Week 1

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Now that the Narrator is done explaining the situation, you all have time to assess the situation and maybe even work together to find a way out. After all, clearly the Narrator is being over dramatic and it can't be that hard to escape out of here without murdering everyone, right?

But, with the doors outside indeed locked and all the windows unbreakable, it might not be a bad idea to explore the hotel, either for alternative methods of escape or to relieve boredom. Your Narrator is also now available for private chat in case you want to interrogate him or throw more stuff at his face.

If the locked doors aren't bad enough, when everyone goes back to the lobby, they'll notice a plaque on the front desk. If you thought your Narrator wasn't serious before, this is damning evidence to the contrary.

Either way, we really do hope you enjoy your stay in this hotel.]

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{OOC And this'll be the last mod post for the week! Feel free to drop your coins into the penny press once you've earned them. And because this is a peace week, there will be no murder committed!  And if you plan on investigating, just let us know in your toplevel by putting in INVESTIGATION. Have fun while you still can!]

Comments

[sentree]

There's a basis of truth, but his are especially biased. Selfish, bitter, and self-centered, that's Heracles- oh, sorry, he likes his brand name, Hercules.

[ She rolls her eyes. She'd heard a few stories, after the war against Gaea. ]

He was better before he became a god, but the guy's always been short-sighted. Trying to save the world? Oh no, doesn't matter. The goddess I hate sent you, so you have to do an impossibly hard quest, or I'll kill you and your friends! Ugh, that guy's the worst.

[theduck]

Uh-huh. Right. Yeah, sounds like he's the worst.

[he's just nodding along and agreeing. this seems like a personal grudge of some kind??? he'll just let her vent

but also this is kind of neat, where else would he get to hear Cosmic Gossip™]

Is the whole family that bad?

[sentree]

I mean...

[ She hesitates. Salting about gods is fun and all, but. At the same time. ]

There's bad eggs in every basket? If you're talking about the extended family, there's a few I'd drop like a hot bag of rocks, but most demigods are my friends and some of them my comrades, and...Lady Artemis and some of the others are considerate.

As for kids of Zeus? There aren't really a lot of those around, so it's even harder to say. Of the ones that aren't gods, I haven't met a lot. ...My own little brother's cool, though.

[ And just like that her face softens intensely. ]

[theduck]

[honestly, with an extended family of that scale, he can't stay he's entirely surprised by the answer.]

You've got a brother?

[from the look on her face, it seems like they're close. he knows what it's like to miss your sibling, so he's a lot more careful when he poses the next question. talking about it might help? he's not good at this sort of thing]

What's he like?

[sentree]

Amazing. His name's Jason, and...you know, until recently I hadn't seen him in...a long time. Many, many years. But the fates worked in our favor, for once and...we were reunited.

[ It's a good thing to ask, it seems! Thalia seems perfectly at peace talking about her brother. ]

He's... Gosh, he's such a leader, but in a personal way. Always trying to make people feel comfortable or understood. Just a...good guy, you know? I'm so glad to see the wonderful young man he's grown into.

[theduck]

He sounds like a great kid. I'm glad you two were reunited. It's... good to have a sibling around to watch your back, sometimes.

[he almost says something along the lines of 'hope you get to see him again' but. Sometimes he's good at filtering the words that come out of his mouth, so he just thinks it instead.]

[sentree]

[ A small closed-mouth laugh warms her. ]

Sure is. What about you? Got any siblings of your own?

[theduck]

[his expression fades into a sort of grimace.]

I, uh... yeah. A twin, actually. Her name's Della. She and I were adventuring partners back when we still worked with our Uncle Scrooge.

[sentree]

Adventurers, really? That's pretty cool, a duck of many traits. Do you two still go out? See he world, sometimes?

[ She catches that look, so her words are...careful, in a way. ]

[theduck]

Yeah, Scrooge is big into collecting artifacts and stuff like that. It was sort of a family thing...

[he hesitates for a while.]

Uh, no. Well, I mean, I don't. Della... she could still be out there, I guess. It'd be just like her to go off and forget about the time!

[he tacks a really awkward laugh onto the end, there.]

[sentree]

[ In the gentlest possible tone, which should probably sound at odds for a girl like her: ]

When was the last time you saw her?

[theduck]

It's probably been... ten years?

[He thinks? Is that how old the boys are now?]

[sentree]

I'm sorry. I know how bad that must hurt. But, she really could still be out there. Jason was missing for...gods, almost fourteen years?

There's always a chance.

[theduck]

Yeah, I know. She must have a good reason for being gone, and she's tough, too. I guess we've just got to wait.

[he's just. not great at waiting]

[sentree]

...

[ Will he take a consoling back pat? ]

[theduck]

[he might for a whole whopping half a second before leaning away awkwardly. he's not great at emotions? especially concerning dealing with this topic]

...Thanks.

[sentree]

[ It's fine; she's...yeah, she wasn't really good with this topic either, so she withdraws her hand a moment later. ]

Don't worry about it. We all have to find our own ways to...cope.