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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thursday with the bagel

[fourleafcleaver]

[OH MAN ARE WE FIGHTING??? CLOVER'S ALWAYS HERE FOR FIGHTING SHIT, YOU KNOW HER, which is why with a mighty battle cry she sprints over and lunges her way onto the top of the tackle pile. She has absolutely no idea what's going on, she just saw and took an opportunity to tackle someone. Multiple someones! That's bonus points.]

1/2

[hopefragment]

[Hinata's too busy laughing over his "victory" over Faize to pay much attention to anyone else. Even the battle cry only gives him the faintest warning as he starts to pick himself back up. He's honestly having fun, and hopefully this has all been a good distraction for Faize, which is really the important part.]

Alright, alright, if you want to go again, we ca--?!!

[hopefragment]

[Except before he can do much more than push himself up on his hands, suddenly there's a small pink force of nature tackling him, knocking him back down with a strangled yell of surprise.

Rip in pieces, Faize, he's falling right back on you again, though at least he's still (somewhat) supporting his own weight.]

[symbologic]

[Ding dong, a body has been discovered. Okay no, it's just Clover so Faize is...f...ine. This is fine. Don't ind that weird choking noise as he gets the wind knocked out of him a second time, that's totally normal. It's an alien thing.]

[fourleafcleaver]

[Here it is, this week's murder, insert shaking axe end emote here. She probably wouldn't be giggling quite so much if she was here to kill you guys?? Probably???? She isn't sure what step two is but step one is trying to haul Hinata into a mostly-friendly headlock. Trying. She's so tiny but she runs entirely on feist and determination.]

[hopefragment]

Aagck-!

[A very eloquently-worded protest from Hinata as he tries to shove himself off Faize, one hand going to grab at her arms and yank them away, the other trying to support at least some of his own weight and Clover's so she doesn't completely squash the alien. Without much success, since while he might be strong and Clover might be small, that's still something like ninety pounds he's trying to shove around from a very poor angle.]

Clover!!

[symbologic]

["At least she's tiny" is really the only saving grace here. Especially now that Hinata let go of Faize's wrists, which means he has a free hand with a stick in it right now that he could totally use to whack both of them but...]

[But it's Clover and she's giggling and he can't bring himself to do it. They can both just squash him flat if they want, this is fine. He accepts half death with open arms, take him now.]

[Except, no, not really. He's not quite ready to see Alisha again just yet. But apparently he is ready to laugh again. At least a little bit. Maybe it's the absurdity of the situation or maybe Clover's giggles are just infectious, whatever the reason, there are a few breathy sounds from Faize that would definitely be proper giggles if he weren't currently on the bottom of a three-teen pileup.]

Retribution, Hajime. This is what h-happens when you take sh-shortcuts.

[fourleafcleaver]

[Ninety pounds of stubborn clinging apparently having the absolute time of her life, at that. Step two now becomes trying to disrupt Hinata's balance enough to fling both of them off Faize with another mighty, giggly screech. It might be well-intended or it might just be an attempt to make it easier to fight Faize properly instead of just squashing him? Probably the latter. This really just seems like a great way to get the two of them squashed instead.]

[hopefragment]

Aaaah!!

[His yell is somewhat muted by his own helpless laughter, because if he thought tackling Faize was funny and good-natured, having Clover added to the mix just makes it even more ridiculous. And two of his favorite Sads are laughing over this, so how is he supposed to do anything but?

When she tries to fling, he just ends up kind of... rolling, probably momentarily squishing her beneath him before ending up on his hands and knees again. If this is making the two of them laugh, though... then it's his responsibility to up the ante, right?]

Alright, c'mon, Clover, grab my sword. We're gonna definitely beat Faize like this!

[His "sword" is a nearby stick, and whatever Clover decides to do with that stick is probably nothing like the training Faize has been putting Hinata through, but it's the thought that counts. As soon as she grabs it, he's going to shove himself to his feet, trying to hoist Clover up on his shoulders. He's not Undyne, but he is still surprisingly strong!]

[symbologic]

[HE CAN BREATHE AGAIN. PRAISE. Also he can move, but it takes him a few moments to actually do that because he's still a little dazed and light headed. But eventually, he springs to his feet, still laughing as he raises his stick to point it at them.]

You are certainly welcome to try! However, I will not make it easy for you!