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

[showyourself]

1. do you wanna steal a big boat

[you know what. fine! let's just! sink completely into this whole stupid ever-changing situation. so for the first time in forever since she's arrived, rather than her typical long, silvery dress made of magical ice magic, she's fully DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION, and that occasion, apparently, is pirate roleplaying.

elsa is a flurry of activity on the deck of the howling rose, checking this, untying that, letting something go, and frowning. the ropes on the pier are untied, and have been wound up on to the deck of the ship itself.

as you watch, she releases the sails! wow! that's so impressive!!


or it would be, if they moved the ship at all. elsa watches this for a few beats, then gives a helpless, frustrated scoff of irritation, shrugging as she does, hands and shoulders akimbo.]

AhhhHHH--Fine! Fine. You know what? I should have expected that!

2. it doesn't have to be a big boat

[after the failed Big Boat Heist, you can find elsa down at the docks, attempting a Little Boat Heist.

this is going MUCH better. she's pretty absorbed with fiddling around with... ropes and jibs and stuff, though? so you could probably just step on board before it starts sailing away without her noticing...]

3. if you ain't eatin fish get the fuck out the pub

[learning how to cook for yourself (and for just one) is fun and all, but actually being able to just. like. eat? that's ideal. and so, elsa is surrounded by a fine assortment of various seafood dishes: fish, octopus, crab, lobster, clams, and so-on—and she's trying each one with great interest, sipping a mug of water in between each bite.

this seems like the perfect time to share a moment over food! or cause mischief and find out what happens when elsa frozen drinks alcohol.]

X. WILD

[hit me up with something different! literally anything at all, i am easy like sunday morning. grab elsa and sweep her into in illegal smooch! listen. i am once again begging you to kiss elsa frozen.]

that icon is so cute. i love it. also, 3!

[dianxias]

[ i have no smooches for elsa frozen, but i do have a nice young (?) man who peers over at elsa's giant plate of seafood. ]

Hello, Miss Elsa! [ bowing his head, politely! ] Have you not eaten seafood before...?

[showyourself]

Oh, hello, um... [she doesn't. have her PHS out. and she genuinely cannot remember his name. so she just kind of. freezes, instead, fork still in hand.]

Um.

[dianxias]

[ i laughed

xie lian does too. since they're close together, she'll be able to feel that he's not even a little offended. mostly just unsurprised, and a little amused. he gives a polite bow of his head in greeting. ]

Xie Lian.

[showyourself]

Xie Lian. Yes. Thank you—my apologies. [she actually stands up, and gives a little bow of apology.]

I've eaten plenty of seafood. It's... one of my favorites. But I haven't seen some of these dishes before, so I thought I'd...

[...indulge.............]

[dianxias]

[ he waves the bow off immediately!! ] It's all fine, nothing to worry about! We haven't had all that much time to speak, since that first time...

[ which was... when...

...whatever. anyway! xie lian's more interested in the food. he peers, curious. ] ...I don't think I've seen many of these. What did you get, Miss Elsa?

[showyourself]

[elsa reseats herself. and really, this is all extremely funny because it's taking place in her HOT PIRATE ELSA outfit.] Yes, when we were looking at the constellations. Thank you again for that, by the way. I'm not usually so bad with names, but it was dark, and... well, a lot has happened. [haha!

but back to the dishes.]

...I'm not so sure myself. I just kept pointing and ordering. It all smells wonderful, though, doesn't it? [warm tropical island stews, grilled fishes, braised octopus...] It's definitely spices I've never seen or tasted before.

What about you, Xie Lian? Are you a seafood lover?

3.

[exercisms]

[Elsa's getting crunk, but he doesn't need to know this. Watching with wide eyes at what she's cooking.]

Octopus. . .

[showyourself]

[it's fine!! no crunk is yet to take place. she is just eating with great enjoyment.]

Octopus.

[she prods it with a fork in front of mob.]

It's better than you think. Want some?

[exercisms]

[Nodding enthusiastically. He definitely wasn't saying that out of skepticism.

Taking the fork and taking a bite. How is her cooking. . . ]

[showyourself]

[it's good, because it's not her cooking, it's the mysterious magic pirate pub's food, and she's just given up on life and eating whatever comes out when she orders at this point.

the octopus is very tender and tasty, braised in a deliciously tangy tomato sauce. elsa is just enjoying watching mob at this point. he is such a cutie.]

Well?

[exercisms]

[Oh, I can't read. Well, good! Eating it happily!]

It's good!

[showyourself]

Have you ever had octopus before?

[she's picking at some kind of jerk fish dish, expertly cleaning the meat off of the thin, white bones.]

1.

[lecarre]

[Listen, Ange is here because she's just admiring the ship, but eventually...

Eventually...

After watching Elsa's efforts for a moment, she pipes up.]

Um, Miss Elsa... are you trying to do something in particular...?

[showyourself]

I'm trying to get it to leave!

[she drops her hands to her side, and sighs, watching the sails billow happily in the breeze, moving it absolutely not at all. irritating.]

[lecarre]

[Ange looks at the sails.

Then at Elsa.

Then at the shore.]

... Is there something wrong with where it is?

[showyourself]

Well, it's not getting us out of here. That... was my goal...

[sigh.]

...But I guess it was just wishful thinking. [she laughs suddenly, looking down at her outfit.] I got all dressed up for nothing.

[lecarre]

[Ange shakes her head enthusiastically at that.]

No, you did not! It was not for nothing, Miss Elsa.

Doesn't it feel... well, a little bit like an adventure to be on a ship like this wearing clothing like this?

Even if we can't sail away... I think that feeling was worth all of this alone!

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[antaressnipe]

[Damn girl that sucks]

Is there a reason it isn't moving...?

[showyourself]

[she. shrugs. in the way someone who is exasperated does. and sighs.]

The Realm, probably. Doesn't want me trying to ram a huge boat into its barrier, maybe. [she purses her lips, and shrugs again. it's whatever.]

How are you, Archer? Enjoying our new...? [gestures.]

3!

[siblingless]

[Elsa is so valid. Yoshizawa will pause on her way to the bar in order to stare at the assortment of seafood, looking like she's just about ready to drool. Food... is so good... And now she's twice as hungry as before, oh no.]

You certainly look like you're enjoying yourself, Elsa-san!

[showyourself]

It does, doesn't it?

Care to join me? [she's already pointing to the free seat across from her :)]

[siblingless]

Yes. Don't mind if I do.

[Taking that seat! Still ogling at all of this food, damn.]

Are you a fan of seafood?

[showyourself]

I am... well. I'm a fan of food in general.

[she laughs lightly, completely at herself.]

Are you allowed to eat more than one fish a week, as per your training regime?

[siblingless]

Oh, fish is fine. Some are low in fat while full of important nutrients, so I try to incorporate them into my meals whenever possible.

[Sometimes, your jock brain really enjoys cooking, and this is what you get.]