Week 2 Mingle

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WEEK 2

With the nature of this 'game' out, the resort might not look so welcoming anymore. The staff are still ready to jump in and serve guests in any way they can, provided a request doesn't make them short-circuit, and the resort itself seems as warm and cheery as usual. But everyone knows the truth now. This resort is hiding some pretty big secrets, and it's only a matter of time before someone else turns up dead.

The weather is holding steady, at 'cold but still safe for outdoor activities'. The temperature seems to be dipping lower each day, though, and the previously-blue sky is starting to stay grey more often than not. Could that signal an approaching snowstorm? Who know. There is still music playing in the halls, and the cover songs continue with some low-key music for the week.

On Monday morning, another memory is returned to everyone. Another piece to the puzzle, one step closer to finding the truth of this place. But it might not be enough to put everything together yet, that might take some more time.

Most importantly, everyone needs to get to know each other. This 'game' is one of 'know your enemies', and your very survival depends on knowing when someone is acting odd.

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Comments

[latebluemer]

[She's quietly raising a hand from the back of the room, where she is distinctly not eating and mostly more pale and subdued than she's been all weekend even. She's scolded people for pointlessly putting their hand up before, but she's mildly autopiloting at the moment.]

... I have pictures. If anyone needs them. They're not... great.

[In any sense of the word.]

[xenoqueen]

[Ripley gets off of the table, making her way over to Blue Angel. In a more subdued voice than earlier--]

You don't have to show those if you don't want to. It's entirely up to you.

[...She doesn't look that great. Ripley doesn't want to pressure her into answering, but....]

How do you feel?

[latebluemer]

Like I don't want to eat any meat for a week.

[It manages to be kind of wry, all the same -- she's not totally out of it, but definitely still processing the morning. There's a small shake of her head.]

But I took these so that we could use them. The sooner we get to the bottom of this, the sooner I can get them off my tablet.

[Would Ripley like to see dead person pictures for breakfast? Maybe not.]

[xenoqueen]

[Ripley laughs, though there's little humor behind it. It's the same predicament Ripley had been in last week, regarding the bolognese.]

You can send them to me, if you'd like, and then delete them. I can take a look at them later, see if I can gather anything else.

[She moves to give a reassuring pat on the shoulder. If Blue Angel's okay with that, of course.]

We knew the Cleaner did it, as I don't believe the Staff have any reason to lie to us. However, it might be important to at least identify who this person is.

[latebluemer]

[Her mouth quirks up a little in response, not quite a smile. She did see the irony in it, even if she didn't call it out for politeness' sake and stuff.]

Yeah, I'll send them to you after the meeting. [and breakfast] Let me know if you find anything out, okay?

[Because as little as she likes dealing with it, she likes being in the dark a lot less. And as a girl very familiar with electronic systems and dubious data practices she'll very likely keep the images until she's spread them to at least a handful more people. Maybe most of the adults, and maybe some ghosts.

Their numbers are probably going to dwindle, after all. They need to keep all the information they can get. She will accept the shoulderpat, though, because reassurance is good.]

... I don't know if it's easier or harder to find the Cleaner than it is to find Jorogumo. They don't seem like they're using anything supernatural.

[But they also really don't know enough about these third-party roles.]

[xenoqueen]

[Ripley gives her a curt nod, trying to maintain a strained smile.] Of course.

[She doubts she can actually find anything that they haven't already looked at--she's hardly a forensic scientist, after all--but it's always worth getting a second opinion.]

If anything, I feel as though we should focus more of our efforts towards the Jorogumo and the other monsters. They pose more of a direct threat to us than the other roles, as of now.

[Of course the Cleaner poses a threat, but...at least they don't seem to be aiming to anyone except those who refuse to play in the "game".]

[latebluemer]

Of course we should prioritize the Jorogumo and the rest of the mafia. But I think there's enough of us to work on a few different things at once, right? And... apparently, the third party roles might be able to align with either side.

[That's how she's had this mafia thing explained to her, anyway.]

Of course the Cleaner might be different, just because of what they do. But I think it'd be a good idea to learn more about what those roles are for, too.

[xenoqueen]

...You're right. But it'd be hard to split up people to be working on things when we don't know if they are the role, themselves.

[She runs a hand through her hair.] Couldn't we just ask the Staff what they do? That's probably the one thing they're allowed to tell us.

[latebluemer]

I mean, it couldn't hurt to ask.

[She's of the opinion that they should all be bombarding the staff, but after Szayel's weird experiment and then all the obstruction at the trial, she's more than a little leery of relying too much on that information.

Still. First line of questioning, and all.]

And no matter what, we'll need to deal with groups splitting up, right? Maybe, as long as there are more than four people...?

[xenoqueen]

Four people might be good. Though, when it comes to the townfolk moving about on Thursday, that might prove to be problematic. What if someone they're supposed to be with is actually a mafia member?

[Wow, this game is really not friendly towards cooperation, is it?]

[latebluemer]

It's unlikely that in a four-person group, the mafia would outnumber the town, right? There's only three of them here.

[Not accounting for third-party roles or anything, but keeping things simple:]

That means we'll always have to run some risk, but we still have to get things done.

[While there's enough people left is something she doesn't voice.]

[xenoqueen]

That's true. The possibility exists, though it's pretty small.

[But you try getting anyone to cooperate when you have people like Phil mucking about.]

Do you think ghosts might be allowed to contribute, as well? After all, people can't...exactly attack them.

[latebluemer]

I don't know how much the ghosts can help, since we already know that they're being forced to keep information secret from us. It sounds like the staff and the resort have a pretty tight control over their communications. But... it can't hurt? To have them try some things.