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Who: Everyone
When: Day 13, afternoon
Where: Public Lounge

[ Guess who's trying to earn as many Sparks as possible? This guy. So on Day 13, sometime during the day each Team may have received a quick visit from this guy, encouraging them to come to the public lounge during the afternoon to partecipate on a get to know each other exercise. For anyone who asks, he'll explain on very generic terms that it's just a game of truth or dare or kiss, and he's going to try his best to convince people to actually show up.

For those who do show up at the public lounge in the afternoon, he's going to explain the basic set up ]

All right, so, the whole thing is pretty simple. Usually, I guess there should be something to spin or help with randomly selecting people, but that's going to get complicated, so let's skip that one. You see someone you want to get to know, you partner up with 'em.

Here's the rules. You ask your partner to pick Truth or Dare, and ask or provide your challenge accordingly. As the person who's been asked or challenged, you will have the option to back out of it by kissing your partner instead. Doesn't have to be anywhere specific, there's kids here.

You won't win anything out of it except, huh, my gratitude for taking part, I guess.

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[laughing]

It's my turn again, but I don't think I match that level if I pick Dare!

You can pick Truth if you want.

Truth it is!

Are you single?

I am sort of seeing someone, actually! But it's suuuuper long-distance and we're both okay with sharing, so~ I'm effectively single?

[ The important takeaway here is she's not off-limits and that's what he's going with. ]

Sounds close enough to me!

[AGREEING:]

Close enough!

[ Yeesssssss. ]

I'll go with Truth for my pick this time, too.

Actually, something I've been wondering about a couple teams— Do you like Licorice's speciality bond? Since I really like Thyme's teaching one.

I haven't really given it much thought yet? But it sounds like something I can potentially pull off.

[ As long as he doesn't have to be like, sincere.... or else bury the sincerity in Dramatic Bullshit. ]

But it's not something you would go for without points for motivation?

Probably not.

Huh! That's something to think about later.

Is it unusual?

No, the teams are just something interesting to puzzle over.

How do you mean?

[ He sounds genuinely interested. ]

I doubt there really could have been much planning on Cardamom's part, since we were all picked here by random fortune and not any deliberation, but the teams do have definite, distinct themes set up for them! Like with the furniture, the fashion styles, and the specific bonds. Why those specific bonds? Is there something added to the effect by having a group focused to it? Is there actually a rubric to our assignments? Maybe he got info after he picked us up.

So you're curious how much is chance and how much is deliberate...?

Yep, and the strategic effects of that kind of sorting either way.

That's an interesting question.

It has a lot of a variables!

You think this Cardamom guy would be willing to talk about any of 'em?

Sure, I don't see why he wouldn't be.

I'd be interested to hear what he has to say.

It's always better to get things firsthand.