Week 1

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WEEK 1

AWAKENING.

You were taken. That much is obvious when you come to your senses and see the world around you. You feel a little groggy – just how long were you asleep for? – but you should otherwise be alert, enough to realize that the surrounding area is unfamiliar to you. You are in front of what appears to be a modern dormitory (or, well, just a large building, for anyone who's never quite seen anything like it before). The area is decorated with balloons, streamers and other miscellaneous decorations with a giant "WELCOME" banner spanning across the front entrance.

You have a moment to look at the people around you. Strangers. No one here looks familiar to you whatsoever. Furthermore, it feels like there is something stirring in your heart, waiting to be brought to light, waiting to speak your truth...

You might need more time to let that sink in, but that time is interrupted by a voice.

"Oh wow it actually worked- Um, I mean! Hello!"

The speaker is a short, plain-looking young woman with dark hair in a bob cut, her hand raised to catch everyone’s attention.


"Welcome to Sunset City! The goddess Braphine needs your help, so she’s called all of you here to fix this place. Fortunately, it should only take about three months of cooperation, I think? Probably. So...

Welcome to your new home away from home!"

The young woman - Mina - goes on to explain the current situation: everyone here has been summoned by the goddess of community and connection, Braphine, in order to rebuild the connections of the people of Sunset City. Lately, the people have become more and more isolated from each other, getting into fights and arguments over the pettiest of details.

While Mina doesn’t know the details, exactly, what she does know is that the goddess instructed her to prepare these dorms for residents ("that’s you!") and to more or less act as her representative. Mina will also note that everyone’s dorm rooms have already been labeled with their names, and that the goddess has deigned to gift some in particular with the means to defend themselves - which is to say, when characters do eventually make it to their dorm rooms, those who did not arrive with one will find their gifted weapon waiting for them with their name handwritten on a tag attached to the item.

For now, people can use their phones to access an app that will allow them to see any currently open commissions - complete the commissions, and they will not only help the community, but also earn money and rewards! And if your character doesn’t know how to operate a phone, well... Mina will patiently guide them through the process, don’t you worry.

If your character has any other questions, they may talk to her at the party, or otherwise contact her via phone!

WELCOME PARTY.

After speaking with Mina, you may have an idea of what you're supposed to be doing here. Things don't have to be all work, though, because despite the state of the city, you are allowed to have fun and get to know one another.

Mina has graciously set up a welcome party for everyone, which will have refreshments inside and outside the dorm, and games available for people to partake in throughout the day at their own leisure! Indoors, there are a variety of board games for you to mess around with. Outside, there's a pool, basketball and tennis court set up with appropriate equipment. Of course, you aren't limited to just those, as there's a small open field at the dormitory where you can play ball in other ways, too. Interestingly enough, there are also some training dummies available for you to use...maybe to put your weapons to use?

Don't forget about the arts and crafts section inside, either, where nametags are laid out for you to create your own (or others')! You can also use this section to create decorations for the dormitory, your room, or even something to give to a fellow dorm mate.

EXPLORE.

You're free to explore the town, too, at your own leisure, to get used to your new home. The city is bustling with people, but for some reason, many of the residents don't have good vibes. They seem unsettled, unhappy for whatever reason. It's not pleasant, but nobody will go out of their way to bother you, unless you trip into them or initiate pvp yourself.…The random trash scattered around various parts of town might make it hard to avoid the former, though. Be careful not to trip on a banana peel, a stray canister, or even something as large as a throwaway tire on the side of the street. The residents will not react positively if you try to interact with them in any capacity.

That being said, for all that the city seems gloomy at a first glance, there is surprisingly an advertisement for a go-kart racing contest coming up in three weeks, and the go-karts are two seaters! The flyers posted around town read that this is a competition for pairs; the driver's seat (left) has a gas pedal, and the passenger's seat (right) has the brake. Looks like the events are being hosted by one of the popular arcades in town, too. Even so, there are prizes for first, second, and third place; the grand prize consists of a good amount of cash, a trophy, and one (1) free night at one of the hotels in Carnation Court for both people. Why not team up with someone and enter the competition, or just find some people to practice with?

