Week 1, Friday

[foundationmods]

On Thursday night, well after nearly everyone else has gone to sleep, most of the cameras are left recording two-dozen people snoring away in their rooms. The night hours are usually filled with dead air, which makes for uninteresting footage and is usually cut from the episodes anyway. The house itself rests as well, waiting for signs of movement to indicate something interesting going on.

Not everyone is asleep, though, as the cameras are soon to pick up on.

There is some movement in the kitchen, where a certain hotheaded princess is busy collecting tools. Or, well, a single tool: the toaster. She reaches over to unplug it, where she hesitates for a moment, but ultimately takes the toaster and carries it with her as she quietly steps across the floor and to the backyard.

At that same moment, an external camera catches a dark-haired menace going up to the pool, having just missed the person in the kitchen. Thinking he is alone, he strips off his clothing and starts to stretch, getting ready to take a few laps in the pool to clear his mind and calm himself down enough to sleep. The house moves to censor it with a filter on the image, of course, but it's still very obvious that Vanitas is stark naked. After an incident on Monday and a failure to find anything better, he just opted for the most natural solution. He isn't worried about anyone seeing him, everyone else is supposed to be asleep.

Except not everyone is asleep. Azula is there, carrying her weapon of choice. But as soon as she reaches the back door and quietly slides the door open, she is greeted by an unexpected moon and visibly blanches. If her resolve had been stronger she might have gone through with it, but with her spirit already wavering she decides not tonight.

So she quickly slides the door shut, deposits the toaster on the counter, and hurries back to her room. She just climbs right into bed and tugs the blankets over her head as she tries to forget the sight she saw.

Vanitas completes his swim, none the wiser to what almost happened, and afterwards returns to his room to sleep.

The night passes with no deaths, and everyone is alive on Friday morning.

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((As a note, only characters outside of the round can see any of this. Characters within the round will not know what almost happened unless they find the video footage later or Azula admits to it.))

Comments

At Noon

[guileturncoat]

[After a morning of playing 'oh shit are there any bodies we need to do a headcount', Dazai will stroll in at about noon.]

Congratulations! You made it through the first week without killing each other! I have to admit that I thought someone would take advantage of the motive, but I guess not. I'll have to come up with a better one next week.

The previous offer is no longer on the table. Sorry! If you want someone dead you'll have to dirty your own hands.

Aaah, that's all for now though! Be sure to show up to the studio tomorrow at noon for our next exciting game, it's sure to be fun!

[Then his tone shifts from the playful Host-voice to a softer, somehow fonder tone, one that carries that same pride as on Wednesday.]

But in the meantime, feel free to take the day off and relax. You certainly have earned it.

[houndumb]

[Nora wanders in, gives a huge yawn, and--]

Ha, good. Was a stupid damn motive anyway.

[--wanders right back out still looking half-asleep.]

Where the hell is that octopus anyway, I'm hungry......

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Saki relaxes in the sense that she breathes a sigh of relief. She does not relax in the sense that her body is still tense with the adrenaline of seeking everyone out, of making sure all were accounted for.]

We did it...

[Somehow, they did it.]

[scarsnstripes]

What a relief.

[Atsushi pretty much slumps in one of the armchairs in the living room in relief, actually. He might not have slept much last night.]

We've just got to keep this up, right?

[He's going to fall asleep right there within a minute or two, nbd.]

Re: At Noon

[oceanicbutterfly]

Oh, good.

[Karen plops down on a couch and has fallen asleep within minutes.]

[darkremnants]

[ He has no idea he almost got mcfried.

just glance at their host for a moment longer than necessary before walking off. bye guys. ]

[dereban]

[ Inaba is here, she's still looking exhausted and then-- ]

Okay, I'm glad that nobody killed but I just realized something.

I'm missing the season finale of BSD because of this, goddamn it.

[failsaw]

Yeah? We gonna die in this "exciting game"? You didn't get the bloodshed they wanted with that shitty motive, so you've gotta get a murder somehow?

[duskhound]

[Well then, time to replenish all the stuff I moved...

Except it already has been, apparently. Huh.]

[odasaku]

[ oda gives a small sigh, but otherwise manages to keep his stoic expression as they announce that no one died. ]

Guess we might make a good group. That’s good.

[arraignments]

Great... [ yaaaawn ] job everyone...!

