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.



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.

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[compendiem]

It was too far.

[ Also, locked behind the set of gates they couldn't open yet, but mostly because it's too far. ]

[cyclists]

Don't be lazy. [It sounds like they might be smirking?]

[compendiem]

[ ...haha. The chiding just makes Minato smile, because this is what he's used to, his team and his friends always trying to get him to be better, encouraging in their own way. ]

I'll make an effort to make an effort.

[ is all Minato promises ]

[cyclists]

[A shrug with both hands. "Fair enough", they seem to say.]

Okay. [...] Minato? Do you know how to cook?

[compendiem]

...Yes?

[ He answers with a question, because, yes he can cook. No, he cannot cook well. He's good at improvising, though. ]

Do you want to request something?

[cyclists]

[A shake of the head.] No, I was just curious.

[Minato said dinner and Sol wants to make sure they aren't going to die from food poisoning.]

[compendiem]

[ Food poisoning is debilitating but not always deadly. They'll be fine. ]

Do you know how to cook? Or want to learn?

[cyclists]

I've never had to, no. [So there's that.] Is it hard to learn?

[compendiem]

[ I guess, yeah, if Minato could also pull gravy out of his clothes, he wouldn't bother with cooking either. ]

Well... Like with anything, generally people learn by starting small and simple. Like milkshakes Then learn more complicated things, like...

[ what's the most complicated thing he can make ]

fish blood tofu.

[cyclists]

[. . .]

Fish blood tofu...? [Dear god no, please save Sol, they sound more confused than disgusted.]

[compendiem]

[ :D!!! ]

Yeah, fish blood tofu. It's what I made and brought to the party. Do you want to try some?

[cyclists]

What does it taste like...? [The fuck is tofu.]

[compendiem]

Like fish blood.

[ The tofu isn't important, it's fish blood in the consistency of very soft silken tofu. It makes your teeth sticky. ]

[cyclists]

That doesn't sound so great...[No offense???]

[compendiem]

Have you tasted blood before...?

[ Don't dunk it before you try it, Sol ]

[cyclists]

Do I need to in order to think that sounds kind of gross...?

[compendiem]

No. But sometimes things look or sound gross, but then you try it and you like it. I guess... that's why I like trying new things.

[ Why he likes talking to new people, exploring new places, learning new skills. He might be rubbish at something or discover he actually hates it, but he's always willing to give anything a try, because that's the only way he can figure out whether he does enjoy something. ]

Worst case scenario, it's an experience.

[cyclists]

...that makes sense. [And it really does, even if Sol is curious how poorly this might go. But an experience is always a nice thing.]

If I don't like it, do I get to say I told you so?

[compendiem]

[ That's it; an experience is an experience, even if it's a bad one. Maybe Sol will learn to never trust Minato's tastes again. ]

Yeah. You can say whatever you want, you know? Don't have to spare my feelings about anything.

[cyclists]

[Please let Sol learn.]

It's not about that.

[compendiem]

Then, it's about what?

[ Freedom of speech, Sol. They're allowed to dunk on Minato whenever they want. ]

[cyclists]

Some people get mad when you tell them the truth.

[compendiem]

Hm... [ He can't remember the last time he got mad. What does anger feel like? It's a mystery. Anger's too strong an emotion for him to feel. ]

I won't get mad at anything you say.

[cyclists]

...okay. Then I'll try the tofu.

[RIP SOL.]

[compendiem]

[ SOL IS THE BEST and at least Minato isn't as terrible to them as he was with Naminé, who he'd given a heaping bowl of blood and expectantly watched her choke half of it down.

Sol gets handed a spoon for them to eat right out of the serving platter, to take as much or as little as they want. ]