week one: mingle

[cyclists]

Week One
30 in Competition

As the sun rises on Monday morning, all participants will find themselves awakening with a sense of purpose. Regardless of where they slept the night before, they’ll find themselves compelled to return to the main meeting hall first thing in the morning.

Approaching the hall, however, they will find a large, swirling mass grey in color looming near the sakura tree. This swirl cannot be approached just yet, but seems to be locked and waiting for something more.

As the last member of the village enters the hall, they will find Lune and Sol at the head of the room. Though they’re together, it’s Sol who speaks up first this time.

“Last night, Lune and I were finally able to get some answers. Or, at least, something we can do to help. The core’s still experiencing fluctuations and some instability, but we’ve figured out a place some of it might be coming from.”

They stop, excitedly holding up a scroll.

“This core is connected to several worlds out there. It’s the heart of the universe and everything that happens here can be affected by the outside, and can affect the worlds you come from. We found somewhere that seems to have a source of darkness lurking around…if we find it and clear the corruption, we can help stabilize the core a little more and help protect yourselves while you’re here.”

With that, they seem to lose steam just a little, looking back at Lune for a moment before nodding.

“So, uh…we were able to open a gateway for you to this world. Checking it out might help us pinpoint the source and get this done faster, so…leave whenever you’re ready. There’ll be another gate on the other side to bring you back here.”

That seems to be it, though Sol looks back to Lune again. “Anything else?”

"Look after one another," they repeat again. "And do not believe it is possible to be over-cautious."

The moment participants leave the hall, they will find that the gateway has changed from grey to white, the opening widening enough for multiple people to step through. The Signs will soon take their leave, and all will remain peaceful once more.

In addition, as the week goes on, partners will find that a simple touch (even accidental) may incite the bond between them to grow stronger for a moment. They will experience a swap of memories through their connection, taking a moment to see a piece of their partner's past without any control over what exactly is being shared.



Welcome to your week one mingle! Please note that as of this week, murder proposals are open. CYOA sign-ups are also live, and will close at Tuesday, 8 AM PST. They will be running on Tuesday afternoon and evening, so please be mindful of your own availability!

In addition, ensure that all of your week zero private conversations were reported on the page, and your week one private conversations are reported on that page. If you'll be taking anything from locations, please report that as well.

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[compendiem]

[ Does he have friends here? ...He wants to believe so. There are people he really likes- lots of them, actually, but making assumptions always makes him a little nervous. ]

...You and I are friends... right?

[globs]

... Well, it doesn't look like there's a lot to see in here. Does this room really move downwards?

[ all these weird doohickeys they've never seen before!! They're still a little hesitant about the whole thing, but they do step in. The moment they do, the entire elevator creaks and groans unhappily at the weight of their 1300-pound bulk, and Cinnabar freezes, looking around in confusion. ]

[quailvering]

[it would be a saccharine, stupid story, but... much better than what happened]

M-Mm! Magical Mary has to work in order t- to free Tsurumaru from the mysterious crystal he's trapped in!

[because no one would die in a story like that]

[specialdog]

[ for a girl who hesitated to answer for so long, she sure sounds confused about why he would need to ask??? ]

Of course we are.

[compendiem]

[ Because she's bullying him?????? To be fair, though, his teammates and classmates also bully him, so it's nothing new. ]

I'm glad.

[ Relieved, really. Sort of happy.

He touches the cat ears on his head, that were absolutely here the entire time. ]

You still don't want to wear yours?

[ That's what friends do, right? Be matchy-matchy. ]

[twinsightful]

Then I'll accept! [Cheerfully said, solely because that's still something he can work with.] And for my buy-in...[He thinks for a moment...and then pulls out about 500 yen and just. Puts it on the table? Sure.] We're not playing for too much anyway.

1/2

[daibanana]

[-- boi

what is she going to do with 500 yen in this place

this cheeky devil]

[daibanana]

Fine! I accept.

