[r8] talking head: hong lu

[loveauthority]

[ Hong Lu is led to a quiet room within the resort with a pair of hammocks to suit the scene, and upon one of them is where the overseer sits. She beams, shuffling her cards in hand (she will not use these), and motions for Hong Lu to take a seat already!!!

This is the Talking Heads room, and there are cameras. Prepare to loosen those lips! ]

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[hongyuan]

[ damn ok he'll just sit on his own then ]

I do, actually. I've been thinking of asking Du Ruo out first thing.

[makeine]

[ shes taken bro only women can sit with her now ]

Oh yeah? Why?

[hongyuan]

[ a shrug. ]

It's hard to explain. Just that she feels... nostalgic to me? She reminds me of home the most, for better or for worse.

[ it's the fantasy chinese in them ]

[makeine]

[ it's the fantasy chinese... ]

Well, not like you all have any leads! And it can't hurt to make friends anyway if it doesn't work out. Du Ruo-san made a real splash with that declaration of hers.

[ which hadn't come to anna as a surprise at all because she already knew ]

Anyone else on your mind? You and Gregor-san know each other, right? Gonna go hang out too?

[hongyuan]

Haha. We really disappointed you back there, didn't we...

[ THEY'RE ALL TRYING, OOMF.......... ]

Mhm! Buuut we already live in the same bus back home, and I'm sure Gregor would want to get to know the others more than rehashing the same old topics with me~ [ he sighs through his nose. ] I want to help Gregor out as much as I can. I think he needed to win this game more than I do.

[makeine]

You live on a bus?

[ sorry she's going to address the gregor situation in a moment but ]

[hongyuan]

In a way! Our work takes us from District to District, and the bus already comes with accommodations.

[ at least their rooms on the bus aren't communal................ ]

[makeine]

[ at least no one is stepping on anyone, much to date's disappointment ]

Oh, so it's an RV situation. Okay. That makes me feel a little less sorry for you two. Anyway, why does Gregor-san need this W?

[hongyuan]

This is Gregor's second shot at finding a fated partner, right? I'd like for him to succeed this time. It's rare enough in the City, so perhaps it'd be possible to find love in someone who isn't from there.

[ tfw the limbii can only succeed at love if they're dating crosscanon. falls onto my knees ]

He may not have that much confidence in himself, but I believe in his innate appeal. I'm the only one here who's known him the longest, after all~

1/2

[makeine]

[ nodding!!! yeah!!!! he told her that too!!! she doesn't need to keep it a secret from this contestant!!!! ]

I'll do all I can to help out! That's a Yana-chan promise!

2/2

[makeine]

So, what's his appeal?

[ sorry she's a teen girl there is nawt a seriously attractive thing about you old biddies except if you're pretty. ]

[hongyuan]

[ that's ok. she's still young. she can only hope that her bf will become a hot dilf too one day - ]

He's very friendly. And kind! If you don't think about his hand too much, he's an everyman -- and sometimes you'd want someone like that.

[makeine]

[ she's gonna make him one dwbi ]

Just like Mark-kun. [ his other identity aside. ] Yeah, I get it. Gregor-san'll be the dark horse of everyone's heart, I just know it! His arm's not even that freaky, it's just uglier than the Nidia's iridescent bug eyes.

[ girl junah's gonna get your ass??? ]

"Friendly" and "kind" are pretty normal things for people to be, though. What about you, Hong Lu-san? What's your appeal?

[hongyuan]

[ the way gregor ain't even here to defend himself, help ]

Hmm... My unique eye and bright smile, perhaps?

[ ✨ ]

But contrary to your belief, genuine friendliness and kindness isn't that common where I'm from. It might be hard to wrap your head around right now, but perhaps when you're older you'll understand.

[ or if you're ever as traumatized as hong lu was in his youth. let's hope it'll never come to that. ]

[makeine]

I've kinda been getting that from my sweetheart's world, actually. Things are getting better... but the people who look like me and you, the Elda, still have a lot of stigma against them.

[ so when she visits, she gets it too... when she's alone anyway. ]

I kick up a fuss and tell them off, but it's not the norm to do that. It's just so bizarre to treat people badly because they're different than you, seriously!

[hongyuan]

Haha. It is usually because most humans are afraid of the unknown. The less they know about something or someone, the more likely it is for them to kick up a fuss to defend themselves.

[ it really doesn't have to be that way, but that's just how the City -- no, the society works. no matter what universe you're from. ]

You're a good girl, Anna. I can see why your beloved has stuck with you till the very end.

[makeine]

[ ... mmm. she supposes that's true of the other races; the clemar in particular, being the most common, have plenty to say about a tribe that was forced into hiding at the far forests. thanks to that, there's all kinds of odd rumors... getting better, but...

ugh!!!! she can't wait to visit again. ]

I know. [ ok girl ] Will knows I'm beautiful and all, but his favorite thing about me is my attitude. [ and her thighs. ] It's the first thing he ever told me he liked about me, right after I'd talked about his eyes...

[ pfft. ]

He's got two different ones too, just like you! One's blue, and the other's gold. Like my necklace.

[ the one she was wearing at the match ceremony... and the one she shows off again now, two little gems of blue and yellow, as she pulls it from her shirt. it's always close to her heart, it seems. ]

[hongyuan]

[ oh, another guy with heterophobia - ]

Is that why some of us have special eyes?

[ himself. date. aligula. spike too, as he'll come to discover eventually. ]

[makeine]

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

is it... ]

I didn't handpick you guys.

[hongyuan]

[ blinkblink ]

Are you sure?

[makeine]

Promise! I got your basic info handed to me after everyone accepted their invites.

[ so it's definitely a joke the producers are pulling on her-- ]

It is a lot though, huh... you guys could make a club.

[hongyuan]

We should! We could be... the All-Seeing Eyes Club. ASEC for short.

[ ryoshu would be proud. ]

[makeine]

[ my fucking kekkei sensen reference ]

Now I kinda wish I had special eyes, too.

[ she's LEFT OUT.... ]

[hongyuan]

Even if it hurts getting one?

[ um ]

[makeine]

[ um ]

So, like, how much does it hurt? Like a piercing? Or worse?