Un: Zodiac | It's gonna be May

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: May 1st
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[The Spirit Vein in the sky shifts from oranges to dark hues of purple and black as the element dominance shift into the Shadow element. With it, the night becomes almost unnaturally dark, even the city lights seem to struggle against the inky blackness of the night. Instead of the usual blaring sound, everyone's devices will emit a soothing wind chime sound as a new Zodiac post appears. The chime will sound even if you have your phone turned off or on silent, and will not stop until you read their message and comment to it.]


Xiao, Cole, Abasi, Sara, Yuuki, Mona, Heine, Yor, Henry, Gil, Ayato, and Lapis have joined the app. Say hi everyone!


Rhel, Aki, Will, Morpheus, Crito, Grusha, Hythlodaeus, and Eda has left the app.

[The post then continues on as normal.]

Hello! Thank you for using the Libra App.

On behalf of the Zodiac Board, we'd like to issue an apology. We've become aware that for some time now, we've allowed our greed and own selfish desires to control our actions with the company and towards the people we work with. We could blame it on our board being cursed at the end of the year to turn into demons, but really all that did was intensify an already present problem. We should've been thinking about how we contribute to the people around us, not how to further line our pockets.

This will be a long road, but we wish to change Zodiac for the better. We wish to be seen as a group that you can work with, not one to be worked against. We want to make decisions that'd benefit not just the ones at the top, but the staff we employ and people such as you that we made a commitment to help. We'd like to improve our relations with the associates with the Black Order and POKEGO, both who have done a lot of great work since they arrived in our city this year.

We can't promise things will be perfect, and we can't promise you'll agree with every decision we make. We are still a company that needs to make some profits in order to keep our doors open and our employees paid. We don't expect you to trust or forgive us anytime soon, that's something we need to earn through our actions. But here's hoping that one day we can all work together towards a brighter future.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
The Zodiac Board of Directors

PS: We can't seem to remove the icebreaker question section from the code, so we're sorry about that. We'll have an expert look into it, but for now we tried to at least make it on topic.



This post is not sponsored.

[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone. Rhel, Grusha and Will will be nowhere to be found while Eda, Morpheus, Aki, Hythlodaeus, and Crito will be around the city with no memories of the app.

Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac. ]

Comments

un: laluna

[crisantemo]

[ Huh. Interesting. Well, at least the alarm was nice. ]

i wasn't sure what to expect, but at least the alarm was nice to listen to.

but hello, my name is lapis de fiore. it's nice to meet everyone! ヾ(^▽^*)))

[ Kaomoji as obviously the best way to communicate. In stark contrast to how she is when she does actually talk to someone. ]

just so i'm open and clear about it, i'm a member of the black order. i've been part of it for a while, and i tend to mostly deal with the more difficult fieldwork. though as far as i'm aware, that won't apply here! i believe being assigned here is for a change of pace.

[ For those who do know her, she's the "clean-up" for Bad missions or missions that have escalated beyond the current assigned Guardians control. Her "cleaning" involves summoning masses of the dead. It's Totally Fine.

So it's the combination of the Mediator and the Cleaner who are here!! Fun!!! ]

i'm not very good at introductions, sorry for that! but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

text; UN: Thorn

[poisontippedcure]

Welcome. I'd give you the spiel, but I imagine the other Order members already have.

Be thankful you arrived when you did. You missed the worst of last month.

[crisantemo]

that's right, i have the general idea of what's going on. ╰(*°▽°*)╯

along with some of what happened last month. i hadn't expected to see things would go that badly, but i just hope everyone is alright now.

text: un ; ♡☮STAMPEDE

[doubledollar]

W, wow. 'Lapis de Fiore' is a really pretty name.
Sounds like a flower or some sort of rare, carved gemstone.

[crisantemo]

oh thank you!!! ♪(^∇^*)

the person behind the name isn't as glamorous, but that was really sweet of you to say!!

[doubledollar]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I'll be the judge of that!!

...er.
I mean, what I'm trying to say is
Not that you!!!!! gotta send me a photo or something i
I'm definitely not trying to be weird or

sheesh uh anyway!!!!!!

welcome to kaisou if you haven't been here before, this city can get crazy!!!!! it's way different from what im used to back home but anyway

name's Vash the Stampede! if you ever need a hand in anything, ive got you covered!!

[crisantemo]

wooooow so forward (〃ω〃)



i'm kidding. i know you're not trying to be weird! but thank you for the welcome, vash the stampede! i think your name has way more of an impact than mine, it sounds so exciting! q(≧▽≦q)

though, what's your home like then? is it a different kind of crazy?

[ Oh is he an.... "isekai"? Or whatever that word is, she may have glossed over her reports a bit - ]

[doubledollar]

thank you for understanding me im really new to this texting thing its kinda hard to portray tone over text? geez

anyway anyway anyway
its a good name right? i mostly got it because im the kind of guy that runs around like crazy but i digress

my homeworld hmm

its like, all desert
it has two suns, and its hot as anything, and the native species that live on it are all worms of varying sizes and types, big ol bigs that fly in the air or burrow in the sea of sand

its way different than the greenery here

[crisantemo]

it's fine it's fine, that's why i use these faces (≧∇≦)ﾉ it helps with the tone a little.


and oh that sounds



honestly it sounds awful. ಥ_ಥ i imagine you have to be really resilient and tough to survive there, you must be really strong vash!!

and giant flying bugs...... i deal with a lot of creepy things, but giant flying worms probably beats all of them. i'm hoping being here is at least a break from all of that, despite all the weird stuff that happens.

