INTRO MINGLE

[dormheads]

week zero: mingle

remaining students: forty-two.

A buzzing alarm wakes you bright and early. You blink your eyes blearily, greeted by the sun's rays peeking through the blinds of a window. It's 7 AM, and it feels like you definitely went to bed way too late last night. Oh well, up and at 'em! Time to start your day! Except...

...this place looks unfamiliar. You're in a room with other people who are also waking up. Outside of the window is a large, sprawling school campus touched by the start of warm autumn colors. In the bathroom is--wow, another door through which are two more confused people in a similar room. Suite mates! In addition, if you go exploring within your dorm, you may find special access to a certain room. Though as you wander about, make sure you take a glance at the rules that are posted at each building.

Welcome to Wiwaldi Academy!

Outside on campus, the air is crisp. In the morning, your feet will crunch over a light frost and fallen leaves. The rest of the day is mild, but sweater and jackets may be needed in the evening and during the night. The sky is bright blue and empty except for an occasional stray cirrus cloud or two. It seems like fall is on the horizon.

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In each room, students will find their own laptops with a welcome screen:

Thank you for joining us at the beautiful campus of Wiwaldi Academy! All classes officially begin on Monday. Students are encouraged to enjoy leisure time on campus this weekend. Please be mindful as new additions to the campus are in construction, and these are off-limits to students until completion.

The icon in the top right corner corresponds to your dorm: Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter. Even though you are all sorted by a particular dorm, please don't hesitate to meet and mingle with one another! You all will have plenty of opportunity to do so on Saturday during the Sundae Orientation. An ice cream bar will be on the campus lawn between the dormitory buildings from 12PM onward, and everyone is invited to come meet and mingle while playing introductory games.

Don't forget to think about your EXTRA CREDIT! It's a chance for you to get ahead on your work. You wouldn't want anyone else stealing your extra credit for themselves, so keep all extra credit assignments under lock and key.

From all of us here at Wiwaldi Academy, we wish you great success on your future endeavors!

Signed,
Principal Bear

Near their desk is a backpack filled with the following:

- an acceptance letter (the envelope is clickable)
- school supplies (notebook, pen, highlighter, binder)
- a framed photograph of a man and his dog
- a smartphone
- a school jacket
- a personalized mug
- a little pack of konpeito
- a cashmere scarf
- one (1) voucher

On their smartphone, they'll find an email with the subject Extra Credit Assignment. The contents of the email provide the details of said assignment.

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Welcome to the Intro Mingle and the start of our game, everyone! Feel free to use the Saturday orientation as prompts for your top-levels. If you have any questions, you may use the Discord #questions-for-mods channel, or DM your mods (Dana, Francy, Anna, and Jan) directly. If you don't have all of us added, just let one of us know, and we'll create the mod DM for you.

A friendly reminder is that IC Profiles are not ICly unlocked yet. Please also stay tuned for Something Else on Sunday at 12 PM / 3 PM EST.

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Comments

[illuminance]

I... Can't say I have much faith in being enlightened, either.

But who knows? I've never been in a situation like this before.

[ghoststrums]

Maybe we'll get lucky. [ he doesn't say whether he's been in a situation like this or not himself? it's fine ] But I think if they were going to give us answers, they would have from the start.

[illuminance]

I'd like to be optimistic, but the best excuse I can imagine is that the truth is too complex to write down for us.

... Which isn't comforting, either.

[ghoststrums]

Right. It's either they won't tell us the truth, or they can't. Which leaves us just as in the dark.

And then there's that acceptance letter...

[illuminance]

... What in the world do you suppose the "Dorm Wars" are?

[ghoststrums]

Nothing good. [ he knows that much ] If this was a normal school, I'd expect some kind of prank war, but I don't think they'd warn us if that was the case.

[illuminance]

[ okay she knows this is a serious conversation, but she is briefly stuck on 'prank war.' ]

[ghoststrums]

... What?

[ why is she just staring ]

[illuminance]

... Prank war...

Is that... A thing?

[ like, she's familiar with the words separately so she can guess at what it means. but it's still a very novel concept okay! ]

[ghoststrums]

Yeah. It's not like a real war or anything, just two sides pranking each other until someone gives up. It's stupid.

[ he's absolutely pranked people before it's fine ]

[illuminance]

Well. I don't have any experience in pranks, but I would be delighted if that was what we were here for.

[ she doesn't have faith in that, but it's a nice thought. ]

[ghoststrums]

... If we got brought here just for something like that, I'd still be a little annoyed.

[ it's the better alternative, but also, let him home. ]

[illuminance]

[ brightly: ] Me too.

But with there being children here, I like that idea more than anything more serious. Even if it would be inconvenient, and pointless, and a waste of everyone's time!

[ghoststrums]

[ that gets her a little huff of laughter ]

But at least a harmless one. You're right.

[illuminance]

I'd be willing to forgive an inconvenience like that, at least.

[ghoststrums]

About the only one I would. [ it's an agreement ] I'll keep looking for answers as much as I can around here until we meet whatever brought us here and learn the truth, though.

[illuminance]

Let me know if you find anything out, if you don't mind.

Hopefully if we all keep looking, we won't remain in the dark.

[ghoststrums]

You can count on me.

[ they're texting buddies now. against her will ]

There's got to be at least a hint somewhere.

[illuminance]

[ it's not her will that's the problem, it's the 'using a smartphone' ]

Yes. There's always a light to find, if you look.