WEEK ONE: MINGLE

[cluedin]

WEEK ONE

OCCUPANCY: 34

Rise and shine, little monsters. A new week is waiting just for you. The events of yesterday may have been hard to stomach, but time heals all wounds, after all. The damages the house has incurred over the last week have been reverted and the staff is hard at work fulfilling their roles in this mansion. A piping hot breakfast is served in the dining room promptly at 7am, every square inch of floor and furniture has been cleaned spotless, and...the sound of birds chirping fills the hallway. The sun's shining brightly through the glass windows, and the curtain has been drawn back from the doors in the ballroom. The barriers blocking off the stairs down to the basement and to the balconies have been removed, and all guests may now explore these areas.

For anyone who ventures into the ballroom, a new change may become apparent. Should you choose to look at the plaques long enough, two images will flicker and change sporadically. While Haruka's portrait remains the same, on occasion it will change to an image of a pale, scratched up woman with yellow foam dripping from the corner of her lips. Likewise, Nikki's portrait looks just like herself, though if you blink you may miss it changing into the image of a large, rabid rat. There is no rhyme and reason for the change...though perhaps it serves as a reminder to those who remain.

Additionally, the house rules have been moved from the ballroom and back into the hallway, mounted in the entryway as they were.

But with this new bit of freedom comes another strange set of circumstances, you see. Starting today you'll find that the urge to give in to some nasty little traits has grown stronger. Greed, Pride, Jealousy....any of those seven deadly feelings will begin to bubble up inside you. Can you remain calm under the weight of your sins?

Perhaps so. Perhaps you're the type who's capable of ignoring these feelings even in your worst moments. You may be a beacon of hope for those who struggle with their emotions, but something else seems amiss. Even if you've managed to avoid those prickly feelings, some of you may experience a brain fog, making your thoughts hazy and hard to focus. Others may find themselves with a constant craving for sustenance, an insatiable hunger...though it may not be for food alone. And others still...it is a bit alarming for your arm to detach itself from your body, isn't it? Why would your feet run away without you? Best take stock of all of your limbs now because for the next week they may be just a bit too easy to remove. Don't lose your head over it though. They'll reattach easily enough.

You may experience only some of these events. Then again, maybe you're unlucky and you're experiencing all of these events at different points in time. Time is of the essence, however, and come Monday at noon a rustling crackle of static can be heard from overhead. Try as you might, you won't be able to find the speakers but a message will play loud and clear for all.

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[survivaltricks]

Rock paper scissors. But close.

[amused]

His name is Handy.

[Handy gives Beau a thumbs up]

[disreguarded]

You know that's a really unfortunate name right?

[ far be it from beau to ignore a sexual innuendo ]

[survivaltricks]

[a pause]

[a longer pause]

[tilts his head back a big until the lenses of his glasses catch the light and turn opaque. this even and unfazed expression is the expression of a man who didn't think about the unfortunate implications before naming his hand but definitely 100% gets them now]

I'm not changing it.

[disreguarded]

[ beau CACKLES. ]

Yeah! Yeah. Sticking to it, I like it. [ a pause. ] Does Handy play against other people, or just you?

[survivaltricks]

He could probably play against someone else, if you want to challenge him.

["him." the hand is a "him"]

What do you say, Handy?

[Handy gives a thumbs up!!]

[disreguarded]

[ why are you this way, akira ]

Alright, bring it, I guess. [ She brings up a hand to start!! ]

[survivaltricks]

[that's a very good question]

[Handy closes. . . itself?? into a fist, ready to play! rock paper scissors, shoot--]

[Handy chooses scissors]

[disreguarded]

[ beau follows the motions - and she's going to pick paper, except at shoot, her hand pops off. and immediately kung fu kicks Handy with it's -- feet? fingers?? hiyah. ]

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[Handy is taken off guard by this sudden challenger?? and is knocked to the ground??? BUT HANDY WON'T GIVE UP!!!]

[it tries to give Beau's hand a good slap]

[disreguarded]

[ beau is just. watching this, stupidly.

her hand, on the... other hand?? stands on two fingers and gets absolutely wrecked by that slap. it falls over... and then dramatically stands back up, anime protagonist style, before launching itself at Handy at top speed. ]

[survivaltricks]

[Akira is watching too, and he just looks. so tired]

[the hands begin to wrestle in a comical dust cloud, and it's only then that Akira finally speaks up]

Who do you think is going to win?

[disreguarded]

Dunno. Where's Mammon when you need him?

[survivaltricks]

Off counting his silverware, probably.

[PROBABLY]