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the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-11-07 07:29 pm

they show you how to swim

WHO: All Dualizens, old and new
WHAT: Your regularly scheduled NAPs event for the month
WHERE: Dualis Oasis
WHEN: Nov. 7-10
WARNINGS: Please use these if applicable!


Look at all of these bright, shining new faces! There’s even a few less bright, less shining faces - maybe even a few folks without faces - but hey, this city welcomes all types. Chances are, if you’ve just arrived, you're seeing some pretty crazy things, unless you're used to an eye-blinding amount of neon, robots, weird-ass technology, magic, and an omnipresent police force...and hey, if you are, congrats, you're gonna settle in juuuuust fine. But for the rest of you, the Head knows this has gotta be pretty overwhelming, right?

Well, since your quaint individual processing units are probably having a hard time, why not link up with another one? By which the Head means...

Hello, new citizens of Dualis,
and welcome to your monthly Network Adjacency Protocol~!


NAPs are a monthly community networking event similar to the Earth concept of speed dating! Two citizens (new arrivals and old hands alike) are placed at a table together with a handy cue card of queries to help break the proverbial ice. Ask queries and receive results, or ignore the card and yeet yourself straight into a brand new friendship! But don't be too shy, you've only got ten minutes together, and if you just sit in silence for the whole ten, the Network Admins are likely to come supervise and try to repair the uplink through a mild shock to the ol' central nervous system. You might find yourself saying all sorts of unintended facts about yourself if that happens...probably better to just make friends, right? Who doesn’t like friends?!

The weather outside may be taking a turn toward chilly, but you can still get your swim on during this month’s NAPs, held at the Dualis Oasis, an indoor temperature-controlled aquatic amusement park with giant slides, swimming pools, and lazy winding float rivers. Appropriate swimming gear is required for entry to this part of the park, but there are a number of shops just outside that will gladly sell you swimwear and accessories.

For those of you who wish to avoid a humid environment or just hate fun, a dehumidified lounge and restaurant offer quieter, dryer spaces for chatting and snacking. The actual speed-friending itself is in progress here, but you’re welcome to stick around and continue conversations with your new friends.

So c’mon, what are you waiting for? Just dive right in for fun and friendship - the water’s fine, fine, fine, just like everything else in this fair city. But hey, remember to play safe. No running!
fuckregularpeople: (jane: unsure)

[personal profile] fuckregularpeople 2019-11-09 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good instinct." Now he's got it. Enjoying her dinner, Jane resurfaces from mouthfuls of taco to pay proper attention to Tidus.

"Sure they were. But if they don't hear answers from someone they'll zap someone into giving them. I saw it last month." She sits back too, taking a break from her exorbitant tacos. "Best to keep it neutral. I'm glad you get it. Some people try to play along, I think."
blitzcheer: (the keywords...they're here)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2019-11-09 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
He has to think about it for a second, until he gets what she means. They're watching, here. For their answers? The bewilderment of that lasts longer on Tidus's face, and maybe it's why he shifts a little in his seat, sitting a little up.

Just a little.

"Is there anything else to know about them?" Does that count as neutral? It's nothing about either of them, anyway, but he has to ask. Can't help himself, as easygoing as he's been approaching this whole abnormal situation up to this point.
fuckregularpeople: (jane: bitchy quip)

[personal profile] fuckregularpeople 2019-11-10 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah, plenty!" she replies as she works on her food. "Moff-- nn, more'n we know. You'll pick it up. Ask about the robots last month, but not here. You'll get fucked over." She's pretty sure, at least. Even she's not foolhardy enough to try.

"Just be smart. You're doing fine so far."
blitzcheer: (ummmooo)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2019-11-10 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
He's doing 'fine', being 'smart'. Hah. Except this is the first time he's thought to question—or to be concerned—about what any of them are doing here, why, and he's not really sure how to take the woman's assessment.

Tidus swallows against the caution that's found itself in him, tries to brush it aside, or not let it settle. Grows a smile on his face and tips his head aside.

"Well, want me to stick to yes and no questions so you can eat?" he asks lightheartedly. He knows how to play fine, and he adjusts his arms, lets his ease read in his posture. "Dunno if you wanna ask anything."

And it doesn't matter who asks the questions, so long as there's questions asked, right? Maybe.