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

[kazokun]

[ Who's the one who caused a big ruckus??? Lio got outed to him, so Ayabe does freeze and looks like he wants to turn around and walk away, but hasn't finished reading all the profiles and doesn't want to be chased off until he does. ]

It's sarcasm. Of course it's not funny, and I doubt half of this is true.

[madburnout]

[He doesn't actually want to terrify this basket case out of a room, so he keeps his distance.]

I believe it is mostly true. Simply framed in a way to make us question others. [Shrugging.] The same tactics have been employed against me before.

[kazokun]

[ Terrorists and assassins?? Ayabe doesn't want it to be at all true, frowning and crossing his arms across his chest. ]

What corrections would you make to yours? Before I even read this, Galo has already painted you in a bad light, and I was hoping you could prove otherwise.

[ But then he got slapped. ]

[madburnout]

Did he. Funny.

[Said so incredibly flatly that it's hard to tell if he's attempting to make a joke or not.]

Nothing in mine is incorrect. These are all things that I've done, and I won't deny them. It doesn't say my reasons, the fact that we are fighting for our lives, our freedom, with the only weapon we have. He also probably failed to mention the last time I saw him, he was pointing a gun at children under my protection.

[Hm.]

And yours? Is it true? Is there anything you'd like to add?

[kazokun]

[ Galo????? No, he did not mention that at all, and from the appalled look on Ayabe's face, he's two seconds from going to find Galo and shaking him by the shoulders and going ??????!! at his face. ]

...I'll ask him about that later.

[ GALO! HE BELIEVED IN YOU!! why... this is the face of somebody who was betrayed. who got his dog kicked and shoes spat on ): ]

Everything on mine is fine, though. I haven't weighed myself in a while, but the numbers look right.

[ His profile is pretty sparse compared to others, on the account of not being some sort of criminal. ]

[madburnout]

[love 2 cause problems for Galo, honestly]

Mm. It does not mention you fainting at the sight of a slightly messy room.

[kazokun]

[ That's neither an occupation or a skill. Can you imagine? Professional fainter. ]

It wasn't a slight messy room, and it's none of people's business anyways. That sort of thing doesn't need to be in a description.

[madburnout]

A warning might be helpful.

[Clearing his throat though, shuffling awkwardly. Because he's gearing up, emotionally.]

I didn't intend to hurt you.

[kazokun]

[ Would it be helpful if Ayabe passed out fliers saying "hey if you drop crumbs on the ground I'm going to pass the fuck out so don't do that"? ...if it gets people to stop, maybe he would consider it.

So that gets him to pause, but also the sort-of apology? Is this an apology? He suddenly looks similarly awkward. ]

...I wasn't going to make a big deal of it. [ He was just going to avoid Lio for the rest of his life, you know. ] I didn't think you would hate me enough to want to hurt me when I'm not even conscious to experience it, anyways, so I don't mind putting that behind me.

[madburnout]

[yeah this is the closest he's going to get to an apology.]

I don't hate you. [He doesn't know him enough for that!! True hatred only comes from familiarity.] I thought it would help. You seemed shocked.

[kazokun]

I was shocked, but you don't slap somebody out of shock. That will do more damage than not.

[ Slapping somebody out of their shock... theoretically it would work, but it's also incredibly stupid. ]

Next time somebody is unconscious and you want to rouse them, do a sternal rub or something.

[madburnout]

[sir i do not want to arouse you]

When the Burnish fall unconscious, we simply set them on fire. [um!] That is normally enough to help.

[kazokun]

I don't want to be burned, -ish or a lot! Don't set anybody here on fire, that's overkill to get somebody to wake up!

[ Because they will wake up, in pain and screaming, but there are so many better ways to go about this, Lio ]

[madburnout]

[He's just saying!!!!! Fire-based biology is weird!]

I wouldn't do that to you-- you would simply burn.

[kazokun]

Well, good, I'm glad we understand that! And everybody else here?

[ Please promise him nobody else here is going to be lit on fire for the sake of bringing them back to consciousness. ]

[madburnout]

Only if they deserve it.

[THAT IS NOT REASSURING]

[kazokun]

[ It really is not!! But it's good to know that passing out from a tiny mess isn't enough to warrant getting burned alive, and he just has to figure out where the line is. ]

I don't think anybody here deserves it. Even Galo, despite what he did.

[ Reserve the burning for truly terrible crimes like murder. After the weekend, all bets are off and Lio is justified in doing what he wants. ]

[madburnout]

I'm not going to kill him. The Burnish do not kill without reason.

[read the quote on his profile, dude. Also, he really doesn't even want to hurt Galo that badly. Just fight him. There's a difference?]

[kazokun]

[ It's a difference, but still ]

People in general don't kill without a reason.

[ Some people just have really bad reasons, like "They looked at me funny" or "Because I felt like it." so the claim doesn't really mean much to Ayabe. ]

You wouldn't kill Master Blue when we meet him, would you?

[madburnout]

No.

[He's starting to not like the assumption that he's barely containing murder at any moment. Even though he hasn't done a good job of disproving that, with all of the punching.]

But I will fight to leave, if that's what you're asking.

[kazokun]

[ Gestures at that fight with Peach. Ayabe saw that! We all saw that. ]

No, I was just curious. What happens to Master Blue isn't my concern. If it gets to the point where our only choice is to tear down these walls to leave, I'd lend a hand as well.

[ But he will clean up his mess after if it doesn't work............. the sticking point is not making a mess. If Lio had wanted to kill Blue,that would have been fine, as long as he doesn't bleed everywhere. ]

[madburnout]

[Fire is cleansing though, isn't it :)?

Lio blinks a bit at the offer to help, apparently realigning a bit of an early judgement on this guy. That's not so bad after all. Even if he does fall under COP on the scale.]

. . . That's good to hear.

[kazokun]

[ Fire is cleansing only if you're burning off surface bacteria or something but when entire buildings start catching on fire, Ayabe might have some strong words with him. ]

We'll give it a couple more days. If Peach and the other two haven't finished whatever preparations they're working on, that's the end of patience.

[ But he still wants to give the three some time, because

idk because he's stupid, ig, and wants to believe they weren't all brought here to sit on their hands for weeks on end. ]