( MINGLE - WEEK 5 )

[abhoth]

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

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[nowyouseeit]

[since I'm going to tag the twins' Monday top level I'm totally going to assume he already knew about the eye. ALSO YEAH THAT JOKE SUCKED]

[fortunately, Kaito just snorts as his mouth curves into a smile]

Kaito, actually. You wanna play the winner?

[pinesfortruth]

[he considers it for a bit before shrugging]

Sure. I'm warning you, though, I'm pretty good at board games. [a beat] Also you can't make fun of me if I miss the holes because my depth perception is shot.

]he's joking. mostly. probably.]

[nowyouseeit]

All right. Promise. I'll just make fun of you for losing instead.

[tips the holey board. . . thing. . . upside down to release all of the chips, handing dipper black while he keeps red]

[also he gives the younger kid a sympathetic glance out of the corners of his vision while he sorts the two colors]

So. . . how're you feeling today?

[pinesfortruth]

[that first snark makes him huff]

Now you're asking for it, buster. I'm going to kick your butt straight into losertown. [but the actual concern seems to take him for a loop and he.. shrugs sheepishly] Like there's a giant hole in my face and I don't want to acknowledge it.

[nowyouseeit]

[. . . there's something about that blase reply that makes Kaito think it was code for "I'm okay, as okay as someone with a giant hole in their face can be." so he just. laughs again and places the board upright, gesturing for Dipper to start]

Okay. Let's not acknowledge it.

And I haven't visited Losertown in years, so don't think you're gonna send me packing with a one-way ticket that easily.

[pinesfortruth]

Woah. Really? And here I thought you were a regular citizen there. [he places his first piece down, and i refuse to actually look at connect four strategies for this thread]

[nowyouseeit]

[WHATEVER WE PLAY CONNECT FOUR HOWEVER WE WANT TO]

Don't mistake me for you, kiddo. I spent most of my time in Winnerstown, where awesome people go.

[pinesfortruth]

It's Winnersville, and you'd know that if you spent anytime there. [he will trashtalk forever] Where did you even get Connect 4 anyway?

[nowyouseeit]

Winnerstown, because Winnersville is where those who come in second place go to feel better about themselves.

[he grins]

Craftly. I put in a request at the front desk. Board games are apparently a pretty easy thing for them to hand out.

[pinesfortruth]

A "ville" is better than a town, come on. Don't kid yourself.

[get it. kid. har har. he looks interested]

Huh. I'll have to tell Mabel. It's been ages since we got to play a board game together.

[nowyouseeit]

[har har har. Kaito, picking up on that joke, just rolls his eyes]

I've got CLUE, the Game of LIFE, Hungry Hungyr Hippos, and Connect Four. Lemme know if you wanna borrow one sometime.

[pinesfortruth]

... Don't you think CLUE's a bit on the nose for this place?

[nowyouseeit]

. . . to be fair, I asked for it way back before things got so-- uh.

Bad.

[pinesfortruth]

Sooo... week one?

[nowyouseeit]

Week two.

[okay, that was after Jason and Hana died horrible deaths, but you know]

[pinesfortruth]

... Really. You asked for CLUE after all of that?

[nowyouseeit]

[LOOK. . .]

It was the first board game I thought of, all right?

[pinesfortruth]

You, my friend, have issues.

[says the kid missing an eyeball constantly on the verge of a panic attack]

[nowyouseeit]

How the heck does requesting CLUE first mean I have issues? It's a good game!

[let him live??]

[pinesfortruth]

We're literally living CLUE right now, dude.

[nowyouseeit]

[SOLVING MURDERS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF CATHARTIC AND FUN WHEN THEY'RE MURDERS IN WHICH NOBODY ACTUALLY DIES???]

[oh my god shoot him he feels like a detective right now and it's gross]

So I guess if I asked you to play a round with me, you'd say no, huh.

[pinesfortruth]

[opens his mouth. closes it.]

Okay, technically, solving a murder that doesn't have to do with living beings and that's guaranteed to have someone succeed at it kinda sounds fun. At this point.

[dipper IS a mini-detective he can't help]

[nowyouseeit]

Ha! See? It isn't that weird after all.

[pinesfortruth]

Still weird to request it specifically. [he's not letting that one go]

[nowyouseeit]

And what board game would you have requested, huh?