WEEK FIVE: MINGLE

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WEEK FIVE

OCCUPANCY: 23

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 Phoenix's portrait remains the same, on occasion it will change to an unrecognizable figure, flames surrounding the charred flesh. Likewise, Four's portrait looks just like herself, though if you blink you may miss the sharp knives protruding through her chest, rivers of blood dripping down her front. 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.

You know what to expect by now. Once a week, one of your own transforms into someone unrecognizable. But it's hard to empathize with someone without experiencing the hardship for yourself, isn't it? Worry not. Starting today, from the moment you wake, you will find that you yourself have changed into something unrecognizable. Claws, fangs, fur, scales, extra limbs, extra mouths...the changes are numerous as your monster form takes a hold of you. Oh but it's alright! It's just the physical appearance, after all. You're still yourself inside...but it may be hard to believe that as the week goes on.

Some of you may be able to brush these strange changes aside. Others of you may find yourself struggling to understand who you really are. And others of you will find even more problems on hand. Is it your imagination, or did the mansion grow several degrees colder? You just can't quite to seem to warm up. While you may normally be comfortable sharing blankets with your fellow guests, you now find yourself feeling a bit greedy and unwilling to share...well, anything, really. The insatiable greed requires you to take and take and take, no matter if you require the necessities you're taking. And yet even as you take, and especially as you consume, you find that you're never quite satisfied, belly never quite full regardless of how much you eat. That's troubling, isn't it?

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]

[Jin Ling thought he was bad about the tail hole thing.

...

He stops to peer watchfully at Ash trying to wrangle a pair of jeans, the long trail of his tail folded and dragging behind him.]

Your whole pants are going to rip up your crotch now, stupid.

[voidbreaker]

[ Yeah well at least he isn't literally a peacock. ]

I'm not wearing this stupid thing over the waistband, it's uncomfortable.

[goldpeony]

[Don't make him chase you like he chased Chuuya.]

Obviously. You have to make a hole, but you have to sew it. If you just rip it, then it'll keep ripping all the way around!

[voidbreaker]

Do I look like I know how to sew?

[ pls. ]

[goldpeony]

[He makes a face.] Well, I don't either. [Pls.]

But I know how to sew skin [DON'T JUST SAY THIS] for injuries. It worked on my robes.

[voidbreaker]

[ ... Bluh. ]

I'm not even sure how wide I should be makin' this anyway, this tail's got this stupid fluffy bit on the end.

[goldpeony]

[He wanders on over and, much like a peacock, just takes it upon himself to grab Ash's tail and lift it up to look the end over. Hm. He folds his other hand down over the fluff to see how big the tip of the tail is.]

It's just fur. It should fit through a smaller hole. You have to worry about the other end. It's wider there than the tip.

[voidbreaker]

[ ash jolts when his tail is grabbed and-- yeah that's definitely a growl that escapes his mouth, almost on reflex. his teeth look kinda pointy too. huh. ]

Let go-- [ YANKING THE TAIL BACK, EXCUSE ME.

But he does run his own hand up the tail, frowning when he realises it is wider the further up he goes. ]

Great.

[goldpeony]

[For some reason, Jin Ling is the one who looks offended, his own tail fanning out irritably. Damn! It's just a stupid cat tail, he thinks. Way less important than his fancy tail.]

You're going to have to put on the pants you're cutting and then let someone sew it while you're wearing it if you want it to fit right. And not split all the way down later.

[voidbreaker]

[ the "cat" tail is absolutely going to swish in his hands and aim for his face. ]

... You offerin' to sew it then?

[goldpeony]

[Quickly, he sucks his teeth.] Who wants to sew your stupid pants? [is the first thing he says, of course.

His face bunches under the dusting tail, and he swats at it, shoving it away. Ugh!]

I can do it! You won't even do it right anyway. Just put the pants on.

[voidbreaker]

[ ... well then. ]

...

Sure.

[ Look away Jingles, he's just gonna start swapping pants like it ain't no thing. ]

[goldpeony]

[His eyes get as big as saucers suddenly, and he hastily spins around in place. DON’T JUST START CHANGING IN FRONT OF HIM?! JESUS. His entire face turns red.

Thank god there is a huge peacock tail in the way.

He runs away so he can dig out something that can be used to sew through the jeans. Ash should be grateful he gravitates to the gold thread naturally instead of giving him some wild ass thread color.]

[voidbreaker]

[ yeah, look away or he'll have to charge. he'll be in the jeans by the time jingles scurries back, with thread and a determination to sew holes in pants.

what a trooper. ]

[goldpeony]

[He's mutters when he comes back with a handful of everything. Hopefully Ash has some patiences, because it takes a few minutes for him to get the stupid thread through the eye of the needle.

Complete with his eyes nearly cross, the needle directly in front of his face, and his tongue partially out.]

[voidbreaker]

[ this is really instilling confidence in him, jingles. a+ ]

...

You're making it look as tricky as an orbal engineering job.

[goldpeony]

Just be quiet.

[STOP. He's doing his best.

He pauses to look around the needle at Ash indignantly. Then he continues until he wiggles the thread through. HA. He looks pleased with himself as he tugs it around and ties it off.

Holding the needle, he looks at Ash.

Pauses. His face drops. Pride before the fall. He didn't think about how embarrassing this is going to look.]

...turn around.

[voidbreaker]

[ he just stares at him, and honestly? he's doubting every decision he's made but after a

long

moment of staring, ash does turn around. ]

[goldpeony]

[Jin Ling is a fool.

He did not remember until exactly now how tight these kinds of pants are. WHY CAN'T ASH JUST WEAR ROBES. They are soooo much easier to fix!! Growling, he bends down and--UGH. He can't believe he has to pinch the fabric just to get enough to put the needle in without stabbing.]

This is so stupid. Why couldn't you turn into something else?!

[voidbreaker]

[ glad we agree.

ash makes an "oof" sound as his hips are just straight up yanked around while jin ling tries to get a grip on the jean fabric. ]

What, like a peacock? With it's tiny, unobtrusive tail feathers.

[goldpeony]

[Ash continues to run his stupid mouth when some little teenager has a needle at his ass, so you know what?

He gets so irritated, his next loop through stabs Ash right in the ash.]

I'm not the one who had problems with his pants!

[voidbreaker]

[ there is


a lot of swearing, and ash is absolutely kicking his foot out because OW? JINGLES? ]

[goldpeony]

[SUCK IT UP ASH

He yelps when the foot comes out, grabbing onto Ash's leg near the knee so he doesn't fall over backward.]

Stop that! If you wouldn't be so annoying, I wouldn't stab you!

[voidbreaker]

[ HE'S TRYING TO KICK YOU, JINGLES. ]

Maybe be careful when you're stabbing a needle near a guy's ass???

[goldpeony]

[STOP. He socks the back of Ash's thigh gently to try to get Ash to be still again.]

It was an accident! Would you be still so I can finish?!