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[Where is that ringing bell coming from? What about that whistle? Is it the kitchen? No. The garden?

Still no, but you're getting warmer.

Han is waiting for everyone on the field, whistle in his mouth, and bell on the ground (because his hand got tired of ringing the damn thing).]

Finally! Alright, 1, 2, 3.... Do we have everyone here?

[close enough. He then says easily,]

We've got a fun activity today. We're doing trust falls.

Falls. As in multiple.

I expect you guys to partner off-- and don't just stick to someone you know!

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[Just gives a looooong stare at Maya.]

You, uh, sure 'bout this?

No.

[She says it unflinchingly, barely batting an eyelash, fists clenched into little balls of determination.]

But they want us to do this, so I've got to do it with a few people, don't I?

[Just rubs the back of his neck a little.]

...Right, how about I catch you first and we'll figure out the other part after. Besides, there's only so many people he can keep an eye on anyways.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[The less she has to do sounds like a good thing.]

But are you sure 'bout this?

...Yeah? I'll be fine. [He kinda carried you back during Wallgate, it's cool??]

[She's trying to joke, Orga!!!]

Good, because I'm ready is you are.

[Which is to say, she'll turn about and slowly start leaning backwards...]

[What are jokes!! Sorry Maya, your sense of humor is wasted on him rip.]

Yeah, I've got you. [He'll make sure to position himself behind her the moment he sees her move. Let's do this??]

[Good because she doesn't stop! This is Maya we're talking about.

You've done it before, Orga. You should be able to catch her!]

[he totally whiffs!!

...Alright no, he's got her. It's not even that far of a distance to fall anyways...!]

You okay?

[She's been betrayed!

Okay, no. It's not all that bad, honestly. Kinda nice.]

Huh. Kind of anticlimactic. [Looks up.] So I guess I trust you more now?

Think I should be the one asking you that. I haven't exactly done this before, either.

[He supposes it works though?? Maybe...]

Well... [She considers it.] I do feel like you could pick me up if you felt like it.

[you're big, Orga.]

And I also know you haven't let me fall two out of two times, so... yes, I trust you.

[He just. Tries to turn his head away so she can't get a clear view of his face.]

Yeah, well... it helps that you're pretty small. Makes it easy if we ever have to escape from here.

[He would probably just heft her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes if he had to carry her though, rip.]

[Don't care, she's smiling.]

Well, it's fine with me. I may be pretty small, but I'm well-proportioned, and that's what counts!

[Maya......]

Hey, this might be good for us! We'll trust each other more when we escape.

[Okay, that gets him to look back at her because Maya plz... he's so baffled??]

...Is that really something you should be sayin' to me? [He doesn't need to know anything about anyone's proportions...?!

But that aside, he does look unsure.]

...Yeah. Really makes you think what they were trying to go for when they set this thing up.

What? [What??? it's fine because it's true?? She thinks so, it's fine.]

Truth be told, I don't think anything here is really set up right. But I've never been to a school before, so I wouldn't really know.

[Shrugs lightly as she speaks. It's confusing, but she doesn't have a frame of reference.]

...Never mind. [She's too pure for this, he's not going to explain this stuff, gosh!! But hey, this is a good subject change?? Let's talk about this instead.]

But you too, huh. Doesn't seem like a common thing around here.

[> Maya Fey
> Pure

Alrightly, Orga.]

Hehe... You mean you didn't go to a normal school either?

[Look, no one ever said he was a great judge of character??]

Yeah, couldn't exactly afford it. You?

I was homeschool in my village. Mostly by my sister, and the older people. In a way, I've been training to be a medium all my life.

[And it's... a work in progress]

A medium? [da fuq is that] Thought you said you were a paralegal earlier.

A spirit medium, to be exact! What? Can't a girl have multiple interests?

Nah, but... [Just rubs the back of his neck.] ...Anyways, what's a spirit medium supposed to do?

oh, that's simple. We channel the spirits so people can talk to them! We do it for a lot of reasons, including money.

[u m hold on one second.]

...You mean spirits as in the dead? [Is this what he's hearing here.]

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