EVENT ▸ welcome week

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EVENT 001: WELCOME WEEK

MOVE-IN DAY Welcome to Cadelle, cuddlers! The city is — for the most part, at least — very happy with the first wave of volunteers who have chosen to spend time here! To help everyone get settled a little easier, Mayor Drake and her team have put together a series of helpful booths, each staffed by friendly citizen volunteers who are more than ready to answer any questions characters may have. ▸ First things first: visitors will need to visit City Hall to officially enroll as a Cadelle citizen. Once complete, they'll receive their Welcome Packet, which will include all of the most important items for settling in. Characters will find keys to their apartment and associated mail box, their housing assignment, and their pre-activated CuddleCard, ready to go. In addition, the volunteer coordinators have included a newly printed map of the city, as well as contact information for various city-run organizations, just in case! ▸ Due to the influx of energy from all of the new visitors, the city’s computer systems have been experiencing some "minor hiccups". While this is nothing to be concerned about, characters may find themselves mildly inconvenienced — they may have received keys that don’t work in their door, or been issued someone else's room assignment unknowingly! ▸ If they've arrived during regular business hours, characters are, of course, able to visit the maintenance office on the first floor of each building for help switching out their mismatched keys or determining their correct assignment. However, getting settled after hours will require a little extra creative problem solving — like asking a new friend if sharing a bed for the night seems reasonable, sleeping on the couches in the public lounges downstairs, or maybe even roughing it for the night outdoors. (Of course, there's always the frowned-upon methods of breaking and entering... not that you heard it from us!) ▸ As with any move-in day, there’s bound to be lots to see and do. Characters may need help carrying their things, or even just help finding their way around. If they're lucky enough to find their room without problem, they may not be so lucky in their assignment. They may find themselves living underneath someone who's got to be part elephant (who stomps that much at 6 AM?!) or just above someone who insists on burning every batch of popcorn they make! Get out there, meet the neighbors, and see what this city has to offer! CITY SCAVENGER HUNT A few days after the big move-in weekend, characters will find an unread message on their CuddlePhone, encouraging them to check out the CuddleTalk network for a very special message from two very special guests. When they do, they’ll find a cute (but admittedly very cheesy) video message from Cadelle’s volunteer coordinators, Flora and Cornelius. The video highlights a few of the most popular destinations in the city — Blaze Pizza, for example, the home of the ninety-second wood-fired pizza, or Dinah’s, where you can enjoy a literal bucket of fries perfect for sharing. At the end of the video, a link will come up for characters to click if they are so inclined. They’ll be directed to a sign-up page for a city-wide scavenger hunt, with a grand prize promised for the first team to complete the challenge. Want to participate? ▸ Characters will be able to sign up for the scavenger hunt either on their own or with a friend. (The prizes remain the same regardless of the size of the team, so if your character wants all the money for themselves, they'll either want to race it alone or pick a very generous teammate!) ▸ Among the many delicious dining destinations around Cadelle, characters will discover three venues that the volunteer coordinators have tapped as their current favorites. Somewhere in those three venues, characters will find a beautiful framed photo of Flora and Cornelius. ▸ When characters find the photo, they'll be instructed to take their best selfie, being sure to capture themselves, the framed snapshot, and their teammate (if they chose to bring one along) in the shot. ▸ The first group to send in all three selfies will win the grand prize — one month's stipend worth of extra CuddleBucks! However, all competitors who complete the challenge will be rewarded with a token of appreciation — one week's stipend worth of CuddleBucks, just for playing along! ▸ While characters explore the city, they just might find some "bonus" surprises along the way. Keep your eyes peeled! Helpful Hint: To find the secret locations (and any hidden bonuses along the way), check out our CITY DIRECTORY for all the amazing destinations your character can explore! Feel free to sort by category on the left, and click your way through your first big adventure in the big city! Mod Note: For fairness, the "grand prize" winner will be determined by RNG in a drawing on August 4 at 3:00 PM. If your character would like to be eligible to win the grand prize, please be sure to leave us a comment so we can include them in the drawing!

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[ischyros]

We did our best to honor you. I hope that is what you would have wanted?

(This is a difficult conversation to have, to discuss the death of a friend with same-said friend. It's not something that she's ever done before, in spite of her years. It weighs heavily on her.)

[elscion]

[Clark just nods in agreement before processing the question, he turns towards her with a quizzical look on his face.] We? Was... Bruce involved? [Because he wasn't sure how he felt about that; he hadn't had the chance to talk with his own incarnation of Bruce yet either.]

[ischyros]

(Diana nods slowly. Bruce was involved, yes, because they all were. All of them were a part of that battle, in some way.)

We both were, yes. We did what we could to save the world.

[elscion]

[Clark nods then.] I like to think it was in good hands, then. [He smiles slightly, it was hard trying to school his features into it.]

[ischyros]

(Diana smiles back, glad that Clark seems to understand that they'd only done what had been necessary. While Diana enjoys a good battle, she doesn't like war solely for war's sake and she doesn't like being at odds with an ally if she can help it.)

I'm glad to see you here. The last I saw you...I didn't get to express my feelings about the good you'd done, about the person you were. I hope this place means we'll have a chance to form a true bond.

[elscion]

[Clark's own smile at her words seems more genuine than it had been. After all, it was hard to be genuine in your emotions with someone that wasn't quite a stranger, nor quite a friend. He didn't know Diana; yes he might have some experience with the warrior but the person was still foreign to him.] Its nice to know you had a more positive idea of what I'd been doing. [After all, not everyone had.] Maybe we will, I hope we will. [Because they weren't completely dissimilar at the end of the day.]

[ischyros]

(Diana smiles. She hadn't gotten a chance to know Clark as a person either, really, so getting to know him now is going to be something she never anticipated or expected. It's a second chance, in a way, and she wants to make the most of it.)

I wished for some kind of safety net to protect the world when I agreed to come here. I hope it comes to pass.

[elscion]

[Clark nods at that, a small smile on his features even now.] I wished for more time... I guess you could say they're already making good on their bargain from my end of things. [He was here after all. So time is something that he had.]

[ischyros]

More time is always what I wish for and, sadly, not always what I receive. Sometimes it is difficult to get what seems like such an easy thing to obtain.

[elscion]

[Clark smiles a little sadly.] Well, time is something that seemed like it was over for me before all of this. I like to think I'm going to make good use of what I have.

[ischyros]

It is a precious gift to be given more. I've been contacted by someone else who works to protect his planet. He has a team, too, and there's a chance we might be able to work together here.

(Diana pauses for a moment, gauging Clark's reaction to that possibility.)

More help is always better, isn't it?

[elscion]

[Clark frowns at that.] Someone else? Here? [Because he couldn't understand it too much, frowning a little.] You think there's enough of a need for all of that here? [He means being a superhero; after all, they'd all been brought here from different walks of life and they were technically the invading species... it didn't seem quite right for them to suddenly set up shop.]

As long as that help actually helps.