WEEK 4 MINGLE

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POPULATION: 24

Good morning, starshines. It is another beautiful day here on the base, and it’s the start of a new week!

Good thing, too. After the deaths of Omi Fushimi, Ashiya Douman and Trafalgar Law, the tension around the base may be a bit higher than it was before. Should anyone try to contact the deceased or review their profiles, they will find that they have been deleted from everyone's phones.

Perhaps you expect this by now, but it seems that the elevator reveals that it may now visit the fourth floor. It may be worth checking out these new areas, free for exploration. If you're feeling incredibly ambitious, you can also take a more in-depth look.

While you can't contact the deceased, the Avatars are once again available via their eight symbols. Shoot them a message, have a chat with them, and see what you can learn. Perhaps you'll find it easier this week.

Unless you're shy, of course. It seems as though your inhibitions are right back where they belong and instead this week seems...normal? Nothing seems immediately off as you go about your day, but the moment you come across another person there's the overwhelming desire to be kind. The larger your conflict is with another person, the more kind you will want to be to them. Insults can't quite make it past your lips this week, and even rude gestures are harder to display. Perhaps your kindness will even manifest in ways you don't quite expect.

Now, now. No reason to be petty.

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[sistocracy]

[lenore is not used to taking orders, and she just looks at him for a second before realizing that’s what he’s doing.]

... Oh! Well, all right.

[she finds some! and... turns them over. glitter falls out. she frowns and holds them far from her body as she brings them over.]

[gamerbrain]

Aoi's aesthetic?

[ ...... she's just parroting that because she's unclear on what her own aesthetic is. ]

[mukagen]

[ Combing her hair first. ]

Cute pastel pink aesthetic, if I need to simplify it. Reminiscent of cotton candy and sweets—a dream.

[ Yes, yes. He looks at the cupcake liners and looks pleased. ]

Lenore, you may take over and harbor this responsibility as I cut out the bottoms of the paper vessels. I will also gather the other vehicles necessary.

[sistocracy]

[lenore just nods. that is aoi's aesthetic. gojou is so right. and also weirdly eloquent right now. for some reason, neither she nor aoi is commenting on that.]

Very well. Let's see...

[she takes over! at least she can handle this part. she uses the comb to neatly part aoi's hair and put it into pigtails to start with!]

[gamerbrain]

[ people can talk how they want... it's fine... ]

Oh. Aoi is definitely a dream. That makes sense.

[mukagen]

[ He has... Some temporary hair dye spray? And let’s see, he gets more hair ties for Lenore. Fortunately there isn’t a lot of cutting for hair here. Just making the shapes. ]

We need! More volume! [ Sung like from beauty and the best. Low voice: ] But that’s difficult.

There must be more than hair spray we can use...!

[ Huhhh. ]

Perhaps if we twirl the tails, much like kneaded dough, into two buns, it would be enough for the base of the cupcakes? A sturdy foundation for our cotton candy dream.

[sistocracy]

[lenore is considering their creation-in-progress... but then, they're interrupted by the loud BZZT of a buzzer.]

What now?

[their tools seem to freeze in place, and on a nearby mirror, the following words appear:

QUESTION: WHAT IS THE NAME OF A SWEET GREEN PASTE, CONSIDERED A SPECIALTY IN THE CITY OF SENDAI IN JAPAN?

lenore just makes a face. it's up to you, japan people!]

[gamerbrain]

[ huh. she's from Japan, but it's One Generic Fictional Town in Japan, so she doesn't know about the specialties of other cities... ]

Green? So it's not anko?

[mukagen]

[ Good thing Gojou loves sweets. Please. He has hairspray in his hand and he wants to use it. ]

The great capital of the Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai... Zundamochi?

[sistocracy]

[Zunda is correct! There’s a pleasant DING-DING-DING noise, and then they’re free to get back to work.]

... There sure are a lot of people from Japan here, come to think of it.

[back to wrangling these pigtails.]

[gamerbrain]

[ good luck... aoi, at least, is nice and docile while people play with her hair. ]

They might be different versions of Japan. That's what Aoi thinks, anyway.

[mukagen]

[ Nice... As long as the trivia gives him questions on topics he cares about, then they're good. ]

I'm of the same mind as Aoi. It isn't farfetched to believe, that despite sharing the same name, there are multiple worlds that mirror one another yet stay apart. They exist simultaneously, living beings living their days side by side, but they would never meet. The amount of worlds can be infinite. Many worldlines, numerous parallel universes...

[ Gojou helps Lenore with the pigtails, then sprays some of the deeper dye on the ends of Aoi's hair. Okay, into a bun it goes. ]

What would alleviate Aoi, Lenore? What will be the topping to our masterpiece?

[sistocracy]

Something like, the cherry on top...

[she looks through their provided materials while gojou handles the bun!]

Maybe these red things?

[they’re... little pom-poms. she holds them away from herself and shakes them. more glitter falls out. then she brings them over.]

[gamerbrain]

[ aoi is struck by the urge to speak in slam poetry

however she lacks any ability to process what this means and so the only manifest is that her boops are somewhat more rhythmic than usual? ]

Boop boop. ♪

[mukagen]

[ The pompoms!! More glitter! Gojou has already gotten the cupcake liner fitted onto one bun, so they have one cupcake right now. ]

Yes! These accessories will be the cherry we need, our savior, the star on our Christmas tree. While it may not show Harrowhark the true meaning of the jolly holiday, it will at least guide us to victory.

[ BZZT Trivia is back! Hands and tools frozen.

What percentage of women can orgasm through intercourse alone?

Uhhhh... He thinks he knows the answer, but he'll let someone else have it? ]

[sistocracy]

Has this... been studied?

[lenore looks to... aoi?]

[gamerbrain]

... There are women who can't?

[ ... visual novels are not exactly realistic on this front and that's all she knows? ]

[mukagen]

[ HE.

IS NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN. TO EITHER OF THEM. He also doesn't remember the exact percentage. ]

Twenty percent?

[ BLARING NOISE. It's the wrong number. ]

[sistocracy]

[lenore... pats aoi on the shoulder.]

It must be lower. Right? 15%?

[also wrong.]

Do we just guess until we get it right?

[gamerbrain]

90%?

[ SHE HAS NO FRAME OF REFERENCE EXCEPT PORN ]

[mukagen]

[ .......................... ]

In the depths of my heart, there is concern for your perception, Aoi, but perhaps that's not what your number implies? Instead, something positive? Where you always enjoy yourself? Maybe your partners have such prowess envied by the masses... Nevertheless, congratulations on such happiness.

[ UHHH. HE WANTS TO SAY 1% FOR THE MEME, but. ]

Thirty because it rhymes with thirsty.

[ also, incorrect. ]

[sistocracy]

[closing her eyes at aoi.]

I'm sure we'll get it eventually. Twenty-five?

[DING-DING-DING. They're free at last. assuming we go by the top google result...]

Well, at least there didn't seem to be a limit to our guesses.

[gamerbrain]

[ aoi is just shocked and appalled by this answer??!! ]

... Really...?

[mukagen]

It’s so generous... I’m almost touched that God decided to spare us and send a vision to Lenore—the golden number. A quarter.

[ He can work on the other cupcake pigtail now. He slips it through the line and turns it into a bun. ]

At least, today, you’ve learned how blessed you are in experiences, Aoi.

[sistocracy]

I somehow doubt God would expend any effort to help a vampire, but it was lucky for us, wasn't it?

[they could have been stuck guessing for so much longer...]