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 ▷ DOWN TIME / NETWORK MINGLE #2

▶ DOWN TIME.

As Outsiders make themselves comfortable back on MAIN BASE, they will be informed of a reward for their great efforts. A pizza party will be held sometime after the kaiju fight and before a Valentine's party. All it really contains is pizza being served in the cafeteria along with the following streamers with balloons:

GOOD JOB:
TOP KNOT (K.O)
HAT GUY (294)
SNOWMOON (292)

Those who do you attend the party will still get this message as a marquee text along their ocular device. Characters CAN take this message off, but it's a bit complex. Try under General > Settings > Notifications > Messages > Texts > Alerts > Appearance > End Battle Notifications > OFF. Hopefully you won't miss something exciting by doing this. The marquee will disappear a week after the kaiju fight.

▶ CHOCOLATES.

On the day of February 14th, every Outsider will find that there is a box (or several) of chocolate. As soon as their eyes fall on them, their oculars will automatically generate a message, almost as if it were a mission debrief:

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Hand out all chocolate before end of day.
✖ Failure to comply will be grounds for disciplinary action.

It's unknown who the order has come from, but those who don't hand out chocolates by the end of the day, will find that the very next morning, they are confined to their room for a full 24 hours.

During the duration of the holiday, Outsiders will see a tiny number in the corner of their oculars, which notates how many chocolates they have left to give. This number may also not move unless the chocolates are delivered with enough good will. Maybe add in a word of gratitude, a flirty comment or two, or even a fake confession if you're bold enough.

HOW TO PLAY: Feel free to use this post to play around with these prompts, or start your own logs (both are completely okay)!

NOTE: Everyone is free to decide how many chocolate boxes they were given and how stubborn SYNTHIA is in moving their count down. It can also be assumed that SYNTHIA will be encouraging and guiding Outsiders to complete this mini-mission.

▶ SYNDER.

Although ocular & brain implants are the means of communication nowadays, a messenger service still exists in this world. Mostly everyone uses LINE nowadays even if the need for cellular phones is null. Characters may have already recognized the interface to be somewhat familiar with the similar shade of green and same old slogan.

This time, a new extension appears on the LINE interface. It's something called SYNDER? Outsiders who are curious may investigate this program will see that it has already filled out a dating profile for them. This profile is only visible to Outsiders and not the LILITH crew or any civilians. Outsiders MUST change their dating profile to what they would like or delete it... those who are too slow to change or delete their profile may get an embarrassing profile already filled out for them. Once someone responds to their bio, there's no changing it for the rest of the month! So make sure you check out and see what the system programmed for you.

"The system is updating …

...

The system is updating … Wait.. SEOK DANG, what the █ █ █ did you do?"

Not long after that, another message runs across the screen.

"Hahaha, it was such a shame we had to fight that big whale bitch around this time of year! Love is in the air, so get loving! It might be the last time you get to do it, who knows! Okay, gang, don't tell the Commander or Captain about this. They're kinda serious biz but I really think we all could use some stress relief, right? Fill out this profile below and get minglin'! Or don't. It'll probably do it for you if you don't put SOMETHING though."

Welcome to our second Network Mingle! This is a Tinder mingle; a new application that SEOK DANG has installed into everyone's implants. It's taken a lot of tweaking and hacking behind the rest of the LILITH crew's backs. Seems like the only person on staff who is interested in seeing Outsiders get some is SD himself. These messages are encrypted from the LILITH crew ... besides SD because he's a nosy bastard. Sounds fun.

HOW TO PLAY:
1. In observation of Valentine's Day, this month's text meme is a dating profile! Pick the textarea that is under your TEAM NAME and fill out the spaces.
2. You can write the bio in character or as if Synder programmed their bio for them.
3. Body count can be confusing... even the automatic system doesn't know what that means! Does it mean how many people you have fucked or how many people you have killed? Or both?
4. PROFIT!
5. Special shout out to Roc for giving us this event suggestion!

Participation in this mingle isn’t obligatory, of course. If you don’t want your character to participate, you can simply assume the glitch did not affect them.

We also have a code below for fun, but please don't feel pressured to use it. As always, a regular text thread works out just fine! Most importantly, have fun! All tags on this mingle will count for 2 points each.

(Please remember to put warnings for NSFW/triggering content in the subject header.)

