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

[ordimame]

[likely not the first time someone has called him that!]

Are you sure you wouldn't come up with something more creative than that?

[scooptimistic]

It wouldn't be very nice and it would sound worse.

[ So. ]

[ordimame]

[a little laugh. it can't be worse than anything Aby has called him!!]

All right, then I won't get on your bad side.

[not that he ever intended to in the first place, BUT STILL--]

Sounds like that's the best option for both of us.

[scooptimistic]

I agree! I look forward to our amicable or loving relationship.

[ Sticking out her hand. ]

[ordimame]

[ANOTHER LAUGH. . . and he reaches out to take her hand, giving it a firm shake]

You almost make it sound like a business partnership.

[not in a bad way! he is vvvery lightly teasing]

[scooptimistic]

Well, in a sense, we are working together, aren't we? Not just to find our matches, but everyone else's too.

[ He can tease, she can take it. ]

[ordimame]

When you put it like that, I guess you're right. For a minute there, I forgot this was a game show. . .

[and not just a show where people hang out and fall in love (maybe???)]

[scooptimistic]

I feel like once we really get rolling, the game show part of it will be impossible to forget.

[ Just a hunch. ]

[ordimame]

[he has no hunches because he truly does not know what to expect]

Is the "game" part really that important?

[scooptimistic]

Mm. I think that depends on how many people are here for fun, for an actual relationship, or for that wish they mentioned.

[ In which case, that would make winning vitally important. ]

[ordimame]

[oh. the wish again? the wish that is complete bullshit and just a marketing tactic because seriously, how the heck does a television company grant a wish??]

Isn't the wish just a marketing ploy. . .? It's so nebulous and vague that it's hard to imagine it being an actual motivating factor.

[lol edamura]

[scooptimistic]

... Ah. You've lived a normal life before coming here, huh?

I'm sort of envious.

[ Well. For a vague definition of "normal", especially for him. ]

[ordimame]

[HILARIOUSLY, EVEN BY HIS STANDARDS, THE ANSWER TO THAT IS "NO"]

What sort of question is that?? What do you mean you're "envious?"

[scooptimistic]

It's a long story.

But even if the wish was a sham, they usually hand out money for this sort of thing. So it's worth putting some effort in!

[ For living expenses! ]

[ordimame]

[. . . SQUINTS. nts: ask her about her "long story" at another time]

Money?? Doesn't that just muddy up everyone's motives? Then people are here for all the wrong reasons!!

[for FINANCIAL GAIN instead of FINDING THEIR PERFECT SOULMATE]

[scooptimistic]

...

Makoto, are you a romantic?

[ordimame]

[. . . ??!?!]

Yes?

[well, he thinks so. truly he does not have enough experiences to say. but for now, at least, he leans in that diretion]

Why? Is that a bad thing?

[scooptimistic]

Nope, not at all! I really admire you!

[ This is so sincere. A genuine romantic, out here in the wild. ]

[ordimame]

[. . . . . . . SHE ADMIRES HIM???]

It feels a little bit like you're making fun of me. . .

[scooptimistic]

It's your imagination. I've come across so many cynics, that I'm glad to find one who isn't.

[ordimame]

[. . . softening a bit as he takes her words at face value]

Oh, trust me. I'm a cynic.

[HA HA. . . it's a wry joke. but he does pause for a thoughtful moment after that, before giving a shrug]

But I guess I'd like to try being an optimist for a change.

[now that he is actually doing something in his life for himself. something that he actually chose]

[scooptimistic]

Then you've come to the right place! I'm the ultimate optimist!

[ Dangan Ronpa levels of optimist. Murder may or may not be included. ]

[ordimame]

An optimist, but not a romantic?

[he teases, knowing just through himself that the two do not automatically go together. if anything, the light joke is more an attempt at getting her to share her own perspective on their current circumstances]

[scooptimistic]

[ She flaps a hand, nonchalantly. ]

I'm a little too married to my job and I've seen my roommate get her heart broken over scumbags way too many times. But my circumstances aren't everyone's and I do believe that love is possible for anyone, if they're open to it.

[ordimame]

[. . . hah]

I think that's fair.

[. . .]

If you'd like, we could spend a little more time together? Uh-- later on in the competition?