WEEK TWO: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK TWO: MINGLE (37 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. To the participants, yesterday's events may seem distant now—albeit not as distant as their life before this. Whether or not they notice, they will have lost a memory upon waking up. The barrier to the north is down, and beyond the bridge lies new areas to explore. Strangely, what was there last week seems to have been replaced overnight. That's not the only thing that's different, either. The participants will find that their lodgings have changed, and new buildings within the town have been unlocked. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Cater, Sharon, and Kano's profiles have been removed. Three Leaders can be found around the area, open (?) to approach. If participants want to speak to them more privately, or to an absent Leader, it looks like they'll have to go through another channel. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. If you break the current ninth rule, participants will get shocked. It will be a mild shock at first, but the longer they touch each other, the stronger it will get. On that note, if your character did not share a memory last week, please make sure to check your notifs! Participants may also find that their memories of the past few weeks are getting fuzzier... as though they can't recall some of the details without focusing. Finally, this week, every time a participant gets within one foot of someone, they will experience the emotions the other person is currently feeling and vice-versa. This will last for ten seconds even after they've stepped out of their personal bubble, after which the sharing itself might share, but the knowledge will not. Have fun!

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[robopriest]

[He really needs another crocodile to wrestle to make up for all of this. He liked this pirate outfit. Now, with his clothes in shreds, all of China knows he's a cyborg.]

[Since Becks isn't here and I can do what I want, he'll just pick up Alex in a bridal carry to haul her upstairs since she probably won't be walking on that leg, and just happens to catch the sight of the skeletons leaving. Also Dorothy and Rufus, please don't look too hard at the weird metal under his clothes k thnx.]

Oh, really?!

[He looks like he's halfway to just jumping out of the window with Alex in tow PLEASE STOP HIM]

[soulus]

[First, he picks up any stray coins on the second floor.

Rufus then plants a foot on the sill of a window, cutting ahead of the jumping line, and looks over his shoulder. He doesn't bat an eyelash at Hansa's appearance.]

Hand me a shovel once I land.

[As soon as he finishes speaking, he jumps and rolls onto the walkway just below for a lithe landing. Hopefully Dorothy drops him a shovel, because once armed he shall reenter the swamp in the hopes of beheading a skeleton or two.]

[misstrust]

[ ... Dorothy looks like she's developing a headache. ]

This would be what motivates you...

[ But fine, she's grabbing a shovel and chucking it out the window, trusting Rufus can just nab it like some random cool dude. Still holding the sword with her free hand, she turns to Hansa and the poor injured woman he's zapping constantly. ]

I'm, ah... not as graceful or as physically capable as the majority here, so I'll take the stairs down and out.

[ Past the fighting animals. She'll probably be fine.

Back down she goes. ]

[retellers]

[ Dorothy is smart and does not jump straight down into a swamp. While the skeletons were fine and weigh nearly nothing, both Hansa and Rufus are not so lucky and start to sink in a seemingly bottomless pit. Especially Hansa, who is a robot and is holding a person.

But at least Rufus has a shovel.

Dorothy will probably have to help them out of the swamp pit that is slowly swallowing them. Luckily, there's a rope back in the house. There's also a bunch of snakes and birds still fighting, but they're really occupied with each other at this point. ]

[robopriest]

[ME FORGETTING ABOUT SPARKING THROUGH TOUCHING FOR THE 283837373TH TIME]

[Look. Its fine. He thinks he'll just let go of her right away when they jump down! And he does! And after he just freezes in severe pain momentarily from all those shocks, he's.......just going to sink.]

[Uh oh.]

H-hey! HEY! [I MISREAD AND THOUGHT IT WAS ALEX AND HANSA ONLY so. They're all having a good time. Hansa waves to Dorothy, his poor cyborg body just sinking down as he struggles to get out.] DOROTHY! Get Alex first! Then Rufus!

[Yeah he's actually panicking for the first time. The Bible sure didn't say anything about random swamp quicksand!]

[soulus]

[Rufus, on the other hand, is perfectly calm—just annoyed, because this is such a stupid waste of time and Hansa's panic isn't making this easier—as he leans back and moves his feet to gradually push himself free. At least he has a shovel to speed up the process if there's anything he can dig at to use as leverage.]

Stop panicking and lean back.

[Maybe the swamp mud will cover up that cyborg body and nobody will question Hansa's appearance once they return.

Hansa's body may just be too heavy, but maximizing surface area is a start. Alex will also be fine if she doesn't flail. Really, the priority here for Dorothy is Hansa.]

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy is so Tired.

But Dorothy cannot rest, so as she hurries back down the stairs, she stops to grab a rope and makes a beeline for the swamp.

She opts not to say a word (yet), merely places the sword by her feet and flings the rope out into the swamp. Rufus is fine, he's calm. Alex is (hopefully) fine.

Hansa is sinking like a stone and so she grabs the end of the rope in both hands, says a silent prayer for her palms, and raises her voice to Authoritative Dorm Mother. ]

Hansa, you first. Do not even think about arguing, just do it. I'm pulling now and then I'm putting you on that wonderful duty.

