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

[slobjection]

[ it will stick to him. and chill... friend. ]

A little hard to explain, actually... we went from master bathroom, to underground bunker..... to monster fighting, then blew up a safe or two.

[hamaoned]

[ he'll leave it on his shoulder. guess it'll live on him forever like that. a chill friend for a chill boy. but also wtf?? guess that explains what took them so long but at the same time??? ]

Fighting a monster?

[ guess they won but at the same time?? ]

Did you find anything useful in either of the safes?

[slobjection]

[ eventually phoenix will put them all in the garden to be friends there.... ]

You could say that, yes.

[ shows him this ]

[hamaoned]

[ sure phoenix is the one who is hurt but the color completely drains from ken's face as he reads the note. each line his face getting more and more grave. actually his hands might shake a bit. ]

C, can I have this? No, wait, I'll write this down to make it easier.

[ jk he's gonna dig through his clothes and start to copy the note to have personally. hm. ]

What kind of monster did you fight down there?

[slobjection]

Make a copy, if you don't mind.

[ just pats him with his non fucked up hand...... ]

Some kind of undead creature that was mostly hands, I'd wager.

[hamaoned]

[ cue ken making a very precise copy of the note..! he's. gonna be...calm. deep breathes. he had his mini freak out and he's not about to keep it going. ]

Mostly hands?

[ he'll be sure to write that down too. ]

Anything else that might stick out? You know, like the color red?

[slobjection]

[ it was this! ]

... Not that I saw. There weren't really any illusions or tricks around.

[hamaoned]

[ wow. thanks zia. ]

Okay.

[ now that he has his nice copy of the note safely tucked away into a pocket, he's going to focus on things that aren't going to stress him out. he's a child and maybe should relax? ]

I'm...really glad that you're okay. Chuuya and Zenitsu, too.

[slobjection]

[ ruffles ken's hair with his good hand. ]

Told you I'm hard to kill.

[hamaoned]

[ he'd be angry but!!! phoenix is hurt so he gets away with it. ]

Yeah, but... [ that didn't save all of the other people. ] You're not pushing yourself right now, are you?

[slobjection]

Nah. Taking it easy.

[ he is not ]

/2

[hamaoned]

[ .....


.....


stares. ]

[hamaoned]

[


!!! ]

What if I made you something warm to drink? It won't make your throat heal any faster, but it'll feel nice, right?

[ and then maybe you can sit in a fuckin' chair and take it easy. ]

[slobjection]

... You don't have to do that for me.

[ it's a very sweet offer, though ]

[hamaoned]

What's the saying...?

[ give ken a moment to pretend he doesn't know what it is. ]

Oh—I don't have to, but I want to.

[slobjection]

Don't think I've heard that saying.

[ gives ken another little hair ruffle with his good hand ]

But thanks.

this thread after the announcement is killin a naru

[hamaoned]

[ two of his three ruffle limit!!! ]

You can thank me after.

[ hope you enjoy being dragged off by a child to the dinning room so you can sit and have a nice warm drink??? coffee likely. ]

its also killing a phoenix

[slobjection]

Shouldn't I be the one making you food...?

[ but yeah he will allow himself to be dragged and watered by this very cute child ]

sipp......

[hamaoned]

There's time for you to do that later.

[ no, there is not, but lets pretend that there is. ]

Are you a coffee drinker?

:*

[slobjection]

Maybe after I've had some coffee to perk me up...

[ he's going to give him pudding for important retcon. ]

Hm... yeah. Don't tell me you're already drinking it at your age.

weeps gently

[hamaoned]

[ finally. all of the orphans will have their pudding. ]

No, not really. I've tried it a few times but I guess I'm not old enough to get it.

[ because that's how it works right? you just. understand coffee. ]

[swordflash]

[ ken! what a good kid, he is! he was worried about zenitsu, too? ]

[hamaoned]

[ ofc he is!!! zenitsu probably considers ken to be a friend of sorts, right?? ]

[swordflash]

[ they're friends?

sound the bells. show toi what it's like to live a healthy, dynamic life. ]

[hamaoned]

[ dlkjawe if zenitsu wants to be friends with ken then they're friends!!!!

and toi needs to...be toi. that is the only way. ]