Week 3

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well, someone took the bait last week, and now two people (if either of them could really be called a person) are dead. Not only that, it seems like your first host is now out of commission and replaced by someone who claims to be The Phantom. While he may not be incredibly worse than Facilier yet, it would be a stretch to say he's an improvement.

But, things aren't all bad! When the guests wake up on Sunday, they will find the stairs in the foyer are now open, leading to a whole new floor to explore!

And there's booze so no one will have to drink vinegar anymore.

28 guests remain]

[SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY]

[OOC: and don't forget to fill out this week's activity check!]

Comments

[pinkflip]

[ It's Thursday, and tonight... Well, they have to be prepared. The banging is louder. Much louder, and it sounds like it's coming from everywhere. Kim's starting to have trouble sleeping, and it's starting to sound like her nightmares--

...

So she is looking to distract herself today. What better than to spend those coins at the slot machine? Maybe she'll get her old power bow, that'd be handy right about now.

No such luck, but there are some interesting things there, including- ]

Okay, this is just getting ridiculous now. You meet Santa Claus one time...

[ Later in the day, she's bumming around the library, with the notepad she used to communicate last week. Writing...something. Strangely, though he's been on her belt the whole week, the white tiger sword Saba isn't with her. There's been a lot on her mind, since he emerged from the slot machine. Sunday put so many thoughts in her head, and despite the danger, it's what keeps just picking at her.

So she's got a bunch of crumpled up papers around her and a frustrated expression. You may come along when she rips yet another one up and groans, or perhaps in a softer moment, when she's very lightly singing under her breath. ]

But you'll never stand alone, my friend. You'll never stand...

[ It's a sad sound. She sighs. ]

slot machine

[madeofpine]

[Honestly Pinocchio's just been hanging around the machine to see if any more pets come out, at this point. He does pipe up when Kim seems kind of agitated with her findings, though.]

Who's Santa Claus?

[pinkflip]

You don't know who- okay, Pinocchio, I know you haven't been alive for that long, but this should've been the first thing you were taught.

[ She holds up the big red cloak. ]

Santa Claus is the guy who wears this. Do you know what Christmas is?

[madeofpine]

[tbh any first lesson would've been better than the nonsensical rant about morality jiminy gave him literately 30 seconds after he came to life]

Of course I do! It's...

[...]

Actually, I guess I don't know.

[pinkflip]

[ s2g jiminy what the heck ]

Ugh! Okay, so Christmas is this wonderful holiday where you celebrate...well, it started as the birth of Jesus, who's really important in some religions, but really it's about the love and cheer you can spread to one another. People give their loved ones presents and sing songs... It's a time for families to be together, and people to let each other know just how much they care.

[madeofpine]

The birth of... Soos...?

[He, uh, definitely recognizes that name from when he was practicing reading on the bios earlier.]

But it sounds real great! When are you supposed to celebrate it?

slot machine

[astronomics]

[ Oh hey what's up? ]

That sure is... an outfit.

[pinkflip]

I've got it three times. [ She shakes it gently. ] It's like this thing's trying to tell me something.

[astronomics]

I hope it doesn't want you to wear it around.

[ Glances over at the rest of her pile. ]

Get anything else worthwhile?

[pinkflip]

[ Time to pick through it. ]

Umm...another coat, but I think it's a bit...suspect [ animal fur in other words ] and two badges, another outfit- oh, there's this dolly?

[ She holds it up.

[astronomics]

[ Blinks once. Blinks twice. ]

Can I see that?

Slot machine

[used_realtears]

[Rocky and Spinny are still sticking close to Noby, the dog-rock bouncing a bit closer to sniff at Kim's new outfit. Meanwhile, Noby lets out an excited gasp.] You've met Santa before?

[pinkflip]

Oh, ha, um- whoa! [ She turns, and there's a sentient rock and a strange hurricane?! ...Give her a moment and she gets used to it, though. ] Y-yes, just a few months ago. Noby, who are these little guys?

[used_realtears]

[Man, he's been having to explain this a lot.] They're Rocky and Spinny! My pets! They came out of the slot machine too!

[pinkflip]

Really? Boy, sure are...excitable things, aren't they? [ not nearly the weirdest thing she's seen, though the big eye is a little strange ] Well, I'm glad they're out here instead of in there now. No fun being cooped up in a small space like that.

[ ...she says, with a knowing air, wow being a power ranger really made life weird ]

It's nice to meet you two?

[used_realtears]

Yeah, they are! [Spinny whirls over to Kimberly, the wind that constantly blows around her ruffling the Ranger's clothes. After a bit, Noby also puts Rocky down, nudging the stone, who bounces over and hops around Kimberly's feet a bit excitedly.]

You can pet him, if you want! He likes that a lot.

library

[upgradeit]

[Hiro's not really in the library to do anything other than maybe grab a book to read - he's getting restless and reading's not his favorite thing to do, but he hates it a lot less than sitting around and doing nothing. When he sees Kim ripping out a sheet of paper and crumpling it, though, he forgets about doing any reading.

Looking at the state of the table, he can guess she's been at it for a while. He can also guess she's probably not paying very much attention to her surroundings, so he clears his throat lightly as he takes a seat next to her.]

You look like you're having a bad brainstorming session. [He would know. He has them all the time.] Wanna talk about it? Sometimes talking can help you find a new angle.

[pinkflip]

[ She is definitely too in her own head to notice him, yeah. If he tries to read what she has written on her newest draft, all he'll see is: Dear Tommy.

Kim starts and looks up when Hiro sits down. ] Hiro! Oh, I'm just... It's just hard to concentrate with everything going on, that's all.

[ uh huh ]

[upgradeit]

You're writing that guy another letter?

[He didn't really read the first one beyond the first paragraph, but it made her angry and he sounds vaguely concerned about this.]

Well, maybe you should start with what you want to say to him.

[pinkflip]

[ Gentle...horrified wincing, she tenses visibly and refuses to look at anything but the table. ]

It'd be great if I knew. Or if I could take back the last one.

[upgradeit]

Okay. Start with apologizing for the last letter then.

[People say and do all sorts of things when they're upset - he knows that better than anybody - but apologies are always a good place to start.]

Say something about how aliens made you do it, if you don't want to give the real reason.

Slot Machine

[sorrydoods]

...you've met Santa Claus before?

[Soos is here because he was hoping to get something useful from the machine. He stopped at hearing this...possibly impossible statement.]

[pinkflip]

[ Distracted, as she's dismally looking at the other outfits she's got, ugh nothing seems wearable: ] Yeah? Yeah, I did. Just as jolly as you'd think.

[sorrydoods]

I knew he was real!

[TAKE THAT REST OF THE WORLD!

Anyway, he definitely looks at some of those clothes Kim's got there.]

So, you got all this from the machine?

[pinkflip]

[ Aw, Soos... He's older than her, isn't he? But feeling that much joy. Kim smiles, as she sets the Beagle Boys outfit. ]

Uh-huh. Nothing like Saba, but maybe some of this belongs to someone here?