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May/June Test Drive Meme

All you need is love.

So the Sphere heard that some of you guys are lonely. It doesn’t want you to be lonely so it has decided that even though it’s not really February the people within its confines and connected to them deserve to have a sort of Valentine’s Day anyway. Celebrating love (all sorts of love, definitely not merely the romantic sort) is on display. Think pink and red and white and loads of hearts and rainbows.

all you need is some kind of love.

In the middle of the merchant dome, some of the stalls pushed aside a large pink and white stripped tent is set up. Inside is a series of small tables, each set up with numbers and two seats each. When people go in and register to receive the number, they are given three initial options. Option one is romantic dating with further subcategories based on gender preferences (if any) and orientation. The second option is for friendship. The Sphere wants you to make friends! A third option only open to the adults within the Sphere is for hooking up and no strings attached sex. That is also sectioned by orientation and preferences.

Each option you pick allows people to talk for five minutes before people move onto the next person. At each station is the option for ice breaker cards. Think would you rather or describe your perfect date (date date or a friendship date. Whichever you’re working on.) Should players wish it, there are various unnamed NPCs around for people to chat up, hook up with or whatever. Go a little bit nuts with it.

it's all for a good cause

John put a post up that calls for the option to sign up for (or to be signed up by someone else) for a date that’s auctioned off. She somehow managed to convince Max to host said auction (but don’t ask how. You don’t want to know what she had on him) so he is your MC for the night.

The gala takes place in the same tent as the speed dating, but it’s been made over to look rather gala like. There’s fairy lights and silk on the tables and an open bar with circulating free champagne. And everything else of course. As always with the sphere there’s food in abundance, things that typically one might think of in a romantic context: strawberries and oysters and chocolate and finger foods. It’s that sort of party. None of it has any effect though. Too many people imbibing for that.

There’s a small band playing for people who are interested in dancing, and various NPCs are currently using it. It’s a good party, lively and inviting.

i get by with a little help from my friends.

So, you know how the people within the Sphere tend to force festivals on you? Well, a big part of those is always food and gifts. These particular foods and gifts tend to come in the form of small valentine’s cakes or candy, or flowers for those not inclined for food. The flowers are yellow however, because this isn’t about love. This is about friendship. There’s signs for free hugs, and random people have been hired to go about telling folks that so and so is their friend. Even if they’re not. But they’ll still follow you down the street and spout things like poetry and cheers in the honor of epic friendships. Even if they’re not really all that epic--the friendships or the poetry.

let's go to the movies, let's go see the stars

Some people may remember a few months ago when Alex badgered Max into letting them have an open area movie screening. This time she didn’t need to do it! In the middle of the rec dome, a large screen has been set up, and there’s space for people to have blankets or chairs from home set up in front of the screen. Various vendors have set up carts or stalls here and there, selling the sort of foods that one would expect at the movies (popcorn, homemade candies, soda, juice, wine and beer, nachos and that sort of thing) along with some that one may not expect: (full curry dinners, burgers, basically a bit like a food truck festival. If you can imagine it it’s there.)

Before the movie, there’s cartoons running, some familiar, and some not, and this is an event that people have seemed to have taken to well. Children run around here taken with the idea for the movie, and it’s a fun, summery festive sort of atmosphere with a community vibe, despite the wine and beer for sale.

we're heckling! it's good to be heckling again!

The movie is a buddy movie double feature, and both of them are rated R, but there’s no one checking IDs so go nuts. The movies that are being shown are Hot Fuzz and The Heat because that’s just what buddy comedies happen to be. But movies aren’t to everyone’s taste and there are some people who have taken this to go full on commentary about them. Do you join in or shush them? It’s entirely up to you!

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( ᴀ. ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ʙʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs )

There was no point in hanging around her assigned housing by herself, nothing to observe or learn about her new surroundings there. So it wouldn't help her solve any mysteries or bring any solutions on finding something about getting back that no one had noticed just yet. She's used to observing things that other people don't see, she's known for it at her school even.

Sofia makes her way through the festivities. She accepts some food at some point but most people get a polite, amused smile and a shake of her head. Her eyes are on those around her, learning what she can about the limited amount of people that seem to inhabit this place.

She's just escaped one of the people following around with terrible poetry and found an abandoned bench to sit on, she draws her knees up to her chest and her headphones up from around her neck to over her ears. She might seem like a loner but if you join her she'll smile warmly and be open to conversation.

( ʙ. ʟᴇᴛ's ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs, ʟᴇᴛ's ɢᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs )

[ Sofia hits up a few different snacks and finds a nice place a little raised above where most people are settled and sits with her popcorn and pizza and a beer that she thinks was far too easy to acquire.

She leans back on her hands after opening it and taking a sip. Her interest is more on the people attending, which ones actually were there to watch the movie and others that clearly had other motives or were just bored. She was vaguely paying attention to the movie but it didn't seem nearly as interesting as people watching. ]

( ᴄ. ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ - ᴛᴇxᴛ )
ᴜsᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ: observar

So, obviously people have decided to accept this is reality and everything so I'll skip what I surmise are people's usual questions here and get to something useful.

First, is there anyone from El Nacional and know about our whole hacker friend?

Second, is there school? Is it a waste of time here?

Third, what do you even do if you're parents are here with you?

