CICONIA: WHEN THEY CRY

[insinning]

It's a holy night. Silent night.

All is calm.

Everything is b r i g h t.

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[insinning]

I-it's just genetics! Why would you have to do anything?

[Huffy!!]

[dissimulative]

Oh, I dunno... because making you blush is easy?

[ :) ]

[insinning]

[Now he's pouting and sulky]

That's not true. My cheeks are just naturally pink.

[dissimulative]

Okay, buuut your face was really red.

[ That ain't pink, bro. ]

[insinning]

I-it wasn't that red.

[Why are they arguing over this, help]

[dissimulative]

[ Oria laughs. ]

Sure, Emil. Sure. Naturally pink cheeks, huh? I wonder why you're not such a hit with others.

[ As in, Sinclair being confessed to often. He's so cute, sincere, and so, so loyal. ]

[insinning]

[ Funny how everytime Oria says his name it can put him at ease.]

A hit? You mean for teasing?

[ that is rude...]

[dissimulative]

No. Has no one ever hit on you?

[ lol. lmao.

He'll just say it outright. ]

[insinning]

Wha--of course not.

[ This is Sinclair though...looks at how all of Oria's flirting keeps going over his head]

Why would they want to?

[ He's seen people try to flirt around the gauntlet knights. And movies. And at Oria.]

[dissimulative]

Beeecaaaaause! You're cute.

[ Oria doesn't like cute people nor things, but he makes an exception for Sinclair. He's always an exception. Always. Always always always— ]

A shame if they don't see it. You're the best.

[insinning]

You always say that.

[ It's because he knows Oria doesn't like cute things that he doesn't take that comment to heart. At least, that's what he mentally tells himself as he fights another blush. Stupid traitorous heart. Stupid traitorous cheeks.]

I-I wouldn't know what to do with that attention anyway. So that's fine. I've got you.

[ And there are probably stories among the knights about how crazy it gets when hormones go wild...aaaah]

[dissimulative]

[ There sure are! It's nice that Sinclair says that, even though Oria knows it's platonic.

He quiets his voice. ]

Did you know? Someone was making out in the hall in the little pocket of space next to the janitor's closet.

[insinning]

Eh? There?

[ Scandalised...]

But anyone can walk by...

[dissimulative]

Yeah!

[ He talks in a pseudo whisper, mimicking gossiping housewives that are usually on older films, the era of B3W. ]

That's how people know.

[insinning]

[ Oria gets a poke to the cheek for that. Quit it, sir]

I guess I haven't been paying attention to those sorts of rumours at all.

[dissimulative]

[ Nyo.

Despite the cheek poke, he doesn't stop. ]

Yeah? The AOU GK chat room was exploding about it before Gunhild told us to knock it off.

[insinning]

That sounds like her.

[ Gossiping about make outs, dating and such...Sinclair would be lying if he said he wasn't a tiny bit curious but]

She's really nice like that, huh? The people who got caught were probably already embarrassed to begin with.

[dissimulative]

But the thing is... we don't know who they are.

[ Oria has the expression as if he's telling a scary story. ]

[insinning]

Do you really think anyone would fess up to that now?

[ Oria please]

[dissimulative]

Hell no.

[ Oria laughs. ]

I just find it weird that someone was in the military building guarded by security at the only two exits that exists here, making out in a not so inconspicuous area, and no one knows who they were.

[insinning]

[Well, when Oria puts it like that]

That is pretty weird, yeah. Maybe someone does know but wants to protect their friend.

[dissimulative]

It's so sus.

[ We're not going to talk about among us slang. ]

But okaaaay, I'll let it go. I wanna get out of here as soon as possible. It's so boring here.

[insinning]

I think everyone had more fun pointing fingers at whoever they think is dating.

[Sinclair laughs, and pats Oria's hand]

I know. Hospitals suck.

[dissimulative]

[ He quietly huffs. ]

They really do. I never wanna get sick again!

[ Says the person who rarely gets sick. ]

[insinning]

[Is this the first time Oria has been bedridden for this long?]

I know. I'm glad I got permission to visit this time...does your selcom have to stay offline?