▶ DOWN TIME / NETWORK MINGLE #2

[synfluxmods]

▷ 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
<center><lj-raw><div style="width:350px;margin:0 auto 5px auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);font-family:courier;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#111;"> <!---IMAGES---> <div style="height:300px;background:#ddd;font-size:20px;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);"> <div style="height:300px;background:url(IMG_HERE)center;background-size:cover;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;"> <div style="padding:0 0 250px 0;"></div> </div> <div style="padding:0 0 10px 0;"></div> </div> <!---PROFILE INFO---> <div style="padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);" align="left"> <b style="font-size:22px;color:#de8e02;">NAME</b><br> <i>AGE / GENDER / HOUSING</i><br> <b>HEIGHT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>BODY COUNT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>IDEAL DATE:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> </div> <!---PROFILE BLURB---> <div style="padding:20px;max-height:300px;overflow:auto;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.6;" align="left"> !!! ABOUT_YOU TEXT HERE !!! </div> </div></lj-raw></center>

REVELATION
<center><lj-raw><div style="width:350px;margin:0 auto 5px auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);font-family:courier;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#111;"> <!---IMAGES---> <div style="height:300px;background:#ddd;font-size:20px;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);"> <div style="height:300px;background:url(IMG_HERE)center;background-size:cover;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;"> <div style="padding:0 0 250px 0;"></div> </div> <div style="padding:0 0 10px 0;"></div> </div> <!---PROFILE INFO---> <div style="padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);" align="left"> <b style="font-size:22px;color:#0383a4;">NAME</b><br> <i>AGE / GENDER / HOUSING</i><br> <b>HEIGHT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>BODY COUNT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>IDEAL DATE:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> </div> <!---PROFILE BLURB---> <div style="padding:20px;max-height:300px;overflow:auto;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.6;" align="left"> !!! ABOUT_YOU TEXT HERE !!! </div> </div></lj-raw></center>

BRIMSTONE
<center><lj-raw><div style="width:350px;margin:0 auto 5px auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);font-family:courier;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#111;"> <!---IMAGES---> <div style="height:300px;background:#ddd;font-size:20px;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);"> <div style="height:300px;background:url(IMG_HERE)center;background-size:cover;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;"> <div style="padding:0 0 250px 0;"></div> </div> <div style="padding:0 0 10px 0;"></div> </div> <!---PROFILE INFO---> <div style="padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);" align="left"> <b style="font-size:22px;color:#b1020c;">NAME</b><br> <i>AGE / GENDER / HOUSING</i><br> <b>HEIGHT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>BODY COUNT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>IDEAL DATE:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> </div> <!---PROFILE BLURB---> <div style="padding:20px;max-height:300px;overflow:auto;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.6;" align="left"> !!! ABOUT_YOU TEXT HERE !!! </div> </div></lj-raw></center>


REDEMPTION
<center><lj-raw><div style="width:350px;margin:0 auto 5px auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:2px 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);font-family:courier;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#111;"> <!---IMAGES---> <div style="height:300px;background:#ddd;font-size:20px;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);"> <div style="height:300px;background:url(IMG_HERE)center;background-size:cover;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;"> <div style="padding:0 0 250px 0;"></div> </div> <div style="padding:0 0 10px 0;"></div> </div> <!---PROFILE INFO---> <div style="padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);" align="left"> <b style="font-size:22px;color:#b402ed;">NAME</b><br> <i>AGE / GENDER / HOUSING</i><br> <b>HEIGHT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>BODY COUNT:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> <b>IDEAL DATE:</b> !!! TEXT HERE !!!<br> </div> <!---PROFILE BLURB---> <div style="padding:20px;max-height:300px;overflow:auto;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.6;" align="left"> !!! ABOUT_YOU TEXT HERE !!! </div> </div></lj-raw></center>

✖ / PASS!	❤ / MATCH!
<div style="text-align: center; width: 70px; height: 70px; border-radius: 100px; padding: 10px; background: #fff; color: #e53f3f;font-size: 48px; border: #e4e4e4 5px solid;">✖</div><span style="font-family: courier new;">PASS! Please tell them how they can improve themselves! [NOTE: This can be left blank, or just used as a general text thread comment.</span>	<div style="width: 70px; height: 70px; padding: 10px; border-radius: 100px; text-align: center; background: #fff; color: #78cc64; font-size: 48px; border: #e4e4e4 5px solid;">❤</div><span style="font-family: courier new;">It's a match! Talk to them! [NOTE: This can be left blank, or used as a general text thread.]</span>

code

Comments

[blastedass]

[Nothing moves in a museum?! It's just a bunch of plaques in front of or next too static crap. Nothing exciting at all! (Unless it's a hero museum, but those tend to be interactive and exciting.) He doubts either of those options are "fun" here.]

