MINGLE LOG | WEEK ONE

[divus]

THE GREAT GAME

The morning breaks. Regardless of where you decided to sleep, the gentle sounds of the water flowing through the courtyard teases you from your slumber, pulls you forward. Patience waits on the top of the steps leading from the courtyard to the altar room, hefty scroll in hand. It isn't until all of the competitors have gathered that she taps the end of the scroll in her open palm contemplatively.

"Good morning, everyone. As of right now, the Contest of the Gods has officially begun. The initial rankings are as follows:"

Patience unfurls the scroll and reads its contents aloud. As she does, the text etches itself into the polished white stone columns that line the courtyard.

LOVE: 7 FOLLOWERS
INDULGENCE: 6 FOLLOWERS
SINCERITY: 5 FOLLOWERS
AMBITION: 4 FOLLOWERS
CUNNING: 3 FOLLOWERS
DISORDER: 3 FOLLOWERS
JUSTICE: 3 FOLLOWERS
PIETY: 3 FOLLOWERS
BEAUTY: 2 FOLLOWERS
FORTUNE: 2 FOLLOWERS
MERRIMENT: 2 FOLLOWERS
RUIN: 2 FOLLOWERS

Rerolling the scroll and storing it up her voluminous sleeves, she takes a deep breath and stretches her arms over her head. "Ooooookay! With that out of the way, I have just a few more announcements, then we'll call this golden and you can all enjoy the rest of your week of conspiring and sabotaging. Let's see..."

Patience taps a finger to her masked chin, then snaps her fingers.

"Right! First of all, you can now hold council with any of the gods of your choosing. This goes two ways, so don't be surprised if one of them decides to approach you first. Secondly," she holds up two fingers, "whichever power that you've decided to accept from your chosen god is now available for you to use at your own discretion. If you have any questions about that, I can try and answer the best I can, buuut you're better off approaching the god who came up with it in the first place."

A third finger goes up. "Next, there are a few more things you should keep in mind with the start of the contest. You may decide, be expected, or receive a request to complete different tasks in the favor of your patron god. If you for any reason are unhappy with your current alignment, at the end of the week you'll have an opportunity to defect from your following and pledge yourself to someone else's. Many of the gods will try to convince you directly or indirectly through their own followers to join their team to bolster their ranks, but it will always be your choice whether or not to do this, so take your time and think it over...you never know what the consequences may be when you break a vow of loyalty." A slight pause, and then, "oh, right, curfew's at 10PM every Thursday night. Lame, but make sure you're snuggled away by then or you might wake up to an unpleasant surprise."

With a great gasp and then a squeal of delight, Patience begins to clap her hands together, bouncing from foot to foot. "Okay, great, now the fun part! I made something really great, so come join me, okay? If you want to talk, you'll find me in the room at the end of the east hall!"

With that, nobody feels compelled to stay any longer, and will be free to explore. True to her word, it seems as if the east and west halls have regained the doorways that had been missing from their blank faces. But...aside from that, it seems like something may be missing, as well.

OOC NOTES

With our second log and the kickoff of week one, the Contest of the Gods has officially started in an IC capacity! All pages and mechanics are now available to read, so make sure you look over everything carefully--and watch for any announcements concerning updates that may appear throughout the course of the week! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us through plurk or discord, as always, and we'll do our best to clear everything up for you as quickly as possible. If you haven't submitted a reporting of your power choice or made a screened toplevel for your character(s), please make sure to head on over there and do that now, as we'll be contacting you via those screened comments to let you know if you've been made a target of!

Above all else...have fun and tag and toplevel freely!

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Comments

TALK TO PATIENCE;

[divus]

[In the East Wing, Patience can be found milling around the road, walking past buildings with a cheerful bounce in her step and a hum of contemplation. Approach her, and she turns expectantly toward you.]

Hungry?

[bakaomi]

No.

[ anyway. ]

You're pretty vague on the tasks.

[divus]

Boo! Come on!

[Ignoring him (sorry), she pushes her way through the cafe door.]

Let's just find a table first. Who wants to stand around in the street?

[bakaomi]

Ugh.

[ he makes a Face

but still follows because what choice does he have. ]

[selfimmolates]

[ray's looking around with mild interest—it's been a long time since he's seen food like this.]

... Pretty amazing setup you've got here.

[divus]

You think so? I've always been a fan of the big city!

[Because it's full of so much food tbh.]

So much to do--okay, maybe not so much here, but I only had time to fill in so much space, and keeping all this up is tiring. What are you in the mood for? It's literally my treat!

[selfimmolates]

... I always did want to see something like this. Guess this is the only chance I'll get, even if it's not real.

[...]

What do you recommend? I've got some things I want to ask you, anyway.

[terca]

Patience!

[ Estelle basically bounces over once she sees her. ]

It's good to see you again.

[divus]

Estelle!

[She clasps her hands together in front of her, giving a little laugh.]

Looks like we can have some girl time, just the two of us! What kind of foods do you like? Let's dig in!

[ritualization]

Not particularly, but if you are-- then I certainly don't mind keeping you company regardless, if you have the time.

[basically the opposite of taka, tbh. everything else can come before food thanks.]

[divus]

Great!

[They're going to go into the cafe too, and Patience leads him straight to a table.]

We'll do tea.

[A steaming pot appears in the middle of the table.]

Pick your poison!

[usogi]

[senri straight up didn't trust anything down this hall.

until he saw the bright pink familiarity of a cafe, and patience in front of it, and then he straight up gasped and started booking it toward her]

Passhiiiiiiii!! ♥ [why is this what's going on here] Passhi, did you make this place?!

[he loves her SO MUCH he will die EARLY]

[divus]

I did! Isn't it sooo cute, Senni?

[She's been waiting all weekend for her DANG CAFE.]

Everything's on me, so have anything you like!

[heartmunculus]

[His stomach answers before he does.]

Yes.

[divus]

Great! Do you like pizza?

[Who doesn't like pizza. I've done like ten cafe threads so she's pushing him toward the bar.]

[covenantal]

Why, is that an offer to grab a bite together?

[ Yu is smiling warmly as he steps up beside the god. ] If that's the case, the answer is yes, of course.

[divus]

I was promised a date, if I'm remembering correctly.

[Even though her mask can't change expression, her voice is cheerful. It's clear that she's smiling.]

Why don't I let you pick what you think looks the tastiest?

[artificialhighness]

I can't say I am. But I can keep you company, if you'd like.

[After all, it's not like she really eats or anything; I'm going to say robots can taste things but the eating thing really isn't a thing. Not that that stops Luna from going into the food establishments and rubbernecking. That's the best place to find humans and other organic beings congregating, after all.

And gods, apparently.]

[divus]

If that's the case, let's go find somewhere to sit. I can't eat with this mask on anyway, so there's no use in going somewhere with food.

[That said, she'll walk toward the direction of the hostel.]

Are you enjoying your stay so far?

[arockstar]

[Hey girl.]

I could eat. Are you asking me on a date?

[divus]

That depends--will you be a gentleman?

[But she's already, like, hooking her arm through his.]

[haw]

If ya wanted company, ya coulda just asked.

Nice to still see ya around, Patience-han.

[divus]

Can't get rid of me that fast.

[She giggles, folding her hands behind her back.]

How do you like my little taste of home?

[frilly]

[ Madoka hops into step beside her...! ]

I'm not hungry, so... Would you like a cookie?

[ Presumably she and Yu would have finished what they're threading now by... now. lol ]

[divus]

I never say no to presents!

[She can't eat it right now but it can just go in the infinity robe for later.]

I'll consider it a holy offering.