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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[gardenful]

Aerith.

[ She grabs a pink pen and starts to outline a lily on her nametag. ]

You know, I would say it's nice to meet you, but I guess this whole situation makes it a little weird to say that, huh?

[chimken]

[ Falin laughs a little bit at the statement - it was true, they all were kind of brought into this situation together. Though, this was not unlike trying to find a group to go through the dungeon with. ]

It is a little odd, but where I come from it's not unheard of to travel with new people on adventures. At least I'm trying to see it that way.

[ A beat, then a smile from Falin as she held out her hand to shake. ]

So, Aerith, it is nice to meet you!

[gardenful]

A new adventure, huh? You know, that's a great way to look at this!

[ With a grin, she drops her pen and takes Falin's hand, giving it a firmly friendly shake. ]

It's nice to meet you too. What kind of adventures do you think we should go on while we're here?

[chimken]

Well, I suppose adventures depend on the person. After all, something that is an adventure to me may not be to you since you've had the experience before. I hope that we all are able to go on something that is new for all of us.

[ Falin smiled warmly at the other. ]

You seem like someone who is ready to go on all kinds of adventures.

[gardenful]

Yup, I sure am! I think I'll be happy with just about any adventure we end up going on here, even if it's just to a restaurant.

[ She really isn't all that picky, save for a few important things—namely, that no one gets hurt. Though really, that's not a whole to ask for, right? ]

[chimken]

A restaurant can be an adventure - new foods are always a great peak into something new!

[ Falin is speaking more animatedly now - she felt Aerith was something of a kindred spirit. ]

My brother was adventuring in a dungeon and to save on the things they carried with them and on funds, they were eating monsters!!

[gardenful]

Monsters, huh? How'd that taste? Did he like eating them?

[ It's certainly resourceful, that's for sure, and she's taken a few down herself just to help prepare meals (or, well, her friends did). ]

[chimken]

[ Falin was so excited to talk about this. ]

He did! I actually got to try some; we have this friend named Senshi who is an excellent cook. He made it taste like regular food.

[gardenful]

Really? Was it the seasonings he used, or the way he cooked it?

[ It could go either way, she thinks. ]

[chimken]

Both, I think. I wasn't able to try a whole lot by him but what I did was great!

[ Falin realized how much she was talking about herself and blushed a little bit ]

Here I am talking about home so much; I wanted to ask how you know so much about flowers.

[gardenful]

Nothing wrong with talking about home.

[ After all, that'll be something that they'll all do with more frequency the longer they're here, she's sure of it. ]

I'm a florist, that's how I know! I've been taking care of all kinds of flowers for a while now.

[chimken]

A Florist! I haven't met someone who specializes in flowers; how interesting.

Do you work with magical flowers? Back home we had dirt that was able to house spirits, thus being able to make dungeons.

[gardenful]

[ She shakes her head. ]

Nope, nothing magical.

[ Not outside their ability to brighten someone's day, that is. ]

What do you mean by dungeons, though? Do those flowers create an entire space like that?

[chimken]

So there's magic that can create dungeons back at home. We use certain types of dirt to make terrariums that can behave like dungeons.

I guess you might not have something like that at home ?

[gardenful]

Nope. Nothing like that. We do have magic, but it's used for different things and pretty limited.

[ And all in the form of little globes they stick in their weapons. ]

Where I'm from, dungeons are all metal and underground. And manmade.

[chimken]

Oh! What kind of magic do you have? Gnome? I am best with gnome magic but I know my friend Marcille is more experienced with others.

[ Now she's really talking - this is about her special interest so she is looking st Aerith with expectant eyes. ]

[gardenful]

Nothing like that but now you've got me interested in whatever this gnome magic is.

[chimken]

So a different type of magic!! How interesting!

[ Falin didn't even think about this part of being from different worlds: other magics...]

Gnome magic is when we ask spirits to assist the user in creating magical phenomenon. Elven magic tends to compel the spirits more to do their magic.

[gardenful]

[ Assisting someone, huh? It's kind of like materia, in a way, she thinks. ]

And you've got elven magic too? How many types are there?

[chimken]

Yes! I am not as well versed in it as I am Gnome Magic, but those are the two types of magic in my world.

What about you? How does the magic work in your world?

[gardenful]

We use these little orbs—

[ She reaches into her pocket, pulling out a round, green ball. ]

They're called materia. If you attach it to a weapon or something like that, you can use it. I'm pretty sure this one was a restorative one.

[chimken]

[ Falin claps her hands together as Aerith pulls out the orb. She leaned in to get a better look at it. How interesting! ]

Do you utilize spirits or something like a lifeforce to activate it or once it is in the weapon it can be activated with words or movement?

[gardenful]

It taps into the power of the planet through what we call the "lifestream."

[ So, kinda like utilizing spirits. ]

It's hard to explain how you can use it, but it's almost instinctual.

[chimken]

I see, so it sounds like the same basic principles just a different way you call on and utilize the "lifestream".

[ Falin thought for a moment. ]

It's really interesting to hear about magic from different worlds! Do you utilize it for different types of spells? What are they?

[gardenful]

All different types!

[ She sits back, crossing her arms as she assesses the stock of the materia all of them had back home. ]

You could cast a bolt of thunder, set something on fire, heal someone... all kinds of things.