>>Week 5; Wednesday night; sleepover; Poland

[symbologic]

[Did Poland even do whatever vague method of pairing up determination they're using? He's pretty sure she didn't but okay, here they are. Literally in the closet.]

[What up, Poland? Are you actually going to smooch the elf after all?]

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[sobowtor]

[Poland is an omnipotent presence in this room. She works in mysterious ways.]

There is something I need to do tonight that I have needed to do ever since we met.

[Look at this serious face Faize.]

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[But does it involve explaining how one figuratively goes in the closet??? He's still confused about that one.]

And...that would be...?

[sobowtor]

[Poland might be slightly tipsy.]

...

Let me touch your ears!

[Or maybe she's not. It's probably hard to tell honestly.]

[symbologic]

...ah.

[Is all he says but the look on his face very clearly says "this again?" like it's happened even before Alisha touching them earlier during the great spin the bottle fiasco. He gives a resigned sigh.]

Alright. Though really, the only thing that differs between your ears and mine are the shape.

[That and he's got a few of of those weird tattoo-like markings on the left one. Just some little lines of blue on the top edge. BUT REALLY, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED. Ranulf or Cheshire's ears would be far more satisfying to touch.]

[sobowtor]

[Don't tell her which ears she'll like touching!]

Really?

[symbologic]

[KITTY EARS ARE BETTER.]

Yes, really. See for yourself.

[sobowtor]

[Poland reaches over to touch them.]

Ehehe. They're so pointy!

[Worth it.]

[symbologic]

[He'd shake his head a little if Poland weren't touching his ears. Maybe once she's done, he will.]

Is this truly all you wanted to come in here for? You could have asked in the room proper and my answer would have been the same. You're hardly the first person to ask to do this, so I cannot refuse at this point.

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[sobowtor]

What you don't want to spend time with just me for seven minutes?

[Rude.]

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[sobowtor]

[Poland grabs a brownie. Brownies won't betray her like Faize.]

Should I give my remaining six minutes to Alisha?

[symbologic]

[It's true, baked goods will never betray you. They are superior to Faize in that regard.]

No! That is not what I meant to imply at all! I simply-- [Meant that ear touching isn't that big a deal, but fuck she had to go and mention Alisha. His cheeks turn slightly pink.] I do not mind your company at all, it's alright!

[Please don't put him on the verge of another heart attack or he really might not make it all the way through the night.]

[sobowtor]

Ooooh~ [Poland really needs to stop talking while eating things.]

Alisha and Faize sitting in a tree~

K - I - S - S - I - N - G ~

[symbologic]

[Oh yeah, Poland's designation is definitely bullshit, alright.]

[Faize just turns progressively more pink, the blush moving up from his cheeks to his ears.]

I...don't see what trees have to do with it, but can we please discuss something other than kissing for the next six minutes?

[sobowtor]

Ooh you like her, you like her~!

Want me to ask her if she likes you back?

[What is this 9th grade?]

[symbologic]

No!!

[He actually looks vaguely horrified at the thought.]

Please, don't...don't say anything to her at all.

[sobowtor]

[Poland stops chewing for a moment and actually swallows.]

How come?

[symbologic]

.......................

[It's really not that hard of a question but apparently he's struggling with an answer here.]

...because.

[Faize, did you really just go there.]

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[sobowtor]

Because...?

[Poland is waiting for the end of a sentence that doesn't seem to be coming. Which is weird because-- ooh. ooh.]

[sobowtor]

You...

Really, really like her?

[She's trying to be more mature about this now.]

[symbologic]

I...don't know. [He clutches at the front of his shirt.] I've never...felt like this before.

[He got it bad. This is actually really kind of sad.]

[sobowtor]

Aw~! [That's cute. This is really cute.]

Oh my god Faize-- why do you look so distraught? Liking girls is the best!

[It's one of her favorite things to like.]

[symbologic]

Based on my experiences thusfar, I have to disagree. [...] ...for the most part.

[It's so illogical and sometimes he kind of wants to rip his own heart out just so things will start making sense again, but...it's also kind of nice? Feelings are hard.]

[sobowtor]

Focus on the latter bit. That's the good part.

[symbologic]

[Sigh.]

...right, of course. Though that is proving to be easier said than done. Most of the time, I feel as though I am losing my mind.

[Not a good thing for someone who has lived his whole life on the logical and narrow.]

[sobowtor]

Ooh. You got it baaaad~

Listen. Love isn't always logical or makes sense all the time. But when it goes right it's really good, so like. Don't be overly scared of it.

Just take it at your pace! [But not too slow because you two could be dead Friday morning just saying.]

[symbologic]

[He does. He has it so bad because Faize has absolutely no chill when it comes to romantic feelings. Fall hard, or don't fall at all seems to be his school of thought. Jump in feet first and then flail while you drown.]

...somehow, such knowledge only makes the prospect more horrifying. [NOT LOGICAL? Say it ain't so!] How can any species thrive with such a powerfully irrational force driving their actions? Nice though it may feel at times, it's simply astonishing that humankind has lasted as long as it has, on any planet, without destroying itself.