week 8

[vicedirector]

seven vices week 8 21 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 Katerina's 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 boathouse and lake up North Anyone looking for them will also find that Alisha's spear and Sadie's earmuffs are now gone. >Mingle? This is Week 8'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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[crazily]

[ Thanks Astrid... ]

I...? [ ??? ] I mean, yes, I'm very sure!

[ Break reaches out in the empty air to feel if someone is nearby and he just completely missed them, but he does also ask, at least. ]

Is anyone else here?

[brawlhalla]

[ LOOK...she'll always take credit for any pain she causes, just like Undyne. ]

...No. I mean - [ She narrows her eyes, and though he can't see that, Break can probably hear the sudden wary suspicion in her tone. ] No one I can see.

[ If a ghost does anything to her she's going to try to re-kill it. Because she can totally attempt that, right. ]

[crazily]

[ The confirmation gets Break's expression to just shift to confusion, though the addition gets it to turn to an annoyed scowl as he gets the implication. If it were (almost) anyone else, he would think that Astrid was potentially messing with him, but no. Astrid is in the same category of Undyne where she would just be like "I mean obviously I pushed you" if she had.

So. That leaves one possibility, at least to Break.

He waves his hand in the air roughly behind where he had been standing as if he was trying to dismiss something. ]

Ghosts.

[ the "ugh" is palpable, though what follows it might be surprising, considering how upset Break had been just the other day. He may have already gotten a visit from a ghost, but I can't make a toplevel about it until the thread is done, sweats ]

If that was Gilbert, then don't shove me, idiot. Or anyone else, for that matter.

[brawlhalla]

[ Honestly...Astrid isn't even calling him on it???? Even if a ghost is your recently dead friend, they should have the decency not to shove you. What rude assholes????????

Although. She squints. ]

I mean, I guess there's not a better way to get your attention. [ YOU'RE BLIND thanks again Astrid for being blunt. ] Except like. Tapping you on the shoulder? Why go straight to shoving...

[ ??? ]

Maybe you're not paying attention to something they...want you to pay attention to? [ Dubiously said. ] Or they just think you look like a good target and they're bored.

1/2....

[crazily]

I... assume that's the case. Something about the hostages, perhaps?

[ Break turns his gaze back towards the televisions, though it's not actually helpful. He frowns, but at least Astrid is here to help me out. ]

Then there's likely a young lady, who—

[crazily]

[ But all of the sudden, Break is shoved again, but much more violently??? This ghost is a huge asshole! It gets Break to actually lose his balance, and though he definitely doesn't hurt himself or anything, the suddenness of it definitely gets him to fall, and his cane goes clattering away. He's quick to recollect himself, but it's easy to also see him getting angry. ]

For god's sake, just use your damn words! [ Break starts to collect himself even if he's still angry at ghosts, because ghosts aren't going to help him up. Though as he starts to stand, he's midway through a curse before he pauses, and his brow furrows deeply. Something seems to be happening, but it's hard to tell what, though Break at least silently mouths out the letters "O" and "Z."

Though of course, after that, his expression falls completely into more anger as he buries his face into his hand. Of course. Of course. ]

—Sorry, but can you tell me something, Astrid? Was one of the hostages a boy with blonde hair and green eyes? A very bright green, if that's helpful.

[brawlhalla]

[ Astrid's hand snaps out to grab Break's arm and help him keep his balance, at least? She also hooks one foot under the cane as it falls and kicks it up to her other hand. NEVER LET IT BE SAID SHE DOESN'T HAVE GOOD REFLEXES. She does this all without saying a word, although there's an exasperated huff. GHOSTS, PLEASE. ]

A boy with blonde hair and green eyes? [ Hang on, let her turn to scan the screen as she lets go of him and presses the cane back into his hands. ]

Yeah. He's next to Hiccup. [ ...Honestly, they'd probably get along. ]

[crazily]

[ At least Break is appreciative enough to thank her quite sincerely, and he shifts to hold his cane a bit more steadily this time around. He won't fall again. Maybe. A big maybe, since once Astrid says that, Break shakes his head as he speaks so kindly of the dearly departed. ]

Of course. Even though he's dead, a certain seaweed-headed idiot can't help but overreact to Oz being the hostage.

[ Wow, Break seems to have gotten over this quickly!! Or, more accurately, Gilbert the Ghost is a menace, and he's only just now realizing it. He groans in frustration and shakes his head. ]

[brawlhalla]

I take it he's important to Gilbert, then...?

[ APPARENTLY SHE DOESN'T MIND HIM SHIT-TALKING GHOSTS TO HER. it's not like she wouldn't do the same thing if she were being haunted specifically. ]

It's so weird that "dead" isn't "gone" here...but, anyway, what does he want, for you to go and kill someone right now?

[ Is that a thing you can just ask people ]

[crazily]

Oz is his master, but that's understating his importance. Gilbert is creepy about it. [ called out... ] I at least agree with you that it's completely strange, but... Ugh.

[ He groans and shakes his head, because this is quite possibly the stupidest headache that Gilbert has ever caused him and that's saying a lot. ]

No, I really doubt that he's thought that far ahead. He's just panicking because he's a moron. If ghosts can pass out, then I'm sure he's about to.

[ If you thought Gilbert was a mess normally, just wait until how much worse he gets when Oz is a part of the equation. ]

[brawlhalla]

I mean, they apparently can do everything but live, so maybe he'll pass out and leave you alone for a bit.

[ SAID LIKE...THIS SHOULD CHEER HIM UP.............no one in pride has any comfort skills any longer, do they ]

Why don't you just do whatever you can to freak him out to the point of passing out from now on? It's unfair that they get to haunt us and we don't get to hit back. I'll help.