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

[evocationary]

How many people am I going to have to explain this to - it's like fake rich.

[heartablaze]

Fake rich...??

[???????????? He doesn't look rich?????]

Is it because he has a bird?

[evocationary]

Let's go with that. [ she gets the feeling hikaru won't know what a vibe is either. ] You were going to drag me through the Planetarium, remember?

[heartablaze]

[Wrong decade, Lup, sorry.]

I-I don't wanna drag you!

If you don't wanna come, you can just say so, you know??? I just... you were really nice for what you did for me that first day with the potato soup and the sweet bread, so...

I wanted to do something nice with you, you know?

[evocationary]

[ oh my gOD. lup's expression just shifts into something vaguely awkward. ]

I - really, honestly, do not care either way. I have nowhere to be. You don't have to pay me back in friendship or do the big, watery eyes thing at me, chica.

[heartablaze]

Watery eyes thing?

[????????????????????????????????? que.

But she's not quite so oblivious to miss the awkward shift that comes with that.]

Okay... Just know it's not payment! I just think you're really nice, that's all. Like you'd be a lotta fun.

Besides... I think the Planetarium's gotta be important, if that's where the team leaders want us to talk to them.

[evocationary]

[ she raises an eyebrow. ]

I think I might be losing my edge. [ she says, absently. that's like two people that have called her nice in the past few days, wtf. ]

But sure. Maybe it's the center of the Realm or something. Magic sources usually have a nexus like that. And you can't tell me this isn't magic of some kind, this place.

[heartablaze]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking! About the magic part, anyway - it reminds me a lot of Cefiro. The Realm's gotta be the source of it, right? That's where the leaders said all the decisions are coming from. Kinda.

[She will, at least, refrain from pulling Lup along any further, though she is watching her expectantly to see if she's following along.]

Can you use magic, too?

[evocationary]

[ she is following along, easily enough. ]

Yep. Evocation is my specialty, though. Not exactly the same as whatever fun time memory loss stuff this place is trying to pull.

[heartablaze]

[yay!!!! she will lead the way, then!]

E-vo-kay-shin....

Isn't that what people do when somebody can't pay for their house? I didn't know that was magic.

[evocationary]

Eeh -- wh -- oh, eviction. No. Evocation, like fire.

Elemental magic technically, but I like the fire.

[heartablaze]

[To-may-to, to-mah-to]

Oh! Hey, that's my specialty, too!

Can you still use it at all? I haven't really been able to try any of my spells here, but this isn't Cefiro, so I'm not really surprised.

[evocationary]

Nope. I've been completely nerfed. [ sigh. ] Which is always great news when you're a wizard. Because while I do have so much more to bring to the table, about ten percent of that is combat-based.

[heartablaze]

You're a wizard... That's so cool, though? Umi-chan always wanted us to be witches, even if that's not really what happened. I at least can still use a sword, I guess... But I miss not having my magic.

[A beat.]

Hey... what's a nerf?