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

[vedrskogul]

[ You're just... well he's been having a weird time. A little on edge, as a result, not that Jiuqing would know that.

On the other hand, there is a brief pause of silence as he considers this. Should he trust this woman and list off his allies? No, he finds it unlikely. And probably more yet, he finds it tedious to explain 'I am looking for one tall elf, two small elves, one white-haired hyur, a catgirl, and the Warrior of Light, Champion of Eorzea'.

The silence has stretched on to an awkward, very slightly uncomfortable length. ]

...No.

[countermeasures]

[she actually seems a little amused by this.

honestly? he probably has the right of it - he doesn't know who she is, so she can't really be offended.]

Well, if you're certain, sir.

[vedrskogul]

...

What star are you from? You look as a typical hyur does.

[ Weird question? Maybe. And also maybe it'll make sense later, maybe it won't. ]

[countermeasures]

[what the hell is a hyur?

...is something she thinks but doesn't say. instead, she bows politely.]

I come from Daxing, sir. And you?

[does she know what he means by star? no, because it doesn't sound like what she means when she thinks of stars, but she figures if she keeps him talking she can figure it out from the context.]

[vedrskogul]

Ishgard. Ring a bell at all?

[ I see they are both speaking meaningless words at each other. He does thing 'Daxing' sounds like it could potentially be a region from Yanxia or Nagxia, but it doesn't ring a bell to him. ]

[countermeasures]

Not in the slightest.

[


well at least she's honest about it.]

[vedrskogul]

[ Actually he appreciates that even if he will never tell Su Jiuqing even on his deathbed. ]

Fair enough, but it was worth a try.

[ With every feel of 'gods damn it'. ]

Yours is just about as familiar.

[countermeasures]

Well, I suppose that makes sense. We've ended up in an unfamiliar place. We might as well be surrounded by people from similarly unfamiliar places.

[she's tired already.]

[vedrskogul]

[ You know what, he hears that exhaustion and he decides she's okay actually. ]

...

[ Not that that makes it any more pleasant, actually. ]

...Self-aware, aren't you?

[countermeasures]

...I just try to be accurate in my observations, is all.

[vedrskogul]

Better than an idiot who speaks without knowing anything concrete.

[ He could afford to phrase this better. ]

[countermeasures]

[


unfortunately this just makes her laugh.]

How straightforward of you!

[vedrskogul]

?

Would it be preferable that I minced words and danced around every point I'd want to make? I'd think not.

[ Is there a problem!! ]

[countermeasures]

Oh, please don't misunderstanding. I quite like it - it's refreshing.

[(deadeyes canons where people just dON'T SAY WHAT THEY MEAN)]

[vedrskogul]

[ UH HUH BRITT? ]

That's what I thought.

[ ... ]

Estinien.

[ Suppose meeting those with manners is good, even if there's the possibility of them being mere shades. ]

[countermeasures]

Su Jiuqing. It's nice to meet you, Estinien, although the circumstances leave much to be desired.

[wHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY?]

[vedrskogul]

[ WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY? ]

Likewise... suppose the good solution is that we leave quick and don't see much of each other for longer.

[ Assuming they're not like, going to cross each other in their daily normal lives... ]

[countermeasures]

That would be ideal. I had quite a lot I needed to do before I woke up here.

[this whole whisked away to a colorless world thing is really cramping her style.]

I'm sure you must have, as well.

[vedrskogul]

[ This silence like. ]

I suppose.

[countermeasures]

[look, she doesn't know he's unemployed.]

...here's to finding our way out of here with all speed.

[vedrskogul]

[ Everyone ERASING his FREELANCING JOB that he is PAID FOR. Et tu, Jiuqing? ]

Right. You... too.

[ He supposes. Well, he gives her a small two-fingered salute and will get going. ]

[countermeasures]

Thank you.

[off they go their separate ways!

remind me to grab you for another thread tomorrow.]

[vedrskogul]

[ Threads with Britt FOREVER ]