WEEK 5 MINGLE

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WEEK 5

They said it was a break week, but two of your number were lost anyway last week. While you're all tired and still recovering, the speakers crackle to life with the voice of The Lady.

"Attention, Guests. The game is back on. Break week is now over. Happy Holidays."

The Staff are still like they were last week - only this time, the orders almost always go wrong, if they even manage to go through - the Staff are vanishing constantly. Meals are also getting affected - they're still perfectly edible, but they're not as delicious as they once were, with seasoning and other things occasionally being off. The Sign warning people to not take knives is still on the kitchen door, but The Chef seems incredibly tired, often resting on a chair in the corner.

The Resort is still furnished with Holiday items - but after Medic's christmas protest, there are more items related to other holidays up, and it's much more balanced - objects and colors of multiple holidays side by side in harmony, with the mistletoe still up for any needed smooching. There are, however, more wriggling...things, and there's even an entire 'tree' made of eldritch tentacles with glowing balls of light on them that wink in an oddly hypnotic fashion.

The weather is still nothing, but the courtyard seems to have switched to a much warmer clime, which while still a little cool is pleasant enough to sit outside in. Finally, the music this week seems... almost ominous...?

On Monday morning, another memory is returned to everyone, one more traumatic this time instead of gentle like the others have been. Yet, you feel as if you know a little more about your time in this world, now. Not everything, but...enough.

Enough to see this game through to the end, at least.


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Comments

[resortghosts]

not like this

i don't want to have to hunt any of you down or anything

[latebluemer]

It might be hard, and we might not be able to stop it completely. But, Nanashi... what's important is that you want to change. You care more about what you're doing with your powers.

[A brief pause.]

And you should. You should be careful, with yourself and with what you're doing. In the end, they're your eyes. You're the only one who can decide what to do with them.

[resortghosts]

i always see things with them

so i never really thought about it before...

ellie wants me to stop until i'm sure it isn't hurting me, so i'll ask szayel about it too

but to be honest

it's weird to think about never looking at that information again

[latebluemer]

I kind of get what you mean. It would be like seeing color all your life and then being told not to see color anymore. But... if possible, I think you should try. Especially when you're here. Don't double die, Nanashi, remember.

[She's holding you to that!!]

[resortghosts]

[ ... ]

hehe

don't double die

okay, i won't

you're really nice, blue angel

thank you

[latebluemer]

I don't know if it really has anything to do with being nice or anything, but... Good. And... I think we should get together this week sometime. I haven't had a chance to see your dueling progress lately.

[More like she's been beating up the AI too much lately and also Operation: Quietly Stick Around People, Even Ghosts is in full swing here.]

[resortghosts]

are you planning to thrash me for saying that stuff earlier?

[latebluemer]

I might. Sometimes these things just happen, though.

[Sometimes she accidentally steamrolls people. Mmhm.]

[resortghosts]

i'm suddenly really scared about this game!!

[latebluemer]

Prepare yourself, Nanashi. I'm kind of curious to see how you do at games if you're not trying to read your way through.

[She's pretty sure he's been math eyeing his way through just about everything. Sometimes you gotta use and abuse a skill while you've got it. But all the same...]

[resortghosts]

i didn't cheat!!

[latebluemer]

You've never used your eyes in a game? Never?

[resortghosts]

not against you!!

[latebluemer]

Hmm. Why not?

[resortghosts]

i don't have to cheat to be good at games!

also i thought you'd probably guess if i cheated and get mad

[latebluemer]

I probably could.

[She does wonder what level he's at when he's mathing his way through, though, in Duel Monsters specifically. But she's not going to say that! That's a challenge she's going to judiciously not make in the end.]

I'm glad, though. That means we can keep dueling without worries.

[resortghosts]

maybe you can...