WEEK 4: MINGLE (OVERFLOW)

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WEEK 4     35 CREW ACTIVE

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury.

 

 

WELCOME TO STATION RODIN
( PREVIOUS POST )

With the heavy mood of the previous week still hanging over the CSS Eudora, it might be difficult to move on with business as usual, and that's okay. Loss is a completely natural part of life, and grief is always close behind. However, a few hours into a routine morning aboard the Eudora, a gentle tone fills the air, reverberating off of the walls of the Eudora herself. A synthetic voice fills the halls not long after: Entering planet atmosphere, gravity tethers engaging. Stabilizing descension rate. Stabilizing... stabilization complete.

Your fourth dropoff doesn't actually look like a planet so much as an enormous layer cake of a station floating in space: Station Rodin. The observation deck allows everyone to watch as the brilliantly lit station glimmers, full of life and decadence. It's as though the Eudora is flying over gemstone with how the buildings reveal its swollen, cargo-laden belly of the ship in its reflective surfaces. Music filters through the air, as though its part of Station Rodin's artificial atmosphere itself.

A message from the address seniorcrew@eudora.net pings you in the middle of whatever it is you happen to be doing at 1200 hours. If you're still somehow sleeping, that ping is definitely loud enough to cut through your sweetest dreams and to rouse you from sleep. There is no way to reply to it, so suffer as it opens itself up and reads:

ATTENTION JUNIOR CREW!

As of 0600 this morning there have been varied reports of uncomfortably accelerated heartrates as well as the occasional spike in temperatures across the crew. After multiple examinations and careful monitoring, we have come to the conclusion that these are likely just minor symptoms of... a vacation. A working one. You've earned it. - Senior Crew

Following the ping is a notification coming from your I.R.I.S. indicating that there are a few new locations that have unlocked aboard the CSS Eudora and the enrichment concourse. If you have any questions or concerns, you'll find that your Senior Crew is available to take your meeting requests. Their callsigns are lit up at the bottom of your contacts list so text away.

With a new week, comes a new change of scenery. Characters will find a few supplies already in their locker to help in navigating the planet itself:

🌌 Complimentary reservations to eat and indulge at The Cake Factory all week, no need to spend your stipend there.
🌌 A sleek VR headset that currently is inactive, but labeled with your name and designation on the back.
🌌 A keycard to your very own suite at Station Rodin’s hotel: Aphrodite Terra. Every member of the Eudora will have their own suite, which they may allow others inside of if they so wish. If you lose your keycard, it will find its way back to you by beaning itself into the back of your head.

Hello, Junior Crew, and welcome to your week 4 mingle! Here are a few things to get you started:

⚠️ Upon waking this week, you'll find yourselves feeling a little strange. You’ve all been here for four, long weeks after all, so why not start getting cozier? This week, you can't help but find yourself in need of affection from one another, ranging from simply sitting shoulder to shoulder, to hands intertwining, to whatever your business entails. To get to the point, the affliction of the week revolves around affection, be that physical or even verbal—use your favorite love language! Without affection, you just may find yourself in a rather sticky situation, bodily stuck to any crew member at random by force until you give in to showing just a little bit of affection.

🪐 Pick up some supplies. Head on over to Scrap's Surplus Store or visit Omega Mart for a fun little freebie.
🪐 Audiences are open. Please submit all audience requests for the week under the proper header here.
🪐 The HER-MES System is online. Send a message out into deep space here.
🪐 Murder proposals are open. Please submit all proposals (and counter proposals) here by Tuesday, per the times on the post.
🪐 Don't forget your CYOAs. Please head over to Missions to sign up for a variety of CYOAs or to run one of your own.
🪐 Please turn in your PCs for the week. Submit your links under the proper header here.

A HAPPY LITTLE PITSTOP

NAVIGATE
LOCATIONS CHANGES STATUSES PROFILES AUDIENCES REPORTING PRIVATE CONVOS MURDER SUPPLY SHOP COMMS DOSSIER

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MINI-EVENT PT. 2

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WORK ORDER !

WK 4 MINI-EVENT

A few hours after the first ping, a second ping reverberates from your I.R.I.S. even in the MetaWorld, and another message window pops up, unprompted, forcing users to read it before it can be dismissed.

 

We were the highest bidders for the Tesseract, but a group named Labs-R-Us... R standing for Rats, outbid us. I don't know who they are, but we need the Tesseract. Take them down.

CALLISTO

"Nut & Bolt has established Auction by Paintball against Labs-R-Us! We will begin the competition immediately."

Venus announces this with a velvety, voice that swallows up the venue. She gestures with a clawed hand to look forward to the stage, which is where she’ll present all Nut & Bolt employees and Labs-R-Us employees.

