week 0 - continuation

[vicedirector]

seven vices week 0 ♫ tuesday - sunday With that revelation, things are sure to be more tense--or maybe, you prefer to go the hope route? Either way, the atmosphere of the town begins changing ever so subtly. Once in a while, you can feel someone staring at you from behind, though when you turn to check, no one will be there. Footsteps can also be heard echoing when one stands close to the void, even when alone....of course, no one will be there, either. As of Tuesday, extra food will be found in the kitchen. The ingredients are very based in Western cuisine: rye and wheat bread, potatoes, cabbage, beets, onions, cucumbers, assorted mushrooms, and the like are all supplied. In addition, there are also miscellaneous spices, eggs, milk, and an abundance of fish and pork. Various dishes made with the above ingredients will also be set out for anyone to take during lunch and dinner. A copy of the rulebook has been pinned to the front of the chapel, and a wooden sign now stands at the east edge of town near the clinic: Welcome to Lebensbaum | EST. 1623 | Population: ♜♜♜♜♜♜♜. The bonfire will be lit every night from 10PM to 6AM, after which it will extinguish on its own. >Mingle? This is the last open mingle for Week 0. No motives will be given until next Monday, and thus no murders will occur. Enjoy your last week of safety! 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. cast setting rulebook profiles private conversations

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wednesday afternoon

[symbologic]

[Oh hey it's the cyborg guy. You're a cyborg right? He's pretty sure you're at least like 15% cyborg. He watches Rhys's headbanging fit from a few feet away, finally approaching once the man has fallen to the ground.]

Are you...quite alright?

[Do...do you need some help getting up?]

[keepshispride]

I'm not human and I'm not making spaghet-

[Oh it's the fucking skeleton. He's seen some weird shit in his life but he'll admit this takes the cake. Give him a moment to stare at Papyrus.]

... I don't need help!

[vicedirector]

Literally the least I can do for you guys.

[ A pause, she studies Poland for a second before replying ]

Meatball soup. Figured it'd be more palatable than the potato pudding.

[vicedirector]

[ Stifling a laugh. She loves shitty jokes, alright. ]

Only pork at the moment, but yeah.

[vicedirector]

A forcefield.

[ Her tone is curt, clipped. She doesn't feel too inclined for idle chatter with someone who thinks it's fine to attack her from behind just for the hell of it, seems like. ]

[vicedirector]

From this region. Here.

[ thank you miata ]

No prob. [ a shrug ]

[mothercat]

[ Oh, she laughed (somewhat)!! A laugh from an unexpected place is the best kind of laugh there is. His tail and ears straighten happily. ]

That'll do! We laguz aren't all that picky about our meals as long as they have meat. We can't survive off of a vegetable-only diet. [ Or breakfast, but it's cool because that's no longer happening.

Meat, glorious meat!! Don't mind him as he does the happy cat walk to the fridge. ]

[vicedirector]

...if you're sure, thanks.

[ She'll hand Alisha one of the smaller bags. ]

[vicedirector]

Yup.

[ starting to fill a pot with water ]

Sure, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to answer them.

[vicedirector]

Right on. You do have to have good upper body strength, though. How're you in that department?

1/2

[sobowtor]

[Yeah. It is.]

Yeah. It is.

2/2

[sobowtor]

[Poland's already losing her ability to stranger small talk, so she balls up her fists in her lap looking suddenly very determined! She gets straight to the point.]

So who made these books?

[She's willing to give you the benefit of the doubt Miata-- only because Lithuania likes you.]

[vicedirector]

[ So sour....! ]

Me and the person I'm representing.

[dereban]

I'd like to say that I'm decent enough in that. [ aka not really ]

[sobowtor]

[Poland's cheeks puff out, almost comically so. That's reason enough to tackle Miata as far as she's concerned!

Lithuania wouldn't appreciate that though.]

You know that you two really hurt her writing that stuff in there?

[vicedirector]

Who, Lithuania? [ She falls silent again, carefully choosing her next words. ] Courtesy isn't something our mastermind isn't very concerned with, unfortunately. Sort of comes with the whole "murder each other" thing.

[sobowtor]

[Of course Lithuania, who else is there in this place worth caring about?]

Well, what about you? Don't you have courtesy? She likes you, you know.

[Likes you way too much, way too soon as far as Poland's concerned.]

[sisumama]

Aren't you an impressive young man? I bet your mother is really proud of you! ♥

[sisuca no, etc. She's only here because she followed everyone else.]

Before I was here, I was fighting in a war against the Order of the One True Way...but I don't suppose any of you have heard of them, since I haven't met anyone familiar with alternate worlds yet.

[hopefragment]

[The skeleton is talking to him. This is never not going to be weird. How does a skeleton even talk?? Don't you need like... vocal cords?? Some kind of organs?? Also skeletons as a whole just. No this is weird.]

Uh... I don't think it's an achievement, being stuck here like this. I'm pretty sure this isn't something to get excited about.

[hopefragment]

N-no, I'm not that impressive, really! I just don't want to see anyone get hurt.

[Ugh he's embarrassed now. Let's just focus on her.]

But... you're right, I haven't heard of them. This whole "alternate worlds" business is hard to wrap my head around, but it's... kind of the only thing that makes sense right now.

Do you think this "Order of the One True Way" or whatever is powerful enough to keep us here like this?

[hopefragment]

[He doesn't answer immediately, seeming to deflate slightly. He opens his mouth, closes it, and finally just shrugs one shoulder.]

No... like I said, I'm not trying to be a leader. I just don't want to see anyone get hurt.

[hopefragment]

[Hinata just snorts through his nose. He doesn't miss the irony of escaping execution only to wind up in a killing game.]

W-wait, hang on. "End the world?" What's "Oz?"

[hopefragment]

I'm just saying it's an example. I... don't want to think you'll kill one of us because of something they can offer. It just doesn't make sense.

[Is what he says, but he can't shake the nagging feeling that someone who's capable of bringing this whole assortment of powerful people together might be able to promise just about anything.

...Let's not talk about that.]

Hah, yeah, you... don't have to worry about that. I know what I'm capable of, and I'm pretty sure my talent isn't any kind of fighting.

[hopefragment]

[He's not scared of you?? He should be, but he's not. It's the kind of overwhelming power that he can't really comprehend, so it's best to try not to think about it.]

You know that's not what I mean. I don't think it'll be that easy at all. But I have to try something, and this is all I can think of.

If you've got a suggestion to get out of here without what, twenty-nine? people getting killed, I'm all ears.

[hopefragment]

Thanks.

[Even if she can't answer, at least she's not saying "no" immediately. Though he'll rescind that thanks if she changes her mind and tells him nothing.]

It's... about these booklets. Where did the information to fill them come from?