date 1 - beach group a

[snackcakeordeath]

🍰 You're here at the beach🏖️ with some of the people YOU rated the 🔥hottest🔥 in town, so get ready for your chance to make a summer memory that'll last forever☀️!

🍰 It's up to you to create the 💖best date ever💖. Pick your special someone or someones and find an activity to really wow 'em!

🍰 If sun and surf🏄 doesn't float their boat, then make your move during that gorgeous sunset, or around a bonfire in the evening--timing and activities🦈 are up to you.

🍰 You'll need a public thread with all of your teammates where at least 1 thing is done as a group👫👬. Feel free to have any number of additional threads, public or private, with individual or groups of teammates; the extra effort should pay off with both your datemates and your hosts. Assume that everyone has opportunities to be 💑alone👩‍❤️‍👩🏽 with each other person.

🍰 At the end of the dates💕, you'll play Marry💍/Kiss💋/Kill☠️ on your datemates. Rate your dates✌️🖕 and you're free to go--but remember, they'll be rating you, too😨🤞. Hopefully you pulled out all the stops for all your dates!😎⚰️

🍰 Need some activity suggestions?
+ Swimming, snorkeling, or surfing🏄
+ Kite flying, beach volleyball, or burying someone into a sand castle🐚
+ Scary stories, sparklers, or s'mores over the bonfire🎆
+ Don't forget suntan lotion, you wouldn't want your poor datemates to burn!👒

🍰 At the end of the day, vote here.

Comments

[rainorshine]

[QUITE SO-- or, no. It would seem more accurate that the thing which surprises her is the fact that he's thanking her.]

That's... not necessary. It's not fair for me to know something the rest of you don't. Besides-- I figured it was something you of all people would be interested in.

[But as she talks she thinks again about the first bit and-- it sounds too much like she's ignoring the gratitude he probably worked hard to express.]

No. That's not right. What I should say is... you're welcome. If you have any questions, you can ask me. But I'm not sure how useful it will be.

[afailedmurder]

There is certainly a mystery to be solved here, isn't there...

[He smiles a little at that, but it's all very half-hearted.]

I think I'll sit this case out, though.

[rainorshine]

[Haru closes her eyes and bites her lip.]

I understand what you mean. After last time, I would have been happy if I'd never have to be involved in something like this again.

[...]

No one deserves this.

[And she means no one.]

[afailedmurder]

Mm.

[Digs his sandal into the sand a bit.]

What are you going to do?

[rainorshine]

You mean... as a contestant?

[She can imagine why he might be nervous, considering certain people in this group.]

[afailedmurder]

Yeah.

...Well, you don't have to tell me if you want. I'm not going to do anything about it.

[rainorshine]

I can't speak for the others, but I don't have any intention of trying to get you killed.

[It's complicated. And maybe a little selfish. But she already knew better than to believe she could play this game without making sacrifices. Part of her wanted an opportunity to get to know him better. To see if she could possibly understand. For her own sake. For closure.]

[afailedmurder]

[He chews on that one for a bit. He doesn't understand her, isn't sure whether to be relieved or disappointed, and can't even begin to figure out what he wants. Eventually he just gives up trying to piece his thoughts together.]

...What should I do?

[rainorshine]

[Of all the responses for him to have, she hadn't expected that.]

You're asking me?

[Well... he seems serious, even if she doesn't get it. So she thinks about it for a moment.]

Maybe... it'll be good for you to bond with the people here. It might not be so bad if you played the game the way you want to. Vote to protect the people you enjoy spending time with most.

[afailedmurder]

[He doesn't seem to have an answer to that, standing there uncomfortably for a little too long before finally speaking.]

...I suppose it won't hurt to spend some time with them.