thevine | ✦ WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

✦ WEEK 0: FRIENDSHIP IS 20/20

REMAINING

Mingle x

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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[ He looks at the glass in his hand. ]

And I just finished making this one, too. [ But he shakes his head and lifts the glass. ] Cheers, then.

[ Goodbye, he will straight up chug his drink. ]

...

You... you good?

[bro are you gonna make it. You didn't have to do it oh god what has he done.]

[ Horrifically he does not actually look too fazed about it, licking his lips briefly before he shrugs. ]

Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

[ Sometimes you are just used to drinking at parties. ]

It just seemed like a lot to drink all at once.

[Nice is a lightweight.]

Oh. Yeah, probably... but you build up tolerance after a while when you try. [ Rip in being a lightweight my guy. ] But it's not for everybody. You probably have to watch that kind of thing for your job, huh?

Pretty much. I can't be seen drinking too much in public. And even before that I was performing so often, I had to be pretty careful.

[He's never been allowed to pardi :(]

Right... your body's a temple and set an example for the kids. I get it. [ There's a wince of sympathy though. ]

But you're off the clock now, right? How about I fix something up for you? I can even make it with less alcohol if you're worried about it.

Right. Or at least, I figure I'm supposed to appear that I'm off the clock. Reality TV is supposed to seem natural after all so I'm sure they expected this sort of thing.

You can make me something. Anything you want. Like you would anyone else. That's probably what people want to see.

[He's not drinking Smirnoff Ice like a baby!! Who do you think he is? Karl? No! He is an adult!]

Reality TV is about as natural as the tits in MILF Manor. [ Dry. ] But you're right, it's expected of us by now. But hey, if you're sure, you're not gonna hear complaints from me.

[ Come along, he will just return to their drink station and start mixing two Hurricanes, one for each of them. ]

...The what on what?

[Why did he say that? He should have simply pretended not to hear. Still he follows along!]

Is this something you used to do? Make drinks?

Boobs. [ Thanks. ] Don't go into the TV room unless you feel like seeing the more scandalous side of reality TV.

[ That said, he does seem to know what he's doing here once they get here, making their drinks while he talks. ]

Not professionally, but a lot of parties have open bars. And I used to work at a coffee place so it's kind of all the same. It's all memorization and measurements.

I know what boobs are. And that stuff doesn't bother me, I'm just not supposed to seem like I watch that kind of stuff.

[Thanks my guy! Also points at Ty. Another bartender??? I see.]

So more math.

Yeah, okay, I'm starting to see I really couldn't do your job. Way too restricting, but... I get why you stuck with it.

[ So who is he to judge? Also help yeah when I wrote Junpei years ago I did this so here we are full circle again. Welcome. ]

More math, yeah. I'm good at it, I guess, so... may as well apply it other places.

Drinking and such, I usually don't think about it because I'm so busy. But...

[But! Well, but nothing. Will just lean against the bar.]

Seems like a useful skill. Can't deny that.

[ Screams in my double icons no!! Whatever... ]

I've picked up a couple of useful skills over the years, I guess. You never know when it'll come in handy. [ He hands over a glass though. For you! ] Worth learning, at least.

It definitely makes you versatile. I'm definitely the opposite.

[What good is ballet, really. He takes a sip of the drink and speaks the most famous last words of a clueless person consuming alcohol.]

Impressive, you can't taste that it's alcoholic at all.

Haven't you ever heard the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none?" Some people wouldn't consider versatility a good thing.

[ But he looks happy to hear this assessment of his drink. Sorry, Nice, if he had known you really were such a lightweight he would have halved the normal amount. ]

Math. If even the slightest fraction is off, it throws off the taste. Try not to drink it too fast though.

I have. I suppose both have their ups and downs. On one end, you're trapped and the other you're directionless.

[Raises a glass.]

Cheers to math then.

[Speaking of math in like a little over an hour or so he's gonna fall asleep on your lounge's couch so gomen.]

[ There's a very faint something in Junpei's expression with that, but it's gone immediately and replaced with a smile. ]

Cheers to math. [ A toast! Enjoy your drink and your nap, man. He will be 0% surprised, but he will at least be nice enough to cover him with a blankie until another Lime can carry him back to Lime lounge or the mascots kick him out. ]

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