▶ 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
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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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Lucy/Kaede | Revelation

[saudadist]

LUCY
18 / F / REVELATION 014
HEIGHT: 162cm
BODY COUNT: ...somewhere near a thousand. I think.
IDEAL DATE: Relaxing on the beach, fishing, collecting seashells

Just a barista...that's it.

▶ CHOCOLATES

[ Lucy's still exhausted from the whale fighting, which means Nyuu has free reign over her body in the meantime. However, Nyuu is still largely unawares of her true role as Lucy's...well, other side. That's how it appears, at least. And she's more than happy to take up the grouch's share of chocolate boxes to deliver to anyone she sees. ]

Excuse me!! Happy Valentine's Day!

[ A word of caution: rejecting the adorable heart-shaped box may result in puppy dog eyes and pouting. ]

[problemagus]

✖

No offense, you're just too young.

( Is there a way to curate results? )

[saudadist]

you're not my type anyway, old man

[problemagus]

I'm glad we're in agreement, but I'm not even 30.

( D-does he really read as old to others? )

[saudadist]

you smell like an ashtray and have the eye bags of a 40-year-old

[plagiarists]

❤

they haven't fired you from that cafe yet?

[ Mixed messages much... ]

[saudadist]

why, you want it?

[plagiarists]

nah, at least i know which cafe i should avoid 🫠

[saudadist]

if I already worked there, I'd have you on the pre-ban list first thing

[nutkick]

❤

zoo date?

[saudadist]

the penguins aren't gonna see themselves

...or maybe they might, if there are mirrors

[nutkick]

that would be the cutest thing.
maybe i can finally take one home with me.

[saudadist]

what would you name it?

has to be a cool one since getting it out would take a lot of work

[eyescar]

❤

just a barista? i bet there's more!!

[saudadist]

such as? what're you expecting just off the top of your head?

[eyescar]

i'm sure you have some cool hobbies!

[saudadist]

right now it's mostly sleeping, and going to the park to see if there are any dogs around

[gundemn]

❤

that can't be all. what, are you feeling shy?

[saudadist]

are you sure you're not nosy?

[gundemn]

don't be so glum! even you must have something you do for fun

[ Yes, he's nosy. ]

[saudadist]

[ "Even you" he says. She's not sure whether to take that as an insult or... ]

doing trivial things
"normal" things

choco ...sorry she gets him twice

[gundemn]

Oh, hey. Happy Valentine's Day!

[ It's annoying how Synthia's coercing them yet again, but Elan puts on a smile as he accepts the chocolates since Nyuu looks like she's enjoying herself. ]

gasp

[saudadist]

[ A day filled with pink, red, and white decorations, chocolates, flowers...there's no way Nyuu couldn't wear a smile during a day like this. And far be it from her to not spread the smiles! ]

Have you been enjoying the holiday?

[gundemn]

Mm, yeah, lots of fun.

[ Hopefully she doesn't pick up on the bit of sarcasm that's slipped into his tone. All that matters is that she's enjoying herself. Elan presents his own box of chocolates with a flourish. ]

Here's yours! It's no fair if you don't have chocolates for yourself after giving them all out.

[saudadist]

[ Sure, the whole point of the holiday is to give, but Nyuu's eyes widen at the offering all the same. ]

For me? [ She's not going to turn down such a gift, of course. What she does do is fall into a fit of giggles, unable to help herself. ] Thank you!