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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[coastal]

[ i : main hall ]

[the very first morning that everyone is gathered, even after the Signs depart, lili remains. she looks back and forth frantically, like there's something that she's looking for - almost near tears, it seems. then she steels her expression and immediately stalks out.

on tuesday morning, it would appear that she's been summoned to the main hall again - though it's hard to say why. she runs straight from her house directly to the main hall, clearly just awoken rudely from bed. her hair isn't even in her hair wraps or tidied up with a clip, frantic as she is. she looks back and forth again, this time far more distressed and unable to restrain her emotions. there's panicked, worried tears at the corner of her eyes - up until she seems to realize something and there's the flash of anger instead.

her hands ball into fists and there's a flash of ice cold that engulfs her, livid. her hand impacts roughly against the closest wall - ]

This place - stop toying with me...!!

[ ... not that it seems to stop her from nearly repeating this process, found in the main hall on wednesday and thursday as well, clearly upset and angry, even if she's got more of a lid on it this time.]

[ ii : gateway ]

[hi, it doesn't matter who you are - lili is going to come rushing up to you in the new opened area]

There's someone trapped - we have to help them!

[she's iNSISTENT ABOUT THIS]

[ wildcard ]

[oR HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT]

i

[nonbelligerent]

[...

quietly, shess approaches, stopping a short distance from her.]

Bad dream?

[coastal]

[her hands are still in fists and her mouth neatly placed into a scowl]

... a trick, it would seem.

[so why is it that she can't calm her heart? why are her thoughts still so scrambled? even now she looks around, as if there's any chance that she might be missing something, like she might be failing someone again.]

[nonbelligerent]

Be careful not to injure your hands.

It's a cruel punishment, if that's what it is.

ii

[compendiem]

[ Lili chose the wrong person for the job, but Minato— looking dumbly surprised as always— simply nods and sets out to follow her, no questions asked. Presumably, she knows what to do and will be giving the orders here. ]

[coastal]

Do you know anything about numbers? Codes?

[well

this is going to go nowhere]

Did you bring anything heavy with you!

[compendiem]

Eh... I'm good at math, and stuff. And... maybe I'm heavy enough?

[ Does she need him to ram into something.

Useless. ]

i

[unfriendliest]

[ immediately there are alarm bells going off in kara's mind. is someone else is trouble? is that... the "corruption" manifesting again? his hand is on the hilt of his sword as he approaches lili cautiously, just in case he'll need it. ]

What happened?

[coastal]

[she tenses once she seems to even recognize that there's another person in the room and even once she sees that it's kara, it takes her another second to relax even a fraction

her gaze falling to the floor, for once unable to meet his]

... then you really didn't see it...

[her shoulders start to tremble - though with rage or distress it's hard to say. perhaps some combination of both.]

II

[alitaba]

[well, that immediately grabs Futaba's attention. ]

Trapped??

[coastal]

There's a coffin - just like Tsurumaru's but...!

[well not quite]

We have to go!

ii

[omegathree]

[He's only just stepped through the gate, but she seems alarmed and somebody's trapped, huh?

There's only a moment before he nods.]

Where are they?

[coastal]

Inside the temple area -

[well it's a chapel but she doesn't really have that for reference]

They're inside a coffin!

ii

[moonprisonpower]

[ also the wrong person for the job, but..... at least he doesn't ignore her. ]

Where?

[coastal]

[saix has gone from Possibly a Heartless Bastard to At Least Semi-Compliant Bastard]

Inside a coffin - there's a knocking noise coming from inside, someone might be stuck...!

[and she's gonna DART OFF he'll have to just follow]

ii!

[televised]

[Well.

This sure is a thing that is happening.

North is visibly startled for all of two seconds, before she reacts.]

Where?

[coastal]

[at least she's more willing to help than she was with the gate]

Inside a coffin - I don't know if they can speak, or how long they've been trapped in there.

[and she's IMMEDIATELY GONNA RUN OFF because lili waits for no one]

Are you strong? Do you think there's anything we can use to break it open?

ii

[globs]

-- Huh? W-where?

[ they're too taken aback to be pissy about things the way they usually are!! It looks like they're ready to follow her immediately, actually. ]

[coastal]

[nice thanks

lili is alREADY TAKING OFF BECAUSE NOW THAT SHE'S GOTTEN SOMEONE ELSE'S ATTENTION THAT'S ALL SHE NEEDS]

In one of the rooms - there's a puzzle on a coffin and I can't figure out how to get it open!

i

[foodbin]

[It's on Tuesday that Emma notices her running like that; she looks exhausted herself, but more than that, she looks concerned as she watches Lili's motions.]

...I'm guessing you got it, too.

[coastal]

[ . . . . she stares over at Emma, tears still at the corners of her eyes though at least the distress seems to have melted away temporarily in the face of new information.]

You also....

[ . . . ]

Who did you see?

I

[liversandhyenas]

[Grim Eyes seems to be in a very bad mood, like she didn't sleep much last night. She pretty much growls her words:]

They playing tricks with your head too?

[coastal]

... so it's not just me.

[FRUSTRATING]

Who did you vote for?

i.

[twinsightful]

[On the first day that this happens, he lets her run out because he has no idea what's happening. He has no idea what she's experiencing and she blows past him toward the main hall in a frenzy. It's on another day when she repeats the pattern that he allows himself to follow after her, keeping up as they enter the main hall.

He doesn't exactly grab her arm, but he does hover closer by all the same.]

...You're going to hurt yourself. [Mildly put.] Another dream?

[coastal]

[well at the very least he's not going to get fucking punched on accident if he doesn't come too close - but she's still just going to bow her head and turn away from him in the same motion. her hand raising up to her face so that he can't see.]

....

It's just... nonsense.

[she just wants to say it's nothing but like. considering what she saw.... it really wasn't.]