WEEK ONE: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK ONE: MINGLE (40 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. To the participants, yesterday's events may seem distant now—albeit not as distant as their life before this. Whether or not they notice, they will have lost a memory upon waking up. The barrier to the north is down, and beyond the bridge lies new areas to explore. Strangely, what was there last week seems to have been replaced overnight. That's not the only thing that's different, either. The participants will find that their lodgings have changed. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Hajime, Pikachu, and Virid's profiles have been removed. 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. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. Finally, this week, the participants will find themselves drawn to one person in particular. Whoever that is, they will find themselves compelled to be close to them physically. The longer they attempt to resist this, the more compelled they will be... and the closer they will want to be, to the point that it might be emotionally and physically draining to not be holding hands or hugging them for several hours because you've ignored them too long. That's fun.

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Comments

[reconnective]

control bridge

[captain? what captain? sora's immediately plopping himself down in the captain's chair and seems to be right at home, leaning back to look out the windows. it feels nostalgic in a way, and he lets his eyes drift between stars and planets.

whenever anyone has a seat in one of the nearby chairs, or even if they're passing through, he'll tilt his head back to speak up.]

What do you think that other planet is?

garden

[somewhere along the way he stumbles upon the greenhouse and walks right in, taking note of what's available. he recognizes quite a bit of these, but his hand comes up to prod an alien plant every now and then.]

Weird. [and that's his only comment about it, but you can probably find him trying to tend to some of the flowers and the like if they look like they need attention.]

inn, lobby

[he's back to lounging around in the lobby of the inn on one of the sofas, flipping through his phs. he also seems to be frowning at the new rules.]

I knew it. Why are they even allowing the possibility...?

[stop murdering!!!]

wildcard!

[sora can be found in the kitchen of the inn, idly checking the vr room, or looking out at the moon like he wants to go and explore. hit me with anything else you'd like!]

garden

[lecarre]

[...!!]

Oh, Sora!

Did you see this plant over here? [It is fucking weird, man.]

It is so colorful...!

[reconnective]

Hey Ange! [he looks happy to see her at least, and he'll look in her direction as he kind of eyeballs this plant.] It's cool, right? I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.

[space plants are weird as hell.] What do you think it's called?

[lecarre]

[He's so spunky and cute... Ange flushes a little despite herself because that smile is like, as bright as the sun or nearly and she has no idea why he'd use it upon seeing her.]

Um...!

[focus]

I think... perhaps... [HMMMM]

The Color-Splashy Shrub! [no]

inn!

[siblingless]

I don't know... I think it's meant to dissuade us from ever doing something like that again, though.

[Cautiously optimistic? Yes. Is she going to be totally wrong when someone goes ahead and murders this weekend? Absolutely.]

[reconnective]

What, like a warning? "If you do this, we will find you"? Maybe...it'd be nice if people listened, at least.

[siblingless]

[She nods.]

... It sounds worse when you put it that way, but yes. [Morosely.] Me, too. I hope it's completely unnecessary.

inn

[frostythehitman]

They're not. Having a procedure in place doesn't mean allowing it.

[reconnective]

Couldn't they have made it easier by just making a "no murdering for nova" rule? Seems a lot faster.

[frostythehitman]

These are "no murdering for nova" rules. But you can't just say that and let it be. If someone breaks it, then what?

If you want to enforce that rule, you need to identify whoever breaks it [ points to rule 7 on Sora's PHS ] and then how to punish them for it. [ points to rule 8 ]

control bridge

[misstrust]

[ With an absolutely perfect poker face-- ]

The red creeper planet.

[reconnective]

[oh no.]

Could be. What kind of life would be on a red creeper planet? Bugs? Aliens? [he's like 70% joking but also...hm. now he must consider.]

[misstrust]

Wouldn't any life on another planet be considered an alien?

[ Just. Logically? ]

inn, lobby

[pulsecannon]

[ Time to lean in to peek at his screen ]

What? Did they sneak something in?

[reconnective]

Yeah, check it out. New update came in this morning. [he turns his phs screen toward cater so she can read the new rules.]

[pulsecannon]

Huh? There's so many of them now! That isn't fair...

[ Time to skim through the newest ones. ]

A meaningful memory? Why would that be any of their business? Huh?

[ Yeah, that's the one she's taking issues with ]

control bridge

[robopriest]

Hm? That one?

[Hansa leans on the chair that Sora is sitting on, peering at the planet that he's pointing too.]

Don't know. Maybe its a planet full of sentient water bottles or something.

[reconnective]

[he doesn't object to hansa leaning on his chair, at least.]

I know you're kidding but you know? I'd almost believe it's something like that. At least we'd never be thirsty again.

[robopriest]

...

[HE LOOKS KIND OF HORRIFIED???]

The water bottles would be sentient. That means you'd be drinking water bottles with their own free will. Sora.

bridge

[arcsplainist]

[ Guess who, just passing through. ]

Another planet? Is that what that is?

[ Local ye olde knows zilch about space. ]

[reconnective]

Maybe! Guess it could be a moon or a sun or something but I'm pretty sure it's a planet. [he turns in his seat to grin at alphinaud.] Come take a look. [come closer!]

inn

[stillnot]

They just know better than to ignore what's happening.

[ not that she sounds pleased about it. ]

[reconnective]

Yeah, maybe. And I get it but isn't that kind of making it into a thing? Like saying that it's definitely going to happen again instead of finding another option to stop it.

garden

[antaressnipe]

[No surprise, Chiron's favorite area in this New Space is where there is some semblance of nature...

Though his does more than comment on their appearance. Already there are three going straight into one of his makeshift baskets for

testing]

Ah, do you have a green thumb, Sora?

[reconnective]

[hello chiron. sora grins upon seeing him but he shakes his head sheepishly.]

Not really. I've helped Rabbit with his garden a couple of times and we had some flowers at my house but nothing like this. But if we're the only ones here there probably isn't anybody else looking after them. [so. he's helping.]

What about you?