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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[mukagen]

Gojou Satoru.

[ Introductions made. ]

I was checking out how everyone's doing and maybe peek at their goodies. Seems like those stress balls and the crown are part of a couple of packages.

[ ... There's something else. Hm. ]

Also looking for signal on my cellphoone.

[disreguarded]

Oh - shit, hey, we're roommates, I think? According to this thing.

[ she waves the phone that she takes out of her pocket. ] Is... [ she squints, glancing down at it. ] Is this a cellphone?

[ she seems like she's not entirely sure, but she's trying to connect the dots. forgive her. she is ye olde. ]

[mukagen]

That's right, roomie. It's been a while since I shared a space with someone, but it looks like I lucked out.

[ Finger guns—he just thinks he's lucky cause he thinks she's funny. ]

Yeah, that's a cellphone... But I meant my cellphone.

[ He pulls out (from who fucking knows where) his smartphone. A lot sleeker in design.

If it looks like nothing to her, then that's fine. It's true. It just looks like a smaller TV to the otherworlders/oldbies or some shit. ]

[disreguarded]

I haven't checked our room out past just grabbing the stuff out of it, but - yeah, sure, it'll be great. It's actually been a while since I haven't had like seven other people sharing a room with me.

[ she sees the finger guns, and grins a little at them... what a neat gesture, she's adopting it immediately. ]

Whoa. That looks way different. [ she squints at it, scooting closer to get a better look. ] What kind of signal?

[ sorry, she's just intensely curious about everything. ]

[mukagen]

It's a decent setup, in my opinion. Not decent enough for seven people, but if you ever plan on a sleepover, I don't mind taking a step out.

[ In case any of her friends or girlfriends are around, of course. Anyway, with cellphone things. He will scoot closer to her so she can see the screen light up.

The home screen and lock screen are basically pictures of him with his students, but let him direct her attention to the corner! ]

Signal is what lets my cellphone work—like make calls and text friends. They would show up as lines here...

[ HM. ]

You know what texting is, right?

[disreguarded]

[ noooo his students, beau doesn't know them but they're adorable.

she watches him fiddle with the phone, and when he points at the corner, she tilts her head a little. ]

Uhhh... [ that's a no, captain ] We don't exactly - I mean, we do the whole Sending thing, where I'm from. We don't use devices, really.

[mukagen]

[ They are cute and he will very much show them off to people as his precious students in the future. ]

Like mail? [ That's... Sending, right? ] You're on the right track, though. It's sending short letters using a device.

[ He gestures to her phone. ]

I'm sure you can do it on that, even though it's dated.

[disreguarded]

Sort of. Except it's instant, and also it's magic.

[ you know, magic, that thing that exists. ] This is old? [ she looks down at her phone. ] Okay - okay, okay, help me test it, then? How do I do this?

[ she jabs through the menus, trying to Discover Phone. ]

[mukagen]

... That sounds so much more convenient than texting, actually.

[ Like. If technology fails, then technology fails. ]

All right! Texting Lesson #1!

[ ... He looks at her phone and what the fuck, uh. So let's go to the contact list. Give him a moment. ]

Pick your recipient.

[disreguarded]

[ she'd talk more about sending, but she gets distracted by lesson! she squints at the contacts, and then jabs at a name. tamaki suoh. ]

That guy. This is easy enough, right, just putting the letters in order. It's not any different than writing.

[mukagen]

Ohhh, coffee biscuit. [ Said fondly. ] He's your friend?

[ Time to text Tamaki, lesgo. ]

Oh, maybe we can send him a picture, too.

[ is. the phone. capable of that? ]

[disreguarded]

Eh, no. He's easy to make fun of, though. [ be nice. ] How do we do pictures -- uh.

[ she squints. there's a camera app on this thing? she jabs at the phone. ] Oh, shit. I think that was it.

[ it's the most low pixel thing ever, but it's now showing them peering down at the camera. ]

[mukagen]

I understand.

[ He didn't mess with Tamaki that much, but he gets it. He saw how his expression changes like a soap opera series.

Squinting. That's the camera? What did he expect from that kind of phone. ]

All right. This camera can't capture us at our best, but we should strike a pose, anyway.



Maybe with the stress balls.

[ HAHA. ]

[disreguarded]

[ he just blushes easy! it's funny.

she nods when he says they should pose, and then - cracks up at the idea of posing with the balls. she snatches them up off the ground and hands him one. ]

Yeah, yeah, let's do it. [ she puts hers on her forehead? like a third eye nipple, I guess. ]

[mukagen]

[ They can both have a third eye for tits. He will mirror her as he looks straight into the camera. Whenever she takes it, he looks at the preview.

Hmmm. ]

What are you going to write to him?

[ or will the boobs be enough for him to fluster. ]

[disreguarded]

[ third eye for the tits made me laugh really hard actually ]

I don't know, he seems like the sort of dude that might go bright red if he sees a boob.

[mukagen]

[ Their third tit will incinerate Tamaki once he opens the message... If they can in the first place. It hits Gojou that these things have such low quality cameras. Is it even capable of sending photos in messages?? ]

He'll be in trouble when he touches a boob for the very first time, especially since women usually have two.