WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK ZERO: MINGLE (43 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. Speaking of new, if participants turn on their PHS, they'll notice another section available. There's also an alert for a new message, titled TEAM ASSIGNMENT. Opening it will reveal which Leader they have been assigned to. Furthermore, at the corner of the PHS screen is an icon of an animal, depending on who their Leader is. It is visible only to them and no one else. That's not the only change, though. Participants may not notice at first—or perhaps they will?—but sooner or later, they may realize that they're... missing something? Strange. Three Leaders can be found around the area, open (?) to approach. If participants want to speak to them more privately, or to an absent Leader, it looks like they'll have to go through another channel. Which is to say, the Planetarium is now open! Finally, for the rest of the week, the participants will inexplicably have the urge to be physically affectionate. That person you just met days ago? Time to cuddle! This complete stranger you ran into? It sure is tempting to hold their hand. This urge can range anywhere from minor to impossible to ignore, depending on the situation. Enjoy your bonding!

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A LOT. grabs all sisi cr and runs

[robopriest]

Hm?

[He doesn't stop, just looking up. Really, maybe he needs to pick a better spot rather than this train station for more privacy, but in the end, he doesn't mind.]

[He smiles.]

No, not at all. Go for it. I'm not the exercise police.

[dianxias]

[ it is a strip of fabric so you decide.

anyway ruoye seems to LOVE this. it sticks the end of the bandage out like a cat receiving a chin scratch for more affection, and starts nuzzling into alex's fingers. yes! yes more please! ]

[evocationary]

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, personal space! Bubble!

[ she nearly drops her coffee mug on the floor - but whether she gets tackled or grabbed, she is useless to resist tiny pink energy. off they go to the planetarium ig, wheezes ]

a

[stillnot]

[ Clementine reaches out to steady him, even though he seems to have caught himself just fine? Huh. Weird? She stops herself before actually touching him. ]

It's fine. [ but... ] What are you doing?

[robopriest]

[He just allows this to happen with some added befuddlement, but...well, he can't say it isn't cute. He manages to try to rub its head? The top part of it?? With his thumb, turning his head back and raising his voice.]

Xie Lian, I do hope you are keeping track of your cute little friend.

[robopriest]

Oh...I don't know, actually. You know that feeling when you want something to eat or drink, but you just can't quite pin down what it is you're in the mood for?

[He scratches the back of his head, before shrugging casually.]

Well, I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. No big deal.

excellent

[dianxias]

[ xie lian makes a pleased noise in assent to this!!! swole club member #2, maybe?

he needs a few moments to fuss with his layers, setting his outer robe off to the side so he's not totally dwarfed in fabric, and sweep up all of his disney princess hair into a low bun.

and then yeah he's absolutely going next to hansa to start to join him in doing pushups! what a refreshing morning exercise! ]

[stillnot]

[ time to get dragged! Which Clementine is... actually pretty okay with, and follows along with a light laugh.

... it is probably worth noting, since Hikaru is holding her hand, that Clem is missing her left ring finger. ]

Yeah, sure. I want to check it out.

[chanteuser]

Figuring out how to reduce the recipe was more hassle than just making a whole batch, it's fine.

[ she's diggin' out a cutting board and a knife as she talks. ]

[dianxias]

Ah?

[ xie lian blinks, hearing his name, and turns around -- and then gasps. ] Oh -- Ruoye, get away from him! [ ruoye perks up, standing up as straight as a piece of bandage could possibly stand up, and then retracts back to xie lian's sleeve. the edge of it peeks it out briefly, as if it's staring at hansa, and the owner of said bandage puts his fist to his hand and bows to him. ]

I am so sorry! Ah, it's usually more obedient than that... [ ruoye please... ]

[stillnot]

[ she stares at him blankly for a second and gives a little shrug like she can't relate. she... knows what he's describing, but it's been a real long time since she had the luxury of being able to choose what she ate.

