[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

[keeptrucking]

Oh, that's impossible. But if I don't have so many, at least someone around here won't think I'm a weird idiot who can't shop right.

[Cheerfully...]

[mesmerevenant]

[ Okay seriously though, the self-deprecating comments have been too consistent to just be a joke. Jun gets it, and though he doesn't really know anything about Daichi he can't just let someone keep shooting themselves down like that. He's been there. It's bad. ]

I don't think you're a weird idiot.

[keeptrucking]

[Well- that gets Daichi to pause, at least, chewing his lip since he doesn't know what to say to... that. He's just so used to the "Hooray, we're all here! ......and I guess Daichi is here too" treatment, it's a bad habit now...

The elevator arrives at the eleventh floor, saving him with a pleasant ding as the doors open. Thank god.]

Yeah, well— never mind that now! Let's go see if I can even get this oven to work... [There he goes, zooming out of this thread of conversation.]

[mesmerevenant]

[ Well hey, that stuff's a work in progress. As long as Jun keeps calling it out whenever it crops up, it'll probably do some good... right?

So he lets Daichi run off to the kitchen. ]

I'll have to leave all that on you. I don't really... cook.

[keeptrucking]

[That's a good Friendship Move, to be fair.]

Are you an instant noodles kinda guy? Nothing wrong with that. I've had more than my fair share of "guess I'll just eat nothing but chips today" days...

[Specifically, when his mom had to work late. How has he lived this long. In the kitchenette, he's grabbed one of the pretzel boxes - they are omnipresent - and is skimming the directions.]

[mesmerevenant]

Kiiind of? I usually just got take-out.

[ While his mother worked late too, she was also L O A D E D. Jun... Jun was a rich kid. ]

[keeptrucking]

[While objectively stupid about money, Daichi is not... a rich boy... Tell him about being wealthy, he has wealthy dreams.]

Really? Close enough. Get ready for some gourmet pretzels, instead! In 7-9 minutes, after the oven preheats.

[Turns out, cooking is boring. This is cooking.]

[mesmerevenant]

Why not just put them in the microwave?

[keeptrucking]

[...

.......]

There aren't any directions for that.

[mesmerevenant]

Do there have to be?

[ The extent of his cooking knowledge is basically microwaving leftovers ok ]

[keeptrucking]

Yeah, unless you want rock hard crap pretzels.

[Look him in the eye and tell him you trust him to get this right without directions.]

[mesmerevenant]

Well, okay. I'll trust your judgement.

[ can u believe this guy works in the food service industry. tho tbh legit all he knows is how to make a damn good coffee. ]

[keeptrucking]

[That's a Skill?! So impressive... Daichi has mastered pressing buttons on the oven, so it's time to wait.]

Oh, thanks. I know, I'm a pretzel guru.

[mesmerevenant]

Only pretzels? Nothing else?

[keeptrucking]

[He's thinking about it. Why bother, Daichi.]

Does the hot chocolate count? That too, I guess.

[mesmerevenant]

Ah, I see - so you're the type that has hidden talents, am I right?

[ AGGRESSIVE. POSITIVITY. ]

[keeptrucking]

[No, what the heck, he's going to get embarrassed again... Suddenly he's so much more interested in squinting at the oven, ah.]

W-well, I dunno if making hot chocolate is a talent... I didn't even make it, really...

[mesmerevenant]

Fitting that many marshmallows into it was definitely a talent. And didn't you basically admit that it was a stroke of genius to have it that way?

[ Said kind of wryly, but he's glad that bullying Daichi with compliments goes over well. More or less. ]

[keeptrucking]

Don't repeat it like that...! Gah, I sound like a motivational poster when you say it again.

[The grim realization that he's corny as shit... it's fine, he's fine.]

[mesmerevenant]

What's wrong with motivational posters?

[ It's actually a real question, even if it may not come off as such. Jun happens to like motivational posters, thanks! He needs them sometimes! ]

[keeptrucking]

[They're cheesy!! He'll never be cool, at this rate.]

Nothing, I guess... Just sounds kinda silly when it's just about, you know... snacks.

[mesmerevenant]

Sometimes you need the little things in life.

[ Once again he's being serious, but, you know. Sounding like a cheesy motivational poster. ]

[keeptrucking]

[Ah yes, very motivating. He likes cheesy motivational stuff, just not when he has to listen to himself saying it... so, good job?]

Liiike shopping! And going for a drive! And pretzels. Yeah, I know what you mean!

[mesmerevenant]

You can drive?

[ That's unexpected! ]

[keeptrucking]

[Don't sound so surprised?! Why is that a surprise!!]

Yeah, I can! You should see me behidn the wheel, I'm unstoppable! [Is this... actual pride?! It is, before he falters.] Buuut the witch lady in charge took my license, so I guess it's a moot point now.