egg raising - AlcheME!

[idolpro]

[ Your cavern offshoot is still rather spacious, even with a human-sized egg pressed to the farthest cave wall. It's also surprisingly accommodating: the ground here is carpeted with lush rugs as well as pillows and blankets.

The egg is surrounded by a number of colorful smooth stones, most small enough to hold in one palm. There are eight colors in total, though multiple of each color. Hold a stone and you'll be compelled to speak honestly about the corresponding emotion.

You'll quickly find that your offshoot seems to have reduced echo, or perhaps even sound muffling—from here, you can't hear anyone from any other unit offshoot, and you suspect they can't hear you, either. ]

TASKS & EMOTION COLORS | GENERAL DISCUSSION | INDIVIDUAL TURN-IN @ 4 HR

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TASKS & EMOTION COLORS

[idolpro]

Note: you do not need to do all tasks (though you can if you want to). It is up to you to decide what emotions are necessary for an emotionally healthy child.

If you decide to fulfill an emotion, everyone should participate in that emotion. However, they can choose between which they want to do, e.g. if you decide to do Anger, then person 1 can take the first option and person 2 can take the second option, but both must participate in Anger for it to count.

If no one on the unit is capable of fulfilling that emotion's tasks, please note that in turn-in so the gamerunner knows for fairness reasons. Being capable but not willing does not count.

Anger (#D50000/red) Tell a unitmate something they did to make you angry. Talk about your hot buttons, or otherwise things that make you angry.	Anticipation (#FF7E00/orange) Tell a unitmate something that you'd like to do with them in the future. Talk about your plans for the future after Imeeji.	Joy (#FFE953/yellow) Tell a unitmate something you like about them. Talk about something that never fails to make you happy.	Trust (#53FF53/light green) Tell a unitmate about a time they hurt you. Talk about a weakness, vulnerability, or otherwise a secret that you're sore about.
Fear (#009700/dark green) Tell a unitmate something about them that scares you. Talk about a fear or trauma that keeps you up at night (or equivalent level of intensity, for sensitIVs).	Surprise (#008AE1/sky blue) Tell a unitmate something about yourself that you think will surprise them. Talk about a time that your expectations were betrayed.	Sadness (#0000C9/dark blue) Tell a unitmate something about them that makes you sad. Talk about something you've been recently sad about, or the last time you cried (out of sadness).	Disgust (#DF00DF/purple) Tell a unitmate something you judge about them. Talk about what makes you feel ashamed, or something that makes you feel contempt.

GENERAL DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

I know this isn't pointed, but this feels kind of pointed...

[featherbeaned]

[ ... Egg ]

[ She can see! But also! Egg!! ]

ANGER

[idolpro]

Re: ANGER

[doublefried]

Okay! We can go over this one again. You never actually make me angry so I guess, just general anger feelings? It's rare for me but when people overreact to what they THINK I want and ignore what I ACTUALLY am telling them... we went over this before, I think. It's really frustrating and honestly kind of condescending? Like, okay, tell me what I feel again, I guess.

Re: ANGER

[featherbeaned]

You've never pissed me off either ... which! For the record! [ The baby dragon record - ] I'd tell you if you had, communication's important.

I get angry when people don't respect my boundaries. Like when they pick me up without asking first, or when they yank my tail ... or tell me how I should think or feel about something ... or when they try to make me do something I don't wanna ...

If it's something I actually prob'ly really should do, we can, like, we can talk about it. I have boundaries, but I can compromise if I've really gotta.

ANTICIPATION

[idolpro]

Re: ANTICIPATION

[doublefried]

After Imeeji I'm going to visit my boyfriend! Whether I go there for good or just go back and forth depends on what I have left to do at home... but honestly, he's done a really good job of luring me away from it.

Well, I won't just leave my fellow heroes stranded though, so I at least need to resolve this current situation...

[featherbeaned]

After Imeeji, I'm going home with Kit to live the slow life!

I like travel and adventure and trying new things, but I'm a magic dragon from space, I can do any of those anytime I want. There's no rush. More than anything, I want to enjoy nice things with the people I love.

JOY

[idolpro]

Re: JOY

[doublefried]

[ POINTS ACCUSINGLY AT TEA but like jokingly ]

You are definitely my best friend in all of Hell, you're really easy to talk to, you intuitively get a lot of the things I'm talking about without me having to explain them. You're supportive, helpful, cheerful and friendly and go out of your way to make sure everyone on the unit is safe and taken care of, usually before you make sure for yourself. Also, your hair is super soft and smells good.

TRUST

[idolpro]

Re: TRUST

[doublefried]

PHYSICALLY, my only weakness is fire. But if it comes to emotionally... I have a hard time relying on people. Not because I don't trust them, but because it makes me feel like I'll be way too much of a burden if I get too comfortable with doing it.

[featherbeaned]

Uhmmmm ...

Hm. What to talk about, what to talk about. I s'pose - I don't like being vulnerable in front of people unless I really, really trust them. Some of my most formative memories were of, uhh, being trapped in a gladiator arena as one of the fighters, and if I showed weakness there I could've been killed. Would've been killed.