(OOC: Please see our OOC section for sign up details.)

NETWORK.

So, about those phones...there's a non-zero chance that you may post your live thoughts onto the network without meaning to. Likewise, you may also unwillingly comment on someone's post with your thoughts while reading it. Yes, this phone grabs from your psyche, for better or worse! Well, mostly worse, but oh well. There isn't a fix for this "bug" just yet, but you can still use the network intentionally! Just don't be surprised if you get a bunch of notifications for a post you didn't even know you made.

COMMISSIONS

TOP MODELS

A local boutique is looking for people to model their clothing, but they plan on taking group photos instead of single shots. This will be a summer-themed photoshoot with summer outfits (not necessarily swimsuits!), and the photographer (who is cranky, sorry) plans on encouraging all kinds of interactions between their subjects for some unique photos. Participants will be able to keep the outfits they wore for the photoshoot! How nice.

CLEANUP

You've seen the questionable state of the city streets. Should you feel like doing your part by cleaning up some of the trash, you may find something valuable hidden in all the rubble. And who knows? Maybe some of the residents might actually respond kindly to your efforts... (Cleaning up can unearth things like jewelry; collector's items; small, old electronics -- just to give you an idea! Go wild.)

PVP ENABLED

Basketball, volleyball, soccer match anyone? Monopoly? Uno? Or, better yet, a sparring match with your fellow dorm mates…? Whatever you feel up for, Mina would like residents to get some friendly ("friendly") competition going in the spirit of getting to know one another.

LEAVE YOUR MARK

The arts and crafts area has a large paper canvas taped to one of the walls with a "DRAW ON ME!" post-it stuck to it. There's a lot of room to be creative with this, and yes, you will get paid for just decorating the dorms a little bit through this commission!

OOC

READ ME!!!!

• Welcome to your event log! Currently, Personas and Elements are NOT in play but you have your weapons with you regardless. These things will be unlocked when we introduce the Nekyia in Week 2.
  
• Please use the OOC PLOTTING POST for all plotting purposes. Please do not plot in Discord.
  
• If you would like to sign up for the Go-Kart Contest, please fill out the form and submit it here! There will be a follow up to this in a Week 4 mini event. :)
  
• Furthermore, we have a very big series of events we are planning to do in later weeks. We will OOCly give details and open signups early in Week 2, with the introduction of the Nekyia. Keep an eye out for that as well!
  

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[moodwrecker]

A. Welcome Party

[There's a girl with long, bright pink hair over here! Also a nail bat. Also, for some reason, a white rabbit in her arms???]

W- wait, Kel?! Sunny?

...Basil...?

[To say she seems flabbergasted to be here would be an understatement. Her head whips around, trying to make sense of her sudden new situation - before finally dipping down to look at the rabbit.]

Wh-- What...?

[Pardon her if she's a bit lost in her own world at the moment. Physically speaking she's visibly a bit roughed up, but fortunately it doesn't seem like whatever happened earlier was major or, god forbid fatal or anything.]

B. Top Models

[After spending most of her first day running around getting supplies to set up her rabbit in her dorm room and focusing entirely on its care, she's considerably calmer on the following days - which is helpful because apparently they got dragged all the way here just to work, which. Cool. Great. Love that.

Thankfully it doesn't take her too long to figure out the phone, even though some of its extra settings and features still elude her for the moment - but nothing that prevents her from following the commission instructions and winding up at a local boutique.]

...Modeling? Are you sure?

[She needs the cash, but she does tug a little self-consciously at her pink hair- glances around, as the boutique worker sets about trying to find a second person to join in.]

C. Cleanup

[It kind of reminds her of the cleaning program they have around Faraway Town, not that she ever paid them much mind herself... That said, while she's going around with a bag and gloves to pick up trash (ugh, nasty) she does stop when a person walks right past and drops some trash right in front of her.

...]

What the heck- can't you see there's people cleaning up right here?!

[The person stops, looking over like they can't believe she actually piped up and said anything - but ready to defend themself even so. And probably a good thing too, because she's tossing aside her bag for the moment and boy, it sure does look like she's fixing for a fight, is. Is anyone going to stop the ensuing brawl.

