( MINGLE - WEEK 2 )

[abhoth]

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! ( quick navigation ) ic rulebook | locations | statuses | room assignments private conversations | ic profiles | graveyard | full navigation

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[gamerscore]

monday, the city hall
[ If anyone goes into the large auditorium in the back of the building, they... may be shocked. Laying still as death is Chiaki Nanami. Her purple hair lay sprawled out and her face looking directly towards the ceiling. No sound is made — you'd have to come closer to see if the girl was harmed.

...If you finally reach the end of the stage, looking up, you'll see the girl was actually passed completely out. Like. Deadass tired.

Oops? ]

wednesday, the diner
[ Later in the day, Chiaki found herself seated lazily in one of the booths. The sound of familiar song plays in the background. It's very obnoxious, but she's actually a bit distressed. She's worried about a few people that have gone missing — particularly Jake. He had been kind to her with the previous itch and this was the only way she could blast out the whispers scolding her for not leading her classmates better.

She's scribbling on a notepad. Poorly, but it's — actually notes of some such. At the top it reads: WALKTHROUGH TO YUGGOTH.

???? ]

wildcard

[ Feel free to plot something with me! cirilla ]

monday

[breaksouls]

[When Chiaki wakes up, she'll realize she's actually not in the city hall. Instead, she's lying down in one of the motel beds, all tucked in. Super nice and cozy, except for the fact that it isn't her bed. Across from the bed sits Velvet, who greets her when she finally wakes up.]

You awake?

[gamerscore]

[ Oh no, she's still trying to sleep. She doesn't register the change — she was a really... heavy sleeper, after all. Even the comforts of her bed prove useless. She murmurs in response to Velvet: ]

Five... just five minutes...

[ And she will honestly go back to sleep for five minutes!!! ]

[breaksouls]

[Velvet sighs. But she lets her go back to sleep. As soon as it's been five minutes on the dot, though, she tries again.]

Hey, wake up already. If you don't wake up, I'll kill you in your sleep. How's that sound?

[gamerscore]

[ At least she wakes up this time. She squirms in the bed, slowly sitting up and rubbing away at her eyes. The words 'kill' definitely catch her attention. ]

Huh? What's going on —

[ Oh, she's in a bed. ]

Did I sleep past curfew?

[breaksouls]

I found you asleep in the town hall. Thought I'd better move you before anyone got any ideas.

[She pauses for a moment, then looks away.]

Are you getting enough sleep? If not, it might help to have some warm milk before bed, or even some chamomile tea.

wednesday.

[blacktailed]

What's a walkthrough?

[maybe Quer should announce herself when she enters a room, but she hasn't gotten the hint just yet. instead, she followed the noise to the diner, and saw a girl - one she hadn't talked to - sitting there. snooping was then the best option, and with the music, it's easy to slip behind her before she speaks.]

[gamerscore]

[ She should never because the girl jumps a bit, her pencil clackclackclacking down onto the ground. She's leaning down to pick it up, looking up with a normal expression. Very calm, even for being scared. ]

...It's kind of like a guide. Walkthroughs are popular with people playing games... it lets them follow the events and know how to play without missing special items or secret areas.

[ A pause. ]

If Yuggoth is a game... and Craftly said there's been others... I want the future participants, if there are any, to have a guide to follow.

[blacktailed]

Never heard of someone writing a guide for a game before.

[Quer turns her head, looking the girl over. hm. this one was...Chia-something. she'll remember when she looks at the profiles again. since she kept to herself, she hadn't been one Quer remembered from last week.]

Where are you going to hide it, when you're done? Can't imagine Craftly being happy if he sees that all of this has been made easier.

[gamerscore]

It's useful. Some people can't figure out things or mechanisms are hidden...

[ But, when she asks about where she's hiding it — ]

I'm thinking on that. I don't want to leave it in my room because we had to wait for them to "prepare our rooms" for a while when we arrived... They probably change the sheets and stuff.

[ A thoughtful hum. ]

Where would you leave it?

[blacktailed]

Somewhere in here. Enough of us wander in here that someone's bound to find it. And the place looks destroyed enough that you might be able to get away with it. You could hide your secrets in a place like this.

[maybe behind the jukebox? but she doesn't have a word for it, so Quer has to gesture at it instead.]

wednesday

[restlessgods]

[ Andersen has vanished, which means Rachel goes to his writing spot to check if he's back once in a while. ]

What are you writing, dear?

