WEEK ZERO: MINGLE

[gatonina]

WEEK ZERO

▽ FULL NAVIGATION ▽ LOCATIONS ▽ STATUSES ▽ IC PROFILES ▽ IC RULEBOOK ▽ MURDER PROPOSALS ▽ PCS ▽ CURFEW ▽ AUDIENCES ▽ CAMP STORE ▽ REPORTING

Rise and shine, everyone! At 7:00 AM on the dot, those who are asleep will be roused from their slumber by the sound of a bugle call. It seems that breakfast is now served in the Mess Hall. How nice! It's up to you to decide if you want to continue sleeping or not... But maybe it's a good idea to grab a bite and explore your surroundings. After all, it looks like you'll be here for a little while. Regardless of what you do, be sure to check the weather before stepping outside. You never know when you might need an umbrella! Once you're up and at them, though, there are a few points of interest this week. If you swing by the Director's Office, you will find Black Shadows manning the receptionist's desk or flitting in and out of the rooms down the hallway. This week's tasks are now available, and you can check them out on the announcement board in the waiting room. Should you visit the Camp Shop, Purple Heart will be handling all transactions at the checkout counter. Even camp directors hold down normal jobs, you know. Strangely enough, Winter Wizard doesn't seem to be stationed at any set location. Maybe it's their week off? Oh, well. Seems like if you want to get ahold of them, you'll have to pay your respects to the bunnies. Finally, though all seems normal at first glance... You will quickly realize something is wrong the moment you start interacting with other people. Or, more specifically, once you come in physical contact with them. For the rest of the week, anyone who makes skin-to-skin (or whatever counts as skin, for the non-humans) contact with someone else will find themselves in a bit of a sticky situation. Whatever body parts touched will be stuck together for the next hour, with no way to separate them. Try not to create additional points of contact while trying to cheat your way out of this situation, yeah? That would be unpleasant, for each spot will last an entire hour. Good luck.

Comments

[successives]

[She rolls her eyes slightly, but since she isn't completely sure whether he's messing with her... She does wait.]

[slobjection]

[ what a polite young lady, waiting for her elder to catch up ]

Thanks.

[successives]

[Once he's closer:]

If you actually do have a bad back, nobody's forcing you to do this, you know.

[That might be a nice offer if she didn't sound vaguely exasperated.]

[slobjection]

I'd never abandon such a considerate young woman to clean alone.

[ he'd just walk slowly ]

[successives]

[She wrinkles her nose.]

...My name is Natalie.

[slobjection]

Phoenix. Or Nick, if you want.

[successives]

Yeah, I know. I mean, I read the boarding passes. I was just reminding you of mine so you wouldn't call me - that.

[What, a considerate young woman??]

[slobjection]

A considerate young Natalie?

[ how's that ]

[successives]

[Immediately:]

Natalie.

[slobjection]

A Natalie, then.

[ they're at the kitchen so natalie can bully him to clean now ]

[successives]

The only one here, actually.

[She walks inside, glancing at the mess, and:]

Floors or counters?

[slobjection]

The Natalie.

[ he picks up a rag... ]

I'll take counters. Easier on the ol' back.

[successives]

How does it keep getting worse every time?

[Either way, she's looking for a broom and dustpan, since he's taking the counters.]

[slobjection]

That's my motto.

[ always make it worse!!! anyway he is going slowly but surely ]

How's camp in comparison to your famous town?

[successives]

Why is that your motto...

[Once she finds a dustpan, she moves around him to start sweeping.]

Different, but I can't really say whether or not it's better until we know what's really going on.

[slobjection]

Why not?

[ if she's expecting sense she will be very disappointed ]

True, it's still early in the week. Mind if I ask you a few questions about your experiences? Since we're here.

[successives]

So many reasons.

[She glances towards him as he speaks, before she shrugs.]

I can't promise I'll answer, but sure, shoot.

[slobjection]

Those won't stop me.

[ he has no shame ]

What was it like? Same schedule? Any Wednesday events?

[successives]

Of course.

[She nods, though.]

Not events, necessarily, but sometimes something new would show up. A box of dynamite, a bear trap... You know, stuff that fits the theme. And - yeah, same schedule that I've heard. Murders on Thursday nights unless something unusual happened, trials on Saturday, execution on Sunday.

[slobjection]

Really committing to the ol' westerns, huh....

[ interesting ]

Was it the work of ghosts, or something else, do you think?

[successives]

Oh, no. There were a few different people who had duties the rest of the town didn't. One of them was supposed to pick an item every week for the rest of the town to get.

[slobjection]

And that was their picks?

[ who was that supposed to benefit, exactly ]