( MINGLE - WEEK 3 )

[abhoth]

SURVIVORS: 36 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 doesn't seem like there's anything out of the ordinary on this lovely Monday morning. How quaint. As a reminder, we are now accepting murder proposals for Week 3! If you're interested in having your character commit a murder this week, be sure to send in your proposal before Tuesday, 9:00 PM EST. Without any murders we can't have a murdergame, so go forth and let the bodies hit the floor! 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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thursday

[18x0]

[Akane slides in to sit at the same table, smiling sympathetically.]

It's the challenge, and the focus it requires. It only really gets fun once you're very good at it.

[willremember]

Then how does anyone keep doing it long enough to get good?

[18x0]

A lot of patience. All the failure is worth the success you know you'll eventually get.

[willremember]

I don't think a card castle is going to be worth it.

[18x0]

Maybe not. But it can be good practice for other things that require a lot of patience.

[willremember]

I can be patient. For things that matter. [ can she... ]

[18x0]

That's good, because sometimes you have to wait a very long time for those things. It might take years and years of hard work that doesn't seem like it's paying off at all. You'll have no guarantee that you'll even succeed at the end, but you just have to keep working for it anyway.

[This might be something Akane has a lot of experience in.]

[willremember]

It's hard to imagine doing anything that long-term. I'm always too busy to think of anything but in the moment.

[18x0]

That's fine. I just tend to think about things like that because it's something I've had to do a lot.

[willremember]

Like how?

[18x0]

Well... just before I got brought here, I started working on a project that's going to take 45 years to complete.

[willremember]

It's... Hard to imagine living that long. What sort of project was it?

[18x0]

It's a little hard to describe. The simplest way I can put it is that my colleague and I were working to stop a very dangerous disease that's killing a lot of people.

[willremember]

Oh...

That's good, then. I guess I never thought about how long that stuff must take.

[18x0]

Like I said, it's a little more complicated than that. We're not just trying to create a cure, we're going after the causes that led to the disease getting released in the first place.

So yes, even though it's going to take very long, the end result is going to be worth the patience.

[willremember]

How can you go after the cause? Once it out, it doesn't really matter that much, does it?

[18x0]

[She sighs. She's already said too much, so why not reveal a little more? It probably can't hurt.]

It was released by a terrorist organisation. We're trying to stop them.

[willremember]

Oh, that makes sense. [ revenge and justice are basically synonyms. ]

Is it, uh... Going well? Or whatever?

[18x0]

[They totally are. You get it, Clem.]

It's... not going so well so far.

[willremember]

Oh... I'm sorry to hear that.

[18x0]

Ah, please don't worry about it! After all, it's not especially relevant to our situation here!