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

[researcherstory]

Correct. You're doing well for someone who's never heard of it before.

[ Haha. Maybe she isn't so bad after all. ]

Any other questions before I continue?

[hexensabbat]

Nope, so far so good.

[Ringo beams, nodding along.]

Keep going!

[researcherstory]

While fighting has only become a necessity recently, each Craft has its strengths and weaknesses in battle, and their roles are decided much the same. You can remember it easily through our mediums of choice: Rock, Paper, Scissors.

[ ...

Yes, really. Really really. ]

Protecting, Creative, and Piercing Crafts respectively. They even have their own distinct scents: Rock Crafts smell like wet rocks when you use them, Paper Crafts smell like old books, and Scissor Crafts... smell like scissors. That metallic sort of thing. It has long been looked into why this occurs, but no satisfying reason has surfaced. It is clear where the more colloquial names came from, however.

Setting that aside, those who use Rock Crafts hype allies up and punch enemies down. They tend to be stocky and durable folk, who don't hesitate to put themselves between their loved ones and a foe. Scissor users specialize in dealing damage with finesse, striking at weak points. They're quick and quick-witted, and seem to have a higher number of those who are able to easily use various skills beneath the Healing Craft umbrella. Lastly, those like myself specialize in minimizing an enemy's abilities in some way, be it to lessen their damage, slow their speed, and so forth.

[ A regular RPG party... She'll pause for any questions. ]

[hexensabbat]

Aaah, gotcha. It's not too different from the systems we use back home when fighting demons.

[She grins, tilting her head.]

Funny that some things are a little universal. It sounds like a cool set of skills, though!

[rpg mechanics...]

[researcherstory]

Indeed. As a side note, while most people are born with only a single Craft they can best hone, some are born with two. A companion of mine wields both Scissor and Paper flawlessly; no matter how hard I may work to be able to wield all three, I will never have her level of mastery.

[ It is possible, though. ]

You seem to have kept up well enough. One of the few advantages of formerly being an amalgamation of data, I imagine.