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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A THING...

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A THING: SATURDAY MORNING

[On the second day of your life on the base, everything seems to proceed as normal. The vending machines in the kitchen are functional, the DJ booth continues playing strange songs, and suddenly the elevator lights up as it begins to ascend to the top floor.

Huh? The sound of the elevator rising seems amplified, rumbling through the base as it goes higher and higher. A soft ding can be heard as the doors open elsewhere...

...followed by a series of surprised screams.

The elevator makes a weird grinding sound then as it tries to descend, but it never returns to the ground floor. If anyone tries to call for it, they will find the elevator to be unresponsive. Hm. Looks like it's officially stuck elsewhere for now.]

[shiftingwinds]

[well, that's disconcerting!

shi qingxuan pauses by the elevator at the whatever floor they're on and looks at the doors. hm. well, it can't hurt to try, so she raises her voice and yells as loudly as she can: ]

Hey, are you guys okay?!

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[shiftingwinds]

[haha, yikes.]

If you're hurt and need help, uh... scream twice!

[aubins]

[ y'all hear something? ]

[toesies]

[






well, rip to whoever the fuck that was.]

Was the elevator working?

[holeful]

Maybe the buttons on the other floors work and someone called it?

[A beat.]

It sounds like it's broken now, though.

[toesies]

[She hums.]

Are we all still around? Or were there other people on another floor— like that bitch who thought it would be funny to define "indulgence" for us?

[Sheila.]

[holeful]

You think our hosts might have suffered a loss? I should hope not, I don't know what that would mean for the people on their "team" as it were.

[Scratching his chin with the hand that has the green Envy mark on it.]

[toesies]

You think something bad would happen if one of them died? They're not even here, so they're already failing at their one job.

[holeful]

I think it might mean their team automatically loses.

[Just a possibility.]

[toesies]

Who said this is a competition?

[holeful]

Haha, I wonder.

[toesies]

Well, that's not a weird thing to say at all.

[holeful]

What would you have me say instead?

[toesies]

Something less ominous?

[holeful]

[Hmmmmm.]

I'm sure everything is fine.
[Is that better.]

[toesies]

[She pauses to think about this.]

No... That doesn't work anymore.

[holeful]

No? It's a sort of "the cat's out of the bag," sort of situation, then.

[toesies]

More like the cat has depression and won't come out of the bag in the first place.

[holeful]

[Fukuda gets distracted for a moment imagining the very sad mental image of a cat with depression.]

... Well, I don't know if it's a competition. It just seems like a logical reason for us having been split up into teams.

[toesies]

[She thinks about it for a moment, before she shrugs.]

I guess that fair. Still, super ominous statement man.

[alteracion]

[ yells out to the broken elevator with no hopes of being heard: ]

Try climbing through the vent!

[ surprisingly helpful for a girl who blew up both a tv and a microwave ]