MINGLE | WEEK ONE

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MINGLE LOG | WEEK 1
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Greetings, house guests. You must be a little more familiar with how things work around here now. There is no escape.

One thing does seem to have changed: characters can now freely investigate the now unlocked Crypt.

On Sunday, nothing much at all happens. Better take the time to rest, recuperate, and decide your next steps. Maybe you have people you want to talk to after that … shit show? Now’s the time: unload those feelings.

Alternatively, with the pantry open with plenty of food available, why not wander into the kitchen for a snack and a chat with whoever is there?

(Don't forget to check out the post-trial afterparty!)

Come Monday, everyone will make up to a most unpleasant surprise: their motive for the week.

Unfortunately for those characters with questions about the motive, Pratibha is nowhere to be found afterwards. Additionally, all the profile entries for Leona, Phoenix, and Yoojin have changed. It’s a fairly clear indicator that they are dead. Enjoy this useful information!

On Tuesday, there are two noticeable changes. The first is that there is a new puzzle. The second thing? Pratibha’s presence. She's finally back. Why was she missing on Sunday and Monday? Why does she seem so … out of it? She’s all curled up in the laundry room this time, intermittently snoozing in the little nook off to one side.

On Wednesday, Pratibha is gone again. And so, unfortunately, is one of your own. What happened? Who is it? All subsequent headers, including Wednesday's, will be frozen until a Wednesday event can take place. We will announce to the playerbase once Wednesday's thread is live for you to investigate!

Thursday brings a very specific change: after 9 PM, no one get into, or out of, your rooms. Plan wisely. You may get stuck in the halls, which might be fine … except we know what happened last Thursday night.

Thursday also brings with it another new puzzle.

Friday is investigation time The investigation post will go live at 3 PM EST, 5/9.

Saturday is the day of your “first” real ritual. You may find the ritual post here at 12 PM EST, 5/10.

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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Comments

[screamsalot]

They... aren't going to hurt me?

[He sounds as though he isn't quite sure he believes it, but unlike the paintings in the Guertena exhibit, which acted with immediate and evident aggression, these arms... tentacles... whatever they are don't seem to be making any move to attack, and so Garry is perhaps a little more willing to listen to reason than he would be otherwise.]

I was just wondering what you were doing, for what it's worth. I didn't mean to make them think I was trying to sneak up on you.

[doctopoda]

They aren't going to do anything I don't want them to.

[His voice is heavy, but he doesn't elaborate.]

I'm repairing this one. The head's been severed. [Probably Garry has seen that before, it's pretty obvious. The claws are big.]

[screamsalot]

Oh... oh, yes, I see.

[He does see, now that he's actually looking at it without the layer of near panic. Curiosity wins out enough for him to take a careful step closer, wanting to get a better look.]

That doesn't cause you any pain at all, does it?

[doctopoda]

I'm used to it.

[How could it possibly not cause him pain? But of course, no one here has seen exactly how they're attached. Otto imagines most people even think he did it on purpose.]

[screamsalot]

Still, if it's hurting you, surely we could ask Pratibha if she has something for it... you shouldn't have to just endure it while we're stuck here.

[It just makes sense! Why should anyone suffer if they don't have to?]

[doctopoda]

I'm not sure how much there is to be done, at this point. I can't exactly afford to be on anything too strong here.

[It'd probably take some heavy-duty opioids. A bad idea for a number of reasons, probably, even if the idea is slightly tempting.]

Really, it's fine.

[screamsalot]

No, I suppose you're right.

[A soft laugh.]

I've thought about asking for some cigarettes myself even though I've been trying to quit. I know I shouldn't be sliding back into bad habits, but this place certainly makes it tempting...

[doctopoda]

[Otto snorts.]

I know how that is. I smoked for the first time in years, not long ago.

[There was a lot more to it than that, but still - it is something he did. Everything was.]

[screamsalot]

[There's a decided note of relief in Garry's expression to know that there's understanding rather than judgment on Otto's end. It's not a habit he's proud of, but it's far less embarrassing to admit it to a fellow smoker than it is to someone who has never touched a cigarette in their life.]

And I'm guessing something not unlike this situation precipitated it...

[Just given the appendages and all.]

[doctopoda]

...something like that.

[He hasn't been terribly subtle, here, that something happened. But Otto still doesn't feel inclined to really get into it. He leans forward with a sigh, pushing his ever-present sunglasses up onto his head for maybe the first time since he got to the house, and rubs at the bridge of his nose.]

[screamsalot]

[Garry watches that reaction, his mouth thinning into a sympathetic line at that sigh and the evident frustration and exhaustion behind it.]

... I understand.

[A beat, then:]

You don't have to elaborate if you don't want to, you know-- I would certainly be a hypocrite to insist that other people do something I've been trying to avoid doing myself.

[Perhaps that seems like an odd statement coming from someone as seemingly outwardly normal as Garry, or perhaps not.]

[doctopoda]

[After a moment, Otto just nods.]

Thank you.

[He feels like he ought to ask after Garry's well-being, after a comment like that. The man has always seemed like...well, one of the more normal people here. But he's just said that he doesn't want to talk about it, and Otto has no desire to immediately make himself a hypocrite.]

It was...recent. I'm still getting used to it.

[That's all. Except of course it's not.]