WEEK SIX

[killerwaves]

WEEK SIX

16 Vacationers

Throughout your time on the island, there's been a steady rhythm; the murders, the trials, the executions, the clean-up afterwards that leave just up remnants for you to remember what was lost. This Monday morning though, things are different. The debris and any biohazards are cleared, but no effort has been made to repair the games at the arcade, or to restock the chemicals and damaged equipment at the laboratory.

Odd.

If you cast your eyes to the sky, you'll also notice that the distortion is also lingering—there's certainly less of it at least, a haze still lingering over the go-karts, one whirlpool lingering out in the sea. It could be worse, surely.

Though there's no new locations for you to take your mind off of all these oddities either. In fact, looking at your device to access the resort map area and scrolling past Kakapo's Nest triggers an error.

There’s one more, slightly more eclectic change: the kittybots, instead of having cute kitty ears and faces, are now without exception round-headed. This would make them look like ordinary robots, but their heads actually now look like a bowl of fish swimming, which occasionally form up into expressions. A change of pace for everything, it seems.

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WEATHER ALERT:

Bulletin:
The current barometric pressure is 29.90 inHg, and is expected to steadily decline over the coming days. Rain and storms are likely in the latter half of the week.

(( OOC: Welcome to endgame week everyone. We'll be running an endgame investigation Friday during our typical investigation timeslot, and Saturday will be endgame proper.

This week your admins can be contacted Monday and Tuesday only, after that they'll be incommunicado. ))

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Mingle

[chosenwang]

[microtransactions]

[ magolor has...

so many energy drinks. and candied sweets. and a bowl of fruit. are those the best for a spa? probably not, but it's fine!

and also the whalesong just gets wang lu a weird look, but you know what, sure. fine. remember to put those speakers right up to wherever we think the microphones must be, gang.

they sure need the meeting, but like, what even do they all have to bring to the table since last week thursday? ]

[chosenwang]

[ Don't look at him. He will point to Mags though! ]

Maybe we should add in a swap meet to this?

[microtransactions]

Ah, yeah. Didn't really get too much this week, but maybe someone did get something useful for their one reward?

[ snaps his fingers, actually. ]

I think I might have something for your ex-wife, considering what he showed up in the last time one of these shindigs happened.

[chosenwang]

Is it a nun uniform? That could be pretty funny to see.

[ Why does he go there? ]

I did get something interesting, but I don't know what the uses for it to be or if anyone could use it.

[finalmix]

[ blandly, because he Did Not Get Anything Useful this week: ] If anyone wants a plushie of Merlin's pet, they're welcome to it, or I'm going to keep it to see if I can mass produce it back home.

[ capitalism ]

[diabolizes]

If anyone happens to have received a sword, I’d like to see it. It’s useless to me, but I think there’s a chance it may have shown up here anyway.

[butcherspice]

[Back by unpopular demand, it’s Billy Butcher! He doesn’t entirely know why he’s bothering since 80% of people do not want him here. Aside from Lacus maybe, and Temenos in case the topic of murder solving comes up.

He’ll let you security check him at the door if you really don’t buy that he’s done serum testing.]

[finalmix]

[ hey so long as billy doesn't plan on using the serum on him they gucci





kinda :) ]

[butcherspice]

[Thanks mate :)]

[chrysaline]

[ She will! Thanks. In the most civil John Wick tones imaginable: ]

Billy. Would you mind emptying your pockets first?

[butcherspice]

Good seein’ you too, Psyche.

[If anyone else asked he’d probably do something like pretend to rummage through his pockets and pull out a middle finger, but since it’s Psyche, he’ll comply. All that’s in there is his upinion and key.]

You seem healthy. How long it take for the lightning to juice back up?

[idologue]

[ Lacus does want him here - though in part, that is also just for the information. There's an encouraging smile from her though.

She won't sit down right next to him, because she's trying not to alienate everyone from her further, but she's still in his area of the room for the duration of the meeting. ]

[butcherspice]

[Lacus gets a small nod of understanding from Billy in return.

He knows both of their roles in this thing. Might as well play his as the guy everyone can agree is an asshole.]

[plunges]

[ He should probably just. Do this now. He'll accept any ire from Billy himself, that's just a consequence he'll have to live with.

Xiao approaches, unarmed. He has a solemn expression on his face. ]

Billy. I deeply apologize for my actions yesterday.

[ ... ]

I've been at odds with my karma for a few days – it just so happened that yesterday is what finally got me to succumb to it. Still, I...regret what I did. Nothing could excuse it.

I am glad you were not hurt.

[butcherspice]

...you're the one sayin' you're sorry?

[He's extremely confused by this whole response. Sure, Xiao was definitely going to try and kill him while lost in the sauce, but seriously.]

Doubt anyone'd blame you for torchin' my arse. Don't think too hard about it.

[idologue]

[ A while after arriving, Lacus is going to address the group - though really, she is looking at Temenos, Haruka and Crea specifically. ]

... I want to apologize. What I said at the end of the trial was unnecessary.

No matter how much his actions may have hurt me, there is no use in ascribing intentionality to something that he could neither control nor remember. I was just trying to hurt him in the same way I felt hurt.

I'm sorry.

And if I get the opportunity to say as much to him, I will. It's too much to ask me to trust him again, but I do want to forgive him.

[dupiety]

[Temenos gives Lacus his full attention for this. He's smiling by the time she finishes, eyes full of a familiar melancholy.]

Apology accepted, Lacus. However...

[He offers her a small bow.]

I too need to apologize. Given my closeness to Beelzebub, I did not treat you with nearly enough courtesy and respect as I should have. Regardless of the circumstances, you lost a loved one to him, and you had every right to be upset.

...I know I certainly had some choice words when I finally tracked down the killer of my loved ones.

[idologue]

[ That... went over better than she thought it would, and that makes her smile as well. There were a lot of factors going into this apology, but she was still fully expecting that it might be rejected wholesale. ]

Zelkov forgave him first - how could I not follow suit, in that case?

[ She figures it won't surprise people terribly that Zelkov texted her. ]

He was trying to help Beel, you know? They were at the lab because Zelkov was trying to subdue his rage mode and keep him and others from harm.

[dakicover]

[ crea’s expression is mellow, arms crossed against his chest. after a few seconds, he sighs. ]

Well, I get it. You were hurt, so you hurt back. I think he’ll forgive you, so… thanks. [ he doesn’t really think that he deserves to say that he’ll forgive her back, it’s beel’s call to say, but…

… ]

I’m sorry, too.

[idologue]

[ This one is even more surprising than Temenos. She didn't actually think Crea would ever do so much as look at her again. ]

Thank you.

[ More for accepting the apology than for apologizing back, really. ]

My feelings about him remain conflicted, but that is something that is up to me to solve. I do hope we can meet again so I can talk to him in good faith.

[chosenwang]

[ Speaking of bonds! It's time to mess with Xiao since he hasn't in a while. ]

Hey, Little Xiao! Since we are talking about strengthening our bonds, I should introduce you to your new mom. Temenos may have left us, but we're still a family.

[plunges]

What.

[ ?????? ]

Since when was Temenos involved in this?

[chrysaline]

Oh, didn't you see about their divorce?

[ That was all over the network? Like so many things. ]

[chosenwang]

I can't believe you already forgot your first mom like that. [ Did he think Wang Lu was the mom? No him and Wei Wuxian were both daddy ] I know he left us for someone much younger in spirit, but you shouldn't forget him like that.