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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Comments

[coastal]

I don't know - they were already trapped when I arrived.

[she doesn't like it!]

[moonprisonpower]

[ probably not one of their number, then. ]

Have they spoken at all, or only knocked?

[coastal]

I've tried, but they don't respond to me.

Maybe they also can't use their voice... I can't even hear any muffled noises.

[moonprisonpower]

If they were gagged you would probably be able to hear something.

[ yikes. ]

[coastal]

That's what I was thinking...

Even if it's a trick of this place, I don't want to take the chance.

[moonprisonpower]

It's more likely to be a trick.

[ but even as he says that he's still following......... not as much of a saix as you could have been award?? ]

[coastal]

[she shoots him a Look at that]

And what will you do if it's not?

[lili will literally fall for so many traps because of her damn bleeding heart]

[moonprisonpower]

I suppose we'll find out, won't we?

[ why is he like this ]

[coastal]

[ugh whATEVER SHE'S GONNA KEEP HEADING FOR THE COFFIN]

Make yourself useful and grab something heavy.

[moonprisonpower]

[ saix suddenly just fucks off without a word ]

[ (he'll he back) ]

[coastal]

[bye bitch

but at least lili understands why he left and she's just going to go back to just

punch numbers into the keypad

chances of her figuring it out? absolutely zero.

which is the next number she presses]

[moonprisonpower]

[ bye forever!!! when he comes back he has a giant banana in one hand. it's fine? it's fine. ]

No luck, then.

[ he's going to come look at that keypad. ]

[coastal]

[whAT THE FUCK]

A banana?! They come in that large of a size?!

[shE JUST LEARNED WHAT BANANAS WERE LAST WEEK

PLEASE

SHE NEEDS HELP]

[moonprisonpower]

Not typically.

[ he offers no other explanation because he's saix. ]

What combinations have you tried? Is there a limited amount of tries?

[coastal]

I don't know - I'm not sure how it works. Why would there be a limit?

[lili would

die so fast in an escape room]

[moonprisonpower]

To lock out any potential trespassers who are just trying out random numbers.

.... Let me see.

[ going to look at the keypad ]

[coastal]

Oh.

[hmmmm fuck

welL SHE'LL STEP AWAY NOW]

[moonprisonpower]

[ he's just examining the coffin and the keypad -- he tries out a combination. ]

Do you know anything about who is trapped in here?

[ assuming it's a who. ]

[coastal]

No, nothing....

[everything is just QUESTION MARKS]

[moonprisonpower]

[ why is lili like this ]

What were you planning to do if it was a trap?

[ he's still investigating regardless!! ]