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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Comments

[whitewalls]

[ can you fucking believe she is finally not wearing that white dress despite nomura's cowardice? but naminé is wearing this, although every now and then she tugs at it awkwardly, like it's obvious she's not used to wearing something like it.

you can find her doing various things

a. checking out the table with the paints. naminé is staring at them curiously, and she'll look at whoever's closest by. ]

That looks cute.

[ b. or you can spot her watching people dance. she is making no move to go join the dance floor, but she does seem perfectly content where she is at least.

or c. just. sitting down with her sketchbook in hand. she's not actually drawing anything, but... her gaze does keep going from the party then back down to the paper. ]

a.

[yokeye]

Not as cute as you~! Your dress is adorable, the gently flowing fabric a reflection of your pure soul, the color a perfect contrast to your crystalline eyes~!

[whitewalls]

[ sjfsgjsldg

she is so surprised that she stares at him for a moment. ]

Th... thank you?

[yokeye]

You're welcome~!

[He points over at the paint table.]

Did you want to try that?

[whitewalls]

It looks like it could be fun.

[ she smiles at him. ]

What do you think?

c.

[stillstands]

[ here she comes, approaching from naminé's side and resisting the urge to peer over at the paper in her sketchpad. ]

Are you sketching the dancing?

[whitewalls]

... I'm considering it. Everyone looks really nice.

[ she has never been to a party and it's!!! pretty!! ]

[stillstands]

There's definitely a lot going on. You wouldn't be lacking for things to sketch.

[ It is!!! she's never been to something so fancy looking before. ]

[whitewalls]

Are you having fun?

[ she figures that everyone might not be but

hopefully they are. ]

b

[leaberator]

Hey, Naminé. Lookin' good.

[ he means it? it is very new and exciting to see her in a different outfit. now axel gets why everyone else gave him so much shit about it. ]

[whitewalls]

Hi Axel.

[ she smiles at him, nice and bright ]

it's not weird, is it?

[leaberator]

Nah, not at all. You should try wearing new stuff more often.

[ @ nomura ]

[whitewalls]

Kaoru said that the white washes me out.

[ @ nomura ]

c

[forefall]

[ A sketchbook at a banquet isn't the strangest thing, but it is a little strange. ]

Are you an artist?

[whitewalls]

I'm not sure if I would call myself one...

[ she'l give a short wave to this new person though. ]

[forefall]

[ She nods back in greeting. ]

What would you call yourself?

[whitewalls]

I'm not really sure.

[ she glances down at the blank page. ]

I do draw.

c

[globs]

[ Cinnabar is lurking, as Cinnabar always does. If they were a normal person with a shred of social skills, maybe they'd go over to Namine and ask what she's doing - taking notes, making a sketch or a diagram, maybe?

But they don't have any. So, instead, they do what they do best: lurk several feet away, staring from behind and trying to peer over her shoulder from a distance to see what's on the page. ]

[whitewalls]

[ hm

she writes down "HI" before slowly lifting the sketchbook up so cinnabar can see ]

[globs]

[ CAUGHT!!

they immediately look mortified, ducking their head and turning to move... somewhere else. Not here. Time to flee. ]

[whitewalls]

[ she turns around to look at them-- where are they going. ]

Sorry, please don't go.

c

[hashtaghelping]

[time to invade namine's personal space and peer intently at her sketchbook]

So when are you gonna start drawing?

[whitewalls]

[ she jumps slightly and--

god i hate that talking animals isn't weird for her. ]

I haven't figured out what I want to do.

[hashtaghelping]

Who's the most eye-catching person here? Start with drawing them.

[sparkles]

[whitewalls]

Well...

[ she looks through the crowd. ]

That's probably you.