HUA CHENG

[chanteuser]

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[chanteuser]

[ at least they didn't roll out of bed in the middle of the night and have a very rude awakening. it's the little things. ]

Oh, thanks. I wonder what happened to make them change--

[ and then she takes his hand and


zappy ]

-- Ow!

[supremity]

There was that space station, previously, though this looks a fair bit more -

[ He doesn't flinch, necessarily, though the zap does startle him. But he takes her hand to pull her to her feet, instead of letting go right away, because she might die of hammock induced tomfoolery if he did that. ]

Damn place thinks it's funny. [ letting go and shaking his hand out ]

[chanteuser]

[ ooowwwww.... ]

What the--?

[ ... sorry hua cheng, she's tapping you again. and then flinching back with a "sorry!" ]

... This only happens when we're in contact?

[supremity]

[ There's a twitch, when she taps him again, but he allows it and waves off the apology.

Annoyance bubbles, but it isn't directed at Alex, so there's that. ]

Considering the past two weeks, to have us suddenly unable to touch people wouldn't surprise me.

[chanteuser]

[ she blinks, and looks down at her own hands. ]

Oh right... last week's effect. If we don't think about it then we're likely to just-- [ she mimes reaching out and tapping someone on the shoulder. ]

That feels... mean.

[supremity]

You get used to it, and then it's gone.

[ It is mean. He doesn't like the possibility? But she was the one that initiated touch both times, so.

He reaches out, poking her in the shoulder. ]

[chanteuser]

[ she squeaks, and is definitely zapped.

what is this betrayal, hua cheng? ]

[supremity]

[ A laugh at her squeak, because he's a bully. ]

My apologies, I wanted to see if it was only one way. So it affects both parties, regardless of who initiates - we can hope it's not everyone, and it won't be all week, but.

[chanteuser]

[ but it was and it did. alas. ]

It might be better to be careful. If this definitely applies to everyone I can immediately think of two people who might suffer from this a little more than others...

Why the big change though...? Especially after last week.

[supremity]

[ And Hua Cheng sulked about no gege hugs all week. ]

The Realm has an interesting way of playing games with us. I suppose it would help generate nova, to go from two weeks of - [ handwave, tactile affection and clinginess ] - to this.

We'll see how everyone reacts, I guess.

[chanteuser]

[ mood. all these sad teens and alex can't hug them? bad, actually. ]

Oh I'm sure there's some big, complicated reason why this is the optimal next move. [ and not just the mods going hehehe ] But this is going to suck.

[supremity]

[ Can't headpat any shoujos? Hm, yeah. Bad. ]

There might be a big, complicated reason, but it's going to complicate things. Treatment for injuries will be... difficult. Let's try to stay out of trouble, for however long this lasts.

[chanteuser]

... Right, anything like last week and it's going to be difficult. I'll try and be careful.

[ and then she got stabbed in the leg. ]