EVERLIGHT

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REVELATION

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BRIMSTONE

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REDEMPTION

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✖ / PASS!	❤ / MATCH!
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I wouldn't go that far. [ he says this quickly, as if dispelling some sort of misunderstanding. but, he does seem to be more relaxed around her, even a hint of a smile on his lips. though it's difficult to tell since he's quick enough to mask it a second later.

or more like he doesn't have to when she threatens to shove it down his throat. ]

Do you think I would let you?

I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I do think I'm a bit better off than you.

[ why does it always end up this way ...

but love how this is a topic neither of them can touch. ]

Oh? What makes you say that?

[ Please, enlighten him. ]

I think I've trusted you enough.

[ for his own standards.

he figures though he does a baseline trust that people will at least complete their missions. that's all it really is. so did that make him better than wrio... definitely not. he knows this, but he also doesn't really want to lose his one piece of argument here, either. ]

[ he's not sure if that's a relief for her, or if that's just another burden she was meant to carry. in that sense, maybe a lot of the people here had more of a connection than he initially thought. ... even if just by vague experiences that none of them would ever divulge or really touch on.

if anything, yuwon thought it was better not to think about it. ]

So it's a mystery that even the person it involves... is completely unaware of? [ that seems rough buddy. ] Your company sounds interesting. [ putting it lightly. yuwon was never much for being involved in a team, or working with others, and so it's also intriguing in that sense too. ]

[ That's such a non-answer and he knows it. But fine, if this is how Yuwon wants to play. ]

Whatever you say, big guy.

[ They can fight over this another day. ]

Well, you're not wrong.

I'd say enemies as easy to make, but rivals not so much.
What about you? You seem like the type who'd make enemies pretty easily.

[ The magic word. ]

That would be nice.

[ Oh. Is this actually sharing a normal meal with someone? Without any monsters or catches or irritating tasks? He's realizing that and genuinely surprised. ]

All right. If you don't mind, I'd like that.

Then, would you prefer to make the tea or procure the bread? I trust you might know which shop has the best kinds of bread.

[ A joke? From someone who usually has jokes sailing a mile over her head? What is this?? ]

Edited 2024-03-04 00:45 (UTC)

okay fine

_{[ ???? and that is that... thanks kiddo ]}

I'm much better on land than sea. I'll show you.

Sure.

Anytime now.

You say that as if you weren't alive before.

[ but it's not like he can read him clearly through text, either. ]

Then who's feeding you?

Do you think people only accept what's genuine?

[ it's just a challenge back to the concept. if he thinks about it, even without his eyes, he could probably have made similar determinations, but when it came down to it... isn't it less about what's real rather than what he believes to be true? he figures others probably operated similarly. they can't read minds or see lies and intentions. they just rely on their gut.

and he has a feeling nanami didn't generally give off such a bad impression to receive the hostility of others. but, who knows. ]

Isn't it fine if they take it however they want?

I was and I wasn't.

(He had a spirit but he didn't have a body. He was alive but didn't have flesh. It depends on their definitions.)

Now?

That sounds complicated.

[ that said, it isn't to state he didn't have a hypothesis or two on potential possibilities. while a lot of it may have hinged on conventions within the tower...

who knows, maybe he could be close? ]

Are you saying they're constantly changing? You're pretty fickle.

Thank you. 😊
If everything is always the same and nothing changes, you'll just rot away and die slowly.

[ that's that ........ bye ]

Is that negative or positive?

Everything dies eventually. I only know a handful of people who are immortal in the true sense of the word.

I think it's a negative.
Even if everyone dies, I think it's best to have a fulfilling life than to waste away.

sweet.
don't worry, i'll take care of them.

i'll see you before closing hours.

[It's great when it's actually happens since its so rare in The City... Just co-workers deepening their bonds and all of that jazz.]

Sounds like a challenge.

[Back on the bus boat where she bothered everyone because she was That Bored.]

But, yeah... It's nice to have a familiar face around when you get tossed into unknown territory. I'm very lucky in that part.

see you then.

Is there anything you don't like eating?

[ Sooyoung groans in response. ]

Yeah, I'd drop you off and drive off into the sunset. [ It's not even that late. ] You can choose. I thought you'd like a more secluded place.

[ Sus? ]

Maybe.

What do you consider a fulfilling life?

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