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

[unfriendliest]

[ hm. kara can appreciate that, but he wonders if she ever thought to ask...? ]

Aburage won't help much with that. It's just a snack.

[ and once it's all dried, he'll pour the marinade in a pan and carefully add the tofu so it doesn't spill. ]

[coastal]

[kara actually ask about lili's backstory challenge

anyway.]

Mm... then what do you recommend? What should I be learning?

[she's at least a willing student, looking up at him only briefly before returning to watching his steps in preparing the food]

[unfriendliest]

[ he leaves the marinade to boil to check on the rice ]

If you can learn how to season the meat and vegetables well, even something basic will taste good.

[coastal]

[following!! and probably peering around him to try to see everything

ao might be trying to climb down kara's arm to get closer to the food...]

How do I do that? What should I look for...?

[QUESTIONS]

[unfriendliest]

[ i don't fucking know the answer to this so HANDWAVES MIGHTILY

also he's going to gently deposit ao on lili's shoulder and go wash his hands so there's no squirrel fur in the food ]

It depends on what you're cooking. Sometimes you have to taste it yourself before you find the right balance.

[ he stirs some rice vinegar and a tiny bit of salt and sugar in with the rice, and once it's done he takes a handful of the mixture into a small ball - just enough to fit inside the aburage, when it's finished. lili is allowed to help with this too, as long as her hands are clean. ]

[coastal]

[oh - ao will just chirp a little bit and lili will smile at her briefly. though she'll watch him before going to make sure that her hands are in fact clean and then assist with what he's doing. she watches him do it once more before doing the same.]

I see...

Then I will practice that as well.

[she's doing so much learning here]

Thank you for showing me.

[unfriendliest]

[ he just shrugs, setting the rice ball down on a paper towel and starting a new one. this will continue until they finish with the rice - the marinade will take some time. ]

You wanted to learn.