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foolishmortals2017-07-09 11:31 am
grimgrinningghosts) wrote in foolishmortals2017-07-09 11:31 am
WEEK 5
[Wander and Sylvia are dead, the Ghost Host was snuffed out like a light, and Tarzan is nowhere to be seen. It seems like in an instant everything is changed, not just the circumstances, but the mansion itself. It feels like it's gotten significantly colder in the mansion, and you might also start seeing bugs out of the corner of you eyes, darting away into darkness the moment you try to focus on them.
And, starting this week, any and all ghosts are eerily absent but at the same time, no matter where you go, you feel like you're being watched by something. To make matters worse, the attic doors have been nailed open.
But there are some bright spots in this week. When you wake up on Sunday, you'll find that you have a brand new tuxedo hanging up on your bedroom door, in your exact size. Later, if you're curious enough to try going from the second floor to the attic, you'll find that there's a whole new floor to explore, but this time it's just comprised of two rooms: a smallish but serviceable laundry room and an expansive casino with an attached bar.
Don't tell Jiminy about this he will have a heart attack.
Feel free to explore, but maybe you want to keep away from the Stretching Room for awhile. Somebody cut the noose on the hanging corpse.
17 guests remain.]
{OOC: Don't forget to fill our your Week 4 Activity Check!}
And, starting this week, any and all ghosts are eerily absent but at the same time, no matter where you go, you feel like you're being watched by something. To make matters worse, the attic doors have been nailed open.
But there are some bright spots in this week. When you wake up on Sunday, you'll find that you have a brand new tuxedo hanging up on your bedroom door, in your exact size. Later, if you're curious enough to try going from the second floor to the attic, you'll find that there's a whole new floor to explore, but this time it's just comprised of two rooms: a smallish but serviceable laundry room and an expansive casino with an attached bar.
Don't tell Jiminy about this he will have a heart attack.
Feel free to explore, but maybe you want to keep away from the Stretching Room for awhile. Somebody cut the noose on the hanging corpse.
17 guests remain.]
{OOC: Don't forget to fill our your Week 4 Activity Check!}
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That'd... that'd be fine if I wasn't... I mean makin' mistakes is fine. Everyone does that. But I hurt people.
['Your eyes are layered with them' sure isn't going to be the words that repeat in his head when he can't sleep tonight. Not at all.]
I know you're... I know you mean well. I know you're tryin'. And I'm grateful, honest.
[He really, really is. He just can't clear the hurdle yet. Right now he doesn't want to, because he can't see what's beyond it and he can't imagine it's any better than where he's at because it won't change what he's done. It'd just make him heartless for not caring, wouldn't it? He could carry that guilt inside him and be fine but he can't deal with everyone else having full access to finding out.]
It means a lot you still think I'm worth havin' a good opinion of.
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I'd be surprised if anyone here but the kids haven't hurt anyone before, man. But hey, just goes to show how much you care. I just think it oughta count for something.
[He drags a hand down his face, sighing.]
'Course I do. Just--dang. Try to be good to yourself, okay, man? I wanna make sure you get outta here. And when you do, you can become the kinda person you wanna be some day. I know you can. That's all.
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[He doesn't know. He's been trying for so long and he's never been able to really capture true optimism and hold it. He always tries to find silver linings and see the good in people but when it comes to finding that in himself it's harder. He always has to be doing more, doing better. There's always something to make up for. It wasn't always like this, he knows that conceptually. Growing up he was a nervous kid but nowhere near the level of anxiety and paranoia he can sink to now.
Not that it's exactly a mystery why but he wishes he could crawl his way back up again. He just doesn't know how to go about starting.]
How'm I supposed to when it just -- when it keeps comin' back. I can't ever make a fresh start. I can't ever shake it off.
[Unless he erased it out of his own head, but he tried that once, didn't he, and look where it got him. That's not an option. All he can do is wait to be crushed under the weight of his own mistakes.]
I'm bein' serious because god, if you know, tell me.
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You're here, aren't you?
I don't get it--like, I REALLY don't get it. How we're all here, all mixed up, different worlds and times and all that. You said "timelines" don't work like that, can't be changed, but pretty sure dimensional space hopping doesn't work like this either. Look at Ford, he's an old dude--pretty sure he would have mentioned this murderghost house if he had seen it before, yeah? But here we are. There's no way all that can be laid out for you, with no happy end in sight, while you KNOW about it. Heck, even if it all does come true, you more than anyone else are gonna deal with it the best way you can.
[He puts both hands on Fidds' shoulders, staring right at him. Even if he can't believe in himself, gosh dangit Mike will do it for him.] Just one step at a time, okay man? You're already on your way there. I wish I could tell you a how and why better than that, but I can't. Still, you're a smart guy. You're gonna figure it out way before I do.
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But it's not worth fighting. It's not worth it and he doesn't have the energy left in him for it, so he just nods jerkily.]
Okay. Alright. Sure. If you think -- I mean I can't change your mind.
I can't... I can't be optimistic. Not right now. M'sorry. But I can keep puttin' one foot in front of the other, probably.
[See what awful place it gets him.]
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Hey, if you can keep doing that, it's more than enough. We're rooting for you, man.