thefoundation | WEEK 6 MINGLE

WEEK 6

You wake up to the sound of silence in the halls, the lights still dimmed after what happened on the weekend. The Staff is still soundly gone, including The Chef - and items aren't regenerating out of thin air for all of you anymore. There's still enough food for everyone who's left, but you'll have to make it yourself, now that The Chef is out of commission. No movies play, the Arcade is dead, and all of the animals from the cafe have vanished, beyond the pets you brought or got during the game.

More than that, however, is that The dead no longer seem to be around from a living perspective. While the tablets went down as soon as The Lady did, they seem to not even be able to pick up or interact with the rest of you. Are they still here?

However, there's another major change - as you come down into the lobby, you'll see that The Resort has landed in an area - the ocean is clearly visible, as it rests close to a beach nearby. More than that, however - you can actually go outside. And it seems like the resort won't pull you back in.

You could, conceivably, just walk out the door, and into freedom. But...Should you?

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[Sometime in the morning, the duck returns to tap out something else. The taps are a little halting and uneven, which might make the message a bit difficult to decipher on the first run around, but the repetitions go a lot smoother.

-... .- -.-. -.- / ..-. .-. --- -- / - .... . / -... .-. .- .. -. .-.-.- / .-- . / .- .-. . / .- .-.. .-.. / ... .- ..-. . .-.-.-

The duck may also be squirming around a lot during the whole thing, but pay no mind.]

[ what the duck

oh hi. she doesn't know morse but she will give the duck some bird seeds. s'up. Someone else will have to help unless she can grab a book ]

[The duck stops wiggling around as much when Cinque gives it the seeds and happily gobbles them up!

...Then it starts pecking at whoever's holding it as if to say, "why couldn't you do this for me too you fucker".

Or maybe that's just reading into it too much.]

[ Hey they are doing their best, Ducker.

But she'll just reach over to pet the duck. ]

Is everything good on your end?

[The duck quacks in response to the pets, which is probably as close of a positive sound as you could expect. It's not shifting away from the pats too, so that's usually a good sign. Meanwhile, on the other end, the duck is... tipped a couple times, like it's nodding.

It probably doesn't like this very much either but it's staying still for now.]

... You guys made it.

[Let's assume for expediency's sake that Aoi's actually here because she heard the initial tapping and quacking and the Cinque, and her relieved look is for severalfold reasons. She peers over Cinque's shoulder at the duck, giving it and its invisible wielder a little nod.]

[After a beat, the duck 'nods' back once and starts squirming again, ruffling its wings. The feathers on its head flatten slightly a couple of times and it calms down enough to let the holder tap out something else:

-.-. .-.. . .- .-. . -.. / ..- .--. / ... --- -- . / .. -. ..-. .-.. .- -- -- .- - .. --- -. / - --- / -... ..- -.-- / ... --- -- . / - .. -- . --..-- / -... ..- - / - .... . / --- ..- - ... .. -.. . .-. / .. ... -. .----. - / -.. --- .. -. --. / .-- . .-.. .-.. .-.-.-]

[ Here is her duck translater. ]

What are they saying? Is it good news?

Mostly good news. They've helped the brain a little, but the Outsider is still a mess.

[She blows out a breath of a sigh, leaning her chin on Cinque's shoulder so she's blowing her hair around a bit now. Duck translator's gotta get back to work.]

I kind of expected it. How much time do we have now?

[Tappity tap it goes, wiggling around to get free the whole time.

-. --- - / ... ..- .-. . .-.-.- / .- / -.-. --- ..- .--. .-.. . / -.. .- -.-- ... ..--..]

I'm glad they gave us more time. I'm hoping the Outsider's stubbornness keeps him going long enough for us to reach him...

[ Also thank you duck. You're so helpful ]

[She lets out a noise that's almost a laugh, and reaches back into her skirts to... get bread crumbs, apparently. Is she just carrying those around now. Have a snack, wiggly duck.]

We have a couple of days, apparently. But yeah, I figure he's too much of a cockroach to die that easy.

[She may have told him as much. Really, y'all shouldn't let Aoi talk to the guy.]

[The duck settles down a little more when fed, at least enough to tap out another message.

.--- ..- ... - / -... . / -.-. .- .-. . ..-. ..- .-.. / .-- .... . -. / .- .--. .--. .-. --- .- -.-. .... .. -. --. / .... .. -- .-.-.- / ... .... .- -.. --- .-- ... / .-.. --- --- -.- . -.. / -.. .- -. --. . .-. --- ..- ... .-.-.-]

[ Have some more bird seed, little ducker ]

Hehe. That's for sure. I really hope we can help him...

That's assuming he doesn't do something else to sabotage himself.

[Faith, what faith. Honestly, she's just grumbling while the duck gets gradually fatter before their eyes.]

... Anyway, we knew he couldn't control his own damn shadows, but are you telling me it's worse than that?

[The duck moves as if the ghost is ready to send another message, but before they can manage that, the duck's head moves in rapid-fire, tapping out a precise litany of:

..-. . . -.. / -- . / -... .-. . .- -..

Well okay.]

[Well, she's got more bread, so there's that. And she is a relatively patient Blue Angel at this point in time, despite the possible sensitivity of the information.]

All right, all right. Settle down.

[Do pets help with this, Lord Quackers.]

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