redactable | WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

WEEK ZERO: MINGLE
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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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. . . Is that from the arcade?

[That's where she went. Incredible. He turns to Ange.]

If it's wrong, we'll find out soon enough.

Yes.

[Well, they seem occupied with the star, so she'll wait to see how that turns out before she proposes more gratuitous destruction of property.]

[She shrugs a little, touching the star itself--and then it disappears into burst of sparkles.

Which.

Startles her.

Enough that Ange stumbles back into the rest of the keychains.

Thankfully, it's a sturdy stand, so she doesn't knock anything over, but. Wow.]

[She's upright and nothing has fallen over, so he doesn't bother to ask if she's all right. Instead he studies the space where the star had just been.]

It appears that your intuition was correct.

[Yona reaches out to try and help steady Ange as she thankfully doesn't knock anything over. Yikes.]

That didn't hurt, did it?

Oh, no, I'm fine! Thank you!

[She smiles brightly at Yona first, before she nods, determination in her expression.]

That is one down... I suppose we should next focus on the shirt...?

[Yes, please. Rufus has already headed back to where the shirt awaits liberation. It's Yona's turn now.]

[Does this mean she gets to smash it? She is so ready. Yona follows Rufus back to the case, still holding onto the mallet.

She's kind of eyeing the case to try and figure out where best to hit it... and once she makes up her mind, she nods once and rears back with the mallet to strike!]

[Ange, too, was following with a skip in her step. After all, they found one item already! They are Doing It!!

Anyway it means she's too close and wasn't expecting Yona to rear back quite so fiercely.

It totally hits her in the face, and she yelps, stumbling backwards with her hands pressed to her nose. She is absolutely bleeding WHOOPS.]

[Rufus is directly facing Yona at a respectable distance when this happens, allowing him a largely unobstructed view of Ange's misfortune. He doesn't look too amused. Is something like this going to occur every time?]

[URK.

Yona drops the mallet immediately.]

Ange! Oh no! Are you okay?!

[Time to run and grab one of the t-shirt's that they're not looking for to mop up the blood!!]

[THANKS YONA.

Ange just mumbles something that's muffled behind the shirt, which is at least doing a pretty good job of keeping the blood off of her clothes.

mumble mumble mumble.]

. . . It sounds as though she'll be fine.

[At least it proves that Yona has the strength to swing the mallet to remarkable effect.]

What about the case?

[glances at the case, and -

it's intact. yona makes a face.]

Unfortunately, it looks like the case will also be fine.

[Ange also looks at the case, then back at the two of them, and then just... sighs a little.

The hit wasn't actually that bad, so she's able to shift the shirt enough to be audible, if nasally and stuffed up due to said shirt and bloody nose.]

Is... there anything at all we could use for money...? Will it open if we make any sort of proper transaction?

[The mallet was useless. It figures.]

What do you suggest?

...the other thing we're looking for is a coin, right? What if we find that first, and pretend to pay with it?

[...wait.]

That won't work. It will vanish. Um.

... Um...

[... Still nasally:]

Is there anything else coin-like around here...?

Would a toy work?

[Only toys would resemble coins in a place like this. He has his doubts.]

The only way to find out is to try. Quick, someone go behind the counter, and we'll pay you with whatever we find.

[She's going to look for money-like toys.]

[... Ange shrugs a little and goes to also look for coins.

This means Rufus is to be behind the counter, which is a terrible life choice]

[He doesn't need to be told twice. He heads for the counter before Ange even turns to go elsewhere. Yona and Ange will find Rufus at the counter, standing expectantly for hopefully noteworthy loot.]

[After some rooting around, Yona returns with some shiny-looking gold coins!

They're chocolate. Anyway, she dumps them on the counter in front of Rufus.]

[Ange also returns a few moments later.

With those pressed penny things you can find at fairgrounds and stuff.

And dumps those on the counter too.]

[Exonumia is probably the best they can do. Rufus could cringe at the blatant mutilation of money; however, he simply accepts the chocolate coins and pressed pennies by picking them up.]

These will have to do.

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