WEEK SIX: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK SIX: MINGLE (25 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. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Elsa, Yona, Shigeo, and Fiora'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. Once again, participants may find that they have difficulty recalling complete details of the past weeks. Also, anyone who had been poisoned during trial will still be feeling sick! Haha! Finally, participants will find that they are now sporting a new injury. This injury is one that they received in their past, whether they remember it or not. No matter how fatal the injury is, participants won't die from it, and the pain they feel will be dulled down. However, if another participant touches someone's injury effect, even if it's covered, then they will both be hit with whatever pain that was felt when the injury was first inflicted. This pain will last ten seconds. The injury can also be as minor or major as desired.

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[stillnot]

[ today is a trauma avoidance day. and also handholds avoidance day, apparently! wow!

she sort of. looks at him sidelong while they walk and nods. ]

Yep.

But for the record, I'd still be excited about a secret beach.

[reconnective]

[sometimes. you realize that, perhaps, someone else's behavior wasn't entirely normal and talk yourself into thinking they don't want to handhold anymore. he doesn't quite know how he's feeling which means when she looks at him she'll see that the smile's faded to something more neutral and thoughtful.]

I think no matter what we find it'll be fun, but only because I'm looking for it with you. [just saying.] Even if we don't find what we're looking for now, we can always try again later.

[stillnot]

[ clementine is only vaguely aware that it had been a little... uncharacteristic for her? she's not thinking about it. no reason to think about it.

but... sora, at least, has always just seemed like a more tactile person. so if? he doesn't want to hold hands anymore what's that about? ]

Well. That's because I'm just such a fun person. [ said very flatly, of course. ] We can hang out any time.

[reconnective]

[he is, but. look. it's fine. stop perceiving him.]

You definitely underestimate how much I like hanging out with you. [equally flatly.] We'll come back later then. The beach is always different at night than it is during the day. Besides, I wanna see the boardwalk all lit up.

[stillnot]

[ she is looking and she is perceiving. just kidding - she looks away when he says that. perhaps blushing. shut up.

... also she just does not really know how to reply to that. so she's focusing on the other part and. self consciously fiddling with her hat. ]

Yeah, coming back at night sounds nice. I bet it's pretty.

[reconnective]

[hm. not looking because if he looks away he will crash into something or trip over his own foot but he can perceive from the corner of his eye.]

I think so, too. Tonight or tomorrow if you want. Before whatever happens on Wednesday, at least, because stuff always happens on Wednesday.

[wednesday :unamused:]

[stillnot]

... The way people are using items right now? Probably better sooner than later.

Before something sabotages us.

[reconnective]

[he. pauses. like she said something a little strange but he immediately blows it off. not now. now is not the time to bring that up!]

Tell me about it. [hm...what was it that someone said earlier because i think it's hilarious?] Then it's a date.

[stillnot]

[ she would have nudged him if he weren't such an injured fuck. but instead she just kind of. falters for a step. ]

... Uh.

Yeah.

[ ... ]

[reconnective]

[for once he's glad he's an injured fuck. but he tilts his head slightly. hm? ]

Okay.

[...

but hey, there are caves! there's at least two of them and sora stops to look between them.]

Which one, you think?

[stillnot]

[ help, make this not awkward anymore. ]

Huh. Got a coin to flip?

[reconnective]

[he cannot also you deserve this]

Actually? [he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a piece of gold.] Heads for the left, tails for the right. Call it.

[stillnot]

[ sora why do you just have gold. ]

Heads?

[reconnective]

[haha. but now that i'm off mobile, he flips!]

...looks like we're going right. [he shows off the tails side of the gold piece.] We can go left tonight.

[stillnot]

We should try and get a flashlight for that.

[ or maybe they could just make a torch? anyway, right-cave it is for now! ]

[reconnective]

Yeah. And if that doesn't work, Riku and I have made torches before. It's been a while, but I think I remember how.

[into the right cave! this one is probably full of bats, but they can walk quietly and not disturb them.] ...there was this cave on our island that was carved into the cliffside past this waterfall. We called it the secret place because the path was narrow and wound around, but it opened to a big cave in the center. We used to think monsters lived in there, but after a while we went exploring and started drawing on the walls and stuff. There're other caves, too, that lead from one side of the play island to the other.

[stillnot]

[ she laughs but - quietly. bats... ] Don't worry. If this place took how to make torches from you, I still know how.

[ and she listens to him with interest. ]

Huh. That sounds like a place that would be really fun as a kid. [ because when you're little the world feels big and mysterious and safe. ] There was a cave near the... [ the ░░░░░░░░░? what was the ░░░░░░░░░?

but she doesn't really know where that sentence was going so she just trails off awkwardly. ]

[reconnective]

[yeah i'm not giving them a nice cave for this, they can have cool rocks and bats.] Good. We have a plan then.

[walking, walking...]

It was. We didn't have a lot of things like big stores or anything back there, so we made up our own stories and games and stuff all the time. [he seems to get that he just accidentally stumbled on something she forgot though, and while there's a moment's pause he bypasses it immediately.]

...ever find anything interesting in that cave?

[stillnot]

No fair. All I had to explore was the back yard.

[ not quite as thrilling of an adventure. anyway she picks up from his question easily. ]

That rock I told you about. And a dumb toy from a kid's show I used to watch. ... And a crazy guy.

[reconnective]

[he grins because he's well-aware it's not fair. they were a little spoiled with that island back then.]

One of these things is unlike the other, Clem. [lightly. but bad.] You got out of there okay?

[stillnot]

Yeah, it was... Fine. He tried to take AJ from me, but - left us alone. [ ie she didn't have to kill him herself. ]

Then we got out of the cave and met up with Violet. [ before heading back to ░░░░░░░░░. ]

[reconnective]

Good. [he. has learned clem speak. a bat squeaks and swoops over his head, causing him to duck slightly.]

Who's Violet?

[stillnot]

[ she startles, but. it's fine, she's just jumpy. ]

Girl from the group of kids I met pretty recently. She's cool. Kind of the leader of them, uh, now.

[reconnective]

...after Marlon? [he pays attention.]

[stillnot]

[ she's kind of surprised he remembers, honestly. ]

... Yeah.

[ she opens her mouth like there's more she wants to tell him, but then just... can't remember what it was. something about violet and ░░░░░░░░░. ]