WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

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WEEK ZERO

OCCUPANCY: 36

For those of you counting along, you'll find that it's been three days since you've arrived at Master Blue's mansion. On this lovely Monday morning, the weak winter sun shines in through the spotless windows. The curtains in the ballroom have been drawn closed and cannot be moved away from the back wall during the daylight hours. The scent of a hot and delicious breakfast wafts from the direction of the dining hall at 7am, and small creaks and groans in the house urge you to awaken.

Perhaps you're a late riser though. No matter! There's still plenty of food you can make for yourself and ways for you to amuse yourself. Though the decor's been taken down, leftover Valentine's candy remains abundant, and a chilly breeze drifts through the halls. Best of all, all damage inflicted on the house has been repaired. In addition, a new placard has been mounted in the entryway.

As you carry on with your day in the mansion and explore the rooms provided, you may come to find that starting today it will appear as though you've all lost the use of one of your senses. Your vision may have grown dim, or maybe you really can't smell the enticing treats in the dining hall after all. How unfortunate.

Then again, something doesn't seem quite right. Walking through the halls, nothing seems terribly out of place. However, turning the corner or entering a room you will find someone who looks a little too much like yourself behaving in a fairly inappropriate manner. You would never read something so lewd. Who would ever think that you would wear something so pink? These mannerisms may seem innocent to others, but you can't help but disapprove.

Too bad no one else can see them.

Come Monday at noon, you will also find a new surprise. The wooden box with your name on it can now be opened, and a rustling crackle of static can be heard from overhead. Try as you might, you won't be able to find the speakers but this message will play loud and clear for all.

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Comments

[burningrescue]

Yeah. It tastes like coffee. Not a fan!

[So why did you drink it, Galo...]

[survivaltricks]

[it IS horrible, but he has to deal. . .]

I wouldn't call it cruel. I'm going to have to eat and drink, whether it's enjoyable or not.

[or else he'll die of dehydration and starvation]

But thanks anyway.

[kazokun]

[ This is so stupid, he should just ask Nie Huaisang to draw it, until Ayabe learns the guy is also blind and then he'll just throw up his hands and let the two of them be blind forever. ]

You're exaggerating. It's not like I've never fought before, anyways.

[ Despite appearances and the fact that you can defeat him with a dustbunny ]

Stupid. Tell me the order again- slowly, so I can write them down.

[brokethefirst]

...Thank goodness.

If it's really okay with you, then... could I call you Reito?

[Yes, he just gave her permission; no, she didn't hear it.]

[allfornone]

[Subete is just about to reassure him that it wasn't that strong, really, and probably get the mistaken impression that Akira is some sort of coffee diva -- but luckily!! Communication is still a thing because neither of them have gone deaf or dumb. So he pulls up in the middle of trying to save the cup (of really rather excellent coffee, he'll keep sipping, no sense in stopping there).

Instead there's a curious blink as he takes in Akira's dejection properly and then--]

Oh-- Oh! So that's what it was. Is it just the coffee that's broken, or is it everything?

[You'd think he'd focus on the broken taste buds first, but after the weekend he's taking no chances.]

There's... a lot going on today, actually, so it's probably not just you at all.

[survivaltricks]

[HE KNOWS. . . IT'S SO DEPRESSING]

Not at all.

[sticks out his tongue to look at it to see if anything is like?? wrong with it???]

[he looks stupid]

[survivaltricks]

[shrugs]

Who knows? But it's not impossible, or unlikely.

[getdrekt]

[Asch nods once, curtly.] Hmm.

[YESSSSSSSSSSS!!! TAKE THAT BLINDNESS!!!

But

Ayabe's not leaving???



UGHHHHHHHHHHH

Tofu. Okay. Tofu. The tofu was still around. He could make miso soup. Okay. Okay.

Miso.

And he's back in the fridge, as casually as you please, trying to sniff out miso without looking like a complete fool.]

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god Arty]

Well, that makes two of us.

