Trash Squad Day 5 - TRUTH OR DARE

[chinhotta]

Mornin' sweethearts! Come on down to the cafeteria!

[ Today the cafeteria looks different again, most of the tables cleared out and the space full of pillows, blankets, and love sacs of various sizes. Around the time everyone gets there, Vanilla pops up in the front of the room.. ]

Do you know what one of the most important things in a relationship is? Honesty! Do you know what some others are? Trust! Self-confidence! Communication! A sense of adventure! Sexual compatibility!

...What was I talking about? Oh, right! Today's event is truth or dare! You know how it works! Find someone and ask them if they want a truth or a dare! If they pick truth, ask them any question and they have to tell the truth. If they pick dare, tell them do do anything and they have to do it. Then it's their turn. Try to ask around!

And... I've got something special for you!

[ Vanilla pulls a sheet off a table to reveal a bunch of tiny plastic bottles, each about the size to hold one sip of liquid. ]

The blue ones are Vanilla's Famous Vanilla-Flavored One-Shot Truth Serum! One truthful statement guaranteed! The red ones are Sarsaparilla's Tequillas! Pure liquid courage - give yourself the extra kick you need to get out of your comfort zone!

...You don't have to drink these if you trust each other and are confident in yourself, but in the spirit of honesty in our relationship, I'm willing to make a trade. If all these shots are drunk by nighttime, I'll give you proof the people eliminated and disqualified are safe!

[ The truth serum, as you would expect, makes you tell the truth. The "tequillas" aren't actually alcoholic, but they do make you feel much braver. Both generally only last the length of one answer/dare, but some of them might last a little longer... chinchillas don't practice good quality control. ]

—Oh, by the way! Your scores are displayed in your tablets now! They don't include your second dates yet, but we'll keep them updated!

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Comments

[artisticliberty]

Yes. But none I have of my family. I was too young to really remember what my mother's face looked like.

[counterfaith]

[ isn't it hilarious how fast he goes from fake smiling to dumping all his feelings into the ocean so he can feel for yusuke ]

. . . I see. A sensitive topic for both of us, then. My apologies.

[artisticliberty]

That is why... I don't wish for you to leave. I want to support you even if I'm envious of what you had.

[counterfaith]

. . . Then, let us at least take a seat somewhere quiet. I was not lying when I said that I was tired.

[artisticliberty]

... very well. Please lead the way.

[counterfaith]

Very well.

[ moving to go to . . . the kitchen? ]

[artisticliberty]

[kitchen is good, and also an opportunity to look for pomegranates]

I found one.

[counterfaith]

Ah, good.

[ then, leaving the kitchen

did he come into the kitchen so yusuke could get a pomegranate

yes. ]

[artisticliberty]

[follows, eating the weird monster fruit without even taking the skin off, this fuckin weirdo kid]

[counterfaith]

[ child

finding the rec room, which is honestly not the best choice for privacy but really he's just here to sit on the beanbags. tired ]

Now - shall we continue on this subject, or did you want to continue this game?

[artisticliberty]

[the texture is weird :(]

I would like to hear more about your family, if you do not mind telling me.

[counterfaith]

I don't really know where to start. If you could ask a more specific question. . . ?

[artisticliberty]

How many siblings did you have? What were they like?

[counterfaith]

[ closing his eyes ]

. . . . . My sister, Regina-oneesan - she was a kind person who found it in her heart to love everyone and everything. She loved the autumn leaves as they fell, she loved to play with chestnut shells and weave with my mother; she was very patient, in watching over me whenever I wandered.

My older brothers. . . mm. . . Tarou-oniisan, the first. By the time I knew him, he was already old enough to be going out to fish with the adults. I don't remember much of him, but I remember he would pat my head.

Jirou-oniisan, the second. He was a few years older than me. . . ? He was my primary playmate, but he did not care to study, much. I recall he was very good at climbing up trees, but - [ and there's a little laugh, here ] - terrible at climbing down from them.

Sabutarou-oniisan, the third. I don't remember much of him - but I do remember that he passed one winter's night, due to fever and illness. I was - I believe, four at the time.

. . . My younger brother, Kirei. Unfortunately, I do not know much about him, as when he was born I was already an adult living in another place.

[artisticliberty]

It sounds like a big family. I cannot imagine you had much time alone, in such an environment.

[counterfaith]

Oh my, no. I only lived with my family until I was about. . . five, I believe - when my father deemed me to be strong enough, he took me travelling around Japan to study. So, even though it was big, I did not get to see much of them except for when we returned to visit.

[artisticliberty]

Oh, I see. What was that like? Were you studying religion?

[counterfaith]

That's right, religion - as well as the way of the sword. It was difficult, but I enjoyed it.

[artisticliberty]

I've studied it as well, though I only really started until after I began using it.

[that doesn't... make... sense...???]

[counterfaith]

You're referring to the sword?

[artisticliberty]

Yes. I never formally took kendo, so my knowledge is not based on that particular style. I had to develop my own techniques, instead.

[counterfaith]

I see . . . How interesting. How long have you been practicing?

[artisticliberty]

I only began around a year and a half ago... and I haven't been as rigorously training for some time now. Studying swordsmanship takes a backseat to my pursuit of art, though I do take breaks now and then to meditate over it. It helps me refocus.

[counterfaith]

Yes, it is a good tool for such. After all, like with all martial arts, it is primarily an art of meditation and diligence.

[artisticliberty]

[and fucking up shadows]

So I've come to learn. But please, do not let me derail the conversation.