WEEKEND ZERO: MINGLE

[saturations]

GREETINGS

Unnerving. That may be the best word to describe how the vibes feel as your sight begins to clear and you find yourself on the ground. The air is chilly, and you don't see anything that may represent the sun or the moon for a sense of time. You look around expecting to find some sort of buildings, wildlife, or anything of use, but your immediate line of vision only shows a sprawling monochrome landscape.

Are you feeling adventurous? As you get to your feet, you have the opportunity to wander further and begin assessing the situation. You'll quickly find that the only thing on your person are the clothes on your back. Traveling will eventually lead you to a few areas, though none of them appear very promising either.

Don't stray too far, however. While there are few hints of plant life (nothing nourishing, nothing satisfying), you won't find much else. There's no food or running water; resources seem scarce. The further you go, the more you begin to feel colder and weaker. Your eyes begin to play tricks on you, and everything ahead of you looks unfocused and even more gray than before. An imminent sense of danger hangs above you...you can't quite pinpoint why, but your gut instinct says there's something else out there just lying beyond your reach.

Perhaps you'll have luck another day. For now, it seems as though your only option is to make use of the areas you do have access to and try to settle in. But don't worry, you aren't alone. There's 35 other people just waiting to see what you'll do next.

Welcome to your weekend zero intro to chroma! While characters have access to the locations available, they do not have access to anything else including their home items. Please note that characters do not know what their primary color or complementary colors are as of yet, and IC profiles are not in-play at this time.

Things of note!

► You can find food (cotton candy, stale hot dog buns with no hot dogs, etc) in the carnival, but none of it is filling. It's monochrome, and you're hungry again five minutes later.
► There's water in the mansion but it's kind of grey.
► Seriously, it's cold.
► You arrive in your canon outfit. It is also monochrome, like someone drained the dye out of your clothes.

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend, and happy settling!

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Comments

[countermeasures]

good morning(?);

[what the hell is this?

jiuqing thinks this, but doesn't say it - the only outward indication that she's discomforted is a very brief flash of fear on her face as she sits up, but it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sort of thing. once she's upright, she takes a deep breath to steady herself, and her expression becomes carefully neutral as she takes in her surroundings calmly.

this is an unfamiliar place, and these are unfamiliar people. but just sitting around isn't going to do her any good. she gets to her feet, dusts off her newly-monochrome skirts, and looks to the nearest person.]

...well, there's little point in just staying here. Why don't we take a look around?

pick a god and pray;

[walking through one of the archways has taken her to... the temple!

this shrine is dark and spooky indeed, and while visiting shrines has brought her peace before, there doesn't really seem to be much peace to be had here. her shoulders are a little tense as she explores the area to the best of her ability, frowning slightly at the shadows as they fuzz out and then -

she jolts slightly, her head snapping toward the direction of the locked door inside the shrine, when the banging noise starts up. she gives an involuntary gasp, then puts a hand to her chest to steady herself. calm down.]

Well, that sounds thoroughly unpleasant.

there better not be any creepy monochrome clowns here;

[later in the day, her wanderings take her to the carnival.

it's similarly creepy. she doesn't recognize any of the things here (the shrine, at least, was vaguely aesthetically similar to ones she's been to in the past). her expression is a little grave as she examines some of the bloodstains on the rides, but without any way to tell what caused them, she prioritizes gathering more information for now.

so! into the house of mirrors she goes.

this is a terrible idea. upon seeing a reflection that isn't hers, she immediately whirls around to face whoever else is there, her stance defensive.]

Who—?

[breathe, jiuqing.]

Who are you?

wildcard;

[if none of the above works for you, just hit me with whatever and i'll roll with it! you can also grab me on discord or plurk to plot something out/grab me for a pc if you want!]

temple

[moonlightbeast]

[Atsushi hadn't been right by the door, but he's close enough that when the banging starts he screams and practically trips over himself trying to get away. At some point he ends up scooting away backwards on hands and feet because he did trip. It's only the temple fence that stops him from escaping.]

Wh-wh-what was that?!

[countermeasures]

[yikes! poor guy.

she walks over to him, bends down, and offers him a hand to help him up.]

...I'm not certain, but from the sound of it, I think I'd prefer for it to stay where it is. [good thing the door is locked!] You didn't hurt yourself when you fell, did you?

carnival!

[dms]

[ IMMEDIATELY LIFTS HIS HANDS IN SURRENDER ]

Ahhh, sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to scare you. This place is just super creepy, right?

[countermeasures]

Oh... it's alright. No harm done.

[none done, in fact! because unlike some of my characters, she does not punch him on sight when she's startled.]

The atmosphere here is quite... unsettling.

also temple

[withaswing]

[She is doing the panicked dance you do when you run into a spider web, arms swiping around and above her head as she stumbles through the archway.]

No, no, no. Gro--

[THE BANGING? HELLO? She freezes, eyes wide, and then she exchanges a look with Jiuqing.]

