WEEK 1 MINGLE

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As dawn approaches on Monday, the contestants are greeted to a beautiful, sunny day. It's the first full week of their time in the house, and after the rather troubling introduction on Saturday it's hard to know just what to expect

For the first week, the surrounding area seems quiet and peaceful. The weather stays a nice 75 degrees during the day, and it dips down to the 50s at night. Comfortable, and without any real disturbances from nature or house. It's almost as if the whole weekend was just a bad dream, and maybe the actual game won't be as bad as Dazai made it out to me.

However, those rules and profiles are still hanging in the living room, a constant reminder of the warnings that have been given. What will happen now? There haven't been any deaths at this containment site in years, but will that change with these new rules? Only time will tell.

Perhaps it's a good idea to enjoy this first week. Go swimming, watch a movie, or just hang out together and get to know each other better. You never know, this might be the last time to see some of the contestants.


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[hematocritic]

You won't get an argument from me.

[He's going to keep a careful distance for sure]

[foundationmods]

[Sorry everyone! This is a battle tutorial, and there's no avoiding that!

Which means the dog is going to initiate the encounter.]



[Yes, all three of them can see this. Don't question how, they just can. It's like the rest of the world pulled away and they're in the matrix or some shit.]

[arraignments]

... Wonderful.

[ His tone doesn't match his words. ]

Should we... see what mercy does?

[mastersdefender]

[ ....TIME TO ROLL WITH THIS, SHE GUESSES?? ]

Yes, let's give it a try.

[ She's at least on board with that. ]

[hematocritic]

Might as well, yes

[foundationmods]

['Mercy' opens up into two options: 'Spare' and 'Flee'.

Both options are currently white, and they won't get a chance to select either before the battle tutorial dialogue pops up.]

[MERCY] allows you to end combat peacefully. [SPARE] spares the opponent, allowing them to leave without being pursued. [FLEE] allows you to run away from combat without being pursued.

[SPARE] and [FLEE] will only be successful if they appear yellow in the menu. Otherwise, the attempt will fail.

In order to turn [SPARE] or [FLEE] yellow, you muse use one of the other options to weaken the enemy's resolve.

[hematocritic]

Maybe we should act? I don't exactly have anything on me I could offer the dog as an "item."

[He's not going to point out that despite being a man of action, he's not exactly a fighter.]

[arraignments]

[ Thoughtful hum... ]

... So, basically, we're locked in until we make use of the second command, is my guess.

[ He looks to the other two. There's a hint of excitement... Whoops. ]

Interesting, isn't it? [ back to doggo with a smile ] I wonder what options Act will provide.

[mastersdefender]

[ She looks at Ozaki...she's prepared but not crazy prepared. ]

... I don't really have anything that I could offer the dog either, so Act might be the right choice. [ She looks back at Akechi. ] And since we're all in agreement, let's go ahead with it.

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['Act' lights up now, and within that menu there are three choices: 'check', 'pet', and 'tug of war'.

Once again, the battle tutorial dialogue pops up.]

The [ACT] menu is for non-fighting actions you can use on an enemy. [CHECK] allows you to see an enemy's stats. All other options will change based on the enemy being encountered, but will have some kind of effect on the battle.

All options in the [ACT] menu will use up one turn. In the event of multiple participants using the [ACT] menu, the majority vote is what will be chosen. In the event of a tie, one of the chosen options will be picked randomly.

[arraignments]

[ He hums... ]

The most logical option might be to make use of Check, first...?

[hematocritic]

A vote, huh? [a thoughtful hum for a moment, to go over the choices] I think we should check first. You learn information but won't--or shouldn't anyway--accidentally trigger the dog into malicious action.

[Maybe it doesn't want to play tug of war, and maybe it doesn't like to be touched. He'd like to take the safest option first, before taking risks.]

[mastersdefender]

Check really would be best.

[ And it looks like they're in agreement here, at least! ]

[foundationmods]

[This time, instead of battle tutorial dialogue, they just get what appears to be a normal answer to the [CHECK] option.]

THIEF DOG
Attack 6 Defense 6
It doesn't want to give up the goods.

[With their turn finally over, a bunch of white bones will suddenly get thrown at all three of them.

ROLLS:

Ozaki: picked 4, rolled 4
Akechi: picked 9, rolled 4
Aqua: Picked 8, rolled 1

Ozaki will get hit by one of the bones, and the team's HP will drop to 18. They are fine otherwise, though, and after dealing with the bones in their own ways they will be back to the first menu.]

[arraignments]

[ Team HP... sucks. What sadist invented this fucking concept? ]

Okay, then... seems it really does have a bone to pick with us.

[ . . . ugh, he hopes Akira isn't around.

He looks to the bones. Can he pick one up? ]

[mastersdefender]

[ Ugh, really? She's not a fan of it either. ]

I think it'd be best to start whittling down it's drive to fight us now, so let's act and choose one of the options to calm it down. How about...giving the dog a pet?

[ She has no real preference honestly, as long as they do something. ]

[hematocritic]

[Wow. WOW. Rude!

Ozaki rubs his shoulder and glares. He's officially not fond of this dog. He'll stick with the surly Cerberus.

His eyes flick to Akechi briefly, before refocusing on the dog, even as he speaks up. Someone has to keep an eye on the dog, and if Akechi is going to look away, it might as well be him.]

If it's throwing those at us, I have doubts it'll want them thrown back.

[Not like he has any better ideas though.]

[foundationmods]

[Touching the bone will hurt Akechi. The team HP pool is now down to 16.

What [ACT] option are you guys choosing?]

[arraignments]

Seriously...??

[ UGH ]

Sorry, guys...

[ he feelin' a dumb here but he lets out a sigh ]

I wanted to check something... But, that isn't the answer I was expecting. At least we know not to touch anything so much as connected to the enemy...

[ He looks to Aqua. ]

If you think it'll be safe to try petting, I think you should approach slowly.

[hematocritic]

[You had to touch it, huh. is2g]

Does someone want to pet it? If it wants to keep the pants that could be safer, since it might not open it's mouth to bite.

[mastersdefender]

...Yes, what a way to find out.

[ Aqua nodded in Akechi's direction, and she at least take one step forward, signifying her intent. Though, she turns her head towards Ozaki as well. ]

It's worth a try. I'll go ahead and give the dog a pet, then.

[ Let's do the thing cautiously and carefully? ]

[foundationmods]

[Aqua is able to crouch down and pet the dog! The dog seems to like being pet, and it starts to wag its tail and lick at Aqua's hand. Aqua's hand is now covered in Dog Residue.

But of course, it's the dog's turn, and it's going to throw some bones!

ROLLS:

Aqua: picked 3, rolled 6
Akechi: picked 7, rolled 6
Ozaki: picked 5, rolled 2

Everyone successfully dodges the bones, and then they are brought back to the main menu again. However, there is some more flavor text this time:]

THIEF DOG is looking at the party with friendly eyes.

[What now?]

[hematocritic]

Should we check out mercy again?

[mastersdefender]

[ That... sure is a thing that happened. She's going to put the dog residue into a pocket, ig or something after resisting the urge to make a face ... ]

Mercy allows us to end the battle peacefully, right? It can't hurt checking it out, I suppose.

[arraignments]

[ He would be more weirded out by the residue if not for, uh. A vast majority of the things that can be found in the Metaverse...

Goro nods. ]

All right. I third mercy.