[Putting her hands in her lap like a LADY even though she's eyeing those cards like she expects a magic trick]

I'm ready. What do I do first?

[compendiem]

How's Magical Mary going to do that? Tsurumaru has two minutes before he suffocates from the lack of oxygen- think fast.

[ Minato is a terrible person to bounce story ideas off, but here he is anyways, even if nobody asked him. ]

[liversandhyenas]

Really? You really think that'd work? Somehow lanterns don't sound like a good way to contact anyone.

[Because she tried once and was unable to reach them, therefore she doubts even Sol can catch one]

Have you tried to contact them already that way?

[twinsightful]

You know koi are representative of luck in the first place, don't you? If you eat one you'll be cursed for four years. [That is 100% bullshit but his face gives zero tells.]

[forefall]

[ what did dana say

subdivided but make it harvest moon?

alas, Akane only gets a blank look from Four. ]

I don't know what you mean, but I doubt it. There has to be some magic for that.

[liversandhyenas]

[She didn't expect the impromptu introduction. In a moment she replies back, still surprised:]

Ah, Grim Eyes, hyena, guess I like hunting and favorite food is anything that moves.

[Still, praise where it's due:]

Not bad! That was better. Good first step. Frankly everyone here is far friendlier than you'd expect. You'll be fine.

[specialdog]

[ whaaaaaaaaat?? noo. whaaat????

... she's being more sincere than usual when she says: ]

It's still just... A little embarrassing, you know? Why do you even want me to wear them?

[twinsightful]

[We don't talk about why he just has random money. But he deals five cards for himself and looks at them, gesturing for Nana to do the same.]

You look at your cards first and see what's in your hand. There are a lot of different things you can have, and you want to have a hand that's higher than mine. [A lot of this is probably proxy-knowledge from a.) books and b.) host club casino events.] A royal flush is the highest, so that's a ten, jack, queen king and ace all in the same suit. And the lowest is, like, one pair.

[compendiem]

[ Minato is being bullied on all sides today, that tracks. ]

...but are the koi delicious enough to be worth four years of being cursed?

[ He's pretty sure he's going to die within the next two weeks, so it really wouldn't matter either way to him. ]

[quailvering]

Wh- shouldn't it be a magic crystal? The stakes just got really high!

[both of these people are dead]

Um- Uh- Magical Paint Brush Strike! ☆ I won't let you hurt my friends!

[compendiem]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I haven't tried yet, but we're here already, right? Might be worth a try. I've got paper, so...

[ He takes out a notebook and carefully tears out a sheet before writing down

Hi Sol. Can we talk?
-- Minato
-- ]

You can sign your name at the bottom. And if there's anything else you want to add, too.

[forefall]

[ sounds fake tbh ]

It doesn't sound like a trial with a decent reward. I still don't see the point or the use.

[omegathree]

That's cruel of those two if they were the ones who were actually responsible for it.

If you can't rest... Would you rather think about something else?

[Since there's nothing either of them can do to get home.]

[compendiem]

If Magical Mary hits a solid crystal like that, the force of her blow will travel through it and crush Tsurumaru's bones.

[ And thus, Tsurumaru is dead ]

[quailvering]

[........ uuuuuuu, he's still crying because it's just really hard to stop once you start]

Y- Yeah. I want to- I want to get to know everybirdie.

[he wipes his beak with his wings]

Um- I- I wouldn't be very entertaining to hunt! Y-You probably figured that out already.

[forefall]

[ Adrenaline can get a girl far?

Once the village is in view, she slows down. ]

... I'm sorry you had to deal with that. It wasn't my intention for any of that to happen.

[quailvering]

What?!

No!?

Fire

[omegathree]

[He might enjoy being here the most, but he's also very easily hurt by flame. Since it hits him in the arm, he hisses in pain and does his best to pat it out. Oh, but he's going to be burnt.

Looking up doesn't cross his mind.]