Make me ache with sweet words 🥨 MARCH-APRIL CATCHALL

[asagami]

Who: Fujino and you!
When: All throughout Season of Budding
Where: Primavain Theater (for now)
What: Confession rehearsals, etc.
Anything Else: Nothing as of yet; will be updated accordingly.

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Confession Rehearsals (any time in March)

[asagami]

[Fujino is- well, she is just as much of a stranger to confessions as much as having some passing familiarity with them. Hell, with how her shoulders tense up as her heart does a strange butterfly somersault, she’s feeling a little out of place in this quaint theater. But, it is her choice, after all. Besides, isn’t it a good chance to learn? To further expand on her repertoire of ‘normalcy’ and to blend in with the crowd even more? Yeah, she simply can’t back out…!

Seated as close as what’s allowed, Fujino watches other rehearsals for some time- body leaning somewhat forward, hands patiently clasped together on crossed legs, eyes keen and taking in almost as much as she can. When it comes time for her to join in? Well, any one of these may happen...]

A) [Can’t get truly started without an introduction! Whether you already know her or are new all-around, she bows politely and puts on a smile as she says:]

Pleased to meet you. I’ll do my best…

B) [She’s on the receiving end, taking in every word she hears. Yet, when she opens her mouth…]

I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I can’t accept- [wait, wrong thing FUCK] -ah! Sorry, it came out automatically!!

C) [Okay, alright! It’s her turn to confess. She’s studied what to do and what not to do so, give her a moment as she takes a deep breath. Hand to her chest, she closes her eyes, and:]

I..like you…

[...not quite perfect, what with the bit of forced tone and underlying waver. Oof.]

D) […something else happens? Whatever wildness of the cards goes on in here!]

c

[hintplease]

[Once in a while, Tsukasa finds herself at a loss for words. This is not one of those times.]

Why do you sound like you're being forced to marry an evil overlord?!

[asagami]

Eh? Do I really sound like that...

[fluster fluster; oh no, does she really look that kind of gloomy enough to do that...!]

Um- [clears her throat, maybe that's the problem] I like you!

[Hm. That may have been a bit too much pep in there.]

[hintplease]

Now you're forcing yourself to act happy so the hostages don't feel guilty about what you're doing to save them?

["Wow, Tsukasa, that's weirdly specific!" It only gets worse from here, folks.]

[asagami]

[Even more flustering because what. What does she even say to that?!]

A-ah... [Okok maybe it's her posture? She straightens her spine and looks Tsukasa square in the eye.]

I've liked you. For a long while.

[So straightforward! And yet, what a dull tone...]

[hintplease]

That sounds like I was hypnotizing you and made you confess by accident!

[Hm. Maybe there's a section of the library Tsukasa shouldn't be allowed in.]

[asagami]

...huh? That's not- wha-

[Forget the plot being lost, every single paper script is on the floor!]

I- [Deep breath, once more!] -I've liked you! For a long while!

[Well. It's louder, at least. Probs more of an outburst then she would have liked, u h.]

[hintplease]

[It kind of works, though! Many flaws can be covered by being loud. Look, Tsukasa is blushing! ...which doesn't mean as much as you'd hope it would. It takes her a moment to respond.]

That's better. --wait, no. I mean.

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[asagami]

[Nailed it? Nailed it...maybe. She opens her mouth partway to continue- except nothing else comes to mind, so she just looks like a sitting duck for a few minutes.]

I'm sorry, I don't know what else to say...

C

[lovelikeyou]

Oh! I like you too!

[ Rose smiles guilelessly, clasping her hands together. They've literally never met, but she guesses she's just supposed to act normal? ]

[asagami]

[Oh that was immediate. Give her a moment, she's gonna fluster a bit.]

Y-yes! [Wait, she can't leave it at that.] I mean-

I'm so happy...? I've always liked you, so well...that is...

[She can't be trailing off this early! Not right now!!]

[lovelikeyou]

Uh huh?

[ Questioningly. Rose is, at least, self-aware enough to know that she probably wouldn't even be reading this as a love confession if she didn't know it was a practice love confession! ]

[asagami]

Uh- um-

[Nothing more is coming to mind...dang. Fujino's shoulders slump a bit as she softly sighs. Gosh, this kind of practice is harder then it looks.]

Sorry, I can't think of anything else. I wonder how other people manage to do it...