[gamerscore]

[ Chiaki is quick to sit at the edge of her seat, ready to pounce if Rachel needed the attention or assistance. She doesn't move just yet, though. ]

..A guide. To this place, anyway. Something to leave behind for anyone else who might end up here.

[restlessgods]

[ That gets a slight raise of her eyebrows, barely visible beneath her veil. ]

Ah, I have been working on something similar as well. Shall we compare notes?

[ Given that Craftly said this was definitely not the first time... ]

[gamerscore]

You have? I don't mind, no.

[ That's super surprising.

And this will give me time to finish my entry being typed out sweats ]

[restlessgods]

[ You're doing god's work, really. ]

I have a couple of notes that I've already done, though I've left them back at the motel. [ For safety. ] We can look at that later.

monday

[potentite]

[Oh jesus for a second he thought that nice girl from before had been murdered and left here but no, she's still breathing thank god. Just, well, she seems to be sleeping?]

Um... [Jake pokes her in the shoulder a few times.] Rise and shine? You shouldn't be sleeping here.

[gamerscore]

[ OH GOOD, IT'S JAKE BEFORE HE GETS BUTTFUCKED.

Chiaki is absolutely out cold. He can hear the loud snores and see a small hoodie underneath her head as support. It takes a few prods and her eyes begin to part. Hazy, she looks to Jake with a confused expression. ]

Huh..? Did I really fall asleep...? Yaaaaaaah.. it's boring in here.

[potentite]

[Jake had some time to stop and smell the flowers before his raunchy, X-rated adventure with Cthulhu.

Jake smiles when she wakes up. Poor thing. Though he can't blame her for being bored. There is no internet here.]

It is a mite unwise to visit the Sandman out here, though. You never know what manner of scoundrels or even beasts may be lurking.

[gamerscore]

Yeah.. I wouldn't have done it if I could have helped it. I guess counting the chairs were too much and... yeah.

[ She sits up, dusting off her hips if they had gotten dirtied. ]

Thanks for waking me up.

[potentite]

Not a problem at all! I couldn't leave you here.

[Well he won't scold her anymore since she gets it.]

What do you usually do when you're bored? [Since it sounds like it's a problem for her...]

wednesday

[frizziest]

[ Akira likes the diner as well. it plays music, and music is calming. it beats the constant bickering going on between his ears as he does his best to acknowledge that they're not real. the actual subject matter doesn't matter when they're simply annoying as all hell. having fallen upon the broken down building just a few days ago, he has made a point of returning nearly every day afterward to spend about an hour or so decompressing.

today in particular, he had brought his trusty shogi board. it's difficult to play given his current predicament, but he still persists. that is, until a song comprised of nothing but chip music hits his ears. little does he know that Chiaki is sitting in the booth behind him, both of their backs to on another. ]

Let me take a wild guess. Chiaki-san?

[ the song may not be identical to what he's heard in his Japan. there's no mistaking it, though. it's video game music and... well, since there's only one gamer girl he can think of off the top of his head... ]

[gamerscore]

[ Whatever other people also move across the diner and lounge around — the voice of Akira hits her ears and she stops her writing. ]

Yeah?

[ Casual as can be. Her light hair brushes against her cheeks as she turns, leaning over like a damn kid. Both hands hold onto the tops of the booth. ]

Did you come here for music too?

[ No, she knows better b/c she's clocking that shogi board. ]

[frizziest]

[ her voice grows from slightly muffled due to the separation in their booths to pressing right into his ear as she is suddenly leaning over. Akira tilts his head towards the source and. well. their faces are awfully close. he can actually feel her breath on him... ]

Sort of. I like this place more than the lounge.

[ please note that he makes no attempt to distance the two of them. one arm will actually rest on the table as he turns himself to better look at Chiaki. ]

It's usually without other people most of the time. I didn't even hear you coming in. Not that I mind the company whenever it comes around.

[gamerscore]

[ Good thing she's pretty calm and not really too flustered. ]

It's cut in half, though... doesn't that give you goosebumps? I always want to turn around and go back to the others.

[ But, people definitely take solace in this place. They've come to it for the music enough as is. ]

I just sat down... It was getting noisy in the dining hall with people arguing over what we should do.

[ She peers over to the shogi board, perking a brow. ]

Are you trying to get revenge on your profile card?