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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█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

[skyagain]

... You decided to get into the maximum amount of trouble to make up for lost time?

[reconnective]

It wasn't that bad. We made it out just fine, didn't we?

[skyagain]

Did you?

[ with a onceover ]

[reconnective]

[looking at his ink smudgeys.]

...good enough.

[skyagain]

Good thing the injuries from those portraits aren't permanent. [ yet. ]

[reconnective]

Yeah. I could heal myself if I had to, but...[glancing at everyone else.] I want to be prepared just in case.

[skyagain]

... Right. No telling what'll happen over the next few days.

[reconnective]

...just be careful, okay?

[skyagain]

I don't want to hear that from you right this second.

[ lightly shoves sora's head ]

[reconnective]

[he sort of goes with the motion.]

I can still say it! It doesn't change that we should both be ready, right?

[skyagain]

You definitely weren't saying both of us.

[reconnective]

You can't prove that.

[skyagain]

Don't have to.

[ but after another hair ruffle; ]

We'll both be ready.

[reconnective]

[a hand comes up to cloud's wrist, grabbing it for a moment like he's going to push it away but...now he's just holding onto it for a second.]

Yeah. We will.

[skyagain]

[ he turned the hair ruffle into a head pat... terrible. ]

Only way to go is forward. Remember?

[reconnective]

[terrible! but sora kind of looks pleased all the same as he shakes his head.]

Only way to go is forward. [there's a sigh.] ...we have time today.

[to just exist and regroup.]

[skyagain]

[ looks at lepus going DO YOUR REUNIONS FASTER ]

Some, at least. More than you usually get.

[reconnective]

[his expression falls like almost immediately, slipping for a second before rolling into something lighter and more relaxed.]

Then I'll just have to take advantage of that while I can.

[skyagain]

That's the idea. And you won't even have to float around to do it.

[

hands him a candy bar from his jrpg pocket anyway ]

[reconnective]

Finally. [he is. so tired. no more float, only walkies. but he takes the candy and rips it open for a snack.] Seriously, do you always just have these on you now?

[skyagain]

It comes in handy.

[ and he has empty inventory space now ]

[reconnective]

I dunno. I seem to recall someone trying to tell me I should be eating more than just snacks? I'm getting some mixed messages here.

[skyagain]

I'm not about to start carrying full meals around.

[reconnective]

Why not? I used to.

[that's because you're a fucking weirdo, sora.]

[skyagain]

Yeah, and that's weird.

[ he'll say it. ]