Week 5

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...So that was a mess. All of it was a mess, and things don't look to be improving any time soon. With tensions at an all-time high and conditions worsened, it seems pretty safe to say that this whole week promises a great deal of foreboding atmosphere.

But, hey, things aren't entirely bad. Just as Randall promised, you're now able to leave the Manor! 

Just don't stay out there for too long. There's still a lot of you, and you just can't afford to lose numbers.

24 guests remain]

[SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY]

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

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[sorrydoods]

[So far through the week, Soos has had it pretty good. He hasn't suffered any hallucinations from the elephants yet (despite what Rémy convinced him of) and so things have been going pretty well. So today, you might find him in the billiards room, playing a game of pool. Or maybe you'll find him in the supply room as he's taking some of the various tools that's there.

Later, he's going back to the casino because there is literally nothing else they can do with these coins so why not use them in the slot machine? The machine decides to give him corn dog nuggets, melted black candle wax, a jar of frog's breath, another baguette, a cauldron, an apple and cinnamon flavored drink, and something very familiar to him.]

Why...why is this even here?

[Whatever the reasoning, he's still taking it all back to his room, sipping the drink as he walks, not paying too much attention to his surroundings...which happens to be a mistake when one of the elephants follow him to his room.

So for the rest of the day, there will be two different types of interactions Soos will have with anyone. If you are not a human, all that will happen is that you feel like someone is watching you, and you'll hear a door slam shut if you try looking around. If you are a human, then you'd better get ready to be grabbed by the hand and pulled into a random room.]

What were you doing out in the open like that?!? Don't you know those things could kill you?!

not a human (oh no soos)

[bayoublues]

[Louis himself has been attempting to avoid the elephants, but his efforts are wasted once he accidentally backs into one of them while trying to avoid another. He's been stumbling about, staring down at his hands. His fingers keep dividing into more fingers and, frankly, he thinks they deserve a good scolding.]

Stop that! How am I gonna be able to play trumpet, now?!

[He feels the sensation of someone staring at him and he stops to look around. All he hears is the door slamming shut. And a brass band. Where is it coming from? He'd like to join in.]

C'mon out! I wanna play with you!

Oh no! (Oh yes)

[sorrydoods]

[Well, if Soos is smart, he'll keep his mouth shut.]

NO! GO AWAY!

[...he's not right in the mind right now, okay?]

[bayoublues]

[The music is incredibly dissonant, melodies overlapping in all the wrong ways. So it takes a bit of effort to hear what Soos is saying.]

WHAT? NO WAY? I SWEAR MY FINGERS AREN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS, I CAN REALLY PLAY THE TRUMPET!

[He's yelling to be heard above the imaginary band. Don't mind him.]

[sorrydoods]

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN PLAY THE TRUMPET, YOU'RE NOT COMING IN HERE!

[If Louis tries the door, he'll find that it won't immediately open, as if someone is holding the doorknob in place and keeping it from turning. Of course, being an alligator, he might be able to overpower Soos, so...yeah.]

[bayoublues]

C'MON! LET ME PLAAAAAY!

[He walks over to the door and tries to turn the knob, but the door won't open. His fingers must be getting in the way! He starts banging on the door.]

I CAN'T OPEN IT, CAN YOU LET ME IN?

[The band suddenly starts to die down, and Louis lets out a whine of desperation. There are indistinct whispers coming from...everywhere.]

Just lemme iiiiin!

[sorrydoods]

NO! JUST GO AWAY YOU STUPID ANIMATRONIC!

[He is not budging! No sir! He is planted right against the door, and no force on Earth could m-

...oh...well, now it seems like it'll open now. Does Louis dare step inside?]

[bayoublues]

Anima-what?

[He leans against the door a little, peeking inside the room. The whispering becomes more frantic and louder, and he feels like he can pick out a very familiar voice from them--]

Holy cow, are you keeping Louis Armstrong captive in here, too? Why wasn't I told about this?

[sorrydoods]

[And as Louis peeks in, he'll see Soos backed up in a corner, eyes glued to the other side of the room, where there's...nothing. It doesn't stop Soos from shaking like a leaf, though.]

human

[upgradeit]

[????? Oh, ok. This is happening.]

What . . . things? The elephants?

[sorrydoods]

Yes, the elephants that don't even do anything. Those could kill you.

No! I mean those freaky animatronics controlled by a dating sim character that gained sentience!

[...yeah, this is indeed happening...]

[upgradeit]

. . . Right. [What kinda Five Nights At Tokimeki nonsense?????] That is. Definitely a thing that is happening right now.

[sorrydoods]

[If only it was that.]

Did you seriously not notice any of them, dude? Louis the Alligator? Lekmet the Friendly Demon? Negaduck? Not even Minnie Mouse?

[He's now a little worried about how oblivious Hiro can be.]

[upgradeit]

Okay, I'll give you Negaduck because I'm pretty sure he's the Antichrist but dude. Minnie is, like. The sweetest person here.

[Besides Mabel, maybe?]

[sorrydoods]

Yeah, she was one of the nicest of them. Then Giffany somehow showed up and now she's trying to kill me...or pull me into her video game world...or-look, those details aren't important. What's important is that she's currently the most dangerous one here.

[Fear the small mouse woman.]

[upgradeit]

Wait, Giffany? Who's Giffany? C'mon, you gotta give me the low-down on what we're up against.

[If he just plays along, it'll probably be fine, right? There's not really anything he can do to make the hallucinations go away, after all.]

[sorrydoods]

...okay, yeah, good point.

Okay, she's basically this girl from a dating simulator that somehow gained sentience, I don't know how so don't ask, and she's really obsessive and possessive, and she kinda fell in love with me, but I ended up finding a girl I really liked that was more, you know, real, and so she took control of a bunch of animatronics on our first date, and I thought I destroyed her when I threw her game disc into a pizza oven, but somehow she took control of the animatronics here and I think she might want revenge.

[...got all that Hiro?]

not a human, i'm so sorry

[lovelylilmouse]

[Her efforts to avoid the elephants have seemed to prove useless, as Minnie's currently wandering around after bumping directly into one as quickly as she can. As if she's trying to avoid something-- and the fact that she feels like somebody is watching her doesn't seem to help! She puts her hands on her head and looks around, whimpering very quietly.]

Stop it! Quit looking at me, leave me alone! I don't even have the perfume on!!

[sorrydoods]

GO AWAY!

[And that's the only response Minnie is getting because like heck is he saying anything that could make her come closer.

At least, he hopes that doesn't make her wanna come closer.]

[lovelylilmouse]

Wait...Soos?

[Unfortunately for him, that DOES draw her closer to where he is! She's only worried, after all. She does see him as a friend. She lowers her hands away from her head and glances in his direction.]

Soos! Are you alright-?!

[sorrydoods]

I'll be alright, once you GO AWAY!

[Oof...that's gonna hurt his heart when things go back to normal]

[lovelylilmouse]

W-What!? But I didn't even do anything-!! I just wanna help!

[Her feelings are definitely a little hurt, but she'll be fine. Maybe. Hopefully]

[sorrydoods]

Giffany, just SHUT UP! I know that's you inside that animatronic! At least stop faking it this time around!

[That sound familiar, Minnie?]

[lovelylilmouse]

[....................................Oh]

I'm not Giffany...

[She's gonna take very quiet and small steps towards Soos, holding out her hand to him and giving him a smile.]

She's not here- and I'm not an animatronic! I'm a real life breathing and talking mouse!

[sorrydoods]

Yeah, and those elephants actually do something and don't just walk around and be annoying. You're not fooling me! I know you're in there!

[Does she understand yet?]