Week 2

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[Other than the reappearance of the Overseer, there's no real change in the routine. PAL still makes the morning and night time announcements through the PIP on each Champion's arm, and still the Champion unitards are freshly laundered and re-hung each morning in their closets.

No other floors unlock, but Cece and Kip will still be appearing randomly to chit-chat.

All you know is... something has to change soon.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[everylittlesecret]

Huh? Really? But you're a fairly attractive male who isn't too old, has a lot of good qualities, and would make a very good partner if any of our conversations have been any indication. Why would someone need to be desperate to consider you?

[honoraryembryon]

I had no idea you thought that, Nari. Careful, all those people staring at us on television might get the wrong idea, and I don't like people getting the wrong idea.

[ Dodging the subject like a Champion Subject Dodger. ]

[everylittlesecret]

Wrong idea? I'm just being honest. If they get an idea for us to be shipped together, then that's on them, and we have no obligation to oblige them. Simple as that.

[All said with a smile.]

[honoraryembryon]

Fair enough. At least I can UNDERSTAND why they brought someone like you here, though. I mean, I'm not exactly someone who happens to be interesting if you put aside all the terrible crap happening in my life that... happens to everyone else I live with on a daily basis. I'm just a writer, and a guardian.

[ Literally, figuratively, y'know. ]

I'm a pretty plain person. If they wanted attractive or interesting people, they should have picked up my younger friends...

[everylittlesecret]

[...............................................................

She opens her mouth, closes it, then opens it again before replying.]

Dude. If they wanted someone attractive and appealing, they should have brought my sister. I'm the plainest person in my family, and believe me, I've known it for years. I'm not interesting, either. If anything, they bring people like me into shows like this to make everyone else look better. So please. You're like a beauty queen compared to me. Probably have a fan club already.

[Confidence? Yeah. Doesn't exist with this one.]

[honoraryembryon]

If I have a fan club they're probably all weird teenagers who think what I am is great, given my situation.

[ Look at him trying to inject odd humor into the situation. ]

I disagree, either way. But you're not the first person here to have a low self-opinion. Seems to be a running trend.

[everylittlesecret]

Oh you totally would have an awful teen following on the Twilight level, no doubt. I would not be surprised if you have a ton of fan fictions written about you with those girls "healing" you with their love, or whatever god you believe in forbid... [She lowers her voice.] Vore fics.

[Look at her inject horror instead.]

Low self-opinion? It's not low. It's non-existent. There's a difference. This is the first place where anyone has paid attention to me in a way other than wanting to beat the shit out of me for existing. Disagree all you want, I know I'm not much, and everyone around here will realize that sooner or later.

[honoraryembryon]

[ ... The longest pause. Oh my god, Nari, why did you have to bring vore into this. ]

... Why would anyone conceivably even... you know, in the back of my mind, as a writer, I know these things exist. I know, on some level, it's probably happening right now for some god-forsaken reason. But god forbid. I don't want anyone "healing me with their love". I don't need healing.

[ ... Still, though, he'll pause and shake his head at Nari. ]

Regardless of what you say, though, it's... how can I put this? I've written characters that remind me of you. And I've dealt with real people like that, too. And in both instances, it's always harder for the one carrying those burdens to see they're anything worthwhile, so... I like you just fine, Nari. I think you're a decent person, whether you think so or not. And a friend.

[everylittlesecret]

Teenage girls and hormones make for hilarious fan fiction binge nights, let me tell ya.

[Writers. Always the writers. The ones who look at the human condition, and somehow know how to make things both good and worse at the same time.

It was nice to have someone say they like her, but-]

Friend?

[honoraryembryon]

Yes, friend.

[ Deal with it, Nari. ]

I consider you one of my friends. That a bad thing?

[everylittlesecret]

....... You'd be the first willing one.

[This is said very quietly, as if she's trying not to admit this at all.]