It's kinda funny. When I first started out here and figured out how to make my dragon potion, I'd have let almost anyone give me a tummy rub, haha. Now I'd bite most people's hands off before they got close!

FEAR

[idolpro]

[doublefried]

I don't know about 'keeps me up at night' or anything, but I do have a lot of nightmares about being on fire, being stuck in a cage, being stuck in a cage that's on fire, being in fire and stuck in a cage...

You know, normal stuff.

SURPRISE

[idolpro]

Re: SURPRISE

[doublefried]

I have tail feathers.

SADNESS

[idolpro]

Re: SADNESS

[doublefried]

I don't think 'status effect-induced loneliness' counts as the thing I've been sad about, so I guess I'll dig into memories...

It's been a while since I remembered, but I'm pretty sad about my mom and that I couldn't have done more to help her when I was little. I know that's not, like, a kid's job, but no one else was gonna do it, and she clearly wasn't okay...

Like... she didn't like me much, I think, but it was probably just because she really loved my dad and my dad REALLY didn't like me, so I don't really blame her for it...

This maybe got too deep actually. Maybe this is a thing for a therapist.

DISGUST

[idolpro]

[featherbeaned]

[ ... ... ... ]

[ fidgets with her hair, looking everywhere except at W ]

I'mmmmmm ... I've been. [ a sharp huffy lil sigh; her feelings are a riot of self-recrimination ] I'm still feeling. You know. Ashamed of myself, for not thinking to use the Laser Eraser in that fight. I got so caught up in the moment it just fell out of my head. Maybe it wouldn't have fixed everything, or even anything ... but it could've, prob'ly would've, done something, and that's gonna haunt me for a while. People got hurt. People died. I wasn't the one who hurt them, but ... still ...

It's a lesson in not getting so caught up in the moment that you stop thinking. I'll get through it — and if I need help along the way, I know there's people I can talk to. Make sure you do the same, kiddo. Don't let the bad feelings fester.

INDIVIDUAL TURN-IN @ 4 HOURS

[idolpro]

Anger: LINK
Anticipation: LINK
Joy: LINK
Trust: LINK
Fear: LINK
Surprise: LINK
Sadness: LINK
Disgust: LINK
<font color="#D50000"><b>Anger</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#FF7E00"><b>Anticipation</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <span style="background-color: #000000;"><font color="#FFE953"><b>Joy</b></font></span>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#53FF53"><b>Trust</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#009700"><b>Fear</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#008AE1"><b>Surprise</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#0000C9"><b>Sadness</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a> <font color="#DF00DF"><b>Disgust</b></font>: <a href="HERE">LINK</a>

Re: INDIVIDUAL TURN-IN @ 4 HOURS

[doublefried]

Anger: LINK
Anticipation: LINK
Joy: LINK
Trust: LINK
Fear: LINK
Surprise: LINK
Sadness: LINK
Disgust: LINK
Food Appreciation: LINK
Love: LINK
Comfort: LINK
Protectiveness: LINK
Playful: LINK

BONUS EMOTION: FOOD APPRECIATION

[doublefried]

My favorite food is yakitori, but I have an appreciation for pretty much every chicken-based food. It's super versatile and filling and savory and super delicious.

COLOR

[idolpro]

[ A few stones begin to change color into Food Appreciation (#D65577/punch). Your silhouette may now turn punch with food appreciation. ]

BONUS EMOTION: SOFT

[doublefried]

I get the soft cuddly feelings whenever I make Azul blush, but also whenever I snuggle into a pile of stuffed animals, but also whenever I flop with you or B or C after a long day. Oh, also whenever I get my wings preened or my hair petted.

COLOR

[idolpro]

[ A few stones begin to change color into Comfort (#438D80/sea turtle green). Your silhouette may now turn sea turtle green with comfort. ]

BONUS EMOTION: LOVE

[doublefried]

I love you guys! The unit is really good. Obviously like, platonically? Familially? I basically never shut up about my romantic love life, so I could go into that, but it wouldn't be anything new.

COLOR

[idolpro]

[ A few stones begin to change color into Love (#F59FB8/pink). Your silhouette may now turn pink with love. ]

BONUS EMOTION: PROTECTIVENESS

[doublefried]

I get really protective whenever I see or hear someone like... not even so much physically threatening us, although I WOULD, just it doesn't really happen, but when someone is just, mean or catty? About AlcheME? It's like, exCUSE me, only WE get to be catty about ourselves, who the heck are YOU, you know?

Makes me wanna puff up and scare them off.

COLOR

[idolpro]

[ A few stones begin to change color into Protectiveness (#434a9f/blueberry). Your silhouette may now turn blueberry with protectiveness. ]

BONUS EMOTION: PLAYFUL

[doublefried]

Also I'm bringing this in because we're AlcheME and if this were my egg that I was hatching to raise, I'd want it to know how to have fun and a sense of humor.

I thought it was really fun and funny setting traps together and I think we should do it again sometime, even if nobody falls for them. The reactions are ALREADY good enough on their own to be worth it.

[featherbeaned]

Ahh! Yes!

[ claps her hands ]

That was so much fun. Honestly, some of the best times I've had in this place have been - things were s'posed to be serious, but AlcheME still found the time to let loose. It's helped me get through some hard times.