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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[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. ]

[recrowns]

[rufus is the only sane person in this thread

given that soo-won is just going to slow but honestly wave a hand even as he can't look back at them]

It's alright however it is, you really don't need to explain it to me!

[soulus]

[Now that he's free, Rufus is tempted to walk past Soo-won and leave the red-faced duo behind. But this kind of chafes.]

Why don't you look when you talk?

[discernments]

There is nothing to explain!

[ Probably. ]

Please! Believe me.

[ She walks after Soo-won and reaches for that hand he waved to try to get him to stop. DON'T LEAVE WITH THIS IMPRESSION OF HER. SHE'S A GOOD CATHOLIC. PLEASE. ]

[recrowns]

It's nothing, Rufus!

[it's something, rufus - but unfortunately he has no choice but to let jeanne grab his hand]

I - do believe you, but even still, there's nothing to be ashamed over.

[he's just embarrassed but listen if people wanna be affectionate that's fine good for them!!!!]

[soulus]

["I do believe you."]

You clearly don't.

[discernments]

[ Please try to walk away again, Soo-won. ]

You would not be acting like that, if it were nothing.

[ Can't believe she's agreeing with Rufus. She's still a little mortified. ]

[recrowns]

E-Even if it's something, that's fine - people are free to do what they'd like in their time...

[go ahead and do your lewds it's none of his business]

[soulus]

It's not my hand she's holding.

[discernments]

[ At that comment, Jeanne drops Soo-won's hand like it's hot. She doesn't usually think much of holding hands, but the context is bad. ]

Both of you are making this worse. Please consider my decency!

[recrowns]

[guess he has his hand back but - ]

I am trying to consider your decency!

[unfortunately this is true]

[soulus]

It's just an urge instilled by the Realm.

[discernments]

It better be the Realm's doing! And I wouldn't d-do anything like that in public!

[ A beat. ]

Or at all!

[ Never mind that neither of them know Catholicism from romance. ]

[recrowns]

Ah, she hesitated.

[DON'T POINT IT OUT]

[soulus]

Does that matter right now?

We've already wasted this much time.

[discernments]

Won! Rufus! Please!

[ She covers her face with her hands. ]

.... You can both leave.