[doubledollar]

oh that's actually a really good idea?? ryota showed me kaomoji before
i didn't think to add them to text for tone
that's brilliant (((*°▽°*)八(*°▽°*)))

and aw im just a guy come on hahaha i mean sometimes you gotta just strap yourself up and do what you can right? humans are really strong when theyre in a crisis

and trust me, its been great being here
im still kinda afraid of goin near water though

[crisantemo]

i'm glad you think so! ヾ(^▽^*))) i'm bad at expressing myself face to face, but at least with this i can make the tone and my feelings a little more clear.

still, it's admirable! if that's the world they live in, they always have to be strong and that includes you. besides, i doubt just anyone can get a name like 'vash the stampede' (￣y▽￣)╭

i'm glad you're having a good time here, though.......
is it because there's something actually in there or just not used to it?

[ Is there something in the water... It wouldn't surprise her, considering some of the things she's read about this place. ]

[doubledollar]

Huh, really? i wouldnt've guessed by the way you type, so, there's that.
maybe if you tried mimicking the kaomoji in real life...

i guess that'd look a little silly though huh
and youre right, i guess a name like mine IS pretty hard to get easily

but, but anyway that aside hahahaa

given the planet im from has no water at all, well
im afraid of ever falling in
i have no idea what to expect and im not even sure id float
like apples do...

[crisantemo]

mimicking in real life... c(ﾟ^ ﾟ ;) may be too much. i've always learned to keep things suppressed, so it's a bit difficult to change that. but at least over text i can be more open.

hmmmmm

most things tend to float unless it's super heavy. so you should be fine
maybe you can see about learning how to swim? just to build your confidence up! \(￣︶￣*\)) while the summer won't be as hot as what you're used to, being able to relax in the water is a nice feeling

[doubledollar]

hm
i know a few people like that
its hard to break out of old habits, learned reactions
but i believe in you!

relaxing in water i wont drown in sounds pretty cool, honestly
but wouldn't it be really cold, even with the sun overhead.

un: k.bear

[squished]

Hey, Lapis! I'm Kara. Welcome to the app. It's kinda crazy on here, and I can't promise you'll get used to it, but people here are cool.

I love your name, by the way! 🥺

[crisantemo]

thank you for the welcome, kara! i've been around a lot of crazy things, so no need to worry \(￣︶￣*\)) and yes, the people here have been very kind so far!

o(≧∀≦)o and thank you very much! you're very sweet!!

[squished]

Of course! I'm sure you'll be just fine. I've only been here for around a month, but people are generally pretty nice? Lots of solidarity on here. Hope you find what you're looking for, being a Black Order member and all!

[crisantemo]

honestly, i've arrived here and was alerted that the mission is to basically "take a break" for the moment

so right now i'm mostly just wandering around the city (。_。)

[squished]

Omg well...after what apparently happened a little while ago, I guess that makes sense lol. Are you looking for anything in particular?

[crisantemo]

yeah i heard about what happened ≧ ﹏ ≦ i think everyone would need a break after that

and here's where i admit that i'm bad at relaxing. the person i'm usually with isn't here to nag me, so i'm not sure what to do with my time.... (・へ・)

this is gonna be a weird question, but what sorts of things do you like to do for fun?

[ Sorry Kara she's Bad at doing normal person things like chilling out for five seconds. ]

[squished]

Hmm, not a weird question. I can answer that!
I'm a streamer 🥰
I like gaming! It makes me extra money on the side!!

[ That doesn't answer the question like it should, though?! Y'all be normal for five seconds challenge ]

Outdoors, though? I think getting tea's really good. Have you had boba before?

[crisantemo]

oh, it's good that you can make some money with your hobby too! (*^▽^*) i know a little about streaming, though i never gamed much myself

[ What if Mario Kart with the other Black Order Guardians... What if...

At least now she's considering it, even if her current thought process is leading to a bad end - ]

boba? σ(ﾟ･ﾟ*) i have heard of it, but i never tried it before. how is it?

[squished]

Yeah? Well, if you ever wanna try something out, hit me up! I love teaching people how to play stuff. I'll go easy on you, too!

And it's AMAZING
THE BEST THING THAT'S EVER BEEN INVENTED, 10/10

[crisantemo]

thank you! i'll take you up on that sometime, though no need to go easy on me! i won't get better at it otherwise (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

and i'll take your word for it o(≧∀≦)o i'll definitely go give it a try. any flavours in particular you would recommend?

[squished]

My personal favorite is wintermelon, it's the right amount of sweetness without it being overly sweet!

Second best is brown sugar! :)

You can request adjust the sweetness too if you want, which is a bonus