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.

NAVIGATION locations ₓ˚. statuses *+:｡ ic profiles :ₓo ic rules ･ﾟﾟ･｡ audience requests murder proposals ｡✧o private conversations ･ﾟo｡ curfew ･ﾟ✧ memories

Comments

[exercisms]

[Nod, nod.]

. . . But I'm sure she became used to you, too. So if you don't mind, please continue to spend time with her.

[sacredchants]

Oh, I will. I've taken care of her for this long—don't think I'll just give up her entirely.

[ she'll move to give mob a pat on the head. ...since she doesn't do hugs. ]

[exercisms]

[A pat on the head is just fine. He goes a little red and smiles.]

I'm sure she's happy she has a friend like you.

[sacredchants]

I'm grateful for it.

[ if she was the type of person to ruffle his hair she would, but instead she removes her hand and settles into a relaxed posture. ]

[exercisms]

[He's not a touchy person in general, but the affectionate gesture is enough to please him.]

I'm glad you were all right, this whole time.

[sacredchants]

Depends on what you mean by "all right", but that doesn't matter now, does it?

[ because laughtrack.wav about her entire physical and emotional state this whole ass game. ]

Do you remember everything now, Kageyama?

[exercisms]

[He nods.]

We remembered as we were coming across.

[sacredchants]

Good.

That's mean we all have our memories back.

[exercisms]

Mm. We did it! Now we only have to fight the monster. . . or the virus. . . and go home.

[sacredchants]

That's right. Do you guys know anything more about that thing? As far as I know, I haven't learned much else about it.

[exercisms]

[Shaking his head.]

We didn't learn anything, either.

[sacredchants]

So it goes then.

It's something that we need to worry about and plan for given how much has changed so recently, but right now, you should rest. No pushing yourself anymore than you have, Kageyama.

[exercisms]

I think. . . I can probably push myself a little bit harder, actually.

[So that's that.]

[sacredchants]

[ slow blinks. ]

Do you think so?

[ she sounds.....impressed? curious. ]