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!

NAVIGATION locations ₓ˚. statuses *+:｡ ic profiles :ₓo ic rules ･ﾟﾟ･｡ audience requests murder proposals ｡✧o private conversations ･ﾟo｡ curfew ･ﾟ✧ memories

Comments

[arcsplainist]

'Tis possible; a pirates' town is always a unique one, though we are lacking in pirates. Not that it has stopped others from getting into the... spirit of it all, anyroad.

[retellers]

Yeah, I noticed. Some of you guys are... really into dress up.

[ there is so much cosplay ]

Probably for the best to keep it at dress up. Last thing we need is actual pirates.

[arcsplainist]

[ trust him he doesn't get it either ]

Believe you me, I disagree not. A ruthless, unforgiving sort, and we have not the gil to bribe them into our favor. I do wonder what appeal others see in it.

[retellers]

Mm. Might just not have met any real ones. [ they pause ] You bribe pirates often?

[arcsplainist]

Not often. I may have been involved with doing so a time or two in the past, however, and I am familiar with how their kind operate.

[retellers]

Even that's probably more than most people ever interact with pirates.

[arcsplainist]

Curious. There is a city full of them whence I hail, so I had never thought them anything special, but I am finding most come from a place that vastly differs from mine own home.

[ it's like everyone knows what a kitchen appliance is... or an arcade machine or whatever ]

[retellers]

You're all from different worlds. Bound to be major differences all around. Surprised most of us seem human.

[arcsplainist]

[ Fair point. ]

Oh, so you noticed that too? 'Tis all, ah, humans– [ That word is still odd to him. ] –as far as the eye can see. I had begun to wonder if I were the only one who caught that.

[retellers]

No, it's odd. Guess that's just how the universe works, though. [ they can find it weird and also just accept it. it's fine. ]

[arcsplainist]

Oddly, yes.

Are you intimately familiar with how "the universe" operates, then?

[retellers]

Wouldn't say that. I know how this place works, and that's only because we're connected to it.