Mountain climbing, the arcade here didn't suck

[see: it was actually good!]

action movies, combat.

[seaurchin]

[ He's not too interested in the arcade or watching an action movie, but the other two activities sound enjoyable. ]

There are rock climbing gyms in the city. We could also go further out for a hike, but we shouldn't wander too far.

[blastedass]

[This feels far more navigational than Bakugo usually gives someone. Maybe he's just irritated? ... No, it's more the "debt" thing that's keeping him from just shutting this down. He'll be too bothered by it over his head, so yeah.

Plus learning more about a potential combat partner isn't bad.]

A hike in this weather?

[It's fucking freezing out there. And wet.]

[seaurchin]

Probably not a good idea.

We can find a gym to spar in too.

[blastedass]

We can use the simulations at the arcades if you want to hike without freezing.

You spar?

[Sorry, but you don't seem the kind of person to do fisticuffs, Megumi.]

[seaurchin]

I hadn't considered those. That's a good idea. [ he is not an arcade person but he doesn't mind hiking, even if it's a fake hike.

also damn bakugo, roasting him like this. ]

Exorcising curses requires hand-to-hand combat skills too.

[blastedass]

It's as real as the training simulation.

[He had his speculations when he first tried it, but the result was surprisingly well done. Enough that he doesn't mind going there for the occasional exercise.

Yeah well, summoners are usually squishy.]

Better not show me a bad time.

[seaurchin]

We can adjust the settings according to what we feel like doing.

[ so if they get bored of the hike they can just spar. ]

Do you want to meet up after work?

[blastedass]

Thanks for stating the obvious, Uni Hair.

[Or they can find a spot on the mountain and spar there. It's an option.]

I get off at 6pm.

[seaurchin]

[ why does he have to be so abrasive ]

That's around the time I finish up at the vet clinic also. Alright, sounds good.

[blastedass]

[he has a... very supportive and encouraging childhood that developed a complex.]

We have a vet clinic?

[Color him surprised.]

[seaurchin]

Neo Tokyo Animal Hospital. It's near Shinjuku station.

[blastedass]

So you're an animal lover.

[seaurchin]

They're more trustworthy than most people.

What about you?

[blastedass]

You can't trust them with anything but basic tasks at best.

[Well... normal animals.]

I work on the police force.

[If they're trading vocation fact.]

[seaurchin]

I meant their personalities ...

[ people suck, he thinks. also he was asking if bakugo is an animal person but it's fine he'll go along with this. ]

You're quite dedicated to protecting others.

[blastedass]

Be clearer next time then.

[sheesh. it's not that hard to be direct. people do tend to suck. in general. his world has less of the "people generally suck" symptom, though that's due to the society the majority of the world lives in.]

This place has enough damn trouble not worrying about some selfish bastard causing trouble for someone.

[seaurchin]

[ he's a good person ... ]

Is that your reason for being a hero too?

[blastedass]

[who said he wasn't?]

One of them.

[His reasons for being a hero have... matured a lot over the past year. Not changed, but grew up.]

[seaurchin]

What are the others?

[blastedass]

[What is this grilling all of a sudden?]

I'm gonna be the greatest hero who ever lived.

[seaurchin]

[ he likes heroes... ]

Oh.

[ That's not what he expected to hear. Nobody's exactly striving to be the best there ever was back home. Everyone's just trying to survive, with a lot of sorcerers wishing they chose some other line of work. ]

How will you know you're the best?

[blastedass]

[Heroes are awesome! Only villains (most of them) think otherwise. And some jaded civilians. And a society that lost their faith in heroes thanks to the villains and underlying problems.

... heroes are having it rough in Bakugo's world right now.

The question, however, catches him off guard. Not because he's confused. But because he only just recently admitted the answer to himself.]

I used to know.

[But now, the notion of "the best" has evolved and matured since his entry into U.A. He has no intention of losing to his classmates in any endeavor, he wants to be greater than even All Might (despite knowing in his heart he'll always hold All Might as greater than himself), he wants an amazing track record of success as a Pro Hero, he wants a world at peace without suffering even if that's an idyllic and stupid reality to strive for, he wants people to look at him and acknowledge he's the greatest hero!

... and yet ...

What does "the best" even mean now?]

[seaurchin]

[ And ...? It didn't seem like a loaded question, but the pause that comes after the other boy's text feels heavy for some reason. He was expecting some elaboration but it doesn't come. It's curious. ]

Not ... anymore?

[blastedass]

[Don't give him that face, dammit! He's been through a lot in the past months! At home. Not here. Fuck this place.]

A lot changed since I started at U.A. Thought I had everything figured out.

I didn't. But I'm not gonna get all that shit straightened out here.