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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[laid]

[And then Schwann comes out because we actually broke Raven forever, he's in superhell for being too horny.

No just kidding, it's Raven. He looks exhausted.]

This better be fer real. Old Raven has had just about enough.

[robopriest]

Old Raven is a sight for sore eyes! Haha!

[He's laughing as he just pats the man on the back maybe a little too hard.]

Welcome back to the land of the living!

[laid]

Yer sure in high spirits.
[Honestly despite everything, he's glad to see Hansa. Maybe this will change. He can't even be mad at the hearty back pat because it reminds him of the Don.]

I'm tryin' ta decide if this was better or worse than the first time I did this.
[Coming back from being dead.]

[robopriest]

Of course I am. Its great to see you all, after everything.

[That last statement makes his smile quirk up to the side.]

Well, I don't know your circumstances exactly, but...being surrounded by a bunch of people happy to see you isn't something to sneeze at, right?

[laid]

Well, when you put it like that, this is obviously better.
[Last time he wasdeeply, profoundly alone.]

But I didn't have ta put in so much work the first time! I just woke up! Didn't have ta go sloggin' through other people's messed up memories.

[robopriest]

Hey, same here. Everyone's memories are pretty strange, huh? Though I guess I just turned into a teenager for a while. It was...sort of fun.

[HE GOT TO FIGHT A VAMPIRE, now that was definitely fun]

Anyways, you're here now, right? That's what matters.

[laid]

Yeah, but it seems like I forgot something real important pretty early on, so now I'm preoccupied with that. Dunno how we're supposed ta fight some apocalyptic space octopus but I know those kids're gonna rope me into their plans somehow.

[They're at the finish line here but now he has to worry about the nonsense back home!!!]

[lecarre]

[ANGE............ looks about ready to run away from this encounter at any moment!!!]

... So you are back to yourself.

[laid]

[Honestly mood. Raven runs away from things all the time.]

... Yeah. What about you?
[Which one is the real Ange.]

[lecarre]

[they are just kind of like this.]

... I am a liar. [...] But I suppose this is the closest thing I have to "myself".

[laid]

[Raven smiles sadly because wow the vibes here.... He doesn't want to talk about them here in the midst of Happy Reunion but Noted.]

... Y'know, I can't say I'd have gone so quietly if it'd been me and not Schwann, but I'd have been stuck bein' that guy for weeks if I hadn't died, so.
[He won't say thanks, but he will imply it. So Ange can feel less bad.]

[lecarre]

... That that is the case was a happy accident, but...

[... It's nothing she deserves to be given any sort of kudos for, but she will at least accept that now is maybe not the time for these big serious chats.]

Well, regardless, you are back now. I hope it has been restful wherever you have been.

[laid]

[Hmmmmm.]

It was pretty quiet at the start, and Miss Sharon took good care of us. But the more people that showed up the less restful it got.
[Some real tiresome people in the graveyard!!!]

[evocationary]

Oh, thank god you don't think you're Peacock or whatever.

What's up, skeezelord?

[laid]

[He has no idea why he'd be Peacock or whatever but it's fine.]

Well, I was tired, but somehow seein' yer radiant self again, Lup darling, I feel completely invigorated.
[He has not changed.]

[evocationary]

[ omfg

no, she just laughs like an asshole and reaches to push his face. ] Keep dreaming, buddy.

It's good to see you alive. You're like the only one who texted me back, so you get rights.

[laid]

[Raven doesnt know texted but he can infer from context.]

Well, a bunch of you didn't sign yer letters. Besides, how could I turn down a request from the great and powerful Lup?
[See!! He also thinks Lup is powerful as well as gorgeous???]

[evocationary]

Please, flattery gets you everywhere.

I'm glad you figured out which one was me, though. Forgot my dang name.

[chanteuser]

After all the running around we've done, it'd better be.

[ but hey! ]

Welcome back, Raven.

[laid]

Sounds like you all have been as busy as we have. But, y'know, there say a good hug is the best way ta reinvigorate yerself.

[Holding his arms open!!]

How about it?

[chanteuser]

[ she just

smiles at him. ]

How about what?

[laid]

[Alex if you think you're going to make him back off by forcing him to ask directly you are wrong.]

A hug! Ta celebrate and restore our energy!
[PLEASE HE WAS DEAD YOU SHOULD BE NICE TO HIM.]

[chanteuser]

Is that how it works?

[ raven she's in a (a bus drives past obscuring my words) now, don't be one of Those Guys who hits on taken women. ]

...

[ but no, she does give him a hug. it is a good day after all. congratulations raven. ] Welcome back.

[canned]

Mister Raven! It's good to have you back! [it's a cheery metal boy waving]

[laid]

[The metal boy!! One of the good ones.]

Y'know, it's good ta be back! It sounds like the lot of you had a lot ta deal with without us, too.