▶ NETWORK MINGLE #1

[synfluxmods]

▷ NETWORK MINGLE #1

▶ TFLN.

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.)

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Comments

cw: suicidal ideation, body horror

[saudadist]

I shouldn't be alive
it wouldn't matter
one less monster to kill the monsters

I need to be stronger...or I'll rip apart from inside again

h̴̨͚͙̺͍̺̱̤̟̻̓̃̑͑̆͜a̶͖͎̖̫̖̘̙̙͖͛͐̓͊͗͂̓̒̈̉́͒͑́͐t̸̢͎̭̞̝͇͛̇̋̈́̏̑̐͒̿͊̚̕͝e̶̮̋͒̋͋̿̉́̍ ̶̡̱̪̰̟͐̉̃̈́̈́̀͊͑̄̐̃̕͘h̵̖̤̜̗͙̫̥͖̆̆̄̓̇͝ǡ̵̧̡̭̥̺̭̦̤̮̣̐̑̈́́̄͋͗̐̽̿͝͝ṯ̴̦̤͔͙͎̫́ế̶͉́̐͗ ̵̳̲͙̽͘ͅh̴̢̛͐͛̌̌̚a̶͚̫̯̮̠͙̱̞̥͉͎͒͒t̶͉͈́̄̒̿͠e̸̥̥̗̝̰̭͚̓̈́͑̌̓̿́͘͜ ̵̘͆͊̽̊̄̈́̇̋̾̓̈͝ḫ̸̘̞͔̰̮͐̊̈́͗́͝a̶̢̢͙͚̗͈͙̥͔͕͇̣̝̤̳̞̍͜t̴̡̧̼͖̝͚̙͓̳̪̖͖̯̖͒͐̌̆̌̎̽ͅé̸̟̳̼̜͍̞͍͚̟̙̉́̄̌͛̑̋̕ͅ

Kouta-san, Yuka-san...where are you? Where is this?

where would I even find cotton candy or takoyaki right now

I never got to find out what it's like to wear a wedding ring

y̴̡̫̣͕̯̬͚̪̬̺̥̘̝̖̎̕ơ̴̩̤̋̏̇͗̿͛̈͝ủ̸̢̨̙̿̌ ̵̨̨̛͔̫̱͖̱̜͇͗͌̿̆̍͐̐͑̑͂̂̏̎̋̚s̴̨͕͕̝̪͇͍̟̘̳̜̺̼͈͕͑̒́̽̓̍̑͘ṭ̸̡̛̰̫̮͓͖̙͋́̎̓͒̎͒̓̾̎̈́̈́́͛̌͘͜ų̶̱̘̰͎̺͚̭͖͕͈̹̫͎̌̇̾̅̐̒̀̇̓͊̂̃͂́̏͘̕͜p̴̨̧̧͎̝͚̘̪͔͚͙͉̥̳͗́̓͌̓̔́͛͘̕͠i̵̧̩̹̖̜̬̝̤͇̬̜̟̣̓̔͂̿̆̈̌͜͜ḑ̶̣̻̼͉̪̝͇̣͈̈́͊̾̉̈͂͌̂͋̚͘͜ ̶̢̢̨̩̥͈͉̳̰̯͚̩̣̩͌̀̉̃͐̏̚ͅģ̷̲̘̖̦̩̞͖͉͎͇̞̰̥̻̭̆̒̓͐̍̈̒ḭ̸̡͔̾͋̒̈r̶̨̛͎͉̱̻͈̻̲̭̪̥͇͔͙̖̔̿̔͒̌̔̒͑͗̆͠l̸̤̻̣̝̲̮̞̬̙̫̮̘̻͔̆̓͒̐̈́̔̈́͐̿̆͌̂̕͜͝͠ͅ

@useful lesbian

[balestre]

you should stay alive.

[ there's a lot of noisy thoughts in all of this, but that's what she zeroes in on. ]

[saudadist]

not like I plan on jumping into some kaiju's mouth or something

[balestre]

good
i don't want to fish you out of the jaws.

[saudadist]

I'd just rip my way out it's fine

[ It would not be fine??? ]

[balestre]

so you have the will to live after all.
then why are you thinking about death?

[saudadist]

a person's burdens are just that heavy sometimes

un: ᴢᴇʀᴏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ

[dissimilar]

Cotton candy may be a rarer find, but I've seen market stalls offering takoyaki, if you'd like directions.

[saudadist]

you've seen them?

where??

[dissimilar]

A night market west of LILITH's facilities. This iteration of Tokyo is different from my home, but there are some similarities I've found.

[saudadist]

night market

I'm going there now then

[ late night takoyaki??? fuck it we ball ]

[dissimilar]

If you'd like directions to the vendor, I can show you.

[saudadist]

[ reflex alone almost makes her say "no" outright

not helpful...she has to play nice at least a little ]

sure

@HAT GUY

[skirm]

it's just a ring. what difference does it make from any other?

[saudadist]

it's not just the ring that I wanted

there's meaning to it
several meanings

[skirm]

such as? surely nothing that can't be replicated one way or another.
a ring is a ring. the meaning isn't on the object, but on the act.

( guy who's being suspiciously nice and weirdly wise... or trying to. )

[saudadist]

I know that...
I want to wear one because it was given to me
not just because it's a ring

it could be a piece of string for all I care

[skirm]

( ... alright, if he thought he had issues. damn. )

did you lose it? or did it not come with you?

[saudadist]

I never got one

[ Lu you're using a direct chat function how can you not even articulate your own thoughts clearly ]

un: csm

[nutkick]

sometimes it's okay to get ripped apart from the inside. just go berserk.

[saudadist]

going berserk nearly killed me

0/10 wouldn't try again

[nutkick]

'nearly'.
but did it feel good?

cw: body horror

[saudadist]

I wouldn't consider my skin melting and limbs falling off to be a "feel good" kind of sensation

[nutkick]

[ relatable. denji experienced all kinds of modes of death so he understood exactly how that felt. ]

alright, but i was talking about letting your frustrations out.

[saudadist]

and I wasn't