RECORDING 7: THE THIRD WEEK.

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A third week in this place begins, with less of your number among you. The final week completely covered by everyone's rations, though with proper meting out, you'll be able to make it stretch until after week 4. It seems as if everyone will have to go without a few meals here and there..

To make things worse, when you wake up - it's clear the Miasma has gotten thicker. Everyone, save those still protected either by their powers or items they brought with them, is now even more deeply affected by the curse. Arguments will be flaring up more, along with negative thoughts and feelings...and even more worrying Is that any magic that touches the house itself will corrode over time. If a barrier is put in place and touches the floor, walls, or ceiling, in half a day it will be completely consumed by the miasma and fizzle out. Spells or seals will also corrode, and even personal healing abilities have been halved.

The Temperature has dropped, just a bit - down to the mid to low 60's. Strange, isn't it? As before,the rooms have changed, so hopefully you kept anything essential in the static area.

25 of your number still remain.

...What new horrors await you this week?


WARNING: Some investigations of new areas will contain traps that may be harmful or even lethal.
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[accrowed]

[ ha

ha

this is gonna go Great. but better the cat than him so he stands up and sliiides to the side ]

If that's what it looks like to you, then sure. Good luck!

[noneforall]

[Raising both his eyebrows at the skittering Crow tbh—]

And what does it look like to you?

[He is very genuinely curious thanks. Never mind that he’s still standing here behind a barrier like a winner watching the woodland creaturepocalypse. Or something. Definitely..... or something...

Good luck, Sissel.]

[ghostricked]

ARE YOU FUCKERS TRYING TO LOCK ME IN HERE WITH IT???!

[Oh. he did a naughty f word. He's rearing back on his rear legs, whole body looking twice as big from pure fluff]

[foundationmods]

[HISSSSSSSSS

The raccoon scoots further under the chair. His body language is saying he no want fight, leave him be.]

[ghostricked]

[Okay, he can understand that much, so he crouches down, backing away with his tail lashing]

[accrowed]

[ A panda or a raccoon, they're palette swaps! It's hard to tell which is which without scanning!! Alas, Subete's never gonna learn this cause his attention is grabbed by Sissel's yelling. ]

Hey now, no need to shout. I'm as trapped in here as you are, not that I can say the same about this guy. [ Thumbing at Subete!! That said he's pretty clearly trying to give the raccoon space, there's that. ]

[noneforall]

[Who uses scan anyway, actually I don't even remember if the ability is called Scan or Analyze why are you making me look up TOCS skills for throwaway meta text. Subete would have just given him as much side-eye as he's already given him anyway, because what is going on with you people (and furrier people), but it's fine.

There's just the biggest sigh, though.]

Nobody is trapped here except the raccoon, you realize.

[Seriously, y'all come walking in here of your own volition and start yelling. Rude.

There's a small glimmer as he waves a hand and a 水 pops up and condenses itself into -- you guessed it -- a blobby, somewhat off-model raccoon made of water?? It's almost as fat as the raccoon under the chair and kind of just plops itself down on the floor and rolls around a little. Distraction? Ruse? Who knows.]

What do you have against raccoons, anyway?

[ghostricked]

Raccoons can kill cats, you know!

[After copycat, he's on edge.]

I think... I think it just wants us to leave. It's not rabid, I can tell that for sure.

[foundationmods]

[It's just hungry and tired and wants to be left alone :( it never hurt anyone honest]

[ghostricked]

Wait... hold on, I'll be right back-

[He darts through the barrier and off to the bedrooms. Have fun while he's gone boys]

[accrowed]

As much as I want to stop badgering the poor guy, if we leave now there's no guarantee we'll see him again.

[ And... bye Sissel. He kind of just scratches the back of his head and decides, all right. He might as well try luring it too. Especially because it doesn't look like raccoon #2 worked.

With a sigh, he pulls off one of his shiny, silver earrings and holds it down for the raccoon to see. Look, look, shiny! He sets it on the ground and backs away. ]

[noneforall]

The real problem is that he's another mouth to feed.

[Subete glances curiously after the cat but doesn't stop Sissel -- for now he's just going to let his water kanji vanish into a puddle on the ground while he spectates Crow sacrificing his personal item to the raccoon, apparently. He probably shouldn't look so amused considering they've been nominally trapped in a room with it for two days a while now!]

You know, if the cat doesn't speak raccoon, maybe that convenient little collar of his does?

[ghostricked]

My collar?

[Look who's back with his treat bag in his mouth]

If you can catch him it can't hurt to try.

[foundationmods]

[IF you can catch him.

though lbr here he's a big chungus and can't move fast, you probably can catch him.]

[accrowed]

Not taking either bait, huh? This is a stubborn one.

[ Only one thing left to do!! Plucking his earring up and putting it back on. Time to just use force here...!! ] One of us might as well try to get him. If you wanna grab the collar, I'll take the raccoon-panda.

[ Okay!! Putting his fists together and going for it!! Will he successfully catch the raccoon? Find out... eventually! ]

[noneforall]

It's starting to feel like we're coddling a baby more than we're trying to lure a raccoon. Look at all these toys and treats.

[There's something definitely sarcastic in the way he says that as Subete moves over to meet Sissel and his bag of treats; Crow is free to wrangle the chonky chunginator to his heart's content, he is the one with gloves, presumably. Maybe? Hopefully.

Don't get Schrodinger's Rabies, Crow.]

Hmm. Don't mind if I borrow this, then.

[Annnd he'll reach over to unfasten the collar if Sissel's down for it.]

[foundationmods]

[The raccoon is indeed a stubborn one, but Crow is able to grab him up! He weakly squirms while making some uncomfortable noises, but luckily he is rabies-free so he won't be attacking.

Do your worst! Or just put the collar on him.]

[accrowed]

Let's just hope it's worth the hassle. If not, we can always shove it out the chimney and see what happens.

[ Nevermind that they have it extremely easy compared to everyone else.

Anyway, +1 raccoon!! Thankfully it isn't doing anything more than squirming, which is absolutely something Crow can handle. He holds the raccoon up for Subete for whenever he gets that collar! ]

[noneforall]

Ha, I guess that is one useful place it could go.

[He's not even opposed. And like, he has barely done anything at this point but it's fine.

But man, he still has to at least nominally touch the raccoon... maybe he should wear gloves from now on in anticipation of sudden wildlife and possibly people dying messily in his general vicinity, but of course none of that is happening today. There's just this fat thing that he's gingerly using a literal handkerchief to try and fasten a collar on. This is stupid.

COLLAR equipped! ♫ ♪]

Don't get your hopes up.

[foundationmods]

[It's going to take a moment because this chonker has a fat neck. But after adjusting the collar size, they'll be able to get it on the raccoon.

And the raccoon says...something. It's some kind of spoken language, but the actual language is unknown to both Crow and Subete.]

[accrowed]

[ ... ]

So. Chimney?

[noneforall]

[He totally took a video clip of that, just because he's a millennial and also it's vaguely relevant to his interests minus the entirety of the raccoon, but once he's wiped off and re-pocketed his cellphone Subete is yoinking that collar back and then...

You know, glancing between Crow and the raccoon and the chimney for a split second before he gives a pleasant shrug.]

Chimney.

[If there's anyone or anycat objecting to this, speak now or furever hold your peace.]

[ghostricked]

Mrrr.

[He doesn't have his collar on so he can't say anything but let it be known that he was the counter vote here]

[foundationmods]

[Please tell me you're taking Sissel's collar back before you shove the raccoon up the chimney.]

[ghostricked]

[Yeah they got it no worries modly one]