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WHEN Day 79

[ If you're out and about earlier in the day, you'll come across several kiosks around Quiet Mounds that are decked out in pre-party paraphernalia. There's bottles of champagne with fancy thin stemmed glasses. There's party poppers, bags of confetti, party hats, blah blah, you get the drift. It should be noted that some bottles of champagne have unintended results like "must tell the truth" or "compulsively needy for physical affection" or "feeling very warm and also the need to take off all your clothes" or other fun effects. If you share a drink with someone you may feel their feelings (everyone loves empathy) or accidentally take a trip down memory lane together (woo exciting).

There's also some podiums that have fancy paper, or plain notebook paper, or scrolls, whatever and lots of writing utensils. Time to write down your New Year Resolutions! Just beware, that whatever you write you'll have to actually adhere to for like a week. . . have fun if you write down like "stop drinking and run 7 miles a day".

Later, you'll see some gorgeous fireworks that may or may not spell out your darkest secrets but in big, beautiful, sparkly lights for everyone to see. Or they may just be normal fireworks, you know, roulette. ]

Comments

[shortcircuits]

To have realized that difference, Alexander. If you make up the rules and make me guess.

[debuffed]

I think that was in the actual game rules? I could be wrong.

[shortcircuits]

That's not what I meant, you perfect idiot.

[rubbing his face]

Listen. I'd never reject you for anything. And I was clearly out of line. Ah . . . I don't know if that's—

[debuffed]

Hah! [Skips another stone] One, two, three, four... no, you're an idiot but you're not that kind of idiot. You can and will reject me however you want. It's a charm point. Anyway, you apologized already.

[shortcircuits]

[cranky]

I mean, I could, if it were something I didn't want. But that's not the case.

[debuffed]

[Squints at him]

[shortcircuits]

[deep breaths, Waver. meets his gaze]

What?

[debuffed]

What do you want, Waver? Do you know?

[shortcircuits]

I do know. I want to serve you.

[a little shrug]

And be by your side. Your friend.

[debuffed]

Well, both of those are already true.

[shortcircuits]

As long as that's not in question.

[debuffed]

Oh, no! I couldn't imagine that, professor.

[Drains his glass, then chucks it across the lake like the stones he's been skipping]

Well, enough of that! Dwelling on the past doesn't do anything for the future!

[Pops open another bottle and, when the foam dies down, takes a swig from that directly.]

[shortcircuits]

[hm. I've fucked up but don't know what to do about it]

[debuffed]

[I mean, not really. Depends on your end goal?]

[Offers him a swig from the bottle with a grin] Do you know anything about business?

[shortcircuits]

. . .

[dubiously takes it from him]

Why do you ask?

[debuffed]

I'm thinking about looking into business ownership if we're here a few years.

[shortcircuits]

[. . . takes a swig from the bottle]

Uh huh. What kind?

[debuffed]

Corporate monopoly.

[shortcircuits]

[snorts . . .]

I don't think that's going to work out.

[debuffed]

Why's that?

[shortcircuits]

It's too small and personal.

[debuffed]

[Laughs loud and slaps his back]

[shortcircuits]

[sputtering]

What?!

[debuffed]

Perceptive! So you must guess the real reason, right?

[shortcircuits]

Don't make me guess things just because you think I can.

If you're intending to wait on it, it's something you'd want to attempt just to test this place. Push at the edges.