WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

26 Villagers

After the news from the town hall, Puffin Town might not seem as tranquil as before—if it ever did. But the sun dawns, and the rooster crows on a new week, that seems peaceful enough, for now. There's farming to be done for those who don't want to subsist off the vast canned food selection at Joja Mart, or you could take up your hand fishing or even venturing into the mines.

If you want to lay around on the grass taking count of the shapes in the clouds no one will stop you, an eager duck might even stop by to give you a pillow; but the cost of the harvest looms overhead, even if you choose not to see it.

And so too does: confetti? Monday, at precisely noon, everyone will find themselves showered with confetti from seemingly nowhere. The culprit largely seems to be the ducks, but if you're somewhere closed off like bathroom, there's no obvious instigator in sight. Though if you squint real hard, you might see the wisps of something? It's hard to see through all the colorful paper, though. Regardless, you'll soon find yourself accosted by a duck with a flyer, printed and worn:

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Festival!

The Colors You Want to See Festival!
Do you find the walls of your cottage drab? Do you want to add a special touch to make your home YOURS? Stop by the general store this week and pick up some art supplies to decorate your life! NOTE: Puffin town does not take responsibility for any damage incurred during the decorating process. Participation will be rewarded with an item from the community stockpile! Please see the event organizer in the community center to submit your polaroid photograph of your entry. (Polaroids are available at the general store.)

Maybe calling it a festival is a stretch, but it's certainly a group activity nonetheless. And hey, there's even prizes! The duck, ever eager, presses another paper into your hand, though this one is handwritten, in a cursive elegant hand.

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Gift Giving

Someone told me that receiving a gift is a reward in itself. But if you share with others, you deserve something tangible, don't you? Try it, you might be surprised at what you receive.

(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST, for the current week's murder, but feel free to submit for later weeks if you like!))

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Comments

[theotherww]

Some of them could. Say you forget that someone who threatened your family was arrested. You'd want to go home thinking they're still at large.

There's also more extreme examples if you open up the possibility of brainwashing or them having the ability to trigger a specific memory. Have you ever read The Manchurian Candidate?

[liberazoth]

[ slowly, unsurely, ] I don't think I've ever read that story, no...

[ or like, ever heard of it, but that doesn't seem to be the relevant detail here.

(what's a manchuria...) ]

[theotherww]

[Maybe he should expect people not to be familiar with stuff that feels like common knowledge to him, but also this just means he feels smarter.]

It's a political thriller about a soldier who becomes a double agent without even realizing. An enemy nation captured and brainwashed him into becoming an assassin they can trigger on command with simple hypnosis, and he completely forgets his assignments afterwards. It doesn't end well for him when he realizes what happened.

There's no version of this that works fully like that in real life, but people have certainly tried. It's possible they're trying that with us too.

[liberazoth]

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(this sounds like the kind of story flay would love...) ]

Ah ... So you're saying one ... or some, or more of us could be told to kill on command, all without any of us knowing. Depending on if it actually works or not.

Yeah, that's ... definitely not reassuring.

[theotherww]

I'm more saying that could be the type of thing they want to accomplish. I doubt anyone here is actually a sleeper agent, though the ways our memories were altered could lead to violence.