week zero: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Zero
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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.



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[coastal]

Usually...

Does that mean you're not against trying on others?

[nonbelligerent]

[he tilts his head.]

Human clothing feels a bit awkward for us, so probably not for long periods of time, but temporarily is fine.

[coastal]

... awkward how....

[nonbelligerent]

[somehow lili knows way more about his race than anyone else and she's just going to keep learning more]

Our clothes are part of our being. We can change them at will, as well.

[a beat.]

Normally. Not here. [anyway.] So human clothing is like wearing something foreign.

[coastal]

[what the fuck]

... oh.

I thought it was just an awkward fit situation and Kaoru already said that was eliminated...

[this is

a lot more to process]

[nonbelligerent]

[his race is a lot]

Awkward fit situation?

[coastal]

You know, when the fit of clothes is wrong - too big, too small, needing alteration....

[she's still gotta be kinda princess-y]

[nonbelligerent]

Life for humans does sound complicated at times.

[so many clothing issues??]

[coastal]

... hearing you of all people say that is pretty odd, you know?

[SHESS' LIFE IS SO MUCH WORSE?]

[nonbelligerent]

[shess has had a perfectly happy life, what are you talking about]

Why would it be? It's only natural that the way you live would sound very different to me .

[coastal]

Worrying about clothes and accessories are rather small complications compared to what you have to deal with, you know?

[like

the world ending stuff]

[nonbelligerent]

[he looks a tad amused.]

I suppose. Even so, there are many things humans have to deal with that we never will.

[coastal]

... I know what I was saying -

But a fashion crisis is still a fairly low calibre of crisis.

[nonbelligerent]

You shouldn't feel the need to compare lives. Each is our own.

Besides, I'm old, remember? [AS LILI KEPT POINTING OUT...] I'm used to this sort of thing.

[coastal]

Is there anything you're not used to?

[he always knows

so much]

[nonbelligerent]

Much about the world changes over time. Humans, especially so.

[coastal]

... well, I guess that's at least a little bit reassuring...

I'd think that by your age, you'd be bored of it all by now.

[nonbelligerent]

It would be rather impudent of me to get bored when I'm not even the oldest among my kind.

[coastal]

Oh... the gods and everything, right?

[she's been listening]

[nonbelligerent]

[a pause, as he smiles wryly.]

The Primeval Gods are certainly older than me, as they've lived through universes before ours, and so are the lower gods they created for the current one. But they're not my kind.

[they are definitely not his kind.]

[coastal]

.... I guess that makes sense.

[sort of? the creation myth obviously predates lili by many years and it sounds like shess is talking about the same]

Where are you on the spectrum, then? Are you still young? Or are you still elderly?

[nonbelligerent]

Rather old.

[coastal]

Mmm. I see.

[she nods

as if she thought so all along

she needs to stop being so rude]

It's impossible to expect men to be so mature unless it'll take them a thousand years and up.

[nonbelligerent]

[...]

What?

[WHERE DID THIS TOPIC COME FROM]

[coastal]

Well, it's true.

I don't know if you've had a lot of time to observe them, but human men are stupid.

[STATING THIS

JUST LIKE FACT]