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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Comments

[stillnot]

Maybe that's why it's so hard to take this seriously.

It doesn't feel like they are.

[chanteuser]

It’s one of those things where I want to say it’s fake, but I’m too concerned about what might happen if I do and it’s not...

[ ... ]

Maybe that’s part of their plan...?

[stillnot]

For now, I think it's fine for us to operate on the information we have.

If it turns out to be wrong, we can deal with that, then.

[chanteuser]

Saving the world... worlds? ... sounds pretty daunting regardless, but what else can we do.

[stillnot]

It's a bizarre concept. Maybe the worlds are supposed to be destroyed.

[ and she means this less because her world doesn't feel worth saving and more like... when bad things happen, is there really any undoing them? isn't whatever happens what's supposed to happen? ]

[chanteuser]

Every single world?

That's a pretty big generalisation.

[stillnot]

... No, not every world.

[ she sighs. ]

Just - maybe some of them? I don't know.

[chanteuser]

Complicated, isn't it?

[ she sighs in like. almost the same tone. ]

I could say there are parts of my world I'd like to see gone but... it's not really my call.

[stillnot]

Nope. Just your call to save it, apparently.

[ she's being judgey, but not of Alex. she's judging whoever put this responsibility on all of them and made it their call. ]

[chanteuser]

No pressure, right?

[ hooo boy. ]

[stillnot]

Ha. [ a completely humorless laugh. ]

We'll manage.

[chanteuser]

We don't really have a choice.