perfectmatch | week one

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week one | arrival

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.

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obligatory bedroom prompt

[The whole estate's quite beautiful, picturesque in a way that a man with an eye for aesthetics particularly appreciates. But with his suitcase in tow, he figures he might as well find a place to set down everything, and why not head towards the bedroom first?

And it's literally a bedroom. One very large room. Verso stops in the middle of it and looks around-]

Oh, so it's one big sleepover? For four weeks straight? Fun.

[Possibly chaotic. But he'll roll with it.

Anyway, where are the futons again? He eventually finds the closet where they're all stowed away, opening it up, only for a GIANT rolled-up one (thanks Messmer) to careen forward and knock right into him.]

Merde-!

profiles

[Is this... modern technology? From the future?? Verso just stands in front of the screen, swiping swiping swiping, going through the carousel of images like a kid who's just discovered a new toy.

Though, as soon as someone walks up to him to see what he's up to, he says-]

Quick, close your eyes now. This is important.

out and about

[It's not hard to run into Verso later in the day, and though he does linger in the crowd now and again, it's pretty notable that he often wanders off on his own more often than not. But if you're lucky, you can bump into him examining the banner hung up above.]

...Squiggly.

[He's being dumb; he can read it, actually. Bafflingly.

Or you can find him outside, near one of the pristine ponds, simply enjoying the view. It's peaceful here, and it gives him time to think, to get lost in his head while a gentle breeze passes by, closing his eyes.

(...Maybe that isn't such a good idea, actually. He frowns, murmuring to himself. Maybe if you're keen-eared, you'll pick up something along the lines of "No. You can do this. You're making the right decision." It's probably fine.)

But inevitably, you will find him in the room with the piano, though Verso doesn't deign to sit at the bench and play just yet. Instead, he hovers nearby, just for a moment or two, approaching finally to merely dust his fingers over the keys.]

Ha. Our overseer really is something of a softie.

[He plays one scale, then two—C major, A minor—with one hand, still standing, then quirks a little grin.]

[ Yingying listens politely when he plays, waiting until he stops and smiles to say anything — she even stopped in the doorway to lean herself there, so as to not invade his privacy. Maybe this is a special moment. ]

It's beautiful, [ She remarks at his playing, eyes full of wonder and curiosity at the instrument. ] I've never seen an instrument quite like that before... seems like you know your way around it, huh?

[He pauses, retracting his hand casually. It was just a few scales, though, and her presence is hardly an interruption.

(Oh. She's quite a striking woman, isn't she?)]

Ah. I've been known to tickle the ivories now and again. But have you really never seen a pianoforte before?

[He can't imagine a reality without a piano!!!]

You should play around with it yourself, then. It's here for everyone.

[ Well, in that case.... she'll just help herself! Gracefully, she enters the room in full, striding up to his side so she can touch a single key for herself. When it produces a single note, long and sustained, she smiles broadly, very pleased. ]

There weren't things like this in my time... [ Weird, shouldn't she say 'aren't?' Let's not worry about it. She blows right past that turn of phrase, continuing on. ] I'm more of a singer myself, anyway. But that just means we can make something beautiful together!

[ The words are earnest, but openly playful and flirtatious too — trying to see what kind of reaction he might have to the idea. ]

[The note sings brightly — it's a finely-tuned instrument, indeed.

Verso's brow arches, and he offers an entertained grin. He can meet flirtatious with flirtatiousness when it's surface-level. Ironically, the fact that he barely knows her only makes it easier for him. (And the fact that his reply would've been the same, regardless.)]

So many here with a taste for music! I'm surprised, but pleasantly. Of course I'd act as your accompaniment if the idea tickles you.

[He doesn't seem to bat an eye at the idea of her being from an earlier era(?), as that would explain the unfamiliarity with a piano. It seems Verso's already cottoned onto the fact that everyone here is from a wildly different... er. Place.]

[ After switching between two keys a few times for fun (and research): ]

I think everyone would appreciate a song to welcome us all into the house. For most of us, we're in a strange land... the sooner we all feel "at home" with each other, the easier it will be to be friendly. Right?

[ She lifts her fingers from the keys, lifting her gaze to look at him properly. Oh, a white streak in his hair.... hopefully it's not from stress. Her gaze lingers on it, puzzled, if only because she's never seen something quite like it before. ]

Eating together, drinking together, singing together... people feel merrier when they've celebrated something side by side.

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