yuggoth | ( MINGLE

SURVIVORS: 40

The sun is shining, the air conditioner units hum as they always do, and a gentle morning breeze blows against the windows. The scent of pine cones and evergreen follow you wherever you go in the motel, save for the parking lot and outdoor pool. It seems like someone was very generous with the detergent while moping the floors.

The two grandfather clocks (one on each floor) will ring with each passing hour, indicating the time of day without fail. With this knowledge — they'll note the motel will continue to be surrounded by fog until 8:00 AM on the dot. It is at that hour that the fog will begin to recede. Not enough to reveal the whole city, but enough to allow residents to explore some of the buildings surrounding the motel.

And speaking of the motel, it seems like the Storage room has unlocked itself overnight. How quaint.

Welcome to Week 2's mingle, everyone! As of this week, we are now accepting murder proposals. If you're interested in having your character murder someone this week, please send in your proposal before Tuesday, 9:00 PM EST. We'll be contacting you on plurk over the week to finalize the details, or ask for rescheduling if necessary.

As always, feel free to PM us or send us a PP over plurk if you have any questions!

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[Her room is right next door to his, there's... no way she wasn't going to notice this. Mostly because she's going to open her door to step out just as he's dragging the mannequin past it, since her room is between his and the storage room.]

...um... Akira-san?

[She's so confused.]

Do... you need help carrying that?

[ ah, drats. he's been caught red-handed. Akira was surely hoping he would get setup inside his room before anyone was able to take notice, but he should have expected Yukina of all people would be perceptive enough to see the not-so-subtle view of him hauling a mannequin up a flight of stairs and towards his room.

this is the part where he feels flustered, partly because he isn't buff like these other guys in Yuggoth and has actually worked up a bit of a sweat trying to transport it. he lets out a bit of a breathless laugh when he sets the torso down to the floor, wiping his shaggy hair with the back of his hand. ]

Hi, Yukina-san. You're not going to... heh, ask what I'm doing with it first?

Um...

[Well. It's true that she's curious, but it's also true that it's not really her place to pry. As long as he's not hurting anyone, Akira ought to be free to do what he wants, even if that means doing things that she really, really doesn't understand. He doesn't owe her an explanation.]

To go to the trouble of bringing that here... you must have some reason for it. If you want to tell me what that is, you can do that after we get it where you want it.

It's okay to be curious, you know. I think we're all allowed to ask questions if the situation arises.

[ and after this past weekend, Akira would like to think the situation has arisen. Yukina is a trusting individual and he isn't about to fault her for that considering his mindset is not different in the slightest. at least he's flattered that she doesn't think he is about to drop this on someone from the second floor to kill them. that's Good. ]

Okay. If you don't mind, you can grab the other end. [ no, not the butt. the stand that keeps the actual mannequin secure. ] I'm taking it back to my room.

[Yukina smiles and reaches down for the mannequin's stand, getting a good grip on it before lifting it up. Many hands make light work, as they say.]

Oh, believe me, I'll ask a lot of questions once we're in your room.

[...she says, innocently.]

Ohhh...

[ sweats nervously. at this point, it's hard to tell if Yukina is literally not picking up on anything she has to say, if she knows and is just messing with Akira, or if she is legitimately thirty for him. he isn't able to decide, so he's just going to remain puzzled as he now begins to walk backwards, looking over his shoulder as he does so. ]

You can begin now, if you'd like. I know you value our alone time together, but doing it semi-publicly shouldn't be that bad, right...?

[ doing what, akira ]

[Honestly, any possible innuendo is so far over her head that it might as well be in the stratosphere.]

Oh, well, in that case...

[She can't help it. She is curious, even though she's willing to let him keep his secrets. But since he's invited her to ask, she will.]

What gave you the idea, to move one of these into your room?

[ this poor girl ]

I wanted it to provide me company. I get lonely at night. [ not exactly the truth, but he isn't lying either. stationary objects are comforting, apparently? ] No, I kid. I intend on doing a few experiments to it is all.

[ also the truth, even if he once again words it weirdly. whether or not it's on purpose is the true question. ]

[u h...

He clarifies that he's kidding before she can ask what he means by that (or ask him why he doesn't just cuddle up to his roommate, but then, Rachel doesn't really seem the cuddling type), and she nods slowly.]

Do you need any help with the experiments...?

[ Yukina can by all means offer herself as tribute for snuggle buddy??? because yeah, good luck getting that kind of attention from Rachel-san. she's sweet and is quite the momma hen, but she isn't about to take things to that level. ]

Oh. Oh. Yukina-san, I didn't know you'd be willing to experiment with me! [ he's smiling as he continues walking, showing that he will continuously tease her even if it requires multi-tasking. ] If you'd be so kind, I wouldn't mind your assistance.

[She doesn't understand what's so surprising about it, really. Yukina's willing to help him carry the mannequin to his room - it's not such a leap to help him with his experiments, then. Is it?]

Huh? Of course I'm willing.

[She smiles.]

Just tell me what you need me to do!

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