... but she's trying to be nicer this week than when she first got here, so. ]

Maybe you can narrow it down? Like, whether you want something sweet or salty.

a

[evocationary]

[ sipping her coffee, looking absolutely amused. she's got a towel wrapped around her head, on her way back to her room. ]

There sure is, pumpkin. [ a beat. ] I hope you steamed the whole room up. The only proper way to take a hot shower is to make your roommate suffer through a sauna.

closes eyes but planetarium

[sacredchants]

[ i hate this.

but as he grabs onto her arm, she doesn't immediately shove him away and instead only looks at him with mild annoyance as though maybe he should have asked first instead of just clinging to her right from the bat. or, perhaps, you could equate her reaction to that of a cat who is tolerating being petted. ...either way, sora is lucky.

so lucky. ]

Your...title?

[chanteuser]

[ it's a chin now.

well then. hello there ruoye. she looks a bit bewildered, but keeps on scritchin' ]

I have no idea what you are but you're very friendly, aren't you?

i.

[pulsecannon]

I can really have some? Awesome!

[ She's just going to grab one plain and rip a chunk off of it to munch on. ]

What are they anyways?

[dianxias]

[ it sure is friendly, yes!!! especially towards a nice, pretty girl!!! ruoye gives a pleased wriggle and starts moving along her hand, curling up around her wrist very loosely and continuing to do so up her forearm.

please continue petting it! it will enjoy this forever. ]

[stillnot]

God, I don't think I've had waffles in... [ Probably not eight years. But probably not far from eight years.

Clementine's eyes dart to the knife, but there is plenty of context here for why Alex has it, and Alex really does not seem threatening to her, so she doesn't feel the need to step back. She is just Aware™. ]

[stillnot]

[ the nickname gives her very brief pause, but it's. fine. she lets out a little snort of amusement at the idea. ]

I'm not that mean.

[ and Alphinaud seems too nice to pick on like that. So far. ]

[evocationary]

Oh, please, that is not even the tip of the mean iceberg.

[ she sips her coffee. poor claude and laine have to put up with this. ] Have you eaten?

[riegan]

— Inn lobby (Monday)

(DAWN OF THE FIRST DAY no really this is probably going to happen first thing Monday morning right after meeting our cute NPCs

It's early in the morning, like, really early when Claude goes down to the lobby. As soon as he sees someone come down the stairs (or elevator) he's quick to accost them,)

Good morning! Sleep well?

(He's really chipper. Definitely a morning person kind of guy. Gross.)

I was thinking… since we're all going to be here for a while, we should get everyone together soon. Have a real feast, mingle, get to know each other.

— Planetarium

(It takes a lot to make Claude go speechless but when he sees the lights up above, he does just that! It's too dark to really tell but his eyes are absolutely sparkling with wonder. You might notice that he's looking up intently and a quite fond smile,)

I'm not sure if the room feels larger or if the sky is smaller.

— WILCARD

(I AM SERIOUS CLAUDE WILL THROW A FEAST and I'll TL with that later this week once we've all had some time to do a few threads. Until then, feel free to hit me up on my brand new murder plurk diejoubu or discord (eski#9874) for plotting/PCs/etc!!)

[evocationary]

[ she squints down at him. ]

Oh! Didn't even see you there. What a surprise. Can't believe this place has talking benches.

[stillnot]

I'm a pure angel.

[ she would never even broach the tip of the mean iceberg! wow! but she brightens all over again at that question because-- ]

Yeah, every day since I got here. [ ... she may have misunderstood the question. ]

[robopriest]

[Hansa looks a little disappointed when the bandage friend pulls away...bandage friend come back...]

Aw. You don't need to apologize. It's pretty adorable. [He gives it a little wave.] What is it? A familiar?

[frostythehitman]

a.
[ ????? is in the Emporium, desperately pawing through the rack of name keychains. It's a familiar sight to a few days ago, except this time he's more well-shaven. Don't worry though, the hobo look is going strong thanks to how frazzled and frantic he is otherwise. ]

Shit, shit...which one was it?!

b.
[ Wherever you approach him--in the town, in the inn, by the river--you will notice that he is jumpy and bracing himself with a brightly colored shield. He's looking every which way as he moves, crouched like he expects to get jumped at any moment. If you try to get close to him, from any direction (including behind), he will immediately whirl around to face you. His voice is strained. ]

Don't you dare take another step.

[evocationary]

[ a - pause. lup opens her mouth. and then closes it, and there's like the briefest flash of emotion on her face before she just looks completely exasperated. ]

Right, apocalypse chic. Tell you what, do you have a favorite breakfast food?