Anyone???]

D. PVP Enabled

[Looking at the available sportsball and board game offerings.

Looking at the nearest person, phone in hand, clearly open to the commissions page.]

Hey, you. Let's play something.

E. Leave Your Mark

[She's just

staring at the paper canvas with a pink crayon in hand.

Help this is SO childish but....... she needs that cash..............]

F. Wildcard!

[Hit me up on plotting and we can do something custom if desired!]

cleanup!!

[destage]

[...

Sayaka's been seeing this all day, honestly. Maybe it's just her own frustration welling in her, especially after someone had the absolute gall to throw trash at her--admittedly, rather unintentionally, but there was still no apologies or anything. And while Sayaka herself is willing to be a perfectly good little doormat, when she sees Aubrey about ready to fight someone for that...

Well. There's a part of Sayaka that can't let that stand. Sayaka finds herself walking over, clearing her throat politely but very firmly, looking directly at the person that Aubrey's about to square up to.]

Excuse me. I think that you've been very disrespectful to this young woman right here--this young woman has been over here as long as I have, picking up trash off of the ground very dutifully. [Sayaka's voice is very firm, but she's clearly trying to be supportive of Aubrey, even if she's not entirely sure how this is going to go.] ...While I understand that it's our jobs to be picking up trash around here, I think you owe this young woman an apology--she's no servant, and the way you just threw the trash at her--that's very deeply unkind and disrespectful of you. If someone did the same to you, wouldn't you be upset?

[Sayaka looks to Aubrey for a moment, pausing a bit. Making sure she isn't stepping on toes, but--at the very least, she wants to make sure the girl isn't going to beat the shit out of this person. Keep calm, smile, be polite.]

[moodwrecker]

[She catches that glance, and while she still looks pretty pissed, she turns that glare back to the person who caused the problem in the first place.]

Dude... it's not like you're the city's cleanup crew, so what's it matter to you?

It matters because we're obviously cleaning up right now. Pick up your own trash and stick it in a trash can. It's not like it's hard.

[destage]

[Honestly, Sayaka gets it. Though Sayaka does tense briefly, she tries to get something a little friendlier on her face. Kinder, though still firm and slightly chiding in tone. But at least attempting to be kind.

(rolling charisma: ...4...)]

Well, shouldn't it matter to you? This is your city as much as anyone else's, isn't it? Just from what I've seen here, there's a lot of things in the city to be proud of--it really is a beautiful place, even if it is a little messy. Which isn't exactly helped by littering, is it?

Even if we are right here to clean it up, that doesn't mean that it isn't deeply rude to just treat this young woman here like your own personal trash can. It's just disrespectful to such a beautiful place, and to someone who's working as hard as she is. I think it's just a simple courtesy, is all.

[Sayaka's quietly hoping that this at least placates the absolute dimwit in front of them--words she's not bringing to the forefront, thanks--but also to at least try to implore them to take some pride in this place. It really seems like nobody does...]

leave your mark

[fullmoonmutt]

[ It is childish, and yet! ]

Do you think I'll still get paid if I draw something rude?

[ Asks Eli, already holding a marker up, giving the paper a deep look of consideration. ]

[moodwrecker]

[Looking over at their hapless helper. Looking back at the canvas.]

I didn't see any rules against it.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ No rules, no masters! ]

So, cover it in dicks, or be more creative? That's the question.

[ Not that Eli will wait for an answer. He'll start with... creative, shockingly enough, and draw a simple but somewhat cute little cat.

Only he follows that up by adding a speech bubble coming out of its adorable :3 mouth and writing in big letters, 'GO FUCK YOURSELF'. ]

D

[kandata]

[Oh, a request. Kirumi nods]

Certainly. What would you like an opponent for?

[Kirumi is more than willing to provide competition to someone else! She's prepared already]

[moodwrecker]

[Well, she's just some teen girl, and she hasn't personally wronged Aubrey or anything, so...]

Is a card game good with you?

