WEEK 7 MINGLE

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POPULATION: 18 19

Good morning, starshines. It is another beautiful day here on the base, and it’s the start of a new week!

Good thing, too. After the death of Tartaglia Childe...well, perhaps there isn't any tension at all? Hard to say. Should anyone try to contact the deceased or review their profiles, they will find that they have been deleted from everyone's phones.

Perhaps you expect this by now, but it seems that the elevator reveals that it may now visit the eighth floor. It may be worth checking out these new areas, free for exploration. If you're feeling incredibly ambitious, you can also take a more in-depth look. Strange things are happening, little sinners. Don't be shy now.

While you can't contact the deceased, the Avatars are once again available via their eight symbols. Shoot them a message, have a chat with them, and see what you can learn. Perhaps you'll find it easier this week.

If you aren't too distracted, that is. For the most part, it may feel as though there isn't anything strange about this week. Everything proceeds as normal and life on the base is calm again. But every now and then, you'll feel a burning in your hand right where your tattoo is as it loses its color and fades to black temporarily. A sudden swell courses through your veins, almost as if being injected with a higher amount of your specific indulgence. You'll find it nearly impossible to do anything else until you act on it, draining the indulgence away and bringing color back to your marking. This won't always happen, and this won't always happen at a convenient time. It may be best to plan ahead. After all...if you ignore it for too long, you may find yourself changing. Those aligned with Envy may find themselves with several new eyes. Those aligned with Gluttony may find claws and a tail beginning to grow. Those aligned with Pride may feel a sharp pain in their head as a crown of thorns embeds itself into their skin. But the sooner you act, the sooner these changes will disappear.

Dedication's sweet, isn't it? Do try to give it your all.

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[shiftingwinds]

...some creatures feed off of the terror of others. For all we know, it's getting power from our frustration with all of this.

[dotcom]

[ ... ]

That would probably fall under despair. Since our indulging is making it more powerful.

[shiftingwinds]

[(sasuke voice)]

Tch.

[dotcom]

[ tch indeed. ]

[shiftingwinds]

...at any rate, it's been getting what it wants out of us so far. I think it's high time we take what we want from it.

[dotcom]

I think we all agree. We just need to do the difficult part of figuring out how.

[shiftingwinds]

[mutters:]

Too bad I can't kick it again.

[fisherwoman]

That didn't work out so well last time.

[shiftingwinds]

That's why I said I can't.

[dotcom]

[ he reaches out to place a hand on her cheek.......



and pull it. ]

[shiftingwinds]

Wha— hey!

[bats at his hand]

I said I can't! I'm not going to! I know!

[liuli]

[ takeru voice ] Tch.

And, according to the dead, we need to continue indulging.

[headmt]

This is just a guess, but I'd wager on this serving their own needs as well. The creature likely consumes them if we don't do enough.

[liuli]

[ mm. ]

Like Vira and I saw in the Life Support room.

[dotcom]

If we stop, apparently the creature will 'throw a tantrum'.

[liuli]

[ by eating someone ]

...It's been hinted we can get the dead returned to us, hasn't it? What if we got them returned to us, somehow, and then stopped indulging altogether?

[toesies]

Depends on whether or not that tantrum includes a murderous rampage.

[liuli]

Based on its 'punishments', I imagine it will.

[toesies]

This is why birth rates in America are on a downward spiral.

[sengokus]

... we'd have to figure out the 'somehow' first, wouldn't we? And... I don't know if I'd trust the dead to all behave if we got back together?

[like.

they JUST got rid of childe. mahito is also out there. and murder robot. assorted serial killers.]

[dotcom]

Maybe we can pick and choose which ones.

[sengokus]

[ . . . he looks a little torn for a second on that - ]

I want to say 'that'd be nice' but I don't know if I should be allowed to?

[like that gets into some pretty big moral quandary stuff]

So I'll settle for 'maybe'?

[fisherwoman]

[she is giving him such a look]

[liuli]

[ looks into the camera like this is the fucking office. just. literally. graveyard look at him and his unimpressed exhaustion ]

Mm. [ judgy


anyway. ] It must have to do with that 'integration'.

[sengokus]

I... It could...? I guess we could ask Queen Medb to figure it out for us if she can really contact someone on the other side?

They're seeing this meeting... so I'm hoping they could at least be ready to know which questions we want answered?

Oh and - I also think that we should maybe think about the weird flour?

[like. what was that. was it a hint.]