✦ 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.

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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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[syncer]

[ He's also hanging out, and probably whenever Rawiyah takes off to play poker and demonstrate he's here helping out with distributing drinks. Otherwise if you look like you're unsure or just wallflowering or even in the general vicinity, he's happy to chat. ]

Need anything? Don't be afraid to ask. Our casa is your casa for the night.

[abracatdabra]

[ hi junpei he's climbing you for this convo. this place is crowded it is easier to be perched on a person than part of the crowd. enjoy shoulder cat ]

Could I borrow one of those deck of cards?

[syncer]

[ WAH. OKAY. He will allow the perch because he's more flummoxed by it happening before he can even stop it. ]

Yeah, sure. Got something in mind? [ He will grab a spare deck and hold it up for him. ]

[abracatdabra]

[ it's fine! he's very light!!!! suspiciously so!!! ]

I know a couple of card tricks that might be fun at parties. [ grabby hands the cards. shuffles with dexterity despite his draping position. this is weird ]

[syncer]

[ Yeah that's weird. He thinks it's weird! He won't make it weird in public but! ]

You maybe want a table to spread out? [ He doesn't seem like he's going to throw him off, but that's because he's more impressed that the cat has better dexterity than he does. ]

[abracatdabra]

Are there any left?

[ making a show of looking around how packed everything is... ]

[quantizer]

[ sidling up beside him, naturally. ]

Your place is so cute. I really like it.

[syncer]

[ Eheh... he kind of smiles at that even while he glances around. ]

You think? I guess it is pretty homey, when you think about it. Not a bad place to host either.

[quantizer]

It's cozy. Ours is so fancy that it makes me a little bit nervous.

[syncer]

Fancy like what we woke up wearing? [ That's... interesting. ] Are you comfortable there at least?

[quantizer]

Maybe not exactly the same kind of fancy...? But yes, I've been very comfortable so far! Nothing to worry about.

[imperioso]

[LEAVE HIM ALONE HE'S JUST HERE TO EAT YOUR FOOD!!!!!]

[syncer]

[ YOU TAGGING ME WITH THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THING IN THE WORLD. Anyway no he will be annoying. ]

Be sure to thank your other hosts.

[imperioso]

Thanks.

[surely now that he's spoken it into the air it will simply make its way through atomic matter and reach the other hosts and this counts.]

[syncer]

Good start. I'd give it a solid four out of ten. [ Silas... ] Parties aren't your thing, I'm guessing.

[imperioso]

Tiring.

[social battery... so low...]

[mealpreps]

[honestly, if he's distributing drinks she's gonna go ahead and grab yet another drink from him.]

This is nice... But I hope your team didn't pull an all-nighter for it.

[YOU PUT THIS TOGETHER SO FAST...]

[syncer]

[ He is distributing drinks! He will make a nice one for Makima and hand it over. ]

Nah, we split the work and it was pretty easy once we knew what we wanted to do. Helps that everybody was on board right away.

[mealpreps]

[thank you for the booze. she takes a sip, somehow not even the slightest bit tipsy by this point.]

Oh? Then it sounds like your team won't have any issues working together in the future.

[syncer]

Yeah, for a bunch of people who just met we sort of hit it off right away. I'm a little impressed.

[ The note in his voice says he is also a little curious about it, but he's letting it slide. ]

Anyway, you know what they say. Team work makes the dream work, or something like that.

[mealpreps]

Or something like that.

I'll admit, it makes me wonder just how much thought was put into these team assignments.

[bawanggong]

[ you even seen a guy make himself So At Home in three seconds? now you have. ]

You're welcome, by the way.

[syncer]

Thanks. Remind me what I'm thanking you for this time?

[bawanggong]

Taste testing scones.

[syncer]

Oh, those. Be sure to thank Sandrone, and loudly.