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

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Comments

[richesse]

[ After thoroughly inspecting the wardrobe with Zoe, Lortel wanders over to their other new location: the ballroom.

She wanders into what, right now, is simply a huge and echoing space, though still lovely with daylight streaming in through the tall windows. Her heels click resoundingly on the floor, the sound bouncing off the walls of this empty room. ]

How grand… one might think a real ball could happen in here. Though, how that would be possible…

[ pauses; considers. ]

Hm~ maybe it will be possible after all. Wouldn’t that be fun?

ballroom

[doctopoda]

I'd be surprised if any of us were in the mood.

[Though it is a pretty enough room. Otto's keeping his claws carefully raised, wary of scratching the parquet floor in spite of his general animosity towards the house. It's just instinctual, you know.]

It's a little better without whatever was happening last week, but even so...

[richesse]

Mm. It’s not to be feeling better, even if the house keeps trying to take a bite.

[ hands behind her back, Lortel twirls and walks backwards, staring up and around at the huge space. ]

I don’t know about that. A little fun might be something we could all use, right now.

[doctopoda]

...well, maybe. Though I worry a little about gathering everyone in one place like that. We'd make a much easier target. I wouldn't think it would want to simply bypass the ritual and eat us all, but - well, it's obviously trying.

[What's the point? Just to terrorize them? (He'll feel stupid about this later.)]

[richesse]

I don’t think it can really cheat and just gobble us up. That would circumvent the ritual, after all. I’m not saying it’s safe, but it’s probably not deadly~.

[ “not deadly” is probably sufficient, right? ]

[doctopoda]

I do have to wonder about the point of terrorizing us like this. Maybe it just wants us on edge.

[Someone might hear something and lash out? He could see it happening with him, given the actuators, but most of us aren't constantly walking around with deadly weapons...]

[richesse]

I imagine it wants us as nervous and paranoid as we can be. The more terrorized we get, the likelier it is someone gets killed, don’t you think?

[ that was somewhat literally the case with Jade, after all. ]

[doctopoda]

I imagine so. At least this is a little more indirect.

[God knows the place can just affect their emotions directly!]

[richesse]

It's just a different shade of morbid, if you ask me. [ She glances all around the room again. ] But I won't say no to little niceties.

[doctopoda]

I'd rather have some sort of workspace, personally.

[Not that he has a specific project in mind, but it'd be something to do. Something too useful, perhaps, for the house to allow it.]

[richesse]

[ she chirps a laugh ]

And I'd rather have an office. Niceties we actually want seem unlikely. Why do you think I'm so willing to simply take what we can get?

[ She puts her arms out and spins, letting them fall down and clasping her hands behind her back as she moves towards the middle of the space. ]

Still. Imagine this place all lit up, and everyone talking and dancing... I'm sure it seems frivolous, but who doesn't need a little frivolity now and then? I'd like to have even one reason to smile, [ she murmurs, dipping her chin. ]

[doctopoda]

[He softens a little to see her. Otto can't imagine enjoying such a thing himself, but if the kids would...]

That would be nice.

[richesse]

[ Her expression scrunches up into a sweet smile. ]

I guess we'll see. Maybe that threat in the rules about getting closer to one another won't be so toothless after all~.