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

[twinsightful]

[Annnd he stops, peering down at Val almost too-casually.]

Yes? [What if he just pretends it wasn't him?]

[omegathree]

Was that your fire?

[At least it's finally out, but he hates being burned.]

[twinsightful]

Nope. [A two-handed shrug as he glances upward.] The inside of this volcano is actually fairly unstable. Did you know?

[omegathree]

[He... Believes it.]

I didn't. Strange that this is the first time it's happened.

[twinsightful]

Yeah. When there's a lot of training here it starts to shift and fire falls from the ceiling in a cycle. [He rotates his hands in a circle.] Something to do with the flow of energy? I don't get it.

[omegathree]

I don't see that many other people training here.

[twinsightful]

You just missed a few of them. People come in and out a lot, too. But I've been here for a while watching. Just to make sure it's not too dangerous.

[omegathree]

Most people aren't fond of being in this kind of heat. Who's been here recently?

[twinsightful]

Other fire users, some air users...I can't keep track of everyone's names, can you? There's still a lot of us and most of the time we're all separated during the day.

[omegathree]

I know your names, I just don't use them.

[which is, you know, rude.]

[twinsightful]

--wait, why not? [That is rude wtf.]

[omegathree]

I'll use them when I respect you.

[twinsightful]

And how precisely does someone earn your respect?

[omegathree]

Behave in a fitting manner to earn somebody's respect.

[Wow vague.]

[twinsightful]

That still doesn't really say much. What kind of scale is that?

[omegathree]

I'll know it when you reach it.

[twinsightful]

That still doesn't really count.