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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[stillnot]

It is. I've never seen a place like this before.

I mean - I'm used to sleeping outside, but... [ it's still very neat to see that kind of thing indoors, and during the day! electricity is very amazing. ]

[dawnblushed]

It's very different than the sky you see while camping out, right? For one thing, it isn't anywhere near as cold.

[it's nice to be able to see the stars without catching a chill!]

[stillnot]

[ Yeah! This girl gets it! Clementine smiles. ] And you don't have to worry about bad weather, or about being snuck up on.

[ what a deal! ]

[dawnblushed]

Or about wild animals or bugs getting into your bedroll!

[stillnot]

Or getting leaves and sticks in your hair.

[dawnblushed]

Or getting rocks stuck in your shoes.

[stillnot]

Or snakes in your blanket.

[ that probably falls under 'wild animals' but she just thinks the back and forth is funny. ]

[dawnblushed]

[...this feels like a competition now...]

Oh, or bugs getting into your food!

[stillnot]

[ it's not a competition it's just funny! ... but if it was a competition, you won. Clem just laughs lightly. ]

[dawnblushed]

[yona laughs too. all you can really do when there are bugs in your food is laugh if you don't want to cry.]

...anyway. I think you said something about making up constellations?

[stillnot]

[ wow! what a depressing thing for them to laugh over! haha! ]

Oh - yeah. Just thought it could be a fun way to pass the time.

[dawnblushed]

It could be.

[time to look up at the ceiling, then!!]

Hmm... I don't recognize a lot of these.

[stillnot]

Just think of it like seeing shapes in the clouds and tell me the first thing you see.

[dawnblushed]

[staring... staring...]

...a flower!

[stillnot]

Alright. So it's a flower constellation.

Now you get to decide what it means.

[dawnblushed]

...what it means?

[stillnot]

Yeah. Flowers mean stuff, constellations have stories behind them - so you get to pick what this one represents.

[dawnblushed]

[a story, huh...]

Then... I guess the story behind it is that there was a flower that bloomed so beautifully the gods decided to preserve it up in the sky?

[stillnot]

[ Aw, that's nice. ]

So no one will ever have to see it wilt. I like it.

Reminds me of - these stupid fake flowers I found, back home. Not as pretty as real ones, but I like that they won't die.

[dawnblushed]

What did they look like?

[yona's seen flower-shaped jewelry before, but... this doesn't sound like that.]

[stillnot]

[ she assumes yona means 'what kind of flowers were they' so. ]

Daffodils, I think.

[dawnblushed]

[me, staring into the abyss as i try to think about whether or not daffodils exist in yona's canon]

Oh... they sound pretty.

[does she mean the name? or the flower itself? yes.]

[stillnot]

[ clementine does not notice that this conversation flow didn't QUITE add up. wow yona must like daffodils! ]

They were.

They were one of the first things I put in my room - I hadn't had a room in such a long time.

[dawnblushed]

...I'm glad you were able to have one, again.

[stillnot]

[ she's still not totally sold on its permanence, but that's a downer so she'll keep that thought to herself. ]

What about you? Sounds like you camp out a lot.