[GAME START] Welcome to Libra!

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Network
WHEN: January 7th
WHAT: Welcome to Libra!
WARNINGS: None

[Wherever you are, your phone will start to ring and vibrate. It doesn’t matter if your phone was off or on mute - it will ring anyway. If you didn’t have a phone? You’ll have found one that has been delivered to your current location with a sticky note attached with your name on it.

The ringing will continue until you check your phone. The entire screen has been locked to a new app that downloaded: Libra. It looks like a social media app, even though you’ve never heard of it before. Worst yet, there seems to be no closing this app until you read and respond to the message displayed]

Welcome to Libra! Libra is an innovative app developed by the good folks at Zodiac™ to connect people with similarities that set them apart from the average crowd!

There’s a lot to talk about, but we don’t want to pile too much on you! Instead, let's start things off with a little icebreaker! It’s a little late, but we hope it's still relevant!


This post is sponsored by the 2021 Kaisou Winter Carnival! Get out and enjoy the cold!

[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone.

Mod Note: The game has officially begun! The first event log will take place on January 9th, but players are free to make their own logs and posts! There will be no NPC response in this network post, so feel free to interact with each other!]

Comments

[thavnairian]

[Oh man, it's this guy. He's always a hoot.]

only ladies?

[wilder]

Preferably!

But I can always make an exception or two, depending on the guy.

[thavnairian]

far be it from me to ask for a special exception just for myself, but you are pretty cute

i get it though. depends on the person of course, but girls are usually softer to hold. i've always enjoyed having ladies for my dance partners

[tfw bisexual as fuck]

[wilder]

Why thank you! 🌹

Yeah, you get it! Glad to see you're a fellow man of culture.

[thavnairian]

you're very welcome~

i don't think i've ever been called cultured before but i'll take it!

not to brag but i've met a lot of beautiful people in my time. the place i grew up is a colorful city that celebrates beauty inside and out. someone like you would enjoy it, i think

[wilder]

Haha, well feel honored! I have a fine eye for culture.

Oh really? And just what kind of place is this, the land of beauty?

[thavnairian]

[Being called culture is kind of a joke, really, but if it comes from a guy like Zelos he knows he isn't being made fun of. He's chill.]

i got kind of wordy here, but bear with me, i like stories!

radz-at-han, the crown jewel of the tropical island of thavnair. it sprawls over the cliffs, almost glittering in the sun, its high walls adorned with intricate murals not seen anywhere else. the streets are packed with merchants hawking their wares - vibrant silks, lotions, many-layered perfumes, hot fresh food you can taste before it hits your tongue. and there are dancers weaving in and out of crowds, flashing bare skin and gold alike, or they might take up the stage in one of the many lounges people visit to enjoy food and entertainment...

the days are hot and the nights are warm and sticky, so its people much prefer a slow and comfortable pace with indulgences like fragrant baths and silk pillows. and who doesn't like to be pampered every once in a while?

[wilder]

Holy crap, are you for real? That place sounds like a paradise!

Damn, why did I get stuck in this town instead of that place??

[thavnairian]

haha! it has its blemishes like every other city, but the issues it has aren't unique to thavnair at all

it's been years since i saw it, but i'm sure it's still as beautiful as the day i left

seriously though... why is everything here so gray? sometimes they throw in some white or red bricks here and there but where's the wood and the colorful flying banners and the trees turned into houses?

[wilder]

Every place's got problems. The brighter the shine, the darker the yaddah yaddah - you catch my drift.

[He's not naive enough to think any place is a paradise for everyone. But anywhere beats his home.]

I don't know about the banners, some of those wouldn't hurt, but I'm pretty sure trees in this world don't grow big enough to be turned into houses.

[thavnairian]

exactly. growing up on the streets gives you a more realistic view of stuff like that

[oh....]

good gods, that is... tragic.

[wilder]

Is it? It's pretty similar to where I'm from.

[thavnairian]

there's all sorts of untamed nature where i'm from. every time people try to bend it to their will, nature ends up winning. you still get cities-- big ones-- but it's so much easier to live in harmony with the elements than trying to go against it.

[wilder]

Huh.

Sounds like some tough trees then. Guess it works differently in this world.

[thavnairian]

yeah, i think that's safe to say

wait

can we say that?

[wilder]

Hm? Eh, probably not, but who cares!

Anyway, we've noticed there's a lot of clueless people on this thing, so Ana and I decided you'd be the best one to explain to them what's going on!

[HOW NICE OF THEM...]

[thavnairian]

wait. me? why am I the best candidate here?

[wilder]

Because you're friendly, you like to talk, and we don't want to do it!

[thavnairian]

... yeah, okay, that sounds like me.

i'll do it, but don't blame me if zodiac gets mad. they did tell us to keep our mouths shut about certain things and the few times i tested that out i had people walk away from me very fast

[wilder]

Right? We got your number! ♥

Don't worry, it'll be fine! Probably. Just focus on telling people on the app. Things are probably gonna get weirder from here on out, so they'll have no choice but to believe you!

[thavnairian]

i don't remember getting 'doormat' tattooed on my forehead, but it is what it is.

honestly things were already weird, but maybe they'll actually start noticing.

[wilder]

Eh, you strike me more as a tramp stamp kind of guy rather than a forehead tat anyway.

Who knows? Not sure if that'll make things easier or worse for us.

[thavnairian]

hm. there's a bird tattooed on my ass, does that count? i got shot there once

probably easier once we get over the obvious. it's good to have help.

[wilder]

You got shot in the ass?

[thavnairian]

yep. i've been stabbed too. luckily there's a lot of cushion there!

[wait he should probably explain]

most of my tattoos are covering a mark of some kind. each is like a line from a story