands to yourself, 'kay?

[though he'll at least tease,,]

... I dunno if I am....

This whole thing... really makes me pretty nervous.

[requiemed]

Yeah, I know. Sorry, instinct.

[She tilts her head.]

Are you new at this kind of thing, too?

[usogi]

[senri blinks]

At... what?

Oh - dating?

[requiemed]

Oh, yeah. Sorry, I just, you said it made you nervous. So...

[usogi]

[and senri just laughs faintly - ]

No, it's more of... uh, the big picture.

I don't think anyone else is stupid enough to have fallen for a god, in these circumstances.

[requiemed]

—Oh.

[She sounds surprised, but she tries to shove that down as she goes on.]

Hey... I don't think you're stupid at all. [...] It's okay if you don't want to answer, but - Love or Beauty?

[usogi]

[easily:]

Beauty.

Love is really sweet - but I think she and I both just like playing around....

[requiemed]

Well... Beauty seems pretty cool. I bet it won't be weird between you guys at all.

[usogi]

.... we'll see. I think I want to go see him tonight....

[ . . . ]

I'm just - really worried about something happening to the gods.

[requiemed]

Me too. It'd be nice if... I don't know. If we could find a way to organize things so that nobody gets left behind like Fortune was.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

That... might be what I'm working on next...

Are you staying with Love?

[requiemed]

[...]

I can't.