sheets all on the floor just like an ocean ...

[headandhand]

WHO: All y’all!
WHAT: Your regularly scheduled NAPs event for the month
WHERE: Fort Pillowtown
WHEN: Oct. 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?!

This month’s event is held at a new, super-comfy all-ages establishment called Fort Pillowtown. As the name suggests, it’s a large indoor space filled wall to wall with permanent pillowforts. There are a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, with each individual fort constructed of gauzy hanging sheets, strings of soft lights, warm blankets, plush toys, a mini television with on-screen menu for choosing movies to watch and video games to play, and yes, lots and lots of pillows. Snacks and drinks of all sorts are available for purchase, as are whimsical onesies and comfy slippers to wear. Board and card game sets are also available to borrow or buy. Sounds like a dream, right?

So pull up a pillow pile, get to know your new neighbors, and enjoy a well-earned and comfy chill-out session. And hey, if you end up napping at NAPs, rest assured that it’s absolutely allowed.

Comments

[ferrokinetically]

"Lower our guard seems likely. Gotta wonder what kind of people think this would make everyone more open and comfortable." It juts makes her feel awkward and out of place. Didn't really lead her to wanting to make a ton of small talk with strangers.

"Lets hope not, because I'm not putting one on." She shakes her head and lets out a tiny scoff. "What about you?"

[sanephiroth]

"I'll pass," He huffs. He already dressed up for this. "It would be interesting if they decide to force the matter." Forcing him to do things he doesn't want rarely ends well.

Oh.

"I apologize. I'm still in your way." She was leaving, wasn't she? He gracefully steps away from the door.

[ferrokinetically]

"Gonna fight in a pillow fort over wearing a onesie? Maybe I'd be down for seeing that." Now she suddenly hopes they actually do try to enforce wearing onesies.

"You're not in the way. Maybe I'll stay after all. See how terribly this all goes. Maybe make fun of a few people in onesies."

[sanephiroth]

Sephiroth chuckles. "As I'm aware pillows can be deadly as well." Possibly a little morbid yes.

He steps forward and lets the door swing shut, gesturing back inside the room of pillow forts.

"After you."

[ferrokinetically]

"If you use them the right way. But now we're risking sounding like serial killers here." Discussing the proper way to use a pillow for lethal force. She flashes a quick smirk though to indicate that she's just teasing.

"Such a gentleman. Thank you." She nods as she walks inside to the pillow fort disaster.

[sanephiroth]

"Humph. Perhaps." He already qualifies as a murdered however, and he doesn't do it with pillows. He's not sure if he should reveal this fact to his new friend. It's not like he ever needed to introduce himself, which he hasn't done yet. How terribly rude of him.

"My name is Sephiroth. What is yours?" He asks as he walks with her inside, taking in the rather comfortable but near-childish surroundings.

[ferrokinetically]

"Sephiroth. Quite the name," there's a slight nod of approval at how interesting the name sounds. Lorna's always been one to like unique things, especially if they have a flair for dramatics.

"Polaris." It feels better to go with that name for now. "This sure is something, huh?" Something childish and making her feel extremely out of place.