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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Comments

another wednesday thing

[unanswering]

[So on top of the other weird happenings today, there's something new in the main hall of the house! A poster has been placed on the wall, featuring... this image. It looks like some sort of notice? Everything is written in a very neat script.]

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GHOST(?)
ANSWERS TO: POOKIE
ALSO ANSWERS TO BLOOD CIRCLES
(BLOOD CIRCLES NOT RECOMMENDED)
OCCUPATION: THE STAFF'S PET
(HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO MURDER)
LAST SEEN: TUESDAY, THE BLOOD ROOM
IF SPOTTED PLEASE ALERT PEACH/PLUM/PUMPKIN

[so that's fun! wonder who left that there.

he's doing his best to be sneaky in putting it up but the hall's a big area, so!]

[survivaltricks]

[DEAD EYES THE POSTER]







What.

[unanswering]

[oops. not fast enough. he yelps slightly, then edges away a little... haha, who put that there, he was just looking.]

I'm... sure it's not as bad as it sounds.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . . Nie Huaisang]

Uuuuh huh.

Who is Pookie, and why are you putting up this poster for the sisters?

[unanswering]

Well, as it says, Pookie is their pet...

[pointing helpfully at the poster!]

It seems he's, ah, hiding, probably?

[wakizashis]

[ who the fuck let the pet monster get loose ]

[hamaoned]

[ hm. ]

[kazokun]

[ dead eyes Nie Huaisang?? hm ]

[unanswering]

[LOOKING THE OTHER WAY....]

[kazokun]

[ You do not get to look the other way, sir, not when Ayabe steps around him and intercepts him again. ]

[miscakes]

[.............. nani the fuck?]

[gitalong]

[ he still cannot

read

but that picture sure do look creepy ]

... It looks bigger than a little doggie.

[unanswering]

It might be? I'm afraid I haven't seen it in person!

[it's! fine!]

[gitalong]

Huh? Then how did you paint a picture of it?

[ is it a painting? is the entire thing written by hand? idk but I'm assuming so unless one of the furries has magical Xeroxing powers. ]

[disreguarded]

[ sure is a weird poster that beau's not looking at. she just avoids looking at it and it doesn't exist, right.

sweats. ]

[survivaltricks]

[Beau]

. . . all right, what did you two do?

[disreguarded]

[ WHAT IT WASN'T HER ]

Nothing! I didn't do anything!

[miscakes]

[looks at the poster

looks at beau

looks at the poster

stares at beau]

... Beauregard-san, do you know anything about this?

[disreguarded]

Nope. [ yes. ] What a weird shadow thing. Never seen it before.

[ beau you literally just told akira ]

[slobjection]

Beau.

[ that's the dad voice ]

[disreguarded]

[ oh god ]

What. [ it's incredible how fast she like slinks into a slouchy delinquent pose. ]

[voidbreaker]

[ hm]

[goldpeony]

[He does a very horrified double-take later when going by the poster and then

immediately rushes to try to yank it down.]

[shortforever]

[Yeah let's just.

Go right up to Nie Huaisang and ask him what the hell is going on.]

What the hell is going on?

[unanswering]

I thought the poster was very informative...

[a ghost is missing, that's what's going on. he's doing his best to try to leave it at that.]