[OPEN] Let's experiment on the experiment...ers.

[strongroots]

WHO: Tsuruno Yui (fanstheflames), (strongroots), and YOU.
WHAT: Spreading word about the experiment
WHERE: Around the City! Outside your apartment, in your face-- But also a portion of it at the Welcome Diner
WHEN: From early October to before the City event on the 19th!
WARNINGS: None!

[ PROMPT 1: FOR BUMPING INTO, BE BUMPED INTO! ]

There's a pair on a mission--and hopefully, a pair capable of wrangling some of their friends to join in on sharing out some fliers they've made for an experiment. But as it is, you may meet this pair when they knock at the door of where you're staying, or while you're out on the streets! Each with a friendly face, from the boy's calm nod and "Hey--you got a minute?" or the girl's [description here].

Or you've escaped meeting them in person, but found their flier slipped under the door of where you're staying. And on it reads...

PLEASE READ!A group of us want to hold an experiment on how the city will react if we don't go to a new location immediately or any event it runs. The newsletter they gave out mentioned a Halloween party, and the report in the office also mentioned a test running from the 19th to 31st of October.

What happens if we run our own party in this timeframe? What happens if we don't take part in their experiments? We should test how they react.

Don't talk about this on the network. Come to the Welcome Diner if you want to find out more. We want to hold a meeting with everyone about this plan on the 14th at the diner.

Let's see how willing they are to act.

If you come to the Welcome Diner, Robby Keene and Tsuruno Yui can be found, especially during the first week and a half of the month; others, too, with the activity taking place there. But the pair are usually behind the counter, or Robby.

Take any of the above locations -- outside your character's apartment, on the streets, or the Welcome Diner -- as a place to bump into them, or to be bumped into.

[ OPTION 2: THE ARRANGED MEETING ]

[ lookie here. ]

[ OOC: Hi this is an IC post on the subject of experimenting with city events. Both Robby and Tsuruno can talk with your character, or if you would prefer one or the other, make a note of it in the subject! ]

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PROMPT 2: MEETING TALK GOES HERE

[strongroots]

[ But how about getting to the meat of what they have to say about this idea they're sharing about? There's a date and location on the fliers, and that's for using the Welcome Diner. For whoever shows up, they'll have a little speech to start off this thing. Please, feel free to have a drink of coffee or snack before you settle in--and let's cut to the chase, by listening to two teens who are very young adult-aged, actually, thank you very much.

(One is standing on a chair. Yes, it's Tsuruno Yui.) ]

Hey. [ It's the boy–Robby Keene–who speaks up first. ] So, the fliers we handed out covers our idea. Every time we can enter some new place, something's up with it: the bank vault with personal belongings that made us share our stories, or the mall that had us chased down and see death.

We wanna know what happens if enough of us stay back and don't go to anything like this that shows up this month. If they won't react, or will.

Right, what Robby said! [ And there’s Tsuruno, lively as always and gesturing grandly at–who? You? Probably! ] Given the stuff with the university, it feels pretty obvious by now that we’re being tested.

If you think it’s too risky or don’t want anything to do with this, that’s fine. But if you think it sounds good or worth a shot, we’d be happy to have you! All you really have to do is not check out this party of theirs.

Sound good?

[ Robby nods after her, if angled to a side. ] Right. We can have our own party with a Halloween theme that won't drive us crazy, or stay at home. See if it matters.

[ OOC: As this is meant to be a meeting, feel free to treat it as one if you like with characters talking about the subject with one another. Or just talk about it with Tsuruno and Robby like it's one-on-one!! Whatever is easiest for everyone. 👍 ]

[entwinedfate]

[ Oh, fascinating. This is proving to be a useful meeting right off the bat with everything he's learning from these adult-aged-teens. He's very fine with his cup of coffee in a booth thank you. ]

Well, I can't say they're making the best impression on those who've just arrived with news like that. Thank you the gist of what you've experienced so far, though I wouldn't mind some specific examples if others don't mind sharing it.

[ Setting that aside. He'll sip his coffee. ]

That said, I'll be glad to keep a distance if it's been so terrible. The parties I'm used to are more of a formal affair... [ There's no way he's not one of the Colors that actually attends. Attended. ] So I'm looking forward to a more casual one. Anything I can do to help out?

[strongroots]

[ 'More of a formal affair'? Robby would have never guessed it. Look at this guy.

Nevertheless! ] How familiar are you with Halloween? Different people, different worlds--gotta ask.

[ You know, in case it sounds a dumb question to the newcomer. ]

[entwinedfate]

Personally? None. I didn't have the sort of childhood that let one frolic outside so freely, though I'm sure there's others who can speak more on it. Something about sweets and scares, isn't it?

[ It's got a lot of names across the City, probably. But this man is childhoodless. ]

[fanstheflames]

... How are you at carving pumpkins?

[ Very solemnly. ]

[entwinedfate]

[ Carving pumpkins... ]

I haven't tried. I usually leave the more decorative touches to a surgeon friend of mine, since her finesse with a blade is second to none.

[limbical]

This is probably one of the safer brands of experiments we've pulled. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if something unusual were to happen.

[There's a pause, then Daan frowns, looking mixed.]

I want to lend a hand, but last I checked we were one doctor down. With that in mind, I might wait it out at first just to make sure I'm free in case I'm needed.

Suppose I'll be playing it by ear, then.

[strongroots]

Even if you could spread the word about it, that'd help. [ Though, Robby is curious... ]

You know how many doctors we have in the city?

[fanstheflames]

Fine by me! I told Robby I wanted to check out how things were going for the other party, just in case people needed help.

