WEEK 1 - MINGLE

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WEEK 1

You've found a safe haven from the wind and the snow - yet, perhaps you're not quite out of danger yet. The Resort Staff are odd, but seem harmless - jumping to any whim you might have, if it doesn't make them oddly lock up.

The weather all week is perfect - the perfect temp and snow for plenty of skiing. The firepit in the courtyard is always lit too, with ingredients for smores and hot chocolate always available in the lobby. Though...in the halls, a strange bunch of songs keep playing from the hotel's sound system. Is whoever runs this place a weird cover song enthusiast?

So far, everything seems fine....but there's a weird sense of unease lingering over the Resort as everyone wakes up Monday Morning. Maybe that has something to do with that strange memory that popped in your head when you woke up? Or maybe it's that all of you woke up in the middle of a snowstorm, with no memory of how you got there?

In the end...even though everything should be fine, why does it feel like this is only the prelude to a nightmare...?

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[purrtagonist]

[wh]

Cloudy with a chance of raining men?

[and black objects]

[latebluemer]

[And some girls and hoverboards to top off the teleportation tiramisu. Everything is so ridiculous and chaotic and that's not even getting into what got them here. Should she just wave exasperatedly at him from the top of the pile? She'll do that.]

... I think we hit the edge of the map.

[Wee bit sardonic there. At least he'll get the reference.]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . WELL. he'll just wave back at her then! less exasperated, more bemused]

Did the edge of the map teleport you all the way back here?

[latebluemer]

I don't remember coming back, or landing here... So probably. Somebody must have seen us arrive.

[She'll have to figure out that part later. There's a buzz of restless unease under her skin, because as much as getting moved away from the limits of a virtual map is a rule so basic she usually doesn't even think about it -- she has to think about it here. What the hell does that mean?]

[purrtagonist]

[it means this isn't virtual reality, Aoi!!]

Maybe. . . I've stopped trying to attach rational explanations to anything that happens here.

[latebluemer]

[Okay, but real reality in her world doesn't incorporate teleportation?? So??? Everything sounds fake now.]

But there has to be some explanation, even if it isn't rational. I don't like the way they enforce their rules...

[She doesn't like the rules either, but that's probably a common sentiment. So I guess she's kind of sulking on top of the couch pile here.]

[purrtagonist]

Mmm. You're right; there probably is an explanation.

But I think we'll adapt better if we accept what we see for what it is for now. I think we can figure things out along the way.

[which isn't to say he thinks they should actually go along with the rules they're given. on the contrary, Akira intends to take those rules and dunk them into the nearest trashcan as he handles this situation his way]

[but adaptability is a strength. the ability to go with the flow of things, no matter how strange. that's what he's advocating for, here]

[latebluemer]

[Of course she understands that, and the need to go with the flow, to make quick -- even split-second -- adjustments for changing and absurd circumstances considering she's a duelist. And especially considering those she duels with. There's no such thing as absolute paths in the world she's grown up in.

All the same--

All the same, learning it for duels and learning it for real life are two very different things. She's still in the midst of it.]

... Well. I've accepted that if I try to fly too far, I'll end up stuck on a couch with way too many people.

[purrtagonist]

[a soft snort]

It's a start.

Are you guys okay?

[they don't look hurt, but still. . . he wants to make sure]

[latebluemer]

No harm done up here. It’s a little hard to check on the others, though.

[That’s your job, Mr. Raining Men.

She shifts a little bit, the tower wobbles, but holds. After the initial startled reaction, she actually seems to be taking it in stride.]

And I don’t know if I want to know what happened to my D-board...

[purrtagonist]

[he's got it, he's got it!]

Is that the hover board you were riding on the other day?

I don't see it anywhere. . .

[latebluemer]

Hmm.

[A quick little wave of her hand, a flash from amongst her fingers, annnnd....

Ta-dah, the D-board actually materializes next to her, all floaty-like. She clambers onto it somehow without disturbing the pile too much.

Hella pile Jenga going on here.]

Now, where have you been?

[Talking... to the board, patting it down a little.]

[purrtagonist]

[oh]

[that happened]

[. . . yeah okay]

Nice. That's impressive.

[latebluemer]

[She’s just going to... come down a bit and then hover a little above the ground.]

It’s a good board. I just never thought I’d be using it... like this.

[Actually, on second thought, she scoots a little further from the pile. She might help people out later but for now... she’s escaped!]

[purrtagonist]

[congratulations Aoi!!]

What do you usually use it for?

[latebluemer]

[Victory fanfare!!]

For duels. We ride the wind. I guess it is a pretty limited use...

[It was pretty fun, though. And now she has a pet hoverboard.]

[purrtagonist]

Duels?

[well, now he's bemused]

What kind of duels? . . . hoverboard duels?

[now imagining her dueling western style on a hoverboard. TEN HOVERS AND SHOOT]

[latebluemer]

Card duels.

[She's holding up a finger 'cause she knows what you're thinking, young man! She assumes you're not thinking of like, fantasy sword duels unlike some fantasy sword dudes around here, but she's been here long enough that she knows she has to explain it properly. To a certain extent.

So she gently taps the screen set in a flowery frame strapped to her wrist. The duel AI in it bleats out a Good morning, Blue Angel because it's a good little AI friend.

A little halo of blue light appears around her wrist and she... straight up just snags a card out of it. Because that's what duel disks are for! If Akira tries to touch it, his fingers will go through it, because holograms, man.]

Like that.

[From the makers of card games on motorbikes, we bring you: card games on hoverboards.]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . what]

Holographic card games on hoverboards.

The future is an interesting place.

[latebluemer]

[Have a definite laugh with that one. Yeah, it sounds so funny when you put it that way, and when she remembers how seriously they all take it. Sometimes, it's just card games on hoverboards. Other times, though...]

Oh, you don't know the half of it. But I like the hoverboards, you know? It makes for a good show.

[See: idol.]

[purrtagonist]

And a good show matches your. . . performer aesthetic.

[yeah, he definitely gets idol vibes from her]

If you're going to be dramatic, you might as well go all out.

[latebluemer]

You got it! ☆

[Can you hear the star? Can you see the sparkle? This is probably the first time she's really pulled out her show persona, and it's really only for that moment, but eh, why not.]

I'm definitely not the only performer up there, but I'm definitely one of the best.

[The explanation is a little more sober, because the days when she was just a pure performer actually feel like a long time ago all of sudden. Between all the bullshit here and all the bullshit back home she'd almost forgotten what she started out as. Hmm. Anyway!]

We're all pretty dramatic, I'll admit.

[purrtagonist]

Isn't being dramatic part of the job description?

[but he says that with good humor, knowing that he absolutely isn't one to talk]

[latebluemer]

It's so much a part of the job description that even the amateurs are getting in on it!

[Like seriously, Playmaker is not getting paid for his shit. She's not sure about the Knights of Hanoi; maybe as a villain organization, they have a drama playbook or something? HR policy?

Anyway, she hasn't seen Mr. Satan at his full dramatic glory, but it's only a matter of time with a title like that.]

What do you think? Does it make you want to start playing card games?

[Totally joking. Until Nanashi creates Duel Monsters: SCP Edition.]