but i need you to know that mineo is just going to find molly wherever he is! he wanders over with - less absolute excitement like normal days, but more of a confident stride? weird. anyway it's a small detail so surely it's nothing]
Ohh, Molly, there you are - can I borrow your hand for a moment?
anyway mineo is just going to go ahead and hold carefully onto molly's hand before slipping on a small ring-shaped object!! it's actually just a flower that's had its stem twined with another for some durability, making it into a literal flower ring.]
Thought it'd be cute - with all the marriage jokes last night. Why shouldn't I get a head start on adoring you?
well he finally got his revenge. if he wanted to know what it looks like when someone purple actually flushes he's seeing it, going sort of. purplier red. fanning himself with a hand?]
but he's just going to look supremely flustered at that, even as he's very nervously going to try to look at molly - before looking away again. hmmmmmmm he hates this]
.... I'm a guy, you know...? And with everything here [the porn and the condoms and the sexy costumes] it's not like I can ignore all of it....
[he's a romantic but damn he's got needs, he's just been very good at ignoring them because he'd rather be respectful]
[look everyone teases mineo because he's easy to get riled up and he's cute about it but molly is doing his best to be sensitive right now because this is clearly a lot for one little guy and maybe someone should be nice to him about this?]
I know. [Just tilting his head a bit, because, he does respect all the little speeches mineo's given about waiting and everything, but ...] I understand your points and such about waiting-- Or, I don't actually, but I don't have to understand or whatnot to respect it. It's your decision and no one should really give you any lip about it. Certainly this place pushes all of us, and I can get wanting to give it the middle finger if you don't want to cross lines.
Still, you don't have to deny yourself things, you know. If you want them.
[molly just stays casual then, giving a half shrug, though mineo isn't looking at him.]
I don't think anyone's offered out of pity. [Well,] I've never offered out of pity. I just thought you'd have fun, is all.
[ spinning the flower ring on his finger a bit, idle. ]
You know my story. I feel like ... I missed quite a few years, and I've always felt like I'd probably go early. And I love experiencing things. Catching up on all that life stuff. Doing things that make me happy, doing things that make me feel good and not feeling guilty about it, doing things that make me a bit scared, trying things I shouldn't just to know what it's like. I do all the shit I do because it's new and exciting and fun and I want as much as I can while I can. Not everyone's built that way, I understand, but I do think a lot of people spend a lot of time avoiding things that'd make them happy for silly reasons sometimes.
[ . . . . well. it makes sense. and mineo is clearly thinking about it, turning it over in his head before he looks back at molly and offers a smile.]
.... there's something that I don't want to let this place take from me - even if I know it's pretty romantic and can come off as strange. But I think it'd be nice, if I could meet the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with, and say to them.... "I worked really hard to make sure I could give you, and only you, as much of me as possible." When I fall in love, I wanna give them my everything.
But -
You're right, about other things. I've learned a lot about what's important to me here, and there are some things I'm more willing to let go of, for my sake - or for the sake of important people.
I like hearing what you have to say, Molly - but I always do. So that's not a surprise.
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week 5, wednesday
but i need you to know that mineo is just going to find molly wherever he is! he wanders over with - less absolute excitement like normal days, but more of a confident stride? weird. anyway it's a small detail so surely it's nothing]
Ohh, Molly, there you are - can I borrow your hand for a moment?
[this'll be fine]
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Last time this happened to me I got handcuffed, so.
[fine, offering a hand?]
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[what?
anyway mineo is just going to go ahead and hold carefully onto molly's hand before slipping on a small ring-shaped object!! it's actually just a flower that's had its stem twined with another for some durability, making it into a literal flower ring.]
Thought it'd be cute - with all the marriage jokes last night. Why shouldn't I get a head start on adoring you?
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molly just
barks a really loud peal of laughter, but he doesn't pull his hand away. Flower ring it is?]
Mineo, I believe you need to see a man about a manticore.
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Eh? How come? Did I say something off?
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[holding his hand up to admire his new ring though? He likes it.]
And I'm harder to tie down than that.
[1/2]
Hm? I thought you'd be the type to enjoy an advantage in your favor. I thought I might enjoy it too.
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Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa just because I think those things doesn't mean they need to be said out loud!
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well he finally got his revenge. if he wanted to know what it looks like when someone purple actually flushes he's seeing it, going sort of. purplier red. fanning himself with a hand?]
Mineo.
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It's Wednesday, don't hit me!
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[what just happened.]
... You think those things?
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but he's just going to look supremely flustered at that, even as he's very nervously going to try to look at molly - before looking away again. hmmmmmmm he hates this]
.... I'm a guy, you know...? And with everything here [the porn and the condoms and the sexy costumes] it's not like I can ignore all of it....
[he's a romantic but damn he's got needs, he's just been very good at ignoring them because he'd rather be respectful]
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I know. [Just tilting his head a bit, because, he does respect all the little speeches mineo's given about waiting and everything, but ...] I understand your points and such about waiting-- Or, I don't actually, but I don't have to understand or whatnot to respect it. It's your decision and no one should really give you any lip about it. Certainly this place pushes all of us, and I can get wanting to give it the middle finger if you don't want to cross lines.
Still, you don't have to deny yourself things, you know. If you want them.
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.... I.... I mean, if it's just for indulgences, that's fine... I wanna help my friends win. It's how I ended up with the...
[gesturing vaguely at his own neck. him bites.]
.... but I don't wanna be too forward with anyone who'd just... pity me about it...
[HE HAS ENOUGH PRIDE TO NOT ACCEPT PITY FUCKS]
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[molly just stays casual then, giving a half shrug, though mineo isn't looking at him.]
I don't think anyone's offered out of pity. [Well,] I've never offered out of pity. I just thought you'd have fun, is all.
[ spinning the flower ring on his finger a bit, idle. ]
You know my story. I feel like ... I missed quite a few years, and I've always felt like I'd probably go early. And I love experiencing things. Catching up on all that life stuff. Doing things that make me happy, doing things that make me feel good and not feeling guilty about it, doing things that make me a bit scared, trying things I shouldn't just to know what it's like. I do all the shit I do because it's new and exciting and fun and I want as much as I can while I can. Not everyone's built that way, I understand, but I do think a lot of people spend a lot of time avoiding things that'd make them happy for silly reasons sometimes.
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.... there's something that I don't want to let this place take from me - even if I know it's pretty romantic and can come off as strange. But I think it'd be nice, if I could meet the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with, and say to them.... "I worked really hard to make sure I could give you, and only you, as much of me as possible." When I fall in love, I wanna give them my everything.
But -
You're right, about other things. I've learned a lot about what's important to me here, and there are some things I'm more willing to let go of, for my sake - or for the sake of important people.
I like hearing what you have to say, Molly - but I always do. So that's not a surprise.
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pulling the ring off his finger, grabbing mineo's hand and pressing the ring back into it.]
Then stop proposing to people you silly fuck.