week three: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Three
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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 Lune who speaks up first this time.

"Good morning, good morning. You've done well to purge the corruption in the previous gateway - allow us to assist with the finishing touches. For the time being, it would appear as though we've been able to locate another. I wonder if you'll find the skyline familiar? Do try to be kind to those you find on the other side."

When Lune finishes, Sol chimes in from their place at Lune's side.

"You guys did great minimizing the damage and working together...so keep it up."

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 begin to experience the emotions of one another. The clarity of these emotions enhances with proximity, and they will be able to feel the emotions of their partner's intermingling with their own.



Welcome to your week three mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also be having another CYOA this week! Sign ups are here and will close on Tuesday at 8 AM PST.

In addition, ensure that all of your week two private conversations were reported on the page, and your week three 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

[leaberator]

i. fire area;

[ anyone going to the fire training area in the volcano this week will find quite the show happening, as it looks like lea has decided to practice in the most show-offy way possible.

wearing leather gloves for safety precautions, you might find him twirling around, throwing and catching some plain looking chakrams that are On Fire, or juggling some spike balls On Fire, or even baton playing with a large stick ... where the tips of it are On Fire. that one won't last so long.

all in all, it looks a lot more like he's practicing being a fire dancer than he is fighting. please clap.

when he notices someone watching, he'll stop and greet them with a casual salute: ]

Yo.


ii. gateway to hell;

[ not too long after the gateway is open, axel can be found standing in front of the inn, staring straight at the motorcycle. when he's caught, all he does is grin the fakest innocent grin that's ever been faked ]

... How hard do you think it is to learn how to ride this thing?

[ do NOT let him ride the motorcycle. ]


iii. library;

[ or, you can find him tucked in a corner of the library, reading what looks like a ...

wait a minute.

is that a self-help book on relationships?

he seems engrossed in it and won't notice anyone watching him, though the frown on his face as he reads implies he might not entirely agree with what he's reading.

... why's he even reading that... ]


iv. wildcard;

[ throw me a prompt?? i don't know ]

ii

[nonbelligerent]

[axel..............]

I take no responsibility for any injuries you may incur.

[leaberator]

Aww, c'mon. It can't be that tough!

[ he has never driven anything in his life. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Famous last words.

iii

[omegathree]

[... Relationships? He'll look at the book for a moment before his gaze settles on Axel. It takes a moment or two before he actually manages to say anything but he'll approach cautiously.]

What are you learning about?

[leaberator]

[



axel literally throws the book behind him. it hits the wall because he's in a corner and bounces back in plain view. ]

... Nothing.

[omegathree]

[Val picks it up and looks it over now that it's not in Lea's hands.]

It's clearly something.

iii

[coastal]

Be more obvious, why don't you.

[lili is so tired of this bitch]

[leaberator]

[

he looks seconds away from throwing the book away but instead just. places it down and glares a bit ]

This isn't-- look, shut up.

[ WOW WHAT A COME BACK ]

iii.

[twinsightful]

[...squint.]

Truth be told, I wouldn't trust anything written in a self-help book on that subject. [Axel why. Also hi.]

[leaberator]

[ hi kaoru. axel looks up from the book with a pained look ]

No kidding. I got a newfound appreciation for the woes of women everywhere.

[ he turns the book around to show kaoru a paragraph that is talking about how they should trade sex for being bought nice things ]

iii.

[stillstands]

[ ... ]

Someone you're hoping to impress with what's written in there?

[leaberator]

[ slowly. lowers the book. ]

... If anyone's impressed by anything written in there, they've got bigger problems than anyone can fix.

i

[autocatalysis]

[ hey zia,

julius hms. he looks vaguely impressed- by the showmanship, not necessarily the tossing flaming chakrams part- but also: ]

I don't suppose you also moonlighted as a street performer alongside the rest of your eclectic resume?

[ he's not outright calling him a circus act, but,,, ]

[leaberator]

Nah, but it was my dream job as a kid.

[ was it? or is he joking? it is impossible to tell.]

iii

[blackcoats]

[ i'm mad because i want to tag literally all of these BUT WHATEVER

anyway she's watching from behind some shelves... being sneaky by pressing herself very close to the books and squinting through the gaps between them... who the fuck are you romancing mom ]

[leaberator]

[ CLIMB IN THE MOTORCYCLE WITH HIM XION?

but fine i guess we're doing this instead. axel, in the middle of turning a page, just mutters to himself "this is plain wrong". he is clearly not enjoying steve harvey's self-help book for women, somehow. is it because it's terrible? Yes. ]

ii

[forefall]

... Is it safe?

[ She doesn't know what a motorcycle is, but she can tell from his smile it's probably not. ]

[leaberator]

Not even a little bit.

[ he should not sound excited at the prospect. ]

iii

[specialdog]

[ When??? Did Akane get here??? She's just here now. How!! ]

... Need some love advice?

[leaberator]

[ that's terrifying an axel almost throws the book straight at her face but then he sees who it is ]

... Hey, Akane.

[ wait what the FUCK did she just say. waves a hand hastily ]

Nope, no, nothing like that.

ii

[foodbin]

[She matches the grin, though hers is less Fake, before:]

What, you want a lesson?

[leaberator]

[ oh my god.

he looks. stupidly excited about this ]

You know how to ride?

II

[liversandhyenas]

Can't be too hard. Pretty much anything new can be learned in no time if you make the effort.

[What is a motorcycle? She sure doesn't know. But she sure doesn't have a reason to deter him from riding that, haha]

[leaberator]

[ talking about making the effort is the real downside, here ]

Yeah? You ever tried one of these?