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

[horologia]

It's... A long term condition, I'm afraid. Congenital.

But I was well enough to release, so ... I'm fine, really. Don't worry too much?

[ she's not like, cured cured, but as you do. ]

[canned]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that...but it's good you can be out of the hospital!

Still, I bet this whole situation hasn't been good for your health, huh? Have you been feeling okay? [jokes on you, you can't tell Al not to worry too much without automatically increasing his worry about you]

[horologia]

I was doing a little better before I came here, so I think I should be okay so long as nothing too out of the ordinary happens...

[ there's a bit of sheepish apology emanating from her, like she's sorry to make him fuss, whoops ]

[canned]

Um...you don't think what's been happening has been too out of the ordinary, Homura?

[Homura?? you are small and 14??]

[horologia]

Mmm... But when it keeps happening, it just becomes our new normal, doesn't it? As a, um, sort of baseline, I mean.

I'm used to seeing some fairly unusual things happen anyway, so as long as things stay relatively predictable and don't change too much from what we've gotten accustomed to here... You don't have to worry. Really.

... Does that make me callous?

[canned]

[there's a small beat as he considers asking just exactly what things homura has been through, how at such a young age she can have such an even-handed response but, well, it's not so different to him, is it?]

No, I don't think so. I think it's what we do, as humans. We can get used to anything, really. Even if it's really bad at first.

[unconsciously, he rubs the back of his neck]