WEEK FIVE: MINGLE

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W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ FIVE: MINGLE

(24 ḡ̴̻u̷͌͜ê̴̯s̶̢͑t̵̻͝s̴̡̐ ̴c̴h̴e̶c̴k̷e̶d̸ ̶i̴n̴)

Good morning, esteemed guests. You had quite an eventful weekend, didn't you? Let's see how you're able to move on now...

As you awaken on Monday, you’ll find that things are just as they were the night before. The kitchen will serve piping hot breakfast during the morning hours, the pool’s been stocked with fresh towels and the gardens are open for anyone who wishes to spend some time among nature. However, should you explore a bit, you’ll find that a few new changes have been made to the hotel itself.

Your room service menus are still on your desks if you wish to browse before leaving for the day.

The front door no longer spins endlessly, for one thing. Should you make an attempt to exit the hotel, you will find yourself entering a new location. Some of you may even find this place familiar. However, you will find that upon entering the location, the area to the north is fixed to one place.

In addition, should you enter the elevator you will find a new button appears, proudly reading 05. Pushing this button will take you to a new floor where you will also find a few new areas to peruse. Explore to your heart’s content, get to know more of the hotel, and take your time in learning more about each other.

After everything last week, you may feel like it's time to put all of your feelings back inside and bury them away. You were...affectionate? How embarrassing for you. Perhaps that's something you'd like to forget. Conveniently for you...that may happen to you this week. Throughout the week, guests will find that they will experience small instances of "loss" occurring to them. You may find yourself losing certain memories, certain skills, or even certain senses. Don't worry, they will always come back after a while! But it seems that these instances come and go without warning. Hopefully you can prepare yourself for that.

Finally, for those of you with a spare ticket in your pocket, feel free to visit the Starlight Gift Shop, stocked with new items for this week.

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Comments

[evocationary]

No.

[wisterin]

This is what I have received from my excursion.

[ she will offer a piece of paper for anyone who wants to see it. ]

[headmt]

[ for like a full-ass minute he looks like he's seriously internally debating something before finally: ]

I remember. I don't know that it's the same for everyone.

[unrecked]

[It takes him a moment to write some things down in the notebook before he shows it:

Rupert gave me a key. Took Lup with me to see what door it'd open. We're pretty sure it was Aquila's room. Look medieval, white stone, tapestries. One had a dragon and VM on it. The closet was full of black cloaks and feathers. The window had a view of grassland and mountains with pink-leaf trees. Very scenic.

He glances at Lup, though. She can say what was in the desk.]

[battling]

I've gotta blame somebody.

[goddamn it, vore again?!]

[battling]

[He does not look convinced.]

[headmt]

[ sebastian's big sad eyes immediately make him start digging in his pockets for his cigarettes ]

Does anyone have a light, please ... ?

[unbested]

Ah... yeah, I got one too. I looked up the flowers in a book Estelle had, and they were, uh... osmanthus, goldenrod, and clematis? She said they could each mean something about protection, but I didn't know if that was supposed to mean something was protecting me or I was supposed to protect something...

[mustbepurged]

Ah!! So that's what happened to it...

I'm sorry, Kazunari... and anyone else who was sending flowers. For what it's worth, I was really happy to see them...

[supremity]

[ hua cheng holds up a letter ]

Because there was something unpleasant going on, but they had it under control. Based off of some other sources, a cannibal was on the loose graveside - more than likely one that I know, but not the one that you all met at the station.

[ and he reads a particular part aloud: ] All is well and the rat problem has been extinguished, how delightful.

[preowned]

[ he will pull out some letters and read them out. ]

Tsurumaru
sorry about taking your ticket. i'll see if i can get it back to you.

That one is from Clementine. I also received the ticket, but I mailed that one back and she responded thanking me for returning it.

I also wrote to Rupert, and he responded.

[ for this one he will hand over some written versions of it in case anyone would like to try to decipher the censored parts on their own. ]

Are you the one who sent the letter about being the worst surprise? Please sign your letters if so! █████'█ ████ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████ but we're dealing with it. ███████ ███████ ██ ██████ ███ ████!

- Rupert

And then I also received another one:

Tsurumaru Kuninaga-san,
I wish that I could say this to you directly, but please continue working hard and know that we are too.

I do not know who wrote this.

[evocationary]

[she will read it out loud, and then:]

The desk had coffee on it, and a dead plant. Had some... notes... [sweats.] But they were encoded. Uh, and then I looked through the desk, and I found a cloth that polishes glass. And this bottle of really, really strong herbal medicine was hidden away inside it, also.

[her ear flicks.]

... I still don't know why Rupert had the key.

[technocool]

[ she pats him for everyone elses sake.

poor sweet sebastian ]

[unbested]

Um... I don't... have one.

[preowned]

I will bring you some.

[toesies]

[Squinting at french fries, but.]

Soooo... Do we think the video was recorded before, or after we got here? Because so far, it doesn't sound like any of our dead mugged Virgo for a key to set a cannibal free.

[unbested]

[ closes his eyes.... ]

...Kazunari remembered everything too.

[battling]

Were you conscious enough to pick your target or was that the shadow?

[unsaid]

[thoughtfully....]

Osmanthus for Protection, Good Fortune, and Prosperity. Goldenrod for Encouragement and Precaution. Clematis for Rest and Safety.

It is a very kind bouquet. I believe it encouraging to you, but I would not be surprised if the departed too are in need of protection, given the danger they are facing.

[outsidebones]

My experience before we met was similar. I was what I now understand to be a "cowboy," I believed this was my real life, and I was robbing a bank. I saw someone from the station there first, but he acted as though he was part of the world I was in. I think. Later, however, my cowboy rival appeared. It was Gideon, my cavalier, and she seemed aware this world was fake. She talked to me as herself and tried to convince me to leave with her. When I wouldn't, she shot herself.

[unbested]

Y-yeah, they were nice!

[unsaid]

[looks like he's not sure if he should trust this?]

[evocationary]

I'm pretty sure it's recent.

[toesies]

[...

She bumps her shoulder with his.]

You're not the only one who can answer those questions, okay?

[shinetrue]

[ here is diluc, he's looking much like he did at trial, eye patch and other bandages...canopus is by his side and will greet everyone who approaches. ]

You all know of my possession already, so any questions you have, I will do my best to answer them.