[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

[mesmerevenant]

Okay, okay, I'll lay off. There's no rush.

[ But, because he can't quite help himself, ] For now!

[keeptrucking]

[No, don't... He actually makes a sad little whining noise, like he can't handle the thought. Because he can't.]

Man, come on...! I'm going to get ulcers from this.

[mesmerevenant]

[ O...oh no... ]

Sorry, sorry. We can stick to small talk... how old are you? I'm nineteen.

[keeptrucking]

[He's weak... spare him.]

Eighteen... Guess I'm really not making it to graduation this time.

[mesmerevenant]

"This time"?

[keeptrucking]

Uh. [UHHH] Never mind. School, right? What a drag.

[Very smooth.]

[mesmerevenant]

[ Jun wants to push it so bad, but he promised to be good so he WILL be good ]

Mm. I was pretty close to not graduating myself.

[keeptrucking]

[Gotta be level 5 to unlock his backstory!!]

Yeah? That figures. I think there's a school here, but uh... [He makes a face.] Nooo way.

[mesmerevenant]

Yeah, it's not high up on the list of priorities, that's for sure.

[keeptrucking]

No kidding. Now free coffee- or whatever- that's something!

[Here's that Mooncents, and Daichi perks up at the mere thought of free drinks. He's not super into coffee, but free is free...]

Come on, come on! It doesn't look like the line is too long!

[mesmerevenant]

Someone's excited.

[ It's charming, honestly! Plus it's just... nice to do something normal. It makes Jun feel like he does have some control over the situation. He gets into line obligingly. ]

[keeptrucking]

What's wrong with that? This is the first normal thing I've done so far!

[Waiting in line... there's a little bounce in his step while he just, you know, stands there. He's excited by basic normalcy, that's all.]

[mesmerevenant]

Huh. I was literally just thinking the same thing.

[keeptrucking]

[This guy... Daichi puts a hand on his shoulder, very seriously.]

See? We're already great buds.

[mesmerevenant]

I'm touched.

[ It sounds a little sarcastic, because that is the point. Jun cannot be 100% real with his emotion even when being TOTALLY SINCERE okay. ]

[keeptrucking]

[Daichi pats his shoulder, then drops his hand away and looking back towards the front of the line again. Hmm. Thinking about having to actually buy things someday...]

Y'know, I like shopping, but I dunno if I can keep doing nothing but shopping around here.

[Isn't that mostly what this place is about... that's what he's understood.]

[mesmerevenant]

Well, what are you into besides free food?

[ Speaking of which, Jun's making his way up to the counter and ordering... a hot chocolate. Don't judge him. ]

[keeptrucking]

...Shopping. [Like, despite what he just said—shopping!!] Games, I guess...?

[Anyway, Daichi can't judge hot chocolate at all, because once he realizes that's an option in the free drinks realm, he's totally going to order one himself. Nice!!]

[mesmerevenant]

Games, huh... I dont really play them myself, but there's probably an arcade around here?

[keeptrucking]

Probably... I can't really play games forever, either.

[Oh... oh no.....] We're going to have to get jobs, huh?

[mesmerevenant]

You've never had a job before?

[keeptrucking]

N-no? I was in school!

[Ah, he's defensive.]

[mesmerevenant]

[ To be fair, some schools don't allow their students to have part-time jobs, so Jun just shrugs and accepts that as is. ]

It shouldn't be too hard to find something... I got a job as a barista pretty fast without any experience myself.

[keeptrucking]

[Some students have paralyzing existential dread about The Future, it's fine. He is fine.]

Yeah, yeah... Once I figure out what to do besides wait to wake up at home.

[mesmerevenant]

Until then, there's still volunteer work!