chroma | WEEKEND ZERO: MINGLE

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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... "NPCs"?

Eeeh.... well I guess it's not really a video game, but Itaru would probably talk about it like that. It means people who are non player characters, that you can get information from!

I see...

[so... just people, then.]

Looking for locals probably isn't a bad idea, though I have to admit I'm concerned about your fever.

It'll probably break by tomorrow.

I'll be checking on you to ensure that it does. It's a shame I don't have my medical supplies with me... I know a few remedies that are good for bringing down fevers.

O-Okay! But I promise I'll be alright. You don't have to worry.

I'm a doctor. It's my job to worry.

I guess I can't really argue with that...

People tend not to win arguments with me, so don't worry about it.

[she smiles]

What's your name? I'm Su Jiuqing.

I'm Kumon Hyodo. I'm used to "Kumon"!

Um... should I use the whole name? [What's the most polite here?]

"Doctor Su" is fine.

Okay! Doctor Su.

Oh, look! Here's a bench.

[she'll dust it off a little before helping him sit down.]

Let's get some rest for now. How is the rest of you feeling? You've got a fever, but are you experiencing any aches or pains, or any other symptoms?

[He will sit like the good puppy he is.]

Hmm... I think it's just exhaustion?

You'll need to get plenty of rest, then - doctor's orders.

When did you begin feeling exhausted?

Hmm.... A couple minutes ago?

[Sometimes the adrenaline keeps the exhaustion at bay.]

...and what were you doing before that?

I was playing the lead role in a play.

[And then he collapsed from exhaustion.]

Oh... then I imagine you must have been working hard to prepare for that?

Yeah. It was the big finale night so I was working really hard since I'm still new at acting.

[oh, dear.]

In the days and weeks leading up to the finale, were you eating and drinking properly, and getting a good amount of sleep?

I-I was eating and drinking fine.

[ ... ]

I didn't sleep great, I was super worried and... Uh. Well, you saw.

Hmm. Lack of sleep can be very dangerous, but not quite as dangerous as if you'd been neglecting to eat and drink too, so you've done well there.

...I can't say the circumstances are great for not worrying here [WHERE ARE THEY? how did they get here...] but we should try to help you get caught up on your rest. That, at least, should prevent you from collapsing further.

Okay. I'll try my best to get some sleep while we're here. Doctor's orders, right?

Doctor's orders, yes. We don't know what's going on here, so you need to take good care of your body, just in case.

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