Act 1 Part 1 Scene 1

[zoelogical42]

 The planet Earth is spinning. Meteors encroach, threatening the livelihoods of many and initially instilling mass panic. Still, enough have been unaffected that the risk is slowly normalizing.  Our heroes go about their daily lives as if everything were usual. Little do they realize that Sburb is about to transform them all entirely....

What will you do?

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===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[verdigrisvagabond]

Your name is BAK SOWON, and what you lack in height you make up for with cheer and energy. You go to ART SCHOOL in SEOUL, and it is currently your lunch break, so you're eating your PACKED LUNCH. It's very spicy, unlike you. You have just gotten out of PAINTING CLASS, where you are almost done with your SELF PORTRAIT, but right now you're just waiting to GO HOME so you can finish working on some FASHION DESIGNS or maybe even some of your TERRIBLE POETRY. You probably won't, though. You don't have a lot of FREE TIME. Your lunch break counts as free time, so you're allowed to have your PHONE out, and you're using it to look up INSPIRATION. It's almost officially winter, and you like to KNIT or SEW at least one new thing every season. You're notoriously picky though, so you're not finding much. Plus, you're still a bit distracted about the METEORS on the news. Perhaps INSPIRATION is a project best left for another time.

What will you do?

===> Sowon: Pester Friends

Yes, this is a much better idea. Maybe one of your FRIENDS is online, despite the WEIRD TIME ZONE SHENANIGANS that always plague you all.

-- cadmiumCouturier [CC] began pestering petitePugilist [PP], and ingloriousAuriga [IA] at 12:08 --

CC: Hey~
CC: Is anyone online~?
CC: It's lunch and I'm free for a bit and I miss you all~~~~~~~
CC: Plus I want to talk about the meteors, but NA isn't on~
CC: I don't have a telescope~ Has anyone heard from them~?

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[athiel]

===> Become the Lazing Potato.

You are now one TANG EN YIN, but you like to be called ENYE! Currently, you are feeling very comfortable on your bed and playing some neat COMPUTER GAMES. It's currently DECEMBER in MALAYSIA, which means you are enjoying your sweet year-end SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. You yawn, thinking you could probably spend your free time on some of your other interests. These include working on improving your HORRIBLE DRAWING TECHNIQUES or practicing your SWEET SPARING MOVES outside. But first, you'd have to get to getting out of bed like a DECENT PERSON, and you really want to enjoy the 'no responsibilities' life a little while longer.

Ugh, maybe you really should get out of bed. It was almost lunch time, and your Mom would have left you some awesome lunch to heat up.

===> Enye: Nah Reply to the Pesterchum instead

Nice! Social interaction is a great reason for staying in bed.

PP: I am. Hello! ouo
PP: Aw, I miss you too. Talking is good. It's quiet here!
PP: How's lunch today?
PP: I don't know much about the meteors, other than there has been some talk about it on Facebook.
PP: For now the sky is too clear to see anything. oAo

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[verdigrisvagabond]

===> Sowon: Respond

CC: Lunch is spicy~~~~~ It's the best~~~
CC: The meteors are all over our news~
CC: Most of the global networks are covering the one that hit in the northwestern US~

You flip back to your news app, trying to see what the local networks are talking about, when you get a text message from a classmate. You two aren't close, but you've studied together. Why wouldn't she talk to you? You're in the same room.

Yerin: Sowon-ssi, will you take notes for me? My mom called and I have to leave.

That's weird. You look over at her seat, and it's empty, where it wasn't earlier this morning. Hopefully nothing happened.

Sowon: No problem, Yerin-ssi~~ I hope everything is all right~

You flip back to the news app.

CC: Apparently our news is panicking because a meteor hit an apartment complex in Busan~
CC: A bunch of people died.
CC: It's very sad.
CC: I hope no more of them hit us~ It's kind of scary~

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[athiel]

PP: Good and spicy lunch is good ~ ^3^
PP: I'm going to go warm up mine in a moment! I wonder what did mum leave for me this time.
PP: About the lack of news.... ah o-o
PP: To be fair, I haven't checked out our local news programs yet. They might have already talked about the meteors, since it's a really big thing!
PP: ono
PP: It's something that I think would be really important to report at least!

