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

[reverso]

Unfortunately, I wouldn't know anything about that. Good "television." This whole concept is quite new to me. How lucky that drinking isn't...!

[He, too, will take a pull from his glass, enjoying the flavor.]

Now, then. I was going to ask you questions, wasn't I? What's all this about a- [Er.] IPP? ICC? IPC?

[gamboler]

[ It's ICP, actually, Insane Clown Posse. ]

Ah — Interastral Peace Corporation. As the name might imply, an organization dedicated to preserving peace in the galaxy, ostensibly, though whether or not that's really what it manages to do most of the time...

[ A wry, somewhat withering smile. ]

Let's just say their reach extends further than you might expect. My particular role is as a member of the Strategic Investment Department, tasked with reclaiming wayward IPC assets across the cosmos. It's — more interesting than it sounds, really.

[reverso]

[Mon dieu. Most of that really goes over Verso's head, though he tries his best to follow it.]

Wait, so, you mean... across all of space?

[Sorry, but even for a [redacted] man with a big imagination, this is still a very fantastical concept in Verso's estimation.]

Travel is that easy?

[gamboler]

[ A wry chuckle. It may be the sort of thing Aventurine takes for granted now, but he'll never forget when his was a child, and those first IPC ships arrived on his planet. Even if he'd heard about worlds beyond the stars, he'd never seen anything like it before. ]

Well, I'd say there's still a decent number of people across the cosmos that never go far from home, but for many of us, it's just another fact of life. I've seen my fair share of worlds, but I'll tell you — it never really gets old, arriving somewhere new with fresh eyes.

[ Not unlike coming here, either. He's no Trailblazer, but he can understand what drives the Nameless to choose the Path they follow. ]