WEEK ZERO: INTRO MINGLE

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POPULATION: 37

There's the soft, chiming ding of an elevator as you slowly grow conscious. You remember the sound of a voice whispering in your ear, and then a very gentle, easy darkness as you fell asleep.

Then the elevator jolts, and you promptly ram into some of the thirty or so other people also waking up from their nap. Time to trample people on your way out! Be careful not to rip your flattering outfit with light up furry ears of an animal of your choice. On this elevator there are a total of 10 buttons and they're all lit up! But they don't work. A shame. The elevator doesn't go anywhere else.

In any case, once you exit the elevator, you'll find that you have a decently wide area to explore. There doesn't seem to be any sort of exit to the outside world, but that's okay. You didn't want to leave without what you came for, right? Besides, it's wonderful here: the temperature is perfect, every surface is as soft as clouds, and the atmosphere is so, so inviting. The base itself is low-lit in fluorescent neon colors which shift and pulse over time, and there's a soft, reassuring humming sound under your feet. It would be comforting if you didn't feel like you were being watched every time you walk along the hallways.

But hey, don't worry about that! Maybe you should be more concerned with the phone in your pocket! The phones have a few functions, as well as a low pixel camera. Pictures are in black and white, so no brightly colored selfies for you. Oh, and while you're taking those selfies, you might notice the symbol of your Avatar tattooed and glowing faintly on the back of your hand. Hope you're fine with impromptu body mods.

Eventually during your wandering, you'll find your room with roommates included! On the floor of your room, there is a big gift box with your name on it. Upon opening it, you will be absolutely obliterated with glittery confetti. But once you manage to get past that, the gift box contains the following:

✦ your item from home
✦ a pair of boxer-briefs labeled "ball hammock"
✦ a stress ball that looks suspiciously like a boob
✦ a rainbow bath bomb
✦ a Polaroid camera with 10 instant film
✦ a frozen steak in a vacuum-sealed pouch
✦ a blue and pink dual flashlight; one end has a normal white bulb, and one end has a blacklight bulb
✦ a tiny crown

Welcome to your new home. Take some time to look around, talk to your fellow indulgers. All of you can see each other's symbols on the back of your hands - maybe it'll strike up a conversation. After all, there's no better way to get to know each other than talking about your sins on the first date!

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Comments

[shiftingwinds]

this was obligatory;

[this tall lady can pretty much immediately be found at the bar, inspecting the different varieties of alcohol. by inspecting, i mean pouring out a little and sipping at it. upon seeing someone enter the room, shi qingxuan smiles, leans over the bar, and waves a hand to beckon them closer.]

Want something to drink?

[...also, sqx definitely has not bothered to change out of the default outfit and is sporting some cute squirrel ears.]

a ye olde meets a vending machine;

[after changing into some flowy robes (but keeping the ears, because they're cute), shi qingxuan goes wandering and eventually ends up in front of the vending machine, and after a few experimental taps on the screen:]

How interesting... I've never heard of most of these things. Hey, what should I try?

wildcard;

[hit me with anything else and i'll roll with it! or, if you wanna pc, i'm glad to - just grab me on discord or hit me up at bloodthirstiest to figure something out!]

vending machine

[housewolf]

That depends, what do you like to eat?

[shiftingwinds]

Hmm... well, I'm not too picky an eater! I do like trying new things, though.

drinks,,,

[gamerbrain]

[ aoi raises her hand, for some reason? ]

That's illegal.

[shiftingwinds]

What, really? I've never heard of a law like that.

[what a boring law]

vending machine

[fluffier]

[ jk britt she looks hella cute!!

Yuel is also pretty entranced by the vending machine, but she's never seen anything like it so she tries what any school bully would do: ]

Huh? How's the food s'ppose to come out of there?

[ She tries to pick it up so she can shake it's lunch money out! But it doesn't budge. :( ]

[shiftingwinds]

[the vending machine is immune to bullying.]

That's a good question. Let's pick something that looks good and find out. [shi qingxuan continues to tap the screen while yuel attempts to shake down the machine for some cold hard cash.] Oh, do you like sweets?

obligatory

[bonetiddies]

Oh.

[She definitely has changed out of her arrival outfit and is now wearing a lot of black and bones accessories. Anyway, she's reacting to this offer extremely awkwardly, almost suspicious as she looks at the various bottles.]

