WEEK FIVE: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK FIVE: MINGLE (29 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. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Alyssa, Hikaru, and Bucky'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. On that note, if your character did not stay, please make sure to check your notifs. Once again, participants may find that they have difficulty recalling complete details of the past weeks. Finally, participants will find that they now have another pet to take care of. Small creatures (based on any animal of player choice, real or mythical) will be following them around all week. However, these creatures are emotionally tied to their participant, so whatever the person they are connected to is feeling, they will outwardly display it. Angry? They will be hostile. Happy? So are they! Even more, they will react to other participants based on how theirs feels about the other. Anyone their participant loves, they will also love. Hope you don't secretly hate anyone, that might be awkward.

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[dianxias]

[ predictably, xie lian is standing with his hands on his hips, trying to figure out the best way to reach the chandelier. he can probably get up there with ruoye...? ]

That's the spirit, Miss Alex. [ he's just glad he didn't get a cooking task, to be honest! everyone should be so glad. ] Between the three of us, we can surely get this done quickly.

[ his little creature, now once again a qilin, is sitting on his head, also peering up at the chandelier. ]

[uhhhmagic]

[ Taako is just


inspecting his own manicure. ]

Uh-huh, uh-huh, sure . . .

[ i wouldnt expect much cleaning help. Why wasn’t he given a cooking task. ]

[chanteuser]

[ she worked hard on those nails taako but she's not afraid to help him break them.

here's a mop. (yes, that mop)

being pushed into his arms. ]

At least pretend you're cleaning too. Please.

[ she's already joining xie lian to look at the chandelier. ]

[dianxias]

[ thanks alex. xie lian gives taako a little thumbs up from next to alex!!! you can do it, buddy!

...anyway. ]

...Miss Alex, do you think that thing could hold my weight? If not mine, perhaps yours?


[ bad. ]

[uhhhmagic]

[He just lets go of the mop

Which happily dances away to go swish itself around a corner! Taako just back to admiring his nails and clicking through his PHS.]

Oh no, there it goes. Oh it’s too fast. I can’t stop it.

[Good luck with that chandelier.]

[chanteuser]

[ ...


she throws a dry sponge at him.

at least they haven't started cleaning yet so maybe the mop is actually doing something. ]

...

[ anyway ]

I'm... not sure. It looks like it could be quite fragile.

[dianxias]

[ ...

he leans over to whisper in her ear. ] Taako may have the least muscle mass, so perhaps him, instead?

[ joking. ]

[uhhhmagic]

You know if they wanted their dumb chandelier clean, they’d have to check that we actually did it. Looks fine to me! How are they even gonna see if we did it or not?

[lazy. Also, the mongoose pops out of his cloak to complain about being hit with a sponge. It does so by opening it’s tiny mouth and going aaaaaaaah]

[chanteuser]

[ well the mongoose makes her jump a little? but all this leads to is the cat stopping his chase of the mouse to yowl at the mongoose instead. everyone's having a great time. ]

I think if we break it we're going to have less fun clearing the pieces off the floor. Maybe we can... get a really long duster?

[dianxias]

[ --oh!!! wait! ]

Oh! I have an idea. Can I see the feather duster?

[ thankfully, it seems he has decided to yeet anyone, or himself up onto the chandelier. rather, once he's got said feather duster in hand, he goes to put his feet on the crown molding of one of those pretty columns.

he's probably not going to jump on it. ] --I can take care of this part. It's best to be thorough, right?

[ i hope the mop is whirling back in the direction of all three of them. ]

[uhhhmagic]

Oh no. Stop. You’ll fall.

[The mop approcheth, and Taako doesn’t seem to notice that it’s coming up right behind him . . . ]

[chanteuser]

Xie Lian...

