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9: Orias and I came up with a game that we think could be really fun to play together! It's like Mad Libs and scavenger hunting in one, but we'll be playing with facts about ourselves!

9: Yeah, but the app won't let us say personal stuff, right?

9: Well, that's where the scavenger hunt part comes in! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

9: If we post one half of a clue on the app and another half in the real world, and then try to match the clues we find to the right ones and compare them here, maybe we can learn about each other! Or make a lot of really silly guesses.

9: But no cheating by using names or symbols on the clues in town, okay? That wouldn't be very fun!

9: Okay, I'll go first! The starting half of my first clue is: I've been told I'm...

[OOC: An approved player plot by the mods, inviting characters to try and bypass the app's privacy settings! (And Luci!) This will result in tiny headaches for those participating, and for those that are successful, the reward of learning things about other app users and maybe even being able to identify them before the countdown has reached its end!

The other half of Kouyuki's clue can be found in Green Valley's apple orchard and will simply read, "...a little bit short for my age!" But players are welcome to match that up with others' clues and make as many absurd sentences and guesses as they want!

But please remember: talking about the app in person won't be possible if they do manage to meet!]

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9: A prize, huh? I like the sound of that. But we'd have to decide on something that would work for everyone, and also when the cutoff date would be.

9: What's your clue? I bet I'll find yours before you find mine.

yeah, i know. maybe the cutoff should be whenever the countdown's up? but the prize...i think we're going to have to play a few rounds to figure out what everyone would like.

i wouldn't be so sure! the first half of mine is my pet's name is...

9: That's a good idea. And then if everyone wants, we can play again if there's...well, if there's another round.

9: Anyway, um...

9: What about a hint where your other half will be? I gave mine up above to Marchosias 92!

when you say it like that, it kind of sounds like we're playing a game in a game.

oh! hm. let's see...

it's in the Den of Knowledge. will that work?

ah, it does! awesome!! you should definitely pay attention to where the other half is if you find it, too.

[she's hidden it in the school's library, on a sticky note in the front of one of her favorite childhood books: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.]

9: I guess it does, huh? But...I was referring to more people like us.

9: I mean, I don't really want other people to be stuck with the app, but if there's going to be more, we can at least make the best of it and make them feel welcome this way, right?

9: So, the Den of Knowledge... I think I've got an idea about that.

[That is, it's obviously a library, and considering what Orias said before about school break, it may even be safe to presume the library in question is the one at Green Valley. But that'll be a big space to check. About as big as an orchard...but a lot more like a needle in a haystack, too.]

9: I'll keep my eyes open for what might be around it. Count on it.

we're all each other has right now when it comes to this weird stuff. if it makes someone feel a little less afraid then i think it's worth doing as many times as we have to.

you bet i will! you better be careful about submitting the right answer, though - fill it in wrong and i'm going to be applying penalty points!

9: What about points for trying?

you mean pity points?

9: I mean you'll be needing them when you're eating my dust.

you wish! no snake in the garden's going to stop me.

9: ...

9: I can't even say I'm not a snake when it says Marchosias has a snake tail.

9: And the clue I left...I guess I didn't think that through very well.

9: No, you know what? It doesn't matter. I don't have to stop you, I just have to come in ahead! And I'm good at that.

maybe you are. but i've got a pretty big head start on you, you know?

9: The pretty big head part is true, anyway.

how does that saying go again? takes one to know one? ┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌

if you're not nice i'll put my next clue somewhere really embarrassing and only tell you about it!

9: Two can play at that game, though!

9: How determined are you to win? (｡◝‿◜｡)

that's assuming you survive the first round!

determination really doesn't have anything to do with it. i'm going to win no matter what it takes.

9: Isn't the same thing as determination, though?

9: Not that it matters.

9: Because I won't take anything but first place.

9: Win or lose though, let me know when you find it and I'll give you another one to look for! o/

[And he'll just...go investigate the library. Because he'll need all the head start he can get on this one. With all the nooks and crannies, books and hiding places there, it'll definitely take him a while to find a clue, even with starting in the smallest section and working his way up from there, where (fortunately) the book is.]

of course i will. and you better do the same!

[there was really only one place that Emily would peg as a 'garden of Eden' even in this city - and thankfully she was already at school when this message went out. that doesn't make the orchard any smaller, however, so even with that head start she's still got a decent amount of ground to cover; at least there's plenty of pretty blossoms to admire whenever she needs a small break from staring at tree trunks.]

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