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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 Kitchen, Dining Hall and Disposal room are still under constructions. Meals will be served in the Pool/Outdoor Dining Area in the meantime. How quaint.

As a reminder, we are now accepting murder proposals for Week 5! 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!

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monday afternoon
[ So, by the time most of the frogs are rounded up, there would be a few missing. Luckily, Chiaki was not touching them and instead opted for the net as well, but — the sound of screaming frogs can echo in the outdoor patio area. Chiaki wades herself into the shallow end of the pool with a bucket and lid. The muffled screams of the frogs were heard and if anyone would ask what she was doing... they'd see different colored ribbons ripped from fabric on the side of the pool. Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green.

Oh, yes. Chiaki is ready for a frog race. It's close to video games, right? ]

wednesday evening
[ Chiaki was somber, moreso than usual. She's perched on the front steps leading up to the second floor, scribbling tirelessly into the walkthrough she's developed for the "game". Since I, a mod, am lazy and not updating it right now, it spans across the weeks and offers tip. They can see one big highlighted section in yellow:

Pro-tip: do not go out into the fog. ...It's not nice...

She won't respond if you say her name a few times, it would actually take someone nudging her to snap her out of her zone. ]

[That's fine. Dirk is good at nudging.]

Nice, a GameFAQ. What happens if you go into the fog?

[ There's a lazy gaze upwards as she stops writing. Her fingertips are antsy against the paper. ]

...I think that's where Ryou went. Maybe. Genuinely, I don't think it's a good choice — it's a locked out part of our playing field either way. If this is a "game", an out-of-bounds could result in death, a glitch, or well... just getting stuck against an invisible wall.

[ She then grows silent. ]

I could be wrong though.

[What if they can clip through and jump over universes like Mario?????? wHAT THEN, CHIAKI]

You're more likely right. It'd be nice if we could ask Ryou.

...I'd rather just talk to him. [ Any way she could, honestly. AND LOOK GAMES ARE HARD. ] If he went out into the fog, I think he had to have gotten pretty far. He was gone a while but the stuff Percival found on him isn't on our maps or any brochure. It had to be the Lake. You know, outside of being dragged there for executions, none of us have been.

Edited 2017-06-19 19:26 (UTC)

That would make sense. The road that way is clearly indicated, so he could have just followed it through the fog.

[ She slumps downwards a bit, nearly sliding down the stairs. ]

I wish I could have stopped him, but he wouldn't want me thinking that. He didn't need to do that — or do that alone. I'm going to see if I can re-read the newspaper, maybe there's more answers about the lore of this game.

...Something to add to the GameFAQs to help, anyway.

Let me know if you find any. Lore is usually a big tipoff when it comes to the final boss.

[After cooking and eating another meal outside, Velvet passes by Chiaki's frog races. She glances at it with her typical expression on her face, but quietly she says,]

... You can do it, Red.

[ The frogs were not screaming when they're swimming. That's a good sign. As all four begin to paddle across the pool, Chiaki watches in anticipation. ]

I'm rooting for Blue. It's — it's almost caught up to Red!

Don't let that straggler beat you, Red. If you just keep pushing forward...!

[what about someone leaning over to look at what she's writing like some kind of curious asshole]

Is that a game guide?

[ Hey Dipper you have one eye stop squinting at me??? ]

Technically? Yes. A game guide to this — so people in the future can learn from our stupid mistakes. Wish we had one sooner...

[he will squint with one eye and you will like it]

That's... not a bad idea. I guess I'm sorta doing something similar with my notes, too. [he continues to look at the guide for a second] It'd be nice if we could make it so no one would ever need one of those again, though.

Edited 2017-06-21 01:23 (UTC)

[he's about to pass by on the way to his and Akira's shared room when he catches sight of that highlighted section of her gamer's guide. he slows to a stop, head canted slightly]

Have you been out there yourself?

...No.

[ She says firmly. ]

It's pretty much assumed Ryou went out too far in it. ...Wonder how far he got...

Why're you assuming that?

[he asks curiously as he takes a seat on the stair below her]

I wonder if anyone got the chance to talk to him. . . I heard he was in pretty bad shape, though.

[so he might not have been able to speak :(]

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