WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

29 Vacationers

As much as this vacation was unplanned, hopefully you've found some time to enjoy yourself this weekend as you've settled in. The idyllic beach, all inclusive food, drink, and shopping might be almost enough to distract you from that pesky talk of sacrifice. Vacations really are about letting your worries pass you by. Hopefully you've found the time to set up your U-PINION too, because if you haven't, it's been chirping incessantly since the date turned to Monday. And come Monday at noon, everyone's device will let out a pleasant jingle, heralding several announcements across the screen:

Happy Monday! We've hope you've been enjoying your time at Sungem's Peak. The Mermer (intranet) is now fully operational. Chat with your friends and get recommendations for how to best enjoy your vacation, by:

• Reading about your fellow vacationers via their profile
• Chatting on the network
• Asking honest questions via our anonymous poll system
• REQUIRED: Reading the RULES set by the administrators

We're also happy to announce our reward system is live! Complete tasks to receive special items to improve your stay!!! Contact your administrators for any questions or concerns. We hope you have a wonderful week!

The artificial peppiness of the announcement just oozes out from the U-PINION, and soon thereafter everyone will be accosted by a friendly robot that forces a physical copy of the rules into their hands anyway. Just in case. They'll also present a copy of the tasks this week as well, for any interested parties.

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TASKS:

Be Nice
Now that you're acquainted, tell another person one thing you like about them, and why.
(REWARD: RARE!)

Let's Play!
Play a game with someone else. Any type of game: board games, card games, or even a party game! (Reward: Common )

Summer Spooks
Tell a two-sentence horror story in person, or on the network.
(Reward: Common)

((OOC: Welcome to Week 1! This is a peace week, so they'll be no case this weekend. However, we have something for you to chew on Saturday, time to be announced later in discord.

We'll also be playing around with the network and seeing what works as far as formatting goes, so thanks for bearing with us! Also please note, that the poll questions are anon, but any answers won't be. ))

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[necrotiem]

[Waltaquin, who showed up quite leisurely with Starbucks whatever passes for basic white girl beverages on the island, nevertheless is quite content to let all speak their turn. Or sit in recalcitrant silence. Whatever. Buzzkills.]

Before we all decide to take our leave... [Pause for effect - ]

Why not share a frightening story or two?

[She has a bit of a horror movie fanatic gleam to her eyes. You know the kind.]

[passetemps]

One of those two-sentence ones from the week's assignments, you mean?

[necrotiem]

Yes, I think it'd be efficient while we're all gathered, and it's a good topic of conversation.

[passetemps]

[ nods and looks thoughtful for a moment, closing his eyes... ]

"Sleep did not come easily the night I took shelter in that cabin in the woods, for the portraits on the walls all depicted the dead and decaying. Nor has sleep come easily since, for when I woke I found no portraits, only windows."

[ boy ivy would fucking hate this ]

shit you not that was almost the story i chose

[necrotiem]

I like that one. [She applauds politely, though only for a few beats.] How frightful for reality to be even scarier than your worst nightmare.

That should teach them not to draw the blinds, eh?

[immortalpoet]

[kind of a 😒 expression]

......I would, if it didn't feel like you'd find pleasure in it, somehow.

[necrotiem]

[She gives him a very slight, brief smile.]

What's wrong with that?

[immortalpoet]

Because I don't like playing into what people want. Simple as that.

[necrotiem]

Hahaha!

[She laughs pretty boisterously, given her otherwise noble body language.]

I'm afraid I'm used to getting what I want and don't intend to stop now.

[conchy]

[A frightening story or two? Lobelia has a few hundred of those, but personally, he thinks they're all quite delightful!]

Before that, mademoiselle, why don't you give us an example?

[So he knows where the bar for "frightening" is set here. He's not entirely without social graces.]

[necrotiem]

I can certainly try, but I just think things most others find frightening are fascinating instead.

Let's see... [She curls her fist beneath her chin in thought.]

My younger sibling wakes me in the night crying and screaming about his nightmares. I've gone to his grave to beg him to stop, but it hasn't worked.

[conchy]

Oh! How effrayant.

[The right person would certainly find that frightening, anyway, but Lobelia's reaction conveys amusement much more than fear.]

Let's see... Have you heard humble the story of the magician family?

[passetemps]

[ :( that one is just sad ]

[gravitys]

That one feels a bit sad. Let's see...

[ Hrm. ]

There's a door in the office that takes you where you're meant to go. I opened it and there was nothing there.

[finalforte]

Kanon can do one!

[necrotiem]

Thank you for volunteering. The floor is yours. [She gestures to set the stage for Kanon to take over.]

[finalforte]

[She will do so cheerfully.]

Once upon a time, there was a cute guy and an ugly girl! They were being lovey-dovey in the car on a trip when suddenly it exploded and they died. The end!

[hearnoplague]

Hm... [ Considering it... ]

[necrotiem]

Yes? [She looks at him expectantly.]

Do your kind tell stories?

[hearnoplague]

Of course. I'm just thinking of one that can be told in two sentences.

[ Don't rush him. ]

[diabolizes]

I've got a ghost story, if you'd like that. I'll keep it to two sentences.

[ Gotta get that task, after all. ]

[necrotiem]

[This is an easy way to accomplish the task...and she's all for a simple strategy.]

How scintillating... I should like to hear it!

[diabolizes]

[ He hums thoughtfully, nodding when he finally has his story. ]

Here it goes...

"I had set up protective talismans all around me, yet I still heard heavy steps thudding closer and closer before coming to a stop at my bedside. Little did I know that a passerby had reversed the talismans outside of my door, inviting all kinds of evil within my walls."

[gravitys]

For the task shit? Sure. You gonna start us off?

[necrotiem]

Of course. We're conveniently gathered for it, even if the atmosphere is a little lacking.

I don't fear much, but I'll give it my best shot.