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

[discernments]

i. control bridge

[ Jeanne can be found looking out one of the large windows with wide eyes. One of her hands seems to be clutching her robe, and while she appears calm, when she speaks, there seems to be an almost.... nervousness(?) to it.

Anyone near can overhear her asking, almost to herself: ]

How can we be this close to the moon? How is this flying in space?

[ Magic makes more sense than science(?). ]

ii. (regular) bridge

[ Oh, did you want to go to space on Tuesday this week?

Well, to get there, you have the (un)fortunate chance to witness something, and that is Jeanne trapping a demon 20cm taller than she is in between her arms on the bridge. Her hands are curled around the railing, as if to ensure Rufus can't escape.

Rufus just stands there without saying a word.

Jeanne, on the other hand, looks up at him, confused and faintly lost. ]

Is this... Is this another urge....?

[ Sorry you have to walk past this today. Posting order will be you > Rufus > Jeanne! ]

iii. wildcard

[ i'll roll with anything. hmu on disco/plurk if you'd like, and i'm always open to pcs! ]

i.

[pulsecannon]

Pretty sure it's all a bunch of rubbish or something! There's no way we're at the moon! We're probably in a pocket dimension or something that just looks like it.

[ Cause that makes more sense ]

[discernments]

[ Jeanne looks as if she's considering that seriously, as if that does make sense. She mutters something under her breath that may or may not sound like "reality marble," and then she shakes her head. ]

If it only looks like it, what is it truly? Is it just an empty space, then?

[pulsecannon]

It must be! Or it's still what was here the week before, but they used magic to trick us.

ii

[robopriest]

[Just walking by in this outfit, complete with his silver cross necklace. He's holding what appears to be a danish? Look, he just wants to snack.]

[Cue somewhat intrigued glancing between the two of them.]

...Am I interrupting something?

[soulus]

[Rufus stares at Hansa, thoroughly and visibly unimpressed. By speaking, the latter has clearly become an interruption.]

[discernments]

[ Rufus is the worst, but what is also bad is that even though Jeanne turns to face Hansa, she hasn't moved her arms. ]

Eh?

[ She's surprised by that question, it seems. ]

Why would you say that, Father?

ii

[recrowns]

[you ready for this misunderstanding i'm about to cause here we fucking go

soo-won walks two steps, notices jeanne aggressively kabedon-ing rufus, turns red as a tomato, and tries to speedwalk past]

E-Excuse me, I'll leave you two to it!

[soulus]

[Rufus watches Soo-won go.]

[discernments]

[ Jeanne would've let Soo-won go, too, if she didn't see him turn red.

It doesn't click in her mind why he'd turn red until she looks down at where her arms are placed and how this must? look? to other people?

Her arms fly up, and she scrambles back and away from Rufus.

All the way to the other railing back.]

W-Won, i-i-it's not like that! Please!

[ She's turning red as a tomato, too, and this is all Soo-won's fault! Definitely only Soo-won's fault. ]

ii I gotta

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy blinks.

And then blinks again, a little more slowly, as though she's trying to piece this all together because there's something incredibly bizarre about all of this. And finally-- ]

You know, there are more comfortable places--

[soulus]

[He turns his head toward Dorothy.]

I disagree. If she insists on doing this everywhere we go, it'll be a waste of time for both of us.

[discernments]

Eh? What?

I-It's not everywhere!

[ Is she mortified? Is she confused? It's both. ]

This isn't—

[ She's no where near to being in tears, but her voice is wavering like she can't believe this.

Please help. ]

ii

[bisouled]

[ blinks from near the entrance of the bridge. ]

Huh... I'm glad Rufus is making more friends.

[ this is certainly something... ]

[soulus]

[He hears her. Now he's looking straight at her.]

Is this what friends do? Then I don't want them.

ii.

[maidforservice]

[. . . heehee]

Oh my! Has romance blossomed already? ♥

[soulus]

[He stares at Jeanne this time. See what you've done?]

ii

[axecessory]

[ Well, isn't this something? She's not surprised that Rufus is just standing around like a dumbie while pinned by a beautiful girl, but Jeanne? This doesn't fit the image she's crafted of her. She audibly gasps. ]

Jeanne...!

[ this little SCAMP ] You're really going for it...

[soulus]

[Once again, he looks at Jeanne. Listen here. Hilda has addressed the finer sex of this duo.]

ii.

[chanteuser]

[ she walks past.




and then keeps walking, with her hand up like she's shielding her eyes. ]

Sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt you both.

[soulus]

You didn't.

[Goodbye.]

ii

[antaressnipe]

[Oh no

they got Ruler too--]

I-

[Chiron has lost his words, it's finally happened]

Is there... a way that I might be able to assist either of you?

[soulus]

No. It's none of your concern.

ii.......................again

[siblingless]

[oh my god.

IMMEDIATELY GETTING THE WRONG IDEA, AND TURNING AROUND WHILE COVERING HER EYES.]

I— Ah, um, I-I'm sorry for interrupting!

[soulus]

[Rufus stares at Yoshizwa's back. They're not even doing anything.]