WEEK 3

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WEEK 3

[Well. Good morning, Strangers. When you wake up, you will realize two things.

The first is that something has changed with your memories. One of them is different from when you recall it being before. Clearer, more coherent, more...correct, somehow.

Could it have been an effect of what happened with the trial? You don't know. What you do know is that the staircase outside of the bedrooms has also changed-the way is no longer blocked. There is a new floor above to explore, now.

What do you do, now? Will you eat anything that had been offered by the Stewards, if you'd managed to snag some of it during the trial? Will you continue to dive into the mystery of this place? And if you do-how much more will it cost you?

There is, unfortunately, only one way to find out.


There are twelve strangers in this place.]

((OoC: Please remember to do activity check!))

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CURRENT NIGHTMARE LEVELS

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[As of Sunday, the following characters have the following levels of Nightmares:


Level 1
Emma
Ambrosine

Level 2
Krone

Level 3
Franciscus
Osomatsu
Thanatos
Arthur

Level 4
Harriet

Level 5
Jun

Level 7
Eric]

SUNDAY

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INVESTIGATION/ENCOUNTER THREAD

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???

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[Sometime on Sunday morning, there is a strange crashing sound coming from one of the basement rooms.

Oh boy.]

[notadinosnack]

[So let's check out these new rooms. Of course it's quite possible to investigate while enjoying some of that nice free alcohol. So that is what Thanatos will be doing with part of the day. First he's going to look at the drinks themselves. Anything out of place here?]

[yonosoymaria]

[There are several new items in the arena, in what seems to be the exchange zone. The cigarettes, however, are gone.

If you'd wanted to steal one, you can find them out in the garden, with Eric, who seems to have lit one off of one of the omnipresent candles. He's staring at the well, brooding, and if he hears someone approach, his response is... reflexive, not rational.]

Yes, John, it's a filthy habit that stains my hands and my teeth, I know.

[icanhearscreams]

[There’s someone who’s nearby, and he reaches into the other’s belt to try to grab the cigarette carton.]

[notadinosnack]

[Well, Thanatos doesn't care about stealing one or stopping Eric from smoking. He was just trying to find Eric to see how he was doing after that mess of a trial. It is concerning to be addressed by the wrong name when he walks up, but he'll not comment on that for now until he knows more about what is going on.]

Don't care about that. I just wanted to see how you are doing and if you wanted to join me for a drink.

in which Arthur interacts with other people's rotator prizes

[incendiarize]

[So, first thing's first, he's at the well, drawing a bucket of water and then....sighing and dumping it back into the well. Hard to be chipper right now.

But later? He's definitely perked up. He's in the arena, and he's grabbed the bony staff and the chunk of bronze stone. He also has that bag, and has set himself off to one side to go through its contents.

There's some plants in there, but also some, erm, eyeballs. And a non-human skull? And other animal bits. And he's just laying them out on the floor no problem. Humming while he works. Maybe playing with some of the...bits.

A bit later....he's out in the garden again. You remember that blob Emma left out here? Yeah, he's found it.]

Wh-What is this thing doing here?!

[Yeah, you can also find him carrying that thing back inside, and around the house.]

MONDAY

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INVESTIGATION/ENCOUNTER THREAD

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[necroyalty]

[ After investigating the library, Ambrosine spends the rest of her morning there, walking around with the books about as far as the chains will let her and trying to find the most comfortable position to sit and read. She has two staves with her, one of them a golden scepter with a ruby orb set at the tip and the other... a wooden one with wings?

After spending basically all morning there and devoting her afternoon to bothering other people, she heads for the tavern, where you can find her...drinking mead. While wearing a wizard hat.

She pounds the table and has a somewhat frustrated expression on her face. ]

Ugh, come on now...

alcohol in first prompt, toy violence in second prompt. pick your poison

[joinhands]

[The past 24 hours have not been fun for Krone, and she ascends the stairs to the new floor with the grim stride of someone who knows that she's planned the same thing for today anyway. This is where they're stuck, so she might as well get used to what they actually have to work with. In the tavern, she approaches the variety systematically (starting a third of the way down the row, where she left off yesterday) pouring small portions with an experienced hand - but not pounding them back with one.

