WEEK ZERO: INTRO MINGLE....2

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POPULATION: 37

[At around 10 AM sunday morning, there is the sound of a very alarming, earth-shaking crash that comes from the hallway with the elevator.

Should you choose to investigate, you will come across four figures splattered across the ground in front of said elevator, covered in slime and bits of fur.

The first figure to pop up is a figure in a hooded cloak with a crossed swords symbol etched into the side of the hood. They use the rest of the figures on the floor to push themselves up and then immediately let out a blood-curdling shriek as they just… set the elevator on fire.

As the elevator closes over the flames, the smallest figure in a hooded cloak with a ring of hearts symbol rolls off to the side, looking at their slime-coated sleeves with a distressed nya sound. They reach up to wipe bits of slime off of the two bumps at the top of their head, flinging it on the floor before sitting up on their knees.

The third hooded figure rolls up, and then rolls? into the air? to float? The very tip of the white, spiraled horn on the top of their head jutting through the hood is chipped. :( A wilted plant symbol is embroidered on the side of the hood. They clap their hands somewhat excitedly.]

Wow, we, like, didn’t die!

[The tallest figure finally pulls themselves up off the floor with a little groan, having been on the bottom of the pile. They reach up to rub their head, careful of the hood of their cloak, which has an eye symbol embroidered on the side. Their sleeve slips down a little, and a bright green eye opens up on their forearm, swiveling to look around before it closes and blinks out of existence.]

Jeez, did we not have enough property destruction already? Cannot believe you bitches live like this, by the way.

[The elevator is now closed, and the figure with the wrath symbol just sits down on the floor and starts shucking the slime off their sleeves like they’re squeegee-ing it. Their cloak is pulled up a little, which means everybody can see their bare feet, which are on fire. grumbled:]

Wish I were dead.

[The figure with the lust symbol whines slightly as they get to their feet, leaving little time between the moment they stand and the moment they move in the blink of an eye to jump onto the tallest figure’s back, draping themselves over them as they look around. Please ignore the way the back of their cloak quivers just slightly.]

Aw, don’t say that. How were we supposed to know the elevator would get stuck?

Oof- [The tall figure only stumbles slightly, just taking hold of their new barnacle’s legs like this is not the first time it’s happened. They are allowed to feel tall.]

Well, now it’s stuck and on fire, which I personally don’t think is a huge improvement? Can we, uh, move on? Definitely not it.

[In the background, the wrath hood lies on the floor and expires.]

Welcome to, uh--here! We were going to come down earlier to greet you, buuuut someone broke the elevator! We’re here now, though, so… hello!

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Comments

[holeful]

Hahaha...
[No comment!]

What was it that got you all covered in slime and fur?

[probe]

Oh, that? Don't worry about it.

[they wave a hand, before they go back to supporting lust. they're just both out here having conversations while envy carries lust and that's fine.]

Also a thing that just happens.

[holeful]

So they're not dangerous? When I slept out in the common room the first night here, I thought I felt something furry and slimy... That's why I was curious.

[Seems related.]

[probe]

Nah, nothing dangerous! If you had to worry, I'd tell you about it.

[they nod, at that. they're here to help, they would say so.]

[holeful]

[Well, if you say so!]

So what should we call you? There weren't any names in your letter.

[probe]

Oh-! I'm the Avatar of Envy. You can just call me Envy, though, it's a lot easier. Sorry, I kind of forgot about that when we were putting the guide together...

[holeful]

Envy... And the other three here?
[He has a suspicion except there were eight people in the letter, so. He should probably confirm.]

[probe]

They're Lust, Wrath, and Sloth. The others couldn't make it, we're sort of the welcoming committee-- or, uh, the Avatars that volunteered.

[holeful]

[Well then.]

So, the seven deadly sins. Though there's eight of you....
[In any case;]

What is the purpose of splitting us up into "teams" as it were?

[probe]

You guys keep getting hung up on that. It's Despair, by the way. The eighth one.

[rip to despair, who is going to be so annoyed at everyone later.]

But you're not on teams? You're just aligned with a sin that suits you! So you're going to want to sort of use that as guidance on how you should try to indulge.

[holeful]

[Well that's. That is useful information but also complicates some things.]

Why? Wouldn't it be simpler to just encourage everyone to indulge in any way they can?

[probe]

I mean, you can do that! Everyone's going to be looking to indulge in different ways, after all. It's just that the one you're personally aligned with will help you out.

[holeful]

I see... Then, what's the "win" condition, if there's no teams?

[probe]

'Win condition'?

[their head tilts.]

You're just here to indulge in order to try to get what you want. I don't know that there is one, specifically? But the more you indulge in line with your sin, the better off you're going to be.

[holeful]

There needs to be some sort of set end point. Otherwise we'd just be stuck here, indulging forever. At what point does our time here end, where we get what we agreed to be here for?

[probe]

That depends on you guys. It'll be enough when it's enough, I guess is the best way I can put it right now!

[holeful]

... You don't seem to have a lot of concrete details for people who have apparently been here for a long time.

[probe]

Well, it's not a concrete thing. If we gave you a benchmark, then any of you who hit it would just quit. Part of the point is how far you're willing to go.

[holeful]

[Hmmmmm.]

So what's your relation to all of this? Are you the ones who created this system or just administrators?

[probe]

We're kind of overseers. We're here to keep an eye-- or, um, several eyes-- on you guys, and help out if you need it.

[holeful]

To help people indulge?

[Will the npcs pity fuck the people who can't get laid.]

[probe]

Or to help you figure out how to, if you really get stuck!

[holeful]

Have you overseen other groups before ours?

[probe]

It's our first time overseeing, so you'll have to go a little easy on us.

[holeful]

But you're been here a lot time? Were you participants like us?