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suitedreams2022-07-24 05:18 pm
guestservices) wrote in suitedreams2022-07-24 05:18 pm
WEEK SEVEN: MINGLE
W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ SEVEN: MINGLE
(18 ḡ̴̻u̷͌͜ê̴̯s̶̢͑t̵̻͝s̴̡̐ ̴c̴h̴e̶c̴k̷e̶d̸ ̶i̴n̴)
Good morning, esteemed guests.
Ha. Hahaha.
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.
In addition, should you enter the elevator you will find...nothing? There are no new buttons. However, if you look on the Mezzanine you will find a few new areas to peruse. These rooms are still locked from the outside, but perhaps you may ask politely and be granted access. In addition, as you explore the hotel you will find that you have now lost access to certain rooms. How odd.
The portraits from the week before continue to hang in various parts of the hallways and in the rooms themselves, continuing to depict innocuous scenes. Like before, if you linger just a touch too long, you'll soon find that you and whomever you're with will be lost in a swirl of shadows and pulled directly into the portrait itself. You will have to find your way out just like before.
Strangely, however, you no longer have that connection with the person you are with. You're no longer in sync, unable to feel their thoughts or movement or really even have to cooperate. Instead, regardless of where you are in the hotel whether it's inside a portrait, a door, or even your own room, you will begin to experience a feeling of numbness. Perhaps it starts in your body, the inability to feel pain or the touch of someone's hand. Maybe it infiltrates your emotions, quieting everything you've been feeling lately to an even, neutral stance. After a while, you may become so numb you feel yourself fading away entirely, a limb slowly being erased, but you can quickly snap back if someone addresses you.
Try to keep yourselves grounded, everyone.
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.
N̸A̵V̴I̶G̶A̶T̴I̴O̸N̷.̷
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[ DID HIS SINGLE STUPID ACTION DO SOMETHING TERRIBLE??? ALSO LOOKS UP??
he's
got his baton out, which will surely be useful ]
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suddenly, several books fall out of the ceiling, covers flapping like wings to surround the two of them. they swarm, trying to corral them and blocking them further into the room. ]
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and me
but she unsheathes her sword and stabs every book that comes near her.
don't tell her what to do? ]
It looks like they want us to go somewhere, if you want to go along with it.
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[ JUMPS BACK AWAY FROM THE SWORD and?? tries to bat any still-unstabbed books away with his STUPID BATON i guess... ]
Do you... think we shouldn't, or?
[ YOU JUST STABBED THEM ]
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[ love papercuts.
fine!!!
she will
go where they want her to go, still stabbing as she goes. she has a lot of aggression to get out after these past few weeks. ]
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they will probably get his face though and he will cry. as he follows like they want him to, STOP BEING MAD AT HIM ]
I-I really don't think stabbing them is helping very much??
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[ she sighs and sheathes her sword. ]
I'll treat your cuts later.
[ she is going to look at or through the open slots. is there anything to be seen on the other side? ]
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[ do the flying books... seem like they want to go into the slots...?? are they trying to go home? he will help shelve them if that's what they want......
but if it is not what they want he will leave them alone. ]
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there's another click, this time from the shelf itself. ]
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is there a part where the shelf opens? shinobu will look for it. she's too angry to say anything. ]
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let's see what just happened... ]
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time to unlock the other two portions, kids.]
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I see we need to tidy up here, as if we created a mess in the first place?
[ she stabbed so many books.
anyway, she's just going to go along and see where else a book needs to be put away in its right place, etc. ]
Unless it'll be a different trigger. But maybe the other parts can be unlocked normally.
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[ does it just look like more books need to be shelved or is there anything else going on here? he will continue to help them as needed.
this lump is like, on the other side of the shelves where it can't be reached, right? ]
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they begin to put the books back, eventually the shelf clicks twice more, and it swings open. it leads to what appears to be a small, cozy room. it's a little dark, but light from the library shines inside. there's a teacup on the floor. there's also a pillow, and a blanket...and a lump. ]
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she wants to see what he's holding.
can she steal what he's holding? ]
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Are you kidding me?!
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shinobu can steal the item in his hand, which appears to be a paper? when she and Sebastian inevitably read it, they see it's a note.]
To "Gemini": I sincerely hope you've taken an appropriate amount of precautions for this endeavor and you have reviewed the case files thoroughly. All of them are sorted alphabetically in my desk, by location, then by guest. You must be vigilant in your notekeeping and observations to fulfill your role of customer complaints.
[and then, hastily scribbled in ink that appears slightly more fresh.]
"Gemini" please stop awakening me and then knocking me out again every single time you have a question. The dictionary is right there. My notes are right there. I request that you only ask for assistance should you truly need it. I leave this in your hands for now. - ME
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We have to leave him.
[ i wish shinobu could be more rude. she picks up the teacup off the floor and sets it somewhere. ]
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but with the cup and note in hand, the shadows swirl and seem to swallow them up, the room going dark and pulling them away.
they soon find themselves in the regular library. the maze and the books are gone. if they try to find the shelf again, it appears to be missing.
perhaps they should report their findings.]