WEEK SEVEN: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK SEVEN: MINGLE (21 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. As usual, the participants will find that their lodgings have changed, and should anyone check their PHS, Chiron, Ochako, Soo-won, and Dorothy's profiles have been removed. They may also find that they have difficulty recalling complete details of the past weeks. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. Not everything is the same as the previous pattern, though. The barrier to the north is back up, and once more, what lies beyond is an empty field. In contrast, however, participants may notice that they can finally access a place they haven't been able to before... Additionally, it looks like the Leaders aren't around. No matter where the participants look, they're nowhere to be found. Should anyone try calling for them in the Planetarium, there will be no response—not even a message telling the participant that they're busy. Finally, everything around the participants begins to... glitch? Buildings may suddenly blink out of existence and then back in, random items like chairs or cups may suddenly distort even while they're being used, and looking at any particular thing for too long may give someone a headache. It's worse than it was that one week, though: participants will find that it's happening to themselves as well. Body parts might suddenly glitch out of existence then back in, and there will be a shot of pain when it occurs. It'll happen randomly, but it also seems to occur more often if they're touching something or another person.

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[axecessory]

[ alex's voice is so beautiful! plus, this song has a tambourine for jeanne, it's perfect.

they could really let the singing carry them through this, so hilda focuses mostly on looking cute and getting used to handing this very strange stringed creature of an instrument. it works fundamentally the same way as its medieval counterpart, though...

so she'll strum along some simple chords to the soulful tune, and together her and ange create... a passable improv support track as they acclimate? it's fine. ]

[retellers]

[ The girls, and presumably Jeanne who will probably be joining us for real shortly, do a great job! The crowd is cheering! They love Blackpink!

The young man is nodding his head along, smiling, although he does occasionally glance towards the crowd. It seems like there are some more people coming this way? Probably just more people to join the audience, don't worry about it. ]

[chanteuser]

[ cool, i mean alex is in performer mode so she's just singing her lil' heart out like it's gonna somehow magically bring them to the leader they have to find.

hopefully someone else is taking note of the More People. ]

[lecarre]

[closes eyes.

Ange doesn't have to focus much to be able to play piano once she's got a good grasp of the tune, and she doesn't have to sing, so.

She's definitely noticing those people showing up.

Do they look like normal crowd people? Or do they look... definitely not like normal concert goers?]

[discernments]

[ Blackpink Lizard Planet Squad in your area. They're killing this (love)?

Jeanne is behind the drums and hits the cymbal in lieu of a tambourine maybe. It's a similar-ish sound. Her singing is pretty even if she doesn't know the lyrics to the song, but choruses repeat.

They're all doing fine.

She also notices these people and while Ange watches the new people, Jeanne looks to see how the young man interacts with them. ]

[axecessory]

[ hilda spots The Newcomers, but it's... probably just people attracted by the music? maybe? she is just vibing.

what a great cyoa where nothing bad will happen and the girls just have a good time. ]

[retellers]

[ This entire thread is just about the trials and tribulations of being a girl group, yeah.

The young man simply waves at the new guests before turning his attention back to the performance. The new guests are just two women, who believe this song is a bop! Carry on. They're just moving to the front. ]

[chanteuser]

[ she's



she's still singing. i don't know what else francy wants from me at this point 😔 ]

[lecarre]

[Yeah this seems fine.

Totally fine, not suspicious at all.

Ange watches them very carefully, but we're still carrying on here for now, with this total bop that they're probably just playing on loop.]

[axecessory]

[ wow, what a pair of weirdos.

hilda nearly misses a string as she squints at these newcomers, but ultimately keeps strumming without dropping a beat. one of them looks familiar in an odd, aching sort of way, but...

...well, it's probably nothing. ]

[discernments]

[ it's

this is a little concerning actually, considering jeanne's last memory of one of the newcomers. she doesn't falter but her stage presence changes to something more wary.

maybe this is just the realm being the realm.

she hits the cymbal like nothing is wrong. ]

[retellers]

[ They stop walking once they get to the very front of the crowd, and they watch the group perform. Nothing is going on, guys.

The young man is now talking to someone, while throwing glances between the crowd and the girls performing. He starts gesturing at them--it seems like he's telling them to play faster?? ]

[chanteuser]

[ ... i'm.

i guess this next song is a fast paced one?? keep up gals. alex gives the guy a bit of a flat look for a moment but? okay?

unless he's telling them to wrap it up. in which case they're done. ]

[lecarre]

[Yeah Ange isn't entirely sure what kind of "faster" he wants here either.

Blackpink Lizard Planet Squad but every time they see someone they once knew it speeds up--

Well. She just follows suit of course to match Alex's tempo, glancing between the ladies still chilling in the front and the young man. Who is he even talking to? Does he look anxious?]

[axecessory]

[ first this gets sprung on them, and now they need to get moving? talk about mixed signals. hilda gives him a look, but then watches the two newcomers a bit more carefully. they do stand out in a crowd...

they're playing a slightly faster song now, though the singing still carries well. ]

[discernments]

[ Yeah, who is he talking to?

Jeanne's attention is split 80% ladies, 20% on the young man being suspicious.

Jeanne tries to keep up with this new tempo. She's mostly successful, maybe. ]

[retellers]

[ He is telling them to go faster! Wow! The crowd is getting ramped up. It's difficult to tell how he's feeling though, as the same smile is on his face.

The blue haired girl climbs onto the stage though and walks towards them. ]

You may stop.

[ idk how to rp byleth ]

[chanteuser]

[ finally.

she stops. ]

... Are you in charge of this event?

[ seeing as she just. y'know. climbed on stage and --- wait a minute. she's squinting at byleth a little closely, with a little frown on her face. now she's not singing and has a second to look around, isn't that claude's--? ]

[lecarre]

[... ... ...

Ange is just chilling here behind the keyboard but is ready to pretty much fling it into Byleth's face at the first notice of any sort of hostility.

As you do.]

[axecessory]

[ well for one reason or another, she feels more like listening to this random lady than their impromptu manager. she gives byleth a look that's more curious than hostile.

she's only familiar in a distant sort of way, like someone you'd pass at a party and wonder if you'd gone to school together. (which they kind of had.) ]

Um... can we help you? Kind of in the middle of an act here...

[discernments]

[ Ange can be ready to slam a keyboard into Byleth's face because Jeanne is ready to upend the entire drum set at Atalanta if she goes into a murderous rage.

In fact, she's more surprised that Atalanta hasn't yet. But she's not going to complain about it?

She waits to hear Byleth's answer(s). ]

[retellers]

[ Byleth claps politely? They're putting on a good show. Her gaze lands a little too long on Hilda before she addresses the group as a whole. ]

You're doing great. I'm glad we were able to replace [ LOUD TRUCK HORN BLARES ] with you at such short notice.

[ Why is she talking in the middle of their song. Rude. ]

[chanteuser]

... [ “short notice” she says, not actually answering any of their questions. ]

Sorry, I missed that— who were we replacing?

[ oh excuse her she probably has to sing again now. she’ll. Uh. do that? She’ll do that.

Byleth get off the stage, damn. ]

[lecarre]

[.............]

What is it you want?

[axecessory]

[ while alex distracts the crowd, hilda stares back, not even bothering to idly play the guitar anymore. ]

Thanks! But—yeah, if there isn't something you need...

[ why stand on the stage like this? can't she just meet them after the performance? hilda will slowly approach her, not quite sure what to do with this Mysterious Person, and not ready to be hostile either. ]