week zero: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Zero
32 in Competition

On Monday morning, the sun rises on the sleepy village, and when the first ray of light touches the gates at each corner of the village, the previously tightly sealed doors open.

The barriers around the village fall, and leave it entirely open. Each cardinal direction will have a path exiting the village, taking the curious explorers who follow it on an adventure to new territories to be explored. They’ll find that each location that they arrive in appears to be associated with one of the elements. As the Signs had explained the day before, each of the participants in the game possesses an elemental assignment, whether they are aware of it or not.

When they approach the elemental areas, they’ll find themselves more in tune with their new powerset, as if the location invites them to take them out for a spin. The new areas appear to be perfect for training and learning how to use the new skills, or maybe if you’re curious you can discover which of those listed powers you’ve been granted.

Just try not to hurt yourself while you’re out there.

In addition, it seems now that more pieces of the core are being revealed, the river that runs through the village will begin to be dotted with small lanterns floating on the water. Some of them seem to be holding small notes. Try as you might to grab one, they’ll always just barely float out of reach.

Perhaps try sending one yourself and see what results you might get?

Occasionally in the village, you might hear the sound of drums and flutes - is that festival music? - though no matter how you search, you can’t find the source… yet.



Welcome to your tutorial week mingle log! Please see all the links within the log to check out the new updates. In addition, your status page has been updated. In case you missed it, please report all item theft to this top-level where all comments are screened. Private conversations are also open and should be reported under the Week 0 top-level.

A mini-event will also be posted on Wednesday, June 5th, so please keep an eye out for that!

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[yokeye]

[Toki puts on the shoes he found; they're pink and have glittery soles and don't match any of the clothes he picked.]

South is good!

[And he will follow Kaoru before he goes in the wrong direction, having no idea where south is.]

What were you drawing?

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[whitewalls]

[ oh, well

she's being pulled along now? she is doing absolutely nothing to stop this. ]

What are we doing?

[omegathree]

I'm intending to stay here for a few more hours at least.

[This is very cozy for him.]

[yokeye]

[Uhh. Books.]

You know, I don't really retain information well~! Maybe you should research it~! You named him after all; he's really more your lizard~!

[compendiem]

Alright. I'll be back soon, hopefully.

[ He will not be back soon, but he will check back within the next few days with a rudimentary fishing net in tow. It is probably garishly colored and more fabric-y than necessary, it'll be hard to cast and drag back up but maybe??? it'll work ]

[omegathree]

I didn't pick it up or carry it away.

[preowned]

[ it's true he doesn't know what a baby is ]

Really? Well, I guess that makes sense if people are already trying to steal them...

[ he's now staring at the tablet though ]

[yokeye]

[He drags Naminé along for moment before stopping.]

Listen. Do you hear that, the music!?

[omegathree]

[Val can be found here most days. Again, not actually doing anything with the lava or the fire around him except looking oddly comfortable.

Minato better have muscles to make that fabric net work.]

It looks like you've made one.

[nonbelligerent]

It doesn't hurt to be careful.

[...]

I assume you're curious about this?

[he holds up his tablet, because 80% of the people he's spoken to have been...]

[compendiem]

...Can you make clothes?

[ Minato has a Request ]

[yokeye]

[He's gone a little further down the path now. Conveniently.]

What was that!? I didn't hear you! Anyway, I'm sure it's not important~! Bye, Valvatorez~!

[omegathree]

Take care of that lizard properly if you're taking it away from its home!

[preowned]

[ in tsuru's defense swords are fucking stupid

but he nods ]

A small screen?

[nonbelligerent]

Yes. I write on it, and it generates speech.

[whitewalls]

The music...?

[ she frowns, and then closes her eyes so she can focus on listening. ]

-- oh! Yes.

[compendiem]

Oh.

[ Minato catches the apple, but looks surprised because he was definitely expecting a knife. If Shess hadn't had the insight that's what he might have been going for in the first place, you bet the moment Minato has all the knives back, he'll be chucking them at the tree again and hoping Shess will stick around to play fetch. ]

Thanks.

[nonbelligerent]

[fun fact, jan had a brainfart and forgot minato wanted the knife.

so uh this time it's a knife ig.]

[preowned]

Uwahh... technology is really amazing!!

[ he sounds genuinely amazed, unfortunately ]

[yokeye]

[Toki continues down the path without a sign he heard Valvatorez.]

[compendiem]

[ Minato is just under the impression that Shess is the most benevolent soul, it's fine.

He at least has the sense to drop the apple into the bucket so he has free hands for the knife. Good thing he'd been trying (and missing) the exact same apple, so the rest of the knives are stuck around the same place. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Remarkable, isn't it?

[it's okay, this isn't even shess's race's tech so he's also impressed by it]

[twinsightful]

Anything you pick up. It's a perfect fit. [He may be having a small crisis about this, but he looks up and pauses for some reason as he looks at Naminé.]

[twinsightful]

Okay, so one world out there has magic. That doesn't mean it's a standard.

[yokeye]

I can't tell where it's coming from! Every time I head in one direction, it's like it either switches or it's just all around somehow. What do you think it is?