Trash Squad Day 1 - GAME START

[chinhotta]

[ Maybe you were going about your business and blacked out, maybe you were dead. Either way, when you come to, you are in what looks like the entrance hall to a school, except for the very well secured front door. Before you can really get your bearings, a voice rings out on an the intercom. ]

Welcome, kiddos! —How does that sound? 'Kiddos'? Too daddy kink? Eh, let's go with it for now. Anyway, welcome to a once-in-a-lifetime chance at romance and passion, with fabulous prizes! Find love beyond the boundaries of time and space! Original concept, do not steal.

Pick up your tablets and get settled in! A little later today, we'll have our first heart-pounding get-to-know-you event!

—Oh, also, no violence allowed! I know some of you kids are into the murder thing, but that's not the kind of game we're running here.

[ In fact, there are several boxes of electronic tablets around the room. When you pick one up, it displays the gameplay and rules.]

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Game navigation

Comments

[starinhereye]

No questions about if I want to learn and adapt first?

Alright, teacher, I'm listening. How does this have games?

[counterfaith]

Is there any change in life that has such consideration?

[ he has already checked and there's no games on the tablet, but ]

You'll want to go to the home screen first. The center button.

[starinhereye]

A lot does, actually.

[light touch, light touch . . . harder touch, and it worked]

Got it.

[counterfaith]

Well, it is still good to learn new skills, besides.

Now, each individual picture here is an icon. They represent applications, or apps, that have different functions. For example,

[ gesturing to the icon with Rules on it ]

If you could select that, please.

[starinhereye]

[light tap? there it is]

Mm, I've seen these.

[counterfaith]

Ah, good. Then, here's a question: how do you return to that home screen?

[starinhereye]

I touch that button, don't I? Is there something else to it?

[counterfaith]

That's right. It functions in that way, too. So then - if you were to hold down on the button, what happens?

[starinhereye]

It should go back still. Does how long you hold it matter? —Can I?

[counterfaith]

Please, go ahead and try.

[starinhereye]

[doing that and—]

Oh, that's new! What is it?

[counterfaith]

The recently opened apps page. As you can see, there is the Rules, but also a second square - the application that I had opened earlier. Because you returned to the home screen does not mean that this application has stopped being used; rather, it's patiently waiting for you to use it again. Instead of starting over from the front, when you have it in this area, it will be preserved on the spot you left it - like a bookmark.

[starinhereye]

Heh, that's exactly what I was thinking of, a bookmark. So, I should be able to . . .

[touches the other one, actually getting into it]

[counterfaith]

[ it's the character select page! by which i mean it is the roster ]

Mm, see? Learning quickly.

[starinhereye]

[opens another profile (hinata) then switching profiles again, get ready for like six open tabs]

It's not that hard. I managed to get as far as the rules on my own.

[counterfaith]

Then, you're surely ready to find the games on this device.

[ spoilers: there is no games on this device. ]

[starinhereye]

[joke's on you, he's still going to try]

Hey, isn't that more advanced?

[counterfaith]

This is a fast-paced lesson.

[starinhereye]

With a demanding teacher . . .

[opening up all the apps]

Speaking of, teacher, what would a game look like on these?

[counterfaith]

Sometimes it will have music, sometimes it will have flashing lights. Sometimes, it will have nothing at all but a puzzle in front of you that you must solve. There are many different kinds of games, but they are all interactive in nature.

. . . In other words, you'd be able to recognize it as a game if it is one.

[starinhereye]

To me, a game is played with someone else. So, this is already uncharted.

[slowly working everything on the tablet until finally]

Hmm, did I miss it?

[counterfaith]

Is that so? There are games like that, too. The game here is one to be played by another person too.

[ with an encouraging smile ]

No, you have seen every application on that tablet. Do you know which one the game was?

[starinhereye]

I'm not sure that I want to call going on dates with people a game . . .

I didn't see anything that looked like you said. Does that mean there isn't a game here?

[counterfaith]

On that front, you're correct. There is no game application on the tablet. So, you get half points for that.

[starinhereye]

Half points? What part did I miss?