imeeji_frontstage | STRINGS GAME SCRAMBLE

Who: All the kittens tangled in strings
Where: Imeeji
When: Day 512, late afternoon

[As everyone is finally starting to get their bearings with the strings and what they mean, and maybe learning a little about what they do, the kiosk and their phones will sound with a new alert.]

Thank you to all of our fans for participating in Imeeji's
🎉 4th Season Shipping Contest 🎉
All nominated ships and ship dynamics are now being processed. With the help of your idols we will be determining the winning ships.

[The game rules app on each person's phone reads:]

- Idols have been assigned relationship dynamics determined by their fans.
- Idols are encouraged to explore and display the dynamics of these relationships.
- Idols may also attempt to subvert the relationship to drive engagement.
- Winners will be determined by viewing numbers and fan engagement.
- Winners will have the option to switch relationships back to their original settings.
- The rest will be left on the setting they are on at the conclusion of the game, please develop your relationship as you like organically from there.

SEE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

[With a twang, those who are participating in the game will find that their strings have been scrambled. It may not be all of them, but most of the familiar ones suddenly have new colors, and there may even be entirely new strings to complete strangers--not every ship makes sense! Time to work out these new relationships and show people what that's all about to have a shot at fixing it.]

OOC INSTRUCTIONS | SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES | TURN-IN

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[ Is this going to be extremely sappy, like. There's a chance. All the previous colors, but his cornsilk went pink-and-red, and that's — arresting. ]

Winners really do take all today, I guess.

[ His whole face brightens when he sees Lupine, the thread a mix of red and punch ]

Going for a win? You've always been good at this sort of game.

[ ~~Finally, the thread Gmail tried to tell me he had.~~ ] [ A little — more of a flush, this one less shy and more pleased. ]

—Gonna try, that's for sure. I'd like to see sIV win, too, though.

Shall we play, then? I have some ideas . . .

[ Officially tugging on a lock of hair, this is fine and normal. ]

I'm open to suggestions.

[ Most of the activities sound like a good time to him ~~as of this tag~~. It's... definitely kind of a shame that he doesn't think Venti will ever be down for a fight without some kind of game effect messing with their heads, but — he can't complain. Everything else about Venti is pretty much....... well, ]

[ Well, ]

How about a date? A proper one, for once.

I mean. [ Absolutely a flash of this face. ] ...Like what?

[ Asking more because. He went one One Group Date with Tea and Rye for a handshake request, and he's not sure if it was a good date because it was definitely an as-friends thing, and what if it wasn't a good date, what if there are better kinds of dates...... ]

Well . . . we could go shopping for some new clothes for me to admire you in, then head to the karaoke bar for some revelry. And . . . maybe a pit stop other places, after that.

[ Like the Love Hotel ]

[ Wow, extremely mean phrasing for him today, moderately mean for any other day. For once all the red in these icons is probably pretty accurate. ]

—Yeah. I...

[ That's at least two activities getting checked off, probably plenty of playing up their strings, solid plan Venti. Also entirely too smooth for the part of his string that's Pink. ]

...we could do that. [ Clearing. His throat. ] I'm definitely getting you something, too, though.

[ He'll also sing for you. Probably after a shot or two, if his nerves haven't settled by then, but you won't even have to ask, he knows you like that. ]

[ Venti grins, heart doing a curious little flip-flop at that look. ]

Hehe, okay. Fair is fair.

[ It's all butterflies over here, which is at least four kinds of unfair. He rallies himself enough for eye contact again, though, and — well, Venti's expression is more reassuring. It's okay. This one's okay. ]

—Any preferences on transportation? Could fly us.

[ Motorcycle would also be nice, but. ]

Ehehe, I'll always choose flying over the other options.

[ Stepping closer ]

[ Scoop~. Which. Puts the butterflies into overdrive, but he's fine. There's the familiar rush of petals and leaves whirling around them, then Lupine hops easily and lightly onto the oversized leaf and they're up, up, up. ]

Always happy to oblige.

[ Belated, but not hopelessly so. And after a beat, he musters: ]

Would you, uh. Wanna sing for me, or — duet, or...

[ Let's get the offer out there very clearly. ]

[ His cheeks color just a little as he loops an arm around Lupine's waist ]

You would sing a duet with me?

[ He's gonna have so many regrets after everything's straightened out, but there will also be little things like this. ]

...You like it when other people make music with you, right?