voicetesting!

[1week]

[You are in a jamjar! It's pretty okay as jamjars go - every now and then there is a Forced Social Interaction, but it's not a horror game or whatnot.

Today a very tall (very tall) teenage girl has asked you to speak to her in private. Once you're alone:]

I love you.



[You have literally never spoken to this girl before this.]

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[nightcalling]

[ "you have literally never spoken to this girl before this." challenge accepted. nazuna nanakusa stares at lira, her face frozen in a complete expression of disbelief.

when she finally speaks, it's to say: ]

Oi, oi. Your eyes still work, right?

[1week]

Yes. You're beautiful.

[She hasn't mistaken you for Kou somehow.]

[nightcalling]

Well, yes, but- [ nice save, lira, nazuna's on the defensive now. ] -that's not the point! Are you telling me girls have been on the menu this whole time and nobody knew?!

[1week]

You're the first girl I've felt this way about.

[so uh, good job being lira's bisexual awakening?]

[nightcalling]

Is that so? Sheesh, some time you chose for experimentation...

[ she shoves her hands in her coat pockets, looking at lira directly. it's hard to read what's in nazuna's gaze, there. kou's not here, for one. she hasn't really had anyone to talk to these nights, and while she'd have been used to that a year ago it's different now.

and worst of all, she hasn't gotten to eat since she got here. ]

So? Whaddya want me to do about it? [ she takes two steps closer, removing a good portion of the gap between them in a direct challenge. ] I'm a lot older than you, kiddo. You've put that together already, right?

[1week]

[So assertive...! It makes Lira's cheeks flush even more, but she doesn't back down. She's never backed down in her life.]

Age is just a number. It doesn't matter for real love.

[nightcalling]

Ehh? Is that so? [ another step. they're only about a foot apart, now... though that means nazuna has to crane her head back to look up at the girl. she's so tall. ] Maybe you're right, Echigo Lira.

[ it's not said in mockery. it's her name - if nazuna's aware of the joke, she doesn't stress it right for it. she just keeps looking up at lira, forcing eye contact with those disarming, piercing blue eyes. ]

So just how old do you think I am then, huh? If it's just a number, then that won't be enough to scare you off, right?

[ she can keep pushing, keep aiming until she scares the girl off.

and failing that, she can prove it's just infatuation in an entirely different way. ]

[1week]

Just Lira.

[Not angry, but firm. Even if it's not said mockingly, she doesn't like to hear it.]

You're the same Nazuna from before... So you must be in your thirties?

[nightcalling]

Hah? Fine, just Lira. [ ... ] Lira-chan.

[ yeah, she can't do yobisute. feels weird. ]

Huh? It's- it's way higher than that! [ she was expecting some cool vampire guess, even with the girl not knowing exactly what she is. not... a mostly accurate guess. ] Not even close! Bzzzt!

[toyger]

[wow, so tall...!

Well, Toyger will puff out his chest a little at her confession.]

Hah! And who can blame you? Just look at me! I'm suuuuuper cute!

[He wiggles his cat ears and wags his cat tail.]

So what, you want an autograph or something? Sure, sure, just gimme a pen.

[1week]

No, I mean I love you. Be my boyfriend.

[That's on her, she wasn't clear enough.]

[toyger]

Wh-huh???

I mean, I'm glad to meet a fan, but I don't think it's really a good idea to uhm. Date. Like there are a lot of complications there.

[1week]

Like what?

[toyger]

Well first of all, I don't even know your name! And I'm probably way older than you and I'm also an undead construct so that's three pretty big obstacles!

[1week]

My name's Lira, age doesn't matter, and as long as your heart can feel love then your body doesn't matter either.

[toyger]

[Hmmm! Now can his heart feel love? He thinks he can feel all the regular emotions...]

Okay, so. Nice to meet you, Lira, and I'm pretty sure I have the capacity for love, but I think age really should matter! A-and this is moving pretty fast for me! Maybe we should be friends first???

[1week]

Do you believe in destiny?

[why would they be friends when they could be boyfriend and girlfriend!!]

[skelkro]

[Oh my. This is not what Emma was expecting at all when this girl asked to meet with her.]

Really? But... oh gosh, have we met before? I'm afraid I don't recall you or your name...

[It wouldn't be the first time that's happened, though. Emma has an unfortunate history involving her memory of things not exactly being perfect.]

[1week]

My name is Lira.

[what if she just doesn't answer whether they've met before and lets emma assume she forgot??]

[skelkro]

Oh, I see! Well Lira, I'm Emma... ah, unless you already knew that?

[Emma tilts her head as she says it.]

Sorry, my memory isn't very good sometimes. So I'm not sure whether to say nice to meet you or not.

[1week]

[...well it'd be bad to outright lie.]

I've seen you before, but this is the first time we've talked.

[skelkro]

Oh, that makes much more sense then! After all, bad memory or not, I should have remembered having at least spoken to a cute girl like yourself at least once before.

[1week]

[Blushes... she was called cute...]

I have a very good memory, so I can help you with things.

[skelkro]

I would certainly appreciate the help while we're here!

Ah, but first... do you mind if I ask something? Did I hear you correctly when you said that you "love" me? What did you mean by that?

[1week]

Do you believe in love at first sight? I do.