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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[kazokun]

[ He cannot. But he does recognize the need for a writing utensil and slides a fountain pen into her hand before also going ahead and flipping to an empty page; he has to flip quite a bit, almost halfway through the notebook before he stops and sits back. ]

[seasiren]

[At last.

Now armed with a pen and paper, Michiru traces her fingertips against the surface like she's plotting out the steps. Only then does she make any attempt to mark the paper, and from a glance, the other will notice that she's... drawing?

Drawing fairly well, in fact, despite the fact that she can't see. It's not perfect, it's not as if Michiru draws blind for fun, but it's clearly a person she's drawing.

... She probably could've just wrote "I'm waiting for my partner to chastise me for being out by myself" but let's make it EXTRA]

[kazokun]

[ This is SO EXTRA

Ayabe hasn't spoken with Hakura very much, but the drawing is enough that he can recognize who it is. He's impressed, enough that it slips his mind as to what his question originally was and instead makes the assumption that Michiru had wanted the notebook to pass the time by drawing. ]

That's very good... Can you draw Jin Ling?

[seasiren]

[... Who dat.

No, really, Michiru has somehow missed the opportunity to converse with this Jin Ling bc life sucks away my tagging time and so tilts her head with a quizzical look on her face. Eventually she draws a question-mark, and then after another pause writes the words:

"Describe him to me"

Yes, describe the look of this person so that she might draw his likeness, no pressure]

[kazokun]

[ How to describe Jin Ling. The first thing he does is flip some pages to near the front of the notebook and start reading off some of the things there: ]

Age 15. Height 172 centimeters. Weight 61.2 kilograms. Occupation LanlingJin Junior Cultivator. Extraordinary skills include combat, sword surfing, ancient Chinese corpse medicine, core strengthening, dynasty K9 unit, rich bachelor status.

[ All of this sets the stage for who Jin Ling is as a person, so it's important to include, he thinks. ]

[seasiren]

[sword... surfing...

Well frankly that's the only phrase that Michiru cares about. Even a lady as elegant as her can admit that sounds rather impressive.

Say no more, she's going to start sketching... and it ends up being a figure garbed in Chinese robes, literally surfing on ocean waves, except he's not standing on a surfboard, oh no.

He's surfing on swords.

Whoever Jin Ling ends up being, he will never be as cool as this]

[kazokun]

[ Jin Ling is so cool until you get to know him.

This is also very impressive; it looks exactly like him, seen from afar where you can't really make out his face because the highlight of the piece is the sword surfing on waves. ]

Just like that... with a long ponytail and a scowl on his face.

[ Trademark Jin Ling features. ]

[seasiren]

[...


Literally drawing a >:( on where she guesses the face is, which means it's gonna be slightly off-center and thus even more hilarious.

A masterpiece.]

[kazokun]

[ haha ]

He would love this. Can I keep it to show him?

[ Jin Ling is also blind, but it's the thought that counts. ]

[seasiren]

[Giving a little nod of consent, though she flips to a (hopefully) fresh page and writes:

"So long as I can be present when you give it to him"

Listen, an artist appreciates praise! Clearly it is praise Michiru is fishing for, and not great amusement]

[kazokun]

[ He's been using up the pages in order, so it's a fresh page and it's all good. ]

Sure. Do you have time? We can find Ling now.

[seasiren]

[Oh well, that sounds divine.

Giving another nod and she'll hand over the notebook in that case, her features tuned into a please smile. Naturally, Ayabe is gonna have to do the leading because uh. Blind. But she looks completely at ease with the prospect of finding this mysterious Ling as she gets to her feet]

[kazokun]

[ Time to go Jin Ling hunting. ]

Are you alright following the sound of my footsteps, or do you need help?

[ Is Haruka going to swoop in and kill him if he offers Michiru a hand ]

[seasiren]

[Funny as it would be for Haruka to smash this entire mansion to the ground--

Nah, she's not in the business of getting high school kids murdered, and so shakes her head before gesturing outward for him to lead the way. She'll follow just fine, trust her.

... Or otherwise she'll trip into the abyss and then Haruka will really kill Ayabe.]

[kazokun]

[ ...He is going to make sure his footsteps are loud and clear, occasionally looking over his shoulder to see that she's following alright and looking for Jin Ling, where is he, let me grab Anna-- ]

[goldpeony]

[this is so stupidaishfiudhf

He is, in fact, also blind... so he's mostly wandering around trying to find his orientation. He thinks he's being sneaky by coming out of the kitchen with some non-perishable food in his arms. He's trying to abscond.]

[seasiren]

[binch get back here--

Okay Michiru can't see a damned thing but she can at least hear people walking, and immediately peeks behind Ayabe's shoulder like the graceful demon she is once they are close to the kitchen.

Is this their prey-- I mean, is that Jin Ling? Maybe? Don't leave her in suspense, she must know]

[kazokun]

[ Ayabe goes ahead and steps right in front of Jin Ling so he can walk right into his metaphorically open arms ]

Hey, Ling.

[goldpeony]

[He walks right into Ayabe and almost drops the three apples he's holding from just... having... some kind of great blob pop up in front of him. He makes a startled sound, and then his face pinches.]

You! Next time, say something before you step in front of me!

[seasiren]

Oh do forgive us, he was looking for you on my account.

[Speaking up now that Ling has been confirmed... goodness, he's quite loud.]

If we could have a moment of your time...

[kazokun]

[ Ayabe cannot hear what either of them are saying, so ]

Sorry, we were looking for you. Do you have time?

[ His voice may or may not overlap with Michiru's ]

[goldpeony]

[Michiru scares the shit out of him because he can't see her and he's not expecting her. It's like he's being caught yelling at Ayabe undignified in front of someone else (he is).

Wait.]

...You! [OH NO. STUPID HARUKA'S WOMAN.] ...Why are you looking for me? I'm not even staying in the room, so leave me out of it!

[seasiren]

... Ara, what's this? You know of me?

[Propping a hand against her chin, amused-- I mean. Bemused. She's bemused. Really.]

Ah, I see, you must have met Haruka. Well rest assured, I do not bite. I only wanted to offer you a picture in tribute of your great deeds, which Ayabe-san has graciously foretold.

[I can't believe they're having a full-on conversation and Ayabe can't hear shit--]

[kazokun]

[ Yeah he can't understand a word of what they're saying, but Michiru knows what's up so he just waits quietly and lets her do the talking, nodding every once in a while. Yeah, what she said. ]

[goldpeony]

A picture?

[His face looks so hecking skeptical and concerned. And then confused. He glances between what he thinks must be Ayabe and the direction Michiru's voice is traveling.]

...my great deeds? [.............He slides his eyes over at Ayabe.] He's a moron. I've been blinded, so it's useless. I can't see it anyway.