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

[gamerbrain]

Aoi is here to collect CGs.

[ she doesn't need to 'win' to get what she wants. ]

[toyska]

"CG"s?

[gamerbrain]

... Special event illustrations.

[toyska]

Ah, are you an artist?

[gamerbrain]

Nope.

[toyska]

[Ah. ...Well, he has no idea what she's talking about, but it's probably fine.]

In that case, I wish you luck finding one.

[gamerbrain]

[ this is where she should say thank you, but she has bad manners. ]

Aoi should be able to get a lot of them, in a place like this.

[toyska]

[cola I'm more terrified of aoi than anyone else in this game]

Can I ask what getting them entails?

[gamerbrain]

Sex.

[toyska]

[

well at least she's straightforward]

Are you old enough for that?

[gamerbrain]

Yep. For obvious legal reasons, Aoi is eighteen.

[toyska]

Well, alright then. [Fair enough!!] In that case, you're certainly in the right sort of place.

[gamerbrain]

Are you?

[toyska]

I certainly hope so! It seemed worth a shot, at any rate.

[gamerbrain]

[ she is doing mental math here with the details she understands and: ]

Do you wanna get zappy?

[toyska]

Sorry?

[what]

[gamerbrain]

You're in the same place as Aoi. Do you wanna do the same things as Aoi?

[toyska]

Our goals are a bit different, if that's what you mean.

[Ignore the Lust tattoo on his hand that she can see because he's still wearing the thotfit. Awful.]

[gamerbrain]

[ she? looks at his tattoo? that is the same tattoo as hers? ]

[toyska]

[STOP HE'S A GOVERNMENT-ASSIGNED SLUT AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT YET. He shrugs a little.]

I can't say I know what this is for.

[gamerbrain]

Then what is your goal? Maybe Aoi can help, somehow.

[toyska]

It's not so much a goal of mine, exactly--I'm here as a representative of The Tsaritsa. [Given that this is an early conversation, he hasn't yet realized no one else is from Teyvat.]

[gamerbrain]

What's that?

[toyska]

The Tsaritsa?

[gamerbrain]

Yep. Never heard of it. It wasn't in the original script.