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WHAT in person for maximum wish power
WHERE by the lake or anywhere
WHEN night of day 140
NOTES it's a tanabata post!

[ Bamboo trees line the shore of the lake tonight, trailing papers from their branches. Each one is inscribed with a wish mysteriously left by...someone. Some of them are generic, like "world peace," and others are kind of weird and random, like, "fishes with candy scales."

But if you touch one, the text on it might turn into one of your wishes. Maybe it's something innocuous, but maybe it's one of your deepest secrets.

Well, maybe you don't go to the lake tonight. In any case, the stars are luminously bright overhead, and looking at them instills you with a strange sense of nostalgia... ]

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I have been in zero fights.

Yes, and apparently you've managed to invite our stray inside.

He is actually quite helpful, even though he keeps taking my stuff.

I see.

...I thought you'd be happy.

I am.

You don't seem happy, brother.

I'm surprised.

About which part?

All of it.

...okay... well! Anyway, there's still a lot of work to do, but it's basically a functioning lab now. Holograms are so unsatisfying, though.

...

[he just keeps... staring at her? geez, brother.]

...

T'Challa. Come on. What's wrong?

...

It appears that I am jealous.

...

Of what?!

Of your positive relationship with N'Jadaka and the ease with which you secured it.

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[well I mean even if she's all grown up now he still knows her well enough that he should be able to see the flash of hurt that crosses her face before she laughs it off, raising her eyebrows and shaking her head at him]

I think your jealousy might be based on false claims across the board, there.

...

[he does notice it immediately, yes. he stiffens, bringing a hand up to rub at the opposite shoulder; a tense, anxious gesture] Yes. I'm aware it's not very logical.

...

[hmm. concerning. softens, resting a hand on his arm]

But it sounds like things aren't going well between you...?

[he clasps his hand over hers, stroking his thumb over her fingers]

I meant it—I am glad for you. I was worried you were set on refusing him.

[nudges him]

I couldn't just ignore him when you were putting in all this effort.

...

[sigh.] I'm beginning to think that was the better strategy all along.

Couldn't you have told me that earlier??

You are the smart one.

Well, it's too late now!