( 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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[g101]

tuesday morning, lobby, joint with heather mason

[ upon venturing into the lobby, you'll see a clothesline has been pulled taught over the doorway. from it hangs two black origami cranes, and attached to each, written in marker, is a drawing of tarot cards. "THE STAR" for "HANA SONG" and "KING OF SWORDS" for "JASON TODD."

a paper frogs leaps into your view, and if you follow the starting point, you'll see hajime, smiling lightly and sincerely. on her cheeks are four pink triangles; like dva's, but smaller, thinner. looks like she went for the naruto look, actually. ]

Are you okay?

wendesday, garden
a:

[ in the morning, hajime can be spotted hauling a bucket to and from the hotel - each time she does, the bucket is full of water. hmmmm. maybe this is worth investigating, or... maybe you'll do the nice thing and help her out? ]

b:

[ with the fountain full of water now, hajime's busying herself with making flower crowns - there's a piece of paper stuck to the remains of a gazebo that reads "flower accessories!!!!!!!" with lots of little sunflowers drawn on it. it's not the same handwriting that's in the lobby, though.

so if you want a personalized flower crown this is the prompt for you ]

c:

[ in the late afternoon, the fountain is full of bubbles.

and when you approach, you're dumb enough to leave your back unguarded.

see the fountain full of sudsy bubbles? yeah you do. you're getting pushed into it with gleeful abandon, hajime's giggles ringing out in the most pleased way possible. free bubble baths in the fountain!!!! ]

wednesday, c

[forlease]

[ It's not that hard for Ryou to be dumb and unguarded: he's barely been sleeping, he's just kinda moving for the sake of moving and definitely not sleeping. At first, when he comes across the fountain, he thinks he's hallucinating-- but then he's pitched face-first into the suds, and they are very much real.

Now he's awake and alarmed!! Thanks!!! ]

Hajimeee--! What did you do that for?!

[g101]

Wahoooooo!!!!! [ alarmed, awake, but clean.

hajime squawks happily, her voice so pleased and sing song-y that it's a chirp. ] It's nice to take a bubble bath and relax from time to time!!! And with such a pretty setting, wow! So nice!

[ she goes as far as dipping her hands into the sudsy water, letting some pool into the cup of her hands. she lets it flow over ryou's scalp, and then begins to massage it in. ]

You're so cute, Ryoomie!

[forlease]

[ He winces and instintively pulls away, but, once he realizes what he's done, he seems to chill out a little more? He's still tense, but it doesn't look like he's about to flee. ]

Ah-- Thank you? [ A beat. ] Is this really necessary though... This isn't really the place for a bath.

Garden - A

[vitamin_a]

What's the bucket for?

[Apollo was passing by when he saw Hajime. Do you need help? That looks a bit heavy]

[g101]

Ah, there's a lot of weird faces, so I'm gonna wash things up.

[ that sounds. weird, hajime, but sure. apollo's appearance is noted with a smile and a head tilt, and then she shrugs, water sloshing a bit. ]

[vitamin_a]

Wait, are you going to try drench someone?

[Because that's what it sounded like to Apollo, yep. Maybe he should follow, warn anyone Hajime tries to drench...]

wednesday. . . . . . . . c

[nowyouseeit]

[you think the anxiety the weird whispering is causing him would help him be more alert. but. . . nope]

[not at all]

[he approaches the bubble fountain like a fool, brows furrowed, hand rubbing the back of his head. and before he can ask the obvious question, there's pressure on his back, he's tumbling forward, and--]

[SPLASH]

[. . . he's flailing a lot, so don't mind him if he splashes you, Hajime]

[g101]

[ the thing about being a tiny person is that means you're allowed to be even quieter. further more, the anxiety could possibly only help mask her appearance behind him. poor kaito never saw it coming, but hajime knew what her spectacularly evil deed was going to lead to. oh yes.

this was diabolical.

she knew it when she placed her hands on the small of his back, watching his confused body language with a feline grin. the cat who ate the canary took human form in the shape of hajime ichinose, a girl on a mission.

you're gonna have so much fun, kaito or so help her. ]

Kyaaaaahahaha!!!! Splashy, splashy, look at that! Oh, woah, nice.

[ she sure does get splashed. it's not a tidal wave of water or anything but it's enough to get her wet, but she only looks surprised. ]

You've got a lot of water resistance, huh!

[nowyouseeit]

[HOW CAN ANYONE HAVE FUN IN LOVECRAFT WORLD??? after a few minutes of splashing, he finally surfaces, a tower of bubbles sitting on top of his head]

[he looks like a drowned cat]

W-what the heck? Are you going around pushing everyone into the fountain?

wildcard prompt because you'll give it to me anyway

[crushcard]

[ On Wednesday, at dinner, he's literally minding his own business at the far end of one of the tables in the dining hall - instead of eating, however, he's somehow managed to shift himself into work mode.

If the motel won't give him his laptop so he can render stuff digitally, he's just going to do it on pencil and paper then - he's sketching - and while his drawing skills lean more towards the technical side of things it's pretty obvious what he's drawing.

shut up, you're not allowed to judge him for drawing blue eyes white dragon fanart

It also means that he's also Not Expecting Hajime to just. plop a flower crown on his head. It's actually a little bit too large for his head, so it's going to slip down a little bit to cover his eyes for a moment.

Then he's going to sputter, because what the hell? ]

8)

[g101]

[ hajime's made note of all the people around who could use a little sprucing up; she's not one to sit still and let people wear a frown for long. even just seeing a little motivation their eyes is enough for her, really.

so it's not really a surprise, in a way, that she's set her sights on seto, and it's probably not a surprise she saddles over to him with a flower crown made of bright colors, as if it's a crown fit for a king. ]

Ta-daaaaaaaaaa!