[kandata]

Certainly. I am capable of giving you a good competition. Of course, I play to win.

[A maid she is, but also she won't be one to just throw a match for someone else! If someone asks her to play something it's only right to do her best to defeat them -- otherwise what's the point of having an opponent?]

B top models

[unweathered]

[And there's Schneider, in her barely there red feathery dress and oversized black coat - no more blood stains today - leaning forward to study this girl's hair in interest]

Are you afraid of a few photos? Your hair is the most fetching colour...almost as pretty as my favourite feathers.

[moodwrecker]

Who's scared? [Not her!] Most people just don't want models with hair that's obviously dyed.

[unweathered]

Isn't that the point? To grab attention.

[ Pink hair is cute ]

b

[gardenful]

[ And it looks like the boutique worker manages to find a woman to match Aubrey's pink hair with her entirely pink wardrobe. The moment Aerith spots her, she smiles, giving Aubrey a little wave. ]

I heard you need someone to model with you? It sounds like it could be fun!

[moodwrecker]

[...Oh, wow, that is a lot of pink. It almost reminds her of...

...]

More like they won't take any solo models.

[gardenful]

Then we gotta team up!

[ She nods, like this is the easiest decision in the world. ]

It's more fun to model with other people anyway!

[ Not like she really knows from experience, but still. ]

cleanup

[imperiosity]

[Is anyone going to stop the ensuing brawl indeed, because Aaron sure isn't! In fact, he looks pretty entertained as he stands to the side with his hands tucked behind his head, observing the mounting tension in the air. But when Aubrey tosses the bag aside, the peanut gallery here will look over and make one comment towards NPC-san:]

Ball's in your court, buddy. Girl really looks like she's ready to break some teeth, though. Think you can take her?

[moodwrecker]

[NPC-san (not to be confused with NPC-chan) scoffs at the thought.]

I don't see why it's my problem - or yours. You're not a city worker or anything.

Yeah, well, it is my problem. And it's going to be your problem, too, unless you pick up your trash now.

[A hand reaches for her trusty nail bat, dragged along even for chores like this - and a good thing, looks like.

She could really let off some steam right about now.

NPC-san sees the movement and takes a step back.]

You can't be serious...

[They look nervously at Aaron. Surely he'll stop this psycho girl from attacking, right? He's not just going to excuse an attack during broad daylight, right???]

[imperiosity]

[oh NPC-san... this is too much faith, because all Aaron does is look right back at them with an expression that can only be described as 'lol'.]

Karma's a bitch, ain't it?

Don't worry though -- I'll stop her before you get sent home in a body bag. But if you don't want a couple of nails crammed up your ass, I'd suggest you pick up your shit and start running.

pvp enabled

[metagame]

[Did someone just ask him to play a game? Because absolutely yes. He's practically chomping at the bit.]

What do you have in mind?

Re: pvp enabled

[moodwrecker]

How about Uno?

[Just get it over with ASAP so she can Get Paid.]

[metagame]

Uno... That's the shedding game similar to Mau-Mau, yes?

[His interest is piqued.]

Let's play!

wildcard (hi I completely forgot to tag in)

[oinkoink]

[Sally had made her way to her assigned room as soon as she could manage, needing to break away from the crowd and try to compose herself. To get her thoughts in order. She was sure this all had to be some kind of trap, another setup continued from the one she'd just been in, but...it was all so elaborate. Slade House had still just been a house. This was so much bigger.

She's red-faced from crying when the door opens, and she shifts backward on her bed until her back is against the wall.]

O-Oh, um...

[That's right...there were two names on the door.]

Sorry, should I leave?

nw nw ♥

[moodwrecker]

[The girl who stumbles in looks harried to say the least, possibly in part due to trying to carry both a nail bat and a white rabbit in her arms - the poor thing's red eyes wide as she does her best to carry it comfortably without letting it escape her grasp.]

You-!

[Crud, there's someone already here?]

[oinkoink]

[Sally tries not to just outright stare and instead have something at all useful to say...but she can't take her eyes off of that nail bat. It's incredibly intimidating.]

You, um...really have your hands full.