▶ 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.)

<lj-raw><div style="width:60%;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;flex-direction:row-reverse;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.3;color:#fff;"> <!--YOUR ICON--> <img src="IMG_HERE" style="width:40px;border-radius:100%;"> <!--YOUR MSGS--> <div style="margin:0 10px 0 0;"> <!--MSG - COPY/PASTE AS NEEDED - NOTE: IF YOUR MESSAGE IS LONGER, JUST ADD MORE BR CODE SPACING AT THE END AND IT SHOULD ADJUST - JUST REMEMBER TO PREVIEW --> <div style="background:#90EE90;padding:8px 12px;border-radius:10px;margin:5px 0 0 0;float:right;clear:both;max-width:250px;"> !!TEXT HERE!!! </div><br></br> <!--MSG - COPY/PASTE AS NEEDED--> <div style="background:#90EE90;padding:8px 12px;border-radius:10px;margin:5px 0 0 0;float:right;clear:both;max-width:250px;"> !!TEXT HERE!!! </div><br></br> <!--MSG - COPY/PASTE AS NEEDED--> <div style="background:#90EE90;padding:8px 12px;border-radius:10px;margin:5px 0 0 0;float:right;clear:both;max-width:250px;"> !!TEXT HERE!!! </div><br></br> <!--MSG - COPY/PASTE AS NEEDED--> <div style="background:#90EE90;padding:8px 12px;border-radius:10px;margin:5px 0 0 0;float:right;clear:both;max-width:250px;"> !!TEXT HERE!!! </div><br></br> </div> </div>

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Comments

ᴜɴ: ɴᴜʟʟ. (also cw for death 😔)

[sparse]

Of five, three must pay a price.

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

Of five, three must pay a price.

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

Of five, three must pay a price.

When will death come for me?

🐈

un: snowmoon

[eepy]

Are you meowing?

[sparse]

What are you talking about?

[ It's not like he reads everything that gets uploaded to the network... ]

[eepy]

The cat that you've just sent.

@duke

[frostfist]

[ this is so ominous ]

I'm not one of those three, am I?

[sparse]

[ Just imagine this:

]

No.

Consider that a good thing.

[frostfist]

[ dislike. ]

Don't worry, I already was. Should I be worried for them actual three you're referring to?

un: risk

[kubricks]

Are those three here?

[sparse]

Two of them are.

[kubricks]

Do they know about this price?

[skirm]

is your head so empty that you can't think of anything else?

[sparse]

There's nothing else that matters.

[skirm]

( ? ? ? go to therapy )

so your life is that boring? who would have thought.
find something else that will matter to you. the spam is annoying.

@NIGHTFALL

[yuwon]

Why three out of five? Seems kind of half-assed.

[sparse]

[ He shouldn't talk about this stuff, and yet— ]

One is already dead.

[yuwon]

And the other one?

un: cool cucumber

[philosopuppy]

It must be on your mind often, that curse you told me of.

I think you should attempt to focus your thoughts on images of cats, instead, if that is what makes you feel joy.

cool cucumber..........

[sparse]

Cats don't make me happy.

Nothing does.

the coolest cucumber there ever was, in fact

[philosopuppy]

Your stubborn insistence on unhappiness is, in a way, inspirational.

Why imagine cats, then?

@hunter

[domitrix]

It's about that time, is it?

[sparse]

If you wouldn't mind.

I made the mistake of studying the data entries.

[ and guess who is one of the more recent entries... ]

@girlboss

[plagiarists]

you need someone to kill you?
can be done

[ So helpful... ]

[sparse]

[ The most helpful. ]

Are you volunteering?

@EGG

[collator]

[ these texts... ]

I see you've learned to use emotes.

... The cat is cute.

egg...

[sparse]

Imbibator Lunae.

I don't know why it sent a cat.

[ He just saw one, and the system decided to translate his thoughts into the emote instead. ]