Yes, thank you. I'll have a wine.

[shiftingwinds]

[the bones are new, but the black clothing feels pretty familiar to shi qingxuan! where did the comfort goth run off to...

anyway, wine it is. sqx looks through some of the bottles, then sets a few of them in front of her.]

There's a couple of rice wines, it looks like... and a "red blend" and a "white blend"? I've never heard of them before, but they both tasted pretty good when I sampled them before.

the bar

[holeful]

[Fukuda, meanwhile, has already gone to his room to change into normal clothes, but he's certainly not going to begrudge this nice lady. He does still have the fox ears he came in with on for some reason?]

If we're supposed to be indulging, it would hardly be right for me to turn down a lady.
[So he'll sit at the bar.]

Is there sake back there?

[shiftingwinds]

Sake, huh...

[never heard of that before! but luckily, these things are nicely labeled, and after a few moments of searching shi qingxuan sets three bottles of sake on the bar.]

Okay, so I'm not sure what the difference is between these, but we've got some options.

bar time

[brightred]

Please, [Grell says, sliding dramatically into one of those chairs at the bar. She's wearing her canon outfit (that sparkly little number was absolutely too much for her victorian sensibilities, at least today) and her long red hair is absolutely full of glitter. It's terrible.]

[shiftingwinds]

[hmm.

grell seems like she could use something strong, so shi qingxuan serves up two glasses of the strongest alcohol they've tasted so far. i'm leaving exactly what that is up to you.

anyway, time to drink.]

Interesting place we've ended up in, huh?

obligatory

[aubins]

[ neither has yuri, and he's absolutely crossing his legs with aplomb before leaning against the bar. the lil' earsies on his head are either wolf ears or maybe just cat ones it's not quite clear. ]

Sure.

Surprise me.

[ honestly, a drink sounds good about now no matter what it is. ]

[shiftingwinds]

[hmmm, what to surprise him with...

we're doing a premixed cocktail but like. split across two wine glasses. here we go.]

This one's sweet, but it's strong! I sampled it earlier.

vending machine

[enfangs]

[white is peering over at the options because wow, this is more high tech than what he's used to, but.]

McRonnies... eh, that's probably some knockoff, so it should be close enough. Get that. Can't go wrong with a burger combo.

you know why i'm here

[liuli]

[ ah? settled into one of the chairs, gu yun smiles at the very pretty young lady standing at the bar, and props his chin in his hand. ]

I think I would. You seem a connoisseur - do you have a favorite?

vending machine

[mukagen]

[ Hmmmm. ]

Are you feeling adventurous?

booze me up

[toyska]

[Coinflip tragically says this is after Childe is changed into his normal clothing, alas. It's fine, she looks better in it than he did]

What have they got?

drinks!

[callmemeg]

[ listen, whatever that outfit was? it's a little too tacky for meg's taste. so she's in her toga, hair glittering under the neon lighting as she sashays up to slide into a seat. smiling, she leans heavily on the bar as if it was made specifically for her to lounge on. maybe it was, you don't know! ]

What would you say to a round of absinthe? On the house.

[ no one is paying for this meg ]

vending machine

[chevaleros]

[ she's changed into her usual red dress, answering with a slight tap to her chin. ]

Hm... [ she looks over the options, looking surprised at one of them before she points to the option for apple pie. ] Ah, might I recommend this one?

BOOZE

[notaccurate]

Well, if you're serving it up.

[That means he doesn't have to mix his own drinks!]

What's the specialty tonight?

vending machine

[alteracion]

[ there's a beat ]

Uh, whatever you want to? The "point" is to indulge. Even if you don't like it, so what? Throw it away.

chants shots repeatedly

[touchups]

[They are both just wearing these stupid outfits good LORD. Anyway, instead of sitting at the table, he'll just amble behind the bar too when beckoned over. He's very hands-on okay he wants to mix things and pick up bottles and probably accidentally break shot glasses himself!!

Speaking of, he's picking up an absurdly fancy-looking bottle first.]

Sure, sure. [Though--] Are any of these actually good? Don't they all taste the same? At least a little.

[messybench]

[ eleanor herself a sexy raccoon, subtly gives sqx a onceover. ]

Wow, free booze from a hottie? I'm not not interested, but I want to wait to see if you're going to pass out from that or not.