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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planetarium

[moondumplings]

[ of course usagi's been in and out of here all day. even more so when she spots familiar faces and immediately zeroes in on them ]

Eh? Ehhh??

[ but she sure is squinting at the stars trying to see what he sees. maybe tilting her head a little will help. ........hm. nope, she can't figure it out. ]

I don't see it..........

[ usagi, you don't even know what you're looking for ]

[reconnective]

[maaaan why does no one see it? sora's going to actually reach out and grab usagi's face gently, turning her head by the chin to steer her in the direction of the cluster of starts that...really take a lot of squinting to see what he sees.]

Right there! What do you see now?

[moondumplings]

[ she's glad it's dark enough to probably miss how neon she turns at this but at least the stars give her something to focus on and she squints dubiously at the sky ]

....A duck?

[ well. at least shes sort've got it ]

[reconnective]

[rip in usagi.]

Yup! That's Donald. And on the other side of me is Goofy. He's pretty tall though, so you have to look up a little higher.

[moondumplings]

[ should have used this icon last tag ]

Ehhhhh.............

[ with one eyed closed and her arm outstretched she can at least trace out the vague shape of a duck shaped thing and what can only be sora's hair next to him ]

Oh! I think I see it. Uwah...... You're right there in the sky.

[ that's... honestly pretty cool? also, how ]

[reconnective]

[I hate you. but he looks very pleased as she seems to get the vague shape of it.]

Yeah! It's cool, isn't it? It's the sign of a true hero. [and not a junior hero.]

[moondumplings]

[ sparkles innocently ]

Really? I want a constellation just for me too...!

[ usagi, you're legitimately a guardian over an entire planet ]

How cool....

[reconnective]

I wonder if we could make one. [um?] If these are all just stars inside a room, maybe we can pick our own set.

[moondumplings]

[ make?? one??? ]

Mm........ maybe we can find the rabbit!

[ there's a zodiac of that somewhere, right? she squints up at the sky like she's gonna find it in no time ]

[reconnective]

There's a rabbit in the sky? [he wants to see it!!] I don't think I've ever seen that one before.

[moondumplings]

Mm! Rabbits are more associated with the moon but even we get a constellation too!

[ congrats on finding the one thing she's actually knowledgable on. nevertheless, she squints at the sky trying to find her benchmark star and frowning when she has to instead keep looking when it isn't where it should be ]

Eh....... that's weird it should be Right There.

[reconnective]

[he's going to look at the sky too as if he has any idea what he's even looking for.]

I don't think I've ever heard that before. [but it's cool.] What's it look like? How many stars?

[moondumplings]

It's a popular legend where I'm from!

[ story time with usagi?? ]

But it's a really simple shape like this-

[ she traces out the body and continues up to the bunny ears. a pause and she squints because hm that's..... ]

AH!! There it is!

[reconnective]

[he's watching her hands for a moment and he follows her gaze up to the sky.]

Oh! I think I see it? The ears are like this, right? [he holds up two of his fingers in a v.] And its tail sticks up in the back. It really does look like a rabbit.

[this is impressive given some of the other constellations he knows.]

[moondumplings]

That's it!

[ god bless rabbits having simple shapes, huh? ]

I can always find it because it's so easy to spot.

[reconnective]

It's kinda cute. [he's also just glad usagi was able to show him something new.] I sort of wish all of them were that easy to notice.