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week one: mingle
Week One
30 in Competition
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.
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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Prize... Normally, it's tokens. In an arcade, you can exchange them for candy or toys. In a place like this... it's usually money. Or a car. Or something. ...I think.
[ He leans back away from the machine and looks around. ]
Don't see anyone at the counter we can talk to to exchange the tokens, but it's still possible it's a different prize. Something useful, hopefully. The machines are getting power, after all.
[ He's thinking out loud to make up for the one sided conversation, but then he takes his hand back and reaches into his bag, pulling out a notebook and a pen and flips to an empty page near the front. Here. Minato always carries paper and pen, so this will be more convenient than single words traced onto his palm. ]
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he'll brighten at the notepad. good job, minato.
taking it and getting to writing a response ]
kar?
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A car is... something you sit on. It has wheels and goes very fast, and you can steer it. It looks like this--
[ He takes the notebook back and starts to draw a car; essentially, a horizontal rectangle with two circles underneath each end. That's about the extent of his artistic abilities, unfortunately, so he supplements with a little "vroom vroom" printed on the side of the drawing. ]
That's the sound it makes.
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He's going to look at it like it's weird at first, and then realization settles on his face. Taking back the pencil to write under it. ]
No horse?
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We have horses, but cars can go faster for longer, so most people have them nowadays. It'd be kinda difficult to ride a horse in the city, I think... sharing the road would be dangerous for the horses, and on the sidewalk, people would get trampled.
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he'll draw a horse and then put a line through it.
oh wait. he can write... looking sheepish for a moment and then writing again ]
Horses don't really like me.
[ So cars >>>>>>> horses. sorry swift wind ]
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Heh... Horses can be difficult to get along with. Food usually works, though, or spending time training with them.
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he won't get into why horses don't like him.
okay let's try to get back to the original topic. ]
Will any of the prizes be useful to take back with us?
[ or is this one of those let's win for the heck of it? ]
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[ The mountain is the worst!!!!! Come to think of it, they could probably take that tractor and drive up there, huh... ]
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he's laughing, but silent laughter. ]
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You think I'm joking, but I'm not. If you end up winning the grand prize, let me have a turn in it, okay?
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then he's thinking before he gestures to his arms. look he has strength and can climb shit. he's good. ]
If I win, I'm trading it.
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Better be something grand you're trading it for... What sort of stuff would you want in exchange?
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Food. Weapons.
[ The currency here might be useless back home ]
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[ The currency here is absolutely worthless. But the nailbat is cool? It's cool. Definitely grand enough to be worth a jeep. ]
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then a bemused huff. before shrugging. ]
sure.
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Then, come find me if you manage to win a jeep, and I'll give you the nailbat in exchange.
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not that he'll communicate that.
holding out his hand. want to shake on it? ]
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It's a promise. ]