...What was that?

[countermeasures]

[chinatsu your spiders...

anyway, jiuqing frowns at the door after exchanging looks with her.]

I'm not sure. [...] But I don't like the sound of it.

the monochrome clown is here

[theampirequeen]

[

she can't help it jiuqing looks so scared so marcy's raising her hands up and sticking her forked tongue out in a BLEH BLEH vampire look with a hiss ]

[countermeasures]

[


she just makes this face back at her.]

the monochrome clown is anna

[slashay]

Oop—!

[Kashuu's immediately holding both hands up as she whirls around; if he's startled by the sudden movement himself, it doesn't show. Sometimes you're a sword!! That said, one hand lowers and he sets it on his hip soon after, the gesture relatively at-ease. There's a definite tension in his posture, though.]

Sorry, sorry. I'm Kashuu! And yooou're... definitely not a carnival employee or anything, obviously. Geez, how many people ended up here, anyway?

[countermeasures]

[to her credit, she calms down pretty quickly. it's partly because kashuu immediately holds his hands up, and partly because he's so chatty.]

My name is Su Jiuqing. I haven't gotten an exact count of the others, but it certainly did seem like there were a lot of us when we woke up, didn't it?

temple

[chevaliered]

[ uggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggh that noise. ]

Nothing like a little blood-curdling haunting to keep a group of strangers on their toes.

[ ... ]

Think whatever's shut away in there's shut away firmly?

[countermeasures]

[the banging starts up again, and she watches the door, which thankfully does not splinter under the force.]

It seems to be holding up well enough so far, I suppose, but I can't say I much like the thought of whatever is making that noise wandering around freely.

aren't we all clowns

[disingenuous]

[ Meanwhile, Roxana's stance is neither defensive nor offensive. She's the picture of cool and poised. ]

Isn't it polite to introduce yourself first? I'm Roxana, and I'm wondering why and where we are.

[countermeasures]

[it's more polite not to startle people, jiuqing thinks, but doesn't say it. she doesn't know enough about this whole situation yet to be comfortable with potentially offending someone.

roxana's calm helps her to relax a bit, though, and she bows politely.]

I'm Su Jiuqing, and I've been wondering the same thing. Looking around hasn't yielded many answers as of yet.

temple as well

[classmate]

Ah!?

[ She knew better than to come here -- everything spells creepy and haunted and Marie is absolutely terrible with any kind of suspense. Immediately after hearing the banging she's tensing up, instinctively reaching out to whatever is close...

That's you, Jiuqing!! ]

I-I'm sorry, I just... [ sniffle... ] I feel like my legs are going to give out on me.

[countermeasures]

[eep! jiuqing makes a soft, surprised noise when she's suddenly reached out to, but she doesn't jump. instead, she puts a steading arm around marie's waist.

there there.]

...that's alright. This whole place gives me the creeps. Why don't we find somewhere for you to sit down?

no clown zone

[allomantic]

[as soon as jiuqing turns towards her, she's trying to shrink down and move behind a mirror to avoid notice - but she realizes that's failed when the other woman asks who she is. after a moment where her apprehension is clear:]

Nobody important. [...] Who are you?

[countermeasures]

[nobody important, huh? well, jiuqing doubts that very much.

she smiles, though.]

Just someone who's confused how we ended up here.

temple

[bestaround]

[ There's a stiffness to his posture that implies he's not exactly here to take a stroll, but unlike her, 9S doesn't jolt in place. Just lifts his head toward the direction of the locked door, mouth pursed into a flat line. ]

Sounds like the kind of thing I'd do if I was stuck in here, too.

[countermeasures]

Oh?

[she considers that for a moment.]

But if you were stuck in there, you'd call for help, wouldn't you? Using your words seems like it'd be more effective than just banging on the door and frightening people.

good morning!

[brotograph]

[ He's sitting on the ground just rubbing his eyes as he squints at his surrounding. ]

Did someone knock off the color or something?

[ Oh. He isn't alone! Which is both good and also a whole new reason to be nervous. Hello pretty girl. ]

Huh? You mean you want to go together?

[ Did he hear that right? ]

[countermeasures]

That appears to be the case... I was wearing something more colorful, last I remember.

[her pretty outfits!! at least they're still nice-looking even if they're drained of color.]

...well, yes. Two pairs of eyes are better than one, right?

temple!

[pura]

[That is, in fact, very unpleasant.

Nogiku looks visibly disturbed, torn between wanting to check it out and wanting to set this whole ass place on fire.]

... It's not a person, is it?

[UNSURE.]

clown thunderdome

[fleshedout]

[She's just here because she's investigating, noticing the lady ahead. But when she jumps in place, Hot Pants instinctively reaches for the holster on her belt, thinking something is going to attack - but she's reacting to her. Ah.]

...I'm just looking. [Holding her hands up, though she winces a little.] Not here to harm you.