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

[stillnot]

Yeah, I uh, crashed my car. Couple weeks before coming here. Because we were fighting our way through a bunch of them.

[ ... ]

But you're still onto something. I'm better at fighting walkers than solving crimes.

[reconnective]

Sounds like that would complicate things, yeah. We've almost wrecked our ship a couple of times fighting off Heartless. [...] I don't know how effective it'd be or, like, if you would ever want to but I could help you practice a little.

[stillnot]

I don't want to accidentally stab you.

[ how does one... practice fight? she doesn't know. she just learned Doing It Live. ]

[reconnective]

First of all, I've dealt with worse than just a stab. And second of all, gimme a break! I'm a better fighter than that. Plus we could just use practice weapons of some kind.

[stillnot]

My stabs are fatal.

[ but hm ]

Practice weapons doesn't sound bad.

[reconnective]

I'll see what I can find and we can start sometime. Even if it's just branches in the woods.

[stillnot]

What kind of weapon is it practice for, though?

[reconnective]

[...good point.]

If you have any better ideas, be my guest.

[stillnot]

Mm, I don't.

Maybe we could make... Covers for knives? [ that sounds stupid but it's the only thing she can think of ]

[reconnective]

Like knife blocks? [that's not what those are called.] There have to be covers or something for the really sharp ones. Maybe we can borrow them from the kitchen and work with those.

[stillnot]

[ A KNIFE BLOCK ]

I was thinking more like sheaths.

[reconnective]

Oh. Yeah, that makes more sense. [EMBARRASSING.] ...I'm used to being able to call and dismiss my weapon on command, so....[eheh.]

[stillnot]

... That would be handy. I can't even count how many times I've lost a weapon.

[reconnective]

Yeah. Only certain people can wield the kind of weapon I can, but it's all magic and stuff. [i.e. hard to explain.] I can't summon it here though for that reason. I've already tried.

[he frowns.] I've been trying every week.

[stillnot]

Welcome to being normal. It kind of sucks.

[reconnective]

Yeah, I can see that. I haven't been normal for a while so I guess I forgot. [that is maybe not a great thing to say, but okay.]

[stillnot]

... It must feel weird. Not being able to do something you're used to being able to do.

It's one thing to forget - places or people or stuff that happened. But not being able to do something sounds tough in its own way.

[reconnective]

It's...complicated. [weird is a good word for it, and he feels a kind of tinge of uncertainty and insecurity when he says it.] This isn't the first time I've lost my powers before, but at least back then I was able to relearn. Here, it's like they've been completely cut off and I can't do anything to bring them back.

I guess it's a little scary.

[stillnot]

It's a little different, but... Sort of like when I lost all my stuff. I get that. If that was scary, your thing is probably even scarier.

I'm sure you'll get everything back when we finish our work in this place.

[reconnective]

[...hah.]

Yeah. Maybe! [but he looks out at the water again.] Try turning starboard up here. Water looks clear up there.

[stillnot]

[ mmm hmm. ]

You I think I know which side is starboard?

[reconnective]

[he does not see. he does not perceive.]

Hey, I wasn't sure. Starboard's your right. Port's the left.

[stillnot]

[ he is not subtle!! but she'll allow it anyway out of the goodness of her heart. and she steers to turn the ship to the right. she even remembers what he said about how it goes the opposite direction from your steering! ]

Why don't they just call them right and left, then?

[reconnective]

[clementine's a good friend.]

Less confusing. Since it can be kind of hard to tell if you mean your left and right or somebody else's left and right, port and starboard are easier since they always mean the left side and the right side. It's always been that way.

[thank you for your useless boat facts. they are sailing right toward the invisible barrier, but at least they aren't sinking or anything.]

[stillnot]

Mm, seems more confusing to me.

[ if you can determine that starboard means 'THE left' then why wouldn't you just also assume that 'left' means 'THE left' too!! boat people are silly!!!

anyway i can't wait for them to crash into the barrier because she doesn't know about it ]