WEEK SEVEN: MINGLE

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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.

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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

[resumed]

So. Our cover's blown and we probably shouldn't stick around for too long...but we're going to do what we can while we're here, I think.

[ashenvaliant]

Do you have somewhere you can hide when you have to? Or do you need something to, y'know. Distract or dely the man upstairs?

[resumed]

We've got our rooms, and the dead are probably watching us right now. As long as someone's distracting somewhere we should be okay for a little bit.

[ashenvaliant]

He can't go into your rooms?

[resumed]

No, that's still possible. But we'll figure something out. Don't worry about it. You still have to get to check out.

[ashenvaliant]

Us, and everyone else. Are we on the right track, at least?

[resumed]

I think you're starting to get there. Your biggest focus is going to be making sure nobody trips at the finish line, and figuring out a way to bring the others back.

[ashenvaliant]

... Starting's maybe not what I was hoping to hear, but I'm assuming in the wild, wide open isn't the place to discuss it.

[resumed]

[the smallest grin.]

Now you're getting it.

[ashenvaliant]

[ he waves a hand. ]

Yes, I'm very sharp. [ heh. ] I'll come and find you later? Check ins might not be a bad idea anyway, incase the big man pulls something nasty.

[resumed]

Sure, that's okay. You know where our rooms are now and how to reach us. We're still technically staff.

[unbested]

[ overhears this and flashes back to the w2 party and gets this EXTREMELY NERVOUS LOOK ]

[evocationary]

[STOP DON'T MAKE THIS COME TRUE ALKJSKDJF]

[resumed]

[slow nodding...]

You'll be fine. Look sharp.