MINGLE | WEEK TWO

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MINGLE LOG | WEEK 2
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Greetings, house guests. Surely you're getting into the swing of things, by now? Though, a friendly reminder: there is no escape.


Sunday is, once again, a quiet and likely somber day. At least, until there's one hopefully welcome surprise: belongings from back home that you may have missed will be delivered to your rooms today, if you did not come in with them. (Note: these should be the personal items from your applications, if your characters don't already have them on hand. The dead's personal items WILL NOT be appearing.)

Iris, Shauna, and anyone else in the house who might be considered a mother will also find a red carnation in a small vase by their bedsides. Enjoy these small creature comforts. You have earned them.

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

Come Monday, everyone will once again wake up to a most unpleasant surprise: their motive for the week. This one is more immediately apparent than the last; the house's hunger has not been sated.

Pratibha is, once again, nowhere to be found, but this time, she's absent every day this week. What's up with that? (Should you feel strongly about this, you may attempt to find her.)

Bucking tradition, this week's first puzzle also arrives on Monday; it unlocks, of all things, a huge wardrobe full of fancy clothes. What could all this be for?

On Tuesday, the second puzzle appears; and it unlocks, this time, a grand ballroom.

On Wednesday, it will become clear what this week's locations are for. Because the ballroom doors open by themselves at 6 PM sharp, and reveal:

A ball. Splendid and scintillating, this gracefully lit space is warmed by the sound of distant music that has no apparent source. There are tables for food and drink, and more tables besides at which to sit. The star, however, is the dance floor; are you feeling brave enough to step out there? More importantly: with whom as your partner?

The windows display only endless green forest before night falls. Twilight and rising darkness paint the ballroom in shadows and shades of gold. All of it is enchanting and lovely to behold. The ballroom even sports numerous little nooks for ... privacy.

Remember, above all, rule 5: Get to know each other. Become friends. Become more. Who cares. Just do it.

Thursday brings calm after the busy storm of the ball. Rest, recuperate, and reflect; you all know what tomorrow brings.

Friday is investigation time once again. The investigation post will go live at 3 PM EST, 5/16.

Saturday is the day of your second real ritual. You may find the ritual post here at 12 PM EST, 5/17.

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

code bases by tricklet

Comments

[madderbloom]

Hi Leon!

[ When Anemone turns to look at him, her eyes are bloodshot but she's smiling. ]

...Ranma was supposed to be our bodyguard, you know, 'cause we switched rooms! Zoe, him, and I! But looks like he wasn't cut out for it! I mean, what kind of bodyguard gets himself killed! Right?

[ She's rambling. ]

[madderbloom]

You look alive today.

[ She might have more luck with her charming lady act if she had any sort of filter. ]

I'd be having more fun if you danced with me.

[ Nudge nudge hint hint. ]

1/3

[inlocked]

[inlocked]

[ that’s fucked up. ]

[inlocked]

Wwwwwwwwwhy?

[selfreliar]

...Make us homesick, maybe. Remind us what's left to get back to.

[madderbloom]

The house is hungry and so am I!

[ She wants blood. ]

[iflickerback]

[Yuri goes back to staring at her book. Not actually reading it, but only staring at a single word.]

...I don't know how much longer I can do this anymore...

[eldritchwaifu]

Mmn...

[ She would have kept it at a nod of acknowledgement... But one of her extra eyes saw the weapon in her hands, prompting her to turn her whole head. ]

Huh? Isn't that Ranma's...

[bouchere]

I'm not.

[ Not really. She hadn't done anything to cause Ranma's death directly. Not like Jackie, back home. There wasn't a clear action she could have taken to stop it.

Still. ]

It just sucks. There wasn't any reason for it.

[inlocked]

… Anemone, don’t. You can’t … stoop to its level. It’ll just destroy you. I don’t want that to happen.

[selfreliar]

Oh no, how terrible. How will I live.

[selfreliar]

Definitely not.

I didn't see the other... victims' bodies, but this one was... it was bad. And it was Saotome. [He lowers his arm, wrapping it loosely around himself instead.] We all liked him, didn't we?

[He was a loudmouth, sure, but he was a good guy. He did his best, always.]

[lockedmods]

[Well, LuiOHGOD THE SHELVES ARE TRYING TO EAT YOU, RUN!!!!!

Oh, wait, no, it's not the bookshelf itself (itshelf). A couple of books have just fallen off that high corner shelf, up there against the wall.]

[richesse]

… mm. Yuri, too.

[ … ]

Ranma was my friend.

[richesse]

There’s been no reason for any of it. None at all.

[ bitterness seeps into her tone. ]

[selfreliar]

[That gets a little huff of a laugh out of him, actually. He really is pulling out the stops today, damn.]

Is that so?

[He puts his drink down and offers Anemone his hand.]

Then would you do me the honor of a dance, Anemone?

[richesse]

Item? Weapon? Yes, it is. I stole it from Gavin.

[madderbloom]

Tell me the secret! I want long and luxurious hair. Like that one storybook princess~

[ She gushes dreamily, definitely reminded of Rapunzel. Wouldn't it be nice to have magic hair that can easily disappear into a pigtail? Anemone takes her brush to Ranmanzel, parting her hair and slowly combing it out. ]

[lockedmods]

[Right! Well, the dip Garry stuck his finger in was kind of the same width and depth of a belly button. So that's probably the torso.

Only one hand was missing from the outline, and the other has been restored. Garry can find one more doll piece with five little digits on it, though they're much shorter and stubbier than fingers. This little piggy went to mark it, this little piggy stayed home...

Yuri finds something long and mostly cylindrical, though it, too, kind of tapers. Seems leg-like, right?]

[richesse]

[ Lortel laughs, a startled, sweet sound. ]

Where did you learn to be so cute?

[windmilled]

¡Joder!

[Oh wait no, nothing is coming after him. He goes over and picks up one of the books from the floor.]

What's this?

[madderbloom]

It's too late for me, Pratibha. I'm already...

[ She looks down at her hands and the scattered red petals at her feet. ]

[lockedmods]

[It looks like a journal. Not so unlike the ones you all were given, but not exactly the same, either.]

[inlocked]

No. Don’t you dare fucking say that. Aren’t we friends?! You’re gonna leave me, too?!