WEEK THREE: MINGLE

[cluedin]

WEEK THREE

OCCUPANCY: 28

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 Mammon's portrait remains the same, on occasion it will change to an image of a flattened and concave individual almost unrecognizable. Likewise, Meltryllis's portrait looks just like herself, though if you blink you may miss it changing into a large leviathan, claws and scales glistening against the water. Finally, Stefano's portrait reveals a picture of the artist, but every now and then his head hangs from his neck by a shred of skin. 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.

They say that the past builds a strong foundation for the future. But what if your past isn't quite as clear as others? Anyone can lie about who they are; all it takes is a bit of practice to hide your true memories. Starting today, however, it seems as though the skeletons in your closet wish to come out. Memories you've kept hidden during this stay will begin to float to the surface of your mind, forcing their way out and onto other guests in your vicinity. There doesn't appear to be rhyme or reason how it happens whether it's by touch or by simply standing close to someone. Some memories may be stronger around those you're closest with, but it seems as though everything will be brought to the light eventually.

Perhaps your memories are happy ones. Or perhaps you'll view your memories as something to be ashamed of, hiding away from the people you've come to befriend. Maybe it's a good thing you'll find that you can't see your own reflection in the mirror. Entering rooms becomes harder when you have to be invited by someone else, and...the smell and taste of garlic becomes repugnant, driving you away,

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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[burningrescue]

Hold on!

[He's coming to help! But he's, uh, going to put a stop to this.]

Not on the neck - it could get infected. [His own medical training is pretty much just for emergencies, but keeping a wound on the neck like this clean is pretty important. Instead, he'll hand him a pile of bandages.]

Press those to his neck for right now and stop the bleeding. I'm gonna check where else he's hurt, okay? Ken, hang on.

[disreguarded]

[ beau is also here, carrying supplies and ready to do what galo tells her to. ]

[shortfornow]

[ Awesome. Thank you, Animal whisperer.

He'll take those bandages instead and press them to his neck to stop the bleeding. ]

Got it.

[hamaoned]

[ ken is definitely "hanging on" as he is removing his hand from his neck now that there are people to properly look at it. his movements are kind of sluggish and the sight of the wound is really messy. blood is still definitely oozing but.

yes.

when galo checks his arms he'll find the deep gashes and, of course, there's his face. fortunately that's all of the injuries that he has on him! he's going to remain as calm and as compliant as possible. ...also as awake as possible. ]

[burningrescue]

[Okay. Assuming the arm gashes aren't deep enough to be bleeding heavily, he'll instruct Beau to get to work on cleaning those. He'll ready dressing for the neck injury and then once that's done, he'll apply it as Dazai moves his hand away.]

Okay. Keep applying pressure over the dressing, just don't push too hard on his airway. Ken, can you breathe okay?