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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[hellscapes]

Or maybe a few too many already? [ muttered warily to themselves.

then they poke gideon's cheek ]

Aren't you gonna play more?

[cavaliered]

Ow. [she says when she's poked, muffled, even though it doesn't hurt.]

Maybe. I'm out of dares, and standing sounds like the kind of task you'd assign a much more... sober person.

[hellscapes]

[ ...they stop leaning on blue to turn and grab a glass, filling it with a slight amount of water and pushing it toward her. they're also immediately going back to the position they were in before that but this is just kind of sad, gideon. ]

You could sit on the floor of the bar. [ it's disgusting, but an appropriate form of torment. ]

[hellscapes]

How are you out of dares already?

[ already, like it has not been hours. but they make no move to take the water away either... ]

[cavaliered]

[she puts her hand on the water but does not lift her head yet. don't make fun of her, she has lived such a terrible nun life until now.]

Yes, I think I'll lay on the floor and shout my dares at anybody who passes by. That'll make me look good and sane. [she says, peering up at them.]

Are you an endless deposit... re... basket of dares?

[hellscapes]

You're dead, I think you'll well past the point of worrying about that. [ lightly. but they consider this briefly. ]

We can always come up with dares. But they may be too challenging for you. Right~? [ this is to blue even if their eyes are still on gideon. ]

[hellscapes]

Besides, with the stuff you guys say, you all sound insane to one another already.

[ call out post. but they're nodding along to what sunset says ]

In your state, I'd bet you couldn't handle a single one.

[cavaliered]

[well, okay, this is cheating, because now she has to know what it is, and also do it.]

Like what.

[hellscapes]

[ well. their eyes finally leave gideon and appear to be searching the bar before landing on a pretty blonde. ]

Well, there is Uriel...we heard what you had to say to Lavi.

[hellscapes]

[ blue seems to immediately pick up what sunset is putting down, continuing without missing a beat: ]

How about you act on it? I dare you to go kiss her. On the mouth, too, but you can be a coward and kiss her cheek if you want.

[ they've plopped their chin in their hand as they watch gideon like the very obvious challenge it is ]

[cavaliered]

[this is a conspiracy

the hamster in her brain is running at top speeds, enough to fling itself off the wheel and into space. there is practically smoke coming out of her ears. there's a second where she just stares at the two of them, and then she lifts her head off the bar and squints like she's looking for someone.

a beat.]

But what about... [she trails off.]

[hellscapes]

[ their chin is resting on blue's shoulder as they watch this unfold. ]

But what about what? That isn't too much for you, is it? [ very innocently. ] There's only a little shame in backing down.

[hellscapes]

Or is it you want us to pick someone else~? We were trying to be nice and go according to your stated taste.

[ is this being nice. is it. ]

[cavaliered]

[HELP SHE IS GETTING PEER PRESSURED BY DEMONS

anyway goodnight]

[hellscapes]

[ wow. there she goes. they wave when she flips them off but they're also glancing at blue like wowee. goodnight and goodbye. ]

[hellscapes]

[ there is a low whistle ]

Boldly took the coward's way out and rejected someone who didn't even ask.

[ amazing. ]

[hellscapes]

It's almost impressive. [ almost. ] We'll have to try harder next time.