[DECEMBER INTRO LOG | WORLD TWO]

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Who: All coven members, especially new folk!
Where: In and around the new world’s apartment building where the coven is staying, as well as the rest of Shehui
When: Day 160
Open/Closed: Open to All

How did you get into this building? This apartment room? What the fuck is going on? Let's refer back to this page for a semi in-depth, wow so detailed, explanation of your current situation. Are you up to speed? Great. Now, here's the question of the hour: what are you going to do about it? A ▢ Unlike the other coven members, the newbies are coming into the apartment building with non-empty apartment rooms. Depending on how polite or cautious you are, your first instinct may be to find your apartment and knock on the door. But it is your apartment now, too, and you do have an ID card that'll get you in. What horrible calamity will you walk in on? What eccentric roommates will you happen upon? The wacky situational comedy scenarios are ENDLESS. B ▢ One of the jobs on the job board this week is fundraising -- neat, right? Before you even make it up to your apartment, you may be accosted by an excited citizen -- coven member or no -- that is trying to push something onto your character. Chocolate bars? Cheese logs? Cookie dough? Some other luxury item or overpriced snack food? Because this fundraising task is based on commission, the citizen in question may be a bit pushy...or you may be inclined to buy ridiculous amounts of goods and not know what to do with yourself.

New coven members showing up today are in luck. This week, Shehui is celebrating a Keep the Community Clean event. It's rare that they force jobs on people, but there has been an influx of new citizens and the population growth is leading to more trash. Fulfill your assignment and you'll be rewarded 1,000 credits. Don't? Be fined 500. Everyone has been sent a job to their ID, be it collecting trash, cleaning their apartment building or holding up signs/handing out literature about recycling. Sweeping, bagging...it's dirty work, but someone has to do it. C ▢ Cleaning up trash on the street might be hard, but it's fulfilling! Okay, that's a lie. It's demeaning and a lot of citizens don't really care about the minimal littering credit deduction as they toss trash from their cars or miss throwing it into bins. Volunteers are outfitted with gloves, vests and a roll of trash bags, but it doesn't prevent them from being rudely splashed with snow or having to pick up nasty things. Have fun! D ▢ For those who decided to pass out literature, you did pick the better job! It's a lot easier to avoid getting nasty, but it's also awkward...having to hand out fliers, be cheerful, regurgitate boring facts about recycling. Please sir, stop and listen to this exciting speech about why should put your cans in the red bins, not the blue ones! E ▢ There is a bright side to these jobs: local businesses are getting in on the outpouring of people out and about to try and get them into seats and buying things. Free samples are abound! There's a local coffee shop, Mooncents, that is handing out free small drinks to anyone who is actually working today. Come inside, regardless if you "volunteer" or not. It's warm inside with all that snow out there...

Speaking of snow! Most businesses and buildings in Shehui have paid to have snow falling every other hour, which coats the city areas in a fine, powdery dust of snowflakes. You may be familiar with snow, or maybe you've never seen it in your entire life! It's unavoidable either way, so you're going to have to deal with it. F ▢ Children in Shehui are usually in a school building somewhere, but snow days call for some leniency. School is pretty come-and-go anyway, so don't be surprised that there are quite a few kidlets out and about on the streets. They're also fully into the spirit of snow, throwing snowballs at unsuspecting strangers. Will you get in on the action, or will you plan the murder of innocent children today? G ▢ While it's unadvised to just go lay out in the street and make snow angels, there are plenty of parks in which to examine or play in the snow. You won't be the only one acting like a fool -- it's Shehui. You're allowed to live a little! H ▢ Finally, Coins! has bought the most snow as a means for their seasonal activity -- snow paintball. If you're looking to have a good time and enjoy Shehui for what it is, you'd best be inclined to sign up. A massive field with snowbanks and excellent areas for hiding, snowball paintballs that hurt twice as much as usual. What more could you ask for? I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

B

[skincares]

[Her answer is quick:]

Trash them, then.

[keeptrucking]

[Ah, a harsh response...?! His soft heart can't throw these out, despite the fact that he's already paid for them so it doesn't matter what happens to them anymore.]

I can't just do that... They're for charity. Or something.

[skincares]

[Carmilla raises an eyebrow.]

You won't finish them, no matter how you look at it. Were you looking for someone to help you? Pitiful. This is your own fault.

[keeptrucking]

[Why... is everyone so cruel.....]

I-I know... But it was for a good cause? [weak,] So you don't want one, at all...?

[skincares]

[All is fair in war and Girl Scout cookies.]

Did I say I wanted one?

[The "fool" is implied in her tone.]

Do you even know what the cause was?

[keeptrucking]

No, but that's not going to help me get rid of them now, anyway.

[Take some dang pretzels.]

[skincares]

[CHARITY IS FOR THE WEAK]

I've offered you a solution. I'm surprised you didn't take it, considering how willing you are to accept anything.

[She shoots a look at all those boxes...]

[keeptrucking]

[he is weak,]

They're totally different situations! Your solution is wasting a ton of food!

[skincares]

You accepted these boxes when someone else could have used them. Aren't you just as wasteful?

[keeptrucking]

W-well, I'm giving them away for free now! I'm doing another, second charity! Now the only one who has to spend money is, uh... me...

[it's so dumb he can't even finish it with emphasis]

[skincares]

[daichi........................]

There's no point in trying to save face. It's clear that you're an airhead.

[keeptrucking]

[continuing the trend of hot girls thinking he's a dumb child..... he feels so at home]

But I'm an airhead who's going to make someone's day with a box of pretzels. Any minute now, someone's gonna walk through that door who wants one of these bad boys. You'll see.

[skincares]

Is that so.

[Color her amused!!]

I thought you were planning to carry this junk to your apartment.

[keeptrucking]

[don't call him out so abruptly?]

Uh— later, when... business hours close. So by dinner, I guess. It's not like I have anything else to do.

[skincares]

[chaotic evils have no sense of politeness]

Strange. Your story seems to be constantly changing.

[keeptrucking]

[is this how daichi dies]

It's evolving to suit the needs of my consumers. Who are totally on their way as we speak.

[skincares]

I could offer you an alternative.

[keeptrucking]

Is it throwing them out? 'Cause we talked about that already.

[skincares]

[Ignoring! That!]

I'm to dirty my hands with a trivial job assignment. If you were to help me with it, I would consider helping you with your...

[Another judgmental look at those boxes.]

... little problem.

[keeptrucking]

So... just a favor? Sure, I guess.

[...]

Wait, what is it—?

[skincares]

[DON'T AGREE SO QUICKLY WITH A VAMPIRE

Carmilla smiles.]

Garbage duty. Doesn't that sound easy?

[keeptrucking]

[HE DOESN'T KNOW....]

Oh, you mean that cleanup they were asking for help with outside...? I guess that's easy.

[...]

What's the catch?

[skincares]

Do you think I'm trying to trick you?

[smile smile.]

[keeptrucking]

Aha... well, I hope not, but you already called me an airhead, so...

[sooooo,]

[skincares]

[She leans in. Just a bit. Just enough so their noses almost touch.]

Oh, so you think I'm lying?