WEEK FOUR: MINGLE

[cluedin]

WEEK FOUR

OCCUPANCY: 25

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, three images will flicker and change sporadically. While Subete's portrait remains the same, on occasion it will change to an image of a disembodied head, expression frozen in shock. Likewise, Dazai's portrait looks just like himself, though if you blink you may miss it changing into a hulking, dark nine-tailed fox with blood glistening in its teeth. Finally, Anya's portrait reveals a picture of the young girl, but every now and then a blossom of red appears on her pristine outfit as the light fades from her eyes. 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.

After weeks of getting to know each other, you may believe you have learned the most important things about them. You've seen their memories, you've felt their emotions, and you've shared their pain. But even so, some of you continue to hide your true intentions. Starting today, from the moment you wake, a mask will appear and cover half of your face. Each mask is different and though you may not understand what it means yet, each design implies something about you. Those who have experience within the supernatural world might have a white feather pattern across their mask while those who have powers associated with a certain element may find their mask changing color and temperature. Some masks may reflect bloody handprints to reflect the sins of a killer while others will appear black and cracking for someone who has died before. Those holding back a big secret will find their mask slowly covering their whole face and others still will find their masks reflecting anything from acts of betrayal to hidden romantic feelings. Though all are unique to each guest, all will find they are unable to remove these masks.

Some of you may wear your mask proudly as you have nothing left to hide, while others of you may become desperate in your attempt to remove it. Feelings of anger and aggression may bubble up to the surface this week over the smallest problems even for the most calm of people. As the sun sets, you may find that you don't feel quite like yourself, opposite personality trades coming to light. Luckily for you, you may not have to worry. Every now and then you may find a gap in your memory, temporary amnesia removing an embarrassing incident or two.

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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[infire]

[ for once in her life she's not saying anything about those stupid glasses ]

Mm, and the threats of blasphemy and hell, too. It gets tiring fast, doesn't it?

[voidbreaker]

[ they are very stupid glasses. ]

I've yet to be told I'm going to Gehenna because I haven't kissed Aidios' feet today, but I have been tearfully advised off the path of sin a couple of times.

[infire]

The one good thing about Agni is that he doesn't go on about the sins of humans that often. But I wouldn't trust talk of sins. Even the gods talk lightly of it when they think we're being too impertinent.

[voidbreaker]

Careful, he might overhear you being nice to him.

Everything looks different from another point of view -- one man's sinner is another's saviour, or something like that.

[infire]

My mistake. We can't have him thinking I like him.

But when the gods make the final decision, it's their bias that matters, not that of the one being saved.

[voidbreaker]

[ he snorts. rip agni, how you suffer ]

Yeah. That's always the case though? Governments do the same shit -- they make decisions for the "good of the people and country" but it's fuelled by what they want. Every decision's got some selfishness behind it.

[infire]

There will never be a perfect way. But we could at least try to make it more equal, if they'd let us stand on the same level that they do. But of course no god would ever allow that.

[voidbreaker]

Isn't that the shiny part of being a god? Being worshiped and getting to tell people to run around for you. Not surprised they don't wanna give that up.

[infire]

I guess so. It's not like they'd ever tell a lowly human what their logic is.

[voidbreaker]

You ever ask the guy you summoned anything like that?

[infire]

Even he doesn't tell me everything, Ash.

[voidbreaker]

[ what's the point then, bril?? ]

Not even if you ask him nicely?

[infire]

Not even then. If it were that simple, he would have told me about insight much earlier, in this life.

...And I don't really want to speak with him, anyway.

[voidbreaker]

[ He just holds up his hands. ]

Not sayin' you should.

[infire]

I know. [ she smiles. ] It would take more than just you to convince me to, anyway.

[voidbreaker]

I don't doubt that. [ New Bril = Stubborn Bril. He's into it. ]