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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[ktiseos]

Nor are you-- though I do have the excuse of not being one, in my case.

[hasteful]

Oh? What are your humans like...?

And um - what are you? Is that alright to phrase it that way?

[ktiseos]

Smaller, for one thing. If indeed you are human, your kind must be an improvement on the prototype.

[as for what he is- idk what they called themselves originally, actually, Thanks Squeenix. please assume he answers i hate my video game life.]

[hasteful]

[he will nod along with this totally legit answer that squeenix never gave damb]

... prototype...? You mean there were - drafts of humans?

[ktiseos]

There are original concepts for any given creation, be they a creature, familiar, or even a simple object. Upon testing, however, they may be found wanting in one way or another; in your concept's case, I expect the size may have been adjusted.

[hasteful]

[oh thank god he believes buzen's a human

anyway he's - confused about this and it shows, like he's having trouble wrapping his head around it]

When you say... 'found wanting' - do you mean that there are some kinds of humans that are...

[he looks like he's trying to find a word for it but ultimately still settles on]

Broken?

[ktiseos]

The first I encountered was decidedly smaller than the lot of you-- by as much as half, I should think-- so it is certainly possible that some before you were deemed too small for their purpose.

[he shrugs one shoulder, at that.]

'Tis a process carried out with all creatures; for example, a new animal ought to be tested in a similar environment to the area it is meant for, to ensure it will not disrupt the existing ecosystem and functions as it was designed.

[hasteful]

[




no he doesn't understand]

Animals are tested and created intentionally like that?

I thought they just... happened.

[ktiseos]

So they are. I expect to those uninvolved in the process, it may seem so... but 'tis passing strange that you would be so unaware.

[1/2]

[hasteful]

Ah, I've never really heard of this kind of thing before -

[and it'll probably continue to rattle weirdly with him. seems kinda weird, to a sword, to think that humans also come in drafts. in failed versions.

seems complicated]

[hasteful]

[BACK TO HEAD EMPTY]

But I've never met anyone as tall as you either, or whatever you say you are either!

So I guess I'm learning a lot.

[ktiseos]

...well, I suppose you at least are able to keep something of an open mind.

[something definitely lacking in others, he's finding.]

[hasteful]

[that makes him laugh a bit]

Well, you sound pretty sure! And more than that...

If that's really your experience, I don't think I really get to be the person to be all 'No, that doesn't make sense!' right?

We all woke up in this totally weird place with our stuff stolen and my clothes aren't the right colors anymore... so I'm pretty sure it's for the best if I get flexible sooner than later.

[ktiseos]

-they are not?

[he blinks, at that, looking over buzen's clothes.

this looks perfectly fine to him, sort of.]

The style is highly unconventional, but I see nothing wrong with the color.

[hasteful]

They aren't!

[so confidently. he puts his hand over his chest where the jacket is]

You see, normally this is very green. [and he'll hold up the flag piece that hangs from his arm] And this is normally really red.

Someone took my colors from me! .... even though I don't really... know how you do that.

[ktiseos]

...I see.

[with a hint of distaste, as he follows buzen's explanation.]

Mayhap this is for the best, then. You ought not be proud of flaunting your individuality so.

[hasteful]

Haha, we'd probably have to agree to disagree there.

Do you think it's bad when people are unique?

[ktiseos]

[with zero hesitation:]

It is unseemly to display it. Of course each has their own particular talents and inclinations, but one's personal uniqueness should not be a focus.

[hasteful]

[buzen can't relate every gou sword is a fucking alien]

Then what do you think should be the focus?

[ktiseos]

One's duty, and their contribution to the world as a whole.

[hasteful]

And you think you can't have both?

[ktiseos]

Why should you do both? There is no real benefit in focusing so much on one's personal appearance.

[hasteful]

Some people just like it.

[matsui paints his nails and kotegiri..... is kotegiri

also consider: furries]

Is that not a good enough reason?

[ktiseos]

[it's day 1 i refuse for emet-selch to consider furries.]

Not in our estimation, no.

[hasteful]

[i'll see you in day 2]

Who's "our"?