[unrequite]

Means that if there's going to be a bartender, it'll have to be down to someone else...

[ Midnight raises an eyebrow at Daan. ]

Have enough time to fit one more lesson in before the party?

OTA if anyone wants to chime in!

[keepgodwaiting]

[ As much as Johanna is not generally a joiner, she's interested enough in the idea of the experiment to show up and scope out the situation. The things she read during her own investigations at the Social Sciences building have been rolling around in her head, some fitting into her past theories and some not.

The fact that plucky teens are running this meeting is a surprise, but ... all right, Mystery Inc., she's listening. ]

Hate to say it, but staying at home seems more likely to mess with any plans. Whoever or whatever runs this place wants to build community, see what happens when we're grouped up. Isolation would be the opposite of that.

[strongroots]

Sure, staying home works for me. [ He tips his head aside as he says that, agreeable. ] If we agreed to doing that, I'd go along with it. But I'm curious if they'd want to get in the way of a party meant to snub them, too.

Maybe they won't care. [ A small shrug at that. ] But it sure won't be going to the place they want their experiment.

[unrequite]

[ Midnight sits at one of the booths, taking notes and thinking. ]

On top of standard party preparations, we should think of safety precautions as well, especially considering what we've learned from our experience at the mall. Means of communication should our terminals drop signal, for one thing... If we are somehow locked in, there needs to be some means of letting someone on the outside know.

[fanstheflames]

Yeah, I was thinking that too. Maybe like using a flashlight at a window or something as a code?

I guess that'd only be useful at a certain distance, though...

[strongroots]

[ Hum. For all their talk of windows and doors... ]

We could set outside if we find a good place and equipment for it.

open to all responses

[unimportant]

So the lab rats are running the experiment this time.

[ Yuki has taken to sitting on one of the tables with her legs crossed, a little too antsy to sit properly. It's a reasonable idea to not engage in whatever experiment is planned for them, when almost all of them have gone so awry. Better than people punching each other to death too. ]

If you're interested, I can set-up a barrier on the outside of the building. I don't know how far I can stretch it at my current power, but it's designed to keep unwanted parties out. If something breaks it, I'll be the first to know.

[strongroots]

[ Oh. Well, that's... ]

You'll know if something's not one of us or something else?

[ Hello, completely...unused to barriers here. ]

this is one on one HELICOPTER DAD IS ALWAYS ONE ON ONE!!!!

[miyagimagic]

[ Let's be real - it's not like this plan entirely comes as a surprise to Daniel. There's no way he would have completely missed out on the two planning all of this in the first place, after all-- especially with them using the diner for it.

And though the man would already be here in the first place, considering how much time he's spent in the location, he definitely would have made sure to be present for the meeting. Not that he's piping up much, instead just.. staying to the edges of it, pretending like he's busy cleaning up, when he's actually very much listening in on it all. N-Not getting in the way of your business, kids!! D-Don't mind him, h-haha!!

Though Daniel inevitably does approach him. He just waits until the meeting is more or less over, most other people having left already - casually cleaning his hands with a towel, but the look on his face is enough to suggest his mood is a little more serious.

(As if that wouldn't be obvious. Really, these two know Daniel well enough by now, right.) ]

So.. how likely do you two think it is for there to be something risky about this? [ Yes, of course that's what he's addressing. ]

*swishswishswishswishswish goes the helicopter dad*

[strongroots]

[ ....do they have to be honest to their karate sensei here.

Because Mister LaRusso has that look, and Robby's been feeling slightly--unsure, since speaking with Midnight in particular. And he's had a few reservations before this, but having Mister LaRusso come and be the one to say what he's wondering is...not the best candidate for this. Like, come on. Anyone else would have been easier.

It means Robby takes a second to answer, as if that's really going to help his case. But it's at least only a second, one he uses to lick his lips, before: ] There might be some risk, but we don't know if there will be--this is the first time anyone's done something like this. But no one's gotten punished for staying back when they've done things before. And we just want people to stay away from whatever the city's gonna do.

[ Please focus on that point than absolutely any other that might be more worrisome, Mister LaRusso. ]

On the Streets

[justscribing]

[Things Alhaitham didn't miss from Sumeru: people trying to solicit him in the streets with charities and therapies, waving papers in his face when he doesn't react because he has his soundproof on and they, simply, can't take a hint.

But this is Tsuruno and Robby, trying to stick it to the Man. So he takes the flyer.] So you've decided on how to set up your experiment?

[fanstheflames]

Yep! Will we see you there, or do you want us to explain it now?

[ She'll make an exception for Alhaitham, apparently. ]

[strongroots]

We've got options for the introverts and extroverts.

[ Well, kind of... but they're there!!! ]

[abit_ofboth]

[In most cases, Loki considers himself allergic to joining groups. He much prefers doing things alone, if only partly because he’s used to that being his only option. But when he heard about this idea to mess with whomever is keeping them here and doing this, he thought he would at least show up and hear more details.

The only other person he really recognizes there is Johanna, but he doesn’t move to sit with her, instead opting to sit off by himself. At very least the plan these two children have come up with could cause some chaos, and that at least has Loki’s attention, even if he does not actively participate in this meeting.]

[fanstheflames]

[ He doesn't have to, one of them is a bit of a social... thing. ]

Hey, can I get you anything? Coffee, water? Info?

[ ... She is, apparently, multitasking too. ]

[abit_ofboth]

[It isn't that he doesn't notice someone walking up to him, but Loki does startle when she speaks. For some reason he hadn't expected to be directly addressed.]

Do you have tea? And is it more information than is being presented currently? If so, then yes.