( ᴅ. ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ sʜᴀʀᴇ )

[ As Sofia turns the corner to go to her bright yellow locker a sigh leaves her. Gerry's just grabbed Luis and slammed him into the locker with a "Whoa, Hey Luisto" and then asking the inane question "Where are you going?" Luis gives a simple "To class," as he tries to get off of the locker -- her locker. She pulls her headphones down around her neck and walks up as Gerry continues, "How come you don't say hi? We're friends right? Come on"

She walks up, putting herself in Gerry's space. ]

But you aren't, are you? Are you two friends, Luis?

[ Luis says nothing, looking mournful as he raises his arm in a nervous tic to his ear. ]

I didn't think so. Right?

[ Gerry says "No," before continuing, "Listen, Sof, if you can't tell we're a bit occupied right now." ]

Yeah, I see that. The problem is, that's my locker.

[ She points at the locker that Luis was shoved against. Gerry glances at it. "Ah, right. Sorry about that." Luis tries to pull away from the locker to leave and Gerry presses his shoulders back while he looks over at Sofia. "Just give us a few minutes and we'll be out of here."

Sofia raises a brow and gives Gerry a once over, seeing the hair on his shoulders, indicating he'd had a haircut likely just before school and it didn't seem professional. She reaches for his shoulder to point out and pull at some of the hair. He arches away from her with a darkened look on his face. She keeps swiping at his shoulder to get the hair off as she speaks. ]

Did you get a haircut, Gerry? It looks great on you. You couldn't have done it yourself.

[ Gerry nervously presses his necklace against his mouth as she keeps going. ]

Was it your mom?

[ One of his friends, Dario, starts laughing before she continues. ]

And Ernesto needs one, once he deals with his dandruff. There's shampoos for that. You've had it since we were both freshmen. But I guess you're still not quite as bad as Dario. That thing on your lip is herpes, right? Is that from Valeria in 1-B? She's the only one that has it.

[ Gerry goes "Isn't she you're cousin?" and Dario quickly retorts, "Shut up, that's not true. She's crazy" ]

So will you move?

[ "Your jokes are good. I'll give you that. They really are. But why don't you let us finish, while you fuck off and we'll go once you let me--" Gerry says, Sofia still in his face, cutting him off. ]

You're the ones in my way, right now.

[ Gerry's jaw tenses and he leans forward, trying to intimidate Sofia. "Look here," he presses the tip of his thumb and index finger to her jaw, tapping before she pulls her head back slightly. "You freak. One of these days you're going to get yourself in trouble. And I don't want that. You should try to behave, all right?" Sofia smirks, tilting her head up, the smirk shifting into a condescending smile. ]

But Gerry, based on how many classes you're failing...

[ The expression shifts to mock concern as she talks. ]

And the number of days you don't show, statistically I'm doing way better than you.

[ That draws an actual snicker out of Luis who had otherwise been cowering against the locker through the duration of the exchange. Gerry shoves him harder against the locker before Dario grabs Gerry's arm and says "Let's go. She's crazy." And Ernesto agrees, "Yeah, let's go." ]

I'll see you in class okay?

[ Sofia says still having her head upturned and not backing away from Gerry. Dario insists, "Gerry, leave her." Gerry chuckles and pokes her shoulder. "You win, congratulations," he turns his attention to Luis, "Get her to all your fights. She's good." And then back to Sofia, "Take care of your stuff. Crazy people tend to lose it." ]

Yeah, sure.

[ The three bullies walk-off, Gerry kicking Luis' backpack further down the hall first, turning around for one final comment. "Luis, I'll see you later, dude." Luis exhales heavily and wipes his nose with the edge of the sleeve of his sweater. "Thank you, Sofi." ]

Can I get to my locker, please?

( ᴇ. ᴡɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ )

[ Feel free to change styles/tenses. I'm up for whatever else might hold your interest for first meetings or whatnot. She'd probably frequent places where there are lots of people to watch without being too close to them, the library and stuff like that. ]

First, what even is reality? Isn't it just experience? Who even knows.
Second, never heard of the school but hackers suck.
Third, yeah there is a school I think. I don't know much about it.
Finally, me? Dinner with her once a week, ask her to babysit my pet sloth, make sure she doesn't kill my grandfather?

Good question that I don't really think is all that important to ask ourselves or anything.

I figured I wouldn't find anyone here but it was worth a try. I guess I should figure out if school here is required or not.

That brings up a lot more questions than answers.

I kind of wish my parents were here though.

Ask Richard, he's supposed to be the one that knows the shit about schools.

You really don't. This place dumps your memories where everyone can see them. It's awkward. I'm lucky my mom hasn't seen really fucke dup shit yet.

Who is Richard?

There's like only one thing I'd really hate my mom to see but she's going to find out anyway.

Some old guy that runs the school. For kids and adults. He's supposed to be boring. But he makes great food.

Clearly someone isn't sleeping with people yet, because yeah, I'm scared for when that happens.

What does "supposed to be boring" even mean, dude?

I've had sex with people. I'm just not ashamed if my parents know or not.

I can't even put into words. But I'll try. He's... quiet and just dull. Except when he's not? And those times are surprising.

There's a BIG difference between your parents knowing you're sexually active, and them watching your sexual encounters.

I think I know what you mean now.

[ She knows some people like that too. ]

I mean, I'm not ashamed of any of it so why should I care? It's not as if they could stop me or would be ashamed of me, either. It's not the worst thing people could see about me.

Sofía Herrera | Control Z

C - Because apparently Tommy powerbombed Rhy away from this once he saw the text.

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let's go to the movies, let's go see the stars.

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