Have you noticed anything off about yourself?

[survivaltricks]

[SO WHY DID YOU DRINK IT, GALO!!!]

You couldn't tell it was coffee before you took a sip?

[brokethefirst]

[Well whatever she was ABOUT to say gets completed halted when she sees him hold out a picture like a proud child who just raided the garden and picked his mother's flowers.]

Um...

Why were you... Are you taking pages out of the books? This is someone else's property...

[getdrekt]

[There's a muted sound on the other side of shifting—a pause that seems more like hesitation than anything, then slow footsteps. A tap.

And the door opens. At first, only a crack, enough to see his ever-present frown.

But he's not looking the right direction.]

What do you want.

[On the plus side, now Luna knows he's just an ass to everyone.]

[survivaltricks]

Iiiit's definitely everything.

[he's going to have to go a week eating tasteless food and drinking tasteless drinks and it's going to SUCK]

But I was fine yesterday, so I don't know what changed.

[burningrescue]

Of course I could tell! But you asked me to sip it, so I did you a favor and helped out.

[kazokun]

...Yeah, you can call me Reito.

[ Luna is now like the fourth person in the entire world who's ever called him Reito and I'm going to doubletake every time she calls him that because who is that ]

[survivaltricks]

[WELL]

[GOT HIM THERE]

Aaaaaand you did me a favor, so I guess I can't complain.

[. . . reaches out to take the mug from Galo so he can just. chuck it in the sink]

tuesday

[disreguarded]

[ She was at the lunch that Luna announced everything, and while she's not like chomping at the bit to get looked at, she figures the numbness in her hands probably is bad? Probably. So she finds Luna wherever - probably in a hallway, and scoots right up to her, nudging her gently. ]

Hey. Luna, right?

tuesday

[sadiskick]

[ Meltryllis takes very purposeful steps towards Luna, careful where each and every one of her spikes is placed on the floor. There is small crease in her brow. ]

Do you really think it's a medical condition that just hit all of us in random ways?

[ She's doubtful. ]

[getdrekt]

Did you just pick it up off the ground, and say it was "fine"?!

[Asch swings around to the direction of Galo, and unleashes a fearsome scowl into his general vocal area. Scandal. GROUND CHICKEN!!!!!!]

Are you a child!? Do you just eat anything you find laying around? Give me that!

[he grabbin'

but it takes uh

several passes to find out where it's at.]

[kazokun]

[ Ayabe stares at him like he has no idea how long games are, making a face at a "short" game of 20 whole hours jfc ]

I... can't really relate. But that sounds terrible and you should try it as a last resort.

[ He won't say no, don't do it, but also. That sounds mean. ]

[disreguarded]

Yeah, moss. Don't knock it 'til you tried it. [ She's on the road like 95% of the time don't judge her ]

[allfornone]

Technically speaking, I'm not really supposed to visit kitchens... But what-- what they don't know won't hurt them. Back home.

[Let's just ignore the way he stumbled all over that phrasing, today is a day for stumbling all over everything. He'll brush some of the frost off his book (it seems to be an ordinary tome on plants, emphasis on flowering ones) before focusing back on the Loco Mocotion happening here.]

Ah. Do you mean, because we're all from such different places, the recipes might be completely different? That makes me really curious about it now, actually.

Are the eggs a really important component?

[disreguarded]

Is it? I mean you're going blind and I'm losing all feeling in my limbs so logic tracks that that'll lead to death probably.

That one kid kept nearly dying every time he took a breath near confetti so maybe the confetti was poisonous? Which would be weird because normally I don't get poisoned, but.

[burningrescue]

I needed this. They took my property first.

[Sulking a little to be called out.]

Besides, I'm the one who appreciates this most. Nobody else in this dusty old library knows as much about matoi!

[kazokun]

For somebody who goes out of the way to help people, the best thing you can do is to make sure you stay safe, right? Do your best not to add to her stress and worry.

[ No fights. No dying. He knows Luna would appreciate that. ]