NPC MINGLE

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[ sometimes you are having your very first group meeting in a pure white room at a long, also white, table.

tiger is leaning back against her seat, looking between them all. ]

Well, this is stupid.

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[ this is fine.

fox, on the other hand, is sitting properly, though still just relaxed enough to look casual. ]

Haha, it can't be helped, can it? It is what it is.

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[ swan is kicking her legs where she's sitting, thrumming with energy as she looks around at the other five. ] Sooo it's a little dramatic and complicated, but it's for a good cause, right? That can't be so bad.

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[ goat is sitting like a good child, hands in lap, as he nods to what swan says. ]

Swan is right. It may be difficult, but we have to do our best for everyone's sakes...

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[ i was going to continue to be lazy but then jan was good and linked the code. anyway. rabbit just nods nervously ]

Um, yes... so let's do our best! [ ... ] Although I'm not sure if they'll be happy about this...

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[ cheerfully, ]

Oh, I doubt it. They'll probably be rather upset, actually.

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Taken against their will to fight a battle they didn't sign up for? Don't see why anyone would be upset about that.

[ wolf could stand to sound a little less dry, maybe ]

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[ she points at rabbit. ]

Bets on who they're going to try to attack first?

[ please don't point at someone while you say that, tiger. ]

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[ fox holds up his hands. ]

Now, now, don't bully Rabbit-san.

[ noooo fighting ]

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They're not going to attack anyone if we explain it all properly! And it's for the greater good, they'll get it!

[ her hopes and dreams. ]

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[ even with the mask, it is obvious that she is completely horrified ]

E-eh... I'm not good with that kind of thing...

[ fighting. please don't fight her. ]

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[ goat holds a hand out over the table, in a gesture of comfort. ]

Do not fear. We will ensure that no one is harmed, so it'll be all right.

[ except too bad he and swan aren't going to be the intro npcs and instead it's the two sol characters and wolf. rip. ]

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[ GAGGING MOTIONS

that's it that's the tag ]

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How about we actually talk about what we should do? [ wolf gestures around them before he crosses his arms ] Right now, it's a lot of hot air.

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[ swan blows a raspberry to both tiger and wolf, who suck ]

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[ fox just sighs. why are you all children. ] Right. At the very least, let's figure out what we're going to tell them and get an idea of what we'll do in the first week.

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[ she just nods her head, very clearly just wanting to switch the subject to something less terrible. ] We should just tell them it's going to be a contest, right? Ah, but I wonder what's the best way to do it... should we just gather them all together right away?

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Well they'll all come here together, won't they? So let's talk to them together.

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[ fox hums thoughtfully. ] Will all of us be necessary? We don't want too many people speaking over each other. [ which he is absolutely sure will happen if all six of them are in the same area. ]

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[ it doesn't seem like tiger is going to say anything at first, but then she sighs. ] No, we don't need six people to tell one story. Just one of us should be enough to do the job if it wasn't for the fact that there's a chance they might try to stab one of you. Better to have backup. [ yeah she just decided it's not going to be her without asking ]

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[ wolf tilts his head a little, thinking ] So half of us. Even if no one attacks, they'll all have questions. Best to have enough people around to field all of those then let two people get overwhelmed.

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Sounds reasonable. So, who wants to be the lucky three, then? [ who wants to deal with the mob. ] I don't mind being one. [ he is not about to point at a bunch of teenagers and be like, "you do the work instead." ]

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[ there's a short moment of hesitation before she raises a hand. ] I don't mind doing it... [ well. it's less that she doesn't mind and more that swan looks like she might be the youngest from heights, and it doesn't seem like tiger wants to do it... ]

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[ swan opens her mouth like she wants to volunteer, leaning in eagerly before she pauses in thought ] Wait, is this just for the initial meeting? Won't we have to have people around them all the time? We are supposed to lead them.

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Just for the initial meeting. You're right in that we'll have to be available at all times... though it might still be for the better that we don't have everyone constantly around. Don't want the participants to feel like they're being monitored—even if, really, they are. [ he sounds a bit too unashamed of that last point, but eh. ]