Jan catchall

[thejoyrider]

Who: Marie and others!
When: Throughout Ieneuer
Where: mostly in Aefenglom but possibly in Dorchacht too
What: a catchall! message me through any means and i will set up a prompt
Warnings: none for now

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[unyieldingmarch]

Did you really...to...everyone?

[That's bold as fuck, Marie.]

My bonded are well, yes. Corrin is as irrepressibly cheery as ever. Hubert...though. He's well, but he's been a touch moody lately.

[thejoyrider]

I most certainly did! I hope they liked it!

[That’s just how she is]

Oh? If you do not mind telling, did something happen to him?

[Marie knows both Corrin and Hubert, even if she is not particularly close to either of them. She can imagine Hubert feeling on edge though]

[unyieldingmarch]

Ah...he's fine? I just...

[Well, Edelgard blushes, quite honestly. Turning quite a shade of pink.]

Actually that's something I wanted to talk to you about.

[Once they've settled down at a table, she goes on:]

...Were you afflicted by those strange weeds last month?

[thejoyrider]

[Oh, this is definitely a side of Edelgard Marie has not had the chance to see before. She looked quite cute when blushing, Marie thought]

Weeds? No, nothing of that sort... But I admit, I am honored that you decided to confide in me.

[Marie smiles brightly]

So, what happened?

[unyieldingmarch]

Mistletoe? I have heard it called that.

[The weed as it were.]

...The plant compels people nearby one another to kiss. He kissed me. Twice. And has kept himself quite distant ever since.

I do not know if that is my doing, or something else...

[thejoyrider]

[Ah, the enchanted mistletoe’s tricks. Marie has quite enjoyed the encounters she’s had thanks to it, but someone like Edelgard... yes, it was probably a different experience for her]

Was this kiss you shared something unpleasant to you or Hubert? I cannot believe either of you would be anything less than proper and noble during it.

[Wait, twice? One kiss should be enough to break the enchantment placed by the mistletoe...]

[unyieldingmarch]

[Losing control is bad. Still, she hadn't hated every kiss.]

It was fine. Very chaste, not inappropriate at all.

[Which may have been the problem. She's not even close to sure...]

[thejoyrider]

[Huh.]

Then it should not be a problem. I myself have kissed some people last month and it was quite nice... But he started being strange just after this happened?

You have tried talking to him, right?

[unyieldingmarch]

Yes, and he simply stiffens up and refuses to speak on it.

[It's almost like him not telling her something bothers her...]

[thejoyrider]

Hmm...

[Not that it was any of her business, but Marie rarely cared about that when asking personal questions]

Have the two of you ever kissed before this happened? Or after? Or is this something you would only do under an enchantment?

[unyieldingmarch]

Goddess, no! That is not the nature of our relationship at all.

[And after, he's barely spoken to her.]

I think it unlikely we would kiss without the enchantment.

[Except, he had kissed her...]

[thejoyrider]

I see, I see... There’s one thing in this story that seems quite curious though, Edelgard. If I might... Did you not say that the two of you happened to kiss twice?

[One time should break the enchantment for good]

Or did you end up being caught by the mistletoe two separate times?

[unyieldingmarch]

Yes...he did kiss me a second time.

[Edelgard frowns, puzzled.]

Do you think that could have had something to do with it?

[thejoyrider]

I do not know your exact situation. However...

[Marie gives Edelgard a serious look]

Whenever I ended up under the mistletoe with someone, we only kissed once. All compulsion to do anything of that sort would disappear by then.

[unyieldingmarch]

I...see.

[...hmm...that...]

So he kissed me of how own accord...

[She needs a moment to process what this means, exactly.]

Do you think he might...be...?

[thejoyrider]

[Looks like Edelgard does not want to say this out loud. It’s okay, Marie will just do that instead!]

In love with you? I would say that it is quite possible!

[unyieldingmarch]

I...see.

[Edelgard frowns, a look of pinched confusion on her face.]

That seems a touch outlandish given...who I am and who he is. But I am admittedly well out of my depth dealing with such.

[thejoyrider]

Birthright and royal upbringing aside...

[If that’s even possible for Edelgard]

How do you feel about him? That’s what’s important here. You do not have to follow any other rules than your own after all. Especially in matters of heart.

[unyieldingmarch]

Hubert? He's a good man. He's handsome, but...I don't know if I feel that way about him. Or anyone, to be honest.

[she's sorting her life out first. With revolution.]

[thejoyrider]

That’s absolutely fine. I am sure he wouldn’t want to force you into anything. You just need to talk about it!

[Revolutions are a touchy subject for Marie, but she obviously supports any kind of sorting out one’s life]