[ she is making Abortive Hand Gestures at him. why are both of you like this ] -- Please don't, if you fall, then--

[ this is probably going to get broken up by the mop swinging merrily right into taako and trying to give him a fantastic mopping.



somewhere in the background, the now unbullied mouse treks a neat little line of pawprints right over the sparkling space the mop has just cleaned. ]

[dianxias]

[ hush it's fine! these were the famous last words of an idiot.

though, actually, it looks like he's maybe just muttering something to his sleeve before he takes the duster and starts tying a piece of fabric to the end of it. this is serious and difficult work (it's not), and as he's tightening the knot, he happens to glance up right when the mop comes flying over. ]

--Ah.

[ rip ]

[uhhhmagic]

[Both Taako and the mongoose are making the same AAAAAAAAAAAH noise as the mop tries very hard to clean them

there’s no point in try, there is no cleaning Taako of his sin]

[chanteuser]

[ well. ]

[ rip taako. your sacrifice will be remembered this evening at the ball, as the echoes of your cleansing ceremony ring through the hall. ]

...

[ ANYWAY. ]

I really think we should find an extending duster or something, instead of climbing up there.

[dianxias]

[ xie lian just kind of watches him yell for a second. he's about to jump down from where he's managed to make it about a third of the way up from the column, to try and help him, and alex just...

straight ignores it.... ]

...Um...I was thinking I could just use Ruoye... [ well he can't just leave taako to suffer.

... ] Try to grab the handle, Taako and go along with it! [ that's helpful? ]

[uhhhmagic]

[He’s being swept? Also, I think it says a lot about his strength score that he’s being like. Really bested by a broom. Not at all trying to grab it.]

Are you just going to watch?!

[chanteuser]

Like... send Ruoye up there ahead of you?

[ .... um. ] I'm still worried you'll fall, though?

[ she just. snatches the mop away from taako. pathetic ]

[dianxias]

No, I was just going to toss it up there...

[ he gestures with the duster now tied to ruoye and mimes throwing it, hopping down to join alex and taako properly. ]

What an odd mop...I wonder if it's possessed. [ ???

anyway. he's removing his top layer of swooshy robe, moving to offer it to this poor, wet elf. ] Are you alright, Taako? Here...

[uhhhmagic]

[huffily drying his hair off. At least he’s very clean now.]

Again, can I just suggest we blow this off and go get high or something? I mean. You tried. I got attacked. This one just watched it happen. That should be enough for the nova.

[chanteuser]

[ he’s very clean. I hope he smells fresh and like lemons it something nice, also. ]

...

Well, the other big thing is cleaning the floor. We might as well?

[ taako can get high in the corner if he wants to ]

[dianxias]

Ahaha...

[ whoops. ]

We can probably handle it...even if the room's pretty big. Right, Miss Alex?

[ elsewhere, a little mouse runs across their path and leaves the tiniest little pawprints in a line. xie lian's qilin looks at it like it's a snack.

can't believe they're gonna let taako get high in a corner ]

[uhhhmagic]

Do you know how fucking good at cooking I am? Why would they not let me cater? This is really just insulting. I’m finding it hard not to take this personally.

[The mop starts coming back, pulling a U-turn.]

No! No! Not today!

[chanteuser]

I'd rather be cooking too, y'know. [ would she? looking at the fact the ovens don't work or aren't available and live chicks are hatching out of eggs? maybe not. ]

I think it's all random though, so... don't take it personally?

[ ...

y'know what it's xie lian's turn to play keep the mop off of taako. alex has had her turn. ]

[dianxias]

That's probably my fault... I'm sorry.

[ that we ended up on team cleaning anyway... bad luck for the others, but what else is new.

as the mop makes a u turn, this time xie lian's ready!! he immediately hands alex the feather duster and ruoye pile -- ] Go with Miss Alex, Ruoye! [ and then rushes out to catch onto the handle of the mop with both hands.

it is stronger than he expects, and he yelps a - ] - Wah! [ as it yanks him forward, splashing everyone involved with more lemony fresh mop water. he does manage to get it to go around taako at least, but this thing is hellbent on cleaning him and he's just holding on for dear life. ]