week 4

[vicedirector]

seven vices week 4 28 players remaining ♫ monday - thursday Monday morning begins just like the rest, slow and uneasy. At 12pm, every television will go off with its usual bout of static, followed by a calm, albeit disinterested, voice. "Please gather in the hotel lobby within the next hour." That's all that it says before the televisions turn off. Anyone not in their rooms will hear the voice echoing around them as if through a speaker system, although there are (still) no speakers present. After hearing the motive, characters who choose to explore will find that the void around the town has retracted a bit, and there is now a police station to the far east of the chapel. On the chapel wall near the altar, black and white portraits of Youko, Zelos, and Morrigan have been hung up. Anyone looking for them will find that Youko's pink shoes and the fragments of Zelos's crystal are now gone. >Mingle? This is Week 4's mingle log, covering Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Investigations will go up on Friday. When posting toplevels, specify the time and location. If you plan on having any private conversations between characters, remember to let us know in the post linked below. More plot elements will be introduced this week. Mod comments will be occasionally distributed to open toplevels, accordingly. cast setting rulebook profiles private conversations

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[sobowtor]

Mmmh.

Yeah! [Poland is pretty weird herself so. She doesn't mind weird.]

I probably wouldn't make a habit of eating random hallway food though. I mean. Being weird is one thing but dying because of it would be pretty bad.

[sobowtor]

We have to try!

[Poland hops back up on the counter-- to sit this time.]

We should probably decide our breakfast menu now and do a test run.

[Then sample it so it doesn't go to waste.

Feed me.]

[billarious]

[Aw yeah, score one for his weirdness.]

This is the first time I've encountered random hallway food. I mean you'd think they'd--hhrk.

[Oh no, what's this? Bill's suddenly coughing, a hand at his throat! Is he choking? Was the food poisoned after all???]

1/2

[sobowtor]

Um?

...Um?

2/2

[sobowtor]

[Oh no. Did she accomplice in killing the sexy dorito?]

...UM?!

[She's shaking you furiously Bill. This helps in poisonings. Yes.]

[symbologic]

[Well he's not complaining if it's not going to land on him. Even if this defies all laws of physics. What is this dog.]

[Faize scrambles back to his feet, IT IS TIME TO RETREAT!!! He makes a break for the general store. If he can just get inside and close the door behind him, surely he will be safe from this hellish creature.]

[thebonezone]

[and here is sans coming out of the general store, blocking faize's path to FREEDOM. he is also not holding anything so why did he even go there in the first place?]

woah there, bud. you look like you've seen a ghost.

[he is only a skeleton, not a ghost. but also he is a skeleton IN FAIZE'S WAY...]

[billarious]

[Poland no. "Sexy Dorito" is not what you should be calling him oh my god.

That said, the coughing continues as he's being shaken, but eventually peters off into a cough, laugh mix.]

O-oh no, Dollface! You killed me with that h-hallway food!

[Okay but if she shakes him any harder, she might snap his neck and actually kill him. For now though it seems he was just choking (or possibly just teasing her, but he's a good dorito who would never do something like that!!)]

[vicedirector]

[ She seems calmer, at least? ]

Mmm, what is it? The pendant?

[vicedirector]

[ She's quiet for a few moments ]

She's dead. There's no way you saw the real her.

[vicedirector]

For what? Phantom patrol?

[vicedirector]

[ Jurgis barks, and begins trotting towards the fire pit.

..except, he keeps going, and keeps going, until he starts going West, heading towards the void. ]

[symbologic]

[Faize's eyes go wide. WELL SHIT.]

My apologies. I did not realize, for she seemed as alive as you or I. [Save for the part where she just...vanished. But there could have been other explanations for that!] But I...suppose that would explain the discrepancies. She seemed to be under the impression that she was late to school.

[minogame]

( A nod, )

Yes. ( He'll come over... cautiously. ) And I have a question too. A different one.

[vicedirector]

[ Then she will do the pendant magic should he come close enough! Done and done. ]

What?

[ if this is more questions about the ghosts she swears to god ]

[vicedirector]

...the same with Yoite.

[ She puts her hand up to her chin, thinking ]

He said he saw one of the old schoolteachers, earlier. She's not supposed to be here, either.

[minogame]

Well, I was wondering! The weather doesn't really change here. ( It's snowy and cold? ) Back home, it should almost be spring... uhm, I mean, what I'm trying to ask is!

How long is winter here?

wait no i read my calendar wrong

[vicedirector]

[ ...ah

Her expression softens. ]

It's March 7th, right now. This country is really far up north, so our winters tend to last pretty long. Like "until the end of April" long.

[vicedirector]

[ Yeahhh, about that. Today, technology is not the answer, because Rhys's eye won't detect anything out of the ordinary.

Spooky!

Spookier still: since Rhys didn't move his foot, that tugging will turn into the sensation of something weighing that particular leg down. ]

[stupidly]

I think we should all be worrying about that.

[Like, damn. If there's some crazy person running around murdering them before they can even murder each other ala Sisuca, shouldn't they be concerned??]

[stupidly]

[MORE CUTE ORIGAMI, oh no--

Also what kind of reaction is that?! Gilbert looks a little surprised, glancing down at the tray.]

Er— yes? It's... got carrots, potatoes, onions and peas, some chicken...

[Like he thinks Urashima has suddenly developed an allergy to any of these things and has just magically sensed they're in there.]

[stupidly]

[Isn't that just a fancy way of saying "I want breakfast"??]

...Well, what breakfast menu do you think would be most effective?

[He'll play along, though. He'll play along...]

[minogame]

( A place up north where winter lasts until April. He's still learning about these months and getting used to this calendar but that means... there's still a while to go. He makes a bit of face, clearly not happy about this answer but it's not Miata's fault. )

But it'll start to get warm soon, right? Is it nice?

( Are there flowers and you know... LESS SNOW HE'S SO TIRED OF SNOW NOW. )

[minogame]

You're finished already? I thought it would take longer. ( Gee, he's scrambling over like it's his fault he didn't show up sooner or something. ) Thanks! It looks really good.

( He's a good sword spirit he isn't a picky eater, he'll eat all of his vegetables, Gilbert. And he'll reach to take the tray from Gilbert if it's all right. )

You're always cooking for me, Mr. Gilbert... I wish I could do something for you too.

[vicedirector]

Depends on your definition of "soon." [ ... ] They're alright, I guess. We haven't had any heatwaves in, like, fifty years though. Mild, really.