WEEK ZERO MINGLE - Party Games Edition

[hellscapes]

Rise and shine, little deadlings. It's a beautiful day here in Hell and you're not gonna get anywhere by sleeping in all morning. After a rocky weekend, you may be finding yourself still trying to make sense of everything. Like…you're dead. Isn't that still so crazy? Wow!

But don't wallow about it. It's time to embrace your new afterlife and take a look at the world around you. You can look outside the windows of your dormitory and see that the reddish sun has risen a little higher in the sky. There's no cheerful sound of birds chirping or anything of the sort. You only have each other right now.

Venturing downstairs, you'll find that the front door has finally unlocked and you're able to step outside. The air is hot, a blast of warm air directly smacking you in the face as your feet step onto the dry, barren wasteland stretching ahead of you. Little cracks and fissures appear under your feet as you walk, glowing crimson as the heat follows after you. But it's worth exploring, don't you think?

For any of you who immediately make a break for the dock, you'll be happy to hear that there isn't a ferry at the moment. You can see the faint outlines of islands in the distance, but you have no chance of heading out to any of them just yet. Boo. Oh well. There's plenty of places to look around on this island. You didn't exactly get a grand tour yesterday, so take the opportunity to look around and get to know the lay of the land.

Maybe you're the chatty type who wants to get to know everyone else around you. Or maybe you're the type who just wants to mind their own damn business and expects everyone else to, too. No matter what though, as you go through your daily activities over the course of the week you will find that on occasion you will be compelled to tell a lie or spread a rumor about another new resident. You might tell a stranger your new roommate has cute underwear with little bunnies on it. Perhaps you'll tell someone else that the person across the street was programmed with the most tragic backstory on account of being a cyborg. There's no limit to how real or outlandish these stories are.

It almost seems as though it's simply meant to be an annoyance.

And speaking of annoyances? Don't forget to check out what's new on Bicker. You can always contact each other via public Beeks or by sliding into their DMs.

Likewise, you'll find that your personal demons' accounts are live and active and despite what some of them may say, their DMs are also open.

Good luck!

Good morning everybody, and welcome to your week zero mingle! A few notes for clarity.

-This week's effect is a rumor mill! Characters will feel compelled to lie or gossip about other characters at various times, or whenever the rule of funny applies.

-Audiences for the personal demons are now open! Please submit all requests under the correct weekly header.

-Please submit all PC submissions under the correct weekly header.

-The Bicker poll is public! All replies will be public, and players may also post their own Beeks in their toplevels that will be considered public. You are free to reply directly to the appropriate toplevels, or you may create Beeks in your own toplevels with other prompts. Be free.

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Comments

[astika]

Weren't you the one getting on my case about not being the life of a party or some such?

[bileygr]

That was me. I didn't think you'd have a change of heart so soon.

I can't say I'm surprised. You do feel like the type of person who came into being, fully formed.

[astika]

As opposed to everyone struggling with the homunculus's question as to whether or not they had a childhood?

[bileygr]

If I'm surprised?

No. We're all in Hell, after all.

[astika]

Well, I'm sure they'll all be comforted to know they're in like company, then.

[unfortunately the amount chandra cares about traumatic backstories is close to nonexistent]

[bileygr]

Are we required to feel anything at all?

[astika]

You're allowed to feel whatever you want or lack thereof. It's not my concern.

[bileygr]

You're so...

Tsundere.

[astika]

I'm what now?

[bileygr]

You act so mean and uncaring, but I know you're not that heartless. Hmm, yes, I think you have that archetype energy.

[teufelshund]

[ HOLD UP ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TSUNDERES OVER HERE ]

[bileygr]

[ We are. Come join Mephisto!! ]

[astika]

[he tilts his head]

I wouldn't be very good at my duties if I was completely devoid of any caring.

[bileygr]

And what are those?

[astika]

Overseeing the universe.

[bileygr]

[ OK edgelord ]

You're only bolstering me assessment.

In fact, it's worse if it's a tsundere god.

[astika]

[he doesn't actually know how to respond to this because he was saying that he wasn't claiming to be heartless in the first place, given that that runs counterproductive to his job

but he decides he is not invested in this enough to try i'm sorry eto]

[bileygr]

[ Confusion 100

But for real ]

I take it this means you don't have parents.

[ You just showed up... ]

[astika]

I don't.

[bileygr]

Who looked out for you?

[astika]

[????]

There was no need for that.

[bileygr]

Necessity isn't the only factor in someone's life. Most who are born, are born with the intangible, intrinsic need for love, and the parent is usually the first to provide that.

Just wondering who loves you, or if you even know.

[astika]

... It's not like I spent the entirety of my existence isolated in a cell with no one but myself to talk to, you know.

[bileygr]

Now there's a thread for gossip!

Have a lot of other immortal friends? Galaxymates?

[ Oh my god, they were galaxymates. ]

[astika]

"Gossip" makes it sound more interesting than it is, but I existed alongside my other colleagues, yes.