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.)
okay, to be fair, it can be hella gross when you're not feeling that person. i've met a pretty girl who's into me, but she's too insane. i don't think i'd like her attention this way.
[ because there is no way in hell he'd want to fuck fumiko after finding out what a creepy stalker she is, regardless of her nice ass. this is— unexpected. he always thought he wouldn't care so long as he gets to experience the beauty of sexual intimacy, but apparently, he does care about who that person is. toji just helped him figure out something super important about himself. ]
oh yeah. i've been told my desires are stupid and shallow many times. i honestly don't care if that's what they think, but it gets stuck to your noggin.
[ Toji hasn’t bothered to go and research who he is speaking with, but he’s good at deducting and assumes it’s probably a teenager. ]
gotta admit with as much sex as i have had, feels different when it’s with someone you love
[ But he’s certain he will never find anyone who makes him happy like Megumi’s mother did, so he’s just kind of aimlessly trying to get some kind of enjoyment out of it. Even more so, he’s certain he could never find anyone who show him that kind of love again. He’s too ruthless and cold and is aware his personality sucks when it comes to actual dating. ]
i know. a woman i used to love taught me that, and you're right. it's not like i had sex, but i know the intimacy feels a whooooole lot better with genuine affection.
[ he agrees. totally. but— ]
but sometimes you just don't care anymore. you just want to feel something. anything aside of 'wow, i feel like dog crap'. so maybe it's okay to have a lot of average hookups until you're lucky enough to be sickly in love again.
how do you know? it's confusing to me because i can't tell the difference between casual attraction and actually wanting something more.
no wait. i don't think i understand what it means to want more ...
[ the fact toji is a stranger, and they are having this conversation behind the screens of their devices, somehow made it easy on denji, and less awkward for sure. ]
[ Which is Toji-ese for spending time with her makes him happy, and since it’s such a foreign feeling, he knows how specific he feels around someone he know he could love, yet it’s also so foreign he’s not sure if it is happiness or what.
He knows already the description of his “type” so to say: someone always cheerful, small and fragile, who has a positive outlook on life.. all things that are opposite of who he is. ]
[ calm, huh? denji takes a moment to reflect on it. fucking hell, no one has ever made him feel something like that. attraction and serenity never coexisted in his mind at the same time, if anything— he felt more on edge.
intimacy aside, it's almost scary how he realized he hasn't felt calm in a long, long, long time ... ]
i learned a few things from you today. if you ever want to catch a free movie, i'll help you out.
[ He has.. no idea who this guy is and neither does he feel good about helping someone out. He’s just having a conversation; he likes to talk about interesting things.
But what he does care about is he just got something for free. Always nice, but also, a really confusing feeling. Nobody is ever nice to him. ]
ill take it but you shouldn’t be nice to just anyone, you know that’s how society eats you alive
i'm not being nice. i'm being spiteful. you know ... screw the system? watch all the movies and don't pay shit.
[ in all honesty, denji is really not doing this out of the goodness of his heart. he thinks this man will appreciate his life of mild retaliation instead of getting lectured. ]
[ He likes to at least try to see if something will get him to laugh— and live vicariously through fictional people in their love lives.. because he’s certain it’s never going to happen to him again.
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cw: misogyny
yet you’re the pervert or the creep, that’s what they say
these women should feel good im admiring their bodies
[ let the record reflect that i, ashu, do not condone this kind of behavior ndjdjc ]
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okay, to be fair, it can be hella gross when you're not feeling that person.
i've met a pretty girl who's into me, but she's too insane. i don't think i'd like her attention this way.
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even if it doesn’t feel right, you still gotta admit she’s pretty
probably has a nice ass
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[ a long pause- ]
i didn't know i had standards ...
[ because there is no way in hell he'd want to fuck fumiko after finding out what a creepy stalker she is, regardless of her nice ass. this is— unexpected. he always thought he wouldn't care so long as he gets to experience the beauty of sexual intimacy, but apparently, he does care about who that person is. toji just helped him figure out something super important about himself. ]
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do people tell you that you don’t and you believe them?
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i've been told my desires are stupid and shallow many times. i honestly don't care if that's what they think, but it gets stuck to your noggin.
PRIVATE;
gotta admit
with as much sex as i have had, feels different when it’s with someone you love
[ But he’s certain he will never find anyone who makes him happy like Megumi’s mother did, so he’s just kind of aimlessly trying to get some kind of enjoyment out of it. Even more so, he’s certain he could never find anyone who show him that kind of love again. He’s too ruthless and cold and is aware his personality sucks when it comes to actual dating. ]
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a woman i used to love taught me that, and you're right. it's not like i had sex, but i know the intimacy feels a whooooole lot better with genuine affection.
[ he agrees. totally. but— ]
but sometimes you just don't care anymore.
you just want to feel something. anything aside of 'wow, i feel like dog crap'.
so maybe it's okay to have a lot of average hookups until you're lucky enough to be sickly in love again.
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[ thanks for being the only person on this entire base that gets him. ]
so
what are your standards
that’s the next thing to figure out if you haven’t yet
you have them
so what are they
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i guess someone who actually loves me and is not using me …
1/2
2/2
that’s usually how it goes
[ this poor kid??? ]
guess some people can be into that
but it’s not typical
might want to think more about your standards and start being more specific than just that
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well-
i guess i'll need time to think about it.
[ he really can't brain anything more than being loved genuinely. that's the dream now. maybe that's enough, though? maybe ... ]
what are your standards, then?
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[ He can give advice without following it himself, but then, he tacks on something specific: ]
for fucking
[ For loving, though, there’s a handful of things he looks for, but Denji might have to emphasize his standards for that specifically. ]
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okay.
do you have to fuck them first to decide she might be someone you care for?
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A cagey answer couldn’t hurt. ]
no
i know right away
and i don’t try to sleep with her
[ And it hasn’t happened again in years. ]
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it's confusing to me because i can't tell the difference between casual attraction and actually wanting something more.
no wait. i don't think i understand what it means to want more ...
[ the fact toji is a stranger, and they are having this conversation behind the screens of their devices, somehow made it easy on denji, and less awkward for sure. ]
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[ Which is Toji-ese for spending time with her makes him happy, and since it’s such a foreign feeling, he knows how specific he feels around someone he know he could love, yet it’s also so foreign he’s not sure if it is happiness or what.
He knows already the description of his “type” so to say: someone always cheerful, small and fragile, who has a positive outlook on life.. all things that are opposite of who he is. ]
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intimacy aside, it's almost scary how he realized he hasn't felt calm in a long, long, long time ... ]
i learned a few things from you today.
if you ever want to catch a free movie, i'll help you out.
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But what he does care about is he just got something for free. Always nice, but also, a really confusing feeling. Nobody is ever nice to him. ]
ill take it
but you shouldn’t be nice to just anyone, you know
that’s how society eats you alive
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you know ... screw the system?
watch all the movies and don't pay shit.
[ in all honesty, denji is really not doing this out of the goodness of his heart. he thinks this man will appreciate his life of mild retaliation instead of getting lectured. ]
any special request?
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[ ??? ]
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you got it.
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With that, he doesn’t send a message back. ]
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