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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[suddenlybees]

[ Do bears count as cute and cuddly woodland creatures? Does it matter? It doesn't matter, because Kano's already gesturing Sora to follow him deeper into the woods. ]

[reconnective]

[can't believe they're gonna die via bear. but okay, he'll definitely follow! deeper...into the woods...

...but he has to ask.]

What've you got in your pockets?

[suddenlybees]

[ Great news, Ty, bears exist (: ]

Galaxy rocks.

[ What's in his pockets isn't important, it's the fact that there are bears to find and limbs to get nibbled on and he sure hopes Sora is good with animals because Kano isn't the Kagepro who is. ]

[reconnective]

[i can't believe this what are you actually doing right now. but okay. sure. bears. there they go deeper into the woods.]

Like multiple? I thought they only gave us one.

[suddenlybees]

[ There wasn't going to be bears but mods said bears and so now, bears. ]

Yeah, but some people didn't want theirs? Like, that's so weird, huh? Why wouldn't people want to keep all their gifts?

[reconnective]

[bad. also he's never going to know kano stole half of virid's stuff but i do, kano that's rude.]

I guess some people thought they were suspicious and didn't want to keep them no matter what they heard. But isn't that kind of heavy to carry around? [multi-rock...]

[suddenlybees]

[ He stole half of Pikachu's stuff too... Kano just thieving from the mods bc who knows which one will be dead at the end of the week. ]

Some people are just so suspicious? Wow! What a way to live!

[ Imagine doing absolutely nothing of note and people are still at you. ]

Anyways, it's not like I have a dozen rocks or anything- not yet, anyways. ...You want your rock?

[reconnective]

[WHY. anyway he gives kano a look and he's sort of annoyed at the question.]

Yes. Leave my rock alone. [that's his rock.] We still don't know if they're just rocks or if they do something else. I want to make sure before I do anything with it.

[suddenlybees]

Wow. Imagine if they just picked up a pretty rock off the side of the road and you're gonna carry that around for months.

[ Kano is... prepared to carry his pretty rocks around for months, though, yeah. They can be pretty, and potentially useful. ]

How 'bout the condom? You're hanging on to that too, just in case?

[reconnective]

I've done it before. Usually the moogles can figure out something to do with it. [that's a completely different thing. but also. ugh.]

...you can definitely have that though, I don't want it. Are you collecting those, too?

[suddenlybees]

[ He has no idea what a moogle is but it sounds like one of those affectionate insults you call friends. ]

Sure am~ Two liter water balloon, Sora! How could you not want it? Ah- but no take backs!

[ It's already been promised to him; give ]

[reconnective]

Yeah, okay. One condition! You're not allowed to throw it at me, throw it at somebody else. I'll give it back to you at the hotel.

[suddenlybees]

[ Thank god he already water ballooned somebody and it wasn't with Sora's condom so he can totally promise this. ]

Sure, sure, it's a promise~ Wanna pinky swear on it, or is my word good enough?

[reconnective]

[he does not respond but he does stick out his hand with his pinky extended. we're doing this. we're making it happen.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Oh god, we're really doing this.

Kano shakes his one of his hands free from his pockets, and links his pinky with Sora's. It is very slightly damp. ]

[reconnective]

[it's a pinky promise!!!!!

EXCEPT!!!!!]

--Kano, why is your hand wet.

[suddenlybees]

What a thing to ask!

[ That hand gets pulls back and stuffed back into his hoodie pocket. ]

Maybe I have a sweating problem and I'm very sensitive about it, leave me alone.

[reconnective]

Wouldn't leaving them in your pocket just make them sweatier?

[suddenlybees]

No? There's fabric in my pockets.

[ Maybe! if he didn't wear a hoodie literally all the time!! but no, the hoodie stays ]

[reconnective]

[that's not helpful. also i hope they're just walking and getting lost further in the woods because they're arguing about kano's sweaty hands.]

What about gloves? [he holds up both of his hands and wiggles his fingers. his arm guard things cover the backs of his hands and the bottoms of his palms, but it's the principle.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Oh yeah, they're going to stumble right into a bear den in the next two tags. ]

Isn't that, like, worse than pockets? Your palms get all sweaty and then it'll chafe- how're they supposed to breathe?

[reconnective]

[stop.]

You can get gloves that let your hands breathe. It just means they're less sweaty and you can get a better grip on stuff. Besides how are you supposed to do anything with your hands if they're in your pockets all the time? You have to take them out and put them back in constantly.

[suddenlybees]

Yeah? You gotta move your hands no matter where you—

[ It is the second tag and the next step Kano takes past this tree his foot slips on the sloped ground and he goes sliding ten feet down a bear den, goodbye. ]

[reconnective]

[oh. well goodbye! there's a startled yell from sora as kano slides out of sight.]

Kano! [and then the stupidest part is that he willingly slides down ten feet into this bear den to follow after him. they're going to die i guess, farewell!] Are you okay?

[suddenlybees]

[ TEN WHOLE FEET, SORA who's going to stay up on the surface and toss them a rope now?

All the way down at the bottom, Sora crashes into Kano who hasn't gotten off the ground yet, but the moment he does make contact, a hand slaps him on the cheek.

...

shifts to cover his mouth. Sorry, it's too dark and his vision hasn't adjusted to the darkness yet. ]

Shh.