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.)
Trust me, I'm not the most sociable of the bunch either. And... well, this is probably funny coming from a sailor, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. Just dive in.
Human fears given form. If a human has ever feared something, even a little, a devil has been born from it. Many are weak. Some are strong. Few are primal.
[ It's hard not to think of her encounter with Darkness, brief as it was. How Pingsti asked if she could kill herself in pure terror of what was coming. How she couldn't protect her or Long. ]
We have those in my City too. Well, sort of. They're called Abnormalities that manifested from the human mind, and they represent all sorts of emotion, not just fear.
[ desires, obsessions, love and hate. ]
I'm surprised it's possible to date devils, though. Can they talk and express themselves?
[ Not just fear alone huh. That may be more dangerous though - more emotional sources means more creation. Greater threats. ]
Some devils take on human appearances and behaviors, so they aren't actively hostile toward humans. Or if a devil is near death, it can take over a human corpse to become a 'devil fiend'. My women were the latter. But they were killed.
[ it's awkward, talking about this. most people from the city can just brush off meaningless deaths to protect their own hearts, but ishmael's not capable of shutting hers away. not yet anyway. ]
Well... I may not be a devil myself, but I can offer some company.
I recently lost someone too, to the sea. So I know how it feels like.
[ It's just as awkward for Quanxi. She's very used to shrugging off people dying, whether they died because of her or just happened to die in front of her. But her girls... they died horrible deaths. It's shaken her more than she expected. ]
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but it's better to be with someone than alone with your thoughts.
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Well, you aren't wrong about that. Still, it can't be hard to strike up a conversation with the others. You did it with me, didn't you?
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[ she's... trying so hard... ]
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you didn't strike me as a sailor. have you been doing that a long time?
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You?
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[ As for why, well... ]
I had a few girlfriends who were devils. Japan would execute them, but in China they were safe because of my deal with the government.
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I see. And what are devils in your world, exactly?
cw mention of suicide
If a human has ever feared something, even a little, a devil has been born from it.
Many are weak. Some are strong. Few are primal.
[ It's hard not to think of her encounter with Darkness, brief as it was. How Pingsti asked if she could kill herself in pure terror of what was coming. How she couldn't protect her or Long. ]
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We have those in my City too. Well, sort of. They're called Abnormalities that manifested from the human mind, and they represent all sorts of emotion, not just fear.
[ desires, obsessions, love and hate. ]
I'm surprised it's possible to date devils, though. Can they talk and express themselves?
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Some devils take on human appearances and behaviors, so they aren't actively hostile toward humans.
Or if a devil is near death, it can take over a human corpse to become a 'devil fiend'.
My women were the latter. But they were killed.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
[ it's awkward, talking about this. most people from the city can just brush off meaningless deaths to protect their own hearts, but ishmael's not capable of shutting hers away. not yet anyway. ]
Well... I may not be a devil myself, but I can offer some company.
I recently lost someone too, to the sea. So I know how it feels like.
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maybe over drinks?
or a bad movie. or both.
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[ why bad movies? sounds like a decent time, though. ]
I'll wait whenever we're both free then.