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

[photorealism]

If I may be called that without my precious camera, then yes.

[ he's so salty about this, it's unreal. Her confident response and lack of rebuttal intrigues him enough to distract him from the problem, at least... ]

But I am an artist above all else.

[sadiskick]

To be without your primary medium must be frustrating.

[ She gets it in her own way. She won't criticize him for being salty over this. ]

[photorealism]

[ a sigh!! ]

Unimaginably. I'm as a man without water trying to survive in the desert. I simply cannot go on like this for much longer...

[ Stefano shakes his head, somewhere between defeat and defiance, but he glances up at her again, seeming curious. ]

You are the first one to show any semblance of understanding.

[sadiskick]

[ She gives a careless shrug. ]

I don't always have the tools to make what I want, so I focus on my dancing instead.

[photorealism]

[ damn, remember when he could just sort of have a camera anytime he wanted?? He remembers. He hates this dumb manor!! ]

Ah. So you are a dancer. No wonder you have such an elegant air about you. [ a nod. ] What kind?