===> Enye: Get your lazy ass out of bed now
Oh fine. You save your game and push the laptop off your lap, rolling out of bed with a groan. Switching to the mobile version of Pesterchum, you languidly roll off the bed, typing away.

PP: Hold on a sec I'm switching to mobile ovo
PP: There we go.
PP: Wow... that's unexpected. And bad.
PP: Yeah that's pretty scary.
PP: I wish I could hug you tight now! >n<

You really are concerned about your friend. That was some unexpected news, and a legitimate reason to be upset. It prompts you to look out the window at the sky again, squinting at the cheery bright blue. Nothing in the vast sea of baby blue, other than a few birds.

Still looks alright. You head towards the kitchen for your meal with phone in hand, looking around for your dog. She's a sweetie, and her tiny button nose makes you want to give her the BEST KISSES.

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[verdigrisvagabond]

You look up at the sky, nervous. You feel a little cold.

CC: A hug would be very nice, to be honest~
CC: I'm a bit worried~
CC: One of my classmates left early~
CC: Oh no.
CC: I think she has family in Busan.

The cold feeling gets worse. You take a few more bites of kimchi, hoping the spice will warm you up. It doesn't work.

CC: There's so many people in Seoul, too. A small meteor could do a lot of damage.
CC: Plus, what if a meteor hits my school~? I have a critique tomorrow!
CC: It would be terrible.

You pull out your phone, and send another text to Yerin

Sowon: I hope everything is okay.

There. That's all you can do for now.

CC: You should send me pictures of your puppy to cheer me up~
CC: That would be almost as good as a hug~
CC: She's the cutest~

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[athiel]

The app chimes as you pull out your lunch from the fridge, which conveniently summons a tiny terrier with a snout full of fluff. You make a cooing noise at your dog, PEACHES, who is currently looking up at you with giant eyes, asking her where she has been hiding.

She only gives you a small boof in reply.

PP: For now we will just have to make do with internet hugs!
PP: Extra strong HUG~! >-

You spooned out the rice and chicken onto a plate and absently shoved it into the microwave. A thought occurs to you as you press the buttons, and quickly send it over to Sowon. You might have to do some editing first, though!


PP: Maybe this is some weird comfort but >-<
PP: I know you will be okay!
PP: It is an odd time, and there are uncertainties.
PP: But I just know, I can see it.
PP: And your critique will go well!


You look over at your somewhat poor attempt at comforting and frown. You could have just sent over the pictures.


PP: And okay! o3o
PP: Here are some pics of the puppy. ^3^


You aim your camera at Peaches, and she immediately cocks her head as if in askance. Ah Peaches, always photogenic.

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[verdigrisvagabond]

You stare out the window as you wait for Enye-ssi to reply. The sky is so clear, and it's so cold that you can feel it through the window. If it stays like this, you could get some really good sketches done, if you don't mind losing feeling in your toes.

The app chimes. You smile.

CC: Internet hugs are also very nice~~~~~~
CC: I am also hugging you through the internet~

You make good on your promise, and clutch your phone your chest, giving it a tight hug. It does make you feel a little better.

CC: Thank you for the comfort~
CC: I believe you~
CC: There are always uncertainties, it's just hard right now because I can't do anything about them.
CC: I can't stop a meteor.
CC: But I can do lots of other things~~~
CC: I can work hard on lots of things~
CC: I believe you, Enye-ssi~ It's going to be fine~

A picture of Enye's dog, PEACHES, comes through. You squeal in an undignified manner, attracting the stares of a few of your friends and classmates.

"It's my friend's dog," you say, "She's so cute!" Your phone gets passed around for long enough that you go idle. Everyone loves Peaches. Even people who haven't met Peaches love Peaches. If you want to be accurate about things, you are one of those people.

Eventually, you get your phone back.

CC: Sorry for disappearing~
CC: Peaches is so cute that I had to show her off~
CC: As an apology, here's a picture of my painting~

You upload a photo of your latest self-portrait. It's black and white, and almost photorealistic, but you still have trouble with drawing your nose at a 3/4 angle. The ear is spot-on, though. You're very proud of that ear.

