WEEK ONE

[killerwaves]

WEEK ONE

29 Vacationers

As much as this vacation was unplanned, hopefully you've found some time to enjoy yourself this weekend as you've settled in. The idyllic beach, all inclusive food, drink, and shopping might be almost enough to distract you from that pesky talk of sacrifice. Vacations really are about letting your worries pass you by. Hopefully you've found the time to set up your U-PINION too, because if you haven't, it's been chirping incessantly since the date turned to Monday. And come Monday at noon, everyone's device will let out a pleasant jingle, heralding several announcements across the screen:

Happy Monday! We've hope you've been enjoying your time at Sungem's Peak. The Mermer (intranet) is now fully operational. Chat with your friends and get recommendations for how to best enjoy your vacation, by:

• Reading about your fellow vacationers via their profile
• Chatting on the network
• Asking honest questions via our anonymous poll system
• REQUIRED: Reading the RULES set by the administrators

We're also happy to announce our reward system is live! Complete tasks to receive special items to improve your stay!!! Contact your administrators for any questions or concerns. We hope you have a wonderful week!

The artificial peppiness of the announcement just oozes out from the U-PINION, and soon thereafter everyone will be accosted by a friendly robot that forces a physical copy of the rules into their hands anyway. Just in case. They'll also present a copy of the tasks this week as well, for any interested parties.

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TASKS:

Be Nice
Now that you're acquainted, tell another person one thing you like about them, and why.
(REWARD: RARE!)

Let's Play!
Play a game with someone else. Any type of game: board games, card games, or even a party game! (Reward: Common )

Summer Spooks
Tell a two-sentence horror story in person, or on the network.
(Reward: Common)

((OOC: Welcome to Week 1! This is a peace week, so they'll be no case this weekend. However, we have something for you to chew on Saturday, time to be announced later in discord.

We'll also be playing around with the network and seeing what works as far as formatting goes, so thanks for bearing with us! Also please note, that the poll questions are anon, but any answers won't be. ))

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INFO GATHERING

[dupiety]

What have we learned in the wake of the meeting with our dear captors?

[Share any findings about the current situation here!]

[hearnoplague]

[Kallamar is here, looking spiffy in that oversized hoodie from the gift shop... And miffed.]

Before anyone gets the idea to swim off the island, I already went to see what was in the waters. Apparently the waters are populated by a gigantic school of fish with irritating singing voices, and they will push you to shore if you go too far from it.

[skyworp]

[He chuckles.]

I would’ve liked to have seen that.

[hearnoplague]

[ POUTING. ]

Then why don't you go see for yourself, if that entertains you so?

[skyworp]

Unfortunately that would be far less fun. Are you sure you don’t want to give it another try?

[hearnoplague]

Absolutely not.

[skyworp]

Who knows? Maybe it’ll turn out different.

[hearnoplague]

Do you take me for some careless fool?!

[finalmix]

Same as the ones in the gift shop???

[ like, what are the odds. ]

[hearnoplague]

... Perhaps? I paid little mind to the ones in the gift shop. Fetch one for me, would you?

[finalmix]

[ you are asking joshua to physically exert himself over something he wasn't planning on doing in the first place???? ]

Eh, you can stop by the store after this meeting [ vague hand gestures in temenos's direction ], I don't think the fish are going anywhere.

[ a beat. ]

... what kind of music were they singing?

[hearnoplague]

... Do I look like I would be able to tell for sure?

[ Did you see the bandages on the torn up ears, Joshua? Those aren't for show. ]

[finalmix]

You must have some idea~

[ oh, he's absolutely seen the bandages, but he's ignoring them somewhat because kallamar is still answering his questions and he lives to be annoying. ]

[hearnoplague]

[ Is the growing irritation amusing to you? He would have cursed you with plague by now if he just had his precious crown... ]

Are you joking? I could barely hear myself shout at those loud critters! And that was before my ears began to ring from the noise!

[idologue]

[ Lacus waits a little before speaking up, more interested in what others have to say than she is in contributing, but... ]

Has anyone made the effort to speak to our administrators some more? They're quite personable in a one-on-one setting, I've found.

Rapt0r might appreciate someone to talk about games with, if that is anyone's forte here. I'm sadly not very well-versed in playing. Ho-Oh is also rather forthcoming when engaged politely. He seems to value manners quite highly.

[finalforte]

Wooow, Rapt0r's a huge nerd. Sooooo surprising.

[She's going to be useless for talking to either of them.]

[idologue]

He's a lot more talkative than I expected! It's nice.

[ So positive and peppy about this!!

Also, Haro commentary: ] Do your best!

[finalforte]

He sounded like a total loser.

[plunges]

Is that so.

[ stares at his convo with Ho-oh

looks away ]

[idologue]

Did you have a negative experience?

[ And here's Haro's mechanic squeaking: ] Are you feeling fine?

[plunges]

[ ... ]

I...made some missteps in my approach with them. I am still adjusting to the technology of this world.

[idologue]

Oh no... but if it was an honest mistake, I am sure an explanation of your circumstances will help bridge the gap!

[ ... ]

With Ho-Oh at the least, since he seems to appreciate level-headed discussion?

[ No guarantee on the gamer. ]

[plunges]

Yes. I have only spoken with Ho-Oh so far.

[ And that did not end well! He threw his phone across the room and Ho-Oh had enough. That was great. ]

I plan on speaking with him again after this meeting. ... You must have had a decent conversation with him.

[dupiety]

It's on my to-do list, so I appreciate your insight, Miss Lacus.

[idologue]

[ She smiles. She's glad to hear she's not the only one putting in the effort here. ]

I believe that understanding them seems like the first step to improving our situation.