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.
It happens the first time, and several times throughout the week as your character goes about their new routine. The sound of machine-like whirring, deep within their cranium, like a computer that’s in the midst of processing some new information. Then, there’s the familiar ping of a new public message, and whatever you were thinking about at that point of time will be plastered on the network, for all to read and react to. Daydreaming about ponies at work? Having a fun night out at a club? Regretting said night out at the club? Falling into a deep depression about how your life has turned out so far? It doesn’t matter when or where, because the system doesn’t discriminate. You’ll soon find the thoughts you were having during those moments posted on the network and it won’t be possible to delete.
"The system is updating … ... The system is updating … "
That’s the only explanation SYNTHIA will give when prodded or asked to take down a post. She’s not too helpful at this moment.
"Yeah, sorry. She gets temperamental like that sometimes. I can’t really do anything about your business being out there. But it’s pretty funny, right? Looks like you got hella wrecked last night. Good for you."
Welcome to our first Network Mingle! This is a TFLN-inspired mingle that’s been tweaked to make it completely canon to the game. Due to a glitch in the system, random thoughts that characters might be having throughout the week will be registered as network posts and posted in public for all to see and respond to. This can happen at any time as they wander around the main base or different Neo Tokyo locations!
HOW TO PLAY: 1. Write out prompts (example below) for others to respond to. These can be thoughts they’re having in bed, at work, while intoxicated or what-have-you. You can look up shower thoughts or TFLN as inspiration, but remember that this will be game canon so it has to be written in your character’s voice. 2. Go around and respond to others! 3. ??? 4. PROFIT!
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!
(Please remember to put warnings for NSFW/triggering content in the subject header.)
[ Should he open up? Be more vulnerable? Well, why the fuck not. It's not like they'll always be stuck in this weird apocalyptic timeline forever with one another. Just in case, though, he switches to a DM. ]
i know exactly what you mean i can relate
[ Besides the wedding ring part. Somehow he managed to do that twice. ]
[ There are only a handful of times she's felt something akin to fear. Specifically, the heightened pulse and cold chill that goes straight down one's back in the face of certain danger or even death. Those moments have been few and far between, but now?
It's pretty unique to have that feeling wash over her from a message alone. She doesn't like it. Hates it, even.
No...no, no, no way. He couldn't know. He's lying. Just like everyone else. ]
you're human, aren't you? you can freely walk among them
[ A similar situation, just in reverse? The very thought makes her scoff, but since everyone where is from a different "world," she can't brush it off entirely.
She wants to, though. She doesn't want to believe for a second someone actually knows what that feels like. That a human knows what that feels like. She'd just be setting herself up for disappointment. ]
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thanks
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just keep the receipt so you can write it off as a business expense
[ she definitely saw the ad ]
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can't believe i'm talking to miss entrepreneur herself
anything else? i'm willing to listen to free advice
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my services are limited to one free piece of advice
you have to pay for the rest
[ It's not even good advice either. ]
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saw your thought messages up there
you're pretty messed up
[ Toji??? ]
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so what?
that's just what happens to those of us less fortunate
PRIVATE;
i know exactly what you mean
i can relate
[ Besides the wedding ring part. Somehow he managed to do that twice. ]
it's hard being different, isn't it?
I can't believe he's up in her DMs already
It's pretty unique to have that feeling wash over her from a message alone. She doesn't like it. Hates it, even.
No...no, no, no way. He couldn't know. He's lying. Just like everyone else. ]
you're human, aren't you?
you can freely walk among them
how could you possibly know what it's like?
;*
that's all i am
where i'm from it's a bit of a unique case to just be a human with nothing special
[ bro shut up you have heavenly restriction and that's sick af ]
i know what it feels like to be outnumbered and different, at least .. it's not the same story, but it's a similar situation
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She wants to, though. She doesn't want to believe for a second someone actually knows what that feels like. That a human knows what that feels like. She'd just be setting herself up for disappointment. ]
yeah, I'm fucked up
and you get it
you expecting something from me because of it?
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i never say no to things that are offered to me
take it from me who has had thoughts similar to yours before:
try to survive
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[ She's not letting that go. Not right now at least. ]
but how kind of you to tell me to "try" to keep doing what I've always done
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you wanted me to get you a beer in exchange
keep it up then
maybe you’ll find some happiness like i did
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there isn't any happiness that doesn't get torn away in the end
it's happened too many times to pretend otherwise
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you know
you’re absolutely right
is it even worth the effort if it’s just short lived?
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dunno
but if all you can do is keep going
then they'll be pleasant surprises
however brief or easily snatched they are
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no, his first mistake was not pulling out of his wife... ]guess so
[ He knows that's probably all he deserves anyway. ]
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Sigh. ]
I'll make you that coffee anyway
unless you want something from the bakery
just one
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depends on what you have in the bakery
when are you working
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as for food, there's a bunch of Western style stuff
[ because she refuses to be there for the breakfast hours ]
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treat me~
[ He'll end the conversation right there as well. ]