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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Comments

[gluttoning]

It really is like a telephone.

[munch munch munch what the hell is he eating its a mystery when all you have is ASMR]

Can they hear us?

[chosenwang]

[ Spirit Subs? ]

We can hear you, Beel. Did you decide to haunt us?

[gluttoning]

Not really. It feels like a conversation on a cellphone. I don't understand it, but Merlin might know.

It's good to be able to talk to you, though.

[chosenwang]

It is an improvement from the text, but I will miss seeing the colorful font. Does that mean you're getting closer to coming back?

[gluttoning]

I think that's the plan. I don't know how close Merlin is to succeeding.

But I'll have hope. A lot of you took yesterday seriously enough.

[dupiety]

Loud and clear, my dear Beel.

[Temenos is measured with his response, but the relief is absolutely present in his tone.]

I trust you're all doing well over there?

[gluttoning]

Temenos...

[A relief of tone in return, though it's quickly drowned out by the crunch crunch]

I miss all of you. And the buffet. The food here is all the same.

[conchy]

[of course the only french word beelzebub knows is buffet smh smh]

[gluttoning]

[Oh speak French to him if it means it's food and his recall will suddenly be so incredible Lobelia]

[dupiety]

I'm glad to hear that there is food, at any rate.

[Beel's not starving, so that's good.]

...I miss you too. Dearly. Hearing all of you speak is certainly uplifting, though.

[gluttoning]

I've got it luckier than some, I guess. It's only been a few days. I think I'd lose my mind if all I had was [don't mind the audio getting garbled for a few syllables.]

If it can give the rest of you hope to keep going... then I'm glad you can hear us.

[dupiety]

[Merlin needs to work on his magical reception.]

Haha. Hopefully you should only need to hang on for a few more days. If we still have access to the kitchen once all of this is over, I'll make you another cheeseburger.

[And this time Beelzebub can have the whole thing.]

Hearing you speak makes it all the more apparent that you all truly are out there somewhere, not far from reach. And if what Merlin says is true, we won't need to rush messages back and forth, either. It's comforting, really.

[gluttoning]

I'd love that. I'd want fifty of them. Maybe fifty more as a second course.

[temenos u sure you wanna do this]

Don't worry about us, though. We have our bodies, and we can see you and hear a lot of what you've been talking about.

For whatever comes next... it sounds like everyone over there will have the tougher job on their hands. Focus on that. We'll do what we can, even if it's not much right now.

I'll keep my promises to all of you.

[mysticpowerbroker]

[ Judging by the responses...it is no surprise that he chirps cheerfully right after: ]

It looks like they can!

[gluttoning]

Heheh.

Thanks. How long do you think we have?

[mysticpowerbroker]

For this?

All day today! So enjoy it to your heart's content.

[gluttoning]

I will.

You, too, Merlin.

[mysticpowerbroker]

...Haha, I will.

[plunges]

Beel.

[ Yes!! He's calling him by his nickname... ]

I did what I could. Thank you.

[gluttoning]

Mn. I saw, Xiao. I'm proud of you.

[sorry for the food noises but at least he sounds happy??]

I'm glad you got my message. And that you shared it, too.

[plunges]

Proud?

[ ??? He looks a little embarrassed. ]

I didn't do anything.

[gluttoning]

You let people help you when you raged, and you didn't give in. You took my message and talked to everyone about it. You're not staying alone. You gave your boyfriend a crab ring.

You did a lot. I think you've grown.

[plunges]

[ Oh... ]

I...I did not intend on getting engaged. That was an accident.

[ JUST SAYING. ]

[diabolizes]

[ oh, so it’s official? good to know his trolling (and Wang Lu’s) can have some benefit ]

[gluttoning]

Oh. I didn't know that's what it was.

[thoughtful crunching noises]

Congrats on your accidental crab engagement.