WINTER WONDERLAND: AIKO

[holynights]

The Winter Wonderland honeymoon suite is located in the nearby foothills and is more or less a complete ski lodge condo. The cozy room features its own scenic views and a fireplace for keeping warm. There's also an enormous, private bath with bubble jets and a tub waterfall - extremely swanky accommodations! On the television in their room, they can watch select external broadcasts, and unedited footage from the house will occasionally be available should they wish to snoop on their fellow contestants.

While the resort offers plenty of activities, excursions, and dining opportunities for enrichment and entertainment (if you think it's there, it probably is!), it's perfectly fine to spend the rest of the honeymoon just getting to know one another better instead. Just what did Hayasaka bring over from the closet in Mistletoe Manor?

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[quitherdayjob]

R-Right, that's what I figured. But it's hard to tell what you're thinking, so...

[ Hayasaka closes her notebook and slumps down to also sit on the ground. ]

I don't want to get ahead of myself either. I want to get to know you before we do anything like that. But... even if two people like each other a lot, if no one makes anything happen even a little, then nothing will happen.

I want to push myself a little bit. But I don't want to force you into anything.

[zuihitsu]

[ the problem in trying to predict what nagiko is thinking is that often she simply doesn't stop to think. maybe she'll blurt that out someday. ]

Is that how you think that's gonna work? I dunno. In this life, I want things to happen as naturally as possible. Sure, you should make decisions that are good for you and get you what you want, but I think that's natural, too.

You made the vote for us happen, you know.

[ so it really isn't like nothing has been done yet and it isn't like hayasaka hasn't done anything to make something happen. the fact that they're here is something. that's what nagiko thinks. ]

Let's make good memories!

[ above all, that's what she wants. above all, that's how she functions. ]

[quitherdayjob]

Yeah, I did make the vote happen. But I didn't really ask you how you felt about it first. Maybe if I'd thought it through a bit more I would have given it a little more time.

[ Hayasaka tugs a throw pillow down from a chair so she can hug it to her chest as she sighs. ]

...But there's no point worrying about that now, I guess.

[zuihitsu]

I'm not upset or anything. I dunno if I can make anything happen the way you want or expect, but I'm fine with where we are now.

[ if this helps everyone here somehow, if this helps hayasaka somehow, that's the best case scenario.

she just can't promise she knows how this honeymoon will end. ]

As long as you're okay with that, I'm okay, too.

[quitherdayjob]

...Yeah. I really am happy to be here, even for this much.

[ Honestly, even if the whole thing is a complete disaster, it will be an experience Hayasaka is happy to have had, so really the stakes are fairly low. ]

I just want to keep trying lots of things and seeing where else things can go.

[zuihitsu]

[ nagiko smiles brightly. ]

Yeah, that's the vibe.

[ she's going to reach over for hayasaka's hand, if she lets her. ]

We can agree on that.

[quitherdayjob]

[ She does! She clasps Nagiko's hand and smiles, her tension easing a bit. ]

...Right.

So... I'll forget the list for a bit. What do you feel like doing right now?