7rings | WEEK ZERO: INTRO MINGLE

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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[ she is absolutely mirroring him and tilting her head. hm. uncomfy. ]

Yep.

[ they're having a grand time. ]

...

And those are...?

[ actually man she doesn't really know how tvs work and she also isn't smart enough to just give a simplified answer. ]

Dunno.

[ wonderful. ]

Well this has been a productive conversation.

[ she continues to stand here for like

obnoxiously long. before she reaches out and changes the channel. ]

[

closes

his eyes.

except he opens them again with a look of confusion because i'm assuming there's just softcore porn on screen now thanks mods. ]

[ wow there sure is. she just stares at that blankly, too.

for a second. then looks up at him like she's trying to gauge his response and see if he's flustered at all. ]

[ he is not.

he just seems tired and maybe a little confused. sponsored by KFC, after all. ]

[ oh okay. well then she'll just look back to the screen. ]

[ glad she's having a good(?) time ]

You remarkably unbothered by all of this.

Aoi agreed to be here, like everyone else. Aoi is here for this kind of thing.

[ she says, still looking at softcore pornography? okay. ]

Oh, I know that much. I mean-- [ he does a little circle at the tv, the tech, the lights. ]-- all of this.

You have this where you're from?

...

[ okay her expression is pretty hard to read but she might actually look a little. confused? when she thinks about this? ]

No... Aoi doesn't seem to have been updated properly for the new scenario.