At any rate, Krone soon crosses down from the armory (where one suit of armor is mysteriously missing only a helmet) into the arena carrying some bastard sword in her hand. She descends on dummies one by one, aiming to get her entire not-money's worth out of them - stepping on a neck to reveal the seam and chop off the head, repeated stabs down into the lungs. The usual. Just little not-so-calm things.]

[notadinosnack]

[At one point in the game room, Thanatos is trying his luck with some glittery spiders. He only seems to get one item, a rather large and colorful fruit that looks to have dragon scales on it. That and it's blue and pink. Feel free to catch him there or spot him on his way to his bedroom with it.

Later on he can be spotted looking through the armory for a weapon. Once he finds a remotely decent whip, he'll test it out and attach it to a spot on the back of his belt. At least he can make do with this until he can get his orichalcum enhanced one back from wherever those damn Stewards are hiding it.]

[silvertongueheir]

[Franciscus is back at it again in the game room, with a rather diverse haul. He seems quite grateful when the bandages, gathering them up for later distribution while frowning a little at the maid uniform. He also picks up the whip.

He glances at the television, before trying to turn it on. After some surprise at the fact that it actually works, he quickly realizes how useless the information actually is, and turns it back off with a mutter.]

Makes sense they wouldn't let us get any useful information.

[He can later be seen walking around with the bandages and whip, looking for people who might need the former or recognize the latter.

Even later, he's at the tavern, with several wineglasses in front of him, each with a different wine. He also has a glass of water, which he's sipping at in between sampling each glass.]

TUESDAY

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MOTIVE

[15unknowns]

Hey, assholes! Get into the tavern, right now!

[It is about noon-or maybe it was one? Who knows, at this point-when the call goes out in the spiderwebs. Maybe you go, maybe you don't. Though, if you don't, you will find yourself being shepherded into the tavern anyways by a squadron of bats.

The Elder Steward is nowhere in sight, as once more the Younger Steward leans back on the counter of the bar and smirks.]

I'm only going to tell you this once, so you all better listen right the hell up. The old man and I've decided to be super generous this week with you guys! You all have someone you want to protect somewhere, don't lie to yourselves, and you know bad things might happen to them when you're not there to keep them safe! So we'll use some of our power to protect one person of your choice from having anything horrible happen to them...

[The smirk widens.]

IF you kill someone and get away with it!...c'mon, you dipshits, quit looking at me like that, it's not like you didn't see that coming! This special crap isn't free, you know! And hey-a life for a life's only fair, right?

And don't think this offer's gonna last-if no one takes it by the end of the week, well, that's just too bad! You obviously couldn't have cared about them that much. Heheh!

[With that, he takes a swig of a drink, before leaning back and watching how everyone reacts, smirk still wide and callous. Because...of course that's what he'll do.]

INVESTIGATION/ENCOUNTER THREAD

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MEETING TIME

[icanhearscreams]

[Jun's tired, but he's got a purpose. And after the motive is announced he grabs some paper from the music room and posts up a note on a... tire? When was there a tire? But it's in the middle of the area leading to the rooms.]

Meeting in the Arena this afternoon.

[Jun sits near the entrance to the bouncy house, with a white dress and a photo sitting near the other assorted things. Jun's grabbed a dagger from the armory and is working on cutting through a piece of wood that he's gotten from... somewhere. He’s not doing too well at carving into it.]

WEDNESDAY

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INVESTIGATION/ENCOUNTER THREAD

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MINI-GAME: SPLIT THE BOOZE

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[silvertongueheir]

[Well, it's not nighttime yet, so everything seems fine to Franciscus so far. After that period of voting, he'll head to the game room to see what he can get...and man, is it weird. He unfolds the letter, then quickly refolds it, looking hesitant before just tucking it away for now. Then he reaches out to carefully pat the moth's head, and smiles a bit when it lets him.]

Now what should I call you...?

[Later on, he can be seen slowly leading the moth up the stairs towards the ground floor.]

Come on, Puck, I know there's not much room, but you'll have a place to spread your wings soon...

[Even later, he can be found in the garden, letting the giant moth glide over his head while he lies back in the grass and watches. Occasionally, Hydrangea can be seen gliding next to it, or snuggling on his chest.]

I suppose you'll have to sleep out here...I'd better teach you about how flame can be dangerous, though.

THURSDAY

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INVESTIGATION/ENCOUNTER THREAD

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