RULES OF THE PAINT (BALLS)

While abilities, including won items from the auctions, are active, they all become paint-related in this arena.

Did you have a gun that did a specific thing before? It shoots paint now. You won a supercomputer? You can hack people to paint themselves if you have enough time. You won an item that is supposed to let you tap into an alternate version of yourself that was a mariachi mafia leader? That mariachi mafia leader is now an expert at paintball.

Points are counted by how many shots are successfully made on the enemy (we will not be counting, this is a flavor rule).

The arena melds into different types of obstacle courses during the battle, as an example. In general, imagine the game Fall Guys or some mix of Mario Party. While the obstacles can be used to your advantage for cover, they're also your enemy. Some items move and stun you, some smack you down into random holes that show up in the arena and put you outside, some bonk you, some block you out completely making you useless, sometimes there's a giant Indiana Jones boulder that decides to drop into the arena and roll around to crush players. Feel free to make up different types of obstacles!

Speaking of obstacles, sometimes your teammates look like the enemy. Distractions and friendly fire are meant to make this a challenge!

The Tesseract is being thrown about in the arena. Anyone who catches it will be imbued with extra paintball power and fury! Interpret this how you want, but it makes them more powerful as they hold onto it. If you're from Labs-R-Us (or look like them for a second), holding it means the Senior Crew will be focused on you.

Death works differently in the arena. Characters respawn outside of the arena within minutes and murder isn't penalized. It however does not give you points.

Murderous rage is not encouraged. If displayed, everyone in the crowd will boo and shame you. Your most embarrassing secrets will also be broadcasted.

Hey everybody! Welcome to Part 2 of your fifth mini-event. Like past games, this is a free-for-all style mini event, so please feel free to hop in and engage with whichever prompts you want. These are some reminders:

🪐 All senses are active because of 4D technology. It hurts, it hurts.

🪐 Auction item abilities are only active during W4's mini-event. Outside of today, auction items, their abilities, and character abilities are back to being nerfed.

🪐 I think it would be incredibly funny if you all wore the ASSet pants as you paintball.

Submit for job participation of 5-10 comments beyond a top level with your fellow players, but do not submit if you do not want to log your character doing a job! Teamwork makes the dream work, after all! So threadjack, shitpost, etc.

Feel free to use the mini-event channels for coordination, organization, and sharing your toplevels. Please turn in your mini event participation here by Friday at 3pm EST/ 12pm PST. Have fun!

[dreamwidths]

[As soon as this starts, beardluc just makes a barrier force field around themselves.

This is downright cheating and they don't care]

[pyromance]

[ a giant bird of red paint flies at beardluc. RETRIBUTION! ]

[drymonster]

[ todomatsu is sitting in a corner somewhere with nice lighting holding onto his pink disco ball and taking selfies. the company's got their priorities, he's got his.

if you shoot anything at him right now there is a very good chance it will just slide right off without getting any reaction. the power of self-absorption.

(he also has a yaoi paddle in case he decides he cares enough to get up and bat some paintballs away, but. last resort. he'd rather just do nothing.) ]

[muguwugu]

[ There's a moment of silence before, ever so slowly, motes of paint begin to appear in circles ahead of the moogle, growing larger and larger as it readies the attack of his esteemed colleague, REDACTED:

Zettapaintball. ]

[pyromance]

[ dies ]

[muguwugu]

[ also the moogle is wearing pants

its ass looks incredible ]

[otsillac]

[ PROTECTS THIS MOOGLE AS IT CASTS... AND WILL START SHOOTING ANYONE THAT COMES CLOSE, they're a very good shot.

Also their ass looks very good in these pants despite being low poly pixelated and chibi otherwise. ]

[lakelentils]

[holding a pagaie yaoi like it's a sword but doing it badly so it looks like he's just holding a paddle.

pixel charles will defend his moogle brethren]

[bue]

[ another member of labs r us is here, as baldluc defends his moogle friend by shooting whoever approaches.

he is also wearing pants that make his pixel ass look amazing. ]

[shuberts]

[ also protects the moogle while it is casting. the shots are okay, nothing to write home about, but from the waist down, the otome ass and legs are high poly and look amazing.

when zettapaintball happens, pixelshu absolutely laughing a little maniacally ]

[woboji]

[Woboji has somehow acquired a paintball gun! It zooms around the moogle defensively, firing at anyone who tries to target it. It has weirdly good aim.

Woboji has no legs or ass, but the pants are tied around it like a cape. Its wheel is amazing quality.]

[perfectdistance]

[ Is using abilities cheating? Perhaps.