CC: Do you have any plans for the weekend~?

Re: ===> Be the Smol. {{Thread 1}}

[athiel]

Speaking with Sowon never fails to bring a smile to your face and a warm feeling to your heart.

PP: Hee~
PP: <3
PP: The hug has been received! It is a warm one, filled with many good feelings~
PP: A very high-quality hug.

You nod your head at what Sowon says, even though she can't really see you.

PP: I'm glad that was helpful! >w<
PP: Being able to do lots of things-
PP: And working hard-
PP: Are amazing things we can do.
PP: But! >n<
PP: Uncertainties can still be scary, and they can be there in the things we do.
PP: If we share the burden of the uncertainty with others, though, it becomes less scary.
PP: The thing that is uncertain, can become more certain!
PP: This is what I believe ~
PP: So if you ever have any scary uncertainties, I can be here to listen ~
PP: We can do the scary thing together! ^-^

You wait a moment after you have sent the pictures of Peaches for her reaction. When you are informed that your friend has gone idle, however, you take this chance to remove your lunch from the microwave. This excites Peaches, as she starts to prance around your feet as the smell of chicken starts to fill up the room.

You quickly place it on the dining table and take a seat, pointing at Peaches with a finger. She sits down quietly, and you fish out a boneless piece of chicken to share with her.

It's after you've enjoyed several mouthfuls that your phone chimes again.

PP: Oh haha!
PP: Sowon you don't need to apologize for that! ^u^
PP: Ahhh I'm so glad your classmates enjoy the cuteness of Peaches.
PP: I'll be sure to tell her!~

You did just that, and Peaches looks happy at the news.

PP: QoQ Your painting is so so good!
PP: You will get the TOP SCORES.
PP: One day you have to teach me your ways, Sowon! ^o^ ~
PP: Your paintings are always so great!

You think over the question, spooning more delicious food into your mouth.

PP: Not much.
PP: I'll most likely go out with my mom to catch a movie~
PP: Oh! But before that, I'll probably play this new game! I've been waiting for it's release for a while.
PP: Have you heard of Sburb?

===> Be the Sticky-Fingered Sunflower. {{Thread 2}}

[zoelogical42]

Your name is MARISOL RODRIGUEZ. You are a STICKY-FINGERED SUNFLOWER of a person, as generous with your belongings as you are inconsiderate of other people's personal property. You LIVE ALONE in a treehouse near VALPARAISO, CHILE. This, perhaps, accounts for both your IMPULSIVE, INDEPENDENT NATURE and your COMPLICATED SOCIAL DYNAMICS with your online friends, who are some of the few people you are in contact with regularly.

You are in YOUR ROOM, a veritable treasure trove of gifts from said friends and whatever you happened to feel like keeping from YOUR HEISTS, which isn't always very much. The THRILL of the HEIST is all about skill for you. You are simply THE BEST THERE IS.

Your latest heist, which you have not given a name yet, is possibly your MOST ADVENTUROUS and FINICKY ONE YET. Your plan is to STEAL YOUR FRIENDS, or at least borrow them, in a VIRTUAL APPROXIMATION of HANGING OUT that is completely unlike your current chatroom! You got the idea from your friend Enye, who found a game that you can all PLAY TOGETHER. In this endeavor you have recruited one of your friends, ingloriousAuriga, in order to do a TEST RUN and START THE GAME.

===> Marisol: Pester Āryā

Well, if she's not awake now, she might as well be awake soon, shouldn't she? You're not always the best with time, but you've written POST-IT NOTES with all your friends' time zones on your HANDY-DANDY BULLETIN BOARD. EIGHT HOURS AHEAD should be her MORNING. In any case, if she's not awake now she can just ignore you later. You open up Pesterchum.

NA: hey arya
NA: arya wake up
NA: arya i got your computer set up
NA: it's gorgeous
NA: even asked sowon for some of her decoden and prettified it
NA: i think the rainbow piece could probably kill a man