( MINGLE - WEEK 4 )

[abhoth]

SURVIVORS: 32 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 buildings surrounding the motel, it seems like the Library is now open. How quaint. As a reminder, we are now accepting murder proposals for Week 4! 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. Remember that we can't have a murdergame without any murders, 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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[breaksouls]

The evil that lives in everyone's hearts. You've had a selfish thought before, I'm sure. Everyone has. Humans produce malevolence unknowingly, and when it's not kept in check... you get the idea, right?

[pinesfortruth]

So malevolence is... kinda like negative feelings? And when you have too much of it you become a daemon. [he takes that in] What does being a daemon do?

[breaksouls]

It depends. Most people lose their entire sense of self. They become mindless monsters and that's what people tend to think of as daemons. Of course, I look like this... There's another daemon I know whose face has been scarred by malevolence, and another who's a lizard man. We're stronger than humans, and you'd have to be an exorcist if you hope to defeat a daemon. Why do you care?

[pinesfortruth]

I'm interested in the supernatural and all things "weird". It's kind of my thing. [shrugs] Learning the differences between what's the norm in different dimensions is probably one of the only good things about this place.

[breaksouls]

Weird...? Everyone keeps saying stuff like that about my world, but it's simply how things are. I have no idea what your worlds are like, but I know that one has something called a washing machine... Are you from a world like that? Is that why you splashed the water?

[pinesfortruth]

Washing machines are a thing, but no, that is not why I splashed the water. Why are you not over that yet. Maybe I just like splashing water around. For fun.

[it's more believable when he sounds exasperated about it]

[breaksouls]

Because I know what kids do for fun and it's not splashing soapy water. That and it's still a waste.

[pinesfortruth]

It could be if it was in balloons. Or a bath. [but she's. got a point.] The water wasn't soapy enough and I was telling it off. Yep. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

[breaksouls]

You're terrible at lying, you know. If that was your story, you would've said so.

[pinesfortruth]

What are you gonna do, kill me to find out the truth? [...] Please don't do that.

[breaksouls]

If I killed you, you wouldn't be able to tell me the truth.

[pinesfortruth]

And that's why I said not to do it.

[breaksouls]

So you'll tell me the truth then?

[pinesfortruth]

...No.

[breaksouls]

Fine. Then I won't tell you about malakhim, or the Empyreans, or earth pulses...

[pinesfortruth]

... First of all, I don't like this blatant manipulation. [but he relents:] It's nothing interesting. These night terrors are making us see weird... body changes, I saw my reflection in the water, and I do not want to deal with it. The end.

[breaksouls]

What do you see? Mine more's frustrating than terrifying.

[pinesfortruth]

Something really messed up. I don't really want to talk about it?

[breaksouls]

At the very least, it's not something you actually have to live with. You could be a giant lizard, after all.

[pinesfortruth]

Being a giant lizard might be pretty cool, actually.

[breaksouls]

Lizard tail does taste pretty good apparently...

[pinesfortruth]

And you immediately ruined it.

[breaksouls]

Huh? It grows back, doesn't it? Besides, it's a pretty normal thing to eat, like rappigs or pengyons.

[pinesfortruth]

You can't talk about someone becoming a giant lizard and then immediately go about talking about eating giant lizards, that's weird.

Also I do not know what those are.

[breaksouls]

Which one of us travels with a lizard again? I was just thinking it might be convenient. You'd always have a meal ready.

[Dyle would probably object to all of this, but she doesn't really care.]

What do you eat in your world then? Do you not have prickleboar or albatross either?