[ it's an announcement, like she's done some kind of great magic trick.

it's only a flower crown, though. ]

Woah, so spiffy, aren't you a handsome fellow!

wednesday, b

[disinterested]

[As someone who hangs out in the garden a lot, it was a tad difficult to miss Hajime's pet project with the fountain—or her new project, apparently.]

Quite a few exclamation marks you have there.

[g101]

Yeah!

[ hey, there's another. hajime must like those things. she's beaming, folding a flower steam around another. ]

It sounds snazzier than way. Looks fun, too!

tuesday

[wristbands]

[it's pure instinct that causes chie to slap the frog out of the air, already jumpy and jittery because of the lack of sleep she had the night before. she blinks a couple of times as she realizes that it's not some weird tentacle monster erupting from the ground; she's genuinely apologetic once the adrenaline rush dies down.]

I-I'm fine—sorry about that, it just scared me a little.

[ungodly]

[ thankfully for chie, all the monster grabbings were reserved for andersen and jake this week. heather catches the frog out of the air. ]

Hey, hey, be gentle with the exhibit. [ 'exhibit'. because it's fine art, obviously. her tone is pretty jokey though, so don't feel too bad chie. ] Everyone's on high alert right now, I think.

tuesday meowning, gimme both of ya'll

[frizziest]

[ okay. you got him. you probably didn't mean to get him, but when you include Hana, Jason and tarot cards in one fell swoop, there is absolutely nothing he can do to stop himself from coming closer. if this is a trap to gang up and kill him as penance for robbing the mask, you'd be pretty successful. Akira is absolutely interested, jaw slacked as he steps closer towards the doorway in the lobby. the handmade cards representing the deceased brings a somber look to his face, but he takes a deep breath to keep him composed as always.

it's only when the paper frog jumps in his goddamn face does he let out a soft noise in surprise. he turns to look at where it came from and notices Hajime first and foremost. not a second later follows and the markings on her face are noticed; try as he might, there's no way to stop himself from letting his brows lower and his lips to curve downwards into a frown. ]

... Yes, thank you. I was wondering when I'd get to see your origami skills.

[ungodly]

[ and here's heather traipsing away from the clothesline. she was adjusting the stuff on it to make it a little straighter, to clip her handmade cards on in a neat way. she sighs a little at akira's little yelp. ]

Looks like someone can't even handle a little papercraft ambush, Hajime.

[ sorry not sorry. she does the little haughty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ thing. ]

and now wednesday b because i want a fucking flower crown

[frizziest]

[ different handwriting or not, Akira doesn't need but more than five seconds to guess who is behind yet another project at the motel. he's beginning to wonder if Hajime plans on doing something every day of the week, but even she is going to run out of ideas. maybe. hopefully she hasn't learned about the mannequins yet or ever. who even knows what might come to mind if she incorporates those into her madness.

for the thousandth time, he approaches Hajime with one hand shoved in his pocket. the other is extended out towards her lap while she works on one of the flower crowns. ]

Are you giving those out for free? I want one.

[g101]

[ the chances of hajime running out of things to do, or force upon the dwindling populace of lovecraft hellmurder town is zero. there's no chance. the simple fact is, the longer people seem sad, the more likely she is to do things. tune in next week when she puts up a hammock in town and insists on stargazing and trying to find aliens.

the mannequins are going to come, some day.

their expressionless faces will gaze back, adorned with glitter, flower crowns and origami. nothing will keep her from having fun; from forcing fun on this town. god help us all. ]

Woah, that's blunt.

[ but she appreciates it, because she'd do the same. if you don't say what you want, will you get it in the end? she supposes not. maybe akira's got the same ideas.

she loops a stem through another then holds it up for his viewing pleasure. it's vibrantly yellow, a real pop of color among all the greens and browns in this drab area she keeps coming back to. ] I like it! Come close and I'll set it up for you, Akii, like a prince.

garden b

[willremember]

[ Clementine has been sort of. Dispassionately observing from a distance. Because she is Much Too Mature™ for any of this nonsense.

But she can only resist so long before approaching Hajime. ]

Those are cute.

[g101]

[ the dirt's comfortable enough and hajime's got some of it smeared on her cheek. it's part of the Look, when you've been plucking flowers out of the ground for an hour or two, amassing a steady bundle of flower crowns. ]

Not as cute as you!

[ her tone's completely sincere, too. it's just a genuine compliment, offered as she raises her head to meet clementine's gaze. ]

Want one? Oh, maybe I can make a bracelet to go with it, your wrists are so pretty!!!

wednesday, c

[lohengrins]

[ it happens all too quickly.

he's surrounded by the scent of soap and bubbles to match -- only after he falls against the marble of the fountain. ]

What are you--...!?

[ percival attempts to fight through the bubbles, but his efforts are futile. he's unmatched for their prowess! ]

You will not...defeat me...!

[ fire <--- water :( ]

[g101]

[ oh my god

hajime feels a little like she just dropped a puppy into a bath. an unsuspecting puppy, with firey red hair and a spirit to match.

she just laughs before dunking her hands in to gather up water and dump more on percival's head. ]

You can't make steam, big guy?!

wednesday c?? of course

[blacktailed]

[even Quer's balance can't save her from a determined Hajime, and the sound that comes from her hitting the water is something akin to a squawk. graceless, noisy, and Quer resurfaces a moment later, furiously wiping at her eyes and everything.]

What in hell's name are you up to?

[if you want her in the water, let her strip first???}