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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vr

[exercisms]

[Poking his head in? Is that how it works, I don't know. But before she turns it off, gaping a little.]

Wow.

[sacredchants]

[ who knows how this works but she'll stop short of turning it off when he makes himself known. ]

Oh. [ ... ] Did...you want to keep looking..?

[exercisms]

It's so pretty.

[He does seem like he's enjoying himself?]

[sacredchants]

[ praising her hometown won't earn him points!!! ....except it totally does. ]

You've never been to a shrine before?

[exercisms]

I have. We did an exorcism there. It's still pretty, though.

[sacredchants]

[ what...??

hello?? ]

Exorcisms? You're an exorcist?

[exercisms]

Only part time after school.

[sacredchants]

Part time after school?

[ THERE'S A GREAT FEELING OF BEING OFFENDED GROWING... ]

Like a job?

[exercisms]

[Nodding.]

[sacredchants]

[ ........

.... ]

So? How do you exercise...the ghost..?

[exercisms]

[Pointing his finger. Zap.]

[sacredchants]

[ she.

doesn't get it. ]

Your finger?

[exercisms]

[Nodding.]

I just exorcise it. With my psychic abilities.

[sacredchants]

Psychic abilities? Like telepathy and all of that?

[ ???? ]

[exercisms]

No. Telekinesis.

[sacredchants]

Seriously?

[ she can't question anything at all given literally everyone here but...? ]

[exercisms]

[Nodding. Yes?]

Yes.

[sacredchants]

It's a shame that you can't show me. That sort of thing isn't exactly real in my world.

[ looks weakly at demons and tries not to think about it. ]

[exercisms]

It's not? Are you sure? Because I've met many people who don't know it's real in mine, as well.

[sacredchants]

If there was an exorcist who was a psychic, I'm sure I'd know.

[exercisms]

Other methods, um. . .

[They don't really work.]

If it's a strong spirit, you need psychic abilities.

[sacredchants]

[ no mob....don't invalidate her... ]

I've handled a strong spirit before.

[ kind of. she was Present. ]

[exercisms]

Oh. Really?

[He's not confident enough to try and invalidate her. He's just. Spent too much time around someone who tries without psychic powers.]

Do you put salt on your hand and punch it?

[sacredchants]

Wh, what?

Why would I do that?

[ she's... just going to look at him?? because??? ??????? ]

[exercisms]

[ . . . ]

That's an exorcism technique. [But it doesn't work.]