Week 3 Mingle

[foundationmods]

The last week has brought the first spilled blood. Three of the contestants are gone, with the promise of more to fall soon. The atmosphere around the house will start to get heavy around Wednesday, which is when the first game of the week is. It's almost like the house knows something is up...

The conspiracy is beginning to unravel. Dazai isn't Dazai, and the cracks are forming in his act. But that act must be held up, or the Foundation will be brought in to take control of the game. Now everyone must play the part and act like everything is normal, at least on camera. That stress of always performing is bound to make someone crack eventually.

Once again, the cameras and microphones change. The contestants will have to search out new spots for their secret conversations. Even one wrong step, one wrong word, and it's all over for this group. Everyone is watching, and they need to play their roles.

They better keep an eye out too, because storm clouds are starting to loom over the area, both figuratively and literally.

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Comments

[overconfidant]

It was a pretty flimsy pretense to start with.

[duskhound]

Well yes, but the pretense was important to their narrative: The narrative that "We're going to turn on each other and can't be trusted" was a key part of the point of us being here, wasn't it? Even the games up to this point, though seemingly impossible to survive, still had everyone surviving as a possibility. But at this point it's just outright murder, and they're not even bothering to hide it.

[arraignments]

They're trying to take away the most important thing any person could carry: hope.

[eldritcheyes]

If they didn't do it before....

[You can fill in the rest, Goro. You're smart.]

[arraignments]

[ His brow tenses. ]

... It's a difficult thing to keep, I know. I can't even remember what it feels like - so, I only remember the concept, I suppose.

[houndumb]

What's so good about hope, I'm just fuckin' pissed off.

[iblistriggered]

Hope is the only thing we've got to hold on to.

[houndumb]

Speak for yourself, I ain't holding onto something that lame-sounding.

[iblistriggered]

So what are you holding on to? Being angry all the time?

[houndumb]

Being the strongest! Being the best!! Ain't no need for HOPE for that shit.

[iblistriggered]

[Sigh. Nope. Not dying on this hill today.]

[houndumb]

[VICTOLY-- Also try not dying at all, minihog.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

And if you meet someone who seems to be stronger at first...?

[houndumb]

Then I'll beat 'em up and use 'em as a stepping stone to getting EVEN STRONGER, obviously.

[Obviously!]

[oceanicbutterfly]

So you wouldn't just give up. You'd think you would still turn out to be the strongest in the end.

[arraignments]

Anger is a fair motivator. I won't lie and say that isn't what I'm using.

[ Also, well... what he said, above. ]

[houndumb]

There's always more where that came from, so it's a good way to get things done!!

[And also it's just a natural state of being for him somehow. Somehow.]

[scarsnstripes]

It won't die so easily as long as we're working together as a group. People can survive on hope and spite, if they need to.

[arraignments]

[ He looks down, and then he nods. ]

Yes... I suppose you're right.

[ . . . Kissing his cheek, and whispering. ]

Then, hang on to those things and find a way to survive, with me... I planned to ask you on a proper date after this.

TOUCH I GUESS rip

[scarsnstripes]

[Atsushi inhales sharply at that kiss, cheeks gaining a pink tinge.

He... can't quite believe what Goro's saying, and yet... there's no way to misconstrue that, is there?

He's really...?]

A D-Date....? You really want to....?

[His pulse might have skyrocketed, don't mind him looking a little faint.]

smh

[arraignments]

[ He can't help he's turning a bit pink, too. He's amused by that blush and that reaction, though - a fond sort of amusement, of course.

There's a firm nod as he manages a smile. ]

Absolutely. I like you, Atsushi... A lot, in fact. [ nodding towards Akira ] He already gave his okay for it, too.

[ Goro doesn't have hope. He doesn't remember what hope feels like.

... But, he wants Atsushi - someone he's come to genuinely care a lot about - to be able to feel it. ]

[overconfidant]

[Akira goes...weirdly quiet at that. Hope, huh...?]

[arraignments]

[ . . . ? ]

What?

[overconfidant]

[Akira shakes his head a little and gives Goro a weak smile.]

Sorry. Just... I miss Morgana sometimes.

[arraignments]

[ He blinks... and then gives a dim smile of his own. ]

I'm sorry... I know it must be hard, being away from him.

[ There's a glance away. That had been... one of the jealousy points, admittedly. ]