WEEK TWO: MINGLE

[cluedin]

WEEK TWO

OCCUPANCY: 31

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 Pumpkin is...probably around tending to the animals outside. As you exit your rooms on this lovely morning, guests will find that the barrier leading upstairs has diminished, and a new floor has been opened to explore.

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 Nia's portrait remains the same, on occasion it will change to an image of a headless young lady. Likewise, Asch's portrait looks just like himself, though if you blink you may miss it changing into the image of a young man mid-transformation into something with claws and scales. Finally, Michiru's portrait reveals a picture of a beautiful young lady, but every now and then it will reveal an image of a shriveled up, dried out siren. 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.

It's been some time now. Surely you've made some friends and perhaps even some enemies. Though you may not fully understand each other, they do say the best way to know someone is to walk a mile in their shoes. Starting today you'll find that you've been bound to one other guest by an invisible sort of string. Everything you feel, they will feel. Everything they experience, you will experience. Though the threads may change from time to time, the connection is strongest with only one person. How will you handle this bond?

Some of you may find this easy. For others, this may be a little stressful! The pressure may grow stronger and weigh down on you, an anger so strong you find yourself...howling in the night to express your anguish. Others still may find that the silver cutlery will cause them to break into a painful rash, and others still will find that an increase of hair begins to take over your head, your arms, and even places hidden beneath your clothes. Perhaps it's time to invest in a razor and stick to plastic utensils.

Not to mention that the ailments you experienced last week are still in effect, though they're much less than before. Do try to keep track of your body parts this week...though you've been absolved of your sins.

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

[shortfornow]

It would really bring out his eyes.

[ Keeping his tone even as he says this. Chuuya can probably feel the little bursts of amusement at this though ]

[shortforever]

[He will throw both of you in the lake so help him god]

Akira! Don't encourage him!

[survivaltricks]

[SOFT SNORT]

Dazai-san, you should really be nicer to Chuuya. If he doesn't want to wear a dress, try a skirt instead.

[I'M SO SORRY]

[shortfornow]

I'm really nice. I'm letting him keep his hat on.

[shortforever]

The only nice part about any of this is that Akira doesn't have a dress.

[He's from Perona 5 after all, not 4.]

[survivaltricks]

Would it help if I wore one, too?

[PUNISHMENT COP]

[shortfornow]

[ Do you want to see Akira in a dress, Chuhuahua? ]

Akira wasn't the one who challenged me.

[ Chuuya started all of this. Dazai does look over at Akira. ]

Do you have something?

[shortforever]

I don't see how it would help if you wore one too, since I gotta wear it regardless.

[But you do you Akira, be the punishment cop.]

[survivaltricks]

[UNFORTUNATELY]

No, I don't. All I have are expensive track suits and fancy tuxedos.

[shortfornow]

[ WOW DONT TEASE LIKE THIS ]

That's too bad. You probably have the legs for it.

[shortforever]

Since when do you even look at people, much less their legs?

[In that kind of a way, he means.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . lifts up his pant leg a bit to reveal his ankle]

Oh. Thanks. I work out.

[HE WORKS OUT]

[shortfornow]

I have eyes.

[ Or an eye. There might not be any interest in that, but he can still look.
His tone is still flat though, so who knows if there is any real looking happening. ]

Ah, so scandalous. Showing your ankles like that.

[ What would the kids think? ]

[shortforever]

[Dazai you're one of the youngest people here. You ARE the kids.]

Put that shit away, I know you're just being dumb about it.

[survivaltricks]

[YOU'RE YOUNGER THAN AKIRA, DAZAI]

My ankles? Are you really scandalized by them?

[lowering his pant legs again]

[shortfornow]

[ Shh. He's not like the others. ]

Maybe he doesn't like it when I check other ankles out.

[ Yeah, this is going to be a thing. ]