✦ WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

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✦ WEEK 0: FRIENDSHIP IS 20/20

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Good morning, sweet fruits! The sun is shining, the birds are singing... it's a wonderful day to get up and start the season properly. When you wake up, you're very quickly herded off the boat by a string of harried bunnies who are shouting about schedules and timing. You'll find the Fruit Hosts (Lemon, Lime, and L'orange) have come down to the beach to greet you, and lead you to your brand new home! Why don't you check it out? While you know that there's a lot in store this week (such as an event on Wednesday and a mysterious all-day broadcasting scheduled for Saturday), until then? You're free to live your life. Explore your new locations, get to know your team (including your team leaders!) and get used to the feeling of being watched at all times. The only place you're safe from cameras are in your team bedrooms and in the bathrooms. Remember that. Or perhaps you do want to be in front of the cameras? Well, have no fear. The Confessional has arrived. Located in the mansion, this little slice of reality tv is there for all contestants to really get juicy. Check out the page for how it all works. Hmm... but after the initial excitement of moving into your lounge and new home fades, you'll find that you feel sort of itchy and scratchy. There's someone on your mind, right? Someone special. And it's not necessarily romantic (though it could be if you're brave enough), but you are drawn to this person intrinsically - you want to hang out with them basically forever. Almost as if a red string connects your fates.

A NEW CHALLENGE APPROACHES

Whoa, remember that thing we said about twists? Well, here's one for you. It's red string week! This effect means that your character and another are intrinsically linked. You want to be next to them at all times. You want to talk to them. Hold their hand. Cuddle and hug and spend soooo much time with them. Well, in a purely platonic way of course. This doesn't mean that you have to be around each other 24/7, but the more time you spend away from each other — the stronger urge to see them again. How sweet? And how very awkward if you happen to be matched up to someone who's not on your team. Whoopsies.

The Vine Official

🥇 TEAM LIME

🥇 TEAM L'ORANGE

🥇 TEAM LEMON

Get ready! Get set! GO! #SEASON_69 of #THEVINE has officially started!!

Remember: Three teams enter. Only ONE will leave with the grand prize, their heart's greatest desire. For some of you, this might be the first and last time you see your team in first place.

☰ OOC NOTES

✦ Welcome to Week 0! ✦ Several new things are unlocked! Check out the Audiences page, Confessional (on the Submissions page), your team lounge, and the CYOAs page! ✦ Because we will not be having a trial every week, The Confessional will serve as our Activity Check for this game. Please be sure to check it our and read the rules carefully. ✦ CYOA sign-ups and submissions are now open! Important: If you'd like to sign up to be in or run a CYOA, please do as early as possible so we may plan for the future. Keep in mind we're only doing a grand total of three mod run CYOAs. All the rest will be player run, if they're submitted. ✦ !! This week, please submit an IC two truths and a lie for your character to us! For later reasons! ✦ As always, come talk to us if you've got anything on your mind!

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Comments

valiant

[staghunt]

[ this is a bad idea but he's here at some point in the night when he's had enough liquor to actually maybe be up for a little fun. ]

[katzepaw]

[hands him a 3.]

Rank the teams.

[staghunt]

[ ooh. ]

On what terms?

[katzepaw]

Best to worst.

[staghunt]

[ immediately: ]

Lemon, Lime, Orange.

[katzepaw]

Okay, we didn't come out so bad there. On what basis?

[staghunt]

Card doesn't say explain yourself.

But at a glance, I think Lime's a wildcard. Only time will tell~

[becomingpotatoes]

[Woah, you were given a King! I guess Rui is contributing to Valiant being up for a little fun]

[staghunt]

[ he just got a new one too wow. ]

Good card. Don't have to ask me twice.

[ he will be lifting his drink briefly and then downing that like this card is a gift from heaven.

rui can have a 10. ]

Don't hold back on your victim, now.

[becomingpotatoes]

[The randomizer says he'll go bite Aaron, so watch out, Becks, when you wake up and make your toplevel you'll have Rui right there.

But Valiant sure will be able to see Rui approach Aaron and without warning grabbing his arm and chomping on it. What's asking for permission? Nah, just go ahead and do so!]

As you wished, I didn't hold back.

[staghunt]

[ he hums his approval. yes. good. ]

Excellent work, then.

[becomingpotatoes]

May you have to do this as well later. Go have another drink, in preparation for that.

[Fingers crossed Valiant gets to bite people today]

[staghunt]

Don't just wish the biting people card on me... but you don't have to tell me twice.

[extensiveform]

[shows one of the 2 cards he's received.]

Wanna race?

[staghunt]

[ putting down his drink sharply. it is empty. thanks rui. ]

Yes.

Stairwell - it's not disruptive, adds a little challenge too.

[ he's not going to be running around this lounge, jem. but he will race you. someone has to take you for your walkies. ]

[extensiveform]

[this is why i almost put jem in the pets thread but i controlled myself. but yeah he does need to expend some energy.]

Let's go.

[grabs his wrist. run time!!]

[staghunt]

[ he is not a pet. he doesn't even have his shots. ]

Whoa - shit!

[ is yanked to go run in the stairwell. i guess it's time to potentially humiliate myself. anyways first race up and down is a 15. i say first because jem is like border collie. ]

[extensiveform]

[rolled a 7. valiant must be fueled by just enough (but not too much) alcohol. that or jem isn't used to stairs?? not really wheel friendly, ignoring that right now he only has access to legs and feet. he's outpaced, outclassed, and at the end will be torn between horror at his lack of performance and intense confidence in val due to his. mixed bag.]

Rematch. Flat ground rematch--tomorrow.

[he needs to recover emotionally.]

[littlejohnny]

[ offers the king ]

I can get you another one after you're done.

[staghunt]

I'm not one to say no to another drink...

[ two of them... wow... well. a game's a game. he will knock back his other one with a hum. ]

See you got your boy back.

[ hands him a jack. ]

[syncer]

[ He wiggles a 7 back and forth in front of Valiant's eyes with a pleased little grin. ]

[staghunt]

What's with that face, huh?

[ hmmmmmmm surveys the crowd~ ]

[syncer]

Nothing, nothing. I just want to see how this goes and how sincere it sounds.

[staghunt]

[ well he finds his target and just gives junpei a brief nudge shoulder to shoulder. ]

Uh-huh. Alright. Watch this.

[ as he goes ahead and play this on hardmode before returning. ]

Feel like that wasn't all that bad.

[syncer]

[ He watches this with a drink in his hand, sipping and observing before Val comes back... ]

Hey man, easy for you to say. You're not the one sharing with her. But her reactions are worth it, right?