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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Comments

[kazokun]

To be spooky and encourage us to kill? It's way over the top, it has the opposite effect.

[ Who looks at a human skull and goes "wow! now I want to go out there and bash somebody's head in to add to the collection!"? ]

[shortfornow]

I think that's what the gun room and wine cellar are for.

[ To encourage people to kill or do stupid things faster ]

[kazokun]

Do you think people would fall for it even though it's obvious?

[ The answer is yes. There are absolutely people here who would drink themselves to a stupor and then bang bang this place. ]

[shortfornow]

Even if they don't, it seems Master Blue may have another one like Nikki to assure it'll happen.

[ More furries ]

[kazokun]

[ Another furry. GOD. It pains him to say this but Ayabe would really prefer something normal like a shootout, instead of girls magically transforming into giant rats. ]

Ugh... What do you think about that? How Nikki got that way in the first place, and how it could happen to any of us?

[shortfornow]

[ At least she didn't turn into multiple giant rats stacked up on each other ]

They probably did it to her and others when we arrived. We were out cold long enough for them to move us, heal our wounds, and change our clothes. It makes the most sense for them to do it then.

[kazokun]

[ Nikki falling apart into multiple giant rats is up there as nightmare fuel. ]

That would make sense. All of us are affected, and then something triggers it. That's what I don't get. There are plenty of people here with a strong urge to kill.

[shortfornow]

They might not have done their research when picking people.

[ Just nabbed whomever. ]

[kazokun]

There's a dog here, so that much is obvious.

[ Leave the dog alone... ]

But what I meant was, why was Nikki the one who gave in and killed, and not somebody like Asch or Meltryllis?

[shortfornow]

Not everyone could be infected like that. Or maybe it's because the rat usually goes first.

[kazokun]

The rat... what? What does that mean?

[shortfornow]

In the Chinese Zodiac, the rat goes first. [ A beat ]
It's too early to tell either way. We'll have to see who goes next to see if there's a discernible pattern.

[kazokun]

[ What does the zodiac have anything to do with it... Ayabe's willing to believe more than he would normally, but still... ]

I'd rather there not be a next time. What comes after the rat?

[shortfornow]

[ It probably has nothing to do with anything tbh ]

It's the Ox.

[ Just imagine. Cows. Cows in every room. ]

[kazokun]

[ Who here would be the— ]

Galo.

[shortfornow]

[ they have connected the dots. ]

It might not be the obvious pick.

[kazokun]

...Nia.

[shortfornow]

[ Okay, now he's just going to laugh ]

[kazokun]

[ There were dots and he connected them!!! ]

Okay, so who do you think it will be?

[shortfornow]

I have no idea. There's not enough data to be able to logically guess.

[kazokun]

But you don't think it's Nia?

[ Two forks that Nia's going to kill before the game is up. ]

[shortfornow]

Anything is possible here. The image is just funny.

[ This convo isn't going to be funny for Ayabe later on huh ]