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week three: mingle

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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[He leaves it on for now because when it's idle, it isn't too hard to talk over the rumbling engine.]

The same reason a gun is loud. So you notice it.

A gun is loud because of the gunpowder. This sounds different.

[lord]

The combustion in the engine is what makes it loud. It's still like a gun. Only... you're riding the bullet instead of firing it.

[ hm, only about half of that makes sense to him but okay. ]

Why would you want to ride a bullet?

[ he squints at the motorcycle again. ]

Is it for battle?

[(date masamune voice) are you ready guys PUT YA GUNS ON]

Transportation. [He looks thoughtful for a moment.] It could be.

They could use a horse for transportation.

[ he wants to know what makes this thing so special :\ ]

...How fast is it?

Faster than a horse. Much faster.

[ hm okay he's interested again ]

How much faster? Like a bullet?

Yes. Do you want me to show you?

Yes.

[ show him the bullet!! ]

[Without any more words, he starts the ignition. Honestly? It's a great sound. The engine itself isn't loud; the muffler is what makes most of the noise.

He rolls it back and straight with a push, foot settling under the gear shift.] Be right back. ♪ [When he guns it, he leans back and pulls on the handlebars. The bike rears but moves, and he wheelies a yard or two before re-righting and zooming away down the road.

It's fast!! Isn't Kara happy.]

[ holy shit it's SO fast

he watches hisoka zoom off with wide eyes, and by the time he comes back around, kara will be considering the other motorcycles again. he wants to try too? hm ]

[He rolls to a stop when he comes back up, watching Kara look at the other bikes.]

If you learn, we could race. ♥

[ well he doesn't particularly care about racing, but ]

How do I do it?

[Hisoka assumes position.

That is to say, he situates himself on the bike the easiest to show Ookurikara the different parts. The throttle, the hand brake, the gear shift near the foot.]

The faster your momentum, the more balance you have. This is how you go forward. [The throttle.] This is how to stop. [The hand brake and the foot brake.] One is for the front tire, one is for the back tire.

The basic gear is called "neutral." You start there. [He raises his foot to click the gear shift.] First gear. You can drive. It'll tell you when it's hungry for more power. [He clicks again.] You can hear it.

Do you want to try with me or try on your own?

I'll do it myself.

[ this is probably a terrible idea from someone who doesn't even know how to ride a normal bicycle but oh well. to kara's credit, he watches closely while hisoka explains, taking mental notes until he's finished. then he turns to the one closest to him, copying the way hisoka sits on the bike and looking for each of the parts he mentioned.

then he. turns back to hisoka with a slight frown. ]

How do you turn it on?

[ he didn't explain the ignition...? ]

[...........wow, the sword really knows nothing.

Very slowly, Hisoka makes a pointed motion out to the console near the front. The key, which he turns, and then the.... well, I have been assuming this was push-start, but just now realized the canon probably is too old school for that, but whatever.

IT'S PUSH START NOW. Kara lucked out.]

[ the latest era he's gone to is the meiji restoration okay, give him a break.

anyway he'll mimic hisoka, and when the motorcycle comes to life he stares at it with wide eyes. but kara isn't one to waste time, so he's already thinking of how to ride this bad boy. which one did hisoka say was to go forward...

he guns it.

and immediately lets go when the motorcycle lurches forward, startled, and nearly loses balance on the bike as it rolls to a stop. this is fine. ]

[Kara is trying his best.]

Powerful, isn't it? You'll get to like how strong it is between your legs. [;)] But you should go slow first.

You really can't skip the build-up in the beginning, or everything is just ruined. And not in the good way.

[It's great this all goes right over Kara's head. Thank God.]

[ nods! he totally gets this, just not the weird innuendos. so he's going to start slower this time, frowning in concentration. it doesn't work exactly as planned, so he still lurches forward a bit, but he seems to have a little more control?

though occasionally the bike does still jump forward because he's still trying to figure out how to do this more smoothly. ]

[Without driving anywhere himself, Hisoka just watches Kara struggle a bit with the bike, green streak and all.

Ahhh, it's funny.]

Better than a horse?

Horses aren't so hard to control.

[ he sounds annoyed, but he's... slowly... starting to get the hang of it. ]

Aren't they? With a mind of their own? Or is it because... they're so obedient?

[Both arms fold out over the handlebars. He's having a great time.]

You have to go faster to retain balance. But faster is more dangerous, right? Your choice.

If taught well, a good horse can save your life in battle.

[ so... obedience, i guess?? whatever, it works, there's no need to be weird about it.

kara frowns at the throttle... there has to be a way to do this more smoothly, but if hisoka says he should go faster to stay balanced, it's worth trying. slowly, carefully, he ups the speed, the bike jumping forward with every other burst of speed, until he finds it's suddenly not so hard to balance after all?

but then he realizes he has no idea where he's going or how to control this thing now that he's moving. that. could be a problem.

but he's driving it now, so that's something! ]

[Oh good. Finally, Kara is getting somewhere, but may be headed to that somewhere to crash. Shifting, Hisoka takes up his own bike again and starts off after Kara without making any show of it. (Amazing.)

He catches up enough to just cruise along.]

You have to turn, you know. Like a horse. [He swings back and forth across the road with his own.] When it growls, feed it. [He pointedly shifts his foot up to nudge his into a higher gear.]

Then you can go faster...

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