[ Please let her rest after this. She's doing her best, she didn't get stabbed by a bird and she didn't jump out a window. ]

[retellers]

[ Rufus manages to dig himself out, and to be nice, Dorothy manages to pull Hansa's incredible weight out of the swamp. But he loses his shoes, because at this point, it's getting funnier to just undress him. Also they save Alex since she's already stabbed and shocked and Becks is still asleep. I can't kill her off.

The skeletons don't seem to have gone too far, though, because there's the sound of shoveling near them... Or, well, nearer than they started about seventeen hours ago. ]

[robopriest]

[He shoots a bit of a "WELL I'LL TRY THAT, THANKS FRIEND" exasperated look at Rufus, but he'll give it a try for now. He's going to be cleaning this stupid body for HOURS.]

[And Dorothy grabs his attention - he just nods dimly, glad that they're all out of this damn mud pit. Enjoy the cyborg feet everyone. They're literally just like. Metal shoes. Everything is great.]

Thanks, Dorothy. Thanks...Rufus. Ugh.

[He huffs. He's tired.]

I'll shatter their stupid bones, I will. [Hansa mutters to himself, determination coming to the forefront.] Rufus, Dorothy, Alex...let's go...

[STOMPING THROUGH THE SWAMP TO BEAT UP SOME SKELETONS, YEAH]

[soulus]

[With everyone freed and Alex secured, Rufus turns his attention to the sound of shoveling, ignoring the metal feet. His gaze slides past Hansa, and his emotions don't so much as flutter. He also doesn't have to be told twice as they start toward their destination; this time, they'll be warier of where they step.]

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy's own emotions also don't really waver as she glances down at Hansa's feet. But really, it might just be that She's Tired.

Or that she's gotten used to stranger things by now, so she offers a quick smile and follows them towards the sound of shoveling.

Woo-hoo. ]

[retellers]

[ The skeletons are out there digging a hole, and are far too preoccupied to notice Hansa and Rufus! Except for the third look out skeleton, who yells and throws a shovel at Dorothy, instantly knocking her out.

she's going to have SUCH a bruise on her noggin for strip check

This of course calls the other two to action, who drop their shovels and grab their swords, and all three skeletons run with a battle cry at Hansa and Rufus!! Leaving the treasure chest exposed next to the hole. ]

[robopriest]

[Oh, there goes Dorothy.]

[Hansa spares a glance towards her collapsing, but he can't look for long, not with the skeletons incoming.]

[He grins. No More Mr. Nice Cyborg. Not that he was ever nice, or particularly willing to be merciful, but...]

Let's do this, Rufus.

[And even though he's mud-covered, with his clothes all shredded, and no shoes, he doesn't care. It's skeleton murder time.]

[Hansa is just going to leap forward and just grab a skeleton by the sternum and will attempt to just YEET it at one of the others to just knock it down. Even if that isn't going to work, he's just going to be smashing and ripping and breaking whatever bones he can. It's time to get that treasure that they've fought off an entire swamp (and witch house) for.]

[soulus]

[Dorothy will be fine. She's breathing, and so is Alex.

All of them are coated in filthy swamp water. Rufus' entire back is coated in the stuff, and they've been made fools of more than enough times in their pursuit for him to exhale tightly through his nose.

Seeing as Hansa's got two skeletons to himself, that leaves one for Rufus, who deftly evades the first swing of a sword with a sidestep. He swings the shovel with all his controlled might, right at the skeleton's exposed neck. Whether it takes the head or not, he follows up with a kick to the torso. Then, once it's down, he attempts to pin the skeleton by sticking the shovel through its ribcage to the ground.

Who needs a sword?]

[retellers]

[ Between Hansa and Rufus and the fact that there's only like, three skeletons, this combo absolutely MURDERS all three skeletons involved, who die horrible deaths when they just wanted to bury their loot, man. The good news is, they're skeletons so it doesn't count as murder anyway.

The loot!!! Finally!!! Is theirs!!!!!!

And when they open the treasure chest it is full of jewels, gold coins, gold cups! All the things they would normally use to pay a kraken!!! There's also an entirely new outfit to make up for Hansa's completely destroyed clothes, and... for some reason, a jar filled with dirt.

That's dumb.

But the rest!! Is!! money!!! yay you can't use any of this here ]

[robopriest]

[Wow! Gold! He doesn't care!]

Move aside. [Yeah, he's going for the outfit. He doesn't care. Pirate time now. He even puts on the hat, swinging the coat onto himself as he turns back to the bounty hunter.]

Well, go for it, Rufus. All yours. [well, until the kraken takes its fair share, but he doesn't know that.] Swim in it for all I care.

[A beat.]

[Yeah he's going to swipe up the jar of dirt. This is his now. He doesn't even know why, but maybe it's important! Its a jar of dirt. He's Hansa Sparrow, now.]

[soulus]

[Rufus' heart skips a beat.

All of this . . . is his. Somewhere in his cold heart, perhaps he is smiling. He's satisfied, for certain.

What a duo they must make, filthy in swampy liquid and yet utterly pleased with themselves while the sweet women behind them lie in their bruise or blood.]

[chanteuser]

[ wakes up

NICE HUSTLE TEAM ]

[misstrust]

[ does not wake up

but it's fine GOOD JOB GUYS ]