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WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

WEEK ZERO: MINGLE
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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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Yes. Look, don't ask me twice or I'll change my mind.

[ she will not change her mind. she reaches over to tap clementine on the nose and starts to lead the way downstairs. ] How do you like your eggs? Please, for the love of god, give me an answer that isn't I don't.

[ hrm. Clementine rubs at her nose, but follows Lup. ]

Scrambled...? I guess?

[ is that answer satisfactory??? she's just throwing out the first way to cook eggs she can think of, she doesn't really have a preference. ]

And you can change your mind if you want. [ yOU WERE THE ONE THAT OFFERED ]

[ it works! ]

Eh. [ is her answer to that second part. ] What about bacon? Do you eat pork? You probably do, considering the whole zombie thing.

I'm not picky, I promise.

[ ... ] But it's been a long time since I had pork. Not exactly a lot of farms anymore. And, weirdly, not that many pigs running around in the wild.

That is, uh - that is weird. [ she says absently, making her way downstairs. ]

So like - how apocalypse is it, in your world? Medium? Large? I guess it wouldn't really be large, more like... very.

I don't know how to answer that.

Okay, well, think of it this way - are there cities? Are we talking complete devastation because it's early on in the zombie plot, or are we in the section where humanity has started rebuilding the brand, as it were?

I mean... The cities are still standing. [ mostly. ] But there are so many walkers that it's better to avoid them.

And the walkers have been around for eight years, so. I don't know. Is that early? [ it's half her life, but she knows she's still young. ] I don't think anyone is really rebuilding. Not anything more than small communities, and even those never last.

I'd say that's mid-timeline. [ she says thoughtfully.

and then, because for as stupid as she likes to act, she does actually pay attention when she wants to: ] Jesus, were you what, eight?

[ she nods. haha! memories... ]

So you think in another eight years, things might be better?

[ me having played the first twd game, nodding solemnly ]

A lot of things can change in eight years.

[ It Only Gets Worse From There

she has Doubts but she lets out a small laugh. ]

There's this kid back home. He thinks things are going to get better - like walkers are just part of an era that's going to pass. It's a nice idea.

[ she leads them into the kitchen, rolling up the sleeves of her robe. ]

Maybe they won't pass, but it'll get easier to deal with them. [ she says, glancing over her shoulder. ] I mean, by all means, I don't do optimism, but I'm not a doomsayer either.

[ she... considers this for a moment. ]

The older a walker is, the more it decomposes. Makes them easier to kill. So that's kind of true, in a way. But anyone who dies, turns. It's not like you have to get bit. [ which is old news by now, but she figures maybe people from worlds without walkers don't know those kinds of basics. ] Which means as long as there are people, there will always be fresh walkers.

I want to believe things will get better, like Tenn says. Maybe we'll just run out of people first.