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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[goldpeony]

[He narrows his eyes.]

I don't know what that is! [Well, he can, like, SEE it clearly, but still.] What did you get?! Didn't any of you get something we can use to get out of here?

[disreguarded]

[ wow, rude. ]

Nope. Why don't you go through hordes of monsters and see what you find?

[goldpeony]

[He makes a face, nose wrinkled and brows together so that the red dot between them is smushed.]

Maybe I will!

[disreguarded]

[ SHE FLIPS HIM OFF BECAUSE SHE'S VERY MATURE ]

[goldpeony]

[What the--! Okay, that's it. He's exhausted, has had no sleep, is tired of trying to be the well-behaved representative disciple of the Jiang and Jin sect!

He goes teenage feral and absolutely jumps on her.]

[disreguarded]

[ AAAAAAAAAAAH

okay first of all, ow. that hurts, she's injured! second of all, she flails and tries to kick him away because her arms are full of böx. she's really just being a brat at this point. GET AWAY, FOUL DEMON CHILD. ]

[infire]

[ haha yea, all of this is anger filtering back into brilith and she is! not having it!! she just had a monster try to strangle her and she does NOT need you idiots fighting while injured! ]

Jin Ling! Beauregard! Stop it before I make you!

[ BRANDISHING THE FLASHLIGHT LIKE A WEAPON. SHE'LL DO IT! JUST TRY HER AND SEE! ]

[goldpeony]

[He starts punching the moment he lands on her, but it's not, like, really trying to sock her in the face or anything. They hurt a little, but he's punching her everywhere else he can. Very like he hurts, so he's trying to make someone else hurt to feel better.

Brilith's bark makes him flinch slightly, but he stops with a fistful of Beau's clothes, lowering the other fist.]

She started it!

[disreguarded]

[ owww. punches hurt, weh. beau has just curled up and is trying to kick him away, but her foot hurts so she can only really use the one. when brilith speaks up, beau startles and, at the same time jin ling speaks: ]

He started it!

[infire]

I don't care who started it! Jin Ling, she's injured. Get off of her this instant.

[ and she'll frown at beau, because wow! kicks hurt! ]

I felt that, too, you know.

[goldpeony]

[Yeah, the kicks hurt!

So when he stumbles quickly back up to his feet, he rubs his chest and his side guiltily. He... just pouts between the two of them.]

[disreguarded]

[ oh no!! beau frowns a lot. ]

... Sorry. [ she'll just lay on the floor and look extra pathetic a little on purpose. don't be mad!! ]

[infire]

[ SHE'S STILL VERY IRRITATED so the pouting only does so much, but she does back off a little. ]

Jin Ling, I think you should go. Luna needs to look over her.

[goldpeony]

[Hmph. He gives a kind of mildly ashamed, apologetic look at Beau, briefly. And then he whips hastily enough around to snap the long ponytail before stalking off with heavy feet.]