WEEK TWO: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK TWO: MINGLE (37 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, and new buildings within the town have been unlocked. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Cater, Sharon, and Kano'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. If you break the current ninth rule, participants will get shocked. It will be a mild shock at first, but the longer they touch each other, the stronger it will get. On that note, if your character did not share a memory last week, please make sure to check your notifs! Participants may also find that their memories of the past few weeks are getting fuzzier... as though they can't recall some of the details without focusing. Finally, this week, every time a participant gets within one foot of someone, they will experience the emotions the other person is currently feeling and vice-versa. This will last for ten seconds even after they've stepped out of their personal bubble, after which the sharing itself might share, but the knowledge will not. Have fun!

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Comments

[dianxias]

[ wow xie lian sure has an expression on his face. it's mild awe, and... something else, unfortunately. hua cheng can probably feel this appreciative something or other coming off of xie lian in waves when he comes by.

hua cheng is so cool when he gets like this......... wow....





i mean. ] -- Well said, San Lang. I'm happy to share anything I've learned so far in any way that I can, and that includes anything about the events of last Thursday.

I learned on Saturday that we only experience those strange sleeping effects on Thursday evenings if you sleep outside of the town itself. Anywhere in these new places like this should have a strange effect on you. Those effects also don't bother the leaders, which is why we were able to tell the spiral wound pattern was faked.

[chanteuser]

So if you want to avoid weird effects, stay in town. Or be in a group, if you're going to be outside of town on Thursday night?

[dianxias]

Yes, that seems to be the case.

It's something to consider for the upcoming week, as well - that someone could be lying about their condition based upon where they slept.

[chanteuser]

... Does that mean it's a better idea to keep any weird effects quiet until the trial? So if there was someone who killed in your area when you were knocked out, they can't provide themselves with an alibi.

It does mean we'd have to share effects at nearly the exact same time though, which might be difficult.

[dianxias]

Perhaps we could write them down in our PHS when we first awaken on Friday, and share them only with the people you spent the night with...? It would have to be immediate, but it might be good to set up a system.

[chanteuser]

Maybe, but that's what I mean -- if someone in your group, so whoever you were with that night, killed someone they'd know how to fake an effect if you show them before we're forced into the emporium.

[dianxias]

Oh - that's a good point.

[ and not one he has an answer to solving! hm. ]

[chanteuser]

[ you're doing amazing sweetie. ]

...

If we have someone checking effects, maybe groups could show them what's written on the PHS and they could announce it? ... But if it's something easy to figure out, like not being able to walk in a straight line or something, everyone in the group might know immediately.

[dianxias]

That is true. I think it would be best to minimize the number of people who don't sleep in town on Thursday night, no matter what.

[chanteuser]

Maybe we need to do some kind of public announcement on Thursday morning, or even Wednesday evening and see if that changes any minds.

[dianxias]

About where to sleep...? Didn't we have the notes, last week... ? That might be a good idea to repeat, again.

[supremity]

[ So, the moment that Xie Lian is present for this cluster of information back and forth? Hua Cheng's anger levels drop astronomically. Especially under that appreciative something, which sort of - catches him off guard? Watch him look a little surprised like he's the shoujo maiden before he catches himself.

And then, BOOM. DEVOTION. Sorry @ literally anybody that gets close enough to feel how much this cool and commanding bastard is devoted to one (1) trash grandpa.

(Concerned and protective, also. That's the something else under his anger.) ]

That's good to know, gege. We'll be able to better prepare for it, although that may allow the untrustworthy party to do the same. We do have to figure out a way to go about it.

[heartablaze]

[oh

well that's a normal feeling and she's obliviously very happy for them being happy at each other but

that's a lot????]

[supremity]

[ It is, in fact, a lot.

At least it basically makes him a dog wagging its tail though? It's fine. ]

[dianxias]

[ this is a perfectly friendly level of devotion?

xie lian doesn't even react. business! he's nodding. ]

En - I think so too, now that this is almost certainly going to be a pattern. I think it should be very clear no matter what that no one should be sleeping alone.

[supremity]

[ It's just going to keep rolling off him like goddamn Animal Crossing flowers. ]

I agree. Doing so leaves you unaccounted for, and puts yourself at greater risk of being isolated. While it seems that the killers have had free range of the Realm thus far, it's still best to avoid any additional... mm, incentive.

[dianxias]

[ san lang is so devoted to this cause! that's so good. :) ]

I agree entirely. [ he taps his finger against his chin, thoughtfully. ] If we must group in a set of three, then so be it, but I think this "buddy" system may not be such a bad idea.

[supremity]

[ why are you two so willfully STUPID ]

En - whether with the person you're rooming with, currently, or another person. No one should be alone, come curfew. Even better would be simply not wandering without someone at all, no matter the day, but I can hardly ask that of myself let alone others.

[ 🌺🌸🌺 ]

[dianxias]

Mm... that's true. I think if we come to rely on each other well enough, then we can create some sort of a system and try to stop this before it gets any worse.

[ optimism! (at least one person will be dead this weekend) optimism!

xie lian gives him a smile! ] Let's at least do our best on Thursday to make sure we're all in communication.

[antaressnipe]

[... Yeah this seems about right.]

[supremity]

[ No one has hit it on the head better than Chiron tbh. ]

[dawnblushed]

[How cute...

Legit, Yona isn't saying anything, but she's lingering nearby because it's nice to feel something positive like this instead of, you know, anger and stress?]

[supremity]

[ 🌺🌸🌺

There is, unfortunately, also longing. But it's quiet, underneath the rest. A low note. It's fine. ]

[dawnblushed]

[...oh, relatable.]

[riegan]

(Is anyone else feeling embarrassed?

This is so heavy. It's like watching your mom and dad get all cute and close. Like, you know they like each other but did you really need to know?

He's just gonna... step away. Like three steps. Maybe five.)