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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[alteracion]

Well, somewhere in that super long intro, they mentioned splitting us up under "guides", so maybe mine is a Libra.

[ it's too bad beau can't understand this joke ]

[disreguarded]

Uh.

[ what's a libra ] Sure? At the risk of ruining a joke I have no idea what that means.

[alteracion]

Oh. [ she doesn't seem that surprised to have to explain it? if a little disappointed ] Like, star signs? They're based on what month you were born or something. Libra looks like a set of scales. They're all mentioned on those little profile things.

[ grace opens her phone and painstakingly scrolls using keys to get to the profiles ]

[disreguarded]

Oh. [ she scoots closer, peering at grace's phone. ] Okay? Seems weird, but I have a friend who deals with star stuff, so. What's the symbol for mine?

[alteracion]

[ she doesn't mind sharing the screen, moving it so beau can see better ]

Uh... let me check. [ she gets to beau's profile by going Back Up ] Aries was... a sheep? The ones with the horns, though.

[ that is a ram. ]

[disreguarded]

A sheep? That's fucking lame.

[ rams are marginally cooler, but. ] Ugh. If I was gonna be an animal I'd at least want to be something badass. Like a dragon or something.

[alteracion]

Dragon would be cool. [ she keeps scrolling to find the rest ] Most of them are lame, to be honest. Scorpio's a scorpion and Leo's a lion, and those are about the most interesting on the list.

[disreguarded]

I could do a lion, actually. I'd make a kickass lion.

Why'd we have to get the dumb ones, huh? [ sniff. ] Anyway. What was your name again? I saw it on the thing but.

[alteracion]

Grace. And yeah, it's kind of creepy to have all this information laid out on these. [ she does remember beau's too since she was just looking at it, but: ] Do you go by the full thing, or?

[ because grace does not think anyone would willingly go by beauregard fully, and she's not wrong, but she's also an asshole ]

[disreguarded]

Yeah, that's my thing. I don't like how much info they've got on me, but I guess there's fuck-all that I can do about it.

And no, I just go by Beau. Beauregard is a mouthful. [ the only people that call her that are her parents, and like, her friends if they're scolding her. ]

[alteracion]

No kidding. Nice to meet you, Beau. [ she's kicking off her own heels? because i forgot she was wearing them? anyway; ] Wanna help me find some sneaks? I'm not about staying barefoot forever, but I'm also not going anywhere with those death traps.

[disreguarded]

Dude, yeah. I'm down to find shoes. Let's go.

Bet there are rooms to raid in this place.

[alteracion]

There's always rooms to raid if you know where to look.

[ off they go!!! on a shoe quest!!

just go to your bedroom, idiots ]