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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[stillstands]

Yes.

[ ... ]

You don't know until you try. It's nice and comfortable, I can vouch for that.

[coastal]

.... then help me find one, since it's your idea.

[stillstands]

Alright.

[ She stands up and brushes off her skirt. ]

Let's go look. I have an idea in mind -- do you like the colour blue?

[coastal]

I do...

[ . . . ]

Does this have anything at all to do with your observations or are you just trying to distract me?

[stillstands]

[ I hope you're following her, Lili. Because she's already in the boutique and rifling through the racks of clothing. ]

Mm. It's one and the same.

[ She glances up, something blue held in her hands. ]

Sorry, I was just trying to figure out which animal hoodie would look cute on who. I needed something to get out of the worst parts of my head for a bit. [ And then she's holding up the hoodie - tah dah? ]

[coastal]

[ . . . . what the fuck. she'll take it out of miki's hands]

Oh... it's cute...

[ . . . ]

I really don't know if it'd suit me.

[is

is lili like a bunny]

[stillstands]

[ does she stamp her foot when she's angry? because yes. but VERY yes if she does... ]

You'll never know until you try it. It might be nice with a different skirt though -- maybe a pleated one, or maybe a maxi style one...

[ She's. She's getting into this. ]

[coastal]

[maybe.]

A different skirt? What's wrong with my dress?

[what's going on here]

[stillstands]

[ fashion from someone who knows little fashion. ]

Nothing? It just might be more comfortable to have a different kind of skirt with the hoodie.

[coastal]

... if you have an idea, I'll entertain it.

I just won't wear anything odd.

[stillstands]

I'll keep it simple, don't worry. I prefer simple styles myself.

Just tell me if you have any other colour preferences and I'll see what I can do.

[coastal]

... anything is fine. I prefer blue and florals but...

[she'll take anything, she supposes.

she's learning?]

[stillstands]

We can find something with that. There's a lot in here -- like... a lot. If it's not here then I'm starting to think it just doesn't exist.

[ Zoooom.

She's hunting again, and after a moment she pulls out a long, dark blue skirt with a delicate floral design winding along the bottom and sets it to one side before delving back into the clothing racks. ]

[coastal]

[oh my god there she goes

lili blinks before pausing - ]

Oh... this is lovely.

But I don't know if the aesthetics match...

[with the bUNNY JACKET]

[stillstands]

[ she hunt. she hunt all the clothes. ]

It might be better to have something plain then. I just wear what's comfortable but if you don't want things to look weird then-- [ She pulls out a plain black skirt. ] I guess something like this?

[ She turns it around to look at it. ]

It doesn't have any patterns, which kinda helps?