week 0 - introduction

[vicedirector]

seven vices introduction ♫ monday At promptly 9AM Monday morning, every television in the hotel turns on. For a moment, static blares loud enough to wake anyone still sleeping, but it quickly fades out into a patternless gray image. After a few seconds of silence, a woman begins speaking. "Good morning. Thank you for waiting so patiently the past two days." Her voice is soft and easy on the ears, albeit a little flat and monotone. "If you would please gather in the chapel within the next half hour, we will be happy to provide you with answers pertaining to the current situation." Anyone not in their rooms will hear the voice echoing throughout the town as if via speaker system, though there are no actual speakers visible. Those who purposefully dawdle and delay going to the chapel will be subjected to their alarm clocks going off until they get up and leave. Upon entering the chapel, everyone will find that candles have been lit, and a small table with various pastries, simple sandwiches, and juices has been set up in front of the altar. More importantly, though, are the 36 booklets placed on the pews. Curiously, they contain photos and profiles of everyone in the town--some with startling details. There are also a few blank pages near the end. After the last person enters, the doors lock. The chapel is tiny, and very much cramped with 36 people inside, though the pews are still numerous enough to accommodate everyone--just barely. But you may as well get comfy, because it won't be another half-hour until someone shows up. >Mingle? This is another open mingle for the beginning of the plot. NPC interaction will come later in the day. setting profiles

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[takanome]

Only a year? Wow! [He makes a gesture with his hand flat at waist level like "i knew you when you were THIS high" and then shoots up to Urashima's current height, admittedly a fair bit below his own, but in a year? That amazes Takao.]

You shot up like a weed! I know some basketball players who would kill to learn how they could grow so fast.

[minogame]

( He gets it, he gets it! And he giggles, )

That's right! ( Just one year! Maybe even less, technically but who's really counting... ) Huh? Basketball?

( It sounds ilke a game? Tell him more? )

[takanome]

Yeah, basketball. It's a sport, that's the main thing I do.

[Another person who hasn't heard of basketball, and nobody so far who actively likes it... Takao is having a sad week. Well, at least Urashima is pretty enthusiastic, that's exciting.]

Basically you have a ball and try to throw it into the basket. That's why it's called called basketball.

[minogame]

It sounds easy!

( Throwing balls in baskets? He can do that. )

... And you have to be tall to play?

[takanome]

Well, it helps a lot. The baskets are high off the ground, you see. So when you try to shoot the ball up into the basket...

[He raises one arm as high as he can.]

A guy who's taller than you can get in the way more easily.

[minogame]

( He gets it, he gets it! )

Ah! So you're really good then, right? ( Since he's so tall.... ) Hmm... but I don't think any players would want to be like me.

Most swords don't grow...

[takanome]

If you think I'm tall, you should see my partner-- [His eyes flick over up to the appropriate space where that guy would be if he were standing beside Takao. It's been weird spending so long apart from him, though his neck is a hell of a lot less sore.]

So does that mean this year you just... showed up exactly like this, then?

[minogame]

( He catches that... but of course, no one is there. Urashima, however, isn't surprised! He knows some pretty tall sword spirits. )

That's right! When aruji-san summoned me, this is how I looked! ( Uh, he looks at the western style clothes right that he has on right now, ) Well, I was wearing my own clothes, of course.

Unless my sword is reforged, I probably won't grow either... and that doesn't really happen very often. ( A beat, ) Most of the time if a sword is reforged, it ends up shortened...

[takanome]

So that's why you had to bring that with you, if your possession is...

[His head jerks down to lock eyes as he suddenly remembers something very important.]

Wait a second. Does that mean Mikazuki-san is the same as you?

[As soon as the words come out of his mouth he feels stupid for saying them, flashing back to the shared heading "OCCUPATION: TSUKUMOGAMI".]

[minogame]

( He tilts his head to one side curious to see exactly where he's going with the first statement. It's interesting seeing people react here! Back home, it seems so normal, he never though it would be strange. )

Mhmm! We~ell, he's a tachi instead. That's why he's taller!

[takanome]

Oh! So you're the tanto--or, I guess you said a wakizashi, actually, never mind.

[The pieces are starting to fit together in his head. Look, you know what, Takao decides, as long as nobody is getting stabbed with their swords, he's cool with them.]

[minogame]

( Wow, Urashima would never stab anyone do you see him?? He's innocent as heck.

He starts to make an amused face. He isn't a tantou! But he isn't offended by the mistake either. )

Heh heh, that's right! I'm bigger than a tantou! ( By like........ one inch. It's an important inch. #ShortestWaki ) Hm... I guess you'd rather play with a tachi than a wakizashi, then?