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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MINI-EVENT: SCAVENGER HUNT

[retellers]

[ On Wednesday, around noon, everyone will get a notification on their PHS telling them to meet in the plaza. The three Leaders are already standing there waiting for them when they arrive. Once everyone is there, confetti cannons shower everyone present this time! You’re welcome. For some reason, it’s Wolf who steps forward to talk, reluctant though they may appear to be as they brush confetti off themselves: ]

We’ve got some news regarding nova. Right now, it seems to have manifested itself around the Realm as objects. We’ll be putting you into groups to locate those items and collect them. [ They glance back at Fox and Rabbit, the former of whom gives Wolf a grin and a thumbs up (apparently content with letting them be the spokesman), before Wolf turns back with a sigh. ] The nova’s responding to your presence and shown up like this, but that’s not the only way it’ll appear. However it manifests itself might depend on the memories themselves and how they take shape in response to your presence and whatever is causing the disturbance. And… more importantly, the nova’s responding to your actions, too. We’re not certain how yet, but some of you have collected some already.

The Realm connects to you guys using the PHS. It should unlock a new app that’ll give you your teammates for this and what the nova is manifesting itself as. Do your best to collect as much as possible, and… try not to get hurt on a scavenger hunt, I guess.

[ Wolf looks back at Fox and Rabbit in the hopes they can be freed from this already. How did they get exposition dump duty.

Fox waves at the group. ]

Seriously, be careful! And try not to blow anything up.

[ Off you go now!

This mini-event will have 13 teams of 3 and 2 teams of 2! While partners are assigned randomly IC, please pick your teams OOC! Once your team is picked, please comment under here with your team to get your prompt. Items collected will immediately vanish in a shower of sparkles once characters have touched the item. Once your thread has reached at least 30 comments, comment here with your thread! Only one person per team needs to send in the link. Please submit your threads before Friday, 3pm EST. ]

ASSIGNMENTS

[retellers]

[ Please reply to this comment with the names of the members of your group to receive your assignment. Thank you! ]

[siblingless]

hikaru, sumi and alex!

[evocationary]

lup, blanca and clementine!

[dianxias]

Xie Lian, Chiron and Shiro, please!




two and a half men

[axecessory]

you didn't see that

bucky, ochako, hilda!

[reconnective]

Hansa, Hua Cheng and Sora!

[exercisms]

Taako, Zuko, and Mob

[lecarre]

ange, rufus and yona!

[sacredchants]

slips this here too...

izumo, alphinaud, and homura

[recrowns]

Dorothy, Jeanne, and Soo-won! 🥳

[laid]

Surely the grouping of Raven, Sharon, and Elsa won't go poorly. Hit us up, mods.

golden clam.... 2....... (Hikaru/Alex/Yoshizawa)

[heartablaze]

Yoshizawa-chan!!!!

[Oh! She recognizes one of these! She's instantly zooming straight to Kasumi in a similar fashion to their first meeting and taking her by the hand before immediately beelining to find their third party member.]

This is gonna be an easy list, right?

I dunno where we'll find a talisman, but it's gotta be around here somewhere, you know?

gonna strangle pikachu over this skunk business - bucky, ochako, hilda

[axecessory]

[ When her device does indeed let her know that she's part of this scavenger hunt, Hilda lets out a little sigh. ]

I guess we're doing this now...

[ She doesn't recognize either of her teammates either, though they seem perfectly competent. So hopefully this will be painless. ]

Seriously though, a pokewhat?

sibling squad

[uhhhmagic]

[ Just scrolling through the list, paying zero attention to who’s on his team or not. Just laughing to himself at his own joke, which is rude to do before you even say it. ]

Clown nose . . . 15 dollars . . . think this might be a quest for Lup. Get it? Because those are Lup references? Because she’s a clown.

team where is wen ning to get rid of zombie films?

[papasha]

[Well, he knows both of these two people, so he wanders to find them both. PLEASE, HE IS A SIMPLE DORITO.]

Miss Clementine. [As a greeting.] Miss Taako.

[This is what you get for bad introductions, now suffer.]

How good are the two of you with scavenger hunts? I believe there are some things we need to find.

whispers nerds

[sacredchants]

[ all things considered their assignment isn't terrible: an iris, broccoli, and a black top hat. all normal things that shouldn't be hard to find with the exception that, well, they are all very generic things.

very. generic. things. ]

Which one do you want to get started with first?

rufus and some cute girls

[dawnblushed]

[Well! Yona is stoked when she sees the pictures of who she's supposed to be working with, because she recognizes them both and likes them both well enough.

So, when she spots them, she waves energetically to call them over.]

Ange! Rufus! Over here!

soo-won and some cute girls

[recrowns]

[soo-won is pretty agreeable to a scavenger hunt! he is! and he smiles pleasantly at both dorothy and jeanne when they arrive.

then he looks at the scavenger hunt list of items

and pauses]

Oh.

No, this doesn't seem right.

[doesn't it]

2 genkis 1 grandpa

[assistance]

[ as soon as she looks down at her phs to see who she's been partnered with, alyssa wastes no time in rounding up her team! pocketing the device once she's found the other two, she cheerfully extends one hand to a certain dango-head. ]

You must be Usagi! Nice to meet you!

[ in the same breath, she then loops her other arm around that of the much taller man accompanying them today, tugging him over whether he likes it or not. ]

Have you already been introduced to our teammate, Emet-Sulk?

[ bully hours real ]

two priests and a centaur walk into a bar

[dianxias]

[ well!!! xie lian knows what a lizard is, and... that's about it in terms of these items! he looks for his teammates and spots them as they're gathering together, trotting over with a friendly wave, followed by a polite bow to his companions!! ]

Hello - I believe we're supposed to be working together! Do either of you happen to have any ideas where we might find a "Tokyo tower" or a "sign language guide"...? I believe we could probably start looking for the lizard near the forest.

BABES AND BASTARD BABYMAN

[showyourself]

[well, elsa has gathered her other teammates, and is now... musing over their subject matter.]

...Bullets?

[THAT DOESN'T SOUND VERY SAFE?]

sora sees double (hc and hc)

[robopriest]

Hey, hey, hey. Guess we have some things to hunt down.

[Says Hansa - he looks a little tired, rubbing at his forehead a little as looks over at the other two he's been assigned to. Today, his look is a little different - he must have found a scrunchie somewhere, because his hair is up in a little ponytail.]

Aw, and Sora, looks like you're missing out on the eyepatch club...though I guess we'll get you the one from the list we have to find. Can't be part of the club without it.

they are a sliding scale of height

[twitter]

[ after the assignments are sent out, hajime immediately wanders over to claude and al and waves them over. she has her phs open and is looking at the mentioned app. ]

Ohhhh, a duck!

[ why does the picture in this wiki link have a mouse but the text in it say it's a duck. i am confusion. ]

Kano&Laine

[suddenlybees]

Huh. Hm... Tea is easy?

[ Kano shoves his PHS into his back pants pocket and turns towards the kitchens where he is expecting to just poke and prod every single teabag until something reacts. ]

Imagine your super important nova memory being a text book, though, yikes~