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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[forefall]

i. earth

Please run!

[ If you venture deeper into the the earth area, that's all the warning Four gives before she sprints past. Not too far behind her is a deer or a tiger or honestly it could even be a bird ready to peck her eyes out for some reason. ]

ii. air

[ Honestly, Four seems the most at ease near the mountains, so that's where she gravitates towards for a moment of peace. She still hates how the wind messes up her hair, but it's something she's willing to trade off for the fresh air.

She somehow makes sitting in a tree look dainty. ]

... It's hard to imagine corruption touching this place, but it might just happen from what they said. What do you think?

iii. casino royale

[ Four stands at the entrance, not moving. She's staring at everything like she comprehends nothing—because she doesn't.

She has no idea what any of this is. ]

What is all this?

[ Please help a girl out. Turn her into a gambler or something. ]

iv. wildcard

[ hmu with whatever! ]

i

[omegathree]

[He obeys the request and doesn't seem all that winded as a tiger chases them down.]

What did you do to them?

[forefall]

Nothing!

[ Four keeps looking over her shoulder to check how close it is. ]

I just wanted to take a closer look, and I stepped on something and it made a loud enough sound that it heard me. I think it thought I was trying to do a sneak attack, but I wasn't!

[omegathree]

How close were you?

[Most wild animals just turn and run? This is a new one for him.]

i

[nonbelligerent]

[FOUR WHAT DID YOU DO

which is to say that shess will start running as soon as four says to—quickly and without effort, though he's careful not to outrun four, lest she end up in danger.

though he looks less alarmed and more baffled. seriously, four, what did you do.]

[forefall]

[ HEY SHE'S A GOOD GIRL WHO'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG IN HER LIFE*

Her running isn't quite as fast as she's used to, but her pace is at a steady clip. ]

I wanted to see if I could get its attention without alarming it, but it thought it was alarming!

[ It's not her fault?? (It's totally her fault.)

*she's done a few wrong things in her life ]

[nonbelligerent]

[shess's expression is now asking WHY DID YOU WANT TO GET ITS ATTENTION???]

iii

[compendiem]

[ Become a gambler, Four.

Minato comes up beside her, and gestures to the slots. ]

It's a test of luck and patience. Want to give it a try?

[forefall]

[ Do you think she'd approve of gambling if she knew what it meant in a modern context?

She looks at him with a disbelieving look. ]

I'll... see how it's done first before I make a decision.

iii

[coastal]

[she CROSSES HER ARMS]

It looks like a gambling den.

How useless.

[forefall]

[ A den for gambling does sound useless. She won't disagree there, but.... ]

What are they gambling for? How is it gambling?

iii.

[stillstands]

[ What even is all this? ]

It looks like a casino? Somewhere with a lot of gambling.

I've never been to one, but I have heard of them.

[forefall]

Casino? I haven't heard of that before...

[ The word sounds foreign on her lips. ]

I don't see how any of this can be gambling, though.

[ There's a disconnect. ]

iii

[whitewalls]

I'm not sure. It looks like some kind of game, doesn't it?

[ she's not... entirely wrong, kind of. ]

[forefall]

Does it?

[ Four takes a closer look, stepping towards the card tables. ]

How would you win at this kind of game?

[ That they both don't seem to know much about. ]

earth

[wagashis]

[Damn it, she really is out here possibly getting herself killed. He hoped that feeling wasn't right.]

This is what you've been out here doing?

[He's just about to reach out and pull her out of the way-- before he remembers, and quickly pulls his hand back. Instead, he exhales a short breath and draws his borrowed dagger, eyes fixed on her pursuer. probably a wolf or something I'm pretty sure they live in the woods.]

Duck.

[forefall]

[ EXCUSE U SHE TOLD YOU SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DIE THAT'S WHY SHE'S RUNNING??? ]

I was just exploring! What's wrong with that?

[ But she ducks. ]

i

[foodbin]

[Well then.

She sure does start running after her, carefully not looking behind her as she does.]

What even happened?! What are we running from?

[forefall]

A—

[ Four jumps over some vines. ]

Moose! I don't know what I did to make it think I'm a threat, but—

[ Well, they're in trouble now. ]

ii

[specialdog]

[ Akane looks... Up... Why you sittin' way up there. ]

Isn't it already happening?

[forefall]

[ Because why not? She has an air ship at home, and this is the closest she can get to that feeling. ]

It's infected a girl and possibly another world, but... not this region specifically, is what I meant. I don't want this region darkened.

I

[liversandhyenas]

[The world's going t end before Grim Eyes backs down from any feral animal looking for a fight. There she is with her spear, exploring the Earth area like usual, when Four runs by with that warning. She pursues Four]

Stop running and hide! I'll deal with this. What's going after you?

[She's already looking around, ready to defend against anything that's nearby]

[forefall]

A boar!

[ It can be heard running towards them in the distance.

She does as requested and climbs up a tree. ]

... Are you sure you want to deal with it?

[ She can be left alone. Four can figure it out. Probably. ]

ii

[autocatalysis]

[ Julius heads outside the village often enough, but even so he's perhaps surprisingly at ease up in the mountains by the ravine despite the constant, looming presence of thunder.

Honestly, it might just be because this, of all the areas attached to the village normally, is the closest seeming to 'home'. ]

This particular region in specific, or the entire... pocket dimension, or fragment of a world, whatever you might call it, that we've been brought to?

[forefall]

All of that. I'd be sad if all the parts were corrupted. We wouldn't want to live in a universe like that, would we?

[ (lucille bluth voice) i love all parts of the world and universe equally ]