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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[georeject]

i. in front of the mansion.

['sup. there's someone standing in front of the mansion, clothes looking ragged and worn out despite having just arrived. they're staring upwards, looking rather focused?

flap flap, goes their wings.





and nothing happens. they? flap their wings harder?]

... Hm. This is concerning.

ii. carnival.

[hi. if you're wandering around and don't give off vibes that you don't want to be disturbed, clarte will hold out... cotton candy!]

Are you hungry? Here. It's not very filling, and I suppose grey food is rather unappetizing, but it's better than nothing. The way it melts in your mouth is fascinating...

[anyway.]

Dehydration shouldn't be a concern right now, either. The water in the mansion should be drinkable... or at least nothing's happened to me yet?

i!

[meteion]

[ ...oh? oh!!! wings! wings!! someone here seems quite interested in him, blue eyes wide with awe and curiosity. ]

He... hello! You are... different! Like me! [ the wings at the side of her head wiggle almost just as excitedly, taloned feet shifting where she stands as if she's seconds away from zooming over to get a closer look. which she almost does but nearly trips. oops.

she's fine though! her words sounding out in a stuttery manner, even so she seems to be in a better mood. ] ..Friends? I'd like to be... friends!

[georeject]

[wings!! but no tripping!! clarte immediately reaches out to steady her if she needs it, but looks relieved when she does not in fact fall.]

Haha... yes, we do look similar, don't we? I'd be happy to be your friend.

ii

[countermeasures]

[jiuqing is wandering around and trying to get the lay of the land! she smiles a little as clarte holds out some cotton candy, and she accepts it, but doesn't eat it just yet.

but then her brows pinch in slight concern.]

...how long ago did you drink it?

[georeject]

[they think.]

Well, it's a little hard to tell the time around here, but... I'd wager about an hour or so ago?

[dms]

Ohhhh, awesome wings! They're so realistic! And they flap, too?! Sick!

[georeject]

[they seem a bit startled over the attention... is this how mistrare felt every time people stared at her?]

Oh, um... thank you?

i

[highrisk]

Why do you have wings.

[ ..... he failed to make that sound like a question. ]

[georeject]

[it's fine clarte isn't offended

they pause.]

That's... not a rhetorical question, right? It's complicated...

i

[disingenuous]

[ She watches them for a moment. ]

Are you attempting to take flight?

[georeject]

[they nod.]

I am. [a beat] Evidently, it's not working out for me.

ii

[hasteful]

Haha, you've already tested those things out yourself! How fast! I like it.

[buzen is just going to take candy from a stranger because he doesn't know any better than a baby]

I'm not familiar with... this.

[this spongey fluffy things he holds in his fingers for a few moments before popping it into his mouth




he makes a face]

Hm.

[georeject]

[...]

Is that a good or bad "hm"?

ii

[disestablishment]

[ WELL. HE ISN'T HUNGRY, BUT HE WILL ACCEPT? THE SUGAR CLOUD. ]

Thank you. [ Inspecting it, he tilts his head. ] Lest we were to expire, it would do us well to be over-particular.

[ From a nibble, he wants to talk about how Clarte is right about it being fun to eat, but. Uh. ]

Yet. [ HELP. ] Was there no way to boil the water?

[georeject]

[enjoy your cotton candy, aymeric.]

The kitchen wasn't operative. I suppose we could try the fireplace...

[allomantic]

[she's been so preoccupied looking around that she isn't giving off any particular vibes, but she just glances between clarte and the cotton candy a couple times in quick succession before, suspicious for some reason:]

Why?

[there are several things she could be referring to but it's fine]

[georeject]

[




they're going to throw a dart at what she might mean]

No point in hogging all the food to myself?

two

[bestaround]

[ He isn't the cheeriest person you could come across, but 9S isn't going to be telling anyone to scram, either. He seems mildly surprised to be approached, if anything, staring down at the cotton candy offered. ]

What is that?

[georeject]

[a pause]

I'm not actually sure of the name. It was just one of the only edible things I could find around here.

ii.

[godcards]

[ he's wandering around, taking in the, uh, ambiance-- but when he's approached, he gives off a more defensive, appraising look.

then it's gone. ]

Thank you, but I would rather wait to see if there's... something else.

[ he's also never seen cotton candy before so wtf is that, even. ]

[georeject]

[they pause.]

I also found stale bread?

II

[thejkdefense]

Isn't it a little hasty to be sampling the food?

[November has been taking a look around, yeah. Then he encounters someone who offers him gray cotton candy, and also is announcing the food is okay and so is the water in that mansion.

That's so careless of this person, he thinks. Extremely careless]

[georeject]

Might as well figure it out before we start starving.

[it's fine if clarte dies from food poisoning it's no big loss]

i

[fleshedout]

[...]

[Just pointing at the wings.]

...Are those real?

i!

[ktiseos]

I take it they were previously meant to function?

[says a voice from behind them, a very very tall figure watching them flap their wings with his brow furrowed.]