Nero's skills are moving a lot of little things at once, and that simply means... a bunch of paintballs seem to be chasing after opponents. Are they behind obstacles? That doesn't matter.

How did they round that corner? Don't worry about it. ]

[inquired]

[ are you currently covered in paint? are you exhausted from getting smacked around by random obstacles? are you on the nut and bolt team?

if so, you might see temenos waving you over as he clasps his hands together in a prayer from wherever he has parked himself into relative safety. ]

I deliver unto you a miracle.

[ and out of nowhere, more paint (it's a very glittery blue) is dumped on top of your head like it came from the heavens itself. consider yourself blessed.

you will find yourself feeling refreshed and ready to get back out there! and also some of your Enemy Paint has been washed away. not all but it should help. hand wave ]

Go on. May the Sacred Flame guide you, or something like that.

[ you're welcome don't make him do physical activity he's squishy. ♥ ]

[naeddre]

[there's a huge ball of purple-black darkness in the corner of the arena.

if you try to peek into it, a paintball hits you in the face at mach fuck.]

[tombtaker]

[ being booed violently by the entire fucking crowd.

lucien is just gesturing at yelling at them back. ]


FECK OFF! I'M THE ONE PLAYING IT RIGHT AND EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG!

[ on one of the screens on the background words just roll by

Lucien really appreciates Charles' kind displays of generosity. ]

[perfectpower]

Looks like you need a hand! Adnopotensum!

[If you're anywhere near Bradley, you just got a strength and speed buff. Enjoy your enhanced running, jumping, dodging, and shooting.]

[solesuccess]

[ yeah he's gonna be up here and occasionally sniping people with paintballs from the air with his palm repulsors and little wrist missiles. have fun down there! also uh sorry if you happen to be in the way. ]

[pyromance]

[ hi diluc is weaving through the obstacle course like a PRO

—until he gets stuck to you, oh no!!!!!

how are we going to run away from the (throws dart) indiana jones boulders and giant hammers in these conditions!!!!!

alternatively he may just try to hoist your character up in a one-arm potato sack carry and book it. 😳

OR! you too can experience a giant bird of paint flying in your direction! ]

[messy]

[the lasso of truth is now... soaked in paint! somewhere out there, wonder woman is feeling a disturbance in the force. the lasso splatters paint everywhere while harley swings it around, trying to lasso any rat fuckers who comes within range. she means to hold them in place long enough for her to supersoak them or even swing them into one of the obstacles, but... you know... rats and teammates are starting to look real similar under all that paint.

the lasso also has the unfortunate side effect of forcing people to word vomit increasingly embarrassing/mortifying/uncomfortable truths about themselves, so. you know. have fun with that.]

[rosebleed]

[Okay well she was dressed to the nines before but for paintball Rosamund has swapped her avatar. This is the first and last time you will see her in pants, but exceptions must be made.]

GET DOWN!

[She yells to



someone else, because she's shooting paint arrows right at your face. DOWN WITH THE ENEMY]

[hottotty]

[pixelated, pink-haired totty isn't attacking anyone! ...yet, anyway. but they, very annoyingly, seem to be dodging every bit of paint that's shot their way. they weave through the paint pellets, they pivot at the last second and twist away from it... they are very nimble! or very lucky. or both.

they make fingerguns at whoever is trying to shoot them.]

Nice try!

[psynchroneyes]

[ Mizuki wields the paintball gun, and knows how to use it, too!

For... a little bit, before: ]

Man, it's boring like this. C'mere, you!

[ THROWS A PUNCH INSTEAD. be it foe it ally-who-appears-as-a-foe. ]

[inequals]

[ Well for the record someone showed up fashionably late and she has been bidding for nonsense.

And sure. Her pants are the ASSet pants now. This is now a game of NIKKE.

Anyway you, can A: find her turning over her axe which is now malleable and more like a giant violently-shaped paintbrush with amusement. ]

Wow, this is either going to go great or suuuper badly.

[ Or B, you can actually be the receiver of a paintbrush axe-throw. Get fkt. It doesn't hurt at axe-throw level because it's a paintbrush now but like, get painted on idiod. ]

[bladeward]

[ fit check even though it's about to get ruined in .00002 seconds. he has the sleeves rolled up and the top few buttons undone. his hair pulled back into a long braid. and the scar on his face occasionally drips gold

wielding the, now covered in paint, violet knife. he does a little dumb flourish and the blade transforms YIPPEE. ]

Get those rats!!

[ a little virtual kosmo is here, but bigger than the one everyone knows, at about the same size as keith himself. he has a little bowtie on and just blinks all around the arena. ]