week one | arrival

[marriagebroker]

The characters will arrive one by one, in whatever vehicle suits them the best to the front of estate. It's a beautiful estate filled with plants and trees and little ponds and all kinds of little hideaways. But it all cumulates at the main house, where they will be dropped off and greeted by a familiar face who stands outside the house and welcomes them in. They will be able to bring one suitcase with items and clothes as well as their pet(s?).

The main thing to notice when you step into the house though is that cameras are everywhere. Despite the many little hideaways of this house, there's no privacy whatsoever. Oh well!

When everyone is gathered together, the host from earlier will greet everyone with a merry:

"Welcome, my affection seeking friends! This is where you'll be staying the next few weeks. Find a place to settle in and get to know each other! I'll be around, in case you need anything."

He genuinely seems to mean it, at least?! But that seems to be it, he'll slip away in the meantime and leave you all to it.

A few things to note, of course:

• There is only one "bedroom" which is a large room, with a closet full of futons to roll out and use in said room. Sleepover time!


• There is an extra, extra, extra, extra large futon for Messmer.


• In one of the rooms of the estate, there is a lovely piano ready for use. Feel free to ask for more instruments, if you'd like.


• The kitchen is filled with food of all kinds and modern appliances so folks can cook whatever they'd like! There is also a bar in the kitchen, stocked with alcohol.


• In the living room, there is a screen showing everyone's profiles. It is touch screen, so feel free to swipe through!


• There is, of course, a banner in the living room reading 有緣千里來相會 (which, for the keen-eyed, translates to "Fate brings together those that are a thousand miles apart"). This was definitely written by the host.


• There is a welcome cake.

Boom Boom Room | Property Damage
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Voting

Comments

[scooptimistic]

Well, same to you!

If you're an AI, does that mean you haven't really discovered your type yet? No way to narrow it down, huh?

[ If only. ]

[hexensabbat]

Yeah, pretty much. I've never thought about it before. I was pretty busy saving the world and all.

[If only she had a pre-programmed type.]

[scooptimistic]

... Through... devil-summoning, was it?

[ Yeah, about that. ]

[hexensabbat]

Yep.

[A tilt of her head. What about it.]

That's the job.

[scooptimistic]

...

I kind of wonder if your devils are similar to Personas...

[ Because she gets that kind of sense from her... ]

[hexensabbat]

[what's a persona]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours? [RINGO]

[scooptimistic]

Sure! That seems fair.

[ She is so unfazed. ]

[hexensabbat]

Alright then! Come on out, Jack Frost!

[One of the patterns on her legs disappears and reappears as her COMP, at which point a Friend appears.

Mr. Jack Frost himself, hee-ho-ing and all.]

[scooptimistic]

Whoa!

[ Whoa!! ]

It is Jack Frost! I didn't think I'd see him here!

[ Buddy!! ]

[hexensabbat]

[Buddy!

"Good to me-hee-t you, lady!"

Ringo just arches an eyebrow at that.]

So you've met him before, then? But not as a demon?

[scooptimistic]

No, definitely as a demon, but we're able to use their strength as Personas. How strange... how'd you meet him?

[ Negotiations?? ]

[hexensabbat]

The usual way? Going to a demon-infested area and having a chat?

[How else do you meet demons...]

[scooptimistic]

And do you carry around multiple demons?

[ Well. Why not. ]

[hexensabbat]

Usually, yeah! But right now I just brought Jack Frost with me. I'm not anticipating doing a ton of combat.

So--tell me what a Persona is? I've never heard of it before, philosophy aside.

[scooptimistic]

In a sense, it's another me. A reflection of myself.

[ She extends an arm and from that, another arm rises up from it, until Artemis herself shimmers into existence, hovering above Maya. I'm not linking her, you know what she looks like-- ]

This is Artemis.

[hexensabbat]

[think of the poor people on flatview though--]

... Huh! That's.

[...]

I have no idea what that is.

Whoa. I've never seen anything like it.

[scooptimistic]

[ Well!! Maybe!!! They should ask about her Persona too!! ]

Well, she's the one who's been with me the longest. I guess that's the best way to put it.

[hexensabbat]

[Huh...]

That's very... Jungian philosophy taken literally, huh?

Still, she's really cool! So she lets you fight demons?

[scooptimistic]

Oh, the things I could mention about the collective consciousness...

[ She won't. ]

But she does! And sometimes when I fight the demons, we get involved in negotiations and I can work at getting a few more allies!

[ Through an elaborate card-giving process-- ]

[hexensabbat]

[yeah yeah the demon negotations we've all seen them--]

Yeah, nice that some of them are so amenable to joining the team.

Sounds like we've got a lot in common, though! At least in terms of what we do on the job, anyway.

[scooptimistic]

Yeah, I've dipped my toes into world-saving once or twice.

[ Flapping a hand. ]

I'm considering this a vacation.

[hexensabbat]

Heyyy, you and me both! I wanna hear about your world saving adventures sometime, but there's no rush.

It's vacay time first. We deserve it!

[scooptimistic]

You're absolutely right! The first week is for fun and investigation on an ankle-deep level!!

[ It's fine!! ]

[hexensabbat]

[It's fine!!]

In that case, tell me the sorts of things you do on vacation and for fun!

[scooptimistic]

In general, or me personally?

[ How much life has Ringo lived-- ]