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

[canned]

[he stoops down to level with Mob]

I appreciate it, but Shigeo, I don't want you to get hurt either. [mob you're people too!]

[seeing what's probably a disappointed and/or blank expression]

Have you done any fighting? I don't know how well I could protect you without my alchemy in a swamp.

[exercisms]

I've only done fighting with telekinesis, but I've been practicing since I came here.

[ . . . ]

Alchemy?

[canned]

Telekinesis??

[sorry WHAT]

[exercisms]

Yes? Um, you know, it's when you move things around with powers?

[canned]

Like with your mind?? You can do that?? That's so cool!

[exercisms]

Mm.

[He seems a little bewildered!]

It's not anything special, but - usually I can create a barrier, or move something that might hurt me away. But I can't do that here.

[canned]

With your mind??

[Al you can do alchemy, which most people think is magic]

How do you do it? Can anyone learn it??

[exercisms]

[Shaking his head.]

I don't think so. I've always been able to do it. It's as easy as lifting things with my hands would be, so I couldn't explain.

[canned]

Wow....alchemy can't do anything like that. [Al's head is filled with questions: is it energy based? if so, where does it come from? what's moving the objects? is it manipulating gravity or some other inherent physical property of the objects??

at the same time, he's...decently sure he's not going to get any in-depth answers from Mob so]

I hope I can see that someday. Still, you can't do it in here, right? And you've just started learning how to fight hand-to-hand?

[exercisms]

[No, he doesn't know any of those answers. He has so little academic interest in this.]

If I get it back, I can show you. But yes - I can't do it here. So I've been trying to learn.

[canned]

Well, I haven't seen you fight before, so why don't you show me? I won't worry as much if I know what you can do.

[his tone is friendly as he shifts into a sparring pose]

Just don't swing too hard or you'll hurt you hands on the armor. [a small laugh; he seems really eager to spar]

[exercisms]

[This. This isn't going to end with anything but Mob giving a weak little punch to a suit of armor and then getting shocked really bad.]

Ow!

[canned]

Oh no! I'm so sorry, Shigeo, I forgot about the weird shock effect happening this week!!

[by way of explanation/apology:]

People don't...usually touch me, what with the armor and everything. So I'd heard about it but wasn't thinking. Sorry...Are you okay?

[still, Mob, that form! you are not going into Danger Swamp]

[exercisms]

It's okay!

[He's fine! He was startled, but he's surprisingly resilient.]

I forgot, too.