They say you don't really wanna fall in love

[lucetimods]

Who: The people of Luceti!
What: Love love love love
When: From the 11th to the 16th
Where: Within the walls of Luceti. There is no escape.
Summary: Suddenly you're in love with things you never noticed were so important to you before. Feelings, welled up inside you, are now bound to come out.
Rating: M for MUSHY

You folks know the deal. Event information is here. When people meet, they may just start falling in love when they see a trait that perks their interest. How you play it and how long it lasts is at player discretion.

Don't forget to add your tag to the log in this format: [fandom] character name

Note: A separate log will go up on the 17th for the hot springs/hotel portion of the event.

Comments

[normalesbian]

[She doesn't trust them? Now Kari just didn't like them, but that seemed more like the sort of thing that came with a story. Which would be totally inappropriate to just ask about in case it was something perso--]

Wait, so... does that mean you've never had a boyfriend?

[Smooth, Kari.]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei blinks at that question. And shakes her head]

No, I haven't. I never wanted one. And I never will.

[...was that too harsh?]

[normalesbian]

[Never will?]

[Never will??]

Oh. So. Does that mean you're...

[This was always so much easier to do as Hoshikyo.]

...p-planning on being single forever?

[faithfulflame]

[Rei shrugs]

I...don't want a boy in my life.

[And without thinking, almost under her breath...]

But maybe a girl...maybe

[normalesbian]

[Well, that's enough to make Kari stop walking. They had been close enough for her to hear it, after all, quiet though it may have been.]

Rei, you mean you... I-I mean. You like girls? Like that? Too?

[faithfulflame]

[Rei stops...and blinks. Had...had she said that out loud?]

Too? You...you mean?

[THAT is enough to make her turn scarlet. She'd had no idea Kari was...like that...and it was something Rei was only just sort of starting to think about, thanks to Lirael and Christmas.]

[normalesbian]

Ye... yeah, I mean... yeah.

[...]

That... doesn't make you uncomfortable or anything, does it? Since. I mean. I know some worlds-- cultures are like that. [Nevermind the fact that they're both technically from the same culture, world discrepancies aside.]

[faithfulflame]

No!

[Her voice comes out a little quicker than she'd meant it, and she takes a moment to compose herself.]

I...I mean...no, no it doesn't make me uncomfortable.

[If anything...it only makes her feel more at ease with you, Kari. Cultures aside.]

It's...it's fine. I just...I guess I never thought about it...till now...

[normalesbian]

Oh. Good! That's... good.

[It's only really occurring to her now that she's never really said it so plainly like this before. At least, not as herself. She's been downright vulgar about it as Hoshikyo... but then, it's not as though she ever really needed to point it out as Hoshikyo.]

[Maybe it's a good thing she keeps those two parts of her separate here after all.]

I mean, it's not something I really advertise, you know? So. It makes sense that you wouldn't have known.

[faithfulflame]

I...suppose so.

[Rei smiles a little awkwardly.]

It's...sort of new. For me.

[normalesbian]

Oh. You mean new, like, still questioning? Or just. New to the idea of being like that?

[faithfulflame]

I think...ehm...a little of both?

[She smiles shyly]

I just, well...I don't know. I know that I find some girls very pretty. But it's all new to me. I've...never had many close friends before. Not...like that.

[normalesbian]

I think that's how a lot of people feel when they first start to realize it. I mean, everyone is different when it comes to things like this. Some people just always know, and... others just need more time to figure things out for themselves.

It's... possible you just haven't met the right girl yet? Or had the right experiences.

[faithfulflame]

Well...I've kissed a girl, here.

[Rei looks down at her feet a bit...]

It was nice. Nicer than the...men I've kissed.

[normalesbian]

...o-oh. [She has no reason to sound disappointed about this. It's not like she and Rei were--] Uhm. Well, was it nicer because they were a good kisser? Or do you think it would have been nicer if it were... just any girl?

[faithfulflame]

[Rei notes the disappointment there, and...quickly launches into an explanation.]

It...it's not like that. It was mistletoe.

But...I...think it was nicer because it was s-someone I could trust. A good friend...

[normalesbian]

[She's not sure what to make of that quick explanation, but it still doesn't do much to quell those feelings growing inside her. For her part, she tries not to let it show.]

...and if that good friend had been a boy? Do you think... it would have stood out as much?

[faithfulflame]

No.

[She...has tried to put that mess with Harry out of her mind. He was old enough to be her father, he couldn't like her like that. And...he was gone. What had happened with Lirael...that was different.]

I...wouldn't have been able to let go with a boy. Not...like that.

[normalesbian]

[L-Let go... just what kind of kiss was this exactly?? She shouldn't think too hard on it or her face will get red.]

Then... maybe you just need. Uhm. You know, more experiences? I mean, before you make up your mind one way or the other...

[faithfulflame]

I...think maybe I do.

[Rei smiles softly, her heartbeat quickening. Was Kari hinting at what she thought she was hinting at? Did she...feel that way about her? Could she?

Regardless of all this, they've definitely reached the shrine by now...a place that set her mind much more at ease. A...much more romantic setting too... she thought to herself.]

[normalesbian]

[Oh, that smile. She can't take her eyes off of it. She can feel her own heart beating faster, triggering (unbeknownst to her) a small increase in her magic's hold on her. Not at all unlike what happened that night with Teruko, prior to being taken over...]

[But there was no danger of that here. No danger of suddenly being attacked. And no danger of being possessed. The only danger here was the risk of potentially making a fool of herself, but in that moment, suddenly that risk seemed like nothing in the face of what there was to gain.]

[She leans in closer--]

...maybe there's something I can do about that?

[--and then goes in for a kiss.]

Excuse the boy in the icon...it's the only kiss she has in canon.

[faithfulflame]

Maybe there is...

[And then she's being kissed. Rei closes her eyes and returns it happily. She...hadn't intended for things to go this way, but this felt right. Nice. Kari was a good friend. She was a sweet girl. And...well...she wasn't one to balk in front of new experiences. No mistletoe this time, and nothing to prove.

This was just...nice. And Rei was reluctant to pull away. So, she doesn't. Not yet.]

And suddenly Kari is looking so handsome...!

[normalesbian]

[In the list of things Kari had been expecting out of today, this was far from anything that could possibly be included... and yet here they were.]

[There's a part of her than knows this may not mean anything and may not go anywhere, and a smaller part of her that still can't help but think of Teruko back home... but all the same, in this instant, the only thing she wants to think about it this kiss.]

[After a long and lingering moment, she pulls away, a smile on her face. And with a lack of something better to say--] ...how was that?

ho ho ho!

[faithfulflame]

[When Kari pulls back, Rei's smiling and a little breathless. That was very nice, she thought. But...had she been too forward? That felt like something Minako might do. And it wasn't proper.]

That was...very nice, Kari-chan.

[Very...very...very nice]

[normalesbian]

Nice enough that... maybe you wouldn't mind doing it again sometime?

[You know, with other girls in general.]

[Or like a few days from now, as girl friends.]

[Or like right now. Not even Kari's sure which context she's hoping for here.]