STRINGS GAME SCRAMBLE

[idolpro]

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.

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[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

Comments

[bondsofsuffering]

I've never heard of those. I guess I could look up a recipe...

[Once he's slid the cake tins into the oven and set the timer, he'll start gathering the other dirty dishes to bring to the sink for cleaning.]

[sangreine]

They're a baked custard with caramelized sugar on the outside. Usually they're made in cute little molds.

Don't push yourself, it was just a stray thought since you're so good at baking. I should learn to keep those to myself.

[bondsofsuffering]

[Looking it up on his phone.]

Heeeh... I should be able to make something like that. I'd need to get in touch with BARiTONES for alcohol, though.

[sangreine]

If you really want to try it, I can gather ingredients for you! It's the least I can do, since I'm no help with anything else.

[bondsofsuffering]

You just need more practice, that's all.

[sangreine]

I know. I hate inflicting my incompetence on anyone, that's all.

[bondsofsuffering]

Ehhh, how are you supposed to learn anything that way?

[sangreine]

It's a bad habit. Probably left over from my days as an exhibit for humans. My owner made me keep trying everything over and over so he could show me off to his rich friends, so it's not the most comfortable.

[bondsofsuffering]

Sounds like you need more experiences if you ask me! Enough to overwrite that gut feeling you've got now.

[sangreine]

You're probably right, as usual.

Sometimes it's hard to separate the past from the present, you know?

[bondsofsuffering]

Mm-hm. That's why overwriting takes time.

[sangreine]

Have you ever done it, or do you just assist basketcases like me?

[bondsofsuffering]

I wouldn't say basketcases, but I've overwritten my own problems and tried to teach others the method, too. But it mostly depends on what exactly you're trying to overwrite in the first place.

[sangreine]

A lot of things. I've already lived as a lot of versions of myself as it is.

If I knew what made me slaughter a whole town, that's where I'd start. [ She hasn't told Izanagi that yet, but they're friends right? It's fine. ] All I know is that I didn't have any thoughts at all, just blind rage. There's a theory that someone was controlling me.

[bondsofsuffering]

[He doesn't seem too surprised or even concerned to learn this.]

Hmmm... It's hard to do anything about it if we don't know the root cause. It's like dealing with weeds, you know? You have to figure out where it's growing from and deal with that first, or it'll just keep coming back.