WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

[cluedin]

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]

...Shadow boxing??

[ That's what it looked like to him, her punching at nothing until some hapless fool gets in the way. ]

[disreguarded]

[ She grimaces. ] No, that'd be way cooler - you really can't...

[ She turns around entirely, staring, and scowls. ] I guess it's better you can't see her, then. There's a person who looks just like me? Except... not. Right there.

[kazokun]

[ Is it really better that Beau is apparently hallucinating? He doesn't think so. ]

You must be tired, and your mind is playing tricks on you. The stress piles up and you start ...I don't know, seeing loved ones because you miss them or something.

[ This place is getting to him too, but he knows for a fact that the person he thought he saw across the room or at the end of the hall isn't him, and if not him, the closest would be his younger brother. ]

[disreguarded]

[ Huh. She didn't know stress could do that? Is she stressed? She doesn't feel stressed... ]

I mean, I'm not seeing a loved one, I'm seeing me in a dress with curly hair, but sure. [ She folds her arms. ] I guess I'm tired. Nick snores.

[kazokun]

[ That could be a loved one. More people should love themselves. ]

Has he tried propping up his back with pillows? It could help with the snoring.

[disreguarded]

[ Beau absolutely does not love herself, so she's pretty sure it's just some clone of her. ]

I'm about to put a pillow over his face. [ She says, dryly. ] But I'll see if he'll go for it. I can just sleep in the library if it's too bad.

[kazokun]

You shouldn't have to sleep downstairs. I'm going deaf already, so I wouldn't mind rooming with him.

[ Beau would just have to sleep on the chaise if they were to switch, or find somebody else to switch with if she doesn't want to sleep in a room with two other boys. They could probably all swap around and create arrangements more suitable for people, but that's also a lot of trouble, and Ayabe already knows that people are allergic to effort and so nobody would do this. ]

[disreguarded]

[ She shrugs. ]

Half the time I end up in the library anyway because I read until super late. It's not a big deal. But - I appreciate it, man. Nice of you.

[kazokun]

[ The dorm manager in him really wants to kick people upstairs by 10PM so they can be in bed, but unfortunately for him, he can't do that to the people here. ]

The offer's open whenever you get to the point you want to strangle your roommate. Do you have trouble sleeping, or are you just that engrossed in whatever you're reading?

[disreguarded]

[ The look she gives him is sort of bemused. ]

Both. Do you actually care?

[kazokun]

I care. If it's trouble sleeping, that's something I can help with.

[ The other part he could help with too, but nobody's going to take a recommendation to read a more boring book instead of an interesting one. ]