it's good to be sensitIV to newbies' needs!

[wotanon]

Who: sensitIV, sensitIV's newbie, and maybe... you?!
Where: sensitIV dorms
When: 407 I AM CLAIMING THIS DAY

It's a bright new morning and we have a bright new newbie, maybe.

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[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—I know it must be a little alarming, but we're all here to help you, at least. Can I get you anything?

[ please note that this girl

1. is SO small. she is 4'7".
2. has bunny ears? coming out of her head? ]

[ends]

Uhhh...

[ she

really is so tiny

and the ears. should he ask? is that too forward? it's definitely too forward. and she seems so nice!

so he won't do that or be too negative about the creepy factor of the place, just in case it might be The Wrong Thing to say to this tinny bunny-eared girl. ]

Uh, no, I... no! I don't think so, I'm just trying to figure myself out and—

[ he rubs at the back of his neck a little. ]

Actually, you know what, if you could point me in the direction of a chair that doesn't look like it wants to gnaw on parts of my body, that'd be great...

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah, um...

...actually, well, Mr. Izanagi's at the kotatsu, and you could probably sit there, at least? Most of our decorations are, um...

...well, they care a lot about branding here?

[ends]

Oh, yeah, I just figured I should ask—

[ and maybe make sure there weren't, like, secret monster teeth or tendrils or something waiting for him under it. ]

I, uh. I can see... that...

[ he shouldn't spend all his time worrying about the decor. he shouldn't spend all his time worrying about the decor. he

needs to stop worrying about the decor. ]

... The furniture isn't actually alive or anything, is it?

[proceedwithcautus]

Oh, definitely not! It's all just plush or decoration, you really don't have to worry! I know it's pretty startling, though—I'm not sure any of us would have chosen it, but you... get used to it, I guess.

Um, just make sure the faucets are properly running water before you drink from them, though, just as word of warning.

[ends]

Ah, that's actually good to know. I'd rather not worry about the furniture regaining its sentience after years of dormant hunger. Or about one of the decorations being a cover for some inactive portal to parallel monster realm...

[ these are definitely not things he lingered on and thought about before speaking up about. no. perish the thought.

wouldn't it be great if that reassurance came without any catch? ]

You—

[ oh no.

oh no. ]

You can't just say that and not say why!

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—sorry, I wasn't sure if it was too unsettling to say that sometimes they run blood instead of water...

[ends]

It definitely is..! But it's... better to know than have to wonder about it.

[ the ride just never ends, huh? ]

Sorry, it's not you. This is just...

[proceedwithcautus]

...mm. It's a lot to have to deal with and understand.

But all of us are here to help you, and even if it looks a little strange, there's a lot of comfortable things, too.

I'm Eirene, by the way. I haven't been here for very long, either, but I'll do my best to help.

[ends]

T-that's... that's really kind of you.

[ it's very hard to summon a smile of any sort, but he manages. it isn't her fault, it isn't anyone but the demons that brought all of them here.

but he still shivers, rubs his shoulder, and finally holds out his hand. ]

I'm... uh, well. I'll tell you what my name really is when I remember.

[proceedwithcautus]

[ she shakes it—maybe surprisingly firmly for someone so small. ]

Ah—that's definitely fine. I'm sure we can come up with some good suggestions in the meantime, at least; I don't remember my real name, either.

[ends]

[ that's

definitely surprising! but then he kinda feels like maybe it shouldn't be, so he shrugs it off and just gives her a firmer (but still careful and gentle!) grip in kind. ]

Thanks. I, uh, I feel like I'm going to be saying that a lot?

[ but that's not. that's not a bad thing. ]

So, uhh, when the sinks aren't bleeding out onto the floor and the furniture isn't scaring guests... What does day-to-day life look like in a place like this?

[proceedwithcautus]

Mm, well... sometimes it's quiet, and there's things like "lives" which we've been assigned—as a type of performance? Ours are "medical care," "self care," and, um... whatever "creepy-cute" means, but people use whatever they've been assigned to put on special events or parties that other people can get involved in! People have formed clubs, too, if there's anything you figure out you like doing.

There's also a big city... with a lot of amusements and parks and museums and restaurants where all the food is free. So... that's the good parts. It can be very comfortable. The games, though...