[ He's collapsing into a chair not far from Atsushi, btw. He won't be falling asleep, but it looks like he's close to it. . . ]

[overconfidant]

[Sleepy Akira with an oversized coffee mug peers at Dazai.]

Good. We should have an ice cream party.

[merirut]

[He looks as indifferent/pissy as usual (if a little tired) as he wallflowers it up in the back during the announcement.]

Only a fool would have made an attempt, anyway.

Re: At Noon

[momsters]

How delightful.

[sounding as dry as the sahara as she turns to leave the meeting.]

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[Moriarty looks...surprisingly well rested! Did. Did he not bother patrolling last night?

The answer is yes.

At the announcement, he gives a low chuckle.]

Indeed - You'll have to do much better than that! I would be willing to give suggestions, if it wouldn't put us at a disadvantage! Wahaha!

prior to Dazai announcement

[iblistriggered]

[he made it to dawn.

But now he's asleep on the trampoline outside, mumbling in his sleep]


Hnnnggghh.... I'm sorry.... Mr. Tentacles.....

Re: prior to Dazai announcement

[arraignments]

Huh? What happened to Tako-chan?

[ omg Goro did you seriously just... ]

[dereban]

. . . "Mr. Tentacles"? What, do we have Squidward in the House?

Friday evening

[darkova]

[You think he was kidding about the ice cream??? It takes most of the day, and forcing a few people (mostly Goro and Akira) to help with all the chopping and shaking, to make enough for everyone but eventually Ingway displays a few different flavors of gelato for everyone to enjoy. Along with coulis to drizzle. The flavors are mostly recognizable fruits and berries, as well as vanilla and chocolate. But a few are... well clearly fruit, and very good, but not quite like any fruit anyone here has tasted before.]

I think it's well deserved.

[...he probably just wanted to prove he could. Still, anyone that eats some will feel slightly stronger than they were before, on a very very minor scale. Like they just got a small boost of exp, in rpg terms]

[prayerwheel]

[ Oh. Level Up. You feel like you can hear some trumpets in the distance.

LEVEL 25 ACHIEVED

SKILL LEARNED: VOICE OF PEACE
Enemies within a 2 tile radius deal 2 less physical damage


....anyway, shocker of the century, Azura really likes sweets and kind of. Inhales them. She sits in the corner with hers and by the time someone comes around she's...almost done. God. ]

[dereban]

Wow, this all looks really good. What are all these flavors, by the way?

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Once she's awake again from her nap, she's definitely partaking in gelato, thank you.]

-! This is really good!

[...Wh-what were you expecting, Saki? It's weird how it makes her feel a little stronger, too...]

ICE CREAM MAKERS! Also attempt at asking house for some happens here, rip

[arraignments]

[ It's during downtime from helping with gelato, Goro does make a few attempts at summoning some strawberry ice cream, regular vanilla, etc...

... But, uh. Some of the flavors that wind up coming out are... probably fitting for a game show? There's even 'Thai Curry' flavored and 'Pickle' flavored. Ew.

Well, at the very least, he did manage to summon some regular vanilla and some strawberry, but they're super plain and will probably go best with toppings. And, speaking of, the toppings Goro managed to summon are the kinds of things you'd see on a banana split or a sundae (i.e. cherries, whipped cream, nuts, etc).

Goro is going to be going right back to focusing on helping Ingway, once he's done... trying to help via the house's magic.

After ice cream making, he will be making a point of NOT looking at Akira, who's over there having a little too much fun with a banana. Enjoy the sight of him hitting his boyfriend upside the head with one of those bananas, ig. ]

Takoyaki~

[visionem]

Ice cream and takoyaki...have I missed an opportunity for fried ice cream?

[ In addition to the ice cream buffet, there's also several racks of takoyaki courtesy of a certain octopus' brave sacrifice. Alcor's food is always really good (somehow) but there's extra care taken tonight. Maybe it's celebratory on a job well done?

Alcor himself will be hanging back on the roof and not mingling in with the crowd as he frequently does. He's also eating for once, staring intently at the fried octopus like it holds the meaning of life. ]

[iblistriggered]

Ice cream!!

[Silver has made himself a bowl of chocolate and raspberry and strawberry, and about half of it is on his face.

Ok not that much, but there's definitely some ice cream stuck to his fur]

This is so good! It's like magic!