w2 mingle.

[adjourn]

—THE SECOND WEEK—

On this fine Monday morning, all facilities have been cleared of damages (the washing machine, if we need to be specific). It is almost like none of the wild events that transpired last week ever happened. For some of you, it's easier to remember — your rooms are emptier than before, after all. In the end, the only remnants of those gone are your memories of them.

There is something off starting this Monday... If you stare at a spot for too long, the space distorts or pieces of it shift out of place for a second, then it's gone in one wink. Maybe your eyes are playing tricks on you? Maybe you need to sleep...? You don't feel weary. You feel fine.

Again, this week, the seers encourage participation in spite of tragedies and oddities. It's at the park — a favorite place for the NPCs. For this week, there are no white tables and tea sets, but instead tables of gardening tools. Uniforms are provided, for there are hive boxes (they're also called brood boxes) around the park.

OUTSIDE 🐝F EDEN

(a gardening and beekeeping workshop)

There are many things you can plant from herbs to flowers, which characters may find they grow at a faster rate. For beekeeping, characters will be instructed on how to care for bees and harvest honey! Yes, if you were wondering, these are the same bees from last Wednesday.

Instructed by whom? Well, this is the kicker, you must befriend or subjugate a bee, then they will help you by pollinating your plants and giving you guidance with the hive boxes.

How to tame them? The NPCs have provided the bees' favorite flowers... But if that doesn't work, they also provide tiny cuffs to arrest them.

Some observers may stray as they very well please, but you can talk to them for whatever reason.

MINGLE SUMMARY

• Locations have been cleaned up! However, if you stare at a spot for too long, it gets weird and distorts. HUh.
• NPCs are hosting a Outside of Eden event, which is a gardening and beekeeping event. Plant flowers, grow greens, harvest honey, and care for bees! But... Yeah. You have to get a bee buddy first.
• NPCs may also be spoken to on the mingle or privately at the church.
• Powers are still in effect. Consider using what you have for fun when you find the chance.

IMPORTANT STUFF

• Mini-CYOAs are OPEN. When we reach our cap for Mini-CYOAs, the thread will be frozen. We highly encourage organizing so no two groups or more hit the same location.
• Confessional is still OPEN until Friday evening.
• Most importantly, murder proposals and pathing submissions are OPEN! They will close on Tuesday pst morning/est noon.

GAME INFO ✨ STATUSES ✨ RESERVES ✨ APPS

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LOCATIONS (ROOMING) ✨ PRIVATE CONVOS ✨ GRAVEYARD

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CYOA ✨ CONFESSIONAL ✨ MURDER PROPOSALS ✨ MOD REPORTING

Comments

[philandery]

[ WHY IS EVERYONE HERE SO SAD... :C ]

That's a shame. [ ango's so reliable and kind and intelligent, and sylvain is genuinely sorry that more people don't realize that. ] Guess I'm not most people.

Allow me another question? [ they're well past introductions, but it doesn't mean sylvain doesn't have a lot more to learn about him ]

[notbymyside]

[Ango would get embarrassed if he was called that.]

Yes? What is it?

[philandery]

What kind of gifts would you like to receive? Would you prefer something you'd pick for yourself, or something that pleasantly surprises you, that you never would've thought of?

[ (if you squint this is like that vampire vs werewolf question again...) anyhow. sylvain thinks of himself as being in somewhat of an opposite situation—having receive plenty of favors from admirers in the past, though very few of them sincere. better not to receive a gift at all than to be buried in false flattery and ulterior motives, he thinks. ]

[notbymyside]

I would prefer not to be given anything. If I want something, I can buy it myself. A person's time is more valuable than possessions.

[It might be mistaken as him being standoffish, but there's a genuine answer in there: he prefers 'hang out and do things' as a gift to physical objects.]

[philandery]

[ he gets it! ]

Hey, that's a great answer. Okay then, your ideal date?

[ he's not trying to put him on the spot, just wondering what sort of relationships he cherishes.

...and maybe sylvain's slacking a little bit. he'll go back to work eventually, but he's still feeling a little tired out from the insanity of the weekend. he starts plucking petals off the flower he's holding, like a kid counting down love-me's and love-me-not's. ]

For me... a picnic. Clear skies and a light breeze. We talk about everything and nothing at all, and take a nap while it's warm out.

1/2

[notbymyside]

...

[Ango can always be seen with a neutral expression and a no-nonsense attitude, but something about that question makes him pause for a moment. He seems almost...morose? Mournful?]

[notbymyside]

[But then he reaches up and adjusts his glasses, and he's back to the normal Ango.]

A beach would be nice, I suppose.

[philandery]

[ hmm... if sylvain notices anything, he doesn't comment on it. ]

Yeah, beach sounds great. [ he hasn't actually been to one yet—faerghus is too far north—but he knows what they are in theory. ] Sand, sea, and sunshine... swimsuits...

...Wait, which ones of those are you into. [ is it the swimsuits ]

[notbymyside]

[Everyone here is being really polite about not getting into other people's business, and Ango appreciates that greatly.]

...swimsuits?

[That is not his answer. He's questioning why it's even on the list.

But a moment later he realizes it sounds like an answer, so.]

Er, that is to say, sunshine.

[philandery]

[ ty ango for manifesting BEACH EPISODE!! sylvain gives him a sly look ]

I see.

[ uh huh. sure it's not about the swimsuits... ]

But you can get sun anywhere else, can't you? What makes the beach to special?

[notbymyside]

[He is not drunk enough to give the actual answer to that question.]

The combination of a lack of shade and the humidity coming off the body of water makes the sunlight at the beach feel more refreshing. Also, it's socially acceptable to wear less clothing at the beach, and that makes the heat more comfortable.

[philandery]

[ nodding along ] Mmm, yeah. Can't argue with you there!

[notbymyside]

Exactly. Which is why the sun is the best reason to go to the beach. And not the swimsuits.

[philandery]

What's wrong with liking both? [ he lightly nudges him with an elbow ] Say, what kinda swimsuit gets your head turning?

[notbymyside]

None. I do not perceive anyone else at the beach.

[philandery]

[ he looks gravely disappointed in him ]

That so...

[notbymyside]

It is. I'm not interested in 'oogling' others, especially not if they're just there to go swimming. It's rude.

[philandery]

[ ugh fine... be a gentleman about it... ]

Well, sometimes people don't mind being oogled at the beach. In fact, I'd be a little disappointed if nobody appreciated all the work that goes into this. [ gesturing to himself, of course ]

[notbymyside]

[Well. Since it is now an invited oogling, he's going to stop and look at Sylvain now. What is Sylvain wearing?]

[philandery]

[ he's not at the beach (yet) so just normal clothes: a pair of slim-fitting black slacks, and a teal linen button up, sleeves partly rolled up and front hem french-tucked. simple, but well-tailored to his form. ]

Oh. Are we doing this now? [ he catches on with a laugh, squaring his shoulders ] You like what you see?

[notbymyside]

[Considering...considering...]

Not my type. But I can recognize that you are, aesthetically speaking, 'alright'.

[philandery]

[ sylvain looks very pleased at that assessment ]

Heh. Right back at you, friend.

[notbymyside]

[He's adjusting